Louder Than War

The Lovely Eggs – What it takes to survive 20 years as a DIY band: Lancaster’s The Lovely Eggs have just completed a 20th Anniversary UK Tour, supported on all dates by Polite Bureaux, and at various locations by Phill Jupitus in his Porky The Poet persona, Stewart Lee, Frank Skinner, Rob Auton, Zara Gladman, Simon Donald, and Eric Rushton. In addition the band released Bin Juice a compilation of tracks that didn’t quite fit on the previous…

Jody And The Jerms: Love Descends (Via PinDrop Records) CD | LP | DL | Stream Out Now BUY HERE Our Score Following on from a number of recent singles, Oxford sextet Jody And The Jerms release their fourth album Love Descends. Featuring another impressive collection of songs, it’s an album which showcases their own unique brand of melodic and uplifting indie pop which surely now demands the attention of a wider audience. Jody And The Jerms emerged…

Eve Libertine & Eva Leblanc – Live at the Horse Hospital (Caliban Sounds) CD Out 14 Nov Caliban Sounds through One Little Independent release a recording of Crass singer Eve Libertine and Chilean guitarist Eve Leblanc during a Crass installation.  In April 2024, Gee Vaucher’s original artwork, along with backdrops and other Crass artifacts were displayed at The Horse Hospital in London, an arts space that champions outsider art – very punk rock! Alongside the gallery installation, there…

Slowhandclap: Horses In Transit                           Self-Released Stream Out Now Following a sold-out show at YES and debut shows in Europe, local noise wranglers release their latest single with support from the likes of BBC Radio 6Music and KEXP and support slots with YHWH Nailgun and Psychotic Monks, the next phase is assured, says MK Bennett Remember those trips down the motorway when you were a kid?…

John Cale : The John Robb interview Born in 1942, in Wales, John Cale is one of the key influences on modern music. His role in the Velvet Underground as the perfect foil to Lou Reed created some of the most mesmerising soundscapes, and his drones and textures turned the band into game changers. John Cale is still pushing the envelope in his eighties with his on going solo career and the recent remarkable track he recorded with…

When Rivers Meet When Rivers Meet | Georgia NevadaThe Old Fire Station, Carlisle9th November 2025 When Rivers Meet’s Tree Of Life tour rolls into Carlisle, lighting up The Old Fire Station on a damp Sunday night with an impressive set of their trademark blues and rock. When Rivers Meet’s roots lie in the blues with husband and wife duo of Aaron and Grace Bond. Their early sound has evolved to encompass classic rock, elements of folk, and over…

TWAT UNION: Tiny Shorts (Alcopop! Records) DL/Streaming Out Now The Theatre Workers And Television Union are back with new single, Tiny Shorts, the first since their debut EP, Don’t Look It In The Eye was released in the spring. TWAT UNION are a London based theatrical feminist punk 6 piece are known for their wild, immersive shows and trademark provocative humour. Despite their on-stage antics, The Twats — as they’re affectionately known — don’t shy away from the…