He’s lived it live and dangerous as part of the classic line up of Thin Lizzy, lived it loud in Motörhead, ridden his own band Wild Horses, has an impressive list of credits as both session musician and producer… There’s much more to Robbo than you probably think.

This month…

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In the wake of Peter Gabriel’s departure, GENESIS faced an existential question: carry on, or call it a day? Looking back 50 years, band members revisit the fraught months after their first frontman’s exit – and the creative surge that set the scene for one of rock’s most improbable second acts. “The band was meant to be dead and buried,” learns Peter Watts. “But we refused to lay down and die.”

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

A powerhouse blend of hard rock, glam and blues led by their wild Glaswegian frontman, THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND were a unique and thrilling force during their ’70s heyday. As a new boxset showcases their formidable live spectacle, bandmates celebrate the dangerous brilliance of their leader. “On a good night, he was amazing,” hears Graeme Thomson. “And on a bad night, he was amazing.”