Latest Features on Classic Rock
“We hit play and it sounded like a Yes song. I thought it was the wrong tape!” Jason Becker loves Trevor Rabin
Former David Lee Roth guitarist and soundtrack composer learned a lot from Steve Howe, but prefers Rabin’s melodic and emotional output in and out of Yes
Ronnie Wood’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan and Axl Rose
Living with Hendrix? Jamming with Dylan? Giving Axl relationship advice? Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has done it all
Ashley McBryde has been through the wringer and come out dry
Raised off the leash but in fear in the countryside, downed by alcohol in the city, Ashley McBryde's new album Wild is steeped in the people, places and things that shaped her
The family business that kept Kate Bush in the charts but out of sight
How her vision, clarity and support of siblings and established musicians made her prog’s first pop star – and pop’s first prog star – by the age of 21
How David Bowie, Jane's Addiction, self-loathing, bitterness and jealousy led Gavin Rossdale to write Bush's Everything Zen
The story behind Bush's debut single Everything Zen
How Halestorm tackled sexuality and broken relationships, and emerged with hit single I Miss The Misery
Singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale looks back on the arguments that inspired her band’s biggest song – and the cheaters and fan stories that have strengthened its meaning
What to expect at Universal’s Ozzy Osbourne haunted houses this Halloween
The Prince Of Darkness will take over Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood. One of its directors explains what will happen and how it was set up.
The story of Meet On The Ledge, Fairport Convention's most stirring, emotive anthem
Richard Thompson used to think Fairport Convention's Meet Me On The Ledge was “immature, juvenile" - now it's a much-loved communal singalong
“He was first and foremost a composer”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes pay homage to Keith Emerson
15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond
In the run-up to 1988's US presidential election, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck had some outrageously dark thoughts
“Americans are pigs! You can quote me on that"
How a sleazy record company man inspired Heart's classic feminist anthem Barracuda
Prompted by a suggestive advert and a "sleazeball with a satin jacket", the furious Barracuda still resonates
“The pure sonic beauty is pretty moving”: The song that makes Rush’s Geddy Lee cry (and it’s not by Rush)
Singer and bassist also explains his passion for The Who, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and Jack Bruce, names his favourite Rush album – and and struggles to choose between his two least favourite ones
Rachel Bolan on the need for speed, his solo debut, Skid Row’s new singer, digging punk and Oasis
Skid Row bassist and solo artist Rachel Bolan's debut solo album Gargoyle Of The Garden State is out now
The story behind Nirvana's darkest and most disturbing love song, Heart-Shaped Box
How Courtney Love and Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon provided inspiration for one of the greatest songs of the grunge era
When Yes’ record label hacked an eight-minute track into a three-minute single without telling them
Taken from fourth album Fragile, the 1972 release horrified them at first. Later they realised it had secured their future
From a broken back to the Rolling Stones: Meet rock's unstoppable new showman, Des Rocks
"I just think it’s all about being, without shame, who you really are" - Des Rocs
“There has always been friction”: Richard Wright’s feud with Pink Floyd colleague Roger Waters
Keyboardist's feud went as far back as refusing to give band leader a cigarette in their early days
