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Robby Krieger and John Densmore remember life with Jim Morrison and tell the story of The Doors
By Rob Hughes published
Sixty years after The Doors took audiences on a destination-unknown thrill ride, Robby Krieger and John Densmore tell the band's wild story

How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom
By Derek Oliver published
Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity

The epic story of Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii, the prog classic recorded next door to a volcano
By Mark Blake published
Lights! Camera! Chaos! How Pink Floyd made their 1972 album Live At Pompeii

Behind the scenes on Guns N' Roses' first trip to Japan
By Alan Niven published
Classic Rock presents the first in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury

The Darkness: Every album ranked from worst to best
By Chris Lord last updated
Updated! Few bands do OTT rock’n’roll quite like The Darkness - and here’s where to start with their back catalogue

Bumblefoot on wrangling famous guitarists, his new album, and the celebrity hot sauce community
By Dave Everley published
One-time GN’R guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has a finger in more than one pie – and sauce to put on it

The Pretenders albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Rob Hughes published
Navigating a path through classic pop, soul, garage-rock and rock’n’roll, Chrissie Hynde steered the Pretenders to major success - and these are their best albums

Steven Wilson on being a control freak, the wonder of space, Porcupine Tree and more
By Rob Hughes published
Steven Wilson's new album The Overview promises to take listeners "on an incredible journey from Earth to the other side of the universe"

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Fraser Lewry published
Featuring Skunk Anansie, Gotthard, Fishbone and five other horsemen and horsewomen of the rockpocalypse

The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more
By Rob Hughes published
Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all

How Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and a modern blues icon came together to form Black Country Communion
By Mick Wall published
Black Country Communion’s second album, BCC2, established them as one of the greatest supergroups of the 21st century

Dave Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar? A forensic examination of who was Van Halen’s best singer
By Paul Elliott, Jerry Ewing published
Sorry, Gary Cherone…

The unhinged story of Aerosmith’s Draw The Line, the album that sent them crashing off the rails
By Paul Elliott published
Drugs, dysfunction and 1977’s Draw The Line album sent Aerosmith into a tailspin that would take a decade to pull out of

Deep Purple guitarist Simon McBride picks the soundtrack of his life
By Polly Glass published
Deep Purple guitarist and solo artist Simon McBride picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names a band that really should be bigger

The dashed hopes and early trauma of White Lion
By Dave Reynolds published
White Lion's second album Pride went double platinum, but debut Fight To Survive was a different story altogether

11 Ian Hunter albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Campbell Devine last updated
A true songwriter's songwriter, Ian Hunter has improved with age, racking up critically acclaimed albums well into his ninth decade - and these are his best

Social media vs talent: Rosalie Cunningham on breaking through in a shallow scene
By Dave Ling published
Genre-blending psychedelic rocker Rosalie Cunningham is on tour throughout 2025, including festival appearances
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