
Stephen Dalton
Stephen Dalton has been writing about all things rock for more than 30 years, starting in the late Eighties at the New Musical Express (RIP) when it was still an annoyingly pompous analogue weekly paper printed on dead trees and sold in actual physical shops. For the last decade or so he has been a regular contributor to Classic Rock magazine. He has also written about music and film for Uncut, Vox, Prog, The Quietus, Electronic Sound, Rolling Stone, The Times, The London Evening Standard, Wallpaper, The Film Verdict, Sight and Sound, The Hollywood Reporter and others, including some even more disreputable publications.
Latest articles by Stephen Dalton

Harmonia: Complete Works
By Stephen Dalton published
Eno-endorsed kraut-rockers’ previously unreleased material in lavish five-disc box set.

Hey Colossus: Radio Static High
By Stephen Dalton published
Somerset sextet find new forms of heaviosity.

Babymetal: Will The Future Of Rock Look Like This?
By Stephen Dalton published
Japanese pop-metal trio Babymetal are the name on everyone’s lips. But are they a genuine phenomenon, novelty act or cynical cash-grab?

John Foxx: 20th Century: The Noise
By Stephen Dalton published
Founding father of UK synth-pop.

Primus And The Chocolate Factory Live In Manchester
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedPrimus bring Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory back to life at the 02.

Lamb Of God: VII: Sturm Und Drang
By Stephen Dalton published
Virginia metalcore extremists bounce back from tragedy.

The Damned: So, Who’s Paranoid?
By Stephen Dalton published
Punk’s Spinal Tap repackage their 10th with extra tracks.

Live: Woody Woodmansey, Tony Visconti and the Holy Holy Bowie Band
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedCelebrating the Bowie classic, The Man Who Sold The World.

District 97: In Vaults
By Stephen Dalton published
Fusion of heavy prog with big-haired rock ballads.

Ramblin' Man Preview: Andy McNab's Festival Survival Guide
By Stephen Dalton published
The best-selling author and much-decorated SAS veteran's tips on what to take, what to do, what to wear and how to avoid toilet queues.

Knifeworld Live in Bristol
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedA head-on collison of precision and anarchy from Hackney's pre-eminent pronkers.

Download 2015: Blackberry Smoke & Billy Idol
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedAs the daylight tips gently into dusk, Atlanta's finest warm up for a punk exile

The Mutants: Tokyo Nights
By Stephen Dalton published
Anglo-Japanese punk supergroup find themselves in translation.

Leatherface: Razorblades And Aspirin 1990-93
By Stephen Dalton published
Archive box set for the gravel-voiced champions of malice.

Nashville Pussy: Ten Years Of Pussy
By Stephen Dalton published
Two-disc anthology of party-rocking profanity from the American Motörhead.

LIVE: Nordic Giants
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedSound and visuals collide impressively.

LIVE: Nick Cave
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedThe Aussie does Fawlty and Elvis.

Muse: Drones
By Stephen Dalton published
With über-producer Mutt Lange on board, have the Teignmouth trio made their own Back In Black?

The Fall: Sub-Lingual Tablet
By Stephen Dalton published
Sleaford Mods’ grouchy uncle pours yet more scorn on the modern world.

Deerhoof, Live In Berlin
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedSan Francisco art-rockers hit Berlin.

The Prodigy: The Day Is My Enemy
By Stephen Dalton published
Essex bruisers revisit their rave-punk roots with help from Sleaford Mods.

Michael Des Barres: The Key To The Universe
By Stephen Dalton published
The song remains the same for the Bill Nighy of groin-thrusting Britrock.
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