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Dennis Bovell and Skin awarded OBE’s

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This year, though, we are cheering the gongs awarded to the charismatic Skunk Anansie singer skin and the producer of The Slits, writer of the brilliant Janey Kay's 1976 hit Silly Games and all-round dub producer genius Dennis Bovell
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SOMEWHERE International Music Festival will return SEPTEMBER 10 nights in London

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The return of the innovative Somewhere festival...full line up to be announced soon. All links here.

Jimmy Cauty in depth interview about his new exhibition

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Jimmy Cauty explains his new installation, ESTATE, which will be transported to Edinburgh for a month from the end of May
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Greentea Peng: Man Made – album review

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Greentea Peng mixes and matches multifarious musical influence into a steamy stew of stoner beats that’s just perfect for a summer's day. Get your bets on now for the Mercury Music Prize, says Tim Cooper - it's the album of the year so far.
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Jimmy Cauty in depth interview about his new exhibition

Jimmy Cauty explains his new installation, ESTATE, which will be transported to Edinburgh for a month from the end of May
Album Reviews

Greentea Peng: Man Made – album review

Greentea Peng mixes and matches multifarious musical influence into a steamy stew of stoner beats that’s just perfect for a summer's day. Get your bets on now for the Mercury Music Prize, says Tim Cooper - it's the album of the year so far.
Music Interviews

In Conversation with Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff (Nadja)

Dan Volohov interviews Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff of Nadja on Luminous Rot, DIY and improvisation for Louder Than War
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Derrick Harriott – Greatest/Reggae Disco Rockers – album review

Derrick Harriott - Greatest Reggae Hits/Reggae Disco Rockers Doctor Bird 2CD/DL Released...
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Watch This – Bilk: IGKOTSNED – single review

Bilk: I Got Knocked Out The Same Night England...
EP Reviews

Dissent: Knee Deep In Scheisse – EP Review

Dissent - Knee Deep In Scheisse (Dissent) CDEP Out Now The new...
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PTU – film review

PTU (2003) Director: Johnnie To Cast: Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Maggie...
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Chris Connelly and Monica Queen: The Birthday Poems – album review

Chris Connelly and Monica Queen: The Birthday Poems Jnana Records CD/DL/Stream Release...
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Asian Dub Foundation – Interview – Access Denied

Access Denied X-Ray Production Vinyl Out now Asian Dub Foundation present a special...
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Girls In Synthesis ‘Shift In State’ : mini LP Review ‘post punk reinvigorated and brought up to 2021 with this powerful and thrilling release’

Making their name on the punk underground circuit in the past couple of years with their concise and inventive bass-driven dislocated post-punk shrapnel Girl In Synthesis have spent Covid time honing this to perfection.

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Greentea Peng: Man Made – album review

Greentea Peng mixes and matches multifarious musical influence into a steamy stew of stoner beats that’s just perfect for a summer's day. Get your bets on now for the Mercury Music Prize, says Tim Cooper - it's the album of the year so far.
Album Reviews

Derrick Harriott – Greatest/Reggae Disco Rockers – album review

Derrick Harriott - Greatest Reggae Hits/Reggae Disco Rockers Doctor Bird 2CD/DL Released 11 June 2021 Reissue of two...
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Chris Connelly and Monica Queen: The Birthday Poems – album review

Chris Connelly and Monica Queen: The Birthday Poems Jnana Records CD/DL/Stream Release date: 15th June What do you...
Album Reviews

Asian Dub Foundation – Interview – Access Denied

Access Denied X-Ray Production Vinyl Out now Asian Dub Foundation present a special deluxe reissue of their cognizant...
Album Reviews

Girls In Synthesis ‘Shift In State’ : mini LP Review ‘post punk reinvigorated and brought up to 2021 with this powerful and thrilling release’

Making their name on the punk underground circuit in the past couple of years with their concise and inventive bass-driven dislocated post-punk shrapnel Girl In Synthesis have spent Covid time honing this to perfection.
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Garbage: No Gods No Masters — album review

Garbage: No Gods No Masters (Stunvolume/Infectious Music) CD | LP | DL Released 11 June 2021 No Gods...
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Viktor Orri Árnason: Eilífur – album review

Viktor Orri Árnason: Eilífur (Pentatone) CD | DL Released 18th June 2021 Pre-order on Bandcamp    The unbearable heaviness of...
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Dany Laj And The Looks: Ten Easy Pieces – album review

Dany Laj And The Looks: Ten Easy Pieces (We Are Busy Bodies/Rum Bar Records) CD |...

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Y Not Festival 2021: The Louder than War Preview

Y Not Festival 2021: The Louder than War Preview It is actually happening: festivals are finally returning and the world is starting to look right...
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Victorious Festival Announces 2021 Headliners

Madness, The Streets and Royal Blood set to Headline Southsea's Victorious Festival this August.

