Reading Festival Review
Reading Festival 2012 Reading 24th-26th August Reading resident Paul Stephens spent last weekend mainly at the his home town’s famous festival & by the sounds of the review below he had a great...
View ArticleTwo Gallants: The Bloom and the Blight – album review
Two Gallants: ‘The Bloom and the Blight’ (Fargo) CD/LP/DL Out: Now The San Franciscan duo return with their signature stripped down sound. Has a recent surge in this type of lo-fi blues rock diluted...
View ArticleNew Band of the Day: The Babs Johnson Gang
Louder Than War writer Chris Hearn stumbled across a new band the other day, one he wants to tell us all about. So read on to find out more about The Babs Johnson Gang, a band full of punk, spunk...
View ArticleUltrasound – Play for Today – album review
Ultrasound – Play for Today (Fierce Panda Records) CD / DL Available now It was 1999 the last time Ultrasound released an album and when they disappeared it seemed sad they’d not stuck around and...
View ArticleBand of Skulls: O2 Brixton Academy, London – live review
Band of Skulls O2 Brixton Academy 7th December 2012 Band of Skulls have supported some big names in the past, including The Black Keys and The Dead Weather, but playing a headline show at Brixton...
View ArticlePaul Lake top 10 favourite albums part 2
U2, The Joshua Tree:Â Its release, in 1987, coincided with a very exciting time in my footballing career, so it evokes lots of good times and happy memories of my early days at Maine Road. I remember...
View ArticleThe Brits: Firing Blanks Again
The Brit Awards 2013 London O2 Arena, SE10 Wednesday 20th February 2013 Although your editor is strongly of the opinion that we shouldn’t give The Brits the oxygen of publicity (let alone the oxygen of...
View ArticleThe Growlers: Hung At Heart – album review
The Growlers – Hung At Heart (Burger Records, Everloving, FatCat Records) CD/LP/CS/DL Out Now (LP available from 8th April) FatCat’s long-awaited UK and European release of the 3rd official album by...
View ArticleDeath By Pleasure: Waited, Wasted – album review
Death By Pleasure: Waited, Wasted (MASHHH! Records) DL Out Now Death By Pleasure are a guitar drum duo but step away from that lazy White Stripes comparison madam! – these guys are different. Jay...
View ArticleAn Interview With Little Brother Eli
An Interview with Josh from Little Brother Eli Little Brother Eli is a 3 piece band from Oxford. The have just released their Animal Fair EP. Roisin Kelleher chatted to them about their music, their...
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