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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
Boom: Battle Bar Set To Open In Liverpool
Liverpool is set to welcome a new bar and entertainment venue with axe throwing, crazy golf, shuffleboard, Skee-Ball and more. Boom: Battle Bar is due to open its doors on 21 May, inside St Johns Shopping Centre. The bar, which has venues across the UK including Norwich and Cardiff, is expanding with more locations due to open in London and Glasgow, as well as the new Liverpool site. Boom: Battle Bar host a numerous gaming…
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Music
In Conversation – Scrubs Studio
We caught up with Scrubs Studio CIC, a non-profit organisation that will offer subsidised recording sessions as well as unique artist development programmes. Liverpool Noise: The Scrubs Studio Initiative is an exciting concept. How did it come about? Scrubs Studio: We’ve been making and recording music for a long time now and it was similar artist development projects that allowed us to get started, giving us the resources and encouragement to do so. The concept…
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Review
Expert Tips for Getting Over a Breakup
Being in a relationship is a wonderful thing that can fill both partners with love and life. On the other hand, being involved in a breakup is never easy and can be sometimes devastating. The fact is that you will have to get over a breakup if you need to move on with your life and fall in love again. If you are getting over a breakup and feel stuck, the following are tips from…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
Point Blank Simulation Shooting Range Is Opening In Liverpool This Month
Point Blank, a simulation shooting range is opening in Liverpool on 20 May. Following the success of their locations in Manchester and Newcastle, Point Blank is bringing its simulation shooting game to Liverpool. Visitors can take part in this experience which requires both speed and accuracy. It’s the latest gaming centre to open in the city, but the first simulation shooting range that we’ve seen. Point Blank will also be jumping on board with the…
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Music
New Noise: May Liverpool Music Roundup
New Noise: May Roundup Well, we haven’t exactly been donning our Davie Crocket hats in an Alamo – style way of fighting against the deluge of submissions for the May 2021 roundup, but if we have lacked quantity, the quality has been exceptional. The two tracks that book-end this months releases are Fiona Lennon’s You Really Got a Hold On Me and Birthday Girl’s Dizzy. At first pass La Lennon’s composition may appear to be…
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Editorials
Everton in the Community Blue Family initiative will continue post-pandemic
Everton in the Community has marked more than one year since the launch of its Blue Family scheme, thanking fans, local businesses and volunteers for their unprecedented support, pledging to continue the vital support for local families. The charity, part of Everton Football Club, created the initiative at the beginning of the first lockdown last year to help combat social isolation and give much-needed support to some of society’s most vulnerable people. And, at a…
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Music
‘The Queen of Lovers Rock’, Carroll Thompson headlines latest episode of Africa Oyé Nyumbani
Africa Oyé have announced the line-up for the April edition of their online magazine show, Nyumbani. This edition of their monthly digital showcase – which takes its name from the Swahili word for ‘at home’ – will premiere on the Liverpool institution’s Facebook and Youtube pages at 7pm on Friday 30th April. The series, which debuted in late-2020, features original concerts, interviews, DJ sets, and even cooking segments, from artists across Africa and the Diaspora. Ths month’s show will lead with a concert…
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Music
Rising Star Henry Jones Releases His Second Single ‘Something About Rain’
Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Henry Jones will be releasing Something About Rain, the second single of his solo project on 30 April. The solo project began in 2020, and his debut single, As Soon As I, was extremely well received. The two tracks demonstrate completely different styles and Jones’ desire and ability to blend the boundaries of genre. Having listened to As Soon As I and now Something About Rain you can certainly spot a versatility to…
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Music
Helen Maw Releases Her Beautiful New Single ‘Wait’
With the growing number of musicians out there who have chosen to release independently, it’s now even more exciting to be on the lookout for standout artists in that category. Fear not, Liverpool Noise have done some digging for you. Helen Maw has only been on the scene for a relatively short amount of time, but has managed to make an impact straight away shooting to ‘Artist of the Week’ with Mersey Radio in May 2020, following a release…
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Things to do in Liverpool
LightNight Liverpool Unveils Seven New Commissions for 2021 Event
LightNight Liverpool will unveil seven new commissions when it returns on Friday 21 May 2021, in a combination of online and offline arts activity for the one night only arts festival. With a live drag cabaret event on Church Street, a synth-pop trio becoming a human instrument, a 3D cut out opera and a piece exploring sound waves and social gatherings, the theme of this year’s festival is ‘Play’. The theme ‘Play’ allows a reflection…
