“It’s ostentatious and even maddening at times, but there’s no faulting the ambition”: XTC’s The Big Express
Neglected 80s progressive pop gem gets the Steven Wilson treatment
“In the last five-to-ten years I’ve seen more promising new bands and artists than in a very long time”: Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes is hopeful about the future of rock music
We talk to mainman Warren Haynes ahead of Gov't Mule's European tour next month
Yngwie Malmsteen: “Each night on stage I play songs that I wrote forty years ago, and I challenge myself to play them differently. I’m not a jukebox. And that’s what makes things exciting”
Controversial guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen on playing live, why he doesn't need singers, and why you can never have enough Marshall amps
We’ve tried counting the number of vinyl variants of the Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds and there’s at least 43 of them
Turns out you might have to sell some actual diamonds to pay for the complete set of Hackney Diamonds vinyl variants
“Someone bid a huge amount of money for him to sing this song”: Robert Plant’s recent performance of Stairway To Heaven was reportedly prompted by a six-figure charity donation
Guitarist Kenwyn House, who backed Robert Plant during his performance of Stairway To Heaven at the weekend, has revealed what happened behind the scenes
Listen to the Icy Cold Wave of Bram Droulers’ “Problème De Normalité”
In the quaint streets of Belgium, Bram Droulers, a fervent film enthusiast (and filmmaker), cultivated an appreciation for the brooding tones of darkwave and post-punk....