Tag: 2017
Louder Than War Best Albums 2017 – part one
Finally, its that time once again to name our albums of the year 2017. And what a year it's been! The shock Brexit vote made us the pariahs of Europe, Jeremy Corbyn unexpectedly became everyone's favourite gig chant and Liam Gallagher came back, not only releasing a chart-topping album but filling arenas around the UK!
Abandon Normal Devices 2017: Castleton, Derbyshire – live review
Following the low-key success of AND festival 2015 at , Louder Than War’s Lee Ashworth went to Castleton, Derbyshire to this year’s Abandon Normal Devices.
Surfer Blood: Snowdonia – album review
Surfer Blood - Snowdonia (Joyful Noise)
CD / LP / DL
7/10
Still reeling from multiple tragedies and band shifts, John Paul Pitts takes his weather-beaten band...
Royal Arcade: Reverie – EP review
Royal Arcade - Reverie
DL
7/10
Leicester five-piece lie back and count the stars on sterling new record. Sam Lambeth put pen to paper...and head...
Declan McKenna + Clay: Birmingham Hare & Hounds – live review
Declan McKenna + Clay
Birmingham Hare & Hounds
Wednesday 25 January
In a bulging Birmingham room that resembles a GCSE results afterparty, a pre-teen crowd lose their...
LIVE
Peter Hook And The Light: Mexico City – live stream
Peter Hook & The Light
Mexico City
January 15, 2021
Sure, it’s strange to be seeing live shows solely from...
INTERVIEWS
JK Flesh and Monrella: See Red – album review and interview
JK Flesh and Monrella
See Red
Avalanche (AREC035)
Available 18th January 2020.
Justin Broadrick (here as JK Flesh) from Jesu and...
NEWS
Phil Spector Dies
Phil Spector - one of the great architects of pop with his legendary wall of sound of his production credits that stretch from the Ronettes to the Beatles has died at the age of 81. His genius came with a high price though as his current prison sentence for murder testifies but for this moment in time lets remember the genius
MEDIA
The Painted Bird – film review
The Painted Bird (2020)
Director: Václav Marhoul
Cast: Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard
Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: 16th...
FESTIVALS
Six Of The Best Sets At Loftas Fest 2020
From toe-tapping rock n’ roll to darkly ethereal modular synthpop - discover highlights from the vibrant Loftas...
