Marianne Faithfull: Broken English (Deluxe Edition) – album review
Marianne Faithfull-Broken English (UMC/Island Records) DL/CD Out Now Marianne Faithfull’s Deluxe Edition release of her classic ‘Broken English’ album gets a review by LTW’s David Marren. After a well...
View ArticleHigh On Fire: NQ Live, Manchester – live review
High On Fire, Jumping Jack & Lizzard NQ Live, Manchester UK 3rd February 2013 Stoner Metal band High on Fire have recently been touring the UK. Louder Than War took in their Manchester date. Having...
View ArticleMartin Rossiter Interview by Fergal Kinney
The return of ex-Gene frontman Martin Rossiter couldn’t be described as something expected to set the British music scene alight, and it was not without some small surprise that Rossiter’s solo record...
View ArticleCharlie Dawe: interview by Roisin Kelleher
Louder Than War’s Roisin Kelleher interviews Charlie Dawe of one-man electronic industrial noise outfit Ventenner. Louder Than War: Hi Charlie! It’s been a while since we last spoke. How has life been...
View ArticleThe Bigmuffs: Pull Me Out – album review
The Bigmuffs-Pull Me Out (Indie) DL/CD Out Now The Bigmuffs, a loud band with a lot of influences, wrote us an email and asked us to listen to their album. Louder Than War’s Chris Hearn did just that...
View ArticleNeal Morse Band & The Flower Kings: London – live review
Neal Morse Band & The Flower Kings ‘Prog Rock Royalty’ The Electric Ballroom, London 7th March 2013 The ‘Grand Tour’ of the 17th and 18th centuries was billed as a ‘grand adventure’ – a...
View ArticleVolbeat, Danko Jones, Spoken: Winnipeg, Canada – live review
Volbeat, Danko Jones, Spoken MTS Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Winnipeg’s MTS Center played host to a night of international rock and roll as Copenhagen’s Volbeat rolled into...
View ArticleSonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival 2013 Tokyo – Festival Previews
Louder Than War’s Far East correspondent gives us the low down on two of Japan’s upcoming festivals, Sonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival. All photos on here © SUMMER SONIC 2013 & SONICMANIA 2013....
View ArticleHenry Cluney (ex SLF) my favourite album part 2
Henry Cluney, ex of the Stiff Little Fingers and influential on the punk scene, gives us his top 10 albums list. Part one is here… John Robb takes us through the second half of the list which features...
View ArticleReading Festival: Reading, Berkshire – live review
Reading Festival Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire 28 – 30 August 2015 Festivals! We all have our favourites and sometimes the fact that we do blinds us to all that goes on elsewhere. At any...
View ArticleHeavy Music Awards 2018, KOKO London – Live Review
Heavy Music Awards 2018 KOKO, London 23rd August 2018 The Heavy Music Awards are back for their sophomore year acknowledging the talents and productivity of an extraordinarily extensive and varied...
View ArticleHop Farm Festival: review
Hop Farm Festival July 2011 It’s the festival that refuses to suck corporate cock. Stood before us bathed in neon purple floodlights Prince – the pint-sized man of the moment – nails Hop Farm’s unique...
View ArticleAnton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) – film review
Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) Director: Klaartje Quirijns Writers: Klaartje Quirijns, Thomas den Drijver (co-writer) Stars: Anton Corbijn, Bono and Martin Gore Photographer & film director Anton...
View ArticleCold In Berlin: And Yet – album review
Cold In Berlin – And Yet (Candlelight Records) CD only Out Now London band Cold in Berlin have been embraced by Goth, Punk and Rock scenes alike thanks to their dark & heavy sound. They’ve just...
View ArticleAnti Nowhere League @ The Beat Generator, Dundee – live review
Anti Nowhere League @ The Beat Generator Live, Dundee Saturday 3rd November 2012 The Beat Generator is a small club in Dundee, just right for intimate punk gigs where you can get up close and...
View ArticleMarianne Faithfull: Broken English (Deluxe Edition) – album review
Marianne Faithfull-Broken English (UMC/Island Records) DL/CD Out Now Marianne Faithfull’s Deluxe Edition release of her classic ‘Broken English’ album gets a review by LTW’s David Marren. After a well...
View ArticleVolbeat, Danko Jones, Spoken: Winnipeg, Canada – live review
Volbeat, Danko Jones, Spoken MTS Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Winnipeg’s MTS Center played host to a night of international rock and roll as Copenhagen’s Volbeat rolled into...
View ArticleSonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival 2013 Tokyo – Festival Previews
Louder Than War’s Far East correspondent gives us the low down on two of Japan’s upcoming festivals, Sonic Mania And Summer Sonic Festival. All photos on here © SUMMER SONIC 2013 & SONICMANIA 2013....
View ArticleHenry Cluney (ex SLF) my favourite album part 2
Henry Cluney, ex of the Stiff Little Fingers and influential on the punk scene, gives us his top 10 albums list. Part one is here… John Robb takes us through the second half of the list which features...
View ArticleReading Festival: Reading, Berkshire – live review
Reading Festival Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire 28 – 30 August 2015 Festivals! We all have our favourites and sometimes the fact that we do blinds us to all that goes on elsewhere. At any...
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