Robin Askew
Recent articles by Robin Askew
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