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Louder Than War Presents IRO IRO Vol.19
Event Preview: IRO IRO vol.19 May 25th 2013 Crawfish, Akasaka Tokyo Louder Than War is committed to bringing the joy and splendour of live music to everyone and together with IRO IRO we are going live...
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Peter Murphy from bauhaus claims Bauhaus more important than Joy Division and...
In a recent interview in the USA where he is touring the Bauhaus set, the band’s former frontman Peter Murphy has claimed that Bauhaus are more important than Joy Division and embraced godfather of...
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Vampire Blow: Unicorn – Album review
Vampire Blow – Unicorn EP (Magisk Mand) Format: Vinyl/Download Out now Unicorn, the first EP from Copenhagen garage rockers Vampire Blow, is something of a convention breaker. It’s safe to say that the...
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The Fall : ‘Re-Mit’ : album review
more warped genius from The Fall The Fall ‘Re-Mit’ (Cherry Red) 8/10 The Fall release their 30th album and we get lost in its dark and strange world whilst dancing to those classic...
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genius TV alert! John Cooper Clarke to appear on ‘Have I Got news For You’...
genius with a birds nest hair don’t…JCC the human quip… Genius TV alert! John Cooper Clarke to appear on ‘Have I Got news For You’ tonight at 9 on BBC… The human quip, the Salford bard, the poet...
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Vaccines fan latest: Venue apologise to fan not allowed into Vaccines gig
Venue Cymru have justified their action by stating that the 2,500 concert goers had been “protected from criminal activity by this extra vigilance”. This is pretty much the same as saying “I did a...
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Manc classic and some curveballs in playlist for Alex Ferguson’s last match...
The playlist for the pre match entertainment for Alex Fergusons last match makes intriguing reading… The Stone Roses –Waterfall Pureessence – This Feeling Ian Brown – Stellify Happy Mondays – Step On...
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Win tickets to see The Crunch (ex Clash, Sham 69, Rejects, Diamond Dogs) UK...
The Crunch make their UK live debut with an intimate, one-off show at London’s Relentless Garage on June 5th Sulo – Vocals, Mick Geggus – Guitar, Dave Tregunna – Bass, Terry Chimes – Drums The...
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The Tapestry, The Delaplains, The Watchmakers: Manchester Band On The Wall –...
The Tapestry / The Delaplains / The Watchmakers Manchester Band On The Wall 10th May 2013 Three of the most exciting up-and-coming bands in town on one bill? It’s difficult to turn this sort of...
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Peter Hope and his Wrong Revolution…
He’s LOUD, He’s WRONG & He’s PROUD… And He’s fucking SO right on it NOW Waking from a musical slumber purely of my own making, it was with much splendid surprise that last year I stumbled upon the...
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Nightmare Air ‘High In The Lasers’ – album review
Nightmare Air ‘High In The Lasers’ (Saint Marie) CD/LP/DL Released 20th May 2013 Nightmare Air; a Los Angeles based trio that feature Dave Dupuis (ex- Film School), Swaan Miller, and Jimmy Lucido who...
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Black Flag put another new song up on line
the best band logo ever? Black Flag You wait twenty years for a Black Flag song then 2 at once! A week after they put Down In The Dirt on line here comes a new song called The Chase that hints at...
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The Fall: York – live review
The Fall York, Fibbers May 9th 2013 It’s a sad reflection on the state of our musical culture but some people have never seen The Fall play live so idp went to the York gig with his camera to rectify...
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Chesty Malone & The Slice ‘Em Ups: Destroy All Humans – ep review
Chesty Malone & The Slice ‘Em Ups – Destroy All Humans (Wrecked Records) CD/DL Available now Are Chesty Malone and the boys passing off music which is past its sell by date? For Louder Than War...
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Peals: Walking Field – album review
Peals – Walking Field (Thrill Jockey) LP/CD/DL 13 May 2013 New band, Peals, release their début album of stripped down instrumentals. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates gives us his thoughts. Formed in...
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Glenn Jones: My Garden State – album review
Glenn Jones – My Garden State (Thrill Jockey) LP/CD/DL 13 May 2013 Storyteller and guitarist Glenn Jones releases his new album. Paul Scott-Bates gives his thoughts to Louder Than War. Glenn Jones is...
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New bands aren’t just for Christmas …..
Iiiiiiiiiit’s CHRIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmas …ok it’s not. It’s April. The arse end of April.Or May. But it’s never too early or late for a Christmas roundup of the musical highlights of the...
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Wampire: Curiosity – album review
Wampire – ‘Curiosity’ (Polyvinyl) LP/CD/DL/Tape 14th May 2013 Wampire have been making a name for themselves of late with attention being heaped upon them all the way from radio 1 bigwig zane lowe to...
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Sonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival 2013 Tokyo – Festival Previews
Louder Than War’s Far East correspondent gives us the low down on two of Japan’s upcoming festivals, Sonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival. When it comes to the UK Festival’s with their lottery style...
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Liam Frost / Hannah And Lois : Manchester International Anthony Burgess...
Liam Frost / Hannah And Lois Manchester International Anthony Burgess Foundation Saturday May 11th 2013 It’s been two and a half years since Liam Frost’s last solo gig. As he prepares songs for his...
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