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
All the constituent parts are in place - but there’s no real spark, no moment when the band sound like they might attain musical nirvana

By Fraser Lewry Published
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles and Loren Gold make more memories at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles

By Fraser Lewry Published
Frozen Charlotte will be released via Third Man next month

By Fraser Lewry Published
Rush have returned to the stage, and we're feeling it

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Europe, Mastodon, Stanley Simmons and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
The rare footage comes from Marillion's headline set at the Lesyin Festival in Switzerland in July 1987

By Fraser Lewry Published
After 3964 days, Rush are back

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Diablo comes from Deep Purple's new album Splat!, out next month

By Fraser Lewry Published
Ginger says he's extremely happy with the current lineup of The Wildhearts and that a reunion with his old bandmates is "never, ever gonna happen"

By Fraser Lewry Published
To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor

By Fraser Lewry Published
Ginger Wildheart is now living with cancer, but CJ would welcome the chance to reunite The Wildhearts' most celebrated lineup

By Fraser Lewry Published
Frampton celebrates Peter Frampton's long musical career and his battles with addiction and illness

By Fraser Lewry Published
An insight into the place King Crimson's Robert Fripp calls the "centre of the universe"

By Fraser Lewry Published
Some bands just get it right first time

By Fraser Lewry Published
Pretenders' leader Chrissie Hynde has had enough, quite frankly

By Fraser Lewry Published
Black Crowes frontman booed by irate Florida fans

By Fraser Lewry Published
Castle Rat's Summon The Beasts tour will be coming to a medium-sized venue near you soon

By Fraser Lewry Published
The year is 1983 and the kids are hungry

By Fraser Lewry Published
Perfect Crime has long been considered the Holy Grail of unreleased Guns N' Roses footage

By Fraser Lewry Published
Pussy Riot's debut album CYKA is out next week – watch the video for Candy Dopamine now

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Tarja, The Band Feel and more

By Fraser Lewry Published
Watch national treasures Robert and Toyah perform Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss

By Fraser Lewry Published
Billy F. Gibbons: Now even grizzlier than before

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Greta Van Fleet premiered Play Your Games at a low-key show in New York City this week

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In 1989, Billy Idol desperately need a break from his troubles in Los Angeles, but things went from bad, to worse, and then to much, much worse
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