Flight Nite at Camp & Furnace is here to shake up the average quiz night! Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace is set to send one lucky couple on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Las Vegas as part of its brand new quiz party event Flight Nite – The Insane Plane Game. Launching at the Baltic Triangle-based venue next month, the event will give party-goers the chance to win a dream holiday to destinations such as Dubai, New…
Constellations has announced their 2019 Live Music Thursdays programme in collaboration with Liverpool “bass connoisseurs”, Rubber Dub. Incorporating funk, punk, hip-hop, jazz and psychedelia into a reggae and dub foundation, Rubber Dub are one of the most exciting and innovative bands to come out of the North West in the past few years. Such is their popularity, they have already played a number of high-profile events and festivals across the UK and continue to garner…
Sound City, the UK’s leading independent festival and industry conference for emerging music, arts and discovery, returns for its 13th year across Friday May 1st – Sunday 3rd 2020 to launch next year’s festival season in fine style. Tickets go on sale from 10am Friday 25th October. The festival has revealed its first headline artists, the goth-pop champions Pale Waves taking centre stage with their female front-woman, Heather Baron-Gracie, and their music emboldened from last…
We spoke to Rachael from This Island about the “Into Stars” EP, the Liverpool Music Scene and where This Island fit into it… Liverpool Noise: ‘This Island” seems to have arrived out of nowhere. What is the background to the band, and what are your musical philosophies? Rachael: Philosophy? Song, melody, harmony, song, melody, harmony, song, melody harmony…and repeat…what better way is there to connect with an audience? Any audience, anywhere. LN: The “Into Stars”…
New Brighton Street Art is leading the way in the regeneration project of the area. Over the past twelve months, New Brighton has seen a number of large-scale murals appear on commercial and private premises within the town’s Victoria Quarter. Commissioned and funded by local regeneration company Rockpoint Leisure, there are now more than fifteen artworks, designed and painted by both local and International street artists. A new map to the artworks is now available…
One of Liverpool’s most loved independent record stores, Dig Vinyl, is launching a six-month pop-up at the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool on Monday 28th October. Dig at the Dock will be much more than a replica of its Bold Street store, adding something completely new to the growing mix of independent retailers at the Dock with a collection of new and vintage stock, for music fans of all ages. Founded by music enthusiasts, Anthony Nyland…
The Cheap Thrills Vue Du Monde EP has got Jamie Hankin extremely excited and here’s why.… Shout it from the steps of St Georges Hall and bellow it from the roof of the Liver Buildings. The Cheap Thrills are back with a six song EP to cement their place and rightful standing alongside all of your local music mainstays. Vue du Monde is 20 minutes & 26 seconds of fist pumping pride and youthful exuberance.…
On Friday (18th Oct) we headed down to the press launch of The Asylum at Camp & Furnace for a sneak peek at their new scaremaze experience. The Liverpool venue has teamed up with award-winning Scare Projects UK for an 11-day Halloween event that promises a spine-tingling, pulse-racing experience. Set towards the rear of the building behind some previously sealed up walls lies The Asylum, an old but very much active institute. Visitors will be…
Flush from his success of his debut album, the sublime “Daffodils In Angell Town” the gig-machine that is Edwin Pope aka “Mutant Vinyl” bestrode the stage like a prize fighter, a musical Raging Bull. The Mutant Vinyl live show is very much about the sonic experience, with beats drenching he atmosphere, lyrics sharpened to a political point, and virtuoso sax playing from the man himself. In fact, it’s pretty exhausting for all concerned, as the…
This week Liverpool Noise heads down to Duke Street Food & Drink Market to sample their brand-new breakfast menu. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, the newly spruced Duke Street is looking wonderful in the morning. Consisting of some old favourites such as Sound and newcomers Lock & Key, the food and drink market is perfectly situated between old and new. Once an old garage and off-license (no, we don’t remember either), the building’s skylights add an extra sense of openness upon…
