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This Is Not This Heat : Live review
This Is Not This Heat The Barbican Hall Saturday 4th March 2017 Live Review photos : Matthew Shaw Anticipation for tonight was high, the gig was originally planned for June 2016 but was postponed...
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Avital Raz releases single Male Order Bride in time for International Women’s...
Gender equality, as a concept, needs testing, even jesting, and showing up for its shortcomings – that seems to be the approach skilfully woven into the social consciousness of Avital Raz’s music. It...
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Albert Lee: Leicester Square Theatre, London – live review
Albert Lee Leicester Square Theatre, London 5th March 2017 Albert Lee returns to his old Soho stomping grounds to play a dazzling set that saw him mixing Rock, country and rockabilly with gusto....
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Pele: Fireworks – album review
Pele – Fireworks (Learpholl Recordings) LP / CD / DL 8 / 10 Out Now Ian Prowse celebrates the silver anniversary of Pele’s debut release. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. We all know...
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Dutch Uncles: Cluny, Newcastle – live review
Dutch Uncles Cluny, Newcastle 2nd March 2017 Dutch Uncles are always an exciting live prospect, but Big Balloon has really brought out the best in them and tonight they create a true party atmosphere!...
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Bonobo: Sage Gateshead – live review
Bonobo Sage Gateshead 3rd March 2017 An incredible and spellbinding set from Simon Green and his band, tonight the normally very conservative Sage is turned into a rave! Tonight there isn’t a spare...
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Shirley Collins: Sage Gateshead – live review
Shirley Collins and Friends Sage Gateshead 4th March 2017 An exceptional evening in the presence of an incredible artist, the wonderful stories and equally brilliant songs leave everyone in awe of...
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TNS Tour ft Roughneck Riot, Wonk Unit, Faintest Idea, & ROTPM
TNS Tour ft Roughneck Riot, Wonk Unit, Faintest Idea, & ROTPM Manchester based TNS Records have managed to perfectly encapsulate the diversity and importance of the underground D.I.Y. punk...
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Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine: (Album Launch) The Art House, Southampton
Live Review Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine – The Art House, Southampton Following a ‘controversial’ LTW album review. eloquently replied to by Tom Robinson himself, he was invited to the...
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Recent Ace Records Releases by Ian Johnston – March 2017
Ian Johnston presents his latest roundup of vital releases from Ace Records, one of the best reissue labels in the world. ~ Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – The Planet Sessions “I must have, what you call it,...
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The Masonics: Obermann Rides Again – album review
The Masonics – Obermann Rides Again (Dirty Water Records) DL / CD / LP Out now Two ex-Milkshakes one former Kaiser make up the Masters of the Medway Beat, the Masonics. Ged Babey practices the funny...
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Adam Ant: New York City – live review
Grande Finale of Adam Ant’s Kings of the Wild Frontier North American Tour. Louder Than War’s Eileen Shapiro reviews. It just keeps getting grander! The very last performance of the Kings of the...
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Miraculous Mule: Two Tonne Testimony – album review
Miraculous Mule – Two Tonne Testimony (Muletone Recording Company / Bronze Rat Records) DL Released 24 March 2017 The London trio’s new album – 2013’s Deep Fried and 2014’s Blues Uzi earning them a...
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Auction For The Promise Club: Moonlight – video premiere
We’re pleased to bring you the Auction for the Promise Club video premiere for new single Moonlight – out now on Easy Action Records. Many Louder Than War readers will be familiar with Easy Action...
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Maker: The 100 Club, London – live review
Maker The 100 Club, London 2nd Mar 2017 Maker hit London’s 100 Club on Thursday night. Naomi Dryden-Smith reports back with photoset and review for Louder Than War. Hailing from Gillingham in Kent...
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The Dandy Warhols: Roundhouse, London – live review
The Dandy Warhols/Telegram Roundhouse, London 4 March 2017 Naomi Dryden-Smith went to check out penultimate night of The Dandy Warhols’ US and European tour London’s Roundhouse, supported by Welsh...
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Ist Ist, LIINES, La Bête Blooms, Matter Of Mind: Manchester Dive NQ – live...
Ist Ist, LIINES, La Bete Blooms, Matter of Mind Dive NQ, Manchester 9 March 2017 For a free gig Manchester gets one of the best nights of live music its seen in a long time and David Brown, of Even...
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Mokoomba: Luyando – album review
Mokoomba: Luyando (Outhere Records) LP / CD / DL 7.5 / 10 Out Now Young afro-fusion Zimbabwean band release their second album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. A lot is being said about the...
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Mario Batkovic: Mario Batkovic – album review
Mario Batkovic: Mario Batkovic (Invada Records) LP/CD/DL Available 17 March 2017 10/10 Swiss accordion player Mario Batkovic releases his brand new album this month via Bristol’s Invada Records. Simon...
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‘Old School Rules’; Reaction, Underclass UK, B-Leaguers, Hooligan Crooners...
Albums / EP review(s) Reaction – Old School Rules (Tarbeach Records) Underclass UK – Rip Your Face Off (Punk Lives) Hooligan Crooners / B-Leaguers -Tales From A Punk Rock Road Trip (split LP)...
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