Elton John Is Fan Of Factory Floor
I know this should not be amazing but how many old rock stars even admit to liking music from their own century let alone anything from ‘the now’ also, let’s face it, how many people of Elton’s age...
View Articlethe Strypes ‘Snapshot’ : album review : ’9/10 as teenage band reinvent the...
The Strypes ‘Snapshot’ 9/10 Album review It says a lot for the perceived state of rock n roll that any sprightly guitar album from a young band is held up as a great work and a...
View ArticleSpecial Pop and Politics event to be held in Brighton during Labour party...
The legendary Pop And Politics event- where musicians and MPs gather to discuss issues will be held in Brighton during the Labour Party conference. This is an open event and anyone can come-...
View ArticleNat Lyon: New England Paradigm Shift – album review
Nat Lyon: New England Paradigm Shift CD/DL Out Now 8/10 Nat Lyon is another in the long line of DIY artists currently flooding our lives. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates finds out why this is a good...
View ArticleAre Edinburgh University Right To Ban Blurred Lines? So Called ‘Rape Song’...
Misogyny and pop- the two seem to have, unfortunately, gone hand in hand, forever making a mockery of the world for feeling enlightened. Even the most talented bands have been guilty. The music...
View ArticleRoger Waters: The Wall, Manchester Arena – live review
Roger Waters plays ‘The Wall’ Manchester Arena 16th Sept 2013 Pinnacle of prog rock frippary or genius show that is more up to date than ever? We sent along the masked man from the brilliant Evil...
View ArticleLouder Than War Premiere: Deathcrush
Photograph by Tarjei Krogh Louder Than War have the honour of premiering a new track by up ‘n’ coming Norwegian band Deathcrush, a fiery alt-rock trio from Oslo. We get sent an awful lot of new music...
View ArticleFlight Club for Artists: Art Battle Manchester
This and all other pics of Flight Club copyright Elspeth Moore. Flight Club for Artists Art Battle 2022NQ, Manchester 12th Sept 2013 Manchester’s rich cultural history is synonymous with creative types...
View ArticleLouder Than War Launches Music And Books Festival In Manchester In November
Louder Than War is to to launch a music and literary event in Manchester in November. Over the weekend of November 15/17 key musicians and music writers will discuss their work, make music and no...
View ArticleSex Pistols sound check from last ever gig posted on the net
Sex Pistols sound check from last ever gig posted on the net Check this out…an amazing find. The whole soundcheck from the Sex Pistols legendary last ever show in San Fransisco has now surfaced on...
View ArticleRamsbottom Festival : Friday 13 September 2013
Ramsbottom Festival, Lancs September 13th 2013 For those of us living to the North of Manchester, Ramsbottom is better known for its terraced hillside Milltown ambience, steam engines and black...
View ArticleJagwar Ma – interview
Louder Than War’s Harley Cassidy caught up with Jagwar Ma – the band Pitchfork described as “The purest piece of Madchester revivalism to come around in some time” – at Bestival for a chat about how...
View ArticleJoanna Gruesome: Weird Sister – album review
Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister (Fortuna Pop!) CD / DL / LP Available now 9/10 Beautifully feral punk pop debut from Cardiff-based five-piece Joanna Gruesome. Weird Sister, the debut album from punk...
View Articlenew artist of the day : King Champion Sounds
KING CHAMPION SOUNDS They sound like the primordial ooze that birthed touchstones like the Stooges and the Velvets come to life, nursing a mutha of a hangover, and a grudge. They sound...
View ArticleSkum Rocks! To premiere at the 2013 Raindance Film Festival
Skum Rocks! To premiere at the 2013 Raindance Film Festival Skum – The Greatest Band You Never Heard Of Skum Rocks! Is a new film which chronicles the unbelievably true story of SKUM, the band who...
View ArticleAll About Eve singer to record a Sophie Lancaster Foundation charity single…
All About Eve singer to record a Sophie Lancaster Foundation charity single… Julianne Regan (All About Eve) has teamed up with Tenek and The Last Cry to release a 6-track charity single in aid of the...
View ArticleAnti-Pasti: Derby – live review
Anti-Pasti Assembly Rooms, Derby 14 September 2013 Anti-Pasti play their first home town show in nearly two decades and prove that comebacks don’t have to be about nostalgia. Reunion gigs usually go...
View ArticleGreek Anti-Fascist Rapper Murdered: Neo-Nazis Suspected
A Greek Anti-fascist rapper and metal worker was allegedly stabbed to death by 25 neo-nazis on the night of Tuesday 17 September in the Keratsini area of Piraeus. Killah P is said to have been stabbed...
View ArticleClassic gig photo Review : The Ramones : Ulster Hall : Oct 1980
Without argument The Ramones are one of the greatest live bands ever. Here they are captured in their prime at the Ulster hall in Belfast in 1980 by Buck Defect who also plays in the classic Irish punk...
View ArticleKaiser Chiefs frontman joins BBC’s ‘the Voice’
BBC’s the Voice- the limping version of the X factor has a new judge and it’s mate of LTW and frontman of the Kaiser Cheifs Ricky Wilson. It’s all a long way away from when his...
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