LouderSound7/12/2026
“I’ve spent 20 years of my life building a career. I don’t see why I should have to give that up just because one guy says he doesn’t want to do it any more”: The bitter battle for the soul of Pink FloydIn 1985, Roger Waters split from his Pink Floyd bandmates, causing a titanic struggle that endures to this day
LouderSound7/8/2026
"It was quite a shock to be confronted with people down the front all screaming for us." The story of the song that turned Pink Floyd into rock heavyweights - and set the scene for decades of bickering"It was quite a shock to be confronted with people down the front all screaming for us"
Loudwire7/6/2026
Dave Mustaine Names His 5 Favorite Rock + Metal GuitaristsThey each have a particular strength.
LouderSound7/6/2026
“It was when we knew Roger Waters wasn’t going to be part of anything we did, but before he’d officially left. He had us trapped in limbo. I was putting my toe in the water”: David Gilmour’s solo careerDespite saying it’s less complicated to work alone, David Gilmour’s association with Pink Floyd means he never wandered far, or for long, from the band
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
LouderSound7/1/2026
“David Gilmour doesn’t show anger often… that night, if he knew karate he’d have broken the table”: Fight over Comfortably Numb’s inclusion on The Wall was key moment in Pink Floyd’s historyHow Pink Floyd changed dramatically between their first two shows at Earls Court in 1973 and their five-night return in 1981
LouderSound6/24/2026
"Roger immediately said, 'What's that?' Some riffs have a little bit of magic to them, and it's obvious." Watch David Gilmour play Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here in his home studio, and talk about the song's creation at Abbey Road"I remember the moment of creating it quite often"
LouderSound6/22/2026
Syd Barrett’s iconic Madcap floorboards to go on show on South Coast this JulyThe Piper venue near Hastings will feature a week-long programme of gigs and talks in July to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Syd Barrett's passing
LouderSound6/17/2026
Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more...A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October
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
"We are over the moon!" Kate Bush is now an award-winning film directorKate Bush's directorial film debut Little Shrew was inspired by the war in Ukraine
LouderSound5/13/2026
"The whole truck just disappeared, all our gear, gone!" How a $40,000 robbery in New Orleans in 1970 forced Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to purchase what has become the highest-priced guitar in history"The police hadn't helped us much, but the FBI got to work"