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Twisted Wheel: Manchester Academy 2 – live review
Twisted Wheel Manchester Academy 2 Tuesday 7th March 2013Manchester indie band Twisted Wheel are shaking off the new Oasis tag and creating a sound all of their own. They played a hometown gig at The...
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St Patrick’s Day Facts
So, it’s March 17th, aka St Patrick’s Day. Ross Keen has been mulling on the subject & has come up with some decidedly tongue in cheek facts for you.My Grandad would have been 81 tomorrow but he...
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Bluebottle Veins : Manchester Ducie Bridge : live review
Bluebottle Veins Manchester Ducie Bridge March 2013 live reviewBluebottle Veins facebook page It’s a freezing cold night and my hands are like blocks of ice. I’m sat in the Ducie Bridge pub- yet...
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The Courteeners: Blackpool – live review
The Courteeners Blackpool, Empress Ballroom 08/03/2013Matthew Duffy reviews epically triumphant live set by Middleton quartet The Courteeners in support of their latest album ANNA, with pictures by...
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Elvis Costello to headline Thetford Forest festival gig this summer
The Imposters forest gig announcedElvis Costello and The Imposters have announced an East Anglian concert for the summer. This is the sixth and final headline act confirmed to appear in Thetford Forest...
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Thalia Zedek: Via – album review
Thalia Zedek – Via (Thrill Jockey Records) CD/LP/DL 19 March 2013 In her fourth decade of recording, Thalia Zedek has a new solo album. Louder Than War reviews it below.Five years since her last album,...
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Stygian Stride: Stygian Stride – album review
Stygian Stride – Stygian Stride (Thrill Jockey Records) CD/LP/DL 19 March 2013 The debut album from Stygian Stride, a mix of ambient and drone was just what Paul Scott-Bates needed. Nice.Celestial...
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Frank Thornton AKA Captain Peacock RIP
The comedy actor Frank Thornton, best known for his role as Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served has died.The post Frank Thornton AKA Captain Peacock RIP appeared first on Louder Than War.
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Wildmen: Wildmen – album review
Wildmen – Wildmen (Shit Music for Shit People)LP/DLOut NowWildmen’s new album of good ol’ punk rock garage rock’n'roll is reviewed for Louder Than War by Philip Neeson.Here the Wildmen, with their...
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David Ford: Change – album review
David FordCharge CD / Vinyl (with CD) / DownloadReleased March 18th 20139.5/10Charge is David Ford’s fourth solo studio album. Since leaving Easyworld in 2004, he’s remained defiantly under the...
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The 2013 GIT Awards – shortlist announced…
Git Award 2013 Shortlisted Artists Revealed Ahead Of Showcase Evening At Leaf, Liverpool – Friday April 19thLiverpool’s premier music prize, The GIT Award has today revealed the 12 shortlisted artists...
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The Government ‘From Off The Streets Of Madrid Comes The Government’ – album...
The Government ‘From Off The Streets Of Madrid Comes The Government’ (FOLC Records) CD/DL Available nowHailing from the Spanish capital, The Government are a trio who deal in straight-out garage soul,...
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Space: Fac251, Manchester – live review
Space FAC251, Manchester 16th March 2013Could Space have emerged from any other city rather than Liverpool? I would suggest not, such is the character of this band, the off kilter mind-set, the warped...
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Dirtybird Players Compilation – album review
Various Artists-Dirtybird Players (Dirtybird Records) CD/DL Out March 25th, 2013LTW’s Simon Tucker gets his hand on a compilation from house music label Dirtybird Records which leaves him with some...
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Street Dogs Mike McColgan Talks To Us About Their New Single & Side Project
Last we heard from camp Street Dogs we were left under the impression they were going on a self imposed “sabbatical”, a word, that, when uttered by most bands, sounds like a death knell to their fans....
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My Bloody Valentine’s Bilinda Butcher’s top 10 Flamenco albums
Bilinda ButcherTen Favourite Flamenco CDsFlamenco is far more than the picture postcard tourist music of Spain.It’s the emotionally fired and sometimes sexually charged and deeply erotic music and...
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New Band of the Day – One Thousand Suns
Our New Band of the Day is One Thousand Suns; an experimental instrumental rock three-piece from the Midlands.There seems to be an increasing number of instrumental bands around at the moment. They may...
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Frank Turner: Austin, Texas – live review
Frank Turner Palmer Events Center, (SXSW Gaming Expo), Austin, TX March 8th, 2013LTW’s Chris Hearn takes a road trip to Austin, Texas and sees Winchester’s own Frank Turner at the bottom of the bible...
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Godspeed You Black Emperor announced for OFF festival in Poland
This looks like a great festival…OFF Festival Katowice 2013: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Skalpel and… voodooThe legendary Canadian group Godspeed You! Black Emperor is the latest addition to this...
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Napalm Death cancel Victoria & Albert Museum gig
We announced only last week that Napalm Death were due to play a unique performance at the Victoria & Albert Museum on the 22nd March; however it has now been confirmed that the gig has been...
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