Radar: Money, By The Sea at Leaf

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Radar: Money, By The Sea at Leaf

Bella Union rarely put a foot wrong – so it’s good to see their impressive track record continue with new signings MONEY. And yes, they’re from Manchester. Everyone who’s a bit good these days seems to be. Interesting, that. Check out their new song/video here, then go buy your tickets. This’ll be one of those [...]

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The Weekly Seven: 20th May 2013

The Emotionary SITE Inspired, they say, by The New York Times Magazine’s “There Should Be a Word for That” feature, The Emotionary offers users “an emotional toolbox that can help you figure out exactly what you’re feeling” – or, in other words, it makes up words for those complex emotions that, as yet, are nameless. [...]

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The Weekly Seven: 18th March 2013

I Have A Bad Feeling About This fundraiser MOVIE Last year Laura Purcell, Alan Donohoe and Jamie Williamson raised enough money to shoot their microbudget sci-fi slacker movie ‘I Have A Bad Feeling About This’. Inspired by the likes of Clerks and Spaced, the suburban Liverpool adventure was shot last summer in the city. But [...]

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FACT and Leaf present The Garden

Leaf presents The Garden, the new cafe and events space at FACT from the people behind Bold Street’s popular hang-out.

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7 Mother’s Day Menus

Don’t go for flowers and chocs for Mothering Sunday when there are so many home-grown delights you can treat your Mum to. Here are a few options…

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Trophy life: enter the GIT music awards 2013

The ‘Liverpool Mercury prize’, aka the GIT awards, is set to return this year, after its successful knees-up at Leaf in 2012. Should you wish to vie for the prize with the city’s best, there’s still time to take part. Last year’s shortlist was a strong one; a cross-section of great music going on in [...]

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The Guardian’s Poetry Night

In a cold snap like this we need the warmth of sparky words to huddle around, and rekindle our mushy post-Christmas brains. Fortunately, our good friends at The Guardian are onto it. They’re coming to town on January 21 to host a night celebrating the best of new Liverpool poetry. And they’ve assembled a first [...]

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The Weekly Seven: 10th December 2012

William Kentridge as Printmaker at the Bluecoat EXHIBITION We love William Kentridge’s grainily gorgeous animations at Tate Liverpool’s new show. But his prints, in this new Bluecoat retrospective, are searingly impressive. Kentridge, South Africa’s most acclaimed multi-media artist, takes print to an entirely otherworldly dimension. Don’t miss this one. Until Feb 13. More information Delayed [...]

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The Weekly Seven: 26th November 2012

Chain & The Gang at The Shipping Forecast, 29th November GIG Life-affirming rickety garage pop goodness from Ian Svenonious, former frontman of The Make-Up and sometime chat show host (no, really), as his other other band visits The Shipping Forecast’s basement this week. Seriously, this guy just doesn’t stop. Promoters Evol have put together a [...]

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Design for life: Liverpool’s Designival

It’s a pretty common misconception that design is for designers, and it exists in a vacuum. It doesn’t. It influences every little bit of our lives: from the computer or phone you’re reading this on, to the clothes you’re wearing, to the way you’ve done your hair today. (Which looks really nice, by the way). [...]

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Music Lessons: Loved Ones

Who are they? Comprising members of The Laze and Seal Cub Clubbing Club, Loved Ones are somewhat of a northwestern supergroup built from disparate sources. With each member having achieved varying amounts of success in other projects, Loved Ones is perhaps a more user-friendly culmination of their past respective endeavours. Why we approve Having debuted [...]

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Review: Only Child EP Launch at Mellowtone

Ex-Trestles front man Alan O’Hare may have hung up the electric guitar but he’s gained a violinist – ad a whole new sound in Only Child.

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Radar: Only Child at Leaf

Trestles frontman Alan O’Hare is an only child. That’s often a precursor for spoiled brats with too many Power Rangers. But, thankfully, O’Hare’s turned it into bruised and beautiful introspection on his latest musical project. Together with the sublime fiddle playing from Laura McKinaly his new set of songs are quietly moving meditations on love, [...]

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The Weekly Seven: 10th September 2012

Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo at FACT, 11th September FILM Recently voted the best film of all time, Hitchcock’s mesmerizing Vertigo gets the big screen treatment at FACT this week. Astoundingly ahead of its time, this thrilling, noirish tale of obsession and psychological torment promises to look better than ever with its vivid new print. More information [...]

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Radar: Sun Drums & Sun Glitters at Leaf

Tireless local promoters Harvest Sun put on yet another night this Friday: one last shindig before the clocks go forward. Sometime Liverpool boys Sun Drums bring their shimmering, propulsive electronica to Leaf’s gig space, while Luxembourg native Victor Ferreira, otherwise known as Sun Glitters, visits for his city debut. His woozy, glitchy, pitch-shifted pop recalls [...]

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