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Official account of John Robb musician and writer. Upcoming memoirs and tour https://louderthanwar.com/john-robb-memoirs-and-spoken-word-tour-may-2026/

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Are you trying to get a ticket for the fest?

09.03.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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First 50 people to arrive at our Louder Than War Live festival get this goodie bag book, CD etc
Sea Power Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers and many others Sat Mar 14 in Manc tickets here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

09.03.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

relax mate - they are not defining photos that freeze frame the bands for ever!

09.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did when I first came over - it's a bit like when punk fractured into lots of different scenes...

09.03.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Stage splits and times for our upcoming Louder Than War Live festival this Saturday headlined by Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House Of All, Evil Blizzard Immersion, Mouth Ulcers. Tickets and times : louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

09.03.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifteen Years of Noise | John Robb on Louder Than War Louder Than War turns 15 with a live festival at the Manchester Academy. Founder John Robb reflects on the site’s DIY roots and the culture that keeps it loud.

Louder Than War Live lands at Manchester Academy on Saturday with a lineup including Sea Power, Benefits and Pale Blue Eyes.

Founder @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social reflects on 15 years of
@louderthanwar.bsky.social and why the Corridor remains central to Manchester’s music culture.

09.03.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MANDY, INDIANA sign to Sacred Bones & announce new album Deeply personal, yet reflecting the violent, fractured state of the wider world, URGH, the new album from Mandy, Indiana is out Feb 6th

MANDY, INDIANA sign to Sacred Bones & announce new album louderthanwar.com/mandy-indian... via @louderthanwar

09.03.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ha ha

09.03.2026 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He won't be the only one...although he could claim seeing the Doors when he was 14 ruined his life

09.03.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Big Issue Fundraiser - 50 years of Punk Enter the 50 Years of Punk charity raffle by Camden Open Air Gallery in partnership with The Big Issue. Win original punk-era artworks and rare prints while supporting the fight against poverty. Ticke...

I wrote a double page spread about punk rock and my upcoming new book 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' for the Big issue... #punk #punkrock #bigissue #punk50 more info in the link
50yearsofpunk.club

09.03.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

PLEASE SHARE
Sea Power headline first Louder Than War Live festival with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers and many other bands on Sat March 14 in Manchester … all tickets and details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

07.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

C u there !

08.03.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Plantoid and @thesickmanofeurope.bsky.social are just 2 of the great new bands playing one off shows in Manchester at Louder Than War Live festival with Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard and many other bands on Sat March 14
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

08.03.2026 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Goldblade 'Hairstyle' on TV
YouTube video by JOHN ROBB Goldblade 'Hairstyle' on TV

Great to find this footage of Goldblade on Ant and Dec's Saturday day morning pop show 'CD:UK' playing our hit that never was 'Hairstyle' in 1998. We had loads of radio play as well and then the record label went bust! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlD0...

06.03.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Franz Ferdinand bring their arch pop brilliance back to Birmingham So if you're lonely...come on down and enjoy these Glaswegian legends plough through their frenetic, jerky hits.

Franz Ferdinand: Birmingham O2 Academy - Live Review @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social #franzferdinand @franzferdinandhq.bsky.social

β€œ..the Glaswegians effortlessly blend arty individualism, disco rock, punk and good old indie bangers.β€œ

louderthanwar.com/franz-ferdin...

08.03.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Molly Vulpyne Band: Houndstooth And The Hum Dublin firebrand Molly Vulpyne finally releases her debut album along with her punk brothers from Paranoid Visions and The Steve Ignorant Band

LTW ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Dublin firebrand Molly Vulpyne finally releases her debut album along with her punk brothers from Paranoid Visions and The Steve Ignorant Band

@wayneafcarey.bsky.social reviews

@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social

louderthanwar.com/molly-vulpyn...

08.03.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Plantoid and @thesickmanofeurope.bsky.social are just 2 of the great new bands playing one off shows in Manchester at Louder Than War Live festival with Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard and many other bands on Sat March 14
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

08.03.2026 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucas Fox : The John Robb interview Lucas Fox talks about founding Motorhead, the mid 70s freack scene, the Siterhood and much more

Lucas Fox (founder member of Motorhead) : the John Robb interview talks about founding Motorhead, the mid 70s freak scene, the Sisterhood and much more louderthanwar.com/lucas-fox-ta... via @louderthanwar

08.03.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

06.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1368    πŸ” 502    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 136
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

PLEASE SHARE
Sea Power headline first Louder Than War Live festival with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers and many other bands on Sat March 14 in Manchester … all tickets and details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

07.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Erotic Secrets of Pompeii are one of the must see new bands at our Louder Than War Live festivals next Sat headlined by Sea Power Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers. tickets and details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

07.03.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

House Of All the brilliant band of former Fall members play an exclusive Manchester show for our Sea Power headlined Louder Than War fest with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising Mouth Ulcers and others Sat March 14 details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

05.03.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ha ha forgotten five minutes later!

06.03.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Goldblade 'Hairstyle' on TV
YouTube video by JOHN ROBB Goldblade 'Hairstyle' on TV

Great to find this footage of Goldblade on Ant and Dec's Saturday day morning pop show 'CD:UK' playing our hit that never was 'Hairstyle' in 1998. We had loads of radio play as well and then the record label went bust! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlD0...

06.03.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

House Of All the brilliant band of former Fall members play an exclusive Manchester show for our Sea Power headlined Louder Than War fest with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising Mouth Ulcers and others Sat March 14 details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

05.03.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Not long to go!
Sea Power headline the first Louder Than War Live festival with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers and many others on Sat March 14 in Manchester … all tickets and details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

05.03.2026 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dune app At last there is hope on the horizon for musicians struggling to survive in the streaming age. Dune app At last there is hope on the horizon for musicians struggling to survive in the streaming age.

Groundbreaking new platform Dune launches to monetise streaming in an equitable Way for artists and fans. John Robb interviews the founders and sees hope on the horizon... louderthanwar.com/dune-app/ via @louderthanwar

11.02.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Radio pays a royalty

05.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026 Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

Mouth Ulcers at a fast rising dark post punk band and have just been added to our LouderThan War Live festival bill headlined by Sea Power, Pale Blue Eyes, House of All, Evil Blizzard and Immersion louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

01.03.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Reform fury as someone else wins
by Our By-election Editor
Tim Shipsink
The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost
comprehensively to someone else.
"It's totally unfair and rigged,"
said Goodwhinge.
"I shouldn't
be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost."
Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me.
Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X.
"We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families."
Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice.
They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green."
Reform leader
Mr Farage,
speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said,
"It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either."

PLUMBER DEFEATS
MATT GOODWIN

Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… 
I've stopped the cock

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

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