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an open letter to Ian Duncan Smith
Dear Mr. Duncan Smith,I’m not sure what to call you and I have heard you called many things but I don’t go for that glib name-calling and I think, because of the seriousness of the situation, we will...
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The Gramotones: Manchester – live review
The Gramotones Manchester – Hilton Hotel 29th March 2013The Gramotones are clearly influenced by 1960′s icons including The Beatles but when they checked into the Hilton Hotel last week it was for a...
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All Gone Pete Tong & Skream Miami 2013: album review
All Gone Pete Tong & Skream Miami 2013 (Defected Records) CD/DL Out NowAn impressive new mix compilation from 2 of the electro scene’s greatest talents, reviewed by Louder Than War’s Simon...
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Kill for Company: Alternative to Living – EP review
Kill For Company – Alternative to Living EP (Longevity Records)DL & Ltd. 7″ release for Record Store DayOut 20th AprilManchester based duo Kill for Company release their second EP on Record Store...
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A Fan’s eye view Of The Stone Roses: “They opened the window to my world and...
A typical fan of The Stone Roses explains how he came to fall in love with the band.It all started when I was about 12 years old, i was driving to hull with my best mate to visit his family and then...
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Wire: Heaven, London - live review
Wire Heaven, London March 24th 2013Legendary band Wire have a new album out. It was released last week & was preceded by a show at Heaven (London) during which they played the album in full before...
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Wire: Changes Becomes Us – album review
Earlier today we ran a review of what was effectively the album launch gig for Wire’s latest album, Changes Becomes Us. We’re complementing that review now with a more detailed look at the album...
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Emma Stevens: Dreaming Trees – EP review
Emma Stevens’ 2nd EP Dreaming Trees may just be the perfect antidote to our freezing weather, X Factor culture and the doom and gloom that seems to be enveloping everyone.Surrey singer-songwriter Emma...
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Steve White Interview by Ross Keen
Steve White has been a mainstay of British Popular Music for 3 decades now; 2013 marks the Drummers 30th Anniversary in Showbiz and ‘Whitey’ will be playing two sold out shows in North London to...
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Ceiling Demons – an interview
Ceiling Demons have been busy up in the Yorkshire Dales recording a new album which they now plan to turn into a live performance piece. Roisin Kelleher tracked them down for a chat about their music,...
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How ‘Tagging’ Is Changing Our Listening Habits
Once upon a time a musical genre was born of a journalist coining a phrase, now we can tag our music with anything we want to, creating genres and sub-genres of our own in our music collections. Julie...
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Sophie Lancaster Foundation gets Manchester Police to recognise violence...
punks against prejudice- in memory of Sophie Lancaster The Sophie Lancaster Foundation has persuaded the Manchester Police to begin to record offences against members of alternative subcultures in the...
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At The Drive-In: Acrobatic Tenement (re-issue) – album review
At The Drive-In: Acrobatic Tenement (Transgressive Records) CD/LP/DL Out NowLegendary Texas art-rockers At The Drive-In have had their first album re-issued by Transgressive Records, and Alana Turk...
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New Artist of the Day – British Harlem
Upon listening to the new EP by Swindon’s own British Harlem, we’re treated to a mix of everything from Brit Pop to punk, R&B to Indie.One of the first things I usually listen for in a band is...
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Yoko Ono announces best looking Meltdown ever
Yoko Ono has announced wheat must be the coolest line up ever for Meltdown.The New York based artist and musician and wife of John Lennon has announced a bill that includes Siouxsie, Patti Smith, the...
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an open letter to Sophie Lancaster
Sophie Lancaster websiteSophie Lancaster literary awards details hereDear Sophie, I have never met you but I feel like I know you.Those few snapshots of you that circulate the internet paint a sparse...
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Misty’s Big Adventure: Aggression – single review
Misty’s Big Adventure – Aggression (Grumpy Fun)DLOut NowLong-respected performers on the Midlands’ experimental scene, Misty’s Big Adventure have been well-known and well-loved by those in the know...
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Kate Nash: Girl Talk – album review
Kate Nash – Girl Talk (Have 10p Records) CD / LP / DL Out Now 7/10Kate Nash is back with her third album and pissed off. Richard Gilbert-Cross listens to it for Louder Than War.Role models. In the...
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And So I Watch You From Afar: All Hail Bright Futures – album review
And So I Watch You From Afar – All Hail Bright Futures (Sargent House) CD/LP/DL Out NowAnd So I Watch You From Afar desribe their interests as Solidarity, Positivity and leaving a trail of sonically...
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Attrition: The Unraveller Of Angels – album review
Attrition ‘The Unraveller Of Angels’ CD/LP/DL Available nowIf anyone hasn’t heard Attrition before you really have been living through another timeline. I’m not talking Twitter timeline either as its...
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