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…
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…
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
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,…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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
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…
LTW newsletter 78 Welcome warriors, Harmony in the chaos, harmony in the music, harmony in my head, harmony between the humans… Harmony. Harmony. Harmony. Where is the harmony? In these… Welcome warriors, Harmony in the chaos, harmony in the music, harmony in my head, harmony between the humans… Harmony. Harmony. Harmony. Where is the harmony? In these…
LTW newsletter 77 Welcome warriors… At last summer seems to be blessing us with some gentle warming rays and pleasant sun stroked ambience - everything has gone green and sun bathed and… Welcome warriors… At last summer seems to be blessing us with some gentle warming rays and pleasant sun stroked ambience - everything has gone green and sun bathed and…
LTW newsletter 76 Welcome warriors, It’s been a tumultuous week of much change. Since I last spoke to you all, I was lost in the mire of Glastonbury, where I am the host of Billy Bragg’s… Welcome warriors, It’s been a tumultuous week of much change. Since I last spoke to you all, I was lost in the mire of Glastonbury, where I am the host of Billy Bragg’s…
LTW Newsletter 75 Welcome Warriors, Fresh from last night’s amazing Grace Jones show in the unlikely environs of Halifax, I’m back in Manchester thinking about how great the show was and… Welcome Warriors, Fresh from last night’s amazing Grace Jones show in the unlikely environs of Halifax, I’m back in Manchester thinking about how great the show was and…
LTW playlist 3… This weeks LTW playlist…a mix of old, new, borrowed and blue! Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=259423b674ad4613 This weeks LTW playlist…a mix of old, new, borrowed and blue! Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=259423b674ad4613
LTW newsletter 74 Welcome Warriorz! We are now entering the twilight zone of the General Erection with blue rinse lunatics on our TV’s yelling the word ‘tax’ over and over again and… Welcome Warriorz! We are now entering the twilight zone of the General Erection with blue rinse lunatics on our TV’s yelling the word ‘tax’ over and over again and…
LTW playlist! 10 tracks we have been playing in the office this week! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=5572791660df4542 10 tracks we have been playing in the office this week! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=5572791660df4542
Warriors! As I sit here in early June I look out of my window at the glorious grey skies and endless pouring rain of a monochromatic English summer. The relentless grinding… As I sit here in early June I look out of my window at the glorious grey skies and endless pouring rain of a monochromatic English summer. The relentless grinding…
LTW newsletter 74 Warriors! So the election finally got called, and the politicians are now scrambling, looking for your vote like hungry wolf like bands with a new album out, looking for… Warriors! So the election finally got called, and the politicians are now scrambling, looking for your vote like hungry wolf like bands with a new album out, looking for…
LTW book giveaway! As one of the perks for subscribing, we give away books that we have been sent …here is this month’s list…first come, first served…just email us at… As one of the perks for subscribing, we give away books that we have been sent …here is this month’s list…first come, first served…just email us at…
LTW newsletter 73 Warriors! Yet again, sadly, we are reminded of the fragility of life as we lost a friend of the site, Steve Albini who succumbed to a heart attack at his Electrical… Warriors! Yet again, sadly, we are reminded of the fragility of life as we lost a friend of the site, Steve Albini who succumbed to a heart attack at his Electrical…
LTW book giveaway! As one of the perks for subscribing we give away books that we have been sent …here is this month’s list…first come first served…just email us at… As one of the perks for subscribing we give away books that we have been sent …here is this month’s list…first come first served…just email us at…
LISTEN! LTW playlist 2 : May 2024 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=b0f676541b3b4afd https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=b0f676541b3b4afd
LTW newsletter 72 Spring has indeed sprung, and the green and ghostly lands at the edge of Europe are suddenly verdant, vibrant and alive. The birds are singing and the crows are trashing… Spring has indeed sprung, and the green and ghostly lands at the edge of Europe are suddenly verdant, vibrant and alive. The birds are singing and the crows are trashing…
LTW playlist 1 Helklo folks - here is some old, new, borrowed and blue to get you through the week… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=8ffe74c0b9544c24 Helklo folks - here is some old, new, borrowed and blue to get you through the week… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CjGKJeGUzRjuAvZcXIM2s?si=8ffe74c0b9544c24
LTW Newsletter 72 Welcome warriors, I am busy typing this missive to you whilst dog tired and weary on my endless road trip. The spoken word ‘Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock n Roll’… Welcome warriors, I am busy typing this missive to you whilst dog tired and weary on my endless road trip. The spoken word ‘Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock n Roll’…
LTW newsletter 72 Welcome Warriors, I'm just taking a quick break from my ‘Do You Believe In the Power of Rock n Roll’ tour so I can get this column to you! Rain dodging in the UK and… Welcome Warriors, I'm just taking a quick break from my ‘Do You Believe In the Power of Rock n Roll’ tour so I can get this column to you! Rain dodging in the UK and…
LTW newsletter 72 Welcome Warriors! It was great to meet some of you - the readers! in the past week as I trotted around the country doing my spoken word tour. I was in Selby and Chorley… Welcome Warriors! It was great to meet some of you - the readers! in the past week as I trotted around the country doing my spoken word tour. I was in Selby and Chorley…
LTW newsletter 72 Warriors! Hope all has been good in your world. I’m typing this furiously on the way back from the rather wonderful Laugharne festival in West Wales. It’s been a great… Warriors! Hope all has been good in your world. I’m typing this furiously on the way back from the rather wonderful Laugharne festival in West Wales. It’s been a great…
LTW newsletter 72 Louder than what? Louder than wharf? Louder than warts! Louder Than War… It has been loud in the last week or so. I was back in Holland for yet another music festival. A… Louder than what? Louder than wharf? Louder than warts! Louder Than War… It has been loud in the last week or so. I was back in Holland for yet another music festival. A…