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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
FACT & The Mersey Forest Get Into The ‘Zone’ To Create A New Art Project
A new project commissioned by FACT and The Mersey Forest is encouraging people throughout the North West to explore the forgotten woodlands of Bidston Moss. ‘Zone’ is an innovative performance and film by the highly renowned international artists, Close and Remote, and is inspired by the Russian film, Stalker and 1971 science fiction novel Roadside Picnic. The unique creative project, which will run between now until the end of June, is set to capture the…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Hidden Liverpool’s ‘People’s History’ Exhibition Opens 19th April
People’s History Exhibition; Sharing the secrets that lie behind Liverpool’s closed doors. What lies behind the closed doors of Liverpool’s empty buildings? What stories and memories do these fantastic buildings hold? How long have they lain empty and why? This Easter Hidden Liverpool, a year-long programme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund delivered by Liverpool based social enterprise PLACED, will launch its’ second exhibition – People’s History Exhibition at Liverpool Albert Dock. The interactive exhibition will…
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Cafes in Liverpool
The Egg Cafe; Review
Whilst out and about in Liverpool, any vegan, or even vegetarian, may find it fairly difficult to discover a café or restaurant skilled in this specific meatless cuisine and dietary requirement. However, open 9am-10:30pm on the weekdays and 10am-10:30pm on the weekend, located a stone’s throw away from the central train station and down a quiet street covered in creative street art, The Egg Café can be found behind a rustic entrance and up two flights…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant; Duke Street
The rule of Sapporo Teppanyaki is it’s all about spectacle. It’s about those places we saw on American TV in the mid to late 90’s where things were cooked in the middle of your table, and it took us staunch Brits a while to catch up. Me and the boyfriend took full advantage of one of the menu’s special offers by going on a Monday. This is the day when Sapporo’s offers customers a steak…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Dan Croll – Sweet Disarray; Album Review
It’s hard to see how things could be going better for LIPA’s own Dan Croll at the moment. With a coveted GIT nomination, Radio 1 airplay and support slots with the likes of Bastille and London Grammar, there’s a sense that Sweet Disarray, his debut album, might just be the catalyst for super-stardom. Having said that, history is littered with almost-rans, and the significant hype surrounding the release has also served to put tremendous pressure on the…
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Bars in Liverpool
Berry & Rye; A Bar Worth Discovering
Old fashioned vintage bars are hard to come across these days. It’s very rare that we find ourselves sitting in a dim-lit room with men in suits and hats drinking gin and smoking cigars and women in classy gorgeous dresses sipping wine, like something from a 60’s movie. So have you come across any bars like that lately? Settled right at the top of Bold Street is an American styled bar known as Berry &…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Salthouse Bacaro
Turn your back for a minute and a new bar or restaurant opens in Liverpool. One of the most recent, and most hotly anticipated, is Bacaro on Castle Street. The sister restaurant of Salthouse Tapas and Hanover St Social, it offers a menu of ‘small plates’ of Italian delicacies. Think ‘Italian tapas’ and you’re just about there. So there are cured meats and charcuterie, salads, little pizzas called pizzete and meat and fish selections. Like…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Liverpool-born Jetta Looks Set For Success in 2014
Jetta’s soulful vocals are set to carry her to success in 2014. Stepping out of the shadows of her previous backing-singer duties for Pamola Faith and Cee Lo Green, the limelight is now very much on the 23 year-old, Liverpool-born singer. Her debut LP is due later this year but already she has gained a huge following, embarking on a tour of the United States and Canada, with a number of sold-out dates, at the…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Marvel Comics Artist & Lifelong Evertonian Will Sliney Talks EFC & Future Projects
Football comics have been dwindling in the lower leagues of popularity since the advent of the Premier League back in 1992, but are they about to make a ‘Roy of the Rovers’ style comeback? Award winning and best-selling comic artist Will Sliney believes a football comic competing with the American, super-heroes of Marvel may not be as much of a fantasy as it sounds. And if anyone is likely to be championing the football comic’s…
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Liverpool Music Scene
She Drew The Gun EP; Review
“Why is the measure of love… loss?”- I can think of no better words to begin this particular review with than those once written by Jeanette Winterson. Perhaps I am merely being presumptuous in drawing a comparison between singer/songwriter Louisa Roach and a novelist whose body of work I am barely familiar with. Nevertheless, it seems to be the right association to make. But let us leave this business of comparisons alone, if only for…
