Louder Than Words celebrates that essential, magical relationship between music and writing. Whether it’s Guy Garvey talking lyrics; Edwyn Collins performing his own music or Hugh Cornwell talking about life in The Stranglers, the Festival has something for anyone with a love for music, and the way words are used to inform and contribute to […]
Close your eyes, and it could be 1983. It is exactly the kind of nostalgia that Mark E Smith hates, so I did not expect to be joined by him at the Ruby Lounge for the debut performance of Brix and the Extricated. And I wasn’t, despite my dreams of the former husband and wife […]
GIG GUIDE
Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list.
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LIVE REVIEW - SLATER + SUNNBRELLA: SOUP - 08/11/2025
NEWS - FIRST BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST 2026
ALBUM REVIEWS – THEE HEADCOATS: THE SHERLOCK HOLMES RHYTHM’N’BEAT VERNACULAR & THEE HEADCOATEES: MAN-TRAP
LIVE REVIEW - HARD LIFE: MANCHESTER ACADEMY - 06/11/2025
ALBUM REVIEW - THE SAXOPHONES: NO TIME FOR POETRY
ALBUM REVIEW - FLORENCE + THE MACHINE: EVERYBODY SCREAM
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 7 NOVEMBER 2025
PREVIEW - LOUDER THAN WORDS FESTIVAL 2025
ALBUM REVIEW – THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: THROUGH THIS FIRE ACROSS FROM PETER BALKAN
ALBUM REVIEW - THE DIVINE COMEDY: RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
