Interviews

The quirky West Country prog group started to get somewhere with 1973’s The Man In The Bowler Hat. Guitarist/vocalist James Warren – later of The Korgis – accepts youth and inexperience caused their implosion at exactly the wrong moment

One blues icon pulled a gun on the E Street Band guitarist

Fist fights, premonitions and a flight into hell: This is the tale of Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd

For most of his life, Terry Reid was best known for "turning down Led Zeppelin", but he deserved so much more

Hanoi Rocks were heading for stardom – until drummer Razzle was killed in car crash involving Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil

Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger breaks down the band’s upcoming album Everest

Kevin Ayers co-founded Soft Machine, influenced Bowie, shared acid trips and girlfriends with Hendrix, and knew Syd Barrett better than most

The original Alice Cooper band have reunited for their first album in more than 50 years. This is how it happened

Their one-off exploration of disco-pop, I Want More, featured lyrics written by a roadie and gave them a Top 30 hit in the UK. They took the short-term clamour in their stride

Budgie are one of the greatest rock bands no one really talks about these days