After successful careers in the music industry, what inspired you to start your own label, and how did you come up with the name? Jon: It all began when the three of us—Martin, Mario, and I—were managing two brilliant jazz/soul artists, Lois Levin and Bette Schindler. We quickly realised that if we built a label […]
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Instagram | Facebook Founded in 2024 by friends Jon Withnall (Rhianna, Coldplay), Martin Tibbets and Mario Anastasiadis (Rise Records), ‘New Retro’ have hit the ground running with first signees ‘Lois Levin’ and ‘Bette Schindler’ With Lois Levin already achieving plays on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing and Jazz FM, […]
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1. In The Royle Family, Ralf Little’s character Anthony names the band he manages as ‘EXIT’. As their name will always be in lights! Why did you decide to call your band Zenith? A. The name ‘ZENITH’ was chosen as it’s possibly the boldest statement we could come up with to describe what the band […]
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Transforming Spaces: How Art Is Redefining Liverpool’s Nightlife Liverpool’s nightlife is famous for its vibrancy, and now it’s taking on an exciting new dimension, thanks to the growing influence of art. The city, already rich in cultural heritage, is seeing a fresh wave of creativity that’s transforming clubs, bars, and public spaces into dynamic hubs […]
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Instagram | Facebook Clash – “Superb” Medium – “Exciting” FAME Magazine – “A rising star” Louder than War – “Brimming with the laidback lo-fi slacker vibe that recalls the like of Jack Drag as it lopes along through a haze” From sold-out UK shows to performing for Paul McCartney’s 80th birthday, 2024 will see […]
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The Lemon Twigs | A Dream Is All We Know Following the release of Everything Harmony, which garnered acclaim from Questlove, Iggy Pop, Anthony Fantano, The Guardian, and countless others, The Lemon Twigs—the New York City rock band fronted by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario—have once again captured the attention of the music listening public. […]
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The Lotts are set to release their next single on 45-rpm vinyl via independent New England based record label Swelltune Records on the 27th August. A-Side Zero Zero written about their favourite bar whilst touring the EU, Zero Zero in Paris. And B-Side Stop & Think It Over, a cover of Memphis roots punk band Compulsive Gamblers. LISTEN HERE: […]
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ARA DEG returns this year for a series of musical events in Bethesda, Wales. It features performances by Das Koolies, Bill Ryder-Jones, Strawberry Guy, Gruff Rhys, Merched Lloerig, Fflapogram, Don Leisure, Andy Votel, and more between 22 – 24 August. ARA DEG is a collaboration between Neuadd Ogwen (Bethesda’s former cinema, now a multi-purpose community-run […]
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We are excited to announce the next wave of acts for the Penny Lane Weekender including Sheffield based Acid Klaus, the latest venture from Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz and Eccentric Research Council, with his new electronic music project. It is sure to be an unmissable performance. We are also stoked to confirm that Liverpool garage […]
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ANNOUNCING: FAVOURITE DAYS A BRAND-NEW FESTIVAL FOR LIVERPOOL >GRASSROOTS SOUND, INDEPENDENT SPACES< – 6-10 NOVEMBER 2024 – FEATURING… YARD ACT SPRINTS || SOMEBODY’S CHILD || FLOODLIGHTS || CASISDEAD ANTHONY SZMIEREK || STRFKR || EMZ || CHLOE SLATER || YOBS THE ROLLING PEOPLE || SALOON DION || FELIX || RIVIA FREAKSLUG || BRIGHT TOWN || PACIFICAZE […]
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