In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Classic Rock UK

• 25 THINGS WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2025
  With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re chomping at the bit for that’s coming along in the next 12 months.
• Jeff Beck’s Guitars Up For Auction
  “They needed to be shared, played and loved again.”
• Lemmy Visits Stringfellows – For Good
  Motörhead leader’s ashes to be stored at strip club.
• Night Flight Orchestra
  On paper their mixture of genres shouldn’t work, but on record and live it’s like living in a movie.
• Lions In The Street
  A debut album that’s like the Stones at their peak? There’s satisfaction to be got from that.
• Hagar Holds Out Olive Branch To Alex Van Halen
  “I just want to be friends again,” says Sammy.
• Grammys 2025 Nominees
  Metallica, Judas Priest, Pearl Jam and Idles on the lists.
• Benjamin Booker
  He’s back with a compelling, experimental new album, and enjoying pulling the strings on his own label.
• Stephen Wilson Jr
  Inspired by his late father, the songwriter-for-hire is now telling his stories with his own voice.
• Styx Come Sail Away
  A song about being picked up and taken away by aliens, it gave the band a career boost and eventually took on a life of its own.
• Joe Satriani
  The virtuoso’s virtuoso on G3 pranking, handling Yngwie Malmsteen, and the Halloween costume he’d rather forget.
• A FAREWELL TO KINGS? Maybe Not…
  Celebrating half a century since their debut, we sat down with Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at the end of 2024 to speak about their 50 year journey from there to here – and what might come next for the Canadian prog rock legends..
• WHEN THE MUSIC’S OVER
  The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas. This is the story of the band’s strange afterlife.
• ON HALLOW GROUND
  What links the Queen Of Soul, the birth of the Allman Brothers Band, and the new album from retro-rock flag bearers DeWolff? The answer lies in two legendary recording studios down south in the Alabama swamp.
• SWEET TALKIN’
  One of the best-loved bands of the glam era, Sweet, more than most, splashed colour and fun over the 70s pop world. Guitarist Andy Scott, keeper of the flame, looks back at good times and bad, and hints that it’s not over for the Ballroom Blitzers yet.
• THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK TREMONTI
  Take care of business. Quit your comfort zone. Don’t listen to rock journalists. And never forget you could still be washing cars. Life advice from The Book Of Tremonti.
• SYMPHONY FOR THE DEVIL
  With Metallica’s S&M reaching the grand old age of 25, we look back at how, and why, the world’s leading metal band teamed up with – shock, horror – an orchestra. True, but not sad.
• EVER MEET LEMMY?
  He was a pop star in the 60s, and toured and played with Hendrix. He’s played guitar for George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and more and is still in demand. And yes, he did meet Lemmy. He’s Andy Fairweather Low, and these are some of his stories.
• The HOT LiST
  THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE YOUR RADAR
• Brothers Osborne
  The leading lights of the outlaw country movement play UK and Ireland shows in January.
• Cutting Crew
  The not-one-hit-wonders celebrate their 40th anniversary.
• Bullet For My Valentine
  Touring with Trivium, they’ll be “throwing the kitchen sink at making the show look fantastic”.
• ROCK ON WITH OUR MUSIC BOOKAZINES
  Discover the origins of legendary songs, relive iconic performances and meet the pioneers behind some of music’s greatest names
• The Soundtrack Of My Life
  The Struts frontman Luke Spiller on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.