Rowland Stuart Howard (born 1960) is an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his use of electric guitar audio feedback in the post-punk group The Birthday Party (with Nick Cave) and his collaborations with Lydia Lunch and Nikki Sudden. As a member of Melbourne new wave band The Boys Next Door, Howard received acclaim for writing their underground hit, the ballad "Shivers" (later covered by the Australian rock groups No and Screaming Jets).