Articles by: Fraser Lewry

Fraser has served as Online Editor for Classic Rock since 2014. and has worked in the music industry for 37 years (24 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.

Articles by: Fraser Lewry

The cast of the Amish Sex Pistols set in the studio

The Amish Sex Pistols: the weirdest, unlikeliest, most glorious TV sketch ever

By Fraser Lewry published 12 April 23

The Sex Pistols' appearance on The Today Show in 1976 brought them nationwide notoriety: 37 years later the footage got a mind-boggling Amish makeover

Peter Frampton announces ironically titled Never Say Never US tour

By Fraser Lewry published 12 April 23

Nearly four years after his Farewell Tour finished in the US, Peter Frampton will be hitting North America's freeways one more time

A Grateful Dead drag tribute band are playing a show in protest at Tennessee’s recent drag ban

By Fraser Lewry published 12 April 23

Grateful Dead drag tribute band Bertha claim to be the freak result of a mix-up between DNA from Jerry Garcia's severed finger and Woodstock's infamous brown acid

Listen to the new single from Aerosmith's Joe Perry with the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson

By Fraser Lewry published 11 April 23

Fortunate One comes from upcoming Joe Perry album Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII, which features guest appearances from Robin Zander, Gary Cherone, Terry Reid and more

Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show in London

Foo Fighters add six more headline shows to ever-growing list of 2023 dates

By Fraser Lewry published 11 April 23

Late Tahoe! Salt Lake City! El Paso! And more! The Foo Fighters are coming to you later this year

Rival Sons announce Darkfighter UK and European tour

By Fraser Lewry published 11 April 23

Rival Sons will play 30 shows across The UK and Europe in support of this year's Darkfighter and Lightbringer albums

Steve Perry singing on The Midnight Special

Four more classic Journey performances from The Midnight Special have appeared online

By Fraser Lewry published 11 April 23

Watch Steve Perry and Co. perform Patiently, Wheel In The Sky, La Do Da and Anytime on TV show The Midnight Special in April 1978

Tracks Of The Week: extraordinary new music from Ghost, Greta Van Fleet and more

By Polly Glass published 11 April 23

Eight songs to save some rock'n'roll souls, including Texas Hippie Coalition, Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers, the Night Flight Orchestra and more

The Who at Wembley Stadium, shot from above

Roger Daltrey says it's unlikely The Who will ever tour The US again

By Fraser Lewry published 10 April 23

"I never say never, but at the moment it’s very doubtful" - Roger Daltrey

Thunderflix homescreen displayed on various devices

A “Netflix for heavy metal” has launched and it costs $6.66 a month

By Fraser Lewry published 10 April 23

Thunderflix is the world’s first video streaming platform dedicated entirely to heavy metal, and promises to pay artists more than they get from Spotify and YouTube

German band ditch UK tour after being treated “like criminals” at border, blame Brexit

By Fraser Lewry published 10 April 23

After months of planning, Trigger Cut were looking forward to a UK tour… but then they got to the border

Founding Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey has died

By Fraser Lewry published 7 April 23

The news of Guy Bailey's death has been confirmed by fellow Quireboys founder Spike

Greta Van Fleet launch new album Starcatcher with epic Meeting The Master single

By Fraser Lewry published 7 April 23

"When I imagine the world of Starcatcher, I think of the cosmos. It makes me ask a lot of questions" - Greta Van Fleet's Sam Kiszka

Diamond Head's Brian Tatler steps up to replace Paul Quinn as Saxon live guitarist

By Fraser Lewry published 6 April 23

Saxon's Paul Quinn retired from touring last month after 48 years, but a familiar face is filling his shoes

That time a long-haired Peter Frampton appeared in a WWII period drama drinking tea in the jungle and singing

By Fraser Lewry published 6 April 23

Black Sheep Squadron's final-ever episode starred Peter Frampton as a military intelligence operative stationed on a remote Pacific island

Gov't Mule announce new album Peace... Like A River, launch Dreaming Out Loud single

By Fraser Lewry published 5 April 23

"The songs take twists and turns that are not common in today’s pop music world" - Warren Haynes

Therapy? launch video for new single Poundland Of Hope And Glory

By Fraser Lewry published 5 April 23

Poundland Of Hope And Glory casts a wry eye on a post-truth world of misinformation, chaos and colonial reinvention, and comes from the band's upcoming Hard Cold Fire album

Tommy Lee is auctioning off the chance to join him at a bonsai tree landscaping workshop

By Fraser Lewry published 5 April 23

100% of the proceeds will benefit the California Bonsai Society's Ben Oki Scholarship Fund

An hour-long recording of The Beatles playing at a Buckinghamshire boarding school in 1963 has just been unearthed

By Fraser Lewry published 4 April 23

It was 60 years ago today

Till Lindemann playing poker in a kimono

Watch Rammstein's Till Lindemann play multiple characters in typically maniacal poker advert

By Fraser Lewry published 3 April 23

Till Lindemann does not make normal adverts

Tracks Of The Week: amazing new music from The Cadillac Three, The Dust Coda and more

By Polly Glass published 3 April 23

Eight sonic assassins guaranteed to slay your eardrums in the nicest possible way

Seymour Stein at the 20th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Famed record company executive Seymour Stein dead at 80

By Fraser Lewry published 3 April 23

Seymour Stein founded Sire Records and signed Ramones, Talking Heads, Pretenders, Madonna, The Cure, Depeche Mode and many more

Composite picture of Nico, Lou Reed and Jim Morrison

Why The Velvet Underground hated The Doors

By Rob Hughes published 3 April 23

"How fabulous, in a bathtub in Paris!" - Lou Reed, upon hearing of the death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison

An aerial shot shot showing the damage to the roof of the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois

Fundraising page launched to support family of man killed at Morbid Angel show

By Fraser Lewry published 2 April 23

Frederick Forest Livingston, Jr. was killed when a tornado struck the roof of the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, causing the roof to collapse

A screengrab from a WGN News report showing a damaged venue

Fan reportedly killed at Morbid Angel gig after tornado rips roof off venue

By Fraser Lewry published 1 April 23

The tornado struck the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois - multiple injuries reported after a "mass casualty collapse"

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