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Charlie Watts Is Dead – Rolling Stones Drummer Dies At 80

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Charlie Watts, long time drummer of The Rolling Stones has died at 80. His London publicist, Bernard Doherty, said in a statement to the PA...
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Olli Wisdom (Specimen and psy trance DJ) RIP

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driving force in ‘goth’ pioneers Specimen and instigator of the Batcave who also went on to become a psy trance DJ pioneer

The Listening Party by Tim Burgess – book review

Nicky Crewe -
The Listening Party by Tim Burgess Published by DK (Penguin Random House) Due for publication September...
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Lannie Flowers: Home – album review

Ian Canty -
Lannie Flowers: Home - A reissue of the 2019 album by power-pop veteran Lannie Flowers, on Arlington label Spyderpop Records.
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The Listening Party by Tim Burgess – book review

Nicky Crewe -
The Listening Party by Tim Burgess Published by DK (Penguin...
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Lannie Flowers: Home – album review

Ian Canty -
Lannie Flowers: Home - A reissue of the 2019 album by power-pop veteran Lannie Flowers, on Arlington label Spyderpop Records.
Music Interviews

Interview! Joanna Pickering on her trilogy of plays about strong themes of female agenda from assault, sexism, ageism, to the dark side of...

Chloe Fry -
Truth, Lies and Deception consist of three one-act plays, Beach Break, Cat and Mouse and Sylvie and Sly — all strong themes of female agenda from assault, sexism, ageism, to the dark side of the movie business.
Album Reviews

Damon & Naomi with Kurihara: ‘A Sky Record’ album review

Neil Davenport -
The eerie calm of Damon & Naomi’s sound, combined with lyrics reflecting on separated loved ones and domestic routines, document the weird stillness of Lockdown 1.0. 
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The Bug: Fire – album review

Andy Brown -
Andy Brown reviews Fire, the new album of dub, dancehall and noisy dissent from The Bug. He shares his thoughts for Louder Than War.
Album Reviews

CARTHAGE: Midnight White – album review

Dan Volohov -
Dan Volohov reviews the newly released CARTHAGE "Midnight White" LP on AVALANCHE RECORDS - for Louder Than War
Music Interviews

In Conversation with Deafheaven

Dan Volohov -
Dan Volohov interviews Deafheaven's Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra about Infinite Granite, self-searching, experimentation and more - for Louder Than War
Live Reviews

Goldie Lookin Chain | Blacklisted MC: O2 Academy Islington, London – live review

Alice Monty -
Goldie Lookin Chain| Blacklisted MC O2 Academy Islington, London 21st August...
Live Reviews

Beautiful Days festival 2021 : Live Review

johnrobb -
%%Excerpt%% | The Levellers, James, Gary Numan, Hawkwind, New Model Army, The Selector, Skindred, Pulled Apart By Horses and many more
Bands

Charlie Watts Is Dead – Rolling Stones Drummer Dies At 80

Nigel Carr -
Charlie Watts, long time drummer of The Rolling Stones...

ALBUM REVIEWS

Album Reviews

Lannie Flowers: Home – album review

Ian Canty -
Lannie Flowers: Home - A reissue of the 2019 album by power-pop veteran Lannie Flowers, on Arlington label Spyderpop Records.
Album Reviews

Damon & Naomi with Kurihara: ‘A Sky Record’ album review

Neil Davenport -
The eerie calm of Damon & Naomi’s sound, combined with lyrics reflecting on separated loved ones and domestic routines, document the weird stillness of Lockdown 1.0. 
Album Reviews

The Bug: Fire – album review

Andy Brown -
Andy Brown reviews Fire, the new album of dub, dancehall and noisy dissent from The Bug. He shares his thoughts for Louder Than War.
Album Reviews

CARTHAGE: Midnight White – album review

Dan Volohov -
Dan Volohov reviews the newly released CARTHAGE "Midnight White" LP on AVALANCHE RECORDS - for Louder Than War
Album Reviews

Las Ratapunks : Fracaso, Ano De La Rata 2020 – EP review

Nathan Brown -
Las Ratapunks - Fracaso, año de la rata 2020 (Kibou/ Amok/ No Teeth) 7"/DL Out...
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The Hawks: Obviously 5 Believers – album review

Ian Canty -
Archive recordings from Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy and Dave Kusworth's short-lived post-punk band The Hawks, spanning from 1979 to 1981.
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The Bevis Frond: Little Eden – album review

Amy Britton -
The Bevis Frond - Little Eden Fire Records LP | CD Released 10th September 2021 If the...
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Aztec Camera: Backwards And Forwards – album review

Ian Canty -
Subtitled The WEA Recordings, this nine-CD set includes the five albums the Roddy Frame-led outfit recorded for the label, plus many bonuses.

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Jupiter Rising: Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh – festival preview

Susan Sloan -
Jupiter Rising: Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh Festival preview 27th to 29th August 2021 Jupiter Artland has been a favourite day-trip location of mine for many years. A fabulous,...
Festivals

Bloodstock 2021: Part 1 – festival review and interview (Napalm Death and Malevolence)

Lucy Shevchuk -
Bloodstock - festival review and interview (Part 1) 12th-15th August 2021 Bloodstock 2021 wowed thousands of music fans in its epic return to normality; from the...

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Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls: O2 Apollo Manchester – live photo review

Michael Bond -
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls O2 Apollo Manchester August 21st 2021 Louder Than War photographer Michael Bond, captured Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls on the...
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Stereophonics: Manchester Arena – live photo review

Michael Bond -
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...

