Latest articles by Max Bell
Peter Frampton Band's all-instrumental covers album Frampton Forgets The Words is richly toned and stately
There was a time when Pavlov's Dog were bigger than the Stones or Zeppelin in Missouri. But life conspired to stop them in their tracks
Grateful Dead's American Beauty appears through a fug of smoke in 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition form
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Seamy tales from a downtown LA Hard Rock Café as The Doors mark the 50th anniversary of Morrison Hotel
31 years on, Lou Reed's New York is still conversational, caustic and full of characters
Grateful Dead's change-of-direction album Workingman's Dead celebrated with a 50th anniversary edition including a full live show
Songs from the Twilight Zone provide intrigue on Paul Weller's 15th solo album On Sunset
Led by mercurial guitarist Randy California, Spirit were buddies of Jimi Hendrix and praised by Led Zeppelin. But their promise would collapse in blur of drugs and death
Say hello to Grace Slick: Lover to Morrison. Friend of Joplin. Arrested more times than Lemmy. Took more drugs than Winehouse. Mouth like a trucker
Six songs that broke the mould from the extraordinary career of Ginger Baker
Jim Morrison was an enigmatic man – but these facts reveal an alternative portrait of The Doors’ frontman
Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance
From a time when Creedence Clearwater Revival and Californian plaid ruled the world
Baby, Bruce Springsteen was born to run, and run, and run…
The Doors’ dog day afternoon
Expanded edition of the holy text of American roots music
Hot as English mustard fourth album from NWOCR favourites Massive Wagons
The mountains and the canyons start to tremble and shake as Zep's live album gets the remaster treatment…
Drugs. Fisticuffs. A signing policy that included Motörhead, The Damned and Elvis Costello. Stiff Records wasn’t just the first indie label, it was also the most anarchic...
Non-stop colourful pop excellence
In-depth look at Slowhand’s life and career, but with few new insights
More spokes to this Wheel than just that Reservoir Dogs moment
