Latest Classic Rock News
How Spice Girl Mel C learned that Red Hot Chili Peppers had written a song about her
"Were we in a relationship? We did go on a date."
How Wicked 2 ruined one key plan for new Foo Fighters album Your Favorite Toy
Dave Grohl reveals a surprising fact about the new Foos record - and it's all down to last year's Wicked sequel
Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden's Knebworth party could continue without them
Iron Maiden's highly anticipated Eddfest event will take place in July - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock
Soho Dukes started as a 19th-century drinking club. Now they're bringing fun back to rock'n'roll
Hats off to a band with a questionable past and sword-swallowing, trick-cycling, lion-taming grandparents
Dave Brock slams BBC film suggestion that Hawkwind stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass
Paul McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass tells the story of the former Beatle's long-lost Höfner violin bass
"Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end." Details of the final album by The Alarm confirmed
The Alarm's Transformation was originally scheduled for release in 2025, but was put on hold in the wake of frontman Mike Peters' death
Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – now he's telling their story
Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7 - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock
Latest Classic Rock Features
Chaos, acrimony and an album Ozzy Osbourne called “disgusting” – the sad end of Black Sabbath’s original line-up
After an incredible six-album run, the wheels came off the Sabbath bandwagon with Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die!
The global hit inspired by LEGO and Simon & Garfunkel that soundtracked a Martian invasion
A decade in the making, the classic ballad featuring Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward was a standout on Jeff Wayne’s epic prog sci-fi album The War Of The Worlds
Meet Ty Freeman, the former busker who's now playing with his childhood heroes
Getting hooked on music from first hearing Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury ain’t a bad place to start
Colin Blunstone on The Zombies and looking after his "just plain sexy" voice
It’s that time of the season - Zombies singer Colin Blunstone is touring the UK this month
The roots of the “barbarians with electronics” accused of stealing Paul McCartney’s bass
Dave Brock’s band didn’t steal the Beatle’s instrument – but in their early days they were involved in a wide range of nefarious incidents some distance from the world of “peace and love”
After four albums Fiona became a soccer mom. But a death inspired her to give rock one more shot
Fiona took on Hollywood with Bob Dylan, sang on Warrant's Cherry Pie, made four albums, then disappeared. Two decades later, she was back
How Countdown To Extinction reinvented Megadeth
A freshly sober Megadeth entered the 90s with one goal: conquer the world at any cost
Why you shouldn’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out
Why did he miss out an entire piano solo? Why did Steve Hackett leave during mixing sessions? Did the band sound better on stage than in the studio? Did early fans stop liking them because they became popular? The keyboard master speaks out
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!
Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one
Iron Maiden's Burning Ambition movie is a must-see for ardent fans
Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7
Aerosmith reclaim their glam crown on the none-more-eighties classic Pump
Done With Mirrors and Permanent Vacation had put Aerosmith on the comeback trail, but Pump was Aerosmith's ultimate destination
"A reminder of just how powerful and wonderful music can be in a world where little else makes sense." Frank Turner charms the capital with a celebration of twenty years of punk rock honesty
Frank Turner closes out his Campfire Punkrock Twenty tour in London
A grieving Gregg Allman slows things down on the gospel-country-blues of Laid Back
Gregg Allman takes a break from the Brothers to mourn his brother
Troubled times call for torrential measures on hard-rocking new Foo Fighters album
Your Favourite Toy is the Foo Fighters' twelfth album and the follow-up to But Here We Are
