Review: Michael Schenker lets rip on new MSG album Don’t Sell Your Soul Guitar hero Michael Schenker follows his re-imagined UFO favourites with a set of his own new material Louder · Oct 3, 2025
“Largely ignored – but formidable, masterly and substantial”: Darryl Way’s Wolf released three albums in two years. The Cadenza box set proves they should never have been out of the spotlight 3CD set shows the Curved Air man’s underdogs had plenty of bite in Canis Lupus, Saturation Point and Night Music Louder · Oct 3, 2025
Founding Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja dead at 79 Chris Dreja played in The Yardbirds alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page Louder · Oct 2, 2025
I say, 'It is an honour to meet you, you are one of my biggest inspirations.' And he says 'kneel' and asks for the cane..." What happened when a goth icon had a surprise encounter with a punk rock hero When AFI frontman Davey Havok met his hero Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, he didn't foresee what would happen next Louder · Oct 2, 2025
"The most unsubtle, one-dimensional noise": the chart-topping indie anthem that prompted an ex-member of Depeche Mode to write a letter of complaint Safe to say that Alan Wilder is not a fan of this beloved indie-rock hit Louder · Oct 2, 2025
11 sublimely mellow Smashing Pumpkins cuts Despite all their rage, sometimes Billy Corgan & co. made some of the most perfectly tranquil music of the 90s Louder · Oct 2, 2025
“I’m never not ready to scream about racial issues.” Hayley Williams on the importance of using her platform and why she’s pulling no punches when it comes to a certain country star The Paramore singer has opened up on the “racist country singer” referred to in the title track of her new album, and she's done caring what he thinks Louder · Oct 2, 2025
"He was like a blubbering baby. He was crying. He was devastated": The Who's Roger Daltrey on drugs, fights, death and the music that defined a generation The Who: From pill-popping mod figureheads to Woodstock-generation rockers and beyond Louder · Oct 2, 2025
"The place was full of chickens, pigs and goats. The whole thing was fascinating": How an acid-tinged account of a North African adventure became the sound of the counterculture With 60s pop music going psychedelic, Morocco's hippie trail inspired a song that took three years to come to fruition Louder · Oct 2, 2025
“They’re portrayed as unhip, exploitative capitalist men of the rock world. But it’s entirely down to them that the movement can move. And they didn’t get anything out of it”: When Peter Gabriel received death threats, Genesis reunited to help him Their former leader found himself in serious trouble after his WOMAD festival lost money. So the classic line-up returned to stage their Six Of The Best show in 1982, leaving an indelible mark on prog history Louder · Oct 2, 2025
"It's a band I think I have a lot in common with": Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is working on a movie about The Replacements Actor and musician Finn Wolfhard released his debut solo album Happy Birthday earlier this year Louder · Oct 1, 2025
Lunatic Soul reveal softer side with album cycle-closing video for The New End Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda will release his eighth Lunactic Soul album, The World Under Unsun, in October Louder · Oct 1, 2025
“I stand with the world, in its goodness and beauty”: Nick Cave has just delivered another stirring sermon on the state of the world in 2025 The Bad Seeds leader was answering a question about his political leanings and offered up a considered, non-partisan response Louder · Oct 1, 2025
New film exploring David Bowie’s Berlin years announced The show, directed by regular Bowie filmmaker Francis Whatley, will mark 50 years since the icon’s arrival in the German capital Louder · Oct 1, 2025
Louder · Oct 1, 2025 “We’re looking back at the good ol’ days”: New Found Glory announce details of forthcoming new album LISTEN UP!, the Florida pop-punk’s 11th studio album, arrives in February 2026
Louder · Oct 1, 2025 That acclaimed movie about the Mars Volta and At The Drive-In is coming to UK cinemas Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird tells the story of the friendship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Louder · Oct 1, 2025 “The music needed to be paced differently and we needed a bit more going for us, thematically. We very much realised we needed a new identity to rise above the fray”: Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked War, peace, dictators and a failed pursuit of young love were at the heart of the band’s attempt to make “proper grown-up music” in 1972
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 The Cure announce huge summer 2026 UK and Ireland shows with star-studded supporting cast Mogwai, Slowdive, The Twilight Sad and more will support The Cure in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester in 2026
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 “If you persist in doing the things that you want to do to satisfy yourself, you can live your whole life that way”: watch a heartfelt message to a young musician from the late, great Steve Albini The legendary In Utero and Surfer Rosa producer offered up some encouragement to a young drummer and his words of wisdom are worth listening to
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 Zeppelin and Floyd hoped his magic would rub off on them. The Happy Mondays just wanted to kidnap him. Donovan just dropped the most epic, name-dropping answer to a question ever After all, why reply with a short response when you can weave a long tale involving Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and more instead?
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 “He said, ‘Between you and I, I’ve written a Coronation Street script’”: Morrissey once accosted a Corrie star, asked to be taken to the set and revealed he’d pitched to write for the show The ex-Smiths man was unsuccessful in his mission to moonlight as a screenwriter for his favourite soap opera
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 "I've got blisters on my fingers!" 12 songs that prove The Beatles really rocked When The Beatles cranked up the guitars, they really cranked up the guitars
Louder · Sep 30, 2025 Watch the surviving members of REO Speedwagon's classic lineup reunite for the first time in 37 years Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall and Alan Gratzer joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's marching band for a homecoming medley of REO Speedwagon classics
Louder · Sep 29, 2025 "It's incredible to see them back together. Paul McCartney was actually there!" Leonardo DiCaprio gives his review of the Oasis reunion show in Pasadena, California One of the world's most famous actors was present for one of the biggest reunions in history
Louder · Sep 29, 2025 Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 29, 2025 Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Creeper, Gluecifer, The Hot Damn! and more