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Black Bombers: Top Ten Proto-Punk Classics
BLACK BOMBERS: Proto-Punk Top Ten “You ain’t no punk, you punk! You wanna talk about the real junk?” (Lux Interior) Louder Than War recently reviewed the scorching debut album by Birmingham garage...
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6. The Streak ‘Bang Bang Bullet’ One of the things that united Nikki Sudden and Bomber Dave was a fondness for The Arrows’ Granada teatime TV show. The Streak contained two-thirds of them, including...
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O’HOOLEY & TIDOW: SHADOWS – album review
O’HOOLEY & TIDOW – SHADOWS (No Masters) CD/DL Released 29th July All set for a high profile launch at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival, Mike Ainscoe gets early dibs on the new album from...
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Various Artists: I’m A Freak Baby – Album Review
Various Artists – I’m A Freak Baby Grapefruit 3CD/DL Released 29th July 2016 A new 3CD boxset expansively subtitled “A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72”,...
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Colosseum: Colosseum Live – Album Review
Colosseum – Colosseum Live Esoteric 2CD/DL Released 29th July 2016 Jazz Rock Supergroup’s double live offering that made number 17 in the UK album charts back in 1971, with a bonus disc of rare tracks...
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Tired Lion And Support: Joiners Southampton – live review
Tired Lion Joiners, Southampton 10 July 2016 Live Review Aussie rock outfit Tired Lion are have been strutting their stuff at Glastonbury and beyond but Alan Ewart checked them out at a much more...
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New Order : Manchester : photo live review of the concert and it’s amazing...
New Order’s sold out gig at the Castlefield Arena was a great night – live review here. Here is the photo review of the concert and it’s amazing visuals. Photos by Anthony Mulryan His website for his...
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‘ANDROID IN LA LA LAND’ : exclusive review of upcoming Gary Numan film
ANDROID IN LA LA LAND A Film by Steven Read & Rob Alexander Before I go on, I have to admit to a certain conflict of interest. I’ve been a Numan fan since 1979, when I first heard Are Friend’s...
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Bryan Ferry: Mouth of the Tyne Festival – live review
Bryan Ferry & Nadine Shah Tynemouth Priory 7th July 2016 An exquisite start to Mouth of the Tyne festival, Bryan Ferry has the whole crowd dancing to his plethora of hits. Festival season is well...
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Where It’s At – Beck’s ‘Odelay’ Turns 20
Rock and roll has rarely been as smart, hip or as diverse as when it’s in the hands of Beck Hansen. Ever since he first struck recognition with the self-deprecating, grungy folk of ‘Loser’, Beck...
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Di Auger: Black Swans At Dawn – album review
Di Auger: Black Swans At Dawn CD/DL Released 2016 07/10 Industrial Gothic from Toronto’s Di Auger. Di Auger is the musical output of Chris Lefort, a well-known face on the Toronto goth scene as DJ,...
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William S. Burroughs: Let Me Hang You – album review
William S. Burroughs: Let Me Hang You (Ernest Jenning Record Co. / Khannibalism) LP/CD/DL Available 15th July 7/10 Using recordings of William S Burroughs reading extracts from his seminal nightmarish...
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FLIIIS: On The Sonnet – single review
FLIIIS – On The Sonnet / Nothing But The Night July 24th DL 8/10 Manchester indie-pop duo Fliiis make good on the promises of their earlier release with new single On The Sonnet. Since relocating to...
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Discharge: Reissues – album reviews
Discharge: Reissues (Westworld) CD/DL/Vinyl Out Now A veritable raft of reissues from the D-Beat titans. Joe Whyte reviews for Louder Than War. Society’s Victims (compilation) Singles (compilation)...
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Pixies: O2 Academy Brixton, London – live review
Pixies | Coves 02 Academy Brixton 11th July 2016 Pixies storm Brixton Academy, delighting fans with a brilliant adrenaline rush of a show, ably supported by Coves showcasing tracks from their new...
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Tom Vamos ‘Love Hart Sharks’– EP review
Tom Vamos ‘Love Hart Sharks’ (Dead Monkey Records) Ltd CD | DL Rel Date 23rd July 2016 Debut solo release from Tom Vamos, the frontman of Liverpool/Rep Of Ireland based Vamos who were responsible for...
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James Leonard Hewitson: Care Less, Love Less – single review
James Leonard Hewitson Care Less, Love Less (Endearment Records) 15th July 2016 Emerging solo artist James Leonard Hewitson has announced the forthcoming release of his debut single Care Less, Love...
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Melt Yourself Down – Another Weapon – Single Review
Melt Yourself Down – Another Weapon Limited 7″ 5th August 2016 (Speedy Wunderground) The ever groundbreaking and innovative label Speedy Wunderground release their 18th single, ‘Another Weapon’ by...
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Linda Guilala ‘Psiconáutica’– album review
Linda Guilala ‘Psiconáutica’ (Elefant Records) CD | Ltd Vinyl | DL Available now Linda Guilala – you would be forgiven for thinking was a solo performer, I certainly did – a belief reinforced by the...
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THE PINEAPPLE THIEF: YOUR WILDERNESS – album review
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF – YOUR WILDERNESS (KScope ) CD/special edition 12” hardback book with CD, DVD-A and bonus CD/DL/vinyl Released 12th August Founded in 1999 and evolving into a band that main man...
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