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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...
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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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Miles Copeland: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back – Memoir – book review

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - My Life in the Music Business Miles A Copeland III Jawbone Press - published June 18 UK, (Audible _...
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Grammar Free in the UK – The Lockdown Letters by D and D Philpott – book review

Grammar Free in the UK - The Lockdown Letters’ Derek and Dave Philpott Cosh Boy Productions Buy HERE Grammar Free in the UK - The Lockdown Letters’ is...

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Squid: Manchester Stoller Hall – live review

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Tonight is a celebration of the imagination and the Squid squad are the champions of the form. 

Shame: Hebden Bridge Trades Club – live review

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Shame Hebden Bridge Trades Club Friday 27 May 2021 Shame are one of those bands who feed off the energy of a raucous crowd so being faced...

Scott Lavene: George Tavern, Shadwell – live review

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Scott Lavene The George Tavern, Shadwell 26 May 2021 Spring has sprung! The bluebells are out. As Covid hopefully gets a little smaller in the rearview mirror,...

Honeyfeet: Manchester Albert Hall – live review

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Manchester's Honeyfeet perfectly embrace the joyous, very human experience of live music with a heart warming celebration of the form that brings the house down and back up again for a standing ovation

Gigs Are Back! With An Audience! The Heat Inc. Live In Dalston

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Gig-going is back! The Heat Inc., self-styled "loudest rockn'n'roll band in London" mark the return of live music. Tim Cooper was there.

John Bramwell – The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham – Live Review

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John Bramwell bounded into Altrincham with his 'Full' Harmonic Convergence. Nigel reports for Louder Than War with photos by the talented photographer Nick Provan! Well...
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Music Interviews

Jimmy Cauty in depth interview about his new exhibition

Jimmy Cauty explains his new installation, ESTATE, which will be transported to Edinburgh for a month from the end of May
Music Interviews

In Conversation with Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff (Nadja)

Dan Volohov interviews Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff of Nadja on Luminous Rot, DIY and improvisation for Louder Than War
Album Reviews

Asian Dub Foundation – Interview – Access Denied

Access Denied X-Ray Production Vinyl Out now Asian Dub Foundation present a special deluxe reissue of their cognizant Access Denied on Record Store Day. Celebrating cultural diversity, Asian Dub...
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Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders Interview – Don Valley Bowl – June 2011

We celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Don Valley Bowl Sheffield shows on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June 2011 with this short interview of Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders by Jacob Brailsford.
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Watch This! Ora Violet – Have You Met Me – Video Premiere

Ora Violet - Have You Met Me Self released Out Now Louder Than War is proud to present the premiere for the video for Ora Violet’s latest...
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Video exclusive: Leeds band Witch Of The East’s new video for Something’s Wrong

Witch Of The East is a nine-member musical collective formed by Leeds based artist Aeris Houlihan and Louder Than War have an exclusive of...
Bands

Video Premiere: Goatzilla: Nightmare – post-pandemic good-time, Heavy Metal rock and roll

Track Review and UK Video Premiere Goatzilla : Nightmare  Out now DL only from here Are Australian Hard-Rockers Goatzilla - 'Bad News' style Heavy Metal (like your brain)...
Bands

Listen To This! Deathretro release blistering single ahead of debut album

Listen To This! Deathretro emerge from the wilderness with a genuinely exciting debut single and an album 16 years in the making. Initially formed in...
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PTU – film review

PTU (2003) Director: Johnnie To Cast: Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Maggie Siu and Ruby Wong Runtime: 88 minutes Language: Cantonese (with optional English subtitles and English dub) Format: Blu-ray Release...
Film

One Armed Boxer – film review

One Armed Boxer (1971) Director: Jimmy Wang Yu Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu, You-Min Ko, Yeh Tien, Wong Fei-lung Format: Blu-ray Language: Mandarin (with optional English subtitles or dub) Run...
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SINGLE REVIEWS

Music

Dave Huntriss: Bewilderness – single review

Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist, Dave Huntriss releases his second single of the year, Bewilderness. Jon Kean reviews.
EP Reviews

The Speedways: Borrowed & Blue – EP review

The Speedways: Borrowed & Blue EP (Snap!! Records) 10" | CD | DL Out now The Speedways release a great EP of choice powerpop covers on Snap!! Records,...
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Bad Pop: You’ll Be Fine – single review

Bad Pop: You'll Be Fine Killing Moon Records Canadian rockers Bad Pop release the final teaser before their highly anticipated Dark Metal EP comes out June...
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Century Egg: Little Piece of Hair – EP review

Century Egg: Little Piece of Hair EP
 (Forward Music Group) Limited vinyl | Digitally Out now Century Egg release their latest EP Little Piece of Hair today...
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