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Watch this! The Shop Window release new video for single Out...

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The Shop Window have released a new video for their single Out Of Reach, relesed on Spinout Nuggets. The Shop Window are a four-strong IndiePop/Jange...
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Glastonbury cancels but will other festivals still be on in 2021?

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The cancellation of Glastonbury sent a shudder though the music scene but does it mean that all festivals will go down like a pack of cards?

Bernard Szajner – Some Deaths Take Forever

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(Cortizona) https://cortizona.bandcamp.com/album/some-deaths-take-forever At times words are not enough. After a week spent immersing myself in this...
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Vela Incident: Interview

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Vela Incident could well be one of the best new bands in Britain…and it...
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LTW : 21 new bands and acts for 2021 – our emerging artists list for the new year!

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There is trad rock. There is punk rock. There is pop music embracing all the sounds and new cultures of the 21st century cities. There is introspective. There is expressive. Pop culture comes in all shapes and sizes and forms in the new decade and exists despite the pandemic.
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LTW writers tracks of the year 2020: Spotify playlist

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What a strange year we've all had with this Covid business destroying our normal life. No gigs, donning masks, lockdowns, tiers and tears, yet...
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Louder Than War: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 – Top 50

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Louder Than War Albums of The Year 2020 - Top 50 An unforgettable year, and some magnificent music. 30 odd LTW writers agree on these...
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LTW Albums of the Year 2020: Numbers 51 – 250

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LTW Albums of the Year 2020 - Numbers 51- 250 Each chosen by just one of our writers, the Top 50 have multiple nominations. These...
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Bernard Szajner – Some Deaths Take Forever

(Cortizona) https://cortizona.bandcamp.com/album/some-deaths-take-forever At times words are not enough. After a week...
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Vela Incident: Interview

Vela Incident could well be one of the best...
Music

New Artist Of The Day: ZOUJ

ZOUJ arrive from Germany with their debut single, which takes the finest elements of electronic pop music and twists them into a surrealist drowsy earworm about sleep paralysis. Louderthanwar's Christopher Lloyd reports.
Album Reviews

Ben Varian: One Hundred Breakfasts With The Book – album review

Ben Varian One Hundred Breakfasts With The Book Lobby Art DL...
Album Reviews

Zed Mitchell: Route 69 – album review

Zed Mitchell Route 69 Timezone Records CD | DL | LP German guitarist...
Blogs

If you need to know the truth of the post Brexit disaster for U.K. bands touring Europe then read this from Fish

Fish has written a brilliant piece that details exactly how post Brexit touring with its added costs and paperwork will kill off the U.K. music scene
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Sea Shepherd’s driving force Paul Watson interview with John Robb

Paul Watson is the driving force of Sea Shepherd - the world’s leading direct action Eco organisation. He talks to John Robb about what we need to post Pandemic to save the world and save ourselves. An inspiring interview about green campaigning, direct action and the power of nature and the sixth great extinction and much more...
Album Reviews

Divide and Dissolve: Gas Lit – album review

Divide and Dissolve: Gas Lit Invada Records LP/CD/DL Divide and Dissolve are...
Music Interviews

Interview: Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley takes to the hills for a new theatre show.

Boff Whalley is best known for being the guitarist...
Blogs

Never Mind The Bollocks – the UK government plays disaster politics with UK music and the EU

The UK government is playing disaster politics with its rotting fish EU deal and the UK music scene is not happy with its new world of visas/carnets/massive price hikes and ridiculous paperwork

ALBUM REVIEWS

Album Reviews

Bernard Szajner – Some Deaths Take Forever

(Cortizona) https://cortizona.bandcamp.com/album/some-deaths-take-forever At times words are not enough. After a week spent immersing myself in this...
Album Reviews

Ben Varian: One Hundred Breakfasts With The Book – album review

Ben Varian One Hundred Breakfasts With The Book Lobby Art DL | Limited Edition Cassette Out 29th...
Album Reviews

Zed Mitchell: Route 69 – album review

Zed Mitchell Route 69 Timezone Records CD | DL | LP German guitarist Zed Mitchell returns with a...
Album Reviews

Divide and Dissolve: Gas Lit – album review

Divide and Dissolve: Gas Lit Invada Records LP/CD/DL Divide and Dissolve are Takiaya Reed (Black & Tsalagi...
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Various Artists: The Eighth Wave – album review

The Eighth Wave Various Artists Big Stir CD/DL Out Now Compilation number eight in the Big Stir Digital Singles...
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Virginia Wing: Private Life – album review

VIRGINIA WING Private Life Fire Records LP | CD | DL Released 12th February 2021 Amy Britton looks...
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Kiwi Jr: Cooler Returns – album review

Kiwi Jr: Cooler Returns Sub Pop Out 22nd January CD/LP/Cassette/DL As they point out on title track Cooler...
Album Reviews

Zero Tolerance: Too Young To Die – album review

Zero Tolerance Too Young To Die Self released CD Out Now Too Young To Die is an...

FESTIVALS

Festivals

Six Of The Best Sets At Loftas Fest 2020

From toe-tapping rock n’ roll to darkly ethereal modular synthpop - discover highlights from the vibrant Loftas Fest in Vilnius, Lithuania... It’s predominantly local acts...
Bands

11 Band Podcasts You Need to Hear

With the live music scene ground to a frustrating halt, bands and musicians are finding innovative ways to keep in touch with audiences. Like,...

