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Featured Posts
Tickle The Ivories Piano Festival Returns To Liverpool One
Tickle the Ivories Piano Festival, which Liverpool ONE has become famous for, has returned for the 10th year! It will be a scaled back, COVID-secure event but still promises to wow visitors and bring smiles to faces as music once again fills the shopping and leisure environment. Launching the event was youngster Harrison Crane. Harrison, from Ormskirk, wowed visitors when he appeared at Liverpool ONE last year with his outstanding skills performing classic 90s dance anthems.…
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Music
The Heavy North ‘Bring Me Love’ is an blues-rock anthem
The Heavy North are back with new track, Bring Me Love; an ardent statement of what to expect from their upcoming EP. Since the global pandemic has placed the entertainment industry on hold, many artists have been given the opportunity to hone their songwriting abilities. Whilst live shows may seem like a distant memory, the passionate artists of the Liverpool music scene are keen to ensure that we have something to look forward to once…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Jamie Webster ‘We Get By’ is a stunning debut album
For the last nine months, anticipation has been cranked up a notch with the release of each of Jamie Webster’s singles. The big date in July that has been circled for some time has now arrived with the birth of his first album. We Get By is here along with twelve fun and varied tracks that explore important social issues, empower the working class and leave the right wing government ducking for cover. There’s an…
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Liverpool Music Scene
The New Space Finders Release Superheroes
A track so simple, wholesome and playful that it tickles the eardrums, leaving a fruitful earworm that reminds you of the heroism of our keyworkers. The New Space Finders are a pop-indie duo made up of Liverpudlian Sean O’Neill and his partner Jenny from Montreal. The couple have molded themselves under unconventional lifestyles; from living in a bender in the woods for 10 years with no electricity to hitchhiking through Africa. This lifestyle seems to…
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Music
Liverpool Noise Summer Spotify Playlist
When it comes to discovering new music, the digital landscape can be intimidating. With new tracks being released daily it can be exhausting to navigate your way through all the clutter in order to find those hidden gems. However, if you’re lucky enough to be part of Liverpool’s community then these hidden gems seem to find their way to you. We at Liverpool Noise have created a Spotify playlist featuring some of our favourite Liverpool-based…
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Music
POLICE CAR COLLECTIVE Continue To Impress with Their Latest Single
POLICE CAR COLLECTIVE’s new single I Guess It’s Over Now provides a more promising shoegaze sound that indie-pop bands have been trying to reshape for years. POLICE CAR COLLECTIVE are a new indie-pop duo made up of songwriter/vocalist Tyler Plazio and bassist Simon Quigley, whom derive their inspiration from contrasting walks of the music landscape, from Frank Ocean to The 1975. Their latest track I Guess It’s Over Now is the lead single for their…
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Film & TV
Blockbuster Store Airbnb Open For Guests’ Retro Movie Sleepover
Film fans will love this Blockbuster Store Airbnb. Airbnb is known for it’s amazing range of properties to rent, from modest apartments, to grand mansions and then the weird and whacky guesthouses in between! So this one of a kind rental in Bend, Oregon, USA has quite rightly got people talking. The world’s last Blockbuster store is offering a one-time overnight experience at the video rental shop, with three individual one-night stays on 18, 19…
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Music
Tom Swan: The Raw and Unrushed ‘All I’m Saying’
All I’m Saying is the lead single to be released from aspiring Liverpool artist Tom Swan and features on his upcoming sophomore EP Ghosts, set for release 21 August. Differing from the opening track, titled Ghosts, All I’m Saying is a heartfelt love song, directed at the person in your life who you think is amazing, but needs some reassurance. The track entails a bare, piano-dominated ballad, with simple yet captivating lyrics. The delicacy of the…
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Music
Playing With Fire Is The Sublime New Single From Helen Maw
A lonely piano and an emotionally charged voice: this was my introduction to the music of Helen Maw with her latest compositional offering Playing With Fire. And how refreshing it was to hear a different approach than the usual acoustic singer-songwriter offering that perhaps Liverpool’s musical heritage subconsciously encourages. With minimal production – again a great decision because this song needs little enhancement – Maw visits those romantic themes that are universal to us all,…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Fabric District Outdoor Art Gallery Launches It’s First Exhibition
The Fabric District outdoor art gallery is another monumental step in revitalising the Islington area of the city. What is believed to be the UK’s first socially-distanced outdoor art gallery to open post-lockdown is launching its first exhibition in The Fabric District. Walk with Me, a new solo exhibition by international artist John Hyatt, is now on display in the area. The free exhibition, open 24 hours a day, features 10ft by 8ft street-based vinyl…
