The 17 In Liverpool
Bill Drummond had an idea. Recorded music had run its course. The future of music, he believed, was freedom. Of internal choirs belting out oratorios as you speed along the motorway. Of nation singing to nation. Of music that related specifically to a time, and to a place. “Once,” he says, “all music celebrated time, [...]
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Play and be damned: Why The BBC is wrong
Banning music is what Putin does to Pussy Riot. Is what the Taliban does to, well, music. It’s not something we do here. We keep on rockin’ in the free world. Until, that is, when the BBC has these sudden, blinding revelations that it knows what’s good for us. This weekend, as it wades in [...]
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Words and Music by Lizzie Nunnery
As anyone who’s witnessed any of Lizzie Nunnery’s deft theatrical pieces knows, Nunnery’s a master at creating moods – of wrapping the audience up in a miasma of time, place and emotion. It was only a matter of time before her music would find a similar purchase on our soul. Her latest collection, Black Hound [...]
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Now That’s What I Call 80s: Eighties Vinyl Records
A new vinyl imprint celebrates all things flat, shiny and plastic. But you can have any colour as long as it’s not black, as the 80s Casuals boys turn out a new label…
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Liverpool: A Story in Seven Album Sleeves
What’s your favourite Liverpool album cover? No, please don’t say Sgt Pepper’s. Have a proper think. Paul Du Noyer has, and his talk next month at The Bluecoat promises a celebration of this fast-disappearing art form…
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History boys: Sunday in The Liverpool pub
Tired of life? You’ve not been to The Liverpool on a Sunday afternoon, have you? Sevenstreets gets sweaty with a living legend of Merseybeat.
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Seven Streets Surgery: Sentric Music
The world is full of experts these days isn’t it? Well, no. But, every week, we’ll bring you a bona fide expert from the city to share their wisdom. This week, Sentric’s Simon Pursehouse, on how to get your music played on Skins. Or anywhere, really.
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Fone Home
Electro rock of the highest order is alive and firing on all analogue sequencers in the city – ladies and gentlemen, you are floating in Fonetiks
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Radar: FestEvol Garden Festival
A two day indoor-outdoor garden festival featuring the very best of Liverpool and local acts, great food and pop up exhibitions. There is no reason for you not to go to this…
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Radar: Threshold Fundraiser
A full day of all that’s great in Liverpool (and around) right now: it’s exactly what a taster of Threshold should look like, and it’s coming our way this month…
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Seven Liverpool Rain Songs
Do a little rain dance. You never know, it might work. We’ve found seven Liverpool songs about crap weather. And, guess what, it wasn’t hard to do…
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Radar: Dovedale Social
The beautiful south (well, Allerton) has been a touch quiet recently, but thankfully, Penny Lane is giving south Liverpool a night to call its own…
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Newton Faulkner: Tilt Shift-Tastic
Newton Faulkner’s new video is a little bit of loveliness courtesy of Liverpool’s Mocha. Look, we’re like a model village all of a sudden…
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Radar: The Low Anthem
We love The Low Anthem. They’re the perfect sultry mid summer soundtrack. We’ve got them. Is it too much to ask for the weather?
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Radar: Jesca Hoop
Californian singer songwriter Jesca Hoop doesn’t promise to bring the sun with her, but she will melt your hearts.
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Review: Matt Berry at the Kazimier
— Matt Berry comes to the Kazimier with his set of psych-folk and tracks from his new album, Kill The Wolf.
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