LouderSound7/16/2026
"The epitome of American rock'n'roll." Nine Little Feat albums to listen to and one to avoid"The epitome of American rock’n’roll"
Loudwire7/6/2026
Dave Mustaine Names His 5 Favorite Rock + Metal GuitaristsThey each have a particular strength.
LouderSound7/4/2026
"So that's why I'm a skinny f***." Motley Crue's Tommy Lee on the physical demands of being a rock drummerTommy Lee says he puts in the equivalent of 13 miles of running at every Motley Crue show
LouderSound7/4/2026
Alkaline Trio cancel UK tour at very last minute as frontman Matt Skiba can't "walk, talk, play or sing" due to worsening medical issueAlkaline Trio cancel entire UK tour at last minute – including headlining slot at 2000Trees festival
No Clean Singing7/4/2026
SEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: SNĚT’, GREH, GOMMA, SHABTI, HOLY DEATH, CARCERAL(written by Islander) I have mixed feelings about the Fourth of July, probably a result of living through wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan in which U.S. government officials wrapped themselves in the flag, exalted themselves with military fly-overs, and belched “patriotic” rhetoric while lying to citizens and sending their children overseas to be maimed [...]
LouderSound7/4/2026
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine names his guitar heroes and praises Deep Purple and Rainbow's Ritchie Blackmore for "being metal as f*** back when there were no metal guitar players"Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's "Last Supper" of guitarists includes special place for Deep Purple and Rainbow icon Ritchie Blackmore
LouderSound7/4/2026
“As for the lyrics, it’s not exactly Bob Dylan. But it felt good from a musician standpoint”: How a half-live album, a monster hit and a travelling zoo helped three Texas icons play to 1.2 million peopleBuffalo, buzzards and Tush? ZZ Top’s Fandango album saw the Little Ol’ Band From Texas go nationwide
LouderSound6/26/2026
"We were playing to capacity crowds, six or seven nights a week, everywhere we went. So we figured something was about to happen." The story of 1966, the year that built rock"We were playing to capacity crowds, six or seven nights a week, everywhere we went. So we figured something was about to happen"
LouderSound6/24/2026
Jimmy Page on Presence: "You don't make music like that falling about in the street drunk"Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page reflects on the making of the band's 1976 album Presence, recorded in difficult circumstances in just three weeks
Loudwire6/24/2026
The 11 Best Wah Pedal Guitar Solos in Rock + MetalFew effects are as instantly recognizable — or divisive.
LouderSound6/23/2026
“That brief time is the bane of my life. They were everything I was against”: Prog veteran David Paton loved working with Alan Parsons, Kate Bush, Rick Wakeman and Jimmy Page. But there’s one band he hatedThe singer, bassist and guitarist explains what it was like to make music with legends – and wonders if he retired too soon
LouderSound6/10/2026
"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" Live Aid reunion are brutal, and spare no-oneThe prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned
LouderSound6/10/2026
He hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page: Jeff Beck’s wild timesJeff Beck hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page
LouderSound6/5/2026
"Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met Queen Elizabeth II"It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"
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
Blabbermouth5/12/2026
ZAKK WYLDE's Advice To Young Musicians: 'Dedicate Your Life To It, 'Cause You Don't Wanna Have Some Crummy Job That You Hate'In the debut episode of Gnarly Origins, Revolver's Jimmy Hubbard sits down with heavy metal icon Zakk Wylde to trace the wild early years that led him from a New Jersey gas station to Ozzy Osbourne's band. Wylde looks back on the audition tape that changed everything, the lessons that shaped him and...