Classic Rock

Wolfgang Van Halen's apprenticeship in the music business with his father and uncle's band taught him valuable lessons

Robbie Robertson, founding guitarist with The Band and the songwriter behind The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, has died

The Kinks pay tribute to late keyboard player John Gosling: “He has been a friend and important contributor during his time with us”

Wolfgang Van Halen shares his memories of last year's Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London

Van Halen’s swansong album A Different Kind Of Truth could have featured a song with the working title Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama if it wasn‘t for David Lee Roth having a hissy fit

Original Eagles bassist and co-vocalist Randy Meisner has died in Los Angeles

“As if I’d ever think Slash isn’t capable of playing any Rihanna song in his sleep,” seethes Nuno Bettencourt in one-sided online spat with Richard Fortus

Billy White Jr, who drew the iconic cross that ended up on the cover of Appetite For Destruction, has passed away

Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler looks back on his disastrous first gig with Ozzy Osbourne – and the ‘dirty protest’ that followed

Queen guitarist Brian May crossed paths with a punk icon years before either was famous

Yes’ Steve Howe addresses ex-bandmates, potential reunions and that turbulent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appearance in the brand new issue of Classic Rock

Here’s the full setlist and reactions to Guns N’ Roses’ Glastonbury set – including Dave Grohl and some epic air drumming from the BBC’s British Sign Language interpreters

The war of words between ex-Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars and his former bandmates has escalated in a new interview

Queen guitarist Brian May looks back on working with “incredible” Eddie Van Halen on the Star Fleet Project mini album

“If we get time to work on some new music, that would be great,” says Aerosmith guitarist of follow up to 2012’s Music From Another Dimension

Blondie’s drummer, the ex-Sex Pistols bassist, the Bay City Rollers’ guitarist and Paul Weller nearly made up punk’s weirdest supergroup

In an exclusive new interview with Classic Rock, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry looks back on his eventful 50-year friendship with Steven Tyler