Who’s the wise-ass that gave Rory man-boobs?
By Steve Newton
If you’ve been following this blog of mine for any length of time you’ve probably figured out that its main focus is on guitar. The vast majority of musicians I’ve interviewed for these pages since 1982 are guitarists: rock, blues, roots, prog, metal, jazz–I love ’em all.
So it’s no surprise that the 10 most popular posts of 2025 are guitarist-related, with #1 being that most under-rated and amazing of all: Rory Gallagher.
Thanks to all for reading my blogs and listening to my audio interviews.
Here’s the countdown:
10. That time I asked John Sykes if he was surprised by the huge success Whitesnake had back in ’87 An audio excerpt from my 1989 interview with the former Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, and Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist, who passed away in December of 2024.
9. Nicolette Larson talks good friend Neil Young, current roommate Linda Ronstadt, and favourite songwriter Lowell George My 1983 interview with the L.A. singer-songwriter, known for her work with Neil Young.
8. Mötley Crüe are as sleazy as they come, but Mick Mars claims that he doesn’t think with his dick My 1999 interview with the guitarist for Mötley Crüe.
7. That time I asked AC/DC’s Malcolm Young what it was like making Back in Black without Bon Scott on vocals An excerpt from my 1983 interview with the rhythm guitarist for AC/DC.
6. Robert Plant says young girls still whimper as he walks past My 1993 interview with the former Led Zeppelin singer, when he was promoting his latest solo album, Fate of Nations.
5. The 10 best horror films now streaming on Apple TV, reviewed A collection of 10 of my original reviews of scary movies streaming on Apple TV in 2023.
4. That time Jakob Dylan told me that his dad wasn’t a lightweight An audio excerpt from my 1993 interview with Bob Dylan’s 23-year-old son, frontman of the Wallflowers.
3. Rolling Stone can piss right off: here’s the 100 Greatest Guitarists (that I’ve interviewed) and 50 that I haven’t (yet) My response to Rolling Stone magazine’s lame 2015 list of the so-called “greatest guitarists” of all time.
2. That time ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes told me about being fired from Whitesnake by David Coverdale Another audio excerpt from my 1989 interview with the former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist.
1. Controversial blog post about controversial Rory Gallagher statue in Belfast creates controversy My post about the controversy caused when I posted a blog about the controversial statue of the legendary Irish rocker.
I never got to interview Rory Gallagher, to my infinite regret, but to hear the full audio of my interviews with John Sykes, Robert Plant, Malcolm Young, Mick Mars, and Jakob Dylan subscribe to my Patreon page, where you can eavesdrop on over 600 of my uncut, one-on-one conversations with the legends of rock since 1982.
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