Photo Reviews

Live Reviews

Stereophonics: Manchester Arena – live photo review

Stereophonics Manchester Arena March 13th 2019 Louder Than War photographer Michael Bond, captured Stereophonics on the Manchester leg of their European tour, promoting their 11th studio album...
Live Reviews

Nasty Cherry: Manchester Academy 3 – live review

Nasty Cherry | Noisy MancesterAcademy 29th February 2020 Cazz Blase and Melanie Smith witness Nasty Cherry’s turbocharged Manchester debut. A far cry from the howling wind and...

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Modern Music Masters: The Britpop Trilogy by Tom Boniface-Webb- book review

Modern Music Masters: The Britpop Trilogy - Tom Boniface-Webb Out Now Accompanying Blur Playlist Order HERE Modern Life really is Rubbish at the moment and the only ‘Parklife’...
Book Reviews

Captain Jesus by Colette Snowden – book review

Captain Jesus – Colette Snowden Bluemoose Books Out 28 January 2021 When three rumbustious brothers find a dead magpie they pin it on the washing line...

LIVE REVIEWS

Peter Hook And The Light: Mexico City – live stream

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Peter Hook & The Light Mexico City January 15, 2021 Sure, it’s strange to be seeing live shows solely from the spaces of our own living rooms,...

Mike Garsons – A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day

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A Bowie Celebration - Just For One Day Jan 10th 2021 (UK) Live Stream It's Five years to the day since the greatest singer/ songwriter of our...

Buck & Evans: Ratio Studios, Merthyr Tydfil – live stream review

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Buck & Evans Ratio Studios, Merthyr Tydfil 12th December 2020 Buck & Evans crank up the amps for the first time in months to join in with...

The Cribs: The Cavern, Liverpool – live stream review

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The Cribs The Cavern Club, Liverpool Saturday 21st November 2020 Andy Brown cracks open a celebratory cider and visits the Cavern Club from the comfort of his...

Ezra Furman: Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston – live review (streaming)

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Ezra Furman Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston 1st November 2020 Ezra Furman finally takes her first steps back towards the ordinary life we all crave as she...

Six Of The Best Sets At Loftas Fest 2020

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From toe-tapping rock n’ roll to darkly ethereal modular synthpop - discover highlights from the vibrant Loftas Fest in Vilnius, Lithuania... It’s predominantly local acts...
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INTERVIEWS

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Vela Incident: Interview

Vela Incident could well be one of the best new bands in Britain…and it only took over twenty years to get there. Sam Lambeth...
Bands

Sea Shepherd’s driving force Paul Watson interview with John Robb

Paul Watson is the driving force of Sea Shepherd - the world’s leading direct action Eco organisation. He talks to John Robb about what we need to post Pandemic to save the world and save ourselves. An inspiring interview about green campaigning, direct action and the power of nature and the sixth great extinction and much more...
Music Interviews

Interview: Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley takes to the hills for a new theatre show.

Boff Whalley is best known for being the guitarist in anarchist collective Chumbawamba who scored one of the most unlikely hit records ever when...
Interview

Interview: Henri Herbert on life in Austin Texas and plans for 2021

It is now almost two years since the barnstorming piano phenomenon Henri Herbert upped sticks and moved Stateside to take up residency in Austin,...
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NEW ARTISTS

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New Artist Of The Day: ZOUJ

ZOUJ arrive from Germany with their debut single, which takes the finest elements of electronic pop music and twists them into a surrealist drowsy earworm about sleep paralysis. Louderthanwar's Christopher Lloyd reports.
New Artist

Tessel: Family Time – Review

Tessel: Family Time. The Utrecht four-piece make their PIAS Recordings debut with woozy single, Family Time.
Album Reviews

Scenius: Enough Fears – album review

Scenius Enough Fears MMXX Records CD | DL Out now   Blending the spirits and sounds of vintage electronica with a modern approach, Scenius have created a dark-pop debut...
Bands

San Pedro Collective: Time – new single and video premiere

Wayne AF Carey gets a summer vibe from the latest slice of smooth funk from San Pedro Collective
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Film Reviews

Film / DVD Reviews

The Don Is Dead – film review

The Don Is Dead (1973) Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, Frederic Forrest Runtime: 115 minutes Format: Blu-ray Release Date: 18th January 2021 Jamie Havlin examines a gangster...
Film

The Painted Bird – film review

The Painted Bird (2020) Director: Václav Marhoul Cast: Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard Format: Blu-ray Release Date: 16th November 2020 Language: (Interslavic with English subtitles) Runtime: 169...
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SINGLE REVIEWS

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Watch this! Shoun Shoun unveil lockdown video for new single Stuck

Shoun Shoun unveil their new single Stuck with a lockdown video for lockdown times, recorded in a garage at home in Bristol.
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X Ray Cat Trio & Harriet Hyde: Bubblegum – EP review

X Ray Cat Trio & Harriet Hyde: Bubblegum (Buzzards Claw Records) Ltd 7" | DL Available mid December 2020 A Christmas gift from the X Ray Cat...
Alt Rock Reviews

Mark Fernyhough: Automatic Paintings – single review + in conversation

Single review and interview by Susan Sloan Mark Fernyhough Automatic Paintings DL Out now! In the early 1900s Swedish artist Hilma af Klint began conducting séances in order...
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Holy Drone: Fibres – single review

HOLY DRONE Fibres Out Now A shoegaze lullaby for a world that longs for heartening sounds. After the first lockdown, Holy Drone came together to make new...
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