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LTW Newsletter 97

Dear Warriors, A stitch in time saves nine may or may not be an anagram for ‘this is meant as incentive’ but we like to live by those kind of phrases here at Louder Than… Dear Warriors, A stitch in time saves nine may or may not be an anagram for ‘this is meant as incentive’ but we like to live by those kind of phrases here at Louder Than…

08.05.2025 08.05.2025

LTW Newsletter 96

Hello Warriors, Festival season is almost upon us, and the gods of weather are already conspiring on what can be thrown at the outdoor revellers. As ever, the great… Hello Warriors, Festival season is almost upon us, and the gods of weather are already conspiring on what can be thrown at the outdoor revellers. As ever, the great…

28.04.2025 28.04.2025

LTW Newsletter 95

Dear Warriors, Happy oestrogen, my bunny rabbits! Happy Easter my Runny brabits!  Easter came and went with its annual erratic calendar appearance and the fields are… Dear Warriors, Happy oestrogen, my bunny rabbits! Happy Easter my Runny brabits!  Easter came and went with its annual erratic calendar appearance and the fields are…

22.04.2025 22.04.2025

LTW playlist 9

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DtwC1roGgYvILVC63c07T?si=c57b98651c5f4e5e https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DtwC1roGgYvILVC63c07T?si=c57b98651c5f4e5e

17.04.2025 17.04.2025

Louder Than War playlist 6

Thanks to Nathan Whittle… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2tHoKjqkzz85HnknrSD0Oa?si=39b689500a75447a Thanks to Nathan Whittle… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2tHoKjqkzz85HnknrSD0Oa?si=39b689500a75447a

09.04.2025 09.04.2025

LTW newsletter 94

Dear Warriors, We are late with the newsletter this week as we have been bogged down in a trade war with the dastardly penguins of the Heard and McDonald Islands.  You… Dear Warriors, We are late with the newsletter this week as we have been bogged down in a trade war with the dastardly penguins of the Heard and McDonald Islands.  You…

09.04.2025 09.04.2025

LTW Newsletter 92

Welcome warriorz… Tonight the clocks go back and we finally re-enter the daylight zone! It’ds like slipping from one dingy reality to a slightly clearer new one. One… Welcome warriorz… Tonight the clocks go back and we finally re-enter the daylight zone! It’ds like slipping from one dingy reality to a slightly clearer new one. One…

29.03.2025 29.03.2025

Guest list for event in London tonight!

We have some guest list places for this event in London tonight… If you want to come to the vent on the flyer below, email us on subscriptions@louderthanwar.com with… We have some guest list places for this event in London tonight… If you want to come to the vent on the flyer below, email us on subscriptions@louderthanwar.com with…

25.03.2025 25.03.2025

LTW newsletter 92

Welcome Warriors! I’m just packing my bags for a weekend at a new band event in Holland called Peel Slowly And See but before I go and try and find my passport, here is… Welcome Warriors! I’m just packing my bags for a weekend at a new band event in Holland called Peel Slowly And See but before I go and try and find my passport, here is…

20.03.2025 20.03.2025

Louder Than War playlist 5

Thanks to Nathan Whittle! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LdiLSJFH2CCZKQ631l2hE?si=e76d8a3e6b704700 Thanks to Nathan Whittle! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LdiLSJFH2CCZKQ631l2hE?si=e76d8a3e6b704700

14.03.2025 14.03.2025

LTW Newsletter 91

Hail Warriors, The cast iron skies of spring are upon us and the tease of summer flirts with our senses! The trees have suddenly gone green and the days are longer but… Hail Warriors, The cast iron skies of spring are upon us and the tease of summer flirts with our senses! The trees have suddenly gone green and the days are longer but…

13.03.2025 13.03.2025

LTW playlist!

This weeks LTW playlist… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78wzOMM5AzDLCtLZSAGIe3?si=eea85ca2effd43fb This weeks LTW playlist… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78wzOMM5AzDLCtLZSAGIe3?si=eea85ca2effd43fb

06.03.2025 06.03.2025

LTW newsletter 90

Dear Warriors! Sorry about the gap in these newsletters! I was busy building a bunker in the grounds of my tower block in preparation for the next world war. It’s a… Dear Warriors! Sorry about the gap in these newsletters! I was busy building a bunker in the grounds of my tower block in preparation for the next world war. It’s a…

05.03.2025 05.03.2025

LTW newsletter 89

Warriors! I’ve spent the week immersed in Captain Beefheart, trying to bring his desert soundscapes to the wild and windy Manchester January blues. Many have tried to… Warriors! I’ve spent the week immersed in Captain Beefheart, trying to bring his desert soundscapes to the wild and windy Manchester January blues. Many have tried to…

28.01.2025 28.01.2025

LTW Newsletter 88

Dear Warriors, Thanks for your subscriptions - invaluable in keeping us going! Sadly, it seems like it’s bad business as ever as already the year has an apocalyptic… Dear Warriors, Thanks for your subscriptions - invaluable in keeping us going! Sadly, it seems like it’s bad business as ever as already the year has an apocalyptic…

13.01.2025 13.01.2025

50% Off 2025 Louder Than War Calendar +Just £1 UK Delivery!

