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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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 25 September 2020
Sonic Youth founder Thurston Moore releases his seventh solo album, a collection of "songs as flames of rainbow energy." Its maker calls it "a party ...
Ian Dury: Hit Me! The Best Of Ian Dury
Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 16 October 2020
Ian Dury's greatest moments remembered in a three-hour three-CD compilation capturing all the finest moments of his career, from the Kilburns through to the Blockheads. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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