Why fans ❤️ Slash, and why he matters
Guns N' Roses man Slash plays great guitar, and he writes great songs. But what’s the real reason he's such an icon?
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"The label expected us to do a pop album!": The lost Lemmy interview
In July 1981, shortly after No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith topped the charts, Hammer’s Malcolm Dome met Lemmy to talk about Motorhead’s fast-rising fame. Unpublished until now, here is their conversation in full
The kaleidoscopic story of Acid, the drug that inspired music's wildest experiments
The creators and advocates of LSD were an integral influence on the genre of psychedelia, but its history is bound up in espionage and government spooks as much as fun-lovin’ hippies
Heart's Nancy Wilson: 8 songs that changed my life
Heart founder and guitarist Nancy Wilson picks eight songs that rock her world
The story of Van Halen's nightly destruction of Black Sabbath
An excerpt from Paul Brannigan's new book Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and more
10 albums by supergroups you should definitely own
Often maligned and occasionally magnificent, sometimes supergroups really do make albums as good as the sum of their parts - here are 10 of the best
10 grunge bands that time forgot
There was far more to grunge than Nirvana, as these lost treasures prove
Why NWOCR is a community, and why that makes a difference
Highlights from the much vaunted New Wave Of Classic Rock have been collected together on a compilation album. But does the movement's inclusivity undermine its strengths?
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz: despair, hope, and hunting rabbits
Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz on mental illness, dairy produce, romance, the band’s new EP Butter Miracle, Suite One, and shaving off his dreads
The story behind Blowin’ Free by Wishbone Ash
With a riff claimed by both of the band’s guitarists and lyrics inspired by a summer romance, Blowin' Free became Wishbone Ash’s signature song and a rock classic
Billy Gibbons: storyteller, hot sauce merchant, lover of public transport
Behind the beard and sunglasses there’s a very different Billy Gibbons from the one most people think they know: art lover, musical explorer, slipper salesman and much more
The 10 best Brian May Queen songs
The 10 best songs from Brian May, Queen's endlessly creative cloud-haired riff-master and space expert
Tracks of the Week: new music from The Wildhearts, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more
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Dee Snider: 8 songs that changed my life
Former Twisted Sister frontman and multi-faceted heavy metal renaissance man, Dee Snider selects eight songs that inspired his journey to the dark side
Our first reaction to Iron Maiden's new single The Writing On The Wall
Iron Maiden’s new song is a driving, mid-paced stomper. And we like it a lot
Lucifer unleashed! The Satanic history of the Parental Advisory label
In the 1980s, Satanic Panic swept through America – and heavy metal got caught in the crosshairs. We go deep on the story behind the Parental Advisory label
Chris Catalyst on band hopping, mental health, and why he can call Ginger Wildheart “a knob”
From the Sisters Of Mercy to Ugly Kid Joe – via a superb new solo album – Chris Catalyst’s résumé is nothing if not long
The story of GTR's When The Heart Rules The Mind
In 1985 guitarists Steve Hackett and Steve Howe united in the supergroup GTR and hit the Top 20 in the US with When The Heart Rules The Mind
Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf: "I tried to be a white trash rock'n'roll James Bond"
You ask the questions, Monster Magnet head honcho and stoner rock legend Dave Wyndorf answers them
