“It’s easy to get sniffy about pop music”: Thea Gilmore interviewed
Thea Gilmore is about to release her 14th album. The critically acclaimed singer has always been prolific. But, following an A-listed single on Radio 2 and her latest record being named the same station’s album of the week, the Oxfordshire-born, Cheshire-based songwriter is about to enter the big rooms. New album, ‘Regardless’, is a belter, [...]
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Radar: Rockaoke at Camp and Furnace
Ever had ambitions of being Axl Rose? Or a burning desire to be Bryan Ferry? You’re in luck – Camp and Furnace are introducing a brand new karaoke night that’s set to be a total blast. Rockaoke is karaoke with a rock ‘n roll twist (well, duh) – you’re restricted purely to anything good, with [...]
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Radar: UpItUp’s 10th birthday weekend
Founded ten years ago, UpItUp Records is arguably one of the most important labels to ever come out of Liverpool. One of the first places to utilise the internet to its fullest (its releases are downloadable and completely free), it’s meant UpItUp has continued to push boundaries on zero budget. And Liverpool’s all the better [...]
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Radar: Rufus Wainwright at Liverpool Philharmonic
It’s always the most divisive artists who successfully forge their own path. And for NYC/Canadian visionary Rufus Wainwright, his career’s been one of an artist who simply doesn’t care what anyone thinks. From operas to art collaborations to Judy Garland cover version concerts, Wainwright’s pushed the boundaries of what’s expected of modern songwriters. Though his [...]
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Radar: Mazes at the Blade Factory
Ahead of their surely-very-ace two day shindig announced for this September (28th and 29th – more on that in the coming weeks), Liverpool Psych Festival are branching out into doing the occasional gig too. This Friday sees the glorious Mazes head to Camp & Furnace’s Blade Factory. We’re big fans of the band, who take [...]
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Radar: KAYFABEMANIA at Drop The Dumbells
If you’ve fond memories of gawping at Hulk Hogan’s glorious mullet as it bobbed and weaved in hypnotising slow motion during the WWF’s golden years, or you sat glued to the telly as Giant Haystacks kept lycra manufacturers working overtime during the 80s, you will love this evening event at Drop The Dumbells next week. [...]
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Radar: The Who to play Liverpool Echo Arena
The Who are set to play the Echo Arena, it’s been announced today. Amongst a string of festival appearances this summer, the Roger Daltry-fronted British rock behemoths are set to bring their new stage show – an epic, full album interpretation of their seminal ‘Quadrophenia’ album – to Liverpool in June. They promise “massive screens, [...]
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Radar: Patrick Wolf at Epstein Theatre (plus: win tickets)
And they’re off…fresh from their midwinter break, everisland – one of the best promoters to burst into the city’s DNA last year – are kickstarting year 2 with a bit of a belter. The day-glo pop wonderkind, Patrick Wolf. He, too, is fresh from his acoustic stormer at Homotopia last year, and this show, at [...]
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Fiesta Bombarda: A Night To Remember
It’s no surprise to us that the Fiesta Bombarda tribe have been taken to the city’s hearts so. In turbulent times, it’s good to know there’s a night out there with one thing on its agenda: for everyone to have a fothermucking good time. And this year, they’re not changing the recipe: just throwing more [...]
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Radar: Ulrich Schnauss at Liverpool Kazimier
German electronic pioneer Ulrich Schnauss brings his indie electronica to Liverpool this spring, with a rare city show. He’ll be promoting his new set, A Long Way To Fall, but no doubt diving into his sublime back catalogue of melancholic, percussive electronica. Teutonic beats with a warm heart. It’s spellbinding stuff, at turns (as with [...]
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Walker Art Gallery: In Seven Days
Kicking off their 2013 programme, the Walker hosts the first European display of a series of stunning silkscreen prints, which tell the story of Obama’s legendary 2008 presidential campaign. In Seven Days…, a study by the artist Nicola Green of this historic event, which saw the election of the USA’s first Black president, goes on [...]
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Radar: The Art of Pop at FACT
With Tate’s Glam! looking at pop style in the early 70s (February next year) and now this new exhibition celebrating the The Art of Pop Video at FACT, next year’s looking pretty good already. In The Art of Pop, opening in March 2013, more than 70 video clips will tell the story of the pop [...]
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Radar: Bedrock Warehouse Party
You wanna get down, deep deep down? Well, you can either get your East 17 CDs out of the loft, or red circle 9th of February next year, when the boys from Freeze set out their stall for another blistering year. Freeze Bedrock Warehouse Party brings the one and only Mr John Digweed to warm [...]
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Noisy Ping-Pong at FACT
If SevenStreets media conglomerate HQ had a Christmas Party, we’d be on the Noisy Table. As it is, the three of us will probably eat a TV dinner off our laps, watching 30 Rock boxsets. Alone. Anyway, moving on. FACT, this week, has a noisy table all its own: a (get this) ping pong table [...]
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Support the Support: WTU with Bolshy
Support the support – for that’s where you’ll see many of the city’s best, and hardest working bands doing the circuit. Plus, you get more bang for your buck, and stay one step ahead of that fickle parabolic curve of cool. “Oh yeah, Knapsack? I saw them when they were supporting Archers of Loaf back [...]
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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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