Latest Features on Classic Rock
How one Canadian punk band turned a life-altering diagnosis into an anthem of resilience
Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk told fans he was the subject of the song, This Is How It Goes
How Black Sabbath almost accidentally ruined the Eagles’ Hotel California
Eagles were trying to record Hotel California – but Sabbath were in the next studio
Phil Collins comes clean about wanting to join The Who and Led Zeppelin at Live Aid
A candid interview with Phil Collins from 2016
Yngwie Malmsteen compares himself to Beethoven – and loves being rock’s most controversial guitarist
When they made Yngwie J Malmsteen, they broke the mold
Janis Joplin broke away from her band to make a solo album that divided the critics. A year later she was dead
Janis Joplin’s I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama would be the last album she released during her lifetime
Bloody Well Right! Breakfast In America might have had the bangers, but it was Crime Of The Century that truly saved Supertramp's bacon
Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century
How Bad Company rose from the ashes of Free to write one of rock’s greatest outlaw anthems
How a damaged teenage drug dealer channelled black days into platinum records
"I knew how to fail, but I didn’t know how to win"
"We jokingly called the album Commercial Suicide while we were making it." Why one of the world's biggest rock bands had to go back to "ground zero" on their riskiest and darkest record
"Some reports said that it was a great record, but we should consider changing our name"
My chaotic life as Phil Lynott's girlfriend
Gale Claydon met Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott when she was 18 years old and spent the next five years with him, through thick and thin
The story of Iggy & The Stooges' ferocious classic Search And Destroy
The Stooges' Search And Destroy began with James Williamson "goofing around making machine-gun sounds" but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar
Leo Lyons: turned down by Jimi Hendrix, saved by Pete Townshend, butted heads with Lemmy
As Ten Years After release an expanded version of their Ssssh album, founding bassist Leo Lyons recalls a live packed with rock'n'roll flashpoints
The story behind the Phil Collins hit that Genesis wish they'd recorded
"There’s always a dispute about this"
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt on 25 years of Blackwater Park and why he might stop growling again
We caught up with the progressive metal mastermind and made him begrudgingly talk about his band’s magnum opus
Can you imagine Pink Floyd’s The Wall without Comfortably Numb? Roger Waters once did
The band’s signature track was the source of great disagreement as their massive 1979 concept album came together. Its absence could have robbed them of one of their greatest onstage moments
For 40 years, Danny Francis kept rock stars out of trouble - and his stories prove it
When Danny Francis died in 2025, he left behind a lifetime of memories with Paul McCartney, Bad Company, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Cher and more
Nine Steve Winwood albums you should listen to and one to avoid
With the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo, Steve Winwood has shown himself to be a truly singular talent. These are his best albums