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Music
In Conversation – Jamie Webster
“You’ve got to play a few chords and tell the truth.” Jamie Webster Ahead of the release of his highly-anticipated debut album we caught up with Jamie Webster to find out about his musical influences and what the future holds after the album comes out. Liverpool Noise: So, I know you’ve spoken a lot about the football recently, so I wanted to talk about your album more than anything… Jamie Webster: Yeah, that sounds great,…
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Music
Luke Royalty Releases Contemporary RnB Debut Single ‘October Seven’ Next Month
Luke Royalty will release October Seven, a track so soulful and organic that it truly places you in the moment of the music. Luke Royalty, a 21-year-old with an aptitude for sincere songwriting, is set to release his debut single October Seven on the 14 of August, with a run of singles to be released throughout the following months. Discovering his creative ability in his late teens, Luke Royalty has been honing his talents over the…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Love Your Liverpool: 8 Ways To Be A Tourist In Your Own City
Visit Liverpool recently launched their Love Your Liverpool campaign, aimed at getting us locals to experience the city we know and love safely as we ease out of lockdown. It’s time to look at Liverpool like a tourist and really get to know the culture and history of the city. As many of us will have had our summer holidays cancelled, or maybe we just don’t feel like travelling abroad this year, it gives us…
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Music
Paris Youth Foundation Release The Sentimental Track ‘Late Night Lost Love’
Late Night Lost Love by Paris Youth Foundation – An auspicious new single of authentic emotion, reinforcing their potential as a respected alt-rock-pop figure. Following the release of their last track Home is Where the Heart Is in February, Paris Youth Foundation have followed up with yet another summer-friendly single in preparation for their debut album, Late Night Lost Love. The track, released on the 15 of July, endeavors in capturing our shortcomings when it…
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Liverpool Music Scene
The Coral’s Paul Molloy Releases Debut Solo Single ‘Dungaree Day’
Those loveable chaps from The Coral have done it yet again folks. Hot on the heels of their drummer Ian Skelly’s sumptuous single Captain Caveman, it’s now their guitarist Paul Molloy’s turn in the hot seat. Dungaree Day is a bundle of joy and the perfect introduction into Paul’s solo adventure as we await the release of his first album, The Fifth Dandelion on 21st August. An alarm clock rings at the start of the…
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Music
In Conversation – STONE
With their last two singles providing a cornerstone to their sound of both ethereal and coarse angst, STONE have burst onto the Liverpool music scene without warning and are set to take it by storm. I caught up with lead guitarist Elliot Gill to find out where these post-teen nihilists are going next. Liverpool Noise: So, you’ve put your old band The Bohos behind you. Why did you feel this was best for your creative…
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Music
Jamie Webster Releases New Track ‘This Place’
Jamie Webster has released his newest single This Place today – a personal love letter to our much-loved hometown of Liverpool. Known for his honest and relatable lyrics, Webster doesn’t disappoint in the new track, which serves as a “less cliché way of saying there’s no place like home”. This Place is the latest track to come from Webster’s forthcoming album We Get By, set for release on 21 August 2020. The album is made up…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Hanover Street Restaurants and Bars Guide
Hanover Street has sprung to life over recent years with a good mix of restaurants and bars, whether you fancy Tapas, fried chicken, a gastro pub or a taste of France there’s plenty to choose from. Here’s our guide to Hanover Street Restaurants and Bars. Hanover Street Restaurants and Bars Lunya Lunya is a multi-award winning Catalan and Spanish deli, restaurant and bar just a stone’s throw from Liverpool One. Enjoy a glass of Sangria…
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Bars in Liverpool
Liverpool’s Best Beer Gardens & Outdoor Spaces
When that elusive British sunshine puts its hat on and temperatures rise here in Liverpool, there’s only one thing we want to do – drink! So here’s Liverpool’s best beer gardens & outdoor spaces. Nothing beats spending a summer evening sipping on an ice-cold beer or fruity cocktail in a sun-drenched beer garden. But where are the best outdoor spots in the city? Here at Liverpool Noise, we’ve rounded up the finest drinking dens you…
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Culture in Liverpool
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Goes Digital: 9-18 July
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival goes digital for the first time in its history next week. The UK’s longest running Arab arts festival opens a door into Arab arts and culture from 9 – 18 July, connecting artists and audiences from across the UK. This year’s festival will feature events from Ramallah, Beirut, London, Jerusalem, Morocco, Aleppo, Kuala Lumpur and more. Established in 1998, the festival usually takes place each year in arts and cultural venues…
