Latest articles by Kevin Murphy
Stephen Stills’ wild stories of Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Public Enemy
He’s jammed with Hendrix, hung out with Peter Sellers and ribbed Bob Dylan – you name them, Stephen Stills knows them
The inside story of Rock Star, Hollywood’s infamous attempt to make a heavy metal movie
Loosely based on Judas Priest, Rock Star saw Hollywood trying to make a metal movie – but does it deserve the hate it gets?
“The 80s? A lot of hard drugs, cocaine, heroin, people dying”: the epic life and times of David Crosby
In 2007, Classic Rock challenged the legendary David Crosby to an epic game of word association. Cue tales of women, drugs, prison, liver transplants and ex-bandmates
Steve Vai on the genius of Ritchie Blackmore: “He could play his ass off”
One guitar legend plays tribute to another
Foo Fighters: Their first five albums in their own words
Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins revisit the band’s first five albums
How Sir Alan Parker made Pink Floyd The Wall – the movie
“It’s a mish-mash, an amalgam of lunatic ideas” - Sir Alan Parker, director of the movie version of Floyd’s masterpiece The Wall
Pamela Des Barres: my stories of Alice Cooper, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison and more
Pamela Des Barres on encounters with Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and more
The improbable story of the Journey classic that keeps coming back to life
From Mafia finales to Arnold Schwarzenegger: the brilliant and often bizarre and afterlife of Journey’s Don't Stop Believin'
Stephen Stills: my stories of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy and more
Stephen Stills recalls his encounters with Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Spike Lee and more
The year of punk? Sex Pistol Steve Jones spent 1977 listening to Boston and Journey
When he wasn’t manning the punk barricades, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones liked to kick back with… soft rock?!
The improbable story of X, LA’s greatest cult band
Picking up where their heroes The Doors left off, roots-punk firebrands X documented California’s dark underbelly in the late 70s
The spectacular life of Rodney Bingenheimer, the Mayor of Sunset Strip
For 50 years Rodney Bingenheimer has been a DJ and one of LA’s scenesters. He knew Elvis and helped countless musical careers, but is first and foremost a fan
The Doors: a celebration of the late Ray Manzarek
Keyboard player and filmmaker Ray Manzarek was the beating heart of The Doors long after they split
Punk vs Metal: The battle of Los Angeles
In the early 80s, LA’s rock scene was split – on one side were the punks, and on the other the metalheads. We look back on the prejudice and aggression that fuelled the battle of Los Angeles
Hollywood Vampires: the unlikeliest, soberest supergroup ever?
The original Hollywood Vampires were the ultimate 70s hellraisers. Four decades on, Vampire-in-chief Alice Cooper has resurrected them with help from Joe Perry and Johnny Depp.
Kim Fowley 1939 - 2015
The life and times of Kim Fowley: producer, writer, singer, Svengali, and musician
The Doors: Krieger and Densmore on America's most influential band
With new DVD Feast Of Friends on the horizon, in a CR exclusive we bring together the two surviving members of The Doors – for the first time in a decade.
Q&A: Dave Grohl
In 2013, the Foo Fighter man made a film doc about Sound City Studios- where Nirvana recorded Nevermind. He explained to Classic Rock what motivated him
Myles Kennedy: Real Life Rock Star
He turned down Velvet Revolver, nearly joined Led Zeppelin, saw his future play out onscreen in the movie Rock Star. His name is Myles Kennedy, and his story’s only just begun...
