Many years ago a friend asked me if I like the band Yello, I love Yello but joked “they are in my top 10 favourite Swiss bands”, the joke being that they were the only Swiss band I knew. Ok, so I didn’t have a promising future in stand-up! Now there is another Swiss-born artist […]
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Album reviews were once an essential part of the music acquisition process. Without them, you would have had to gamble your cash on shiny new albums purely on the strength of the lead singles. All too often record companies would sneak out substandard albums full of filler to cash in on a successful single. Reviewers […]
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To celebrate their 40th Anniversary, John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd (PiL) are pleased to announce The Public Image is Rotten: UK/Europe + Japan Tour, kicking off in Bristol on 30th May (see below for all dates). Further PiL activity includes the release of a career–spanning box set and a documentary of the same name, the […]
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Threshold is one of my annual festival highlights, whilst it doesn’t have the big names of festivals like Glastonbury or Liverpool Sound City, it does boast an incredible lineup of under-the-radar acts for whom if there were any justice would be household names, and a friendly atmosphere second to none. A chap I got speaking […]
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You may remember we were rather impressed by Mica’s last single launch at Buyers Club, and one of my favourite tracks of the night was a song called “The Defender”, well guess what, she’s back performing live with a 9 piece band in both Liverpool and Manchester to launch the single! I can’t emphasise enough […]
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90% of my Glastonbury friends recommend 2 other festivals – Boomtown which is like the late-night rave naughty corner of Glasto, and Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering which has all the other stuff. Some go so far as to say Bearded is better than Glasto, which is a pretty bold claim so I’m intrigued to find […]
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Lee “Scratch” Perry of course needs no introduction – a true legend and pioneer of the Reggae scene who has worked with everyone from Bob Marley to The Orb, not to mention winning a Grammy for best Reggae Album in 2003. Tonight it initially looked like it might be a low turnout, however as there […]
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Glaswegian indie-folk act, Belle and Sebastian are making a welcome return to Liverpool as part of their headline UK and European tour, having recently wrapped up a North American tour that included Panorama and Osheaga Festivals, appearances at the legendary Hollywood Bowl and Merriweather Post Pavilion. The concert will feature new music, including their new […]
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Lee Scratch Perry is making a welcome return to Liverpool at Arts Club in Seel Street. Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee “Scratch” Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time. From his early days in the 1960’s as a singer and engineer […]
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This Sunday 4 February at 2.30pm, Liverpool Philharmonic will be live-streaming a concert performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko. A glorious programme of classical music includes the high-octane humour of Walton’s Partita, Grieg’s much-loved Piano Concerto performed by the Japanese virtuoso, Nobujuki Tsujii before Petrenko and the Orchestra bring their […]
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