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
Foo Fighters Postpone Show After COVID Infection
Los Angeles concert to be rescheduled while Buckcherry call off eight tour dates as infections ramp up again.
Krist Novoselic Recalls First Nirvana Jam with Dave Grohl
Bassist says there was an “immediate” connection as work on ‘Nevermind’ commenced.
Old Queen Joke Still Makes Brian May Laugh
Guitarist takes “ultimate compliment” from 1990 ‘Good Omens’ dig.
Kiss Consultant Predicts Brand Will Be Sold to ‘Conglomerate’
Catalog adviser discusses band’s future without Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
Bruce Dickinson’s Spoken Word Show Inspired by Quentin Crisp
Iron Maiden frontman took cue-card idea from English writer-actor.
Nikki Sixx Marks 20 Years of Sobriety With Uplifting Message
Motley Crue bassist dedicates Instagram post to those still struggling with addiction.
When Belinda Carlisle Knew Cocaine Would Kill Her
Go-Go’s singer escaped from “horrible cycle” of drug addiction in 2005.
Drugged-Up David Bowie was Managed Like Elvis, says Earl Slick
Longtime guitarist recalls manipulation that led to his departure before ‘Station to Station’ tour.
Listen to Unreleased Gerry Rafferty Song, ‘Slow Down’
Track appears on “Baker Street” hitmaker’s new posthumous album ‘Rest in Blue.’
Joe Satriani’s ‘Subversive’ Tricks for Surviving Chickenfoot Rehearsals
Guitarist aims to turn up late, and says only Sammy Hagar should arrive later.
Gene Simmons: Fans ‘Loved’ Fire-Breathing Fail at First Kiss Show
The band also borrowed a trick from Marilyn Monroe.
Why Paul Stanley Didn’t Like the First Kiss Album
Frontman says sound and cover of 1974 debut were “not what I had in mind.”