Articles by: Louder

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

Coldplay discover Pink Floyd, share 10 minute prog rock single Coloratura

By Louder last updated 29 July 21

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 published 20 July 21

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 published 19 July 21

Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire calls out hypocritical, bootlicking musicians, praises Ronnie James Dio

Philips Fidelio X3 review

By Louder last updated 10 August 21

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 published 19 July 21

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 published 17 July 21

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 published 16 July 21

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 published 15 July 21

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 published 13 July 21

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 last updated 25 August 21

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 published 12 July 21

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 published 9 July 21

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 last updated 20 September 22

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 published 8 July 21

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 last updated 29 June 22

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 published 7 July 21

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 published 7 July 21

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 last updated 10 August 21

Cambridge Audio updates its True Wireless bullet buds, and scores a bullseye

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless review

By Louder last updated 10 August 21

Active noise cancelling, great sound and comfortable for long listening sessions - here’s the lowdown on the Sennheiser Momentum 3 headphones

Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT review

By Louder last updated 25 August 21

Proof that a killer Bluetooth turntable don't always cost a pretty penny

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus says chemotherapy can make him feel like ‘a poisoned electrified zombie’

By Louder published 29 June 21

Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus gives update on his health following recent revelation that he’s battling cancer

Industry heavyweights Raw Power Management announce scholarship to support new talent in the music business

By Louder published 25 June 21

Raw Power Management, who guide the careers of Bring Me The Horizon, Refused and more, launch industry scholarship

Friends rally around Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus as he reveals cancer diagnosis: ‘It sucks and I’m scared’

By Louder published 24 June 21

Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker offer support to Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus following cancer diagnosis