In this issue

Bryan Adams
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Robbie Robertson
We remember the songwriter and lead guitarist whose highly influential group The Band gave birth to Americana..

STARS IN THEIR EYES

Greta Van Fleet, prodigious guardians of rock's eternal flame, have emerged from the darkness and uncertainty of the last few years with Starcatcher, a retrofuelled blast of cosmic light and love that feels like it's one for the ages.

10 mins

Powder Chutes

Three of them might be still at school, but their blending of rock styles is far from just kids' stuff.

2 mins

PARADISE CITY

Taking cues from the big rock of the 60s, 70s and 80s (with a particular nod to GN'R), The Dust Coda are hoping their just-released third album Loco Paradise will excite you listening to it as much as it excited them making it.

8 mins

Lucinda Williams

The singer-songwriter on post-stroke recovery, losing the ability to play guitar, and the thrill of a Bruce Springsteen cameo.

4 mins

Mick Hutson

Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer.

7 mins

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

Life isn't always a bed of roses when you're following in a famous parent's footsteps. But with his two albums so far Wolfgang Van Halen is escaping from his father's shadow and determined to succeed on his own terms.

10 mins

THREE-D MERCURY

Brian May's stereo photos collated for new exhibition.

2 mins

SMILE LIKE THEY MEAN IT

In their 25 years, by their own admission Skindred have \"never been massively commercially successful or super-cool\". But with new album Smile they reckon \"our time is now\".

10 mins

The Damn Truth

The Canadian rockers undertake a headline tour of UK venues - probably fully clothed - in July.

3 mins

Rush Subdivisions

Musically it was influenced by some of the newer bands they were listening to, and sonically it took Rush further into the world of synthesisers and not all of the trio were happy about that.

4 mins

AC/DC/50

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of AC/DC - half a century of riffs, rambunctiousness, schoolboy uniforms and some of the greatest rock'n'roll music ever created.

9 mins

Along For The Ride

With more than 30 studio albums to his name, Canadian guitarist Pat Travers really should be better/more widely known. But, he says, our destiny is not something we have control over.

10+ mins

Gallus

Young Scots on the up, they've already a 'best rock/alternative band' award.

2 mins

SOUL POWER

They’ve been off the radar for a while, but Vintage Trouble have returned with new album Heavy Hymnals, and this time their blazing rock’n’soul is fuelled by heartbreak, social commentary and racial injustice. Just don’t call it a comeback

9 mins

The Revivalists

The New Orleans octet on how to deal with a mega-hit, and giving something back to their community

3 mins

GOING IT ALONE

Thunder guitarist Luke Morley on his new solo album, singer Danny Bowes' illness and rehabilitation, fans' generosity, and feeling old when hearing his songs being covered

4 mins

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

With the deaths of two key members, a rival band, and fans who just won’t let the old days go, the past 10 years have been a roller-coaster ride for Yes. But with the release of a new album, Mirror To The Sky, the enduring prog legends are not about to give up

9 mins

ΤΙΝΑ TURNER: November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023

From a cotton-picking child, through years of physical abuse at the hands of her husband, her talent and determination saw her rise to become one of the greatest ever music stars, the Queen Of Rock’N’Roll, simply the best

10+ mins

RETIREMENT? WHAT RETIREMENT?

In 2012 the Scorpions announced their retirement. A decade later… they’re still with us. Classic Rock caught up with the core members to look back at the life and times of one of hard rock’s great and most enduring bands

10+ mins

The Tubes

Expect theatrics, humour and some great music – and of course Quay Lewd’s 12-inch donger

3 mins

Mike Peters

The Alarm leader on when the drugs don’t work, thinking he might never sing again, the new album, and the state of rock

4 mins

WE WANT IT ALL, AND WE WANT IT NOW

One minute they were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window, the next they had the world at their feet. With Queen’s debut album turning 50 this year, we look at the birth of the band that went from stars in their eyes and fierce ambition to rock royalty

10+ mins

Billy F Gibbons

Playing Top tunes, solo songs and covers, expect “something old, something new and a lot that’s blues”.

3 mins

REACH FOR THE STARS

A forgotten curio from 1983, the Star Fleet Project saw a supergroup come together with members of Queen, Van Halen and REO Speedwagon. Brian May reminisces about working with EVH and tells us the story

10 mins

The White Buffalo

The man aka Mr Smith plays five UK shows in July

2 mins

6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT...Demob Happy

They like to pretend it's the 70s, they're anti everything, and they enjoyed getting one over Amazon's Jeff Bezos

3 mins

JOE PERRY

Over the past 50 years he's been in (and out) of one of the biggest bands in the world, and enjoyed all the trappings that brings, not all of them healthy. Having achieved everything he set out to do and more, these days all the Aerosmith guitarist really wants to do is play

10+ mins

Ayron Jones

The guitar hotshot on Hendrix comparisons, the price and perks of fame, and wanting to \"not just be a great musician\"

4 mins

"We still want to conquer the world"

As Extreme gear up to release their first new album in 15 years, frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt look back at where it all went right. And wrong

10 mins

THE ODD COUPLE

Ahead of their gig with Iggy Pop at July's Dog Day Afternoon, Blondie's Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock talk punk... and more punk

8 mins

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