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Primavera Sound: Day One – festival review
Primavera Sound Day One – John Carpenter, LCD Soundsystem, Explosions In The Sky, Destroyer, Battles, BEAK>, Car Seat Headrest, Algiers & Beach Slang. Parc Del Forum 2nd June 2016 A fun packed...
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Liverpool Sound City – Day Two: live review
Sound City Sunday May 29th 2016 Bramley-Moore Docks, Liverpool Louder Than War’s James Lowther (words) and Melanie Smith (photos) enter Liverpool’s Sound City festival on Day Two, eager to catch the...
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New Artist Of The Day – Hateful
Glaswegian punk rock stalwarts Hateful keep it pedal to the metal. Louder Than War’s Joe Whyte investigates. Hateful are a little bit of a mystery in these parts. They don’t play that very often in...
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The Wall: Personal Troubles And Public Issues – Album Review
The Wall – Personal Troubles And Public Issues (Westworld) CD/DL Out now First time re-issue on CD for the 1980 debut album by Sunderland band the Wall, plus bonus tracks from the “Ghetto” and “Hobby...
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Cappadox Festival: final roundup
Cappadox Festival Cappadocia Turkey 19 – 22 May 2016 Alan Ewart wraps up the action away from the music stages at Cappadox festival as he discovered a true natural wonderland amidst a veritable...
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COLDPLAY: The Etihad Stadium, Manchester – photo gallery & review
COLDPLAY The Etihad Stadium, Manchester 4th June 2016 Mike Ainscoe heads down to the Etihad under the strict ‘three songs no flash’ rule to bring a few words and a shedload of photos from the pit as...
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The Shaker Hymn: Do you think you’re clever? – album review
The Shaker Hymn: Do you think you’re clever? (Heavy Noids Records) 8/10 Out 10/06/16 The Shaker Hymn hail from Cork, Ireland and have been a band pretty much since 2012/2013. Louder Than War’s Ioan...
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The Dark: Chemical Warfare – Album Review
The Dark – Chemical Warfare (Westworld) CD/DL Out now Reissue of the sole LP by ill-fated Islington Punks the Dark with associated single sides….LTW’s Ian Canty looks back on a band that slipped under...
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Alice’s Wicked Tea Party: festival review
Alice’s Wicked Tea Party Holt Heath, Dorset 3 – 4 June 2016 Alice’s Wicked Tea Party is a celebration of alternative music set against the backdrop of rural Dorset. Alan Ewart went along to check it...
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A Thank You To Festival Of Voice
Our man Simon Tucker was recently invited to be a guest at the gala opening of the inaugural Festival of Voice in Cardiff. Featuring performances by Gwenno and the iconic John Cale left with his head...
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Camden Rocks 2016: live review
Camden Rocks 2016 Various venues, London 4th June 2016 Louder Than War’s Sophie Sparham reports on this years’s Camden Rocks Festival. Saturday saw thousands line the streets of good ol’ Camden town....
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Barsteward Sons Of Val Doonican: T’South 0 – Tarn 4 – album review
Barsteward Sons Of Val Doonican T’South 0 – Tarn 4 (Moon-On-A-Stick Records) Album Review Rating 7/10 Alan Ewart reviews T’South 0 – Tarn 4, the latest offering by Barnsley based festival favourites...
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Neil Young and Promise Of The Real: SECC Hydro, Glasgow – live review
Neil Young SECC Hydro, Glasgow 5th of June 2016 Rumour has it that it’s the old masters last European tour- perhaps not that likely given this showing. Joe Whyte was there for LTW. I’m not a fan of...
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The Burning Hell: ‘Men without hats’ / ‘Fuck the government, I love you’–...
The Burning Hell – ‘Men without hats’ / ‘Fuck the government, I love you’ Out Now DL (BBIsland) Ok so I am very new to ‘The Burning Hell’. This is just a double a-side review. However, looking a...
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John Foxx: 21st Century: A Man, A Woman And A City – album review
John Foxx – 21st Century: A Man, A Woman And A City (Metamatic Records) CD / DL Out Now 8 / 10 Electronic pioneer releases a new compilation. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. Gary Numan...
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Poolhall Richard: Funkin’ Out At The Great Divide – album review
Poolhall Richard – Funkin’ Out At The Great Divide DL Out Now 7/10 Poolhall Richard is the latest incarnation of Canadian/Swedish singer-songwriter Richard Reagh. Recorded at his own studio in Saltaro,...
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Adam Ant: “Kings of the Wild Frontier Tour”- Live Review
An audaciously dazzling force of human dignity and inspiration to the universe, while celebrating sold out performances in all of the crowded venues of the “Kings” tour, there is not a more dauntless...
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Le Lizard Royale: Checking In to Le Lizard Royale Hotel – album review
Album Review Le Lizard Royale – Checking Into Le Lizard Royale Hotel (Dirty Noize) CD /DL (on I-Tunes as Hotel EP ) Is it a mini-album or a maxi-EP? Why isn’t the title on the cover? Is there a...
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Sly Antics: O2 Ritz, Manchester – live review
Sly Antics O2 Ritz, Manchester 3rd June 2016 Sly Antics smashed it at the O2 Ritz, Manchester last night. Nigel Carr caught up with lead singer Sam Hudson and reports back on the gig for Louder Than...
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Alien Sex Fiend: Classic Albums Volume Two – Album Review
Alien Sex Fiend – Classic Albums Volume Two Cherry Red Records 4CD/DL Released 24th June 2016 Four mid-period Alien Sex Fiend albums from 1987’s “Here Cum Germs” to 1992’s “Open Head Surgery” with many...
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