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Hauschka: My Top Ten Albums – neoclassical pioneer shares his favourite...
Hauschka’s astonishing new album, Abandoned City, came out last Monday via City Slang records. A brilliant collection of tracks playing on minimal and ambient themes, largely centred around the piano,...
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Does Bez actually have a good chance of wining the Salford byelection?
At first it was treated like a joke. A maverick candidate in a seat bored of politics. There he was the dancing bear from the Happy Mondays, famous for being the most gonzoid one in the most gonzoid...
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Louder Than War Video Premiere: ICHI – totally unique, utterly genius creator...
It’s very rare that anyone can confidently say of anything music wise “you’re going to love this”. And even rarer that they’ll say that and know that the vast majority of you will agree. But ICHI is...
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Watch This! Premiere Of New Video By Jangly Cambridge Garage Rockers 28...
Billed as being influenced by Parquet Courts, Bloc Party, Yuck, Pavement and Pixies, 28 Boulevard are a band who slot into the (web) pages of Louder Than War quite nicely – so we’re really pleased to...
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Louder Than War Interview: Itch – former The King Blues frontman whose debut...
After the dissolution of The King Blues in 2012, frontman Johnny Fox, aka ITCH, struck out on his own. With a handful of EPs already under his belt, and his debut album out today, Louder Than War’s...
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SWANS – Free Download ‘A Little God In My Hands’ – from the new album To Be Kind
Last week we ran a piece about the new Swans album which announced that Pitchfork had been given a sneak preview of the cover art and also a stream of a track off the album, A Little God In My Hands....
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Rubella Ballet ‘Planet Punk’ – album review
Rubella Ballet ‘Planet Punk’ (Overground Records) CD/Ltd Vinyl/DL Released 31st March 2014 “Thank Christ for Rubella Ballet! Punk went from being this fun colourful place to be, to all these miserable...
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Gwar frontman Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus RIP
Dave Brockie- the frontman of Gwar and better known by his stage name Oderus Urungus has died. He was found dead in his house by his flatmate. The band whose theatrical rock was precursor to Slipknot...
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Pixies confirm new album ‘Indy Cindy’
The Pixies will release their first album for 23 years. Indy Cindy released at the end of April will compile their excellent recent EPs, ‘EP1′ and ‘EP2′. There is also an exclusive Record Store...
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Eureka Machines: Borderline, London – live review
Eureka Machines Borderline, London 22nd march 2014 Louder Than War’s Martin Haslam takes his ‘Golden Ticket’ down to the Borderline, London to review the sold out show from Eureka Machines. There’s a...
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Neuropol: Warning – EP review
Neuropol: Warning EP (SGN:LTD) Vinyl/DL Out now! 8/10 Shogun Audio’s sister label SGN:LTD brings one of the most clever and unique debuts of 2014 and to be honest one of their most striking releases so...
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Luke Elliot: Provisions – ep review
Luke Elliot – Provisions CD/DL 5th June 2014 Connecticut singer/songwriter Luke Elliot has been earning his stripes playing between Philadelphia and New York for a number of years, he releases his 2nd...
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Athletico Spizz 80 announce ‘Do A Runner’ reissue with bonus album ‘Spikey...
Athletico Spizz 80 ‘Do A Runner’ to be reissued… By the end of 1979 Spizzenergi were a record breaking band; ‘indie darlings’ on the hip Rough Trade label, and championed by the (then) powerful music...
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Itch: The Deep End – album review
Itch – The Deep End (Banquet Records) CD/ DL Out Now 8/10 Itch describes himself as a ‘feral street kid’ on his Facebook page. He released his first solo album this week and it builds on the legacy of...
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FIRST NAMES ANNOUNCED FOR JAMES LAVELLE’S MELTDOWN
FIRST NAMES ANNOUNCED FOR JAMES LAVELLE’S MELTDOWN Chrissie Hynde performs first live show in 5 years and plays her debut solo record ‘Stockholm’. UNKLE play a one off Royal Festival...
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TV Smith: The Glebe, Stoke-On-Trent – live review
TV Smith The Glebe, Stoke-On-Trent 14 March, 2014 “The only TV worth watching tonight – TV Smith”. Alan Grundy spends some time with The Adverts legend, working as hard as ever, tireless and as...
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Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces 2014 bill
Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces 2014 bill- the biggest celebration of psychedelic and twisted music in the UK has announced part of its bill for 2014. With Goat joining...
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Dave Jennings – music journalist – RIP
We are sorry to have to report the death of Dave Jennings – former Melody maker and NME writer who died suddenly aged 54. I knew Dave when I was writing for Melody Maker and got...
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Slint Stream Previously Unreleased Track “Pam (Rough Mix)” From The...
Louisville’s post-rock forefathers Slint recently announced the release of a limited edition deluxe box set version of their seminal (and yes, in this case that is a genuine use of the word) album...
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Oxygen Thief: One Day This Will All Be Fields – ep review
Oxygen Thief: One Day This Will All Be Fields (Xtra Mile) CD/DL Available now Oxygen Thief has become the hottest new ticket on Xtra Mile. His single, Terry Nutkins Salute, taken from the album...
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