
Fraser Lewry
Fraser has served as Online Editor for Classic Rock since 2014. and has worked in the music industry for 39 years (26 of which have been online). He has also written for the likes of Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga and Music365. He is the former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, a former A&R at Fiction Records, an early blogger, ex-roadie and published author. He once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. His favourite Serbian trumpeter, if you're asking? Dejan Petrović. Fraser returned to his native New Zealand in 2021, becoming Louder's first full-time Oceanic correspondent in the process.
Latest articles by Fraser Lewry

Slash announces Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival live album and concert film
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch the video for Slash's version of Fleetwood Mac's classic Oh Well now

Aerosmith and Yungblud confirm collaboration details
By Fraser Lewry published
Yungblud hooks up with Aerosmith for five-track EP – their first new music in 13 years

Mike Patton returns to action with new project AVTT/PTTN with folk rock stars the Avett Brothers
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to AVTT/PTTN's debut single Eternal Love now

Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones
By Fraser Lewry published
Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more

Joe Bonamassa announces all-star tribute to B.B. King
By Fraser Lewry published
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Slash, Keb' Mo', Larkin Poe, Jimmie Vaughan, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and many more

Heart add more dates to Royal Flush tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Lucinda Williams will join Heart for a run of shows next year

The world of metal pays tribute to At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg
By Fraser Lewry published
Tributes to Tomas Lindberg have come from Opeth, Napalm Death, Cradle Of Filth, Avatar, Exodus and many more

Aerosmith to release first new music in over a decade - with Yungblud
By Fraser Lewry published
A teaser video of Steven Tyler and Yungblud singing My Only Angel is out now

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 15, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Mammoth, Biffy Clyro, Dirty Honey and more

Watch Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson sing the Star Spangled Banner for 66,000 NFL fans in Pittsburgh
By Fraser Lewry published
The Iron Maiden frontman sang the American National Anthem ahead of the Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks encounter

The Wildhearts announce More Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts shows
By Fraser Lewry published
Ginger Wildheart and band plus dog will play ten UK shows later this year

Robert Plant's Saving Grace with Suzi Dian announces UK tour dates
By Fraser Lewry published
Legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will bring his "song book of the lost and found" to ten UK venues in the buildup to Christmas

Justin Hawkins backs up brother Dan's criticism of "poseur" Yungblud's Ozzy tribute
By Fraser Lewry published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins explains why "musicians of a certain age" feel "irked" by Yungblud

"I'm hoping to go there and watch myself": David Gilmour hints at Pink Floyd avatar show at the Sphere in Las Vegas
By Fraser Lewry published
David Gilmour made the remarks at the UK premiere of his concert film Live At Circus Maximus, Rome

Twisted Sister will tour the world in 2026 to celebrate half a century of Not Taking It
By Fraser Lewry published
"Fifty years on, and Twisted Sister is still the soundtrack for every rebel with a reason and a reason to turn it up"

Watch Jeff Beck's mind-boggling version of You Know What I Mean on The Midnight Special
By Fraser Lewry published
Jeff Beck joins a stellar lineup of musicians including Billy Preston, Buddy Miles and Willie Weeks

The 27 current best-selling albums on Bandcamp are all by the same band
By Fraser Lewry published
It's a good time to be a member of King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard

Massively expanded edition of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Axis: Bold As Love announced
By Fraser Lewry published
The multi-disc Bold As Love set includes 28 previously unreleased tracks - listen to a demo of Stone Free/Up From The Skies now

Bryan Adams announces UK leg of Roll With The Punches tour
By Fraser Lewry published
This news arrives as Bryan Adams embarks on a lengthy run of North American shows, with support from Pat Benatar, The Sheepdogs and more

Allen Blickle, founding Baroness drummer, dead at 42
By Fraser Lewry published
Allen Blickle left Baroness after the band's horrific tour bus crash in 2012

The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins slams MTV Ozzy tribute
By Fraser Lewry published
MTV's tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne featured Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Nuno Bettencourt and Yungblud

Filmmaker Taika Waititi is working on a Fyre Fest musical
By Fraser Lewry published
"I think the idea is exciting, weird, and potentially disastrous, which seems apt and is how I like to work" - Taika Waititi

Blackberry Smoke celebrate 25th anniversary with album honouring late drummer Brit Turner
By Fraser Lewry published
Rattle, Ramble & Roll: The Best of Blackberry Smoke – Volume One will contain two new tracks
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