Ian Hunter

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Great White’s Jack Russell Gone at 63

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Great White, Ian Hunter, Jack Russell, Led Zeppelin, Mott the Hoople, RIP

The hard rock singer retired from touring last month after Lewy body dementia diagnosis

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Stranger Than Fiction: A Conversation with Ian Hunter

April 29, 2024May 25, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2024, CHEAP TRICK, Defiance Part 2: Fiction, Fiction, Ian Hunter, interview, Lucinda Williams, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Rick Nielsen, Trudi Hunter

The British rock legend talks about his new album Defiance Part 2 and what the future holds

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Rock 

Ian Hunter Is Defying The Odds

May 9, 2023May 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 1 Comment All the Young Dudes, Defiance Part 1, Ian Hunter, Mike Campbell, Mott the Hoople, Ringo Starr, Robert Trujillo, Slash, Sun Records, Taylor Hawkins

With a fab new album, the 83-year-old Mott man shows no signs of slowing down

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Glam Rock 

A Funky Little Boat Race: Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes at 50

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, All the Young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, The Clash, The Kinks

What makes it one of the weakest albums from one of the greatest British rock bands

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Ian Hunter, 83, Penned Best Song of His Career at 76

June 18, 2022February 5, 2025 Ken Kurson 10 Comments Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Dennis DeYoung, Foreigner, Ian Hunter, John Panozzo, Jon Bon Jovi, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Styx, The Who

Mott leader’s tribute to Bowie revealed an artist heading loudly into that good night

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Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

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Ellen Foley, We Will Love You Forever

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Ellen Foley, Fighting Words, Hair, Ian Hunter, Meatloaf, Mick Ronson, Night Court

Read our exclusive chat with the renowned singer, songwriter and actress, and listen to the world premiere of the latest single off her new solo album Fighting Words

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Bowie at 74, Part II

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day, Bernard Fowler, Billy Corgan, Corey Glover, David Bowie, Gavin Rossdale, Ian Astbury, Ian Hunter, Joe Elliot, Macy Gray, Perry Farrell, peter Frampton, Tony Visconti, Trent Reznor

Jim Sullivan celebrates his history in conversation with the Thin White Duke

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REISSUES: The Iron City House Is Rockin’

August 7, 2020August 11, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments Grains of Sand, Have Fun But Get Out Alive! Bruce Springsteen, Ian Hunter, Iron City Houserockers, Joe Grushecky, Marshmallow Steamshovel, Mick Ronson, Steve Popovich, Steve Van Zandt, the Fenways

Diving deep into the 40th anniversary reissue of the Iron City Houserockers’ best album—the record that should have made their career—Have a Good Time But… Get Out Alive! 

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Have A Good Time But…Get Out Alive! Turns 40

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1980, Have A Good Time But...Get Out Alive!, Ian Hunter, Iron City Houserockers, Joe Grushecky, Mick Ronson, Steven Van Zandt

An exclusive interview with Joe Grushecky about the classic second album from Pittsburgh’s Iron City Houserockers

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Glam Rock 

“There’s No Such Thing As Rock & Roll”

December 19, 2019July 20, 2023 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mad Shadows, Morgan Fisher, Mott, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, The Hoople

A conversation with Mott the Hoople’s Morgan Fisher

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Glam Rock 

IN CONCERT: Mott Still Gott the Hoople

April 6, 2019July 20, 2023 Chloe Orwell 7 Comments ARIEL BENDER, Chicago Theatre, David Bowie, Dudley Moore, Floyd Cramer, Glenn Gould, Ian Hunter, James Mastro, Mick Ronson, Morgan Fisher, Mose Allison, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Peter Cook, Ray Davies

Ian Hunter and the gang make us all remember the Saturday Gigs

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The Dudes Abide, Part II: It’s A Whole Different Ballgame

April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople, Reunions

The second half of our exclusive conversation with Ian Hunter, but now he’s joined by Mott the Hoople bandleader James Mastro.

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Glam Hard Rock Rock 

The Dudes Abide, Part I: Never Fond of the Heavy Metal

April 1, 2019February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople, Reunions

The first half of a lengthy and exclusive chat with Ian Hunter ahead of the anticipated Mott the Hoople reunion tour

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