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Neck Deep | Creeper | WSTR : Beckett Students’ Union, Leeds – Live Review
Neck Deep | Creeper | WSTR Beckett Students’ Union, Leeds 19th April 2016 Heading to Leeds for a belter of a Tuesday night; Louder Than War’s reviewer Katie Clare and photographer Billy Seagrave take...
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Lee Scratch Perry @Audio, Glasgow- live review & photo gallery
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Audio Glasgow 13th April 2016 Lee Perry was born in March 1936 in Kendal Jamaica as Rainford Hugh Perry. Little is known about his early life, but his musical career started in the...
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His & Hers ‘Sass Pool’– EP review
His & Hers ‘Sass Pool’ (Crust Baby Records) DL | Cassette (V Ltd) Available now Four short blasts of math infused post punk, from His & Hers a Brighton based five-piece and released in a...
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The British Space Group: The Phantasmagoria – The Collected Phantasms EPs –...
The British Space Group: The Phantasmagoria The Collected Phantasms EPs (Quiet World) CD/DL Available now! 7.5/10 Welsh sonic adventurer Ian Holloway gathers together for the first time the three EPs...
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Travis: Everything At Once – album review
Travis: Everything At Once (Red Telephone Box) LP / CD / DL Out: April 29 7/10 The seasoned Scottish songsmiths return with another sterling collection of wistful hooks and soaring melodies. Scottish...
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Glasgow – live review
Paying tribute by recognising Prince as one of the giants Oasis stood on the shoulder of and working the Glasgow crowd with indie anthems, Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds storm the Hyrdo....
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Choreography: Recollected EP reviewed and interview with new LA band
Choreography Recollected EP (self released) Out Now Ged Babeys in-box was full. Some of it was darkwave/post-punk influenced music by young Americans so he asked his friend and music fanatic Philip...
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Video Premiere: CLOWwNS -Looking for a Fool
Brightons’ finest Art-Pop Post-Punk Quirk-Rock band CLOWwNs present a new video of the fan-favourite from their The Artful Execution Of Macho Bimbo album (on Bleeding Heart) which we reviewed here....
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New Artist Of The Day: Etches – ‘Love Is’ – single review
Etches – Love Is (Playing with Sound) DL Out now Louder than war’s Ioan Humphreys has a listen to Liverpool’s ‘Etches’ brand new single. ‘Love Is’ by Liverpool’s ‘Etches’ starts out with edgy drum...
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Plasticland: Plasticland – Album Review
Plasticland – Plasticland Cherry Red CD/DL Reissue of Milwaukee’s finest sons début album with bonus track “Mushroom Hill” – Ian Canty discovers a lost treasure that remains at present “Disengaged...
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Various Artists: Brown Acid 2 – Album Review
Various Artists – Brown Acid 2 Riding Easy LP/CD Released 20th April 2016 Second instalment of the sludge-monster compilation series, focussing on rare heavy sides from the late 60s/early 70s….Ian...
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Various Artists: The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume 2 – Album Review
The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume 2 Reggae Archive Records Vinyl/CD/DL Released 20th May 2016 The follow up to the successful Volume 1 in this series that was issued in 2015, featuring the cream of...
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UkePunk: From The North – EP Review
UkePunk – From The North EP CD Out now DIY Ukelele punk rock terrorists UkePunk return with stunning new 4 track EP From The North. Louder Than War’s Phil Thompson gives us the lowdown In considering...
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Recent Ace Records Releases by Ian Johnston – April 2016
Ian Johnston brings us his latest round-up of vital releases from Ace Records, one of the best re-issue labels in the world. Various Artists – Funk, Latin & Proto-Disco Seven-Inch Singles. This...
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Dan Sartain: Cluny, Newcastle – live review
Dan Sartain Cluny, Newcastle 21st April 2016 The incomparable Dan Sartain wows tonight’s Newcastle crowd, with his personal best set we’re left in awe. In the wake of this weekends ATP cancellation it...
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Matty James : ‘The Road To No Town’ : Album Review
Matty James ‘The Road To No Town’ (Pirate Heart & Cargo Records) Album Review Supremely talented Northern Irish musician Matty James owns a distinct directness and clarity to his singer-song...
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The November Five ‘Throwing Rocks At The Sun’ : album review
The November Five ‘Throwing Rocks At The Sun’ Album Review 9/10 Order the album from here ‘A new album of crafted guitar anger and intelligence and great songs – a political record that rails against...
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The Lovely Eggs: The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle – live review
The Lovely Eggs The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle 22nd April 2016 Tonight The Lovely Eggs are in top fun, scatter gun rants of epic proportion a truly special performance from this one of a kind duo! With...
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Blanck Mass | Mumdance : Lexington, London – live review
Blanck Mass | Mumdance Lexington, London 16th April 2016 Keith Goldhanger wonders why this form of electronic dance music isn’t as huge as he would like it to be. Dear Michael Eavis or Emily Eavis or...
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Cappadox Festival 2016 – preview
Cappadox Festival has me rethinking how I envisage a festival. As a UK festival fan I see gathering with friends and those of like mind to enjoy music and cider in a field. I anticipate that at some...
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