There’s no quicker way of revealing I’m a gal-of-a-certain-age than to say Britpop band Cast soundtracked the glory years of my youth. Not only did they perform at both of my first proper festival experiences (V96 and Oasis at Knebworth,…
The author of Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay is a man whose very being seems imbued with an antique air. He moves, almost floats along Bold Street as if he has always walked here and always will, his communion with…
When Robert Howard and I first met on a warm Soho night in what feels now like a lifetime ago, we spoke of how he began in music. “I was shy when I was young,” he told me then, “and…
Liverpool Sound City is back for 2019, and they are bringing in some friends to party with. The first wave of the line-up includes Mabel, Loyle Carner and Heavy Lungs. Taking place on Saturday May 4 to Sunday May 5 2019,…
Feverish music lovers sampled the sweetest sounds of the future at this year’s premier North-West festival, Liverpool Sound City. Once again adopting a multi-venue mindset, the diverse showcase officially and successfully opened up the floodgates on festival season 2018. Sound…
Detroit’s place as one of the centres of US pop music in the ’60s is well-known. Along with the Motown hit factory, Detroit’s garage rock scene produced some of the most important groups of the era: The MC5, The Stooges…
Ostensibly a charity fundraiser for Liverpool’s Whitechapel Centre, promoters Fat Sister have managed to bring together an exciting bill comprising four of Liverpool’s most promising acts, with each offering a different take on how best to fill a set. Up…
An all new party brand is coming to Liverpool – and it’s in the shape of Odyssey. It’ll bring the best in disco, tech house and techno. The brand will be showcasing its launch on 20th Jan @ The Magnet,…
It’s been over four years since we last caught up with The Low Anthem in Liverpool. In stunning, understated fashion they put on one of the most memorable shows we’d witnessed at The Kazimier. Yet frontman Ben Knox Miller dejectedly…
Since meeting at uni, Liverpool duo Michelle Harris and Alex Dopierala – aka Deliah – have received acclaim from Fortitude Magazine and BBC Introducing for their debut Marble Heart, and supported the likes of Ady Suleiman and Maverick Sabre. Now, back with a…