Glisten Trick sound like they’ve been sitting in a dim basement too long, tuning their nerves to the hum of fluorescent doom until the walls start breathing back. Their forthcoming EP, Death Cult Rain...

Thirteen years on from his last concerts in England with Dirty Three, Warren Ellis is looking forward to reuniting with bandmates Mick Turner and Jim White for a short tour around the UK.

Scarborough and Bognor Regis among places where water is so polluted it is not recommended for swimming One in seven (13%) of England’s bathing waters are rated as polluted, and one in 14 so polluted they are not recommended for swimming. Famous beaches including Bognor Regis, Scarborough’s South Bay and Littlehaven Beach in South Shields were all rated “poor” in the latest classifications from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which means they are not recommended for swimming. Continue reading...

Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay revive memories of one of Australia’s greatest bands in an action-packed set.

Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...

Details of how to secure a place at Paul Coventry's book launch.

The well-established festival celebrating music writing has its strongest year yet with an impressive line-up sparking many thought-provoking discussions.

Information on the The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival: A Celebration of Fifty Years of The Fall

The well-established festival celebrating music writing has its strongest year yet with an impressive line-up sparking many thought-provoking discussions.

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

James Adrian Brown first began tinkering with analogue synthesisers as a diversion from his then job as guitarist in Leeds rock band Pulled Apart By Horses.

As two thirds of the D.A.M. Trio, guitarist Carlos Alomar and bass player George Murray carved their own place in the history of modern pop music by playing on David Bowie’s ‘Berlin Trilogy’ of albums...

Louder Than Words Festival 2026 - Super Early Bird Weekend Passes - strictly limited number available!