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Louder Than War

Louder Than War

Launched in 2011 by journalist John Robb, Louder Than War is a music website that features album and live reviews, and interviews with a focus on alternative rock'n'roll and punk.

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Kasabian

Interview by John Robb, Louder Than War, 2004

IN 1994 I INTERVIEWED a very new band called Kasabian. Their ambition has since been proven and they have made some of the best modern ...

World Of Twist: The great lost Manchester band

Retrospective by John Robb, Louder Than War, 28 January 2011

THE WORLD IS FULL of great lost bands but perhaps the greatest lost band from Manchester was World Of Twist. Frontman Tony Ogden died in ...

Manic Street Preachers: Sziget Festival, Budapest

Live Review by John Robb, Louder Than War, 17 August 2011

THERE'S SOMETHING idiosyncratic about seeing former snotty firebrands playing the festival circuit. The wide eyed talk of changing the world with a song, the idealism ...

Wilco: The Whole Love

Review by John Robb, Louder Than War, September 2011

THE LAST TIME I wrote a review cautiously praising a band for a slow return to form, that band was R.E.M., who shocked the music ...

Esben and the Witch: Sound and Vision Festival, Norwich Arts Centre

Live Review by John Robb, Louder Than War, 2 October 2011

ESBEN AND THE Witch are one of those bands that don't fit in anywhere, and that's their genius. ...

The Jazz Butcher: The Violent Years

Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 21 February 2018

The Jazz Butcher has been one of Britain's most prolific and unique talents for more than 35 years. Now, as a re-release programme continues with ...

Brigid Mae Power: Servant Jazz Quarters, London

Live Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 8 April 2018

After two acclaimed albums and a harrowing #metoo contribution, Brigid Mae Power performed her first sell-out date in East London. Tim Cooper went along for an ...

Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel (Marathon Artists / Milk! Records)

Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 18 May 2018

Courtney Barnett releases her hugely anticipated sophomore solo album Tell Me How You Really Feel. Three years after the Australian's landmark debut attracted plaudits and awards, ...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The National, Cat Power, Patti Smith, St. Vincent, The War on Drugs: All Points East: Victoria Park, London

Live Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 4 June 2018

Saturday 2nd June: The National, The War On Drugs, Future Islands, Warpaint, Cat Power Sunday 3rd June: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, St ...

Madrugada: Islington Assembly Rooms, London

Live Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 31 October 2019

Back together after 10 years and the death of a key member, Norway's finest band make a triumphant return to the London stage. Tim Cooper ...

Domenique Dumont: People On Sunday

Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 27 November 2020

Domenique Dumont creates a hauntingly evoctative electronic soundtrack for People On Sunday, a landmark silent film from 1930. ...

Basement 5's 'The Last White Christmas' – still essential after 40 years

Retrospective by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 23 December 2020

Basement 5 belong on any post-punk playlist, if only for their timeless 1980 single 'Silicon Chip'. And their mostly-long-forgotten 'Last White Christmas' would liven up ...

The Good Bad & The Queen, Janet Jackson, Prince, Public Enemy, Sex Pistols, The Specials, Thin Lizzy, Peter Tosh, Wiley: Top 10 Gigs

Memoir by Paul Wellings, Louder Than War, June 2021

10. The Good, The Bad And The Queen, Rock Against Racism 30th anniversary, Victoria Park, London. 2008 I went to the original RAR gigs and ...

Natalie Cole, Ian Dury, Terry Farley, Gregory Isaacs, The Jam, The Specials: Top 10 interviews

Memoir by Paul Wellings, Louder Than War, June 2021

10. Terry Farley, Superstar House DJ Terry was my Editor at Boys Own fanzine. He was a country bumpkin from Royal Berkshire but he had ...

The Clash, Sex Pistols: Jon Savage: A Conversation about England's Dreaming

Interview by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 14 July 2021

The new edition of England's Dreaming is out now via Faber & Faber and Rough Trade as part of the bundle including two other pivotal ...

The Descendents: The Return of the Descendents

Retrospective and Interview by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 21 July 2021

Pioneers of Californian pop-punk revisit their early material on the upcoming 9th & Walnut album. ...

Punk fanzines: ideological, educational, critical

Retrospective and Interview by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 31 December 2021

Drawing from the tradition of independent rock 'n' roll publications, punk fanzines attempted to reveal hidden facets of life. ...

Buzzcocks: Howard Devoto and Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks on Spiral Scratch

Retrospective and Interview by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 29 January 2022

45 years ago, Buzzcocks released Spiral Scratch, the first independent punk record in the UK. The original Buzzcocks frontman Howard Devoto and original bass player ...

The Residents: Aaron Tanner: The Residents – A Sight For Sore Eyes Vol. 1

Book Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 3 February 2022

A Sight For Sore Eyes Vol. 1 celebrates the story of the Residents – extreme art propagators and underground musicians who influenced the likes of ...

Cate Le Bon: Pompeii

Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 10 February 2022

The sixth album by Welsh songwriter and producer Cate Le Bon balances a lukewarm new-wave sound against the intensity of emotion. ...

Robert Fripp, King Crimson: Toby Amies (dir.): In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson at 50

Film/DVD/TV Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 20 December 2022

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, a documentary by Toby Amies, unveils the "acute suffering" of one of the artiest ...

The Residents: Union Chapel, London

Live Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 9 February 2023

The propagators of pop deconstruction visit London during their Duck Stab tour. ...

Sophie Jamieson: St Pancras Old Church, London

Live Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 23 February 2023

An evening of intensity with the London-based songwriter. ...

Jah Shaka, dub and reggae pioneer, RIP

Obituary by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 15 April 2023

Dub and reggae legend Jah Shaka, also known as Zulu Warrior, passed away. ...

Panda Bear, Sonic Boom: Sonic Boom and Panda Bear

Interview by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 19 April 2023

Peter Kember (Sonic Boom) and Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) talk to Louder Than War about their inherently psychedelic country of residence, miracles and sense of ...

Goat, Pale Blue Eyes: Goat/Pale Bue Eyes: Electric Brixton, London

Live Review by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 22 April 2023

Enigmatic psych-rock collective Goat finish the UK tour in fittingly eclectic South London. ...

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