Tony Wilson obituary Bassist and singer with Hot Chocolate who co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including You Sexy Thing The Guardian - UK · May 4
“When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer In 1972, Quatro released her first single after she moved to England – and there are a couple of familiar names in the credits Guitar World · Apr 18
"I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up." Suzi Quatro's stories of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Phil Lynott, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde and more Suzi Quatro shot Alice Cooper, sang with Donovan, starred on Happy Days and toured with Noddy Holder and Phil Lynott: These are just a few of her stories Louder · Apr 15
“I look down, I see the empty pit, and I see a bass guitar against the wall. I said, ‘Right, I’m gonna show you guys what I’ve got’”: When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell The bassist was determined to prove her worth, and the impromptu jam was the perfect platform to do it Guitar World · Mar 20
Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and meditated with David Lynch. Donovan looks back... Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch Louder · Dec 24, 2025
"I was in the hotel with Joni Mitchell, but then the helicopter pilots decided they wanted more money": The last interview with Terry Reid Touring with Marvin Gaye when he was 16, being pals with Aretha Franklin, turning down Led Zeppelin, making wonderful solo albums… Late British singer/guitarist Terry Reid had quite the life Louder · Oct 31, 2025
“We’re all sitting around waiting. Finally, Jeff strolls in. Mickie says, ‘Jeff – where's your guitar?’ He’s like, ‘Oh, it's in the van on its way to Leeds!’”: When a classic track was created out of chaos by Donovan, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood and friends “We knew that people were gonna go crazy listening to this amazing thing” MusicRadar · Oct 25, 2025
“My producer Mickie Most said, ‘We can’t let a wild boy like Hendrix in there. We have to control the song, Don’”: ’60s icon Donovan tells the story of the “heavy metal folk” song that connects him to Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles But was Hurdy Gurdy Man really the template for Stairway To Heaven? MusicRadar · Oct 8, 2025
“The first thing that springs to mind is the value for money when compared with their Gibson forebears”: Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue, 1960 Hummingbird Reissue and 1963 Dove Reissue review Following on from the superb Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom instruments that wowed us, we look at have three from asextet of new historic reissues. Expectations are high... Guitar World · Aug 22, 2025
Terry Reid obituary Rock singer and guitarist whose 70s albums River and Seed of Memory were acclaimed by new audiences in the 2000s The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025
Terry Reid, British musician championed by the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page and more, dies aged 75 Known as ‘Superlungs’, Reid turned down the role of frontman in Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple to focus on solo career The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025
“I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin guitar great Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025
“I tried to write songs with Paul McCartney, but it was impossible, because every idea I had sparked him off and every idea he had sparked me off”: Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch Folkd rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch Louder · Apr 12, 2025
"There was absolutely nothing you could do to that record to stop it. It was an unstoppable force. Even I couldn’t mess that record up”: Edwyn Collins ponders his career, Orange Juice's break-ups and today's popstars being too nice As the source of one the UK’s best-known but misnomered ‘one-hit wonders’ an Edwyn Collins return is always welcome MusicRadar · Mar 7, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025 Edwyn Collins: ‘Could an Orange Juice reunion ever be on the cards? No!’ The singer-songwriter on breaking up his band, recovering from a stroke, being too old to be a punk, and the chaos of recording with Mark E Smith
Louder · Nov 13, 2024 "Ritchie Blackmore never missed a note, and that ain't easy when you're about to be beheaded": An introduction to Terry Reid, the man who could have fronted Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple Unfairly framed as rock’s ultimate nearly man, Terry Reid chose to take his own path, and he's still going strong
MusicRadar · Oct 29, 2024 “He ended up with a fully-fledged, pro studio - it just happened to have an engine and some wheels underneath”: David Gilmour, The Rolling Stones, Timbaland, Depeche Mode and more in nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?
Guitar World · Oct 22, 2024 “It was an amazing-sounding instrument”: Gibson’s Jimmy Page SJ-200 is a five-figure signature model based on an acoustic he borrowed to record Led Zeppelin’s debut album – before it was stolen According to Gibson, the new acoustic has been “rendered to Page’s exacting recollection”, owing to the apparent absence of the original model
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Hendrix, Jagger, Bowie and me: Terry Reid, the British pop outlier adored by the greats He was courted by Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, toured with Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones and was idolised by everyone from Aretha Franklin to Dr Dre. British pop’s nearly man tells his astonishing story
Louder · Aug 10, 2024 “Being on stage sober was very difficult. Keith wanted his old sparring partner back, and he was making it really hard for me”: How Ronnie Wood survived Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood has played in some of the world’s greatest bands – and the ultimate rock’n’roll survivor has the bruises to prove it
Guitar World · Jun 1, 2024 “Jamerson pushed the intercom button and said, ‘Not bad for a white chick!’” How Suzi Quatro cut her teeth on Motown hit-maker James Jamerson Suzi Quatro’s soul and Motown-influenced rock bass playing made her a huge star throughout the 1970s and beyond
Louder · Apr 5, 2024 “I play the drums like I drive – crazy”: the epic life and tragic death of Cozy Powell Drum legend Cozy Powell passed away on April 5 1998 at the age of 50. This is his story, by the people who knew him best
MusicRadar · Feb 2, 2024 Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham" Drum Heroes: Celebrating the hard-working and fast-living Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and ELP drum hero who even had a drum-feature solo hit