I’ve got to be honest and admit that Howie Payne and his previous band The Stands had somehow slipped under my radar. Whether it’s because I’m not originally from these parts, or simply because working up to 60 hours a week in the day job doesn’t leave as much time as I’d like for discovering […]
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The full lineup for the second installment of WRONG festival, Liverpool’s Loner Noise label’s festival, has been announced. Without further ado: FUTURE OF THE LEFT, DAMO SUZUKI w/ MUGSTAR, GNOD, CONAN, HEY COLOSSUS, KAGOULE, SEX SWING, SPECTRES, THE ST. PIERRE SNAKE INVASION, ALPHA MALE TEA PARTY, GREY HAIRS, BILGE PUMP, ELEVANT, SPQR, THANK, DEATH AND […]
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Detroit Garage 6 Piece Electric Six are currently on tour and set to play Liverpool on Feb 28th (O2 Academy Liverpool). They are best known in the UK for their hits Danger! High Voltage, Gay Bar and the controversy over the video for their cover of Radio GaGa featuring lead singer Dick Valentine playing the […]
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HiFi Sean is to DJ at the launch of a new club night presented by Four to the Floor, at District on February 3rd. If you haven’t heard of HiFi Sean yet then I suggest you stop what you’re doing and seek out his album “ft” immediately! As the name suggests, it’s a an album […]
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Award-winning Bristol born poet, rapper and musician Dizraeli is to play in Liverpool at a secret candlelit venue on Friday 26th January. Although his music is rooted strongly in hip-hop traditions, his work draws inspiration from old folk music. I first encountered him via his band “Dizraeli and the Small Gods” at the much missed […]
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I knew this was going to be a special gig the moment I arrived outside the venue half an hour before doors open, and already there was a sizable queue of fully kitted out rude boys and rude girls! It reminded me of how music and fashion used to be so intertwined. In a pre-internet […]
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Erasure, of course require no introduction – with an enviable back catalogue and legendary upbeat live performance, anybody lucky enough to have secured a ticket for the sell-out show, is in for a treat. You may be less familiar however with Bright Light Bright Light, aka Welsh born Singer-Songwriter Rod Thomas, but be sure to […]
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“A Secret Wish” is one of my favourite albums of the 1980s. It sounded futuristic in 1985, and still sounds fresh today, certainly standing the test of time. For a long time I thought it was Trevor Horn’s best production work – so it was a surprise to find that although the band were signed […]
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The Philly Sound comes to the Philharmonic! Words and Pictures John W. King. The Stylistics One of the things I’ve learned from going to music festivals is that it often pays to step out of your comfort zone, see bands that in the normal run of things you maybe wouldn’t see. For example, at my […]
Read More2017 has been an amazing year for new music. People of a certain age often think that the golden age of music is in the past (coincidentally in their era!) but if you’re prepared to look for it, there’s plenty vibrant music waiting to be discovered and enjoyed if you’ve got an open mind and […]
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