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Scott is the Content Director of Music at Future plc (Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, Louder, Guitarist, Guitar World, Guitar Player, Total Guitar etc). He was Editor in Chief of Classic Rock for 10 years and Editor of Total Guitar for 4 years. Despite this, he is still totally shit on guitar.

Articles by: Scott Rowley

The Urban Voodoo Machine's Hour Of Darkness

By Scott Rowley

One member dead. Another battling cancer. Four members having three babies in two weeks. Inside The Urban Voodoo Machine's big year...

The Best Thing You'll Read This Year: 5 From the Archive

By Scott Rowley

The Legend of Keith Moon. Up close and personal with Deep Purple. The Death of Jim Morrison. Behind the scenes at Rock In Rio. The Real Dave Mustaine. Five gems from our back pages.

We have seen the future of rock’n’roll and its name is… Swindon

By Scott Rowley

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12 bands, two songs each, all cover versions. Cue the chaos…

The Best Things You’ll Read This Week

By Scott Rowley

Phil Anselmo on his mentor, Dimebag. Dave Grohl on sitting with Obama. Leslie West on how to get off drugs. And the least rock'n'roll band of all time…

Blizzard of misogyny: in defence of Sharon Osbourne

By Scott Rowley

Or how Sharon Osbourne ended up being called 'evil', a 'witch' and a 'slag' in charge of some global conspiracy after a former bass player claimed to have been snubbed by Classic Rock.

The Best Things You'll Read This Week

By Scott Rowley

From Robert Plant to Maria Brink on getting permission for sexy outfits from her son to David Coverdale fighting a bear… The best things you'll read on TeamRock+ this week.

The Six Best Things You'll Read This Week

By Scott Rowley

From Angus Young on AC/DC's comeback and Phil Rudd's charges to the rise of Guns N' Roses, Ozzy's creative rebirth and the Best Prog Albums of 1974 – the best of TeamRock+

Try Ginger Wildheart's GASS for FREE

By Scott Rowley

Get a sneak preview Ginger's members-only site, including two free songs, with GASS Lite

Bonus Content: Full Lemmy Interview

By Scott Rowley

Exclusive to TeamRock+ members: the full Lemmy interview from this month's story

The Old Man And The Sea: All Aboard The Motorhead Motorboat

By Scott Rowley

Motörhead Motörboat: floating den of debauchery, or retirement cruise for the grand old man of metal?

The Motorhead Motorboat: 'Hard Rock Hell with hot tubs & a hard on'

By Scott Rowley

Lemmy's return, superstar metal jams and… 'cod lesbian tit-licking selfies'?

If your band dresses like it’s 1974, you’re wearing fancy dress

By Scott Rowley

Why are so many rock bands slaves to decades-old fashion?

John Varvatos: the man that dressed rock

By Scott Rowley

Established in 1999, John Varvatos has become the menswear label of choice for the discerning rock star. We talk to the “man of high style and punk tastes”.

The Hives, live in London

By Scott Rowley

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Sharp-dressed Swedes play sweat-soaked cellar as John Varvatos store launches with start-studded show

Four Songs from 200, Part Six

By Scott Rowley

Biffy Clyro, Black Stone Cherry, Manooghi Hi, Motorhead

Four songs from 200: Part Four

By Scott Rowley

Meat Loaf, Fleet Foxes, The Union, Green Day

Four songs from 200: Part One

By Scott Rowley

Blackberry Smoke, Alejandro Escovedo, Rival Sons, The Darkness

14 Bands We Failed To Make Famous

By Scott Rowley

Killed by the internet: in praise of rock's lost generation of bands, 1998-2014

BLOG: Can't find any good new music? You're not trying hard enough.

By Scott Rowley

If you could only listen to music from before 1998 or music made after, which would YOU choose?

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week

By Scott Rowley

The soundtrack to this week has been provided by Gaslight Anthem, Tom Petty, a Lennon and… AC Angry?

Register for free at teamrock.com today & download a free album

By Scott Rowley

Register for free to teamrock.com and have some free music on us.

Slash & Friends, live in Norway 2009

By Scott Rowley

Classic Rock goes backstage as Slash and an all-star cast rock Norway, to hear about the guitarist’s forthcoming album, Velvet Revolver’s search for a new frontman, and... uh, shaven pussy...

Exclusive Free Download: Black Owls new single

By Scott Rowley

Two free tracks from Ohio River glam rockers

Free Download: Märvel new album taster

By Scott Rowley

Free track from brilliant Scando masked beardies

The Story of the March Violets & the Batfish Boys

By Scott Rowley

Two of the lost bands of the alternative 80s, the Batfish Boys were born out of the March Violets - and the man behind them can't even remember making their debut album...