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

The Listening Party by Tim Burgess – book review

Nicky Crewe -
The Listening Party by Tim Burgess Published by DK (Penguin Random House) Due for publication September 2nd 2021 (available in Hardback and E book) Musicians and...
Book Reviews

Hotel 1982: Discovering sex, cigars and rock and roll by Marcus Jamieson Pond – book review

Paul Stevens -
Hotel 1982 By Marcus Jamieson Pond Published by Three-Legged Stool Ltd 2021 Hotel 1982 is the memoir of Marcus Jamieson Pond, stretching over a formative couple...

LIVE REVIEWS

Goldie Lookin Chain | Blacklisted MC: O2 Academy Islington, London – live review

Live Reviews Alice Monty -
Goldie Lookin Chain| Blacklisted MC O2 Academy Islington, London 21st August 2021 Coming Straight Outta Lockdown Newport's legendary spoof hip-hoppers, Goldie Lookin Chain, were supported by Blacklisted...

Beautiful Days festival 2021 : Live Review

Live Reviews johnrobb -
%%Excerpt%% | The Levellers, James, Gary Numan, Hawkwind, New Model Army, The Selector, Skindred, Pulled Apart By Horses and many more

Creeper: 4 nights at The Joiners, Southampton – live review

Live Reviews Lucy Wynne -
Creeper The Joiners, Southampton August 18th-21st 2021 This alternative five-piece gothic punk rock band, Creeper, emerged from Southampton, England just under a decade ago, and have since...

Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls: O2 Apollo Manchester – live photo review

Live Reviews Michael Bond -
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls O2 Apollo Manchester August 21st 2021 Louder Than War photographer Michael Bond, captured Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls on the...

Van Morrison: O2 Apollo, Manchester – live review

Live Reviews Ian Corbridge -
Van Morrison O2 Apollo, Manchester 20th August 2021 Van Morrison returns from lockdown into the live arena with a stop off in Manchester amid his summer festival...

Blue Orchids, Mellotronics, AlterModerns: The Thunderbolt, Bristol -live review

Live Reviews Ged Babey -
Blue Orchids, Micko & the Mellotronics, AlterModerns: the Thunderbolt, Bristol  6/8/2021 First visit to the Thunderbolt and Ged Babey's first gig for seventeen months, since...
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Music Interviews

Interview! Joanna Pickering on her trilogy of plays about strong themes of female agenda from assault, sexism, ageism, to the dark side of...

Chloe Fry -
Truth, Lies and Deception consist of three one-act plays, Beach Break, Cat and Mouse and Sylvie and Sly — all strong themes of female agenda from assault, sexism, ageism, to the dark side of the movie business.
Music Interviews

In Conversation with Deafheaven

Dan Volohov -
Dan Volohov interviews Deafheaven's Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra about Infinite Granite, self-searching, experimentation and more - for Louder Than War
Bands

Arcade State: interview

Sam Lambeth -
Welcome to the Arcade State of mind - thrilling, beguilling and thrill-a-minute. Sam Lambeth speaks to the band to find out more.
Music Interviews

Kevin Martin aka The Bug: interview

Andy Brown -
Kevin Martin aka The Bug is on the verge of releasing Fire: a new LP of heavy, speaker-shaking dub, dancehall and noise with an...
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Talleen: Economics – single review and video premiere

Ian Corbridge -
Talleen: Economics – single review and video premiere Self-released Streaming Out Now Montreal’s new dark wave champions, Talleen, clearly have something to say with the release their new...
Album Reviews

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It… You Might Like It! – album review

Ian Corbridge -
Try It... You Might Like It! is an authentic, passionate tribute to Chicago bluesman Hound Dog Taylor by Boston-based heavy blues trio GA-20.
Album Reviews

The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost: Afters – album review

Ian Corbridge -
Afters, the debut album by The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost, resurrects the previously lost melancholy musings of Billy Reeves.
Album Reviews

Harkness: The Occasion – album review

Gordon Rutherford -
The mysterious Harkness arrives with a debut that is as imaginative and exciting as anything else released in 2021. Gordon Rutherford reviews.
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Film

Prophecy – film review

Jamie Havlin -
John Frankenheimer’s Prophecy, an environmental horror movie from 1979, is out on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK.
Blogs

Punk Producer Mike Bennett Makes Musical Slasher Vegan Vampire film in California!

Nigel Carr -
Manchester based punk producing legend Mike Bennett (The Fall, Fat White Family, Fuzzbox, Ian Brown, The Specials) has made a B movie in California...
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SINGLE REVIEWS

Bands

Talleen: Economics – single review and video premiere

Ian Corbridge -
Talleen: Economics – single review and video premiere Self-released Streaming Out Now Montreal’s new dark wave champions, Talleen, clearly have something to say with the release their new...
Bands

Jesse Malin: Tall Black Horses – single review and album preview

Ian Corbridge -
The new heartfelt and rootsy ballad, Tall Black Horses, by Jesse Malin is out now in advance of the release of his new album in September.
Bands

th’sheridans: I Don’t Wanna Be Dismembered – single review

Iain Key -
th’sheridans, the lo-fi London duo, release their new single, I Don’t Wanna Be Dismembered via Reckless Yes on 13th August.
Bands

BERRIES: The Expert – single review

Iain Key -
BERRIES have just sneaked out their new single. The Expert is a spiky, post-punk, deft balancing act between the angular and the abrasive.
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