LouderSound6/13/2026
Bullets, bikers and burnout: the story of Jimi Hendrix's last gigJimi Hendrix's final show was at a festival marred by terrible weather, machine-gun fire and marauding Hell's Angels
LouderSound6/12/2026
"It's this melodic, wonderful thing, with two guitars interweaving in a way that's not just shredding." The Black Keys' Patrick Carney picks the songs that have soundtracked his life"It's this melodic, wonderful thing, with two guitars interweaving in a way that's not just shredding"
LouderSound6/7/2026
“It was the first time I smoked pot and saw a naked girl. The next day I bought a guitar and swore to do this for a living”: How cult AOR hotshot Paul Laine made the greatest Bon Jovi album Bon Jovi never madeCult Canadian Paul Laine’s debut album Stick It In Your Ear is an early 90s hard rock lost treasure
LouderSound6/6/2026
"I don’t think I have to forgive them. They replaced me when I was sick and said I ruined the band": Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fansStyx ex Dennis DeYoung on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
LouderSound6/6/2026
“I loved what Hendrix did with it. Jimi took the song one step further with this really amazing, sweaty strum”: How The Troggs and Hendrix turned a flop ’60s single into one of the most famous songs in historyWild Thing is one of the most covered songs of all time – but it very nearly vanished into obscurity
LouderSound6/5/2026
"This man said, ‘I’ve brought my wife for a night out and you’re the worst band I’ve seen in my life. You’re crap.’” How the Moody Blues finally came good with Days Of Future PassedIn 1967, a new line-up of The Moody Blues created a groundbreaking album that brought about the birth of progressive rock.
LouderSound6/5/2026
Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and meditated with David Lynch. Donovan looks back...Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch
LouderSound5/26/2026
"I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up." Suzi Quatro's stories of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Phil Lynott, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde and more"I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up"
LouderSound5/26/2026
The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever, and the stories behind themThe very best of the best of Nirvana
LouderSound5/24/2026
"I wasn’t what you’d call an achiever in school. When I think back, I had a guitar in my hand most of the time." Aerosmith's Joe Perry on The Beatles, Jack White and the ridiculous amount of guitars in his collectionThe Aerosmith guitarist traces his steps from student to master in this archive interview
LouderSound5/22/2026
Yes: The early years - a surprisingly difficult quizThink you know everything about Yes? Then take our quiz and prove it
LouderSound5/20/2026
“I played Doom before I was even into metal. A lot of my love of thrash comes from slaying beasts in Doom”: How Doom and its iconic soundtrack converted the next generation of metalheadsThe 1993 shoot-’em-up was wildly violent and hugely successful – and, thanks to Bobby Prince’s awesome soundtrack, it was beloved by the metal crowd
LouderSound5/19/2026
"I said, One day, that's all you got." Legendary producer Eddie Kramer recalls the making of the five-track demo tape which introduced rock 'n' roll superheroes Kiss to the world in 1973"It was like a musical manifesto."
LouderSound5/19/2026
The soundtrack to mega-metal videogame Doom has been added to the Library Of Congress, alongside Weezer’s debut album and music by Beyoncé and Taylor SwiftThe library contains sound recordings which are “culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or informs or reflects life in the United States”
Loudwire5/14/2026
Type O Negative Albums Ranked Worst to BestDid we get No. 1 right?
LouderSound5/12/2026
"Men could make you feel like you were really silly for even trying." Heart's Ann Wilson recalls the sexism of the '70s rock sceneAnn Wilson speaks out against sexism as her new documentary, Ann Wilson - In My Voice, is screened in the US
LouderSound5/11/2026
"There are so many special memories within the walls." Paul McCartney welcomes announcement of the first ever official Beatles fan experience in London at 3 Savile Row, the former headquarters of Apple Corps and site of legendary rooftop gig"Wow, it’s like coming home" - Ringo Starr
Kritikzine5/7/2026
The Rolling Stones Yeni Stüdyo Albümü “Foreign Tongues”u DuyurduThe Rolling Stones, merakla beklenen yeni stüdyo albümleri "Foreign Tongues"un 10 Temmuz'da Capitol Records etiketiyle yayınlanacağını duyurdu. 14 parçalık bu albüm, "Hackney Diamonds" albümünden üç yıldan kısa bir süre sonra geliyor. Yeni albüm, 5 Mayıs'ta dijital olarak yayınlanacak olan ilk single "In The Stars" ve albümün açılış parçası "Rough And Twisted" ile tanıtılacak. "In The Stars" 15 Mayıs'ta fiziksel olarak da yayınlanacak. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards ve Ronnie Wood, Brooklyn, New Yo