We have a special deal for our subscribers! Our 2025 calendar is now half price at just £5.00 with just £1 UK shipping! * While stocks last Use Promo code: CAL24 We… We have a special deal for our subscribers! Our 2025 calendar is now half price at just £5.00 with just £1 UK shipping! * While stocks last Use Promo code: CAL24 We…

30.12.2024 30.12.2024

LTW newsletter 87

Warriors! A very merry crimble, cromble, cramble, crimble… Whilst we attempt to de-slump from our creaking sofas and wander out of our burrows and back into the world… Warriors! A very merry crimble, cromble, cramble, crimble… Whilst we attempt to de-slump from our creaking sofas and wander out of our burrows and back into the world…

29.12.2024 29.12.2024

LTW newsletter 86

Welcome Warriors, It's full on crimble cromble fucking chrizzy whissy pissy bah humbug Cratchit xmas here and the city centre is packed with drunken hordes and the xmas… Welcome Warriors, It's full on crimble cromble fucking chrizzy whissy pissy bah humbug Cratchit xmas here and the city centre is packed with drunken hordes and the xmas…

11.12.2024 11.12.2024

LTW newsletter 85

Dear Warriors, A plague of locusts, toads, hail, and strange lumpen lunatic politicians and snake oil salesmen in post Trump America! The gods have certainly been… Dear Warriors, A plague of locusts, toads, hail, and strange lumpen lunatic politicians and snake oil salesmen in post Trump America! The gods have certainly been…

02.12.2024 02.12.2024

Special mates rates tickets for Louder Than Words festival!

In Manchester, on the weekend of Nov 15 -17, we have our annual Louder Than Words festival! Loads of great interviews, in conversations about music and books with he… In Manchester, on the weekend of Nov 15 -17, we have our annual Louder Than Words festival! Loads of great interviews, in conversations about music and books with he…

05.11.2024 05.11.2024

LTW newsletter 84

Welcome warriors! Vote for President Louder! Against the backdrop of the US election, which we are all nervously looking at from the other side of the Atlantic, as its… Welcome warriors! Vote for President Louder! Against the backdrop of the US election, which we are all nervously looking at from the other side of the Atlantic, as its…

04.11.2024 04.11.2024

LTW playlist 5

Old, new, borrowed, and blue…some varied tunes to get you through the day! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=e6cfd90c9b664593 Old, new, borrowed, and blue…some varied tunes to get you through the day! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=e6cfd90c9b664593

04.11.2024 04.11.2024

LTW Newsletter 83

As I look out of my windows across the concrete vistas of Manchester city centre, I see Joy Division bridge where that classic photo was taken all those years ago,… As I look out of my windows across the concrete vistas of Manchester city centre, I see Joy Division bridge where that classic photo was taken all those years ago,…

23.10.2024 23.10.2024

LTW newsletter 82

Welcome Warriors! The nights are drawing in, crispy evenings and thousands of students glued to their mobiles walking straight in front of cars and buses and hints of… Welcome Warriors! The nights are drawing in, crispy evenings and thousands of students glued to their mobiles walking straight in front of cars and buses and hints of…

14.10.2024 14.10.2024

Warriors…

It’s been quite the ramalama palaver of a week. One of those weeks that punk rock trained you for! I have spent the last ten days doing the Irish tour thing. It was good… It’s been quite the ramalama palaver of a week. One of those weeks that punk rock trained you for! I have spent the last ten days doing the Irish tour thing. It was good…

29.09.2024 29.09.2024

LTW subscriber playlist 4

Here’s a mixture of old, new, borrowed and blue to get you through the week…! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=fb4bc9899ceb4175 Here’s a mixture of old, new, borrowed and blue to get you through the week…! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=fb4bc9899ceb4175

15.09.2024 15.09.2024

LTW newsletter 91

Hello warriors, Sorry about the delay in communication - I’m on my spoken word tour of Ireland, so my time is bent into interesting new shapes, and trying to keep up… Hello warriors, Sorry about the delay in communication - I’m on my spoken word tour of Ireland, so my time is bent into interesting new shapes, and trying to keep up…

15.09.2024 15.09.2024

LTW newsletter 80

Welcome warriors! Well that was quite a week. The music went from being an occasional footnote in the mainstream to the top of the news cycle pops for days on end with… Welcome warriors! Well that was quite a week. The music went from being an occasional footnote in the mainstream to the top of the news cycle pops for days on end with…

03.09.2024 03.09.2024

LTW playlist 4

Play in order you want! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=c355acfb287649e0 Play in order you want! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=c355acfb287649e0

11.08.2024 11.08.2024

LTW newsletter 79

Welcome Warriors, In the grumbling mini me heatwave today in the north of England where we are wise enough to pack hats and coats for the awaiting thunderstorm, I can… Welcome Warriors, In the grumbling mini me heatwave today in the north of England where we are wise enough to pack hats and coats for the awaiting thunderstorm, I can…

11.08.2024 11.08.2024