The Sudden Death of Stars: All Unrevealed Parts Of The Unknown – album review
The Sudden Death of Star – All Unrevealed Parts Of The Unknown (Ample Play) CD/DL/LP Due Out 17th March A new album from the French seven piece psych ensemble The Sudden Death of Stars. Rob McNamara...
View ArticleNew Artist of the Day: Dead Ending
Bridge Nine are without doubt one of the leading labels for US punk and hardcore at the moment, so the fact that they’ve signed brilliant Chicago based band Dead Ending, another in a long(ish) line of...
View ArticleAustrian Band Velojet play first ever London shows
Rotifer | Velojet | Ralegh Long Servants Jazz Quarters, Dalston 13th March 2014 Austria’s Velojet are over from Vienna for their first ever London shows, with a headline slot Tonight (Friday 14th...
View ArticleRevenge of the Psychotronic Man: 10 Years of Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man:...
Revenge of the Psychotronic Man – 10 Years Of Revenge of the Psychotronic Man: Still Getting Pissed, Still Talking Shit and Still Dancing Like Idiots (TNS Records) LP / DL 14 April, 2014 (available...
View ArticleBez to stand for MP in Salford
Bez has announced he will run for MP of Salford at next year’s General Election. The legendary baggy hero it to stand on a platform of ending war, cancer and evil and given his past record in elections...
View ArticleLouder Than War Interview: GeZ Addictive from Anti-Pasti
So, last week it was announced that British punk veterans Anti-Pasti had a new front man. But the big question on everyone’s lips was the story behind it. Join Sophie Sparham, as she gets the first...
View ArticleNaram: March Of The Gremlins – album review
Naram – March Of The Gremlins (Jahtari) LP/DL Out Now 8/10 New Zealand reggae artist, Naram releases his debut album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates is only too happy to review. Now here’s a...
View ArticleTherapy?: Troublegum 20th Annivesary Deluxe Re-issue – album review
Therapy? Troublegum (Universal Music) CD March 31, 2014 We take a fresh look at the seminal Therapy? release Troublegum twenty years on. I don’t have an ejector seat in my car. I don’t need one. For...
View ArticleThe Zoltars: Walking Through The Dark – album review
The Zoltars – Walking Through The Dark (CQ Records, Burger Records) CD/LP/CS/DL Out Now Melancholic Austin outsiders The Zoltars return with a more fleshed out followup to 2012’s stunningly ghostly...
View ArticleWin The Exploited 3CD or 2LP Re-Issues
Win The Exploited 3CD or 3LP re-issues No doubt the vast majority of you will be aware that Exploited frontman Wattie suffered a heart attack whilst performing in Lisbon, Portugal back in February; he...
View Articleexclusive: fox hunting rumoured to be getting debated again in Parliament
In a case of what should be ‘the unelectable hunting the ‘undelactable” those beastly cads, the Tories, are attempting to sneak fox hunting back into law. There are rumours of a debate in Parliament in...
View ArticleNew Artist of the Day: Forest – melodic tunes saturated in layers of guitar...
Slacker pop from Cambridge five-piece Forest – a band with more than a hint of the Dinosaur Jr, Weezer and Ride about them. Like the above mentioned bands, Dinosaur Jr, Weezer and Ride, Forest’s sound...
View ArticleGary Burger – lead singer of the Monks RIP
Gary Burger, the lead singer from the legendary early sixties garage band the Monks has died at 72 from pancreatic cancer. The band have become quoted as a key influence by many people over the years...
View ArticleSaffron from Republica : my top 10 favourite albums
6) Blondie ‘Parallel Lines’ 1978 I remember buying ‘Sunday Girl’ on 7 inch vinyl with the pink cover from Woolworths and watching ‘Heart of Glass’ video on Top of The Pops and thinking Debbie Harry was...
View ArticleSaffron from Republica : my top 10 favourite albums
7)Talking Heads ‘Stop Making Sense’ 1984 I’d bought their earlier album ‘Remain in Light’ in 1980 as was in love with the song ‘Once in a Lifetime’ David Byrnes performance in the video is amazing.the...
View ArticleSaffron from Republica : my top 10 favourite albums
8)The The ‘Soul Mining’ 1983 I first heard ‘Uncertain Smile’ on John Peels late night radio show. I saved up my money and bought it on 12 inch Vinyl and then the album and played it relentlessly.they...
View ArticleSaffron from Republica : my top 10 favourite albums
9)The Pretenders ‘The Singles’ 1987 Chrissie Hynde is the ultimate cool,she paved the way for so many other women in rock music. She is a Great Singer/Songwriter with a highly individual vocal...
View ArticleSaffron from Republica : my top 10 favourite albums
10)Leftfield ‘Leftism’ 1995 I grew up with Indie and Punk music and when I came to London was part of the acid house dance music scene of the late 80s. Leftism was a landmark album in that fused both...
View ArticleIggy Pop announces death of Stooges band mate Scott Asheton
Sad news has reached us this evening that Stooges drummer and founder member, Scott Asheton has died. He was 64 years old. The following message was posted on Iggy Pop’s official Facebook page:...
View ArticleScott Asheton : The Stooges RIP
The great Scott Asheton aka Rock Action – the drummer from the Stooges has died. The post Scott Asheton : The Stooges RIP appeared first on Louder Than War.
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