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MENT festival : live review of great new cutting edge European bands at key...
MENT FESTIVAL Ljubljana Feb 2017 Live Review PART 1 By LTW’s Richard Foster and John Robb (LTW boss and frontman of the Membranes) running from venue to venue… Richard Foster : Driving through...
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Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band: The Deaf Institute, Manchester – live review
Kevin Devine w/ Laura Stevenson, The Lion & The Wolf, Arms & Hearts Deaf Institute, Manchester, 31st January 2017 Brooklyn-based troubadour Kevin Devine brings his Goddamn Band to Manchester’s...
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Various Artists: Covert II – EP Review
Various Artists: Covert II (De:tuned in cooperation with Touched) 12″/CD/DL Available now 8/10 Electronica labels De:tuned and Touched combine forces for a blistering EP in aide of Macmillan Cancer...
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Elbow: Little Fictions – Album Review
Elbow – Little Fictions (Polydor Records) CD Available now Louder Than War’s Michael Halpin reviews Elbow’s first album in three years and its one of their best. Elbow’s first album since 2014’s The...
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Various Artists: New Order Present Be Music – Album Review
Various Artists – New Order Present Be Music (Factory Benelux)| 3CD/DL/Vinyl* Released 17th February 2017 3CD collection bringing together New Order’s production work over the years, featuring 36...
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FAC 51 The Hacienda @ Albert Hall. Manchester Friday 24th April 2017
FAC 51 The Hacienda at Albert Hall, Manchester Friday 24 April 2017 Featuring Kerri Chandler, Derrick Carter, Delano Smith, Mike Pickering, Jon Dasilva FAC 51 The Hacienda’s next Manchester event sees...
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Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band: Big Machine – album review
ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND: BIG MACHINE Topic Records CD/DL/deluxe CD/vinyl Available now Never one to stand still or contentedly plough the same furrow, Eliza Carthy epitomises progressive...
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Surfer Blood: Snowdonia – album review
Surfer Blood – Snowdonia (Joyful Noise) CD / LP / DL 7/10 Still reeling from multiple tragedies and band shifts, John Paul Pitts takes his weather-beaten band into slightly different waters for album...
View ArticleLeeds label Dance To The Radio back with a bang
Legendary Leeds label Dance To The Radio are back with another of their 4 x 12” vinyl compilation series due out on 21 April, just in time for Record Store Day. The label has previously released...
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Narvik: HOME Manchester – theatre review
In a time of what seems to be endless pointless slaughter Lizzie Nunnery sets her new play in World War Two when a citizen’s army set off from our shores to face down the Nazis. That was the experience...
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Glam Skanks: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto – live review
Glam Skanks Danforth Music Hall, Toronto 29 January 2017 Bubbly, effervescent, adorable, sexy, tantalising talented, fun…only begin to describe the presence of the California-based band, who are...
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Cover Girl – film review
Director: Charles VidorCover Girl (1944) Cast: Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Phil Silvers Run Time: 107 minutes Format: Dual Format Release Date: 13 Feb 2017 7/10 Jamie Havlin gives his verdict on one of...
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Green Day: Manchester Arena – live review
Green Day: Manchester Arena 6th February 2017 Roxie Gillespie (reviewer) and Melanie Smith (photographer) went along to Green Day’s memorable Manchester Arena show and captured the action in words and...
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Hands Off Gretel / Massive Wagons : Camden Rocks Presents at Proud Camden ,...
Hands Off Gretel / Massive Wagons : Camden Rocks Presents at Proud Camden , London – live photo gallery Louder Than War favourite 4 piece South Yorkshire grunge/angst/alternative/loud rockers Hands...
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The Bikini Bottoms: Monster Surf And Rockabilly – album review
The Bikini Bottoms – Monster Surf and Rockabilly (self-release) CD/DL Available now 8/10 Glaswegian surf duo put the mental in instrumental. The album title says it all. Joe Whyte gets to the beach...
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Martha Wainwright and Ed Harcourt: Roundhouse, London – live review
Martha Wainwright | Ed Harcourt Roundhouse, London 2nd Feb 2017 Our reviewer/photographer Naomi Dryden-Smith reports on a unique and memorable evening at London’s Roundhouse Ed Harcourt and Martha...
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Ist Ist, Sly Antics and Jekyll: Sacred Trinity, Salford – live review
Ist Ist – Photo and all on this page by Trust A Fox© Ist Ist, Sly Antics & Jekyll Sacred Trinity Church, Salford 3 February 2017 Manchester’s Ist Ist are joined by Sly Antics and Jekyll as three of...
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The Dillinger Escape Plan: Nottingham – live review
The Dillinger Escape Plan Rock City, Nottingham 21 January 2017 For a final time, Dillinger brings one of the most intense shows to Nottingham as part of their farewell tour. Neil Johnson reports on...
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Eden Kane: Well I Ask You: The Complete 60s Recordings – Album Review
Eden Kane – Well I Ask You: The Complete 60s Recordings (RPM) 2CD/DL Released 17 February 2017 Thorough 56 track overview of the Pre-Fabs hit-maker Eden Kane included all his ’60s recordings along with...
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The Return of Third Time Luckie – single review
Worthing buzzsaw pop-punk legends Third Time Luckie return from six year hiatus with new double-A side single Never Alone/Wide Eyed Thinking. Sean Bw Parker reviews for Louder Than War. Blasting...
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