John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mike Garry, Jan Brierton, Freya Beer ‘In Celebration of World Poetry Day’ At Mancheser AO Arena  March 29 2025 Live Review In which the nation’s saving grace and best known poet, John Cooper Clarke headlines a defining bill at...

  Mogwai : English Teacher BBC 6music Festival @ Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse  March 28th 2025 In which two of the UK’s key game changing bands show how music can still be bent into intriguing new shapes. For many, the highlight of the weekend’s BBC...

My Bloody Valentine announce Manchester gig at Manchester Aviva on Nov 24. All details here    We have a small favour to ask. Subscribe to Louder Than War and help keep the flame of independent music burning. Click the button below to...

Bristol art rock agitators Erotic Secrets of Pompeii return with their torturesome new single, ‘Speak Medieval’, set for release on 27th March.   A frenetic assault of chromatic riffs and stop-start rhythms, ‘Speak Medieval’ explores the fragile threads that hold communication...