Mick Wall

Alan's book SOUND N' FURY: ROCK N' ROLL STORIES should have come out over a year ago. But Axl Rose has set his lawyers on his publishers and now him personally. But why? Is Axl paranoid about what might be in there? Well, no, he can't be. He knows what's in there because he was sent a copy of the book last year. What then? And why have Axl's lawyers demanded to see every email that's ever been sent between Alan and myself? Find out more...

In the 70s Richard Ogden worked with the greats of rock and metal from Hawkwind to Aerosmith to Ted Nugent to Black Sabbath to Black Oak Arkansas. In the late 80s/early 90s he managed Paul McCartney. Along the way he also started Heavy Publicity, which as Regular Readers will know also gave me my ticket to ride in the late-70s. His fab new book Bigger Than The Beatles is out nowI

Geoff has a new DBA album released this month. It's their 6th. He's also still part of Yes - and Asia - and should it ever arise Buggles.

No clues. No handy heads-up. Just dive headfirst straight into the muck. Don't pretend you don't LUV ITT!!!.

Their collaborative album, The Roaring Waves, is released 28 August. Here's what they told me about it.

Back in Blackmore for Purple! Followed by what was great in '88 including Maiden, GN'R, Tallica, V.Halen, Diamond Dave and... and...

Jon and I go deep into 1985, the year of hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, Live Aid and Rock In Rio.1985 was the year of Misplaced Childhood and Mötley. Maiden and Megadeth. Jon in school short. Me in head-to-toe leather!Choose your own year and let me know. It could be yooooooouuuu.

Nikki sicks up some shit about playing along to backing tracks. It's good. They don't do it Queen did it so we do too. But we don't play along... Is he ON or OFF the gear again, you wonder?Plus the absolute wonder that was 1980.

We're talking Jon Bon Joki, Alice Cooper, Vince Kneel, Lemmy, James Hetfield, David Lee Roth, Steven Tyler, David Coverdale and - finally! - Hugh Hefner. Plus a surprise appearance from Rod Stewart's oxygen tank.