Full-time freelance writer based in Glasgow, Scotland… author of 17 books, three of which are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Permanent Collection… former news editor at TeamRock.com… former band manager, drummer and keyboardist… TV and radio presenter… real ale fan.
Martin Kielty
Jimmy Page Recalls Emergency Awards Show ‘Pantomime’
Led Zeppelin guitarist stepped in to save Indian TV ceremony with Robert Plant and Roger Taylor in 1995.
Cream Box Set Features Unreleased Live Recordings
‘Goodbye Tour Live 1968’ contains material from Oakland, San Diego and Los Angeles.
How Sammy Hagar Jammed with John Bonham for ‘Space Between’ Album
Singer recalls emotional experience of building song from late Led Zeppelin icon’s drum track, then having son Jason replicate it.
How Whitesnake Ended for Bernie Marsden
Guitarist recalls “I had been the author of my own demise” as David Coverdale dismissed early lineup.
James Hetfield to Publish Book About His Classic Cars
Metallica frontman’s ‘Reclaimed Rust’ arrives in May.
Original Alice Cooper Band to Appear on New Alice Cooper Album
Singer says upcoming LP has “a lot of different flavors.”
Jon Bon Jovi’s Wife Used to Being Ignored in Restaurants
Dorothea laughs it off, because “everyone’s focusing on what Mr. Bon Jovi wants.”
Pete Townshend Explains Controversial Keith Moon and John Entwistle Comments
Who guitarist responds to reports about his comment “Thank God they’re gone.”
New Greta Van Fleet Album Due in Early 2020
Josh Kiszka says they “poured everything” into follow-up to ‘Anthem of the Peaceful Army.’
U2 and Rolling Stones Are Decade’s Biggest Touring Bands
Bono’s group topped $1 billion in income from the road over the past 10 years.
Pete Townshend Is Glad Keith Moon and John Entwistle Are Gone
Who guitarist recalls late colleagues as “f---ing difficult to play with.”
Robert Plant Considers ‘Awkward, Impossible’ Space Shifters Album
He explains why applying a formula to band’s creative output wouldn’t work.