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Julia Kent: Asperities – album review
Julia Kent: Asperities (Leaf Label) LP | CD | DL Available now On Asperities, Julia Kent loops solo cello lines into deep, engrossing soundscapes, says Louder Than War’s Paul Margree. Cellist Julia...
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Ezra Furman: Gorilla, Manchester – live review
Ezra Furman Gorilla, Manchester 16th November 2015 Tonight the dark underground of Manchester’s Gorilla is packed to the rafters. It feels agitated and expectant. The tiny basement under the giant...
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CMJ Music Marathon 2015
Louder Than War’s New York correspondent Carrie Quartly reports back on 2015’s CMJ Music Marathon. Once again, new bands flocked to New York hoping to be discovered during the 35th annual CMJ Music...
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Heck: The Breakers Tour – live review
Heck: The Breakers Tour November 2015 Christopher Lloyd tags along with Heck as they play Wolverhampton, Stoke, Birmingham, Derby and Leicester on their most recent UK tour in support of new single...
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Stand Alone: Nothing is Forgotten – album review
Stand Alone – Nothing is Forgotten (Broken Road Records) DL / CD Out 20th November 2015 8/10 We take a listen to the debut from rock group Stand Alone. It’s an honour to listen to music like this. The...
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The Dirty Nil announce debut album and share new video
“No Weaknesses” is our first peak at The Dirty Nil’s upcoming debut album, Higher Power, out February 26th on Dine Alone. The track keeps with the brash, playful sense of twang-punctuated rawk the...
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Zoe Howe: Lee Brilleaux, Rock ‘N’ Roll Gentleman – Book Review
Brilliant new biography of iconic Dr Feelgood frontman Out: November 19th as paperback and ebook The influence and legacy of Dr Feelgood have long been assured however, there has undoubtedly been...
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High & Lonesome: Leeds – festival review
High & Lonesome Festival Brudenell Social Club & Left Bank Church, Leeds 14th November 2015 With a line up bursting at the seams with talent, High & Lonesome delivered on all counts, an...
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Reggae Round-Up: Singers & Players | Congo Natty | Dennis Bovell
The long nights are here and the sun is slowly disappearing but it doesn’t stop the steady stream of great reggae releases. This Reggae Round-Up sees Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates look at the...
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Palma Violets: Sound Control, Manchester – live review
Palma Violets Sound Control, Manchester 16th November 2015 Despite weather obstacle’s and a multitude of transport issues hitting Manchester city centre Sound Control, one of the city’s great live...
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The Migrant: Flood – album review
The Migrant: Flood (Rockpie) LP/CD/DL Available 11/12/2015 7/10 Released via new Cardiff imprint, Rockpie, The Flood is Denmark’s The Migrant’s third album. Simon Tucker reviews. It’s not hard to see...
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The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing: On Tour Now and new video
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing are currently on tour. They play Camden tonight, Brighton on Sunday, Manchester on Tuesday…. (rest of the dates below) don’t miss them! I saw them in...
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Buzzcocks @ The Kazimier, Liverpool – live review
Buzzcocks Liverpool Kazimier 19th November 2015 When Buzzcocks are in full flight even this dark and broken old world seems to lift again. Their mercurial music full of love, lust and hope and human...
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Trummor & Orgel – UK tour preview
Trummor & Orgel UK debut tour preview Sweden has produced some great acts, haven’t they? First Aid Kit. Robyn. The Hives. The Knife. Refused. Swedish House Mafia. The Cardigans,……..ok, Abba...
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Various Artists: Ambient Zone 2 -album review
Various Artists: Ambient Zone 2 (Just Music) CD/DL Out now 8.5/10 The second instalment in the Ambient Zone series complied by Just Music sees such heavyweights as Jon Hopkins, Marconi Union, and Chris...
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The Happy Mondays: 02 Academy, Birmingham – live review
The Happy Mondays 02 Academy, Birmingham 6th November 2015 There are too many people who denounce The Happy Mondays as a comedy act. Fronted by a man who’s taken more drugs than the Madchester scene...
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Mark Morriss: Derby – live review
Mark Morriss The Victoria Inn, Derby 20 November 2015 Back out on a solo dates after the first part of The Bluetones anniversary tour we catch the ever-charismatic Mark Morriss in Derby. Sarah Lay...
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The Hyena Kill : Manchester deaf Institute : Live Review
The Hyena Kill Manchester Deaf Institute Live Review Oct 2015 The Hyena Kill facebook page Sometimes there is nothing better in the world than watching a young rock band at the top of their game....
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DJ Format & Abdominals : Glasgow : live review
DJ Format & Abdominals Glasgow Drygate Brewery Nov 2015 Live review Photos : Miff Morris Sat 7th of November 2015 saw one hell of a party kick off in Glasgow’s Drygate Brewery, where slick...
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Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs: Completely Under The Covers
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Completely Under The Covers (Edsel Records) CD/DL/LP Out Now Two Power-Pop luminaries team up to cover their favourite songs. All the volumes have now been neatly...
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