Bands & Artists

Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans

By Dave Ling published 6 June 26

The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered

The unlikely rebirth of Dan Reed Network, funk rock’s nearly men

By Paul Elliott published 6 June 26

How funk rock pioneer Dan Reed overcame death, drama and drug addiction to make the Network’s first album in 25 years

“I lost my virginity to a member of Legs & Co…” From the Bar-L to the Barrowlands, a day out with the Skids

By Scott Rowley published 6 June 26

We go inside Scotland’s biggest prison, Barlinnie, for a gig by time-served and rehabilitated post-punks the Skids

How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen

By Steffan Chirazi & Malcolm Dome published 6 June 26

Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer

How The Troggs and Hendrix turned a flop ’60s single into one of the most famous songs in history

By Marc Shapiro published 6 June 26

Wild Thing is one of the most covered songs of all time – but it very nearly vanished into obscurity

“It was quite silly”: Deep Purple’s Don Airey recalls the one album he regrets

By Dave Ling published 5 June 26

Deep Purple's Don Airey on life, loves and regrets

How Mastodon overcame moments of self-doubt and rebuilt themselves on The Hunter

By Stephen Hill published 5 June 26

In 2011, Mastodon wrote an album that would fly in the face of everything we thought we knew about them. but they had to fight hard to make it happen...

The tragedy and triumph of Queen’s final album and Freddie Mercury’s last goodbye

By Henry Yates published 5 June 26

How Queen made Innuendo and Made In Heaven against the odds