Welcome to the first instalment of our new bi-weekly creative writing series TUWL (The Urbanista Writer’s Ledger). We will be publishing extracts, short stories and poems from some of the best writers in the city. This series is designed to showcase Liverpool’s literary talent and to give a platform to the diversity of voices which […]
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Urbanista talks to Alex Lowe of Hurricane #1 Urbanista: It’s over 20 years since Step Into My World and Only The Strongest Will Survive, these tunes still resonate, looking back were they the highlights for you? Alex: I can’t believe it’s over 20 years unbelievable! But yea they were very big highlights . I think […]
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It’s difficult to know how to begin describing up and coming Welsh band Adwaith. Post-punk fits – sort of – but it doesn’t quite do them justice, somehow. From Carmarthen, South West Wales, the three piece comprise of Hollie Singer (vocals, guitar), Gwenllian Anthony (bass, keyboard, mandolin) and Heledd Owen (drums). After enjoying singles released over the […]
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Protest is a very scouse thing. We use our words to say things how we see ‘em. Not what we’re told in the paper. Not what we’re told by the tele. Definitely not what we’re told by the government. If we’re happy we’ll say nice one. If we’re not, you’ll get a swift jog on. […]
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Red Rum Club at Liverpool 02 Academy Red Rum Club played to a sold out crowd at the Liverpool 02 Academy on Saturday as part of their UK tour. With over 900 in attendance at the long anticipated gig there was something for everyone with lively sets from ‘Ghetto blaster-pop’ rapper Tracky, 90s Rock’n’Roll influenced […]
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For all things that go bump in the night! The Chamber of Horrors- Gallows Eve. Located in the mighty St George’s Hall, set to return for the 3rd year running between October 27-31st, and promising to be the best yet. Featuring brand new themes guaranteed to be more spookier and chilling than previous years. From […]
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This is not a true story. I’m not a fan of The Beatles. That maybe sacrilege for a person, let alone a musician, to say in these parts, a mere river away from the iconic city that homed them but I’m not. Sure I know the hits and their history, but I’ve never voluntarily sat […]
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Riccardo Paffetti aka Black Loops has established himself as one of House music’s most creative and innovative producers. Black Loops momentum has been building for a few years now, culminating in Traxsource recognising him as the number one Deep House Artist in 2017. This recognition has been further solidified with the release of his latest […]
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It’s been 41 years since the London based band released their debut record “Damned, Damned, Damned” and with 2018’s “Evil Spirts”, their highest charting record in decades, The Damned are back and ready to raise the dead. While other peers of punk fell to their own success or faded into obscurity, The Damned, under the […]
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The Jacaranda Club celebrated its 60th Birthday in style over the weekend, standing tall on the cobbled streets of Slater Street behind its famous bold blue lettering. ‘The Jac’ was opened by Alan Williams in 1958 as a coffee bar and today covers three floors catering for all as the music venue, social hub and […]
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