A Few Words With Martin Popoff: Rock’s Most Prolific Scribe

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Photo by Patryk Pigeon Martin Popoff has 71 books to his name and counting, including Rush: Album By Album, Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers: The Rise Of...

The Vivian Campbell Interview (2022)

By Greg Prato Vivian Campbell’s resume is an impressive one, having played in three separate arena headlining bands over the years — Dio, Whitesnake, and Def Leppard. But it is...

The Stuart Smith (Heaven & Earth) Interview

By Shawn Perry Stuart Smith did not come up through the typical rock ‘n roll ranks of his contemporaries. The British-born guitarist was initially compelled to follow his father into...

The Don Brewer Interview (2017)

By Shawn Perry Photo by George Bekris Grand Funk Railroad was one of the first bands I wrote about for Vintage Rock. I reviewed a show they did at the Del...

The Wayne Kramer Interview (2018)

By Greg Prato Photos by Steven J. Messina Although he turned 70 this year, MC5 co-founder (and major trailblazer of the style we all know and love as punk rock) Wayne...

The Curious Case Of Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson

By Shawn Perry Already in the can for 2025 is a new crop of nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It’s great to see Bad Company, Fats...

Warren Haynes & Gov’t Mule: Waging Post-Pandemic Peace

By Shawn Perry For any musician who needed a break from the hectic pace of album-tour-album-tour cycle, the COVID-19 pandemic was a blessing. Granted the loss of income hit many...

The Jack Russell Interview (2013)

Interview by Sara Escalante Photo by Glen Willis Vintage Rock recently sat down with one of hard rock’s most infamous characters, Jack Russell of Great White. The triumphs and tribulations of...

The Annie Haslam Interview (2014)

By Ralph Greco, Jr. Annie Haslam has one of the most distinctive and melodic voices in all of rock and roll. Four decades in the business, and she still boasts...

The Roger Earl Interview (2010)

By Shawn Perry One concert I’ll always remember seeing is Foghat with Ambrosia and Rick Derringer. The year was 1977 and the venue was the Long Beach Arena. My buddy...