Robin Askew
Recent articles by Robin Askew
Road to Hell: rock's 13 most infamous tours
Excess, infighting... and a replica Stonehenge. The 13 times legendary rock bands overreached themselves on tour
‘I Hate Pink Floyd’: the ten 1970s bands caught in punk’s crosshairs
1976-77: punk comes roaring in, and suddenly the early '70s 'long hair, long songs' brigade are out of fashion
15 brilliantly bizarre 1970s albums you must hear
The 1970s were a mad, wonderful time for makers of experimental rock music. From krautrock to psychedelia and way beyond, here are 15 of the decade's most brilliantly madcap albums
Love 1970s prog rock? Try these 15 brilliant modern prog bands
Genesis and King Crimson may be no more, but these 15 bands are keeping the prog rock flame burning brightly
Debauched: 15 infamous tales of rock star excess
From snorting ants to armoured tank confrontations, 15 outrageous tales of debauchery, destruction, and pure, unadulterated rock-star madness
ROCK OPERA! Rock's 16 greatest storytelling epics, ranked worst to best
From dystopian grids to teenage tragedies, we rank sixteen bombastic masterpieces that pushed the boundaries of rock’s dramatic storytelling potential.
Bad boys (and 1 girl): 15 rock legends with a criminal record
Big hits, bad behaviour. Robin Askew introduces 15 rock legends with a rap sheet
Supergroup! Rock's 23 greatest all-star lineups, ranked
When rock's already-proven talents decide to pool their resources, the results have sometimes been spectacular. But only sometimes...
Live fast… die young? 15 bulletproof rock legends who cheated the cliché
15 rockers who have somehow managed to combine legendary excess and hedonism with a frankly very respectable time upon this earth
Ageing disgracefully: 13 rock stars raging against the dying of the light
This rogue's gallery of rock's elder statesmen (and women) are all (in different ways) refusing to trade youth and rebellion for pipe and slippers
14 obscure but brilliant 70s bands you really should try
Unsung heroes: 14 brilliant 70s bands, from psych-folk to operatic prog, that deserve a fresh listen
19 bands you just HAD to see live
These rock acts did great things in the studio - live, though, they entered a different league altogether
These 11 rock albums are flawless from start to finish
From Boston to the Beatles (via Steely Dan and Slayer), 11 classic rock albums that don't put a foot wrong from start to finish
Rock’s messiest breakups: 15 bands that ended painfully
Bands fall apart every day – but these splits were absolute carnage: betrayal, addiction, lawsuits, and wounds that still haven’t fully healed
These are the 17 worst movie performances by rock stars
Rock stars on the big screen: when charisma meets a script, sometimes it’s magic… and sometimes it’s gloriously, painfully awful.
The 12 greatest heavy metal albums you don't know (number 12 will surprise you)
Twelve heavy metal sleeper classics that take you in way deeper than Sabbath, Metallica and Maiden
Nine bizarre, mysterious figures on classic rock album covers
From Led Zeppelin's Wiltshire thatcher to Rick Wakeman's unexpected Tricky Dicky, here are 11 classic album covers gone delightfully offbeat
Here are five times Ozzy Osbourne made us laugh out loud
From bat-biting to his personal dwarf, rock's Prince of Darkness had a legendarily mischievous sense of humour