Happy anniversary! Turns out we could say that to a lot of the artists we’ve spoken to this issue. It’s a happy golden anniversary to Thin Lizzy, who released their very first single 50 years ago. This month, in the company of two of his longest-standing bandmates, we look back at Phil Lynott and the legacy of one of rock’s most charismatic frontmen (from p32).
It’s a happy fortieth to Monsters Of Rock (p48), and a happy fiftieth to the Isle of Wight festival (p74), but this issue is far from all looking back, as we also collar Blues Pills, Crown Lands, Fantastic Negrito, James Dean Bradfield and more…