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Entertainment in Liverpool
Chibuku Presents; Redlight In The Theatre At Chibuku 30th January
Bristol-born and London-based producer, DJ, composer and remixer Hugh Pescod – aka Redlight – is set to steal the show at the next Chibuku club night at Arts Club Liverpool on 30th January 2015. Navigating the unnamed airspace between house, bass and beyond, this fast rising producer has already crafted a handful of jet-propelled dance floor fillers which have won over fans and followers including Skream, Toddla T, Jack Beats, A Trak, Mark Ronson, Zinc and Annie Mac. His…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Sound City Announce Third & Final Headliner; The Vaccines
Liverpool Sound City have announced the third and final headliner for this year’s festival, indie rockers, The Vaccines. They join previously announced headliners Belle & Sebastian and The Flaming Lips who will play at the newly located Docklands site. Also announced today were Roni Size Reprazent, The Thurston Moore Band, Gaz Coombes F*cked Up, Evian Christ,Unknown Mortal Orchestra The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Dum Dum Girls, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Stealing Sheep, Dutch Uncles,…
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Editorials
Whiplash; Film Review
The question shared by all – “how much can I enjoy a film about drumming, when I don’t know the first thing about it?” Whether you like music or not, Damien Chazelle’s Oscar nominated WHIPLASH is electrifying, gripping, and shocking in so many ways. It is story of the relationship between 19-year-old Andrew Niemann (Miles Teller), a male protagonist that astounds the audience with his devotion, and his complete dedication to drumming, and his unpredictable…
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Music
New Track 'If You Could See' From She Drew The Gun Co-Produced By The Coral's James Skelly
Tales of otherworldly wisdom set within ‘glacial lullaby-blues’. Words that carry the weight of the world and melody that creeps far beneath the skin makes for a stop-you-in-your-tracks debut on James Skelly’s Skeleton Key Records. Emergent former-bedsit songbird and musical pied piper, She Drew the Gun spreads her wings and flies high on debut single, If You Could See, released on Monday 23 February on Skeleton Key Records. Liverpool songwriter, Louisa Roach stands at the…
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Activities in Liverpool
‘Zombie Infection’ Experience The Hospital At Newsham Park Hospital
Armed with a single weapon and two team flashlights, you must depend on your Instinct to survive. This is the tagline for the latest zombie experience event to come to Liverpool, in the haunting surroundings of Newsham Park Hospital. “Zombie Infection events will immerse you in an apocalyptic venue along with your friends and team mates; from there you will be fighting through the zombie hordes on a series of objective based tasks in an effort…
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Music
Peace Live At The Kazimier: Review
The gig was sold out. Must be a good, good feeling that, to start a tour knowing you’re hot property. I had never seen Peace live before, so this was one I was really looking forward to. Braving the wild weather, we made our way to The Kaz. Joining the expectant crowd half way through the rather excellent psychedelia of The Vryll Society, a stand-alone act with a future, worth catching again when I could give them my full…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Alan McGee & Creation Present; Creation Sessions At District Featuring 'Shakedown Stockholm' & More
Continuing the events organised by Creation Management and founder of Creation Records Alan McGee, District hosts a night of music from up and coming bands. Always a man with his finger on the pulse where new music is concerned, this should be high on anyone’s list of essential gigs this February. The evening kicks off with the excellent heavy garage rock and psychedelia of Hull’s Black Delta Movement, who gave a sterling performance at Liverpool Calling last year, followed…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Anathema Cathedral Concert Tour Heads To Liverpool Anglican 7th March
In the distant past Anathema were the Doom metal darlings of Liverpool, so when I heard they were doing a tour playing a number of cathedrals, including Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, I knew I had to find out what the Cavanagh boys et al were doing now. Always incredibly musically accomplished, Anathema have moved in a softer, more melodic direction. In 2012 the band featured in a film documenting the band’s September 2012 one-off show at the ancient Roman theatre…
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Music
Catfish and The Bottlemen At O2 Academy Liverpool 13 December: Review
So, what to say about Catfish and The Bottlemen that has not already been said. There isn’t much, to be truthful, their steady rise to fame built on solid hard graft, constant touring and lashings of talent, all firmly cemented into place with the release of their debut album ‘The Balcony’ earlier in the year, has been well documented already. Perhaps everyone has their own special memory, their own gig that makes them feel connected…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Chibuku; East Village Arts Club 6th Dec – Featuring Sigma & Justyce
