
Paul Brannigan
A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth School Metallica Death, co-authored with Ian Winwood), his Eddie Van Halen biography (Eruption in the UK, Unchained in the US) emerged in 2021. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. Born in the North of Ireland, Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal. Having worked in various editorial roles across Louder since its inception in 2017, Paul was named Contributing Editor in 2022, and is steering Louder's editorial direction to help further establish it as an all-encompassing alternative music, culture and lifestyle brand.
Latest articles by Paul Brannigan

The night that armed police gatecrashed David Bowie's end-of-tour party
By Paul Brannigan Published
"A bunch of guys broke down the door, shouting with handguns drawn"

The Rolling Stones share their love for late drummer Charlie Watts
By Paul Brannigan Published
"Maybe Charlie is overlooking us and giving us some more inspiration"

Courtney Love has discovered England's "beautiful" football team, and compares them to The Clash
By Paul Brannigan Published
"England, I love you"

How Red Hot Chili Peppers made By The Way, in their own words
By Paul Brannigan Published
Released on July 9, 2002, By The Way proved that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' rebirth with John Frusciante was no fluke, and became the LA band's first UK number one album

Bonnie Tyler dead at 75
By Paul Brannigan Published
News of the powerhouse Welsh singer's death in Portugal has been confirmed on her website

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce EDM album Alien Metal
By Paul Brannigan Published
King Gizzard album number 28 is incoming, and it's a whole new trip

Converge announce UK and European tour dates
By Paul Brannigan Published
US hardcore legends outline details of shows in Germany, Holland, France, and the UK in support of new album Hum of Hurt

Skunk Anansie's Skin on why Amy Winehouse's Back To Black is one of her favourite albums
By Paul Brannigan Published
"I thought it was some old black woman"

Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor on the "life-changing" record which blew his teenage mind
By Paul Brannigan Published
Trent Reznor testifies to the mind-expanding wonders of his teenage record collection

Placebo's Brian Molko reveals the one question that David Bowie asked all his musician friends
By Paul Brannigan Published
Brian Molko shares David Bowie's words of wisdom, and reveals who he'd like to portray him in a Placebo biopic

U2 share video for Street Of Dreams, the lead single from their upcoming 15th studio album
By Paul Brannigan Published
Watch Irish rock superstars busk on a Mexico City balcony

Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon on the '80s alt. rock album that changed his life, and his band, forever
By Paul Brannigan Published
"It changed everything"

Watch Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder shower himself with Belgian beer as the USA crash out of the World Cup
By Paul Brannigan Published
A bad day for the USA, but at least Eddie Vedder enjoyed himself

"Are you ready for the new sensation?" The 10 best David Lee Roth solo songs
By Paul Brannigan Published
David Lee Roth's solo work is composed of three basic elements: flash, bang and wallop. 40 years on from the release of his killer debut album Eat 'Em And Smile, here are 'Diamond' Dave's finest solo songs

Black Sabbath announce first ever official book
By Paul Brannigan Published
The Masters of Reality - Why Black Sabbath Matter is now available to pre-order

The Rolling Stones share their memories of the late Amy Winehouse
By Paul Brannigan Published

Deep Purple's Ian Gillan looks back on the uninhibited "lovely" pleasures of Britain's 'permissive era'
By Paul Brannigan Published
In the '60s and '70 good times were had by all, according to Ian Gillan

The story behind QOTSA's modern rock masterpiece Songs For The Deaf
By Paul Brannigan Published
“There are a lot of people who like heavy music but don’t want to listen to Creed or nu-metal"

Gene Simmons loves America, hates illegal immigrants to his adopted homeland
By Paul Brannigan Published
"If you don’t like America, please go back to where you f***ing came from," says Gene Simmons

"There were more people there than they had ever cumulatively played to in their career at that point." The story behind the Ramones first ever UK show, on Independence Day 1976
By Paul Brannigan Published
It's now 50 years since Ramones brought their blitzkrieg bops to Britain

The story behind Foo Fighters' secret first show
By Paul Brannigan Published
"I remember it being such a huge relief that we just made it to the end"

Taylor Momsen on her love for Chris Cornell and Soundgarden
By Paul Brannigan Published
"All of Chris Cornell’s work speaks to me on a level that nothing else does"

Beabadoobee on the cult classic album that changed her life
By Paul Brannigan Published
"i'm obsessed with the whole album"
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