John sykes

ON JANUARY 20, 2025, one of my all-time guitar heroes, John Sykes, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He was only 65. Like a great many rock guitarists, John’s emotional, chop-laden le

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

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Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

Leader of north Wales rockers The Alarm and beyond, Mike Peters left us on April 29.

At Baileys nightclub in Leicester in 1975, Frank Worthington dressed up as Elvis Presley (below) and belted out the hits of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. The iconic forward worshipped Elvis, and did his