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Editorials
Liverpool Homeless FC
Liverpool Homeless FC are a homeless charity which uses sport to help improve the lives of men and women across the city. We spoke to chairman, John Finnigan to find out more… Tell us a bit about Liverpool Homeless FC. What exactly do you do and when did you start up? The club was set up in October 2007. We are a Community Interest Company which is a non-profit organisation. We provide sporting opportunities for homeless…
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Activities in Liverpool
Get Creative With One Of Liverpool’s Hidden Gems
On Saturday 25th January Hidden Liverpool are holding their first Creative Design Workshop, giving local people an opportunity to develop ideas that would make the Oratory and St James Gardens, located outside the iconic Liverpool Cathedral, more inviting places to visit. The workshop is the first in a series that will give people a chance to think creatively about how some of Liverpool’s buildings and spaces could be reused and improved. The workshop will be…
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Places to Eat in Liverpool
Motel Bar
Motel Bar is the kind of place one doesn’t simply visit. Motel is, in fact, the kind of place that you experience. The venue is decorated with graphic novel style art work on the walls, as well as neon signs, metal caging, chairs that don’t match and a collection of other things you wouldn’t expect to find in a bar. The neon signs, sporting quotes and slogans, add a layer of fluorescent light, that add to…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Hidden Liverpool; A Journey Inside Liverpool’s Abandoned Buildings
Hidden Liverpool is a yearlong project that will unlock the history behind Liverpool’s empty and largely underused buildings to create a vision for the future. The Liverpool based Social Enterprise PLACED provides inspiration to young people and aims to increase their knowledge of architecture and the built environment created Hidden Liverpool, bringing an exciting project to Liverpool. The Lottery Funded enterprise will delve into the history of some of Liverpool’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Miles Kane To Play Intimate Homecoming Shows at Erics
When Miles Kane announced his Autumn tour earlier this year, any scousers would have had to make their way to Manchester (which we did) for the nearest show. Miles hadn’t played a hometown headline gig for a while, however at an exclusive announcement this morning at Eric’s it was revealed he will play two shows at the venue this December. Playing to sold out crowds across the country, Miles is gearing up for two very…
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Arts and Culture
Discover Baltic Creative: Liverpool’s Creative Hub
The Baltic Triangle is a part of Liverpool that’s going through a renaissance. With direct links to our city’s docklands and rich maritime heritage, the once drab and crumbling warehouses of the area are getting somewhat of a facelift. As well as undergoing aesthetic changes over the past four to five years, the business interests of the area have been placed into the hands of local steer group; companies that work together collectively to…
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Places to Eat in Liverpool
Cafe Tabac
Atmosphere is defined as “an aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place” . If you venture up to the top of Bold Street, and walk into Cafe Tabac, that’s exactly what you will find. Tabac manages to create a warm romantic atmosphere by day, and one of a trendy cocktail bar by night. By day you can sit and catch up with friends, catch up on work,…
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Liverpool Nightlife
81 Ltd Bar – A Little-Known Bar on a Well-Known Street
I received the code for 81 Ltd on Saturday afternoon, a few hours before my visit. I knew as soon as I got the text, this place was going to be cool. Lying in the heart of Liverpool’s nightlife scene, it’s easily one of the most chic places around. To reach the bar, we walked up a set of shady stairs to the forbidden door and typed in our code. On opening the door, there…
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Cafes in Liverpool
Bold Street Coffee
Bold Street Coffee is the sort of coffee shop that you make your regular haunt: it is not just a grab and go place, it is an experience. Listed as one of the top 50 coffee shops in the country by the Independent, it offers a wide range of coffee for every tastebud, along with an extensive loose tea selection and an enviable food menu. Ever the spot for the hardened caffeine addict, 3 different…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Independent Liverpool Card Packed With Local Discounts
Independent Liverpool is set to launch a new loyalty card, designed to support Liverpool’s independent businesses. The project was started by Liverpool born-and-bred graduates, Oliver and David, with the objective of increasing trade in Liverpool’s standalone enterprises. The co-founders want to see the Liverpool they love remain varied and atmospheric.It seems you’re never more than a stone’s throw away from a Costa in this city, and everywhere you turn, a new Tesco appears. The Fat…
