
Ultimate Classic Rock Staff


House Where AC/DC Began Was Demolished by Unaware Developer
The childhood home of Malcolm and Angus Young was registered as a historic building – but was bulldozed for multimillion-dollar residential estate.

Nikki Sixx: Stepdad’s Cheap Three-String Guitar Defined My Career
Bassist reveals the riff that encapsulates his approach to playing – and it’s not from a Motley Crue song.

How Taylor Hawkins’ Death Made Dave Navarro’s Health Battle Worse
Jane’s Addiction guitarist – who had just completed an album with the Foo Fighters drummer when tragedy struck – didn’t play again for a year.

Kiss Avatars Will ‘Take Some Time’ to Get Right
Longest-serving guitarist is happy with how band’s career ended, and doesn’t want to retire but has no plans to join another group.

All 75 David Lee Roth-Era Van Halen Songs Ranked Worst to Best
Their best work is nothing short of rock 'n' roll gospel.

How Can Aerosmith Go Out in Style on Farewell Tour?: Roundtable
There's a lot riding on the Peace Out trek.

Aerosmith Albums Ranked Worst to Best
There were two distinct eras, the sleazy '70s and the slicker, more successful '80s.

Top 20 Aerosmith Songs
How they became one of America's best arena-sized bar bands.

Van Halen: Their Last Great, Last Good and First Bad Album
These are the high points and the low ones, too.

Does Motley Crue’s ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ Hold Up? Roundtable
Glam-metal hedonists had a lot to prove with their 2008 album.

Why Dee Snider Won’t Apologize in Gender Debate Fight
"You don’t have to … if you did nothing wrong," he argues.

Is Metallica Playing the Right Songs on the M72 Tour? Roundtable
Is the "No Repeat Weekend" concept a winner?