After over three decades in the musical wilderness, US Indie band The Poppies have released their seminal 1993 album, Honeybee, on all major streaming services @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @iainlee.com @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/lost-us-indi...

@White Star Line’s single Down And Out harnesses classic Manchester musical traditions whilst also establishing a sound and style of their own @iancorbridge.bsky.social reviews @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/white-star-l...

Grade 2: Talk About It - Album Review louderthanwar.com/grade-2-talk... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

Sunn O))): Sunn O))) - Album Review louderthanwar.com/sunn-o-sunn-... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @seanmillardrm.bsky.social

Lili Refrain: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #lilirefrain "Lili Refrain brings the crowd together with a hypnotic set of ritualistic psychedelia" louderthanwar.com/lili-refrain...

Coal Mob: What Do You Think I Said? – Single review louderthanwar.com/coal-mob-wha... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @iancorbridge.bsky.social

Conscious Pilot: Human Poultry - Single Review louderthanwar.com/conscious-pi... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @consciouspilot.bsky.social

Watch This! Vipertime & Moron Butler: Handcarved Coffins video louderthanwar.com/watch-this-v... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social

Creepy Future: Brace Yourself - Album Review louderthanwar.com/creepy-futur... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

new pressing plant presses zero carbon vinyl records : Evolution Music in Brighton is a game changer 'what if records didn’t have to be toxic at all?' louderthanwar.com/evolution-mu... via @louderthanwar

Fast rising Manchester guitar band Arkayla announce tour 'with a touch of classic Postcard and all guitar classic the band have timeless songs and attitude' louderthanwar.com/arkayla-anno... via @louderthanwar

Uncivilized: Let Rip - Album Review louderthanwar.com/uncivilized-... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @unciv.bsky.social

Henri Herbert: American Psycho – Single Review louderthanwar.com/henri-herber... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @iancorbridge.bsky.social

.."The shifting sands beneath its wire in the blood staccato brilliance means it never gets bored, or boring." MK Bennett reviews Angine De Poitrine @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/angine-de-po...

John Denton releases Reality, his fourth since going solo. His debut EP will be released via Modern Sky soon... @iainkey.bsky.social reviews @johndentonmusic.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/john-denton-...

Song of the day! Debut single from Kate Couriel ‘Patriarchy’s Dead’ we are loving this frantic slice of indie guitar action with great lyrics louderthanwar.com/song-of-the-... via @louderthanwar

The Blockheads: Liverpool, Hangar 34 - Live Review louderthanwar.com/the-blockhea... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social

Public Image Ltd: Alive - Album Review louderthanwar.com/public-image... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

POWERSOLO: St Marys, Creative, Chester – Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @powersolo.bsky.social “…fantastically manic, their sound carving out its own niche – we need more POWERSOLO to guide us through the maze.” louderthanwar.com/powersolo-st...

Frogfest announces post punk, darkwave, EBM festival in Liverpool louderthanwar.com/frogfest-ann... via @louderthanwar

My Bloody Valentine: Chvrches : Royal Albert Hall - Live Review 'In a night of contrasts, Chvrches lift the rafters off venue with soaring melodies while My Bloody Valentine shake it to its foundations with an immersive wall of sound' louderthanwar.com/my-bloody-va... via @louderthanwar

Mandy, Indiana: Rough Trade, Liverpool – Live Review @mandyindiana.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social As part of their brief, UK tour before reaching Europe, Manchester’s Mandy, Indiana, bring their new album, URGH, to Liverpool. louderthanwar.com/mandy-indian...

POWERSOLO: St Marys, Creative, Chester – Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @powersolo.bsky.social “…fantastically manic, their sound carving out its own niche – we need more POWERSOLO to guide us through the maze.” louderthanwar.com/powersolo-st...

Edge Street Live presents: @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social Guest Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai Friday 8th May 2026 Concession tickets available for: Holders of Young Scot Card, Seniors over 65, registered disabled and people in receipt of Universal Credit. Tickets: www.ticketsource.com/macarts/edge...

Pauline Murray (Penetration)is one of my special guests on my ‘Punk Rock Ruined My Life’ memoirs tour. The first part of the evening I talk about my book second part I interview Pauline All tickets and details... louderthanwar.com/john-robb-me...

