The 20 best classic rock albums to own on vinyl By Louder, Scott Munro From AC/DC and Black Sabbath to Queen, the Rolling Stones, Rush and more, we’ve selected the very best classic rock vinyl you need to have in your collection
Biffy Clyro replace Queens Of The Stone Age as Reading/Leeds headliner By Louder Biffy Clyro to make third headline appearance at Reading and Leeds festivals as Queens Of The Stone Age pull out
Smashing Pumpkins to release Live At The Viper Room 1998, a 13-song Billy Corgan acoustic set, on vinyl By Louder Smashing Pumpkins dip into their archives for Live At The Viper Room 1998, an acoustic set displaying ’a certain innocence’, according to Billy Corgan
Listen to Dry Cleaning’s one-off double A-side single, Bug Eggs/Tony Speaks! By Louder Acclaimed London post-punks Dry Cleaning release bonus tracks from their superb New Long Leg album as digital single
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO review By Louder Austrian manufacturer Pro-Ject give their most popular turntable a revamp
Coldplay discover Pink Floyd, share 10 minute prog rock single Coloratura By Louder Coldplay go prog with the release of 10 minute space rock epic Coloratura from new album Music Of The Spheres
Nick Cave to tour the UK with Bad Seeds’ Warren Ellis in September/October By Louder Nick Cave and Bad Seeds bandmate Warren Ellis will undertake their first ever UK tour as a duo this autumn
‘I’d rather f**king stab my eyes out with a pencil than accept an OBE’ says Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire By Louder Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire calls out hypocritical, bootlicking musicians, praises Ronnie James Dio
Philips Fidelio X3 review By Louder Philips take on the other audio big guns and the results are something to behold
Reading and Leeds festivals say ticket holders must ‘demonstrate their COVID-19 status’ to attend By Louder The Reading and Leeds festival organisers lay out entry requirements for those attending next month’s events
The best 62 releases you can buy on Record Store Day (Drop Day 2) By Louder The second of the 2021 Record Store Day drops is upon us, and we've located 62 different ways you can empty your wallet but enhance your life
2000trees and ArcTanGent festivals unite for special summer weekender event By Louder The 80 Trees festival will be staged at the Exchange in Bristol on July 31 and August 1
British MPs demand that musicians are given a ‘fair share’ of streaming royalties By Louder Artists, songwriters and composers are ‘losing out’ due to unjust music industry business models, MPs conclude
Blossoms brew up support for the live music industry with new west coast IPA By Louder UK outfit Blossoms team up with Goose Island Beer Company for new IPA - profits will benefit live music charity Stagehand
Technics SL-1500C review By Louder Probably the most luxurious entry-level turntable we've ever experienced
Removal of Covid-19 restrictions in England means a welcome return for gigs and festivals By Louder Boris Johnson urges venues and clubs to use ‘Covid passports’ as restrictions upon social distancing are removed in England
Sign language interpreter pays passionate tribute to Nickelback in new Big Wreck video By Louder Rock fans checking out the video for Middle Of Nowhere, a collaboration between Big Wreck and Chad Kroeger, weren’t expecting to see an emotional signed defence of Nickelback
Watch Foo Fighters’ emotional mini-documentary The Day The Music Came Back By Louder Nine-minute film The Day The Music Came Back documents Foo Fighters return to Madison Square Garden in June
Fender to reissue the Kurt Cobain-designed Jag-Stang guitar to mark the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind By Louder The Kurt Cobain-designed Fender Jag-Stang combines both his Jaguar and Mustang guitars
Sonic Youth’s pivotal role in the ’90’s alternative rock explosion to be detailed in new Thurston Moore memoir By Louder Thurston Moore’s memoir Sonic Life will be published by Faber & Faber in 2023
Amyl and The Sniffers share aggro-punk single Guided By Angels, announce new album Comfort To Me By Louder Watch Amy Taylor channel her inner Iggy Pop as Amyl and The Sniffers return with new single Guided By Angels
Garbage’s Shirley Manson reveals the advice she would give to her younger self By Louder Garbage’s vocalist Shirley Manson has some well-earned wisdom she’d love to impart to the young Shirley Manson
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus review By Louder Cambridge Audio updates its True Wireless bullet buds, and scores a bullseye
Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless review By Louder Active noise cancelling, great sound and comfortable for long listening sessions - here’s the lowdown on the Sennheiser Momentum 3 headphones