British drum and bass/house duo Sigma, aka Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie, met at Leeds University while balancing raving and studying, working in record shops and promoting events to top up their student loans. While some don their artist mantle when the occasion demands it, Cameron and Joe have made SIGMA their ‘life’ since graduation. Their 2010 collaboration with DJ Fresh “Lassitude” peaked at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart with follow up “Nobody…
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Music
Edwin Pope’s Alter Ego ‘Mutant Vinyl’ Combines A Number of Musical Aspects
With a successful list of musical names associated with him, the young musician shows off a truly varying musical persona. Having supported for the likes of Rudimental, Rita Ora, Kids In Glass Houses and many other high profile musical acts in just the past two years, Mutant Vinyl is proof that doing things a little bit differently can really get you noticed in the music world. Receiving heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, as well…
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Activities in Liverpool
What's On In Liverpool This Christmas
Christmas has arrived in Liverpool and there are a whole host of festive events just around the corner guaranteed to get the whole family in the mood for the big day. Open now until 4th January; This month saw the return of the Liverpool ONE Ice Festival, which promises to be the biggest and best to date. It gives visitors the chance to show off their skating skills on the urban ice rink. Families can also enjoy festive rides…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpool Music Week 2014 Closing Party; Review
The 10th annual edition of Liverpool Music Week came to a close on Friday 1st and did it ever reach its conclusion in style. The Camp and Furnace, alongside The Kazimier and the O2 Academy, has hosted a glorious array of musical talent right across LMW14 including the likes of Caribou, Mogwai and Wild Beasts. For the closing party it was the turn of Glasgow synthpop specialists CHVRCHES, playing their first ever show in Liverpool, to take centre stage and…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Royal Blood At The O2 Academy Liverpool; Review
Just over a year ago Royal Blood where playing to crowds of like 20 people, fast forward to now and they’ve sold out the Liverpool O2 Academy in what? Like 15 minutes? And to be perfectly honest, it wouldn’t be irrational to say that they probably would’ve sold out venues significantly bigger than this. I was lucky enough to grab myself self a ticket after staring at my phone screen for half an hour before…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
BamBamBam presents… MUTANT VINYL At 24 Kitchen Street 15th November
MUTANT VINYL makes his long-awaited Liverpool comeback as 24 Kitchen Street is bathed in unique visuals and set design. Alter ego of the enigmatic Edwin Pope, the sax driven Mutant Vinyl draws on aspects of jazz, dub, trip-hop and funk and current single, ‘Lavender’, is a ferocious and alluring anthem that oozes his hypnotic signature. 15th November;24 Kitchen Street. Support from Breakfast Monkey, Funk Soul Continuum & more. Tickets
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Entertainment in Liverpool
BamBamBam presents… SLAVES At The Shipping Forecast 12th November
Fresh from their tour with Jamie T, the Kent duo are set to bring their angst-ridden Garage-Punk to The Shipping Forecast. Exuding enough fuzz to fry listeners’ brain cells, they manage to carry the might of acts like Death From Above 1979 and Winnebago Deal, which fits perfectly with their raw live performances and inspiring DIY mentality. 12th November; The Shipping Forecast Tickets
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Bars in Liverpool
Vice's MUNCHIES Food Channel Feature Liverpool In 'The Guide To The North'
Vice’s MUNCHIES food channel have teamed up with Hungryhouse to create a 5-part series called ‘The Guide to the North’ – exploring food culture in all its weird and wonderfulness in the North of England – we feel it’s a really under-explored area on the UK food map. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqsScfZOAU] The first episode was around Whitby and Middlesborough, and episode two, focuses on Blackpool, and Liverpool – including traditional Scouse at Maggie Mays, The Baltic Bakehouse,…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Belle & Sebastian Announced As First Liverpool Sound City 2015 Headliners
Liverpool Sound City have announced today that Belle & Sebastian will play Liverpool’s biggest music festival on Sunday 24th May. It was also announced that they would be playing at a brand new Liverpool Sound City venue – Liverpool’s iconic abandoned Docklands. Liverpool Sound City has been shortlisted for the “Best Metropolitan Festival” at this year’s UK Festival Awards. The festival attracts big headline names, rising stars from across the country and showcases artists and…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Chibuku Shake Shake Presents Dusky 'The Next Step' Arts Club, Liverpool Sat 18th October
Chibuku Shake Shake presents Dusky ‘The Next Step’ Tickets
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Bars in Liverpool
Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia; Review Part Two
It’s not every Friday afternoon I get to sip beer, in the sunshine, in the presence of some of the most awe-inspiring psych bands I’ve ever heard; the beginning of Liverpool Psych fest 2014 was happily one of those times. Purple Heart Parade kicked off the weekend in Blade with a ragingly energetic set after recently releasing a cassette on local North West label Blak Hand Records. Their roaring vocals and feedback reverberated off the…
