Tag: Nirvana
Bikini Bottoms – Interview and Top 10 Influences
Bikini Bottoms are a hard to define duo from Glasgow, Jack Elfick on guitar and The Atomic Flounder on drums.
Their recently released debut...
R.E.M.: Monster Turns Twenty-Five – album review
Monster saw R.E.M. devote songs to stalkers, sex and celebrity, while embarking on a worldwide arena tour. Both almost killed them – figuratively and...
Two new books on Nirvana – Book review
Adding to the masses of books and articles on Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, two new books have recently been published. Dave Beer looks to see if they tell us anything new about the band...
Mudhoney: Electric Ballroom, London – live review
Mudhoney delivered no-nonsense rock 'n' roll to London’s Electric Ballroom. Louder Than War's Andy Duke was there to take in the fuzz and it...
Those matter-out-of-place music TV moments
Like Nirvana’s appearance on Tonight with Jonathan Ross, there are those special moments when some of our favourite bands and singers appeared on TV shows where they didn’t quite fit. David Beer reflects on what these moments reveal for Louder Than War.
LIVE
Peel Slowly And See Festival 2020 Review – Featuring Shortparis
Peel Slowly and See festival in Leiden delivers a great edition, with Shortparis and Neighbours Burning Neighbours.
INTERVIEWS
Legpuppy : interview with ‘dark Stereolab meets the lost Velvet Underground’
adventures of the Electronic/ Psych/ Punk outfit Legpuppy...............................................
NEWS
WATCH : video for Joe Gideon new single
Joe Gideon whose recent Manchester gig got a rave review on LTW here, has a great off the wall video for his new single here... With songs that switch from tombstone blues to pastoral psychedelia to sparse post-punk to grinding grooves. Songs of tension and release, lyrical bon mots and rhythmic power and imagination with very English melodies entwined around the songs
MEDIA
Jojo Rabbit – film review
Jojo Rabbit is the Holocaust comedy that combines hilarity and sentiment in equal measure. Tim Cooper acclaims the film that's the talk of awards season.
FESTIVALS
Peel Slowly And See Festival 2020 Review – Featuring Shortparis
Peel Slowly and See festival in Leiden delivers a great edition, with Shortparis and Neighbours Burning Neighbours.
