Thursday afternoon. Phone buzzes. Urbanista. “Two press passes to Boomtown tomorrow, can you cover it?”. The answer, of course, a resounding YES. Within a couple of hours and a few phonecalls, we were packed and ready for the rolling hills of the Matterley Estate. Turned for four days into the UK’s craziest city, the Winchester […]
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Words: Kate McCann With my pocket money pressed into my hot little hand, I’d often skip down to the likes of Our Price, HMV or Woolies as a girl to buy a record of one of my favourites. Streaming and downloading just doesn’t cut it for me, far more satisfying to actually hold something. I […]
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Words: Michael Coates Pictures: John W. King The anticipation was perspiring from eager numanoid bodies as they marched past me to the Exhibition centre to witness the genius of the pioneering godfather of electro-pop, Gary Numan. This was Numans 2nd Liverpool gig in 12 months and from overhearing conversations in the ticket queue i learned […]
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Friday 14th, The Ribble Valley; our first time visiting Beat Herder. After a short trip from our hometown Winsford to Lancashire we arrived to see the party was already in full swing and we were faced with the challenge of setting up camp; a challenge we epically failed. Liam’s tent lacked an all-important rain cover, […]
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Words: Lauren Jones Pictures: Andy Von Pip Photography WHEN Beach Boys extraordinaire Brian Wilson comes to town, you know there will be a showstopping performance. Returning for the last ever leg of his Pet Sounds tour, Mr Wilson brought an all star line up of Beach Boy co-founder Al Jardine and guitarist Blondie Chaplin who […]
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Walking through Middlewich on Friday evening was, by all accounts, an interesting experience. Music and noise from every corner of the town flooded the streets, spilling out of pub doors and venue windows and rising up from the Market field, where the bustling Middlewich FAB Festival main stage was positioned. Plastic, a four-piece grunge rock […]
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‘I Only Dream In Black and White’ is the debut single from Liverpool five piece Hegarty. A breath of fresh air just in time for summer, the release excels in all qualities easy-listening. With raspy vocals, moving lyrics and acoustic guitar from lead singer David Hegarty comes a perfect blend of nostalgia and a taste […]
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The night we had all been waiting for had arrived. The electronic kraut-rock innovators were to play in Liverpool for the first time since their Royal Court Theatre show back in 1981. Tickets for this 17-date UK tour were like gold dust, so I couldn’t believe my luck when a friend was selling one. This […]
Read MoreIf you haven’t attended a Shakespeare production of epic proportion set in an idyllic location, thou must attend Hamlet in Royden Park! From Monday 19th June through until Saturday 24th June, Hillbark Players will be producing a dazzling showcase of the legendary Shakespeare play that only mad dogs and Englishmen would be foolish enough to […]
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It’s Friday night and Clarence dock is basking under the evening sun where thousands have descended to kick-off their Sound City weekend and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the prophetic album The Velvet Underground and Nico with John Cale and a collective of hand-picked artists. Hailing from Wales, Cale moved to […]
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