Latest articles by Rob Hughes
Alyssa Bonagura has been covered by Steven Tyler, spent years in Liverpool playing with Pete Wylie, and duetted with Kenny Rogers when she was 10
From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall
Dolly Parton, the late Queen Of Country, on the road to her rock album, transcending Nashville, and what Stairway To Heaven and Free Bird mean to her
The 80s prog-pop duo’s main songwriter had a lot to say via their first album in 17 years
He recalls not going to his own band’s gigs, his first acid experience, losing confidence in his playing, annoying druids at Stonehenge, who hit Ginger Baker with a pool cue, and the former member he wished would die (and did)
By 1973 The Who were bored and angry – and Pete Townshend knew he had one last chance to hold the band together and unify them in the eyes of their fans
Buying guide Arguably the most influential female singer-songwriter of our time, Joni Mitchell has recorded some of the finest albums of her era
Galen Ayers discusses her late dad Kevin, babysitters Robert Fripp and Daevid Allen, and collaborator Paul Simonon of The Clash
Buying guide With or without The Dukes, Steve Earle is a true rock’n’roll maverick, and these are his best albums
His four-track concept rock masterpiece is a primer for revolutionary thinking that’s as relevant now as it was in 1971
Song? Album? Fake newspaper? Jethro Tull’s mad masterpiece is all of them and more
Behind the playfulness of Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon’s The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy lie serious questions about abuse of power, social collapse and the value of compassion
Despite musical excellence and fans in high places, Little Feat were a classic case of commercial underachievers
Inspired by the LA riots, Killing In The Name became an unlikely Christmas smash after a fan campaign against TV talent shows
Buffalo, buzzards and Tush? ZZ Top’s Fandango album saw the Little Ol’ Band From Texas go nationwide
She busts myths about where she came from, how she joined and how she felt about Lemmy – but won’t discuss her departure from the space rock icons
Buying guide One of the great British singers and frontmen, Steve Marriott's catalogue with the Small Faces, Humble Pie and beyond is littered with classics
A tribute to Mick Ralphs, who died on June 23, 2025 – includes interviews with Ian Hunter and Paul Rodgers
This single from their album Déjà Vu was just what America needed in 1970, reckons songwriter Graham Nash
Founding member of The Zombies and Argent had no trouble writing songs that have endured for decades, and easily collaborated with Phil Collins, The Who and many others. But he also encountered his share of troubles in the music industry
Founder of The Animals, party buddy of Hendrix and Morrison and hero to Springsteen, Eric Burdon is a bluesman, a rogue and a survivor, and this is his story
Multi-genre organ master’s fervent hope is that he opened a channel between rock and jazz: ”And it kind of worked out…”
The award-winning prog drummer – who says he’s quite happy playing simple songs – on working with Kevin Ayers, Iggy Pop, Mic Karn and others
