Articles by: Louder

JBL Boombox 2 review

By Louder last updated 13 September 21

The Boombox is back – but is it any better than the original?

Soundboks (Gen. 3) review

By Louder last updated 13 September 21

Meet the portable Bluetooth speaker that's as loud as a rock concert

Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic reveal secrets behind Nirvana’s meteoric rise in new documentary

By Louder published 2 September 21

Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic recall how Nirvana’s global success was built in the UK in new BBC documentary

Watch Bob Vylan’s fierce, fearless call for anti-fascist action on Pretty Songs

By Louder last updated 29 August 21

UK grime punks Bob Vylan call out music industry peers serving up white privilege platitudes when addressing racism

Mother Vulture and the face-melting new bands tour set to kickstart live music

By Louder last updated 5 September 21

It's a fiver a ticket. You can bring a friend for free. And you'll be helping the live scene get back on its feet...

Feeder announce new album Torpedo, share riff-heavy title track

By Louder published 25 August 21

Feeder preview forthcoming album Torpedo by sharing the title track, and reveal UK tour dates

‘Listening to Nirvana’s In Utero makes my skin crawl’: Read an extract from newly updated Dave Grohl book This Is A Call

By Louder published 24 August 21

In this exclusive extract from the new, revised-and-updated 10th anniversary edition of the best-selling Dave Grohl biography This Is A Call, Grohl revisits Nirvana’s legacy

The best books about music ever written

By Louder published 17 August 21

UPDATED Delve into the history of the world’s biggest artists, explore the many genres of rock and take a closer look at the pivotal moments that shaped our favourite sounds with our guide to the best books about music

Rega Planar 3 review

By Louder last updated 25 August 21

The British manufacturer took two years to overhaul one of its most iconic turntables – but was it worth it?

Shure SE425 Wired earbuds review

By Louder published 12 August 21

These sound-isolating buds are designed to breathe new life into your music

Watch teenage Foo Fighters fan Lauren borrow Dave Grohl’s guitar for killer performance of Monkey Wrench

By Louder last updated 20 September 22

Foo Fighters invite teenager Lauren to play guitar with them at Kansas gig, teenager Lauren kills it

Sum 41, Four Year Strong, The Vandals and more forced to cancel Slam Dunk festival appearances

By Louder published 6 August 21

Creeper and The Skints added to Slam Dunk festival as big names act drop out and organisers appeal to fans to keep the faith

Listen to the Fake Names EP from Minor Threat/Refused/GvsB supergroup

By Louder published 6 August 21

Washington DC punk rock supergroup Fake Names release self-titled three-track EP on Epitaph

Watch Foo Fighters hilariously troll Westboro Baptist Church by performing Bee Gees cover on a flat-bed truck

By Louder last updated 20 September 22

Foo Fighters take the piss out of Westboro Baptist Church bigots once more

Listen to Dream Nails’ fearless summer slammer Take Up Space

By Louder published 4 August 21

Queer feminist punks Dream Nails share empowering summer anthem Take Up Space

The Offspring fire drummer Pete Parada for refusing to get Covid-19 vaccine

By Louder published 4 August 21

The Offspring release drummer Pete Parada after 14 years over his decision not to receive a coronavirus vaccine shot

This Offspring/Boney M mash-up is the most fun you'll have today with your clothes on

By Louder published 3 August 21

Did the world really need a hybrid Offspring/Boney M summer anthem? Yes it did, and it does, and we love it

Watch Dave Grohl’s 15-year-old daughter Violet front Foo Fighters at Lollapalooza

By Louder last updated 20 September 22

Check out Violet Grohl singing lead vocals for Foo Fighters at the band’s headline appearance at Lollapalooza

TomDeLonge revisits classic Blink-182 vibes with Angels & Airwaves’ amusing Las Vegas-set video for Losing My Mind

By Louder published 30 July 21

Tom DeLonge’s alter-ego Disco hits Las Vegas with TikTok dancer Rampage in Angels & Airwaves’ Losing My Mind video

The Offspring launch ‘Cockpit Karaoke’ with mid-flight Come Out And Play singalong on Dexter Holland’s private jet

By Louder published 29 July 21

The Offspring offer a new spin on James Corden’s popular Carpool Karaoke, with private jet singalong at 20,000 feet

Biffy Clyro replace Queens Of The Stone Age as Reading/Leeds headliner

By Louder published 28 July 21

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 published 27 July 21

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 published 27 July 21

Acclaimed London post-punks Dry Cleaning release bonus tracks from their superb New Long Leg album as digital single

Rega Planar 2 review

By Louder last updated 25 August 21

Four decades on, an iconic British turntable gets a new lease of life

Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO review

By Louder last updated 25 August 21

Austrian manufacturer Pro-Ject give their most popular turntable a revamp