Latest articles by Niall Doherty
Everything you need to know about Foxy Shazam, the band responsible for that killer song playing over the new Peacemaker opening credits
It’s been a superheroic summer for the glam-rockers from Cincinnati, who also recorded a track for Superman and made a cameo too
The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots
Ten great collaborations featuring the Gallagher brothers including The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Ian Brown, The Prodigy and, erm, David Brent
The story of Facelift, the album that saw Alice In Chains go from hair metal local heroes to grunge superstars
The Seattle rockers’ game-changing debut turns 35 this month and still sounds as vital as ever
Adam Duritz: The soundtrack of my life
Counting Crows mainman Adam Duritz picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist he always "says stupid shit in front of"
10 songs Oasis need to try and fit into the Live ’25 setlist
Far be it from us to tamper with perfection, but here’s ten tracks that didn’t make the cut that deserve an airing before the tour is out
What it's like to spend a day in the pub with Liam Gallagher
A Louder writer did his professional duty and spent seven hours in the boozer with the Oasis frontman in Christmas week, and it was glorious.
The alt-rock veterans that Thom Yorke fanboyed over who helped steer Radiohead to greatness
The Athens, Georgia quartet had hand-picked a stellar support bill on the UK leg of the Monster tour, but there was one group to which they became mentors and friends
The story of Paramore's debut album and how it forced the pop-punk scene to take a long, hard look at itself
As All We Know Is Falling turns 20, we look back at the record that introduced Hayley Williams and her band to the world
Watch Ghost dedicate Madison Square Garden show to Ozzy Osbourne
The Swedish giants were playing in New York as part of their Skeletour, and paid tribute to the late metal icon
With Matt Cameron now added to the list, here’s a reminder of all the drummers Pearl Jam have had and lost…
The former Soundgarden man joins a lengthy list of ex-members who’ve drummed for the grunge titans... and now no longer drum for the grunge titans.
10 songs that proves the Battle Of Britpop sent Blur's Damon Albarn in a more daring direction and changed the course of his career
From Gorillaz to Africa Express to ambient experimentalism and punk-meets-Afrobeat supergroups, the Blur singer has done it all.
10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record
For your consideration: a list of B-sides and outtakes that deserved a slot in the spotlight
The pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.
It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together.
The story of Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes, the record that introduced the biggest band of the 21st century to the world
Chris Martin & co. were a long way from the stadium-dwelling titans of today making their debut album, but one song changed everything
It's not all about Oasis, you know: here’s 10 forgotten Britpop bands worth a revisit
The mid-90s was a fertile time for British indie-rock but not every band got their due…
Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… it really isn’t too different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later
Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…
The story of every song on Foo Fighters’ monumental debut album
It’s 30 years since Dave Grohl kicked off a game-changing second act, and this was the record that started it all.
10 brilliant songs that prove Johnny Marr is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation
It's true, just ask Radiohead, Blur, Fontaines D.C., Red Hot Chili Peppers and more...
Why The Kinks could never fully get on board with Van Halen’s version of You Really Got Me
The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic
The Radiohead album that got away: the story of Hail To The Thief
The story of the art-rock trailblazers misfiring sixth album, one that even the band themselves confess is "a lower part of the curve".
How R.E.M. showed the world they were the real deal on Fables Of The Reconstruction
The story of Michael Stipe & co.’s strange and brilliant third album.
The Feel Good Hit Of 2000: the story of Queens Of The Stone Age’s brilliant breakthrough album Rated R
The tale of Josh Homme & co.’s excellent second album, which turns 25 this month, and how metal icon Rob Halford came to make a cameo on it.
The tale of Smashing Pumpkins’ odd, all-over-the-shop 1998 tour to support Adore
Billy Corgan & co. totally lost the plot in the bid to try and replace Jimmy Chamberlin in 1998. Two words: "percussion solo".