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Music
Visions of Albion Release Their Perfectly Formed Folk EP
Klee Music are very much taking Liverpool’s Folk scene and bringing it back into the spotlight for new releases. Their latest from Visions of Albion is the much anticipated debut 5-track EP, featuring the duo of Daniel Ryan on guitar and Samantha Shields’s vocals which blend together wonderfully having had the chance to evolve together since they met in 2018. The opening track, ‘You’re Not Alone’ is a brilliantly worked piece, linking up with Ryan’s vocals the song’s train-like continuation…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
Escape Hunt Liverpool: Outdoor Escape Games Set To Heat Up This Summer
Escape Hunt Liverpool launch outdoor games with the Royal Albert Dock as their backdrop. As everyone in Liverpool flocked to the newly opened bars and pubs under the beautiful April sun, Liverpool Noise instead went undercover with an aim to infiltrate a worldwide organisation, hell bent on taking over the world’s water systems to control the population! The things we do for you, hey! Tucked next to MADRÉ in The Royal Albert Dock, Escape Hunt…
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Review
How Liverpool is Becoming the UK’s Next Big Hub for Gaming
When people think of Liverpool, England, images of enthusiastic football fans, gorgeous architecture, and of course, The Beatles normally come to mind. Although this famous port city is commonly linked to all of these things, nowadays it’s becoming an attractive destination for another reason as well: gaming. As the industry continues to be one of the 21st century’s most explosive and fast-growing businesses, especially in the U.K., Liverpool is responding with various activities, establishments, and…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Liverpool Craft Beer Expo 2021
The Liverpool Craft Beer Expo 2021 will be outdoors, based on the site of Black Lodge Brewery in the Baltic Triangle. A weekend filled with sun (fingers crossed), music and most importantly – great beer. Beer / Cider / Food / Music / Gin / Cocktails As well as the huge outdoor garden space, there will also be ample covered space in the event of bad weather. Every step will be taken to ensure a…
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Music
In Conversation – Visions of Albion
Liverpool Noise: Visions of Albion is a duo comprising of Samantha Shields and Daniel Ryan. How did you meet, and decide to start writing and performing together? Visions of Albion: We originally met in College. We’d been playing with a few different people over the years until we decided to try out on our own. It wasn’t really until a friend invited us to an open-mic that we got into the swing of things –…
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Music
Banned from streaming platforms – Pleasure Island’s new single ‘IRA’ censored by digital distributors
Distributor cancels mental illness themed track from Liverpool duo Pleasure Island. Just 24-hours after announcing new single ‘IRA’ Liverpool indie-duo Pleasure Island has been informed that it won’t be distributed to streaming platforms by their digital distributor. Cancel culture? Censorship? Well not according to the distributor. “We cannot say with 100% certainty that DSPs would accept the release,” explained the distributor passing the decision (that has not been made) on to providers who have not…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Six By Nico Liverpool Will Reopen With Circus Themed Menu
Six By Nico Liverpool will reopen in style this May, with a circus themed menu. Inspired by memories of the ‘The Circus’ experience, Chef Nico Simeone and his team have created a show stopping menu seasoned with a little bit of mystery, a little bit of magic, and a whole lot of joy. From the sweet smells to the festive music, the ambiance of the Circus is especially uplifting – bringing people and families together with…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
New Exhibition at dot-art Gallery: Out of the Darkness
dot-art Gallery’s new exhibition Out of the Darkness will be open to the public from 17 April – 5 June and will showcase the works of Merseyside based artists Madeleine Pires and Haylea Archer. As we approach a brighter and more positive future reconnecting with our wonderful city, dot-art Gallery opens its doors for the first time in 2021 with Out of the Darkness, an exhibition exploring the expression of life through art. Out of…
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Music
Liverpool indie-duo Pleasure Island celebrate Prince Phillip with new single ‘IRA’
The “Offensive” new single from Pleasure Island is released this Friday. Offence is subjective, polarising even! In the middle of a period of mourning for a Royal known for “speaking his mind” and being “playful” in a way that was definitely not racist or sexist (ever!) Liverpool rock n roll duo Pleasure Island release ‘IRA’ in homage to the Queen’s consort’s forthright “comedy”. What better tribute than a song about the blokes that blew up…
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Music
THE LIMF ACADEMY TURNS LOCKDOWN INTO MUSIC
Liverpool International Music Festival may not have happened since 2019 but their award-winning music talent development initiative, the LIMF Academy, hasn’t skipped a beat. The LIMF Academy have been as active as ever, alongside running more activity for their artists, they launched the LOCKDOWN COLLABO SERIES which centred around a set of collaborations between two Academy artists who have never worked together being challenged to make, mix and release a brand new song using the…