My guests on this weekends 'In Conversation'... for @louderthanwar.bsky.social are Carl and Kat Mann of @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social The new album Under The Rainbow is out 14th April and I'll be playing 3 exclusive tracks from the record Tune in Sunday 5th April from 1pm or listen on Mixcloud

Tigercub: KOKO, London – Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #tigercub “Brighton’s alt-rock juggernaut Tigercub let loose a maelstrom of monster riffs upon a raucous London crowd, for their biggest solo show yet.“ louderthanwar.com/tigercub-kok...

Shitkid: The Moth Club, London - Live Review #shitkid @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social “It goes down like a bag of sugar at a kid's party, and before we know it, the gig is over, and we’re all sweat-drenched but happy.” louderthanwar.com/shitkid-the-...

ADULT. : Kissing Luck Goodbye - Interview & Album Review louderthanwar.com/adult-kissin... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social

Jim Jones All Stars: Cat Fight – Album Review louderthanwar.com/jim-jones-al... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @iancorbridge.bsky.social

Micko & The Mellotronics - Parked Car - Single Review louderthanwar.com/micko-the-me... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

Luna Marble: Live From The Rock & Roll Circus V - Album Release louderthanwar.com/luna-marble-... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @lunamarble.bsky.social

Birds Flying Backwards: Lovebirds - Album Review louderthanwar.com/birds-flying... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

White Noise Sound: The Circle is Red - Album Review louderthanwar.com/white-noise-... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social

Oh Doom! release new single and video louderthanwar.com/oh-doom-rele... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social

This weekends playlist for the LTW Editor’s Choice show… Tune in from 11am via the app / website or on Mixcloud

Croydon queer electro-pop outfit #Bugeye return with the new single, Comfortably Numb, and announce forthcoming second album The Shape of Things @iainkey.bsky.social checks it out @inhrecords.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/bugeye-comfo...

Danya Pilchen & Kali Ensemble: Paper Braids - Album Review louderthanwar.com/danya-pilche... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @danyapilchen.bsky.social

REFUGE, the London-based five piece have announced the release of their debut album, Almost Nearly There, on May 16th @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/refuge-annou...

Miki Berenyi Trio share new single + video Island Of One louderthanwar.com/miki-berenyi... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @mikiberenyi.bsky.social

Band Of The Day! The Owl Sounds release debut single louderthanwar.com/band-of-the-... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social

Evil Blizzard: Death Songs And Lullabies – Album Review louderthanwar.com/evil-blizzar... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @evilblizzard.bsky.social @crackedankles.bsky.social

Watch This - Dead Pioneers new single! louderthanwar.com/watch-this-d... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @deadpioneers.bsky.social @hasslerecords.bsky.social

Carol Kaye (March 24, 1935) (91) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career lasting over 65 years.

Alexander Hacke (former Einsturzende Neubauten) has announced his memoirs 'Blast' and UK book tour louderthanwar.com/alexander-ha... via @louderthanwar

Gorillaz: Co-op Live Arena, Manchester - Live Review 'Gorillaz reach new peaks of what sound and vision; their sound, and their vision can accomplish as a cohesive, multisensory spectacle' louderthanwar.com/gorillaz-co-... via @louderthanwar

Stay Alive by Scott Rowley – Book Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #bigcountry #stuartadamson “An authorised, definitive and comprehensive look at the life, the times and the death of Stuart Adamson, founder member of The Skids and Big Country“ louderthanwar.com/stay-alive-b...

The Cribs: Birmingham O2 Institute – Live Review @thecribs.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social “The furious melding of stunted romanticism and nose-cocking anti-commercialism has gifted The Cribs a unique place in guitar music’s pantheon.“ louderthanwar.com/the-cribs-bi...

Gorillaz: Co-op Live Arena, Manchester - Live Review 'Gorillaz reach new heights building a mountain in the middle of Manchester with their spectacular new album and stage set' says Ryan Walker louderthanwar.com/gorillaz-co-... via @louderthanwar

Lily from @themeffs.bsky.social stuart from @mogwai.scot Gaye Advert and Pauline Murray are just some of the special guests who will be appearing on my upcoming memoirs tour! Who’s coming?