
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

Fundraiser set up for leading rock music journalist after heart attack
By Fraser Lewry published
Writer Mick Wall has written books on Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Eagles and more

Mott The Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs dead at 81
By Fraser Lewry published
Mick Ralphs' death has been confirmed in a statement from Bad Company

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Joe Bonamassa, The Hives, Enuff Z'nuff and five other raiders of the lost art

The Damned announce massive 50th anniversary show
By Fraser Lewry published
Yep, punk is officially half a century old

The night The Kinks partied at serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house
By Fraser Lewry published
The Kinks' US tour of 1965 was eventful even before the Killer Clown got involved

AC/DC announce Australian leg of PWR⚡️UP tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Could these be the final AC/DC shows ever?

Mötley Crüe and Dölly Partön team up for unexpected version of Home Sweet Home
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to Dölly Crüe's version of the classic power ballad Home Sweet Home now

Deep Purple celebrate 50th anniversary of Made In Japan with another mammoth box set
By Fraser Lewry published
Can you believe it's been 11 years since the 40th anniversary celebrations?

Meet Erja Lyytinen, the Finnish guitarist inspired by 70s classic rock, 80s thrash and happiness
By Fraser Lewry published
Finnish slide ace Erja Lyytinen on murder ballads, the joys of vinyl and playing a skeleton on The Masked Singer

Hollywood Star John C. Reilly stars in new Jack White video after convincing him to make it
By Fraser Lewry published
The video for Archbishop Harold Holmes stars John C. Reilly as an electrifying and electrified evangelical preacher

Noah Weiland releases extremely trippy video for cover of Velvet Revolver's classic Slither
By Fraser Lewry published
If you'd like to watch Slash and Duff McKagan kiss passionately in a whirlpool made of money, here's your chance

"Clone me, you bastards!": If you've ever wanted to clone Ozzy Osbourne for future generations to enjoy, we have good news
By Fraser Lewry published
The DNA is now available to purchase, attached to cans of Liquid Death iced tea consumed by the Prince Of Darkness himself

Every Motörhead studio album ranked from worst to best
By Malcolm Dome last updated
Motörhead’s appetite for virulent, violent melodies charted over the course of 23 ear-threatening albums

Ian Anderson says it's possible Robert Plant wanted to replace him in Jethro Tull
By Fraser Lewry published
History could have been very different

Stevie Nicks confirms more dates for 2025 tour
By Fraser Lewry published
The announcement comes after four stadium shows with Billy Joel were cancelled

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Castle Rat, Starbenders, Buckcherry and five other lords of the new church of rock'n'roll

Zak Starkey reveals the story behind his departure from The Who... and says he might yet return
By Fraser Lewry published
This year's most complicated sacking just got even more complicated

Roger Daltrey reacts to receiving a Knighthood in King Charles III's Birthday Honours list
By Fraser Lewry published
Arise, Sir Roger

Jimmy Page and Black Crowes discuss Live At The Greek in revealing short film
By Fraser Lewry published
In new footage, Jimmy Page, Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson look back on the partnership that produced 2000's Live At The Greek album

"A one-of-a-kind genius from another world": The world of rock reacts to the death of Brian Wilson
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Elton John, Mick Fleetwood, Dave Davies, Carole King, Gene Simmons, Keith Richards and many more have paid tribute to the Beach Boys legend

Atlanta glam-punks Starbenders release tribute to the mysterious Chantilly Boy
By Fraser Lewry published
Chantilly Boy is the second song to emerge from Starbenders' as-yet-unannounced fourth album

"It's a new album now": Deep Purple launch 20th anniversary refurbishment of Rapture Of The Deep
By Fraser Lewry published
Originally recorded without a record company, Rapture Of The Deep has been remixed, remastered and repackaged

Thin Lizzy's long-lost 1971 BBC session has surfaced online
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to four songs recorded for John Peel in 1971, taken from a newly discovered off-air reel-to-reel tape
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