
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, 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

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 24, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bad Nerves, Shinedown, Earth Tongue and more

Quiz: How much do you know about Iron Maiden's masterpiece The Number Of The Beast?
By Fraser Lewry published
Test your knowledge of one of heavy metal's defining albums

Francis Rossi has some regrets about Status Quo's 1985 reunion
By Fraser Lewry published
Francis Rossi's new album The Accidental finds him in complete creative control, and he likes it

Mötley Crüe announce mammoth Carnival Of Sins tour with Tesla and Extreme
By Fraser Lewry published
If you missed all the big top action on the original Carnival Of Sins tour, now's your chance to put that right

Deep Purple announce UK tour with Mammoth
By Fraser Lewry published
Rock's old guard collides with new on five-date tour

Mötley Crüe's third album gets an undeserved anniversary makeover
By Fraser Lewry published
Theatre Of Pain: Still painful

Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce Double Trouble Double Vision tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner will hit the road with Six Gun Sally

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 17, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Massive Wagons, Black Stone Cherry, Starbenders and more

Choir marks 10th anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks with poignant version of Rival Sons song
By Fraser Lewry published
France remembers the 130 victims of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris

Pete Townshend names his five favourite Pete Townshend songs
By Fraser Lewry published
Pete Townshend revealed the best songs he's written on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

"We've taken care of the lion's wig": David Coverdale announces retirement from music
By Fraser Lewry published
David Coverdale made the announcement in a video posted on social media

Watch Blackmore's Night play an unexpected version of a Deep Purple classic
By Fraser Lewry published
Fans in Alexandria, Virginia, have been treated to a one-off performance of one of Deep Purple's most-loved songs

World's largest bagpipe ensemble pays tribute to Bon Scott in Australia
By Fraser Lewry published
The event was held as AC/DC began the Australian leg of their Power Up tour

Rival Sons singer Jay Buchanan releases debut solo single, Caroline
By Fraser Lewry published
Jay Buchanan's debut solo album, Weapons Of Beauty, was written in a windowless, underground bunker deep in the Mojave Desert

Quiz: How much do you know about Bruce Springsteen's bleak masterpiece Nebraska?
By Fraser Lewry published
Nebraska: The album inspired by a film that inspired a book that inspired a film has now inspired a quiz

Watch Blackberry Smoke pay tribute to Gary Rossington with the original Free Bird guitar
By Fraser Lewry published
Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr plays Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone on 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG guitar in pro-shot video

Two of rock's great concert films are now free to watch on YouTube
By Fraser Lewry published
Two acclaimed movies have been made available online thanks to Joe Cocker's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Deftones announce massive London show for 2026
By Fraser Lewry published
Deftones will play London's Victoria Park next summer with a huge bill in tow!

Bad Company's Paul Rodgers shares Hall of Fame acceptance speech after missing ceremony
By Fraser Lewry published
Paul Rodgers thanks his influences in heartfelt speech following Bad Company's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Watch Brandi Carlile and Taylor Momsen perform Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun at Rock Hall induction
By Fraser Lewry published
The Hall Of Fame have also released official footage of Toni Cornell's emotional Fell On Black Days tribute to her late father

Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Bring Me The Horizon and The Offspring sign up for Hellfest 2026
By Fraser Lewry published
Hellfest has announced another epic lineup for next year

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 10, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, Tailgunner, Royal Republic and more

Watch Robert Plant and Jimmy Page perform Stairway To Heaven as a duo
By Fraser Lewry last updated
It's the song Robert Plant famously refuses to play. But on one occasion, as Page and Plant promoted their Unledded album in Japan, he relented

Twisted Sister to play first UK show in a decade at Steelhouse 2026
By Fraser Lewry published
Also confirmed: The Temperance Movement, Reef, Alien Ant Farm, Tyketto, Von Hertzen Brothers and more

That time Suzi Quatro appeared as Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days and played the classic Devil Gate Drive at Arnold's Diner
By Fraser Lewry last updated
For seven episodes of Happy Days, Suzi Quatro sparkled as thief-turned-musician Leather Tuscadero, leader of Leather and the Suedes
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