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Scott Rowley has been Editor In Chief of Classic Rock magazine since October 2004. He has been twice shortlisted for the PPA’s Editor Of The Year and worked for everyone from the Hull Daily Mail to The Big Issue. Oh yeah: all the glamour jobs. These days as well as editing Classic Rock he rolls his eyes at Prog, sucks air through his teeth about The Blues magazine and shakes his head in confusion at Metal Hammer magazine.

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How the Music Press Ruined Rock

(3) Comments | Posted 8 February 2013 | (23:00)

Last month my magazine Classic Rock did something deeply shocking: we put 19 year-old rock band Muse on the front cover. To you, fair-minded liberal reader of the Huffington Post UK, that may seem fair enough. Muse's 19 year career, after all, is currently two years longer than the length...

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Why Old Bands Still Matter and Young Bands Should Try Harder

(24) Comments | Posted 7 November 2012 | (23:00)

Led Zeppelin are back. The Stones are playing the O2. The original Status Quo lineup (aka The Frantic Four) are touring next year. The record shops are filled with new albums from Kiss and Aerosmith (well, they would be if there were any record shops). A couple of weeks ago,...

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