Ahead of a headline show at the 02 Academy on 6th December, SPINN present a four-track acoustic EP where they strip back and rewire a few of their fan favourites. Popular tracks Who You Are, Is There Something That I Missed & Foundations are the selected few to be revamped alongside a cover of the Lana Del Rey hit Video Games as the Liverpool band present themselves in a new light. First in the chair…
Renowned Scottish-Italian chef, Nico Simeone, has announced he is set to introduce his Six by Nico restaurant to Liverpool. Pioneering a revolving culinary hub, every six weeks, Nico and his team will re-invent the dining experience – serving a brand new six-course tasting-menu – each one themed upon a different place, memory or idea. Drawing inspiration from both at home and abroad, such as the street markets of the Middle East to a journey across…
The Oxford dictionary describes a relaunch as “the act of starting or presenting something again in a new or different way”. Pleasure Island is Sean Ekins and his entourage’s latest project for their next assault on the Rock’n’roll scene as they unveil a new single previewed on SoundCloud. We often hear of artists who inform of the trials and tribulations of their path to the spotlight, yet the background story of Sean Ekins and his…
Whether you want to be scared silly or you’re looking for a more alternative way to spend All Hallows Eve, here’s our guide for things to do for Halloween in Liverpool. Camp & Furnace Haunted Asylum Camp & Furnace will be transformed into a haunted asylum, bringing a spine-tingling experience for those brave enough to face their Scaremaze. There’s also a kids event, Candy Cavern, which includes a mini Halloween cinema, slime making and much…
Lu Ban restaurant which is due to open in the former Cains Brewery site in November, is set to introduce regional Chinese dining to the UK. Lu Ban, which has its roots firmly planted in the Chinese city of Tianjin, will be launching a fresh, seasonally driven menu which is packed full of authentic dining options, including small plates, tasting menus and Tianjin inspired banquets. The team behind the innovative concept, including Executive Head Chef,…
Visitors to Liverpool ONE will have the chance to rescue the city from a zombie apocalypse with a brand new interactive app. Zombies Unleashed is a zombie hunt augmented and virtual reality game where you can capture virtual zombies, do battle and share ghoulish selfies. The app, which is free to download, is aimed at players aged 12 years and over. As part of Zombies Unleashed, which uses both augmented and virtual reality, players can…
One of the most successful letterform artists, Ben Eine has just completed his latest work in the Victoria Quarter, New Brighton’s emerging independent district. Painted on the end gable of a privately-owned house, the piece which is entitled ’I SEE THE SEA’ is a bright and joyous work, and echoes the delight of a child first spotting the seaside. The work has been commissioned by Wirral-based regeneration company Rockpoint Leisure as part of their ongoing…
We recently caught up with Liverpool Singer – Songwriter and actress Daisy Gill, and got an insight into her new single release “Twisted Lies & Lullabies”, her musical inspirations and her joy at playing at the recent Liverpool Pride celebrations… Liverpool Noise: You have just dropped the excellent track “Twisted Lies & Lullabies”. How did it come about? What’s the story behind the composition and recording process? Daisy Gill: Thank you! I wrote “Twisted Lies…
Damien O’Kane and Ron Block live at The Philharmonic Music Room, 24.09.19. The Philharmonic Music Room is perhaps the most civilised and well thought out venue of it’s size in the city. The temporary dividing wall separating the stage area from the bar provides a comfortable place to wait before “doors.” Whilst gig goers at venues such as The Zanzibar and The O2 Academy have to queue outside here you can get a drink and…
Camp & Furnace Haunted Asylum set to scare visitors this Halloween…. Camp & Furnace is set to unveil a hidden asylum, inviting scare-seekers the chance to tour its spooky hallways…if they dare. The Liverpool venue has teamed up with award-winning Scare Projects UK for an 11-day Halloween event that promises a spine-tingling, pulse-racing experience. Set towards the rear of the building behind some previously sealed up walls lies The Asylum, an old but very much…