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Exclusive premiere: Jah Wobble – new single, a brand new version of Public...
Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart release their own, brand new version of the classic Lydon/Levene/Wobble/Walker composition Public Image on 3Ms Music on the 26th May 2017. It will be...
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Morrissey Manchester statement Fergal Kinney replies to the controversial...
Morrissey statement here Louderthanwar statement on the Manchester tragedy here Sometimes being a Morrissey fan is not easy. The singer likes to test his followers with all manner of statements that...
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Elevant: Normal Life – EP review
EP Review Elevant – Normal Life (Loner Noise) Vinyl / DL released on Friday 26th April 2017 Henry Baroche knows not the meaning of ‘recommended word-count’ as he tries to adapt to Normal Life. The...
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The Unthanks: Diversions Vol. 4 The Songs & Poems Of Molly Drake – album review
The Unthanks: Diversions Vol. 4 The Songs & Poems Of Molly Drake RabbleRouser Music CD/DL/vinyl Released May 26 2017 9/10 The Unthanks delve into the treasure box that is the song collection of...
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Various Artists: Spaced Out, The Story Of Mushroom Records – Album Review
Various Artists: Spaced Out, The Story Of Mushroom Records Grapefruit 2CD/DL Released 19 May 2017 2CD collection with one disc focussing on Vic Keary’s British Prog/Folk label Mushroom, whose roster...
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Glam Skanks: London, Royal Albert Hall – live review
Glam Skanks London, Royal Albert Hall 17 May 2017 The Glitter City, all girl Hollywood sensation The Glam Skanks, supporting Adam Ant’s UK Anthem tour, rocked the stage of the Royal Albert Hall, with...
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Tom Hickox: Monsters In The Deep – album review
Tom Hickox: Monsters In The Deep (Family Tree/Warner Chappell) CD | LP | DL Available Now 8/10 Tom Hickox’s second album, Monsters In The Deep, sees him weaving historical tales and creating visual...
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We Are Quasars: Resistance – album review
We Are Quasars – Resistance CD/DL Out Now 8/10 Post-punk Indie trio release their debut album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. With the departure of vocalist Annette Millican, We Are...
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Sasha Refracted : Barbican Centre, London – live review
Sasha Barbican Centre, London 20 May 2017 Last weekend Sasha performed his eagerly anticipated first ever live artist shows, but did he deliver? Paul Grace reported for Louder Than War. DJ/Producer...
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Typical Girls Volume 2 – LP/CD (Emotional Response)
Second volume of this series of LP compilations, and it’s at least as good as the first one. In case you aren’t familiar, Typical Girls collects tracks by contemporary bands with women in prominent...
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George Takei: live review
“Where No Story Has Gone Before” @ BAM, May 1 2017 George Takei for President was my immediate thought as I focused upon the actor’s ability to collide with injustice, and attack political demons,...
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Elija James and the Nightmares: Liverpool, District – live review
Elija James and The Nightmares District, Liverpool 6/5/2017 Elija James and the Nightmares looked set to be quite something. The band were performing their first gig as an eight piece group after...
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Graingerboy: Enemy Forward – guest album review
Simon Sheridan writes a guest essay on Graingerboy’s acclaimed Enemy Forward album for Louder Than War. ‘These Days of Yearning’ A Journey into Graingerboy’s ‘Enemy Forward’ By Simon Sheridan I was...
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The Godfathers: Special London Gig – Sat June 24th – and a Big, Bad,...
The Godfathers: Special London Gig – Saturday June 24th – and a Big, Bad, Beautiful vinyl EP -released Fri 16th June 2017 I would argue that the Godfathers are one of the UK’s most under-rated,...
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EXCLUSIVE LISTEN! Cobby & Litten with vocals from Jeremy Corbyn: For The Many...
Cobby & Litten & Corbyn: For The Many EP out now! Released on ‘Declasse’ all proceeds go direct to the Labour Party. Download Only ‘For The Many’ was only reviewed on Louder Than War days ago...
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Los Straitjackets: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets
Los Straightjackets What’s So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc) CD/LP Out Now After several years backing Nick Lowe on his US winter tours, Los Straitjackets finally put their...
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GNOD: Cluny, Newcastle – live review
GNOD, White Hills and Girl Sweat Cluny, Newcastle 24th May 2017 An ear splitting night of intense space rock and sludgy kraut rock from three of the finest bands around, who all brought their A Game!...
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The Courteeners : Manchester : Live Review
The Courteeners Manchester Cricket ground May 2017 Live Review It’s been a traumatic week in Manchester after the cowardly terrorist attack on the children at the Arianne Grande concert. The...
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Crimsons: EP launch – live review
The Crimsons EP Launch Manchester, Jimmy’s 20 May 2017 Jimmy’s, a relatively new addition to Manchester’s Northern Quarter cultural scene, was the place of local band Crimsons EP launch, Emily Oldfield...
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Swans/The Fall : Transformer festival Manchester : Live Review : May 2017
Swans/The Fall Transformer festival Manchester Live Review : May 2017 It’s one of those kind of gigs where people talk about ear plugs. It’s that loud. But volume used in the best possible...
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