Yes reschedule postponed UK Fragile tour to May 2027 Yes will also release their twenty-fourth studio album, Aurora, in June Louder · Apr 23
"I was really glad that she never asked me what I thought of her singing." What happened when Gregg Allman appeared on Cher's TV show Watch Gregg Allman perform Don't Mess Up A Good Thing and Midnight Rider on Cher's TV show, just weeks before their wedding Louder · Apr 23
"You make one record, and now you have your own fried chicken restaurant and your own hovercraft company!" The Black Crowes reflect on success and longevity, and answer the question: Why do they still bother making albums? After decades of feuding and fall-outs, The Black Crowes' Chris and Rich Robinson have found a groove of brotherly love and rock bravado Louder · Apr 23
"His songwriting, musicianship and distinctive spirit helped create music that has lasted far beyond its era." Steve Winwood pays tribute to fellow Traffic founder Dave Mason Dave Mason and Steve Winwood founded Traffic in 1967 alongside Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood Louder · Apr 22
"A reminder of just how powerful and wonderful music can be in a world where little else makes sense." Frank Turner charms the capital with a celebration of twenty years of punk rock honesty Frank Turner closes out his Campfire Punkrock Twenty tour in London Louder · Apr 22
Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition featuring her documentation of the creation, recording and live performance of Gilmour's Luck and Strange album Polly Samson - Between This Breath and Then is at the Leica Gallery London Louder · Apr 22
Porcupine Tree offshoot Voyage 35 unveil full band line-up Former Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and John Wesley are joined by keyboardist Lef from O.R.k. and drummer Alessandro Vagnoni Louder · Apr 22
Carl Palmer announces An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer shows in England for February 2027 Carl Palmer will perform live with late band members Keith Emerson and Greg Lake appearing in sync on screens on either side of the stage Louder · Apr 22
"The toughest thing I've ever done." The trauma behind Otis Redding's tragic classic (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Written by Otis Redding and his guitarist/producer Steve Cropper, (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay became one of the truly great songs Louder · Apr 22
Traffic founder Dave Mason dead at 79 Dave Mason worked with Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos, Mama Cass, Fleetwood Mac and many more in a sixty-year career Louder · Apr 22
"People turned on us. It was as if they resented their big secret band suddenly being the property of the mainstream." After a decade's hard slog, a sublime ballad made stars of REO Speedwagon - and their die-hard fans didn't like it one bit In the 1970s, REO Speedwagon were the Midwest rock band everyone was rooting for - until they actually had a hit Louder · Apr 22
"Basically all their songs are about loss and dying." Emo-loving pop star PinkPantheress on her favourite My Chemical Romance song "I love Gerard Way!" Louder · Apr 21
Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós, Mogwai and more sign open letter asking the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from participating in Eurovision 2026 "We refuse to be silent. We refuse to be complicit" Louder · Apr 21
BBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time! "Prog is simply great music," says this year's Prog Prom curator and 6 Music Freak Zone presenter Stuart Maconie Louder · Apr 21
Louder · Apr 21 "Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Offering is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of album." A heartfelt salute to Axe's forgotten blue-collar gruntrock party classic Revisiting one of melodic rock's greatest long-lost albums
Louder · Apr 21 "I think he is a genius. He's the master of the middle eight." Big Big Train's Gregory Spawton picks the soundtrack of his life Big Big Train co-founder Gregory Spawton picks his records, artistsand gigs of lasting significance
Louder · Apr 21 “Professional pianists are the only ones who say, ‘I understand why he wanted to kill himself. I would think the same thing’”: Keith Emerson’s partner says his health issues were caused by his fear of letting people down Mari Kawaguchi remembers hearing his best-ever performance of Tarkus in a Japanese dive bar, where the critics couldn’t hurt him
Louder · Apr 21 "Only a couple of us saw that it was giving a glimpse of the future." How Aerosmith changed the internet as we know it In 1994 Aerosmith did something no other major band had ever done, and gave the world a glimpse of what was to come
Louder · Apr 21 "I won't stop until I'm able to actually sit down with Bob Seger, ideally playing darts, hopefully having a beer." Boston man goes viral for certifying bars as Bob Seger-friendly It's god's work, but someone has to do it
Louder · Apr 20 Sammy Hagar downsizes Best Of All Worlds UK tour to more "intimate" venues "After waiting 30 years to come back, we really wanted to get this right"
Louder · Apr 20 "It's been too long since we've been in the UK!" Joan Jett And The Blackhearts announce first UK headline tour in 16 years Warning: rock 'n' roll icon incoming
Louder · Apr 20 "A masterpiece, and yet not the band's finest hour." Every Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing
Louder · Apr 20 Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 20, 2026 Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, The Karma Effect, Billy Talent and more
Louder · Apr 20 "It was an embarrassment, but we were desperate for the cash."How Thin Lizzy saved their career by recording an album of Deep Purple covers It's late 1972, and Thin Lizzy are about to lose their record contract - then along comes an offer they can't afford to refuse
Louder · Apr 20 "Turn the lights down, put your feet up, whisky chaser in one hand, beer in the other." A grieving Gregg Allman slows things down on the late-night gospel-country-blues of Laid Back Gregg Allman takes a break from the Brothers to mourn his brother