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"We are really disappointed." Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple removed from country tour dates after headliner realises they're Satanic
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (514+ words) The husband-and-wife pairing were due to play two US shows with Charley Crockett next week Devil-loving doo-wop two-piece Twin Temple claim to have been kicked off two shows with country musician Charley Crockett at the last minute, due to Crockett's…...
Prog icon Keith Emerson and the world's first instrumental protest song
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (907+ words) 1968 track and its associated antics enraged its original composer, shocked an American diplomat and got The Nice banned from the Royal Albert Hall for ever They may have called themselves The Nice, but they managed to find trouble both on…...
In a summer of European festivals, Saxon are flying the British metal flag
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (859+ words) British heavy metal veterans Saxon are currently engaging in some festival fun in the (hopefully not blistering) sun Well on the way to recovery from the colon cancer that forced cancellations last year, frontman Biff Byford checks in as the…...
Aerosmith: The deadly story of the 1979 World Series of Rock
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (609+ words) Not since Woodstock had the United States witnessed such a wild, momentous and ultimately deadly showcase of pure rock'n'roll excess. July 28, 1979, began as a glorious summer day, with some of the biggest bands on the planet assembling for a day-long…...
"I'm sure Charlie Watts was beaming down on us. I feel good about that." The Rolling Stones share their love for late drummer Charlie Watts
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (282+ words) 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…...
An epic interview with Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (1593+ words) Two-fisted flamethrowers, tough support acts, the late Paul Di'anno and the next Maiden album " Bruce and Steve reveal all For Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's 2025 gig at the London Stadium, home of his beloved West Ham United, was one of the…...
I'm just catching a ride, I'm not in retirement or ill or giving up: Black Sabbath's Bill Ward declares he's still a drummer despite needing to use a wheelchair
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Bonnie Tyler dead at 75
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (122+ words) 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…...
Simple Minds had a heart of prog underneath the 80s arena rock
1+ day ago (881+ words) Proof that the genre mattered as much in Glasgow tower blocks as it did in English universities, Jim Kerr and co drew Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Steve Hillage in with their "combination of rock, trance and this dark futuristic…...
A new petition calls on the BBC to recognise and celebrate the compositional talents of Keith Emerson
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (161+ words) ELP will be celebrated at this year's BBC Proms season's Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on July 18 A new petition has been launched by the Emerson Lake & Palmer Appreciation…...