About Us
Living Loud is an independent music site covering artists, songs, albums, and the stories behind them.
The site is produced by Australian contributors with a long interest in music and the culture that surrounds it. Bands, collaborations, line-ups, backstories, side projects, and the strange details that tend to follow great music all find their way in here.
Music always leaves a trail of stories.
Why Living Loud exists
Good music tends to generate curiosity. Bands change. Songs evolve. Musicians drift between projects and scenes. Living Loud exists to follow those threads and document the people and moments that shape music over time.
Some of those stories are well known. Others sit in the margins until someone takes the time to trace them properly.
The Loud Desk
Most articles appear under the byline The Loud Desk. The name represents the editorial voice of the site.
The material is produced by Australian contributors, but publishing under a shared byline keeps the focus on the music rather than individual personalities. It also reflects the collaborative way many pieces are researched and edited.
Australian music
Living Loud takes a strong interest in Australian music. For decades the country has produced an exceptional number of bands, singers, and songwriters supported by one of the world’s most active live scenes.
Yet only a relatively small number of Australian acts have broken through internationally compared with the depth of talent here. In many ways Australian music remains under-recognised outside the country.
That perspective naturally shapes some of the coverage on the site, though Living Loud is not limited to Australian artists. Music from many countries and styles appears throughout the archive.
The other Living Loud
Living Loud is also the name of a rock supergroup formed in 2003 featuring Jimmy Barnes, Steve Morse, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Don Airey. This website is not connected to that project.
More information about that band can be found here: Living Loud Rock Music Project.