Louder4 hours agoU2 launch The Sphere venue in Las Vegas and our minds are appropriately boggledloudersound.com - Fraser LewryU2 have played the first show of their 25-show residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas, and the official photos are in. Kicking off their run of U2:UV …
Louder4 hours agoThe most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bandsloudersound.com - Dave EverleyPop quiz: which songs have AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses and Queen played live the most? It’s got to be Whole Lotta Rosie, Welcome To The Jungle and Bohemian …
Louder7 hours ago“All our grief and sadness got directed at him”: Watch James Hetfield explain why Metallica hazed Jason Newsted in the ’80sloudersound.com - Matt MillsIt’s no secret that Jason Newsted was royally hazed during his early days in Metallica. When the bassist joined the Four Horsemen to replace the late …
Louder7 hours ago"Christmas is overlaid onto the winter solstice, and that nods towards our pagan past.” Why Christmas is prog's favourite time of the year...loudersound.com - Malcolm DomeBack in issue five of Prog Magazine, back in 2009, we explored the relationship between Christmas and progressive rock... It’s that time of year when …
Louder12 hours ago“In my own mind there have been five bands called The Cure that I’m in”: Robert Smith on the ever-changing line-up of his goth trailblazersloudersound.com - Niall DohertyOver a lifespan of four and a half decades, The Cure have been through a raft of line-up changes around leader and frontman Robert Smith. Members …
Louder13 hours agoA beginner’s guide to '00s British indie in five essential albumsloudersound.com - Stephen HillThe turn of the century was a subdued time for British indie. After any decent knees-up, there’s a hangover, and after Britpop's bouncy in-your-face …