Azealia Banks bizarre spat with the Stone Roses
AZEALIA BANKS Maybe it’s because you have not been on tour much, maybe you are feeling the strain of hitting the big time so quick but Azealia Banks has got herself into a bizarre one way twitter...
View ArticleThoughts on Theresa May’s Announcement that the Tory Party Don’t Believe in...
Andrew White of Manchester based politicised hardcore band Manifest has written a blog for us after hearing the news over the weekend that Home Secretary Theresa May has promised to abolish the Human...
View ArticleNew Band of the Day – Little Night Terrors
Did Marlon Brando ever film in Midlands? Any Brando aficionados let us know, we’ll help Leicester brothers Andy & James Stone to find out just how distant a relative The Wild One is, after all a...
View ArticleMelody’s Echo Chamber: London – live review
Melody’s Echo ChamberLondon, Scala5th March 2013Louder Than War’s Will Dix enjoys the vivid and dreamy music at Meldoy’s Echo Chamber’s recent London gig.The stage looks drab and undecorated tonight as...
View ArticleMy Bloody Valentine: Manchester Apollo – live review
My Bloody ValentineManchester ApolloMarch 10th 2013 live review There they are, blinking in the light, the band that launched a thousand dreams. They stand there inside the maelstrom of sex and...
View ArticleGlen Matlock interview – legendary ex Pistol speaks to LTW
GLEN MATLOCK INTERVIEW/REVIEWMarch 10thNottingham Naturally, I want everybody I interview to be nice. But I really want Glen Matlock to be nice. His public image as the one who was perhaps just...
View ArticleEgyptian Hip Hop: Manchester – Live review
Egyptian Hip Hop, G R E A T W A V E S & Châteaux Manchester Gorilla 8th March 2013One of the stranger bands to emerge from the New Manchester scene of the late 00s, Egyptian Hip Hop are still...
View ArticleCharlie Dawe: interview by Roisin Kelleher
Louder Than War’s Roisin Kelleher interviews Charlie Dawe of one-man electronic industrial noise outfit Ventenner.Louder Than War: Hi Charlie! It’s been a while since we last spoke. How has life been...
View ArticleJohnny Marr : Preston Clouds : March 2013 : live review
Johnny Marr53 Degrees Preston March 8th 2013Live ReviewBefore discussing Johnny Marr’s most recent performance at 53 degrees in Preston last night, it is impossible not to mention The Preston...
View ArticleCharlie Boyer & the Voyeurs, Filthy Boy: London – live review
Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs, Filthy BoyHoxton Bar and Kitchen, London4th March 2013Louder Than War’s Keith Goldhanger goes out on a Monday night and extols the vitues of shit hair and ace tunes.Some...
View ArticleFor Huhne the Bell Tolls? Fergal Kinney wonders if directing vitriol at Chris...
There’s a quite rightful anger over public figures being unaccountable, but directing this vitriol at Huhne is a mistake.Over recent history there’s been no shortage of figures in public life who avoid...
View ArticleDanny Scrilla: Fluxus – EP review
Danny Scrilla – Fluxus EP (Civil Music)12″/DLOut NowThe new EP from Danny Scrilla is described as “Built for towering stacks & pitch-black rooms.” Louder Than War’s Simon Tucker finds it both...
View ArticleGinger Wildheart top 10 favourite albums
Ginger Wildheart has been doing this thing for quite some time now but has never lost his edge for classic rock n roll. Existing outisde the music industry he has built up a big and loyal fanbase for...
View ArticleGinger Wildheart’s top 10 favourite albums part 2
You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: So Divided High octane modern band who certainly don’y play by the rules and have delivered some stunning live shows the times I have seen them. Ginger ‘The album...
View ArticleDavid Ford: Interview by David Brown
David Ford is a singer-songwriter from the South Coast, about to release his fourth solo studio album, Charge. David Brown from Louder Than War met up with David on the steps of Islington Assembly...
View ArticleWilko Johnson: Bilston – live review
Wilko Johnson Bilston, The Robin 2 7th March, 2013Another emotional and triumphant night of Wilko’s farewell tour – Bilston reviewed by Louder Than War’s macthehack. No fanfares, no intro, no build up....
View ArticleBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter At The Feast – album review
Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubSpecter At The FeastCD / LP / DownloadAbstract Dragon Records7.5 / 10Twelve years since their debut BRMC album marked them out as masters of their own brand of...
View ArticleRIP Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr who has died at the age of 56 after...
Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has died at the age of 56 after suffering from multiple sclerosis.Steve Harris, the heavy metal band’s founder and bass player, said it was “terribly sad news” in...
View ArticleInspiral Carpets : Manchester Pretty Green Shop : live review : March 11th 2013
Inspiral Carpets Manchester Pretty Green Shop 11 March 2013 live review As a pre-cursor to the bands forthcoming “Life Tour” (where the band play their first album in full) they are playing a warm up...
View ArticleWendy And Lisa: Wendy And Lisa (reissue) – album review
Wendy and Lisa – Wendy And Lisa Cherry Red Records CD 9/10Released – 25th March 2013Confession time, the teenager in me’s ears pricked up on seeing this album in the review list. Released in 1987,...
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