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Pete Townshend finds stable ground away from The Who on Empty Glass
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Empty Glass was Pete Townshend’s response to the death of Keith Moon and the arrival of punk

“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He made it part of the song!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas goes solo
By Dave Ling Published
Listen to Principle and you’ll hear Bumblefoot, David Paich, Marco Minneman and others, plus Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Jordan Rudess influences

The turbulent story of Celtic Frost’s avant garde thrash masterpiece Into The Pandemonium
By Malcolm Dome Published
How Celtic Frost demolished metal’s boundaries with their classic 1987 album Into The Pandemonium

How The Damned embraced the darkness to make a classic 80s goth album
By Dom Lawson Published
With 1985’s Phanasmagoria, The Damned made one of the great goth-punk albums

“They had their own code via eye contact and head movements. It was amazing”: How Rush made Signals
By Dave Everley Published
The trio’s ninth album was born amid tension over synths and mixes and a concern about disappointing long-term fans - but it proved to be the band’s transition into the 80s and beyond

How ZZ Top’s Afterburner continued one of the most unlikely success story
By James McNair Published
ZZ Top hit big with Eliminator. So they repeated the formula with Afterburner

Rick Wakeman shares trailer for his new prog album, Return To The Red Planet
By Jerry Ewing Published
Rick Wakeman will release his latest album, Return To The Red Planet, in October

“When I ask the audience to sing my songs I might as well go home”: How Ian Anderson refined Jethro Tull shows
By Johnny Sharp Published
He took a long hard look at his production values when The Broadsword And The Beast was first released in 1982
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