Louder Than War

The Sideshows: Brand New | The Start (Via European Phonographic) Stream OUT NOW Our Score Rock’n’roll royalty Sami Yaffa and Rich Ragany unite for the first time as The Sideshows and release an explosive debut single, Brand New. It’s a collaboration conceived in England, born in Spain and now unleashed upon an unsuspecting world with all the passion and energy of an age-old rock’n’roll spirit which continues to ooze from these kindred souls. Both Sami Yaffa and Rich…

Michael Poulsen, Volbeat Volbeat | Bush | Witch FeverAO Arena, Manchester8th November 2025 Danish rock giants Volbeat delight legions of fans at Manchester’s AO Arena with a career spanning set of their unique brand of rockabilly, rock and metal. Special guests Bush and Mancunians Witch Fever provide excellent support. Up first tonight are Witch Fever. Impressive as always, their mix of light and shade sees slow, doom laden, goth like passages erupt into punk and grunge inspired noise.…

Wonk Unit – Live at Balter Festival 25th May 2025 (Never Be Quiet) Tape Out Now A pantomime performance by plasterer punks Wonk Unit is captured and released on old school cassette. Nathan Brown writes. My mate Danny is a plasterer and he loves Wonk Unit because they sing about what it’s like to be a plasterer. Songs about everyday life, littered with smirking humour, are set to a mix of hardcore punk, thrash and ska whizzed up…

Sleeping Together: In Love With My Ex Self-released Stream Out Now Those shiny young things, Sleeping Together, may do a great line in feelgood indie rock/pop, but like most of us, they also have a darker side. Latest release, In Love With My Ex, allows us to delve a little deeper into the band’s psyche. Haunting, intense, raw – not words you’d necessarily associate with Sleeping Together, but they’ve never been afraid to temper the happy-go-lucky image with…

Single Review / Video Premiere / Album Teaser European Sun When Britain Was Great Skep Wax DL only Single – out today, 10 November 2025. Forthcoming album out on Skep Wax Records 23 January 2026 European Sun released their eponymous debut in 2021 and January next year sees the release of their quite brilliant second album – which has the same title as this single. When Britain Was Great. A song which eviscerates nostalgia for an imagined past where…

Mac DeMarcoBirmingham O2 AcademySaturday 8th November 2025 Amiable slacker brings his sleepy but superb balladry to a heaving Birmingham. Caps, fags, moustaches and mullets abound. Sam DeLambeth reviews.  Jesus, the queue is long. It’s almost like Covid times when people were standing in line for hours to get a loaf of bread and some Andrex. Only this time, this crowd all look the same. Head to toe in Carhartt. Vintage clothes that probably cost more than pre-owned stuff.…

The Man From Delmonte: Better Things (Self Released) All Formats available Buy Here Our Score   The Man From Delmonte finally release a debut studio album, Better Things, only 38 years after releasing their first single! When the much-loved Manchester band announced in 2024 that they would be playing a handful of dates this year, I doubt any of them, nor the loyal fans who’ve kept the name alive, could not have imagined where we are now. Stepping…

An Slua: Sure Look It (Distr-Oi! Records) LP | DL Out Now Sure Look It is a fine chunky slab of thumping upbeat Celtoi says Nathan Brown The Greeks wrote about a people called the Keltoi who lived on the western fringes of Europe, including Ireland. They buried their dead in cairns, wedge tombs or mounds and built hill forts, ring forts and stone circles. This new album from An Slua from County Galway is a fine slab…

THE LAST PUPPET SHOW  The life and anarchic times of Ted Milton Please donate to the crowd fund for the film now! Details here.  The plot! Blurt are one of the great post punk bands. Their sax driven grooves were raw and thrilling and driven by Ted Milton’s manic presence and poetry. The sort is as bizarre as you would expect and Ted is a magnetic off kilter charachter. An estranged family attempt to resolve deep seated issues…

Blossoms performing at Radio X Is Ten Live with Škoda, at the O2 Apollo, Manchester Blossoms | Hard-Fi | Jake Bugg | Circa Waves | Liam FrayO2 Apollo, Manchester3rd  November 2025 Radio X Is Ten, Live with Škoda brought the popular station’s milestone 10th anniversary celebrations to Manchester, with a star-studded Manchester gig and an unforgettable night of live rock and indie music at the iconic O2 Apollo Manchester. The sold-out show featured stellar performances from Blossoms, Hard-Fi,…