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Metallica: 'War has its purpose' – a classic interview from the vaults

Metallica headline the Download festival this weekend, playing their classic Black album in its entirety – and to mark the occasion, here's a classic interview with James Hetfield by Steven Wells, taken from Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism

Steven Wells

06, Jun, 2012 @4:18 PM

Unseen Swells: The Jonas Brothers are the ultimate cock block

The final instalment in our week-long series of previously unpublished Swells blogs is a particularly moving one. After having his Jonas Brothers pitch accepted, Swells was determined to honour his commitment and wrote one final missive from his hospital bed …

Steven Wells

18, Jun, 2010 @1:10 PM

Unseen Swells: A simple plan to secure the youth vote

In the run-up to the 2008 US election, Swells emailed with his thoughts on the insipid Rock The Vote tour. Hopefully, his suggestions will be taken up in time for the 2012 campaign

Steven Wells

17, Jun, 2010 @12:51 PM

Unseen Swells: Why rock stars should become aristocrats

In this previously unseen blog from 2008, Swells imagines a future in which Earl Lemmy of Killmister and Viscount Morrissey go tearing through the opium dems of Soho

Steven Wells

16, Jun, 2010 @1:00 PM

Unseen Swells: 'I come not to slag off Coldplay, but to bury them'

We continue our week-long tribute to Steven Wells, who died last year, with another previously unseen blog from 2008. This time Swells lays into Coldplay, who have become the new Phil Collins

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15, Jun, 2010 @11:31 AM

Unseen Swells: The sacred cows in need of a good bricking

The first of five previously unpublished blogposts from legendary music writer Steven Wells, who died last year

Steven Wells

14, Jun, 2010 @12:39 PM

Why it is time to nationalise the Premier League, writes Steven Wells

Steven Wells: Dear Gordon Brown, it's time to stop the strip-mining of football. Please take it out of private hands immediately

Steven Wells

14, May, 2009 @7:34 AM

Bad music? It's all in the jeans

Steven Wells: Can't be arsed to dress properly usually means can't be arsed to write music properly, which is why indie is awash with denim. From now on, it's leather, gold lamé and leopard-print trousers

Steven Wells

24, Apr, 2009 @1:30 PM

Blog: Why is right-on music so wrong?

Steven Wells: With so many righteous bands looking, smelling and sounding like a disgrace, it's difficult to reconcile loving their politics with hating their music

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17, Apr, 2009 @3:40 PM

Is this the end for Tommy Smyth, possibly the most hated football commentator in history?

Steven Wells: US sport fans will be hearing a lot less of Tommy Smyth, and his many irritating catchphrases, now that ESPN have lost Champions League rights

Steven Wells

15, Apr, 2009 @11:02 AM

Steven Wells on why rock critics should be replaced with cartoon characters from US TV

Steven Wells: There are too many timid types in music journalism these days, which is why we need cartoon characters that can savage bands with just one brutal sentence

Steven Wells

06, Apr, 2009 @11:25 AM