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Your Guide To Record Store Day 2017 In Liverpool

It’s officially April, and if there’s one thing worth looking forward to this month (other than Easter, of course), it’s Record Store Day. This year’s nationwide event is all set for Saturday 22nd April. Liverpool’s very own Probe Records, Jacaranda Records, 3B Records, Cult Vinyl, Dig Vinyl, Defend Vinyl and 81 Renshaw will all be taking part, in one way or another so if you want to get your hands on the limited edition line-ups…

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Native Kings ‘Afraid To Love You’ Review

Native Kings have released a tour-de-force 3 minute track with ‘Afraid To Love You’. From the opening seconds of hearing the riff, it’s hard to ignore. Firing the lyrics out lead singer Cameron Warren packs feeling into this instantly catchy track. The band’s first single ‘Sound of Victory’ was a perfectly crafted rock-pop anthem and the lads have gone and topped that with their new tune. The LIPA graduates have talent in abundance and have…

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New Brighton Seaside Festival Announces Mouthwatering Food & Drink Programme

New Brighton Seaside Festival organisers Orb Events, have announced a little taster of the food and drink programme to whet festival goers’ appetites. The first large scale seaside festival of its kind in the area, the weekender taking place over the Spring Bank Holiday (27-29 May) promises to dish up cocktail of amazing street food, chef demos and fun foodie activities for little chefs to get involved in. There will be a hive of fun foodie activities taking…

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Epic Trainer Festival Laces Out Returns To Camp & Furnace

Laces Out! returns to Camp & Furnace on Saturday 29th April. Laces Out! Festival is one of the UK’s best and biggest celebrations of trainer culture. The one day festival brings together thousands of vintage, rare, box fresh and deadstock trainers for collectors to buy, swap or just covet. It is the only major event of its kind in the North of England, a place renowned for its love, appreciation and historic relationship with sneaker…

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Nas Announces Liverpool Show As Part Of UK Tour

Legendary rapper Nas has announced a show at Liverpool’s Mountford Hall as part of his UK tour this Summer. The hip hop icon will bring his tour to the city on 10th July, with a new album potentially coming out later this year which is one of the most anticipated albums of 2017. Tickets go on sale now here.

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Liverpool International Music Festival Opens Applications For LIMF Academy 2017

The award winning LIMF Academy will offer twenty talented Merseyside artists and bands a chance to showcase their talent at LIMF 2017, with three set to land a spot on the Academy’s 12 month Elite Talent Development Programme  Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) returns in 2017 with its award winning talent development programme, the LIMF Academy. Dedicated to unsigned music talent, the LIMF Academy offers performance opportunities, professional career advice, training, workshops and investment for Merseyside’s emerging artists and…

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Smithdown Road Festival Announces More Acts For Showcase of Music, Art, Food & Dance

With just a few weeks to go until the annual free Smithdown Road festival, there is no doubting that the program of events has grown considerably this year – and that festival goers are in for a brilliant weekend of music, art, food and dance. Perhaps the biggest news of all is that due to the overwhelming popularity of last year’s festival, there will be a huge outdoor area on the Saturday and Sunday to be held…

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Showcasing Liverpool’s Independent Music Promoters

We decided to put Liverpool’s Independent Music Promoters in the spotlight for a change…. Liverpool seems to be enjoying a musical resurgence of late with an abundance of quality gigs across the city. From attracting big names to the Echo Arena to the sold out shows at the O2 Academy and the fresh musical talent being given the opportunity to shine in small independent venues. Everywhere you turn in the city centre nowadays you are…

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Band Feature; The Racket – Rebelling With Maximum Effort

The buzz continues apace about this four-piece from Widnes, who in a short period of time have bagged some very nice profile support slots, and who have been quietly honing their stage craft with a series of unannounced gigs and the occasional appearances at the Cavern’s Monday Club. The band got together in August 2015, and as guitarist and backing vocalist Mikey states, the group was born out of boredom and frustration. He had been…

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Our Kitchen Restaurant Review

Updated for 2019 – Unfortunately Our Kitchen is now permanently closed. But there’s loads of amazing vegan food places in Liverpool. Have a read of our Best Vegan Places In Liverpool guide. It’s not often that a new vegetarian/vegan restaurant opens in Liverpool so when it happens its big news. The brainchild of former CBBC presenter Tara Maguire, Our Kitchen was designed as an inclusive and holistic venue for people to enjoy organic, nutritious vegetarian…

