Fraser Lewry
Fraser has served as Online Editor for Classic Rock since 2014. and has worked in the music industry for 40 years (27 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, has flown on the Goodyear Blimp, 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

By Fraser Lewry Published
Glitter has been accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13, and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14

By Fraser Lewry Published
The June 24 earthquakes killed at least 2,295 and left more than 11,000 injured

By Fraser Lewry Published
Six months of classic rock, prog rock, stoner rock, southern rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, power pop, heavy metal, punk and all forms of rock'n'roll

By Fraser Lewry Published
Icicle Works leader Ian McNabb jammed with Crazy Horse and Noel Gallagher in 1994 – and he wasn't impressed by the Oasis man

By Fraser Lewry Published
The Starmus Festival celebrates astronomy, space exploration, music, art, and the natural sciences

By Fraser Lewry Published
Legacy of a Madman: A tribute to the Prince of Darkness takes place later this month

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Bad Nerves, These Wicked Rivers and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
Failure's seventh album Location Lost was shaped by frontman Ken Andrews’ long road back to full health

By Fraser Lewry Published
Having almost called it quits a couple of years ago, All Them Witches cast an excellent spell with their new album House Of Mirrors – and there’s more magic brewing for the future

By Fraser Lewry Published
Meet Payton Rose Velligan: She sings Rush in the bathroom

By Fraser Lewry Published
Rival Sons have also confirmed that they're working on a new album

By Fraser Lewry Published
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page reflects on the making of the band's 1976 album Presence, recorded in difficult circumstances in just three weeks

By Fraser Lewry Published
How much do you know about that time in Genesis's history when no one argued about which version of the band was the best or how it all went wrong when so-and-so left?

By Fraser Lewry Published
Guilt Trippin in the third single to emerge from Deep Purple's upcoming twenty-fourth album Splat!

By Fraser Lewry Published
The Talking Gib'rish tour will find Ian Gillan telling stories from his life and career in music

By Fraser Lewry Published
Tony Calder's vinyl collection is being auctioned this week – and it includes one of rock's rarest records

By Fraser Lewry Published
During a decades-long career, Clive Davis signed Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Santana, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and many more

By Fraser Lewry Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Beth Hart, Battlesnake, Villagers Of Ioannina City and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
The new version of Comfortably Numb finds Roger Waters singing alongside acclaimed Palestinian singer Mona Miari

By Fraser Lewry Published
Benante, who will miss some high-profile festival dates, will return to action with Anthrax next month

By Fraser Lewry Published
The tragic incident occurred during the second New York show of Goose's 2026 Summer Tour

By Fraser Lewry Published
The Alan Parsons Project's instrumental Sirius is one of the most famous pieces of music in sport – but its writers don't get the recognition they deserve

By Fraser Lewry Published
The BBC footage also shows Pink Floyd hearing one of their own bootlegs for the first time – and they're not happy
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