Latest articles by Scott Rowley
Joe Bonamassa: A life in bulletpoints
Joe Bonamassa was discovered as a kid, mentored by the greats – and screwed by the music biz. Then he got his revenge…
Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana dies, aged 87
Tributes paid as Elvis Presley's first regular drummer, Dominic Joseph Fontana, passes away in his sleep.
What people don't tell you about the Rolling Stones on their No Filter tour
Includes: stuff about their hair, Mick's terrible between-song banter, what #MeToo means to them and more…
The music press killed Jesus Jones. But did the band have the last laugh?
Jesus Jones were built up by the music press – and knocked right back down again when fashions changed. Frontman Mike Edwards on chart success, depression and the rise and demise of that most despised of all music genres: ‘indie dance’.
Dinosaur Jr: the straight-edge roots of the perfect Gen X band
Alt.rockers Dinosaur Jr learned about music from the pages of Sounds and were grunge years before Nirvana. So why didn’t they make it big? “I was always a dick,” says frontman J Mascis.
Album Of The Week Club: A Nod’s As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse – Faces
Only one of the songs has a chorus, they were "pissed" most of the time they made it and it was their second album of 1971. So why is A Nod's As Good As A Wink… so loved?
What we've lost now the classic Motorhead line-up has gone
The list of rock bands with no living members is short - but the ones that have gone are all connected
Tony Butler: Why I Left Big Country After Over 30 years
Former Big Country bassist explains why he left the band that changed his life…
Ashamed To Rock: The Curse of Robert Plant
Embarrassed by rock excess, ashamed to rock – Robert Plant is actually the rock star we need right now. If only he could see that.
Smoke On The Water is boring and old. So why is it always voted the best riff?
Upset that Smoke On The Water has been voted the greatest riff of all time? Pull yourself together.
American Idiot: Revisiting the album that made Green Day stars
Before 2004 rolled around, Green Day looked like being another US punk band stuck in a creative cut de sac. But then American Idiot happened, and their lives changed forever...
Low Life In High Places: On the road with Thunder & The Union
It started with a charity bike ride across Canada and the US and ended with tales of penis linking, poo buffets and anal love. That’s what happens when you hang out with Thunder and The Union
TeamRock Radio is back. But after what happened, why have we kept the name?
In December, TeamRock – the company that owned Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, and Prog – went bust. So why is TeamRock still a thing?
Stiff Little Fingers at Northampton Roadmender - Live review
Not yet ratedBelfast firebrands reclaim cutting edge
So you wanna be a rock'n'roll star? Then join Rock’N’Roll Fantasy Camp
Classic Rock enrols at Rock’N’Roll Fantasy Camp to jam with Jack Bruce and get a bollocking from Bill Wyman
If you listen to one new track today it should be Royal Thunder’s April Showers
The buzz is building for what looks certain to be one of the albums of the year, Royal Thunder's slow-burning Wick
The Inside Story of the Tokyo Super Jam (aka the Classic Rock Awards)
For this year's Classic Rock Awards, we took an all-star cast to Tokyo, hired a Sumo arena, filled it with 8000 people and invited Johnny Depp. What were we thinking?
Classic Rock Roll Of Honour 2016 - Tokyo All-star Photo Gallery
Today at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the National sumo arena in Tokyo, the stars of rock'n'roll came together for the 12th Classic Rock awards. And our cameras were there...
Leonard Cohen dead, aged 82
Iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died, his label confirms
Guns N' Roses: "Y’know what I'm proud of? That they're all alive"
When Guns N' Roses released Appetite For Destruction they were managed by Alan Niven. This is how he dealt with The Most Dangerous Band In The World
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Dear AC/DC: Here’s 20 Ways You Can Rescue This Situation
An open letter to the CEO of AC/DC enterprises, Mr Angus Young, with advice on how to turn this corporate disaster around…
The Only Ones: Drugs, Keef, car crashes and an odd Bon Scott connection
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