Written Interviews
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Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has offered an olive branch to Robert Plant and apologised for “ugly things” said about the Led Zeppelin icon in the past. The pair have been at loggerheads since Coverdale teamed up with Zep guitarist Jimmy Page for the 1993 Coverdale Page album. In interviews at the time, ...
Alice In Chains have released an 18-minute sampler containing material from their latest album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, released last month. Hear it below. It’s their second album with frontman William DuVall, following 2009′s Black Gives Way To Blue. Despite having been in the band since 2006, DuVall recently said he ...
Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick has suggested plans for new material by his former band The Almighty have come unstuck. He explains: “There’s been talk of reissuing some of the albums to celebrate the 25th anniversary. We’ve been approached to record some extra tracks – when we asked for a budget, ...
E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren needs all of the 30 guitars he takes on stage with him because no one knows what Bruce Springsteen will decide to perform next. The Boss always writes a set list but he never ever follows it, says Lofgren. He explains: “Sometimes he’ll change the first ...
The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy says the band owe a lot to AC/DC for inspiring classic album Electric. They’re gearing up for a UK tour where they’ll deliver the 1987 record in full. And Duffy says its success is down to his experience of seeing Bon Scott and the Young Brothers in ...
Kerry King has vowed Slayer will keep going in the name of late guitarist Jeff Hanneman. He died in May aged 49 from health issues related to heavy drinking. He’d been sidelined since 2011 after contracting necrotising fasciitis, which nearly killed him – thought to have been partly cause by his drinking. ...
Airbourne, Black Spiders and Tracer are among the bands added to the bill for Hard Rock Hell 7, which takes place at Hafan Y Mor Holiday Park in Pwllheli, North Wales, from November 28 to December 1. The Aussie outfit return to headline the Saturday night by popular demand, joining an impressive ...
Black Sabbath’s new album 13 has made Number One in the UK album charts. It’s the first time Ozzy Osbourne and co hit the top spot since 1970′s Paranoid – meaning they now hold the world record for the longest time between Number One hits. 13, appropriately, sold 13,000 more than runner-up ...
Now then, here’s me being all Davey four bodies – an interview, two reviews and photographer for this piece. At least it keeps me occupied, eh? So what’s the fuss all about with Nubian Rose? I spotted them in Classic Rock (main publication and the AOR special) and quickly followed up by ...
Bob Dylan has announced nine shows in the UK during November. He’ll play three gigs each at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium (November 18, 19, 20), Blackpool’s Opera House (November 22, 23, 24) and London’s Royal Albert Hall (26, 27, 28). The last set of shows will mark Dylan’s first appearances at the Albert ...
A 51-year-old Pink Floyd fan has been sentenced to 28 days in jail for repeatedly playing the band’s albums at high volume throughout the night. Paul Foster, of Chesterton, Stoke-on-Trent, was put behind bars for having ignored five injunctions against playing loud music in recent years. Neighbours reported they’d endured night after ...
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and has already gone through two of six months of chemotherapy to battle the cancer. Campbell is also known as an original member of Dio, teaming up with Ronnie James Dio and company to create such albums ...
Kiss drummer Eric Singer has had enough of fans voicing negative opinions about the band’s current incarnation. He insists the present lineup, featuring himself and guitarist Tommy Thayer alongside founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, cares as much about their legacy as the classic outfit which included Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. ...
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx‘s mother Deana Richards passed away , June 8, at the age of 74. The musician announced the news via a simple tweet that reads ‘RIP Mom 5-5 1939 to 6-8 2013.’ No further details are known about her passing at this time. Prior to tweeting about his ...
Eric Clapton has cancelled two concerts after suffering severe back pain. The iconic guitarist is receiving medical attention after being forced to call off shows in Vienna, Austria and Stuttgart, Germany this week. It’s not known whether he’ll appear for the next scheduled gig in Oberhausen, Germany, on Friday. A statement says: ...
The Darkness have announced an extensive tour of intimate venues across the UK and Ireland, where they’ll play debut album Permission To Land in full. Justin Hawkins and co have decided the best way to mark the record’s tenth anniversary is to deliver a series of concerts in smaller and less central ...
Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick admits recording their debut album started as a “terrifying” experience. The Thin Lizzy offshoot outfit have received general acclaim for All Hell Breaks Loose, released last month and produced by Kevin Shirley. Guitarist Scott Gorham recently admitted the tracking of 12 songs in 12 days was ...
Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot is featured in the latest ‘Beacon Moment’ video. The series asks musicians to relate an experience or series of events that changes the course of a person’s life—toward a life devoted to music. Taylor’s life-changing experience came when he was 19. He had gone through ...
Richie Furay thinks there’s no chance of Buffalo Springfield keeping their reunion promises – and he rues the way he was “stuck out there” as spokesman for a tour that never happened. Surviving members Neil Young, Steven Stills and Furay got together for a charity show in 2010, leading to six more ...
Status Quo are celebrating the milestone of their 100th single release – as new LP Bula Quo! has been named album of the week by BBC Radio 2. It’s 45 years since Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt released their first single, Pictures Of Matchstick Men. The launch of their latest track, Bula ...