Latest Classic Rock News
Queens of the Stone Age announce The Catacombs Tour
It'll be just like seeing QOTSA perform underneath Paris surrounded by millions of skeletons, except completely different
These are the UK cities that will host Black Sabbath: The Ballet in autumn and winter 2025
The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, dedicated to the godfathers of heavy metal, will hit the road from September to November
The Damned announce massive 50th anniversary show
Yep, punk is officially half a century old
AC/DC announce Australian leg of PWR⚡️UP tour
Could these be the final AC/DC shows ever?
"He'll be sacking me next." Pete Townshend on Roger Daltrey and why Zak Starkey was fired by The Who
The Who's Pete Townshend describes Zak Starkey's sacking saga as "a mess"
Bruce Springsteen reveals that he's never been happy with his world-conquering Born In The USA album
The multi-platinum success of Born In The USA made Bruce Springsteen a household name, but The Boss still harbours reservations about the album
Contrary to old rumours, Rick Wakeman swears he wasn't responsible for the Sex Pistols getting dumped by their record label in 1977
The music business can be brutal, as the Sex Pistols discovered in March 1977 when they signed and then lost a record deal in a single week
How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic
Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more
Local council leader hopes to cancel Bournemouth date of Marilyn Manson UK tour due to sexual misconduct allegations
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Millie Earl wants to “reinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community”
Latest Classic Rock Features
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Featuring Joe Bonamassa, The Hives, Enuff Z'nuff and five other raiders of the lost art
The night The Kinks partied at serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house
The Kinks' US tour of 1965 was eventful even before the Killer Clown got involved
Why The Kinks could never fully get on board with Van Halen’s version of You Really Got Me
The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
"It's been a mission statement from day one": Why Sparks continue to do things other bands don't
With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, there'll be some surprises as Sparks tour their MAD! album
Why Skunk Anansie stood on top of the cliff and jumped into the clouds
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
"If anger is an energy, John Lydon is raging – and it’s a joy to see": PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now
The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music
The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is revered by the critics - but not everyone is on board
Brian Wilson's celebrated masterpiece, reappraised
"Fired up, furiously fashioned and bug-shit crazy": His Lordship define rock'n'roll on Bored Animal
A second album of fevered garage rock from Pretenders' guitarist
Steve Harley shows who's boss on the 50th Anniversary edition of The Best Years Of Our Lives
Lavishly expanded 50th-anniversary edition of the album where Cockney Rebel suffered reduced billing (includes the big hit)
Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious Purple past
Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound that brought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple
Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download
