Tag: northern ireland
Various Artists – Shellshock Rock – album review
Various Artists - Shellshock Rock
Cherry Red
3CD + 1DVD
Released 31 July 2020
New boxset based around John T Davies' 1979 film of the NI Punk scene...
Them – Belfast Gypsies – album review
Them - Belfast Gypsies
Grapefruit
CD/DL
Released 5 June 2020
Reissue of the 1967 album by a post-Van Morrison version of Them, led at the time by the...
The Outcasts – 1978-85 – album review
The Outcasts - 1978-85
Captain Oi!
3CD/DL
Released 20 March 2020
Boxset bringing together the three albums recorded by "Good Vibrations" punk band the Outcasts, with many bonus...
Mohican Jack: Out to Win – ep review
Belfast's Mohican Jack release Out to Win, an EP filled with the rage, the aggression and the passion that one's come to expect from a hardcore band. Louder Than War's Andy Carrington reviews.
Two Door Cinema Club ‘Beacon’ album review
This album is a far more polished, mature offering from the Northern Irish trio....
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...
