EXPLAINED: 9 | Vintage Vibes

"He's back from the dead!" Peter Gabriel's grandiose new nine-minute single One By One reintroduces his Mozo character to o\i

Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon in the build-up to his new studio album o\i.

Louder · Jul 29

"She stormed away from the room and went up to the hotel room and just wrote the words in their entirety." How a sleazy record company man inspired Heart's classic feminist anthem Barracuda

Prompted by a suggestive advert and a "sleazeball with a satin jacket", the furious Barracuda still resonates

Louder · Jul 29

"I sometimes just want to be the guy eating a hamburger without someone asking: 'Where's your nose chain and your leather trousers?'" Rachel Bolan on the need for speed, his solo debut, Skid Row's new singer, digging punk and Oasis

Skid Row bassist and solo artist Rachel Bolan's debut solo album Gargoyle Of The Garden State is out now

Louder · Jul 29

"When the fans changed the meaning of those words, they lifted the curse." How Eddie Vedder plumbed the murkiest of emotional depths to complete a Pearl Jam classic

Pearl Jam's debut single was an act of catharsis for Eddie Vedder, but the band's audience took it in an unexpected direction

Louder · Jul 28

"A performance that is pulsing with rhythm, attitude, and unforgettable choreography!" An Aerosmith ballet will be staged next year

The Virginia National Ballet's production of Aerosmith will be performed in Manassas

Louder · Jul 27

Why Taylor Swift's favourite emo band sneaked lyrics by Motley Crue, Bad Company and Madness into the album that saved their career

"If you’re our age and were interested in music at all, those lyric quotes are there in your mind"

Louder · Jul 27

"I think people will get lost in it and forget they're watching a film." Queen Budapest, the film of the first Western stadium rock show to take place behind the Iron Curtain, to screen in cinemas worldwide

The last filmed live performance of the band with Freddie Mercury, Queen Budapest is of huge significance to fans and band members alike

Louder · Jul 27

"The band that knocked me over was the Mahavishnu Orchestra." Prog takes a look inside Bill Oddie's Record Collection

From being wowed by US fusion instrumentalists to being honoured on a Soft Machine album, Bill Oddie's record collection tells some tales...

Louder · Jul 27

You Gotta Move fast if you want to get these limited-edition Rolling Stones x Technics wireless earbuds

Limited to just 5000 units, the Technics EAH-AZ100E1K will be gone faster than you can Shake Your Hips

Louder · Jul 27

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 27, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Black Spiders, Halestorm, King Kraken and more

Louder · Jul 27