"Making this record was joyful." Yes share first music from brand new studio album, Aurora Prog legends Yes will release their twenty-fourth studio album, Aurora, in June Louder · Apr 10
"The band's accountants possibly didn't figure in the cost of their eccentric new guitarist insisting upon recording his parts inside a bespoke chicken coop." The 10 most eye-wateringly expensive rock albums ever recorded The rock albums that almost bankrupted the music business Louder · Apr 10
Exclusive Magenta Tarot bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now! Get an exclusive Magenta Tarot t-shirt and a signed lyric sheet with our exclusive limited edition Solstice bundle. Details here... Louder · Apr 10
Great new proggy sounds you need to hear from Einar Solberg, Evergrey, MONO, Crippled Black Phoenix and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week Cool new prog from Argovia, School Disco, Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns, Port Noir and more in all new Tracks Of The Week Louder · Apr 10
Attention all planets of the Solar Federation! Rush have assumed control of the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now! Plus Anthony Phillips, Richard Barbieri, Magenta, Spock's Beard, Steve Hillage, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Major Parkinson and more... Louder · Apr 10
"What began to change us was success. When your dream comes true, where do you go from there?” Kansas: an everyday story of success, failure, religion, drugs, booze and jealousy The story of Kansas is just your average tale of power struggles, line-up changes, religious conversions and multi-million selling hit records Louder · Apr 10
"Then there was this. I was floored!" Long-lost promo video for Led Zeppelin's Good Times Bad Times found in University of Georgia archive Watch footage of Led Zeppelin miming to Good Times Bad Times at a club in Miami in early 1969 Louder · Apr 10
Jack White expands 2026 tour, with UK and Irish headline dates sandwiched between American tours Jack White, coming to a city near you in 2026, probably Louder · Apr 9
"There was an old fella who screamed that we'd been sent by Oliver Cromwell. He jumped on the bonnet of the car and tried to boot the windscreen to pieces." Not everyone was pleased to see The Rolling Stones on their first Irish tour "We've heard it said that this long hair makes you look like women" Louder · Apr 9
How to watch the Coachella 2026 livestream: Iggy Pop, Wet Leg, Turnstile, David Byrne, Die Spitz, Interpol & Nine Inch Nails' set with Boys Noize just some of this weekend's highlights The second Coachella event of 2026 will take place this weekend - here's how you can watch the action from the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, plus line-ups and stage times Louder · Apr 9
Watch Robert Plant and Saving Grace breathe new life into a Led Zeppelin classic on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Robert Plant and his band perform Led Zeppelin on US talk show Louder · Apr 9
"No-one writes rock ’n’ roll better than this.” The story of the AC/DC album that true AC/DC fans love best "We may be little, but we make a lot of noise" Louder · Apr 9
"They were the inadvertent godfathers of the independent music scene." Power-pop nirvana met emotional baggage and personal tragedy in the story of Big Star, a band destined to fail Big Star were all but forgotten by the end of the 70s, but they became a Rosetta Stone for a whole generation of later musicians Louder · Apr 9
“It was the first keyboard solo I’d heard on the radio for a very long time”: The Marillion song that proves Mark Kelly’s genius, by Adam Wakeman Ozzy, Sabbath and Purple contributor says Fish and co were the first prog band he beyond dad Rick’s work with Yes Louder · Apr 9
Louder · Apr 9 "Everybody I know is sending me the clip!" Kansas react to viral Carry On Wayward Son sketch on Saturday Night Live Led by Jack Black, a group of husbands find common purpose through a shared love of song
Louder · Apr 8 "English people don't really want to feel that much." The curious tale of Robert Smith's least favourite Cure album, despite him telling the world "anyone who doesn't like this just doesn't like the Cure" "More passion went into the making of this record than all the others combined"
Louder · Apr 8 "A starting point for new listeners to discover the depth and breadth of their peerless album catalogue." Pink Floyd announce new compilation album including extended version of classic track New Pink Floyd collection 8-Tracks features songs recorded between 1971 and 1979
Louder · Apr 8 "Their record label couldn't figure out whether they were the next Poison or the first Guns N' Roses." The story of Jetboy, the band who could have saved glam metal but didn't Jetboy had the hooks, but record company indecision, an overdose and an unlikely haircut hampered their rise
Louder · Apr 8 “We’re back to being the opening act – a difficult pill to swallow. But I see a great opportunity”: Textures pioneered djent but never received full credit. Can their comeback album secure their achievements? They split up in 2017, feeling they’d been overshadowed by the djent bands they’d inspired. Much to their own surprise, they’ve returned with Genotype – a rewritten ending to the story they began with 2016’s Phenotype
Louder · Apr 8 "There are certain signature sounds that come directly from his playing – not from the equipment, but from him." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles reveals her thoughts on Neil Peart's playing Anika Nilles will make her touring debut with Rush in Los Angeles in July
Louder · Apr 7 New Hawkwind release unearths the late Huw Lloyd-Langton's final recording with the band Hawkwind's Psychedelic Selection is released through Cherry Red Records in June
Louder · Apr 7 The 11 best songs from 1973 The 11 best songs from the year Kiss played their first show, Paul McCartney was fined for growing marijuana, and the oil crisis caused shortages of the vinyl needed to manufacture records
Louder · Apr 7 "I first met Phil Lynott completely by accident during my first ever acid trip." Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on the birth of the band and his relationship with their "gentle and romantic" frontman The story behind the 1969 formation of Thin Lizzy
Louder · Apr 6 "Like Blondie with Teeth." Shakin' Street mix high-energy rock with post-punk pop sensibility on album starring Ross The Boss and Fabienne Shine What Ross The Boss did after the Dictators but before Manowar
Louder · Apr 6 “The atmosphere was intense. Manson said hello and I froze. There was a feeling of extreme evil in the room”: Jon Keliehor went from an unknown psychedelic group to playing with The Doors, turning down The Byrds and rubbing shoulders with Charles Manson Jon Keliehor was on the frontlines of the West Coast rock scene in the late 60s