Phil Aston is the founder and editor of Now Spinning Magazine, an independent music website and YouTube channel dedicated to physical music formats, including vinyl records, CDs, deluxe editions, box sets and classic album reissues. A lifelong music fan, collector and former guitarist, Phil brings musician insight, industry experience and a collector’s passion to his reviews, interviews and features. Through Now Spinning Magazine, Phil covers classic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, jazz fusion and related genres, with a particular focus on sound quality, packaging, archive releases and the emotional connection between music and physical media.

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Suzi Quatro Interview : Freedom

Suzi Quatro Interview : Freedom

Suzi Quatro on Freedom: “Nobody Held My Hand… I Did It My Way” In this new conversation with Now...

Steven Wilson interview 2026 on The Overview, Headphone Dust, and why “imperfection” matters

Steven Wilson Interview

Steven Wilson “There’s progressive, and there’s prog. Prog becomes a blueprint. Progressive means you don’t know what to expect...

Ian Gillan Band – Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story (7CD Box Set Review)

Ian Gillan Band – Down The Road: 8CD Box Set Review

Ian Gillan Band – Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story (8CD Box Set Review) There are...

Robin Trower Live 50th Anniversary Review

Robin Trower Live 50th Anniversary Review

A Classic Live Album Reborn With a Stunning New Remix In the mid-1970s, live albums were often sprawling double...

Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake A Psychedelic Classic Reborn: New 3CD and Vinyl Reissue Review

Small Faces Classic Reborn — Best Reissue Yet?

Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake A Psychedelic Classic Reborn: New 3CD and Vinyl Reissue Review Few albums capture...

Status Quo Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 26 June 1979 – 2CD Deluxe Edition (Demon Records)

Status Quo – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 26 June 1979

There are live albums… and then there are live statements of intent. Live at Hammersmith 79 captures Status Quo...

The McAuley Schenker Group – Bad Boys (1987–1992) 4CD Box Set Review

The McAuley Schenker Group – Bad Boys (1987–1992) 4CD Box Set Review

There are moments in every music fan’s life when certain albums pass you by — not because you don’t...

Wild Horses – Standing Our Ground (1978–1981) The Complete Recordings – 6CD Box Set Review

Wild Horses Box Set — Forgotten Supergroup?

Wild Horses – Standing Our Ground (1978–1981) The Complete Recordings – 6CD Box Set Review There are certain bands that...

Neal Morse on L.I.F.T.: Faith, Belonging & Why This Album Changes Everything

Neal Morse Interview : Belonging, Faith & PROG

When Neal Morse joins the Now Spinning Magazine Podcast, you know you’re about to go somewhere deeper than just riffs and...

Rose Tattoo – The Albums 1981–1984 (Cherry Red / Lemon Records)

Rose Tattoo 1981–1984: Better Than You Remember?

Rose Tattoo – The Albums 1981–1984 (Cherry Red / Lemon Records) Revisiting The Tats – Raw, Raucous, and Reborn on 4CD...