
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

Official Lemmy statue to be unveiled - and you can be there
By Fraser Lewry published
Put May 9 in your diary now

Mammoth return with horror-themed video starring Danny Trejo, Slash, Valerie Bertinelli and multiple zombie flesh-eaters
By Fraser Lewry published
Wolfgang Van Halen is back with a new single, The End

Aussie rock legends Rose Tattoo will play their final ever show next year
By Fraser Lewry published
Led by Angry Anderson, Rose Tattoo formed in Sydney in 1976

Sammy Hagar thinks he knows why Alex Van Halen is angry at him and it's nothing to do with music
By Fraser Lewry published
The Red Rocker's Best Of All Worlds residency kicks off in Las Vegas this week

Watch Roger Daltrey engage in lively conversation with entitled heckler
By Fraser Lewry published
The confrontation took place at a recent show on The Who frontman's Alive & Kicking tour

Halestorm announce upcoming album details and mammoth tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Halestorm's sixth album Everest will arrive in August - huge touring schedule also confirmed

"Life has simply caught up with me": Devin Townsend is taking an indefinite break from touring
By Fraser Lewry published
Devin Townsend won't be going on the road for "the foreseeable future" after his upcoming run of PowerNerd live shows

Rare video of AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson singing Toto's classic Hold The Line has gone viral
By Fraser Lewry published
The footage was shot in 2001, as the AC/DC frontman played a series of low-key shows and recorded covers of two traditional folk songs

Things get steamy as Robert Fripp and Toyah tackle Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
By Fraser Lewry published
The Fripp-Willcox cover of Rod Stewart's classic features a rare lead vocal from Robert Fripp

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Halestorm, Whiskey Myers, Laura Jane Grace and five other kings and queens of the nightime world

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced
By Fraser Lewry published
The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Bad Company and more will be inducted during the ceremony in Los Angeles in November

LAPD release video of events leading up to the shooting and arrest of Weezer bassist's wife
By Fraser Lewry published
Jillian Shriner will appear in court later this week

"Since you’ve been gone, it’s not the same": Listen to the song Sammy Hagar finished after being visited by Eddie Van Halen in a dream
By Fraser Lewry published
The release of Sammy Hagar's Encore, Thank You, Goodnight comes ahead of his upcoming Best Of All Worlds residency in Las Vegas

Sleep Token invite listeners to "confront what lies beneath the mask" on exultant new single Damocles
By Fraser Lewry published
Vessel and co. will release their new album Even In Arcadia next month

Original Kiss drummer Peter Criss announces first solo album in 18 years
By Fraser Lewry published
The Catman's new album includes contributions from John 5, Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer and more

What happened when I took a Bon Jovi superfan to an intimate Bon Jovi show
By Fraser Lewry published
When Bon Jovi showcased This House Is Not For Sale at an intimate London show, Classic Rock took a superfan along to watch the action and meet the band

Watch the video for the first new music from the original Alice Cooper Band in half a century
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Black Mamba comes from the Bob Ezrin-produced Revenge of Alice Cooper, out in July

Bryan Adams announces mammoth North American tour schedule with Pat Benatar and The Sheepdogs
By Fraser Lewry published
Bryan Adams' Roll With The Punches tour will reach North America in September after a lengthy European run

Billy Idol hooks up with Avril Lavigne for driving pop-punk anthem 77
By Fraser Lewry published
77 comes from Billy Idol's upcoming album Dream Into It

Legendary Bohemian Rhapsody producer Roy Thomas Baker dead at 78
By Fraser Lewry published
Roy Thomas Baker worked with Queen, Free, Journey, The Cars, Yes, Ozzy Osbourne, Smashing Pumpkins and many more

The Cure launch mammoth Mixes Of A Lost World album, donate royalties to charity
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to remixes by Four Tet and Paul Oakenfold now

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Buckcherry, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Band Feel and five other rowdy rockers, rollers, rebels and reprobates

"There have been some communication issues": Zak Starkey returns to The Who days after dismissal
By Fraser Lewry published
It's been a lively week for Ringo Starr's son
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