-THE PRINCIPAL HOTEL, MANCHESTER- Recent years have brought changes to the top of Oxford Road. The Cornerhouse is now a university building and The Palace hotel has become The Principal. As I pass the legendary former cinema en route to this weekend’s Louder Than Words festival just across the road, on the strange alternate-reality scale […]
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 […]
The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing grows louder each year. This year it will take place between Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November 2017 at the Principal Hotel, Manchester, and is now in its fifth edition; this remains the only festival that delves into our enduring love affair between music and the written word. […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
NEW SINGLE 'NOWHERE, MAN' RELEASED BY TUNE-YARDS
NEW SINGLE 'INNER VERSIONS' UNVEILED BY HEAVY SALAD AHEAD OF DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
GLASGOW'S THE VANITIES UNVEIL NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'REALITY TV'
CARDIFF'S HMS MORRIS HAVE RELEASED LATEST SINGLE 'MYFYRWYR RHYNGWLADOL'
LA BAND DEATH VALLEY GIRLS UNVEIL UPCOMING ALBUM'S TITLE TRACK 'UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY'
BLACK HONEY UNVEIL NEW SINGLE 'RUN FOR COVER'
LONDON BASED VIJI UNVEILS SINGLE 'CHERRY' AFTER SIGNING TO DIRTY HIT
ALBUM REVIEW: SAUNDER JURRIAANS - BEASTS
WHO ARE YA? THE PERSIAN LEAPS
