Reel Unknown’s secret cinema returns this December

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Reel Unknown’s secret cinema returns this December

We’re big fans of Reel Unknown, a shadowy organisation that runs the increasingly popular secret cinema events in the city. Mixing a cult film classic with unique theatre and interactive performance, it’s a cool little enterprise that lifts cinema-going to an entirely different level. Always one to push against convention (their Hallowe’en event featured Spielberg’s [...]

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Radar: Purity Ring at Kazimier

We can’t get enough of Purity Ring. Which is handy, as they’re coming here, on a promise. Can we guarantee we’ll be faithful when they’ve gone? Probably not. But for now, they’re our favourites, and we can – just – wait til Wednesday. Yes, we’re secretly a bit Canadian when it comes to this duo’s [...]

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Radar: Stealing Sheep’s new video, ‘Rearrange’

What a year it’s been for those Stealing Sheep ladies. We can’t think of any Liverpool band that’s received as warm a welcome into the world. Sell out gig after sell out gig has confirmed their place in the city’s hearts – not to mention Radio 1′s, 6 Music’s and audiences across Europe. Oh, and [...]

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Radar: James Franco for FACT

A short film directed by polymath Hollywood actor James Franco (who can, like, do anything. Apart from present the Oscars. Boy he stank at that) and commissioned by our very own FACT screens tonight on Channel 4 as part of its Random Acts series. Franco’s three-minute short Dream was also screened last week at the [...]

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Radar: Brooklyn Mixer’s All My Friends

We’re excited about the immenent opening of Brooklyn Mixer, on Seel Stret. You should be too. The grand Georgian house is set to be a welcome addition to the city’s re-invigorated nightlife. Especially when they’re launching with All My Friends, a new whip-smart night with the Outfit DJs, Steeling Sheep and all that’s good about [...]

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Radar: Peace at Kazimier

Math rock with tunes. Why didn’t anyone else think of this? Peace astutely marry twitchy, jagged guitars with Kraut noodlings and occasional incursions into indie techno. Yes, it’s all very now, and very Foals, but Peace’s particular blend of “dark melodic” music (their words) sets them slightly apart from the pack. In a good way. [...]

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Radar: Gravenhurst at Nordic Church

Harvest Sun seem to have somewhat taken over Liverpool with their relentless stream of interesting gigs at a wide variety of venues. Recent and upcoming gigs include Deer Tick, Neil Halstead, Euros Childs, Purity Ring and the highly successful recent Psych Fest held recently at the Camp and Furnace. This Saturday they bring Warp’s under [...]

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Simian at Chibuku: Win tickets

It seems like so long ago when we were bemoaning the Chibuku summer hiatus, now we’re heading towards the end of November and they still serve up knock out line ups, week after week. This Saturday is no exception, as Ford and Shaw, aka Simian Mobile Disco bring their live show to the Masque. Currently [...]

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Radar: Mokoomba at The Picket, Liverpool

Luckily, the term ‘world music’ has now been rightfully relegated to the scrapheap of cringe – with the advent of YouTube, broadband and filesharing, country borders and genres become mushed up and insignificant. New generations of musicians are pushing forward with little concern for existing musical boundaries, and it’s completely thrilling. Africa’s excellent Mokoomba are [...]

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Silent shout: Abandon Silence moves to the Masque

It’s been encouraging to see the steady rise of Abandon Silence. From its humble days as a half-full clubnight for a bunch of dance music nerds, to a must-attend event at the Shipping Forecast that regularly sells out, it’s been easily the biggest rise in Liverpool clubbing since Chibuku. Catering for the more experimental side [...]

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Radar: Northern Dance, at Unity

Dance is going through something of a purple patch in Liverpool these days, with productions both home-grown and touring lighting up our stages, and city-based dance ensembles choreographing some really thrilling new work. Next week, Merseyside Dance Initiative presents Northern Dances on Thursday 11 October, and brings together talented choreographers and performers from Liverpool, Manchester, [...]

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Radar: Designival at Camp and Furnace

We’ll be revisiting this again, but for now it’s enough to say we’re officially excited about Designival: the grudge match. Actually, that’s not what it’s called. But there is a spicy undercurrent to this hotly anticipated festival, heading to Camp and Furnace in November. For it pitches together two designers from very different worlds: Iconic [...]

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Radar: Lindstrøm at Kazimier

He’s a bit of a hero of ours. He writes 8 minute blissful techno operas called Boney M Down. He’s Norwegian. And he’s over here. We’re officially excited about Lindstrøm’s imminent appearance at the Kazimier (and surprised that this is the second post today featuring Boney M. Oh, those Russians) Expect stuff from his new [...]

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Radar: Bastille, at Stanley Theatre

Some bands effortlessly push all our endorphin buttons. Bastille is one. The south London project headed by Dan Snow is now a fully fledged band, mixing Miike Snow-esque production chops with industrial beats and twitches, the result is beautiful, highly polished pop that lies somewhere between the skitter of Django Django and the glitter of [...]

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Radar: Open Eye’s Mann Island Talk

So, what do you think about Mann Island? And, more importantly, have your views changed since the development has opened, and is now home to the ace new Open Eye gallery? Ours have, if we’re honest. This Wednesday, Liverpool Biennial artist Sinta Tantra and the architect behind the Mann Island development, Matt Brook from Broadway [...]

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