Usher’s travels leave lasting memories—like when a visit to Dublin introduced him to a statue of Irish rock legend Phil Lynott.

The late Jimmy Bain played with everyone from Rainbow and Dio to Kate Bush and Roy Harper. In 2016, shortly after his death, Classic Rock looked back of the life of a bassist whose playing was matched ...

Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound ...

Forty-seven years later, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (its official title) has returned to Dublin’s 3Arena as part of its Spirit of Man tour – named after the power ballad ...

LIKE many people of my generation, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the World's holds a particular fascination.

The story of the man at the centre of Thin Lizzy is a good one and Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma, a new rock/theatre production by John Merrigan and Danielle Morgan, finds a novel way to ...

The Philip Lynott Enigma talk about Phil Lynott's legacy It is a resemblance that is so uncanny you have to stop yourself from staring. When you’re in Peter Smith’s company, it feels as though ...

Emerging from Dublin in 1969, the band originally included bass guitarist, lead singer and chief songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell, and organist Eric Wrixon ...

Philip Lynott with his guitar Philip Lynott laughs and shrugs off all the people who call him Phil Lynott! "Yeah I get that all the time. "People go 'wow your name is Phil Lynott' but then they ...