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 · Jul 16
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 · Jul 16
"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 · Jul 16
"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 · Jul 16
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 · Jul 16
"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 · Jul 16
"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 · Jul 15
"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 · Jul 15
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 · Jul 15
"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" Louder · Jul 15
“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 · Jul 15
"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 · Jul 15
"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 · Jul 15
"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 · Jul 14
Louder · Jul 14 "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 · Jul 14 "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 · Jul 14 "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
Louder · Jul 14 "It was presented like you can do this or you can just say bye-bye." Heart's Ann Wilson on the "devil's bargains" her band were forced to accept in order to survive the '80s Ann Wilson on how Heart had to sell a little bit of their souls to survive
Louder · Jul 14 “We had no money, no management, and we’d been dropped by the label. But when we plugged in and played, it was the most magnificent thing”: Midge Ure’s prog moments with Ultravox, Robert Fripp, Kate Bush, Jethro Tull and, indirectly, Steven Wilson Taking the same attitude to keyboards that he’d first taken to guitar, he regards his best 80s work as “synth prog” – and it’s difficult to disagree
Louder · Jul 14 "I hope Lonely Robot fans find this to be a fitting epilogue." John Mitchell announces final Lonely Robot album, An Ending John Mitchell will release his sixth and final album under the Lonely Robot banner in September
Louder · Jul 14 "I was screaming inside, very intense, but not saying a word." The defiant story of Creedence Clearwater Revival's most understood song Fortunate Son was a burning commentary on class and elitism, delivered against the sulphurous backdrop of the Vietnam War
Louder · Jul 13 "People that do this that don’t have huge egos have huge problems." Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger says that a life in rock and roll will "permanently damage" you psychologically "You always hope that you’re a so-called normal person underneath"
Louder · Jul 13 "We love her, and we want her to feel the full strength of the community that has loved and supported her for so many years." L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer A GoFundMe has been set up to help assist Finch with her medical expenses and home care
Louder · Jul 13 "Did he ask me to write a song with him? I didn’t take that seriously. We’d had a few pints." The night Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder partied 'til dawn with Bob Dylan in an Irish bar Peal Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready covered a Bob Dylan classic at one of the most star-studded concerts ever staged, then headed out to party with the folk-rock legend
Louder · Jul 13 "He came into the kitchen, gave me a tape and said, 'Listen to this. It’s not just any tape'." How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain's coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution How the career of one of Britain's most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse