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Wild, waspish and whip-smart, there are few rock stars as great as David Johansen

He looked the part – and sounded even better. And the frontman of New York Dolls, who has died aged 75, was deeper than many gave him credit for

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$"The Boston Symphony hasn't changed its name, so why should Foreigner?": Mick Jones looks back on 50 often fractious years with one of rock's most successful bands$

"The Boston Symphony hasn't changed its name, so why should Foreigner?": Mick Jones looks back on 50 often fractious years with one of rock's most successful bands

Mick Jones steered Foreigner to instant success, but with a self-confessed "bit of a control freak" at the helm it was often far from plain sailing

“Bob Rock would say: ‘You could do better. You’re halfway there. More Springsteen! More Ian Hunter!’”: The major Mötley Crüe hit that took Nikki Sixx eight attempts to write

“Bob Rock would say: ‘You could do better. You’re halfway there. More Springsteen! More Ian Hunter!’”: The major Mötley Crüe hit that took Nikki Sixx eight attempts to write

It paid off by giving Mötley Crüe their biggest ever single

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"I listened to classical music right up until I saw Black Sabbath on TV when I was eight": Michael Monroe picks the records, artists and gigs that mean the most

Hanoi Rocks frontman turned solo star Michael Monroe on living with Stiv Bators and Johnny Thunders, and the possibility that he might never die

The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024

A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more

From feeling the Kenergy with Ryan Gosling and Wolfgang Van Halen, to jamming with Dolly Parton and Demi Lovato – here are 10 of the best recent Slash collaborations

Slash doesn't do holidays, so when he is not out with Guns N' Roses or putting together his own blues album and festival, he's a first-call special guest for some of music's biggest names

"Joe Elliott knows more about Mott than I do. You just have to sit back and listen to him": Ian Hunter's stories of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and more

He’s Ian Hunter, solo artist and former Mott The Hoople frontman, and these are some of his stories

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"We always play UK tours even if we're operating at a loss": Joe Elliott on the importance of Britain to Def Leppard

"We always play UK tours even if we're operating at a loss": Joe Elliott on the importance of Britain to Def Leppard

In 2008, Joe Elliott sat down with Classic Rock to discuss the band's roots, selling Britain to America, and that iconic Union Jack shirt

The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Also in this issue: Heart, Black Country Communion, Allman Brothers, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, ELP, Black Crowes, Anvil, Marcus King, Lindisfarne, Lemon Twigs, Mitch Ryder and more

"I'd had forty-four jobs. I knew this was my one and only shot": How Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople got their riot started

"I'd had forty-four jobs. I knew this was my one and only shot": How Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople got their riot started

Before they became 70s chart stars and (later) a beloved heritage act, Mott The Hoople were a wilder, more dangerous proposition – as their incendiary debut album proved

"He tackles wars, political turmoil, crime and weather, in another compelling affirmation of his irrepressible muse": Ian Hunter shows no sign of erosion on Defiance Part 2: Fiction

"He tackles wars, political turmoil, crime and weather, in another compelling affirmation of his irrepressible muse": Ian Hunter shows no sign of erosion on Defiance Part 2: Fiction

A weightier second helping of Defiance from Ian Hunter in a star-studded, covid-era purple patch

"Me, Bono and Bowie hijacked a Mini and drove to this restaurant where the Edge was to sing him Happy Birthday": What happened when we went record shopping with Joe Elliott

"Me, Bono and Bowie hijacked a Mini and drove to this restaurant where the Edge was to sing him Happy Birthday": What happened when we went record shopping with Joe Elliott

We gave Def Leppard's Joe Elliott £50

All The Way To Memphis on The Midnight Special is peak Mott The Hoople and peak Ian Hunter hair

All The Way To Memphis on The Midnight Special is peak Mott The Hoople and peak Ian Hunter hair

As Ian Hunter announces the all-star sequel to 2023's acclaimed Defiance Part 1, some 50-year-old footage of his old band has briefly brightened the internet

"I walked into my publicist's office saying, 'I've got the formula. I've cracked it.' And that was the minute I stopped having the formula": How Roll Away The Stone was the beginning of the end for Mott The Hoople

"I walked into my publicist's office saying, 'I've got the formula. I've cracked it.' And that was the minute I stopped having the formula": How Roll Away The Stone was the beginning of the end for Mott The Hoople

Roll Away The Stone was such an obvious hit The Hollies tried to steal it sway, but it was effectively Mott The Hoople's final chartbuster

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‘Bowie’s teeth were bleeding’: Mott the Hoople on making All the Young Dudes with David

‘We went for a pizza after it came out, with Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust jumpsuit. He was suffering from malnutrition. Starman came on and he said, “Your song will be on soon”’

"As an album it's pretty good but as a handbook for Mott's future it's fantastic": Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes (50th Anniversary Edition)

Mott The Hoople's David Bowie produced 1972 classic receives the now traditional 50th Anniversary remastered makeover (with bonus tracks)

Opponents shoot down duck hunting report as a 'failure'

A parliamentary report recommending duck hunting be allowed to continue fails to address animal rights, conservation and community expectations, critics say.

The AI writing tool that aims to help teachers and pupils alike

New Zealand has a small, successful, and growing Education Technology sector, which is gaining global traction, writes Anna Verboeket

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“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others

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Shake, rattle and write: why the music memoir is booming

From Bono to Jarvis Cocker, Bruce Springsteen to Cosey Fanni Tutti, the last decade has seen an explosion of books by artists from every walk of musical life. Why is this once-rare genre striking a chord with stars and readers alike?

David Bowie didn't just write Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, he single-handedly saved their career

David Bowie didn't just gift Mott The Hoople a great song, but taught them that to write great songs of their own, "every second of every bar had to have something special about it"

Ian Hunter: an absolutely epic interview

He’s older than rock’n’roll itself, and back with an all-star cast on his new album on Sun Records. Here he talks to about working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s

From "All the Young Dudes" to All-Starr

In this episode of "Everything Fab Four," Ian Hunter reveals the Beatles song that hooked him as a fan

Nobody but Ian Hunter has the power, at this point in their career, to sound so fresh, so new and so exciting

One of Britain's great songwriters Ian Hunter delivers a shining example of his craft on new solo album Defiance Part 1

Ian Hunter on the "ruthless, fabulous" David Bowie: "David wanted to be a monster"

Thanks to All The Young Dudes, the names of David Bowie and Ian Hunter will forever be linked. But Mott The Hoople's former frontman says the pair were never friends

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