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The Botanical Garden Re-Opens With Sunshine, Gin & Great Food

The sun was shining – and rightly so – for the re-opening of the Liverpool Botanical Gin Garden, and it was as if the Juniper God was smiling down on us as we celebrated this auspicious occasion. Nothing really has changed; the clientele is a good eclectic mix and the atmosphere is exceptionally friendly with a really cool vibe. The doorman who greeted us with such cheerfulness seemed to have graduated from the British Butler…

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Sunday Lunch At The Titanic Hotel

This June marks the Titanic Hotel’s 3rd anniversary, and the minds behind the hotel’s restaurant, the popular Stanley’s Bar and Grill, are keeping us on our toes with their new Sunday Lunch Menu. Located just a 10 minute drive north of the popular Albert Dock and Echo Arena, the hotel offers a peaceful and rustic alternative to the buzzing city centre. The hotel has, fortunately, chosen to combine modern décor with the buildings original skeleton,…

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Liverpool Is Getting It’s First Ever Food Hall In The Baltic Triangle

The Baltic Market will open in Cain’s Brewery warehouse this summer.  What have Lisbon, Amsterdam and soon to be Liverpool all got in common? They’ve all got a food hall. From the guys behind Independent Liverpool and street food legend Tim Haggis, chief hot dog perfectionist behind the beloved Meet Frank – a true foodie revolution is upon us in the shape of a 4 days a week food hall. Its a dream come true…

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Ditto Live Review Feat. Xamvolo, Little Triggers, The Sneaky Nixons & More

Liverpool based music promotion and distribution company Ditto certainly put together an eclectic lineup on Friday night. Whilst it is almost certainly a cliché to state that the live music scene in the city has never been better it is, none the less true. Camp And Furnace’s “Camp” room played host to a double stage setup whilst in the larger “Furnace” popular food and drink event “Nightgarden” is in full swing. Warrington youngsters Danxia won…

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Bongo’s Bingo Announce 2nd Birthday Celebrations With Three Nights At The Olympia

Special live acts joining in the celebrations are Boyzlife and S Club Taking over The Olympia for three nights on Thursday 6th, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th April, Bongo’s Bingo’s second birthday weekend in Liverpool promises to be a spectacular celebration.  What started as essentially an idea on the back of a beer mat in Merseyside some two years ago is evolving to redefine the concept of a night out for many people across the…

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Ninja Warrior UK’s ‘Last Man Standing’ Opens New Obstacle Course At Velocity Trampoline Park

Velocity Trampoline Park has unveiled its unique spin on TV’s toughest assault course, Ninja Warrior UK. As part of the venue’s big reveal to the public, Jonny Urszuly who was named ‘Last Man Standing’ on series three of the hit ITV show, made a star appearance to officially open the Widnes-based site’s new adrenaline-pumping addition. The purpose-build course, which is suitable for ‘contenders’ aged eight and above, features a varied range of challenging obstacles including…

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Rejuvenate With The Brink’s New Detoxing Drinks Menu

The Brink is challenging the North West to ‘spring’ into action with its detoxing drinks menu. With springtime just around the corner, the award-winning dry bar and café is encouraging customers to try out its wide variety of fresh presses and smoothies. Devised with wellbeing in mind, each of the recipes boast delicious flavours and notable health benefits to help customers enter the new season with a spring in their step. General Manager of The…

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Band Feature; The Debt Stars

The Debt Stars have been a band bubbling under the surface for some time now, not to be rushed into releasing new music but we’ve heard that things are about to change for the Liverpool-based band. Their current track ‘Shallow Grave’ has been garnering attention on their Soundcloud page just recently; a teaser of what’s to come in the summer. ‘Shallow Grave’ is a punchy, brutal track. There is a nice sinister edge to the guitars…

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New LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner Art Project At FACT

Starting from 22 March 2017, the durational art project HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner will be adopted by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool, UK. A flag emblazoned with the words “HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US” will be continuously live-streamed from the arts organisation to www.hewillnotdivide.us for four years, or the duration of the 45th Presidency of the United States. The artwork is conceived by the artists as a resistance to division, and to the…

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Liverpool Print Fair Returns 8th April

It was back in October that Liverpool Noise last spoke to Scott Duffy and Abigail “Abe” Sinclair about the inaugural Liverpool Print Fair.  “We had sixty prints to give out to the first people through the door and they went in an hour” Abe tells me in the garden of The Merchant where her and Scott took a few moments away from the latest Print Social to talk to me. “And that was taking into…