Tim Cooper

Hackney, London

Writer at Louder Than War

Writer, sceptic, satirist and freelance iconoclast. Will write for money.

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Articles

Five Takeaways from Arsenal beating Fulham as Real Madrid looms large

3 weeks ago | onlinegooner.com | Tim Cooper

Five Takeaways from Arsenal beating Fulham as Real Madrid looms large Losing Gabriel could not have come at a worse moment for Arsenal writes Tim Cooper 1 - One in, one out It sums up our season that just as we get our Starboy back for the first time in three months, we lose our defensive giant on the same occasion. Every time we take one step forward, lady luck seems to intervene with the cruellest of timing.
One Nil in the Bernabeu: Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal memories

1 month ago | onlinegooner.com | Tim Cooper

One Nil in the Bernabeu: Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal memories Tim Cooper was there the magical night Arsenal beat the mighty Real Madrid in the Bernabeu The last (and, curiously, first) time we played Real Madrid at the Bernabeu was 19 years ago but I remember everything about that historic occasion - the first time an English club ever won there - like it was yesterday.
Stop moaning on social media and get behind The Arsenal and boss Mikel Arteta

2 months ago | onlinegooner.com | Tim Cooper

Stop moaning on social media and get behind The Arsenal and boss Mikel Arteta My heart belongs to the Arsenal. If yours doesn't, then why are you here asks the brilliant Tim Cooper in a must-read piece supporting The Arsenal and Mikel Arteta It's hard to be a Gooner these days, writes Tim Cooper. Which is weird when we've been the second-best team in the country all season, and still are.
Lark: Be Still - Album Review

2 months ago | louderthanwar.com | Tim Cooper

Lark – Be StillStandard Lamp Records31 January 2025Lark, the postpunk behemoth of visual artist Karl Bielik, return with another album of uneasy listening built on brutal guitars, grimy grooves, throbbing basslines and turbulent lyrics. Tim Cooper settles into his uneasy chair and puts on his headphones with shaky hands. If the day ever dawns when Spotify’s algorithms concoct a playlist of Uneasy Listening, you can be sure that Lark will be heavily featured there.
Megalopolis (2024) - Film Review

Oct 4, 2024 | louderthanwar.com | Tim Cooper |Rick Astley

Megalopolis (2024)Director/Writer: Francis Ford CoppolaCast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voigt, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin HoffmanRunning time: 138 minsIn cinemas now (but probably not for long)Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest film makers of all time and he has spent 40 years bringing this epic sci-fi fable to the big screen. He’s really testing his fans’ patience, says Tim Cooper.
The Horrors return with new album, single, gigs

Oct 1, 2024 | louderthanwar.com | Tim Cooper

The Horrors today unveil a moody new single and video – The Silence That Remains – ahead of their sixth studio album Night Life, due on 21 March via Fiction Records, and a string of intimate winter shows. Video and ticket links below. Propulsive yet understated, The Silence That Remains is the first fruit of the new Horrors line-up, featuring duet vocals between Faris Badwan and new keyboardist Amelia Kidd.
Two soldiers killed during Operation Market Garden laid to rest after DNA identification

Sep 18, 2024 | forcesnews.com | Tim Cooper

Two British soldiers killed 80 years ago during the liberation of the Netherlands from the Nazis, have finally been laid to rest with full military honours. Private Henry Moon and Lieutenant Dermod Green Anderson died fighting in Operation Market Garden, the major airborne offensive aimed at securing strategically important crossings over the Rhine.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Wild God - ALBUM OF THE WEEK 2!

Aug 29, 2024 | louderthanwar.com | Tim Cooper

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: WILD GODBad SeedAvailable here from Sister Ray. 30th August 2024Nick Cave emerges from his long period of grief with a euphoric, elegiac ode to joy, his Bad Seeds backed by choirs and strings. It may be the best album of his long and illustrious career, says Tim Cooper. God, and the question of whether there is one, has always been at the heart of Nick Cave’s work.
Fontaines DC: Romance - ALBUM OF THE WEEK 2

Aug 22, 2024 | louderthanwar.com | Tim Cooper

FONTAINES DC – ROMANCEXL Recordings23rd August 2024Buy from Sister Ray Records here. Fontaines DC evolve farther from their post-punk roots in an exploration of human connection in our dark and divisive times on their fourth album Romance. Strings, syths and a hip-hop influence make a melting pot of new influences on Dublin’s finest export since Guinness, says Tim Cooper. In an increasingly fractured world, times like these require us to stick together more than ever: we are lost without love.
UK farewell to USAF KC-10A Extender that can get you anywhere in the world non-stop

Aug 12, 2024 | forcesnews.com | Tim Cooper

The historic McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender of the United States Air Force has come to the UK to say its last goodbyes. USAF Reserve Crew, 79th Refueling Air Squadron has had the "privilege" of bringing the last aircraft to the UK as the USAF is retiring it. The KC-10 is the military version of the DC-10 airliner – and comes with the familiar three-engine layout of that jet.