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