Vintage Rock

VINTAGE ROCK celebrates a time when music changed the world - 45s, youth culture and the odd thrusting pelvis. Vintage Rock chronicles all the stellar artists and music, the enduring legacy of those early pioneers - and why it’s still the best way to live. Spanning the dawn of the 50s to early Beatles (pre Eastern mysticism!), Vintage Rock covers a time of Mods and Rockers, crinoline skirts and blue jeans, rock star movies and screaming-girl concerts. This special magazine rejoices in the music and verve of Elvis, The Shadows, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and a host more, and speaks to a contemporary audience that relishes the vitality and flair of the era.

WELCOME…

WEE WILLIE HARRIS 25 MARCH 1933 – 27 APRIL 2023

The Glad Rags • We meet the winsome Italian trio making waves on the live scene with their authentic brand of no-nonsense stripped-back rockabilly

Peter John Jackson • We meet the main man who provides the Macca factor for touring stage show The McCartney Songbook, a jubilant celebration of six decades of timeless songwriting

Marty Stuart • Both a traditionalist and boundary-breaking maverick, the Fabulous Superlatives’ leader discusses what he learned from Johnny Cash, the challenge of never looking back and why it’s all about the next song…

Too Good To Be Forgotten • As the first official documentary about Eddie Cochran nears its final stages, we meet Don’t Forget Me filmmaker Kirsty Bell to find out what fans can expect, and rocker Darrel Higham, who explains why the legendary icon really was Somethin’ Else…

Classic album • Although some of their most popular songs such as Yakety Yak and Charlie Brown, recorded in New York, lay in the future, The Coasters’ eponymous debut album of 1957 reflected the creative excellence of the group’s early years in Los Angeles…

GET THE MESSAGE • The Welsh legend is on fiery form as he returns with emotive concept album Re-Set, which deals with life’s big topics including climate change and the poverty gap. “I think a lot of people might be shocked,” he tells Vintage Rock.

Brand New Cadillac • Inspiring three hit covers and an acclaimed version by The Clash, Brand New Cadillac was a B-side that became a classic, while the life of its writer – Vince Taylor – came apart at the seams

Rocking Up A Storm • We’re calling it ‘Gorillaz go rockabilly’ – meet animated supergroup The Barnestormers that boasts Slim Jim Phantom, Jools Holland as well as Aussies Jimmy Barnes and Chris Cheney. Now, the all-star band take us inside their remotelyrecorded lockdown debut album.

TOP TEN • A week of classics from the King, Buddy, Ricky, Marty and more

TURNED IN,TURNED ON • The first station to officially rock Europe and the uk,90 years on from its memorial launch,we salute the unique and revolutionary sprit of Radio Luxembourg words

Rock ’n’ Roll Heroes • Mac Curtis was an obscure 50s rockabilly until young fans of the music in the 70s started listening to his old King recordings. Vintage Rock reflects on the career of a Texan who had to travel to Europe to gain long overdue recognition.

Fame is the spur • For nearly 40 years, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has been paying tribute to the most important names in music. We look back on those earliest days when the first wave of early rockin’ trailblazers were honoured…

20 BRITISH HIT COVERS OF U.S. RECORDS • We pick out some of the best rock’n’roll songs from over the pond that were reinvented by British performers

THE DRUGS DON’T WORK • The movie where a finger-wagging moral collided with Jerry Lee Lewis and a bunch of groovy hepcats – 65 years on, we revisit teen rock’n’roll flick High School Confidential!

BOMBS AWAY! • Exploring new genres, establishing their own label (sort of ), and working with...