
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

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

Unreleased studio recording of Guns N' Roses featuring Ringo Starr and Elton John emerges online
By Fraser Lewry published
Starkey's post comes just days after he was fired by The Who

The big hits are nowhere to be heard as Neil Young digs deep on the unusually atmospheric Coastal
By Fraser Lewry published
Neil Young's millionth live album just happens to be a good one

Stevie Nicks is working on a new album and she's not holding back
By Fraser Lewry published
Stevie Nicks broke the news as she was inducted into the Pollstar Hall Of Fame - watch video

In this year's least surprising news, Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed
By Fraser Lewry published
Who could possibly have seen this coming?

Heart announce tour with special guest Todd Rundgren
By Fraser Lewry published
The new dates arrive as Heart complete their latest run of Royal Flush shows in New York

ZZ Top add yet more dates to ever-expanding Elevation tour as Frank Beard continues to miss shows
By Fraser Lewry published
46 shows already played on ZZ Top's mammoth Elevation tour, 63 more to go

Alice Cooper and Judas Priest announce co-headline tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Guillotines and motorbikes, together at last

Ghost have played the first show of their Skeletour World Tour - setlist details now online
By Fraser Lewry published
The eagerly-awaited Skeletour tour finds Ghost mixing new tracks with classics – and some surprises

A prog band won the Mercury Prize – did you notice? English Teacher are as prog as it gets
By Fraser Lewry published
English Teacher might sound like another cookie-cutter post-punk NME-frendly group, but debut album This Could Be Texas proves they’re about as progressive as it gets

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks dead at 73
By Fraser Lewry published
Judas Priest have released a statement

Coachella crowd called out for underwhelming response to surprise Brian May performance
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch the official footage of Queen legend Brian May playing Bohemian Rhapsody with Benson Boone

Former Guns N' Roses manager claims Axl Rose now takes 50% of the band's income
By Fraser Lewry published
Former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven says the band are no longer a collective

Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks announces 2025 tour dates
By Fraser Lewry published
The new solo shows are in addition to Stevie Nicks' previously announced dates with Billy Joel

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Skunk Anansie, The Sheepdogs, The Mars Volta and five other robust defenders of the rock'n'roll faith

Watch Montrose play a sizzling version of Bad Motor Scooter on the Midnight Special in 1975
By Fraser Lewry published
Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose & Co. ramp up the rockin'

Watch the video for Ghost's triumphant new single Lachryma and get a closer look at Papa V Perpetua
By Fraser Lewry published
Lachryma comes from Ghost's upcoming sixth album Skeletá, out later this month

Bon Jovi are returning to the stage but you might need to sell a kidney to attend
By Fraser Lewry published
Tickets to the three-day event include an "intimate private performance" by Bon Jovi

Weezer bassist's wife shot by police and charged with attempted murder
By Fraser Lewry published
The incident took place near Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon
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