Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Louder

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson names the legendary punk singer who asked him for an autograph: “It’s not for me, it’s for my mother”

Not one but two punk icons outed themselves to Ian Anderson as secret Jethro Tull fans

Louder

“We would just have done it balls out, legs akimbo like Status Quo. and probably messed it up”: The classic song that gave an iconic post-punk band their biggest hit – and became an epitaph for their tragic singer

Frank Sinatra was an unlikely inspiration for one of the greatest songs of the 80s

Louder

“I didn’t expect the albums to last the way they have. If I’d known, I would have done better. The bands might say that too!” Genesis sleeve artist Colin Elgie started with the vaguest brief imaginable, and won a whole year in the limelight

Even though his squonk was nothing like the band’s squonk, the Hipgnosis stringer’s work on A Trick Of The Tail led to a return gig, while he also created art for Renaissance and Al Stewart

Louder

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

“I don’t belong on TV, I should be in a circus!”: How ZZ Top’s Afterburner continued one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s

ZZ Top hit big with Eliminator. So they repeated the formula with Afterburner

Louder

"Bring the road to us. That’s my suggestion." The Rolling Stones may not have any tours lined up, but Keith Richards isn't ruling out live shows in 2027 from the world's greatest rock and roll band

As they celebrate their fifteenth UK Number 1 album, The Rolling Stones hint at future live dates

Louder

"He was seriously wondering if the Ramones would ever make it as big as the Bay City Rollers." How the Ramones made the debut album that only sold 6000 copies but changed the world

Few bands shook the UK music scene like NYC punks the Ramones did in 1976. Fewer still can claim they actually built one. Welcome to a revolution

Louder

Time and Money well spent: This retro-styled Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player lights up The Dark Side Of The Moon

Audio firm We Are Rewind release a limited-edition portable cassette player alongside The Dark Side Of The Moon on high quality tape

Louder

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Rick Wakeman shares trailer for his new prog album, Return To The Red Planet

Rick Wakeman will release his latest album, Return To The Red Planet, in October

Louder

Echo & The Bunnymen announce first new album in 12 years, share single Brussels Is Haunted

Echo & The Bunnymen's 13th album, Apples For Isaac, is set for release in September

Louder

Bob Dylan announces UK tour - and you're still not allowed to take photos

Bob Dylan's "no cameras" rule persists as the Never Ending Tour does another lap

Louder

"These clowns won’t be around for much longer." My Chemical Romance have just played three sold-out stadium shows in London, but 20 years ago their "weird ventriloquists’ music" freaked out and confused one of Britain's favourite bands

Not everyone understood My Chemical Romance when they gatecrashed the mainstream

Louder

"We drank a lot because of the blow and we got blown a lot because we drank a lot." The wired story of Aerosmith's drug-fuelled classic Rocks

The drugs really were working for Aerosmith on 1976’s classic Rocks album

Louder

King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King quiz

How much do you know about King Crimson's game-changing debut album, In The Court Of The Crimson King?

Louder

"Dressed to kill, all unbridled energy." Some of Small Faces' greatest songs – and a managerial battle – documented on Decca Singles 1965-1967

Still small but perfectly formed after all these years

Louder

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Louder

"Iggy was in a mental hospital when I first met him." In 1975, David Bowie introduced a 10-year-old Slash to Iggy Pop in a LA psych ward. He and Dennis Hopper later returned wearing space suits to share a bag of drugs with their friend

Iggy Pop's attempts to kick his drug addictions in the 1970s weren't always helped by his famous friends

Louder

"The world thinks that he’s a scary, mean guy. And he’s the complete opposite." Why former Guns N' Roses drummer Frank Ferrer only has good things to say about Axl Rose, despite his surprise dismissal from the band in 2025

"I knew this thing wasn’t gonna be forever"

Louder

Phil Collins shares previously unreleased live version of You Know What I Mean and announces deluxe vinyl box set of Face Value

Phil Collins' Face Value’ celebrates 45 Years with four-LP deluxe vinyl box set and a new Dolby Atmos mix from Steven Wilson, out in September

Louder

"The nurse gave me a note that said, 'If you have a drink, you will die.' I had a glass of wine." Phil Collins opens up about his past struggles with alcohol addiction, and reveals how Eric Clapton offered help in his darkest hours

"I was very close to dying"

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Louder

“I’ve always wanted to have an all-woman band - I grew up watching Jem and the Holograms!" After her shock departure from Arch Enemy last year, Alissa White-Gluz reveals all about her killer new band, Blue Medusa

Alissa White-Gluz is finally bringing one of her long term ambitions to life

Louder

"The performance racked up over 25,000 viewer complaints as middle England soiled its collective pants." 10 times rock bands totally ruined Top Of The Pops

From Nirvana refusing to mime properly to Manic Street Preachers inadvertently sparking IRA hysteria, Top Of The Pops hosted some unforgettable moments for rock bands

Louder

"He said he did these big gigs to make money, but what he enjoyed best was playing in churches and castles with his missus." Russ Ballard's wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, The Beatles, Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and more

Go-to songwriter, solo artist and former Argent guitarist/singer Russ Ballard hung out with The Beatles, is mates with Roger Daltrey and heard Elvis stories from Robert Plant

Louder

"The whole song turned into kind of a guitar dialogue." Watch the historic footage of Robbie Robertson saving Eric Clapton before they go head-to-head in a duel for the ages

Captured by Martin Scorsese for the concert film The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's guitar duel is a standout moment from two standout careers

Louder

"There are songs that hit as hard as anything we've ever done." Nickelback announce new album Everything Under The Sun, launch Rattle The Cage single

Everything Under The Sun, Nickelback's 11th album, will be released in October

Louder

"I remember John telling me, You should never meet your heroes." Mick Jagger reveals that John Lennon advised him not to meet Elvis Presley, admits that he now feels "really stupid" for heeding the late Beatle's advice

Rolling Stones frontman expresses regret about never having met Elvis Presley

Louder

"It's about understanding the imperfection of your life. Imperfections are unbeatable." Queens of the Stone Age return with new single Easy Street

Watch the video for the first new song from QOTSA since 2023

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.