We believe in the power of Rock 'n' Roll. Louder Than War is a website dedicated to the pop culture wars. All views are our own.https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv5mxb7xh22nThe Proclaimers: You May Offend – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/the-proclaimers-you-may-offend-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social10 Sep 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5mxb7xh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv5mtxpjkc2jSomething strange and sinister stirred in the darkest corners of Manchester’s underground scene on a dull and rainy night, manifesting itself in the form of a new and intoxicating brand of art-rock known as Walt’s Frozen Head. @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social https://louderthanwar.com/walts-frozen-head-yes-basement-manchester-live-review/10 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5mtxpjkc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv5m536df22jLong-awaited and well-crafted, Marco Pirroni’s memoir offers a unique perspective on punk and his golden years. @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #marcopirroni https://louderthanwar.com/your-money-or-your-life-from-punk-to-prince-charming-by-marco-pirroni-book-review/10 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5m536df22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv3owpvdic2i@billybragg.bsky.social to reissue remastered editions of three of his classic albums via Cooking Vinyl in November @iainkey.bsky.social previews @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social https://louderthanwar.com/billy-bragg-announces-reissues-of-three-classic-albums/09 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3owpvdic2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv3gm653sk2zJohn Robb and Mark Reeder announce Sept A Life Without Punk German tour with Pauline Murray, Budgie, Colin Newman, Malka Spigel and more https://louderthanwar.com/a-life-without-punk-germany-2026/09 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3gm653sk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mv3d2kfri22zFOR VINI: THE MUSIC – A SPECIAL HOMECOMING PERFORMANCE AT MANCHESTER’S ALBERT HALL. https://louderthanwar.com/for-vini-the-music-a-special-homecoming/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @durutticolumn.bsky.social09 Sep 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3d2kfri22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muz7lwbtbs26Cypress Hill: Dios Bendiga – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/cypress-hill-dios-bendiga-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @davidbeer.bsky.social @cypresshill.bsky.social08 Sep 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7lwbtbs26https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muysbhmeu22iBritish Birds have announced a new single, Scary Movies, from their forthcoming album Murmurate, Oscillate… check out the video here @skepwax.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social https://louderthanwar.com/watch-this-british-birds-scary-movies/08 Sep 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muysbhmeu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muwyjlu6v22nInterview – Talk Talk Book Author Graeme Thomson @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @adamsteinerauthor.bsky.social “Adam Steiner talks to Graeme Thomson about his writing career and his experiences writing and researching the book.“ https://louderthanwar.com/interview-talk-talk-book-author-graeme-thomson/07 Sep 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwyjlu6v22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muwmdihtlc2iThe Alleged: Now Or Never – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/the-alleged-now-or-never-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social07 Sep 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwmdihtlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muw7t5pcxs2kJamie Webster releases Running Round The Sun, his fourth album compiling 12 songs of social commentary, personal discovery and defiant, big stage ambition. @iainkey.bsky.social reviews @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social https://louderthanwar.com/jamie-webster-running-round-the-sun-review-album-of-the-week/07 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7t5pcxs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muth2ofmwk2gRobin Trower: Manchester Academy 2 - Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #robintrower “Robin Trower’s playing has been as vibrant as ever, be it tastefully bending notes or traversing his fretboard at speed.“ https://louderthanwar.com/robin-trower-manchester-academy-2-live-review/06 Sep 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muth2ofmwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muoy3ibuoc2aThe Wedding Present. Live. Headlining Louder Than War Live 2027 at Manchester Academy. 13 March 2027. With Demob Happy, King No-One, BICURIOUS, thistle, JOOLS, Freya Beer, Ishango Bone, lots more still to be announced. 16 acts • 3 stages • one day Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/louder-than-war-live/manchester-academy-2/365595404 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoy3ibuoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muojzvhzu22mThe Anchoress: As We Once Were – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/the-anchoress-as-we-once-were-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @theanchoress.bsky.social04 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muojzvhzu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muohtrr7e22vThis weekends Louder Than War Editor's Choice Show... Tracks selected by Iain Key, Robert Plummer, Nathan Whittle, Ged Babey and Wayne Carey Tune in Saturday from 11am on the app, website or Mixcloud...04 Sep 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muohtrr7e22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muohrkrzmk22Mike D: Thank You – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/mike-d-thank-you-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @davidbeer.bsky.social04 Sep 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muohrkrzmk22https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muoh7mw7zc2iDub Revolution: Jamaica’s Sonic Innovators & the Birth of Remix Culture By David Katz @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social “....a seriously wide ranging account of the many wonders of the Dub music scene and its extraordinary range of development and influence.“ https://louderthanwar.com/dub-revolution-jamaicas-sonic-innovators-the-birth-of-remix-culture-by-david-katz-book-review/04 Sep 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoh7mw7zc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mumcjz2fgs27Deviated Instinct: Scavenger Gospel – Album Review https://louderthanwar.com/deviated-instinct-scavenger-gospel-album-review/ @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @seanmillardrm.bsky.social03 Sep 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumcjz2fgs27https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3mulzcojcr22vLondon trio Dead Horse share the racing new single I Would Die, the latest preview of their forthcoming debut album Caught The Nonsense, due 11th September via Sister 9 Records @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social https://louderthanwar.com/dead-horse-i-would-die-single-review/03 Sep 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulzcojcr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muksm4oqrc2cSlaughter and the Dogs ‘White Heat’ album review ‘powerful return to form’ https://louderthanwar.com/slaughter-and-the-dogs-new-album-review/02 Sep 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muksm4oqrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muk4hvksok22As One Remaking Suede By Rodge Glass – Book Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @suedehq.bsky.social "....offers a fascinating and unusually candid glimpse into Suede’s remarkable comeback, revealing a band who might finally need to believe their own hype." https://louderthanwar.com/as-one-remaking-suede-by-rodge-glass-book-review/02 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk4hvksok22https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muk3y74rmc22Babyshambles: Dreamland, Margate, Kent – Live Review #babyshambles @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social "Babyshambles had a reputation as a must see live band the first time around, and they proved tonight that they’ve still got what it takes, and some." https://louderthanwar.com/babyshambles-dreamland-margate-kent-live-review/02 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3y74rmc22https://bsky.app/profile/louderthanwar.bsky.social/post/3muk3ew2yes22Miranda Arieh: Seven Arts, Leeds – Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #mirandaarieh "A truly unique, engaging and life-affirming experience. " https://louderthanwar.com/miranda-arieh-seven-arts-leeds-live-review/02 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:azmjo6b6flfevszft7ecvm6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3ew2yes22