Esme Bridie is a Liverpool based singer-songwriter, returning with her latest single, Don’t Tell Me What To Do. The song takes a slight change from the style of her previous release called Shut Up!. Despite the change in sound, she remains close to the quirky and charismatic musical characteristics of the rest of her catalogue. Don’t Tell Me What To Do replicates the feeling of the ‘noughties’ indie pop nostalgia that many of us remember…
A major exhibition of a forgotten female artist opening this month in Liverpool marks the start of a reappraisal of her work which was largely disregarded because she was “the wrong sex”. While the world is very familiar with many of her male contemporaries like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko or Willem de Kooning, Fanchon Fröhlich, an American-born Liverpool artist has been long underappreciated because – she was a woman. The exhibition, The Wrong Sex, a world premiere…
Four-piece Liverpool band Eternum Joy are alternative rock band from Liverpool who have been cultivating a loyal following on the local music scene. Gigging regularly around Merseyside the band, who are signed to Golden Robot Records have played four headliners and sold each one out. The brainchild of frontman Stephen Abraham and lead guitarist T’kius Horsley, alongside drummer John Clare and bassist Abby McNeil, the band represent challenges kids in this generation have to overcome.…
After their showstopping, sold-out headline concert at Aintree Racecourse last summer, The Jockey Club Live are delighted to welcome the legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic back to Haydock Park Racecourse on Friday 11 August for a night of funk, pop and all things disco. Nile Rodgers is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and a multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and guitarist. As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers…
Two of Us explores Lennon and McCartney’s partnership from their first meeting as teenagers at Woolton Village fete in 1957 to the break-up of the Beatles 13 years later. Mark Newnham and Tom Connor return to the Royal Court to reprise the roles of John Lennon and Paul McCartney which they first played a decade ago in Bob Eaton’s play-with-music, Lennon. This will be an unforgettable evening from the songbook of Lennon and McCartney in a stunning…
Radisson RED Liverpool celebrated its arrival in style as the new hotel threw its launch party, treating guests to a mix of live music, DJs and dancers. Located in the city’s iconic North Western Hall, next to Lime Street train station, the hotel opened to the public in December, marking the brand’s first site in the north of England. The Grade II-listed building, which was originally designed by local architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1871, has…
Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura Chonzi will take the top trending hashtags or stories on social media and turn them into a ten-line poetic masterpiece for each week of the month, hence the name. Specialist divers on Nicola’s search retreat,Whilst Coronation Street’s bringing the heat.Looks like there’s hope for Bootle Strand,We pray the investment goes as planned.Oh…
Thousands of pieces of coal are suspended from the ceiling at Liverpool Cathedral as part of a monumental artwork, created by internationally acclaimed British designer Paul Cocksedge. The Coalescence art installation, which makes its world debut at Liverpool Cathedral, opens today (9 February) and runs until 12 March. Spanning six metres in diameter, the thought-provoking artwork is made up of over half a tonne of coal, creating a visual representation of how much power it takes to keep a…
Liverpool is a city that has a very convenient location. Liverpool has many motorway junctions leading to various cities such as Manchester, London and many others. You can get to them very quickly and comfortably, because all the roads from Liverpool are perfectly asphalted and have no potholes. Their main feature is that they have simply incredible views: forests, fields and even lakes. You can meet all this at any time, going to the desired…
Addley is an alternative songwriter based in Liverpool that incorporates hints of electronic music into his own sound. He draws inspiration from artists such as Bicep, Daughter, Florence and the Machine, Faithless and London Grammar. As most of us know, grief and loss is a difficult topic to discuss and express. Addley finds a way to convey his personal feelings of grief and loss into his debut single Where You Were. The song leads with…
Liverpool Sound City, the UK’s independent music conference and AIM UK’s ‘Conference in The North’, has announced its first wave of speakers and panels for the upcoming 2023 conference. For over 15 years, Sound City has remained at the fore of global music conference and industry leadership, welcoming leading industry figures, emerging artists and aspiring music business professionals to Liverpool for a full-day programme of educational panels, in-conversations and networking parties. Sound City 2023 is a must-attend for music professionals, artists, entrepreneurs and aspiring creatives alike, as music…
Award-winning dining, retail and leisure operator BOXPARK has received approval on planning permission for a brand-new venue in Liverpool, which will open later this year. BOXPARK has agreed a 15-year lease with Cains Brewery Village for the site, located within the city’s booming Baltic Triangle. The venue will be transformed into a stunning food hall and events destination featuring a large internal space with units set over the ground floor, a small internal mezzanine, and…
There will be a number of prominent players available for the free agency during the 2023 winter and summer transfer windows, making them pivotal for Liverpool Football Club. These players’ contracts are about to expire, thus the club must decide whether or not they will continue to play at Anfield. This article examines the situation of Liverpool players whose current contracts will expire in 2023. The contracts to expire in 2023: Roberto Firmino Firmino joined…
Alternative RnB singer-songwriter Earth Angel is part of a new generation of artists who are releasing music independently and rejecting industry norms. Authenticity prevails, and truth-telling is more important than exposure. I wanted to find out about Earth’s personal journey, and everything that has led her to where she is now. Liverpool Noise: You spent a part of your life in South East Asia – how did this shape your childhood? Earth Angel: I was…
The theme for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Liverpool in May, has been revealed, including the slogan: ‘United By Music’. The new slogan demonstrates the unique partnership between the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Host City Liverpool to bring the Eurovision Song Contest to audiences across the globe and the incredible power of music to bring communities together. It also reflects the very origins of the Contest, developed to bring Europe…
As the city prepares to host one of the largest musical extravaganzas in the world and welcome Eurovision to Liverpool, the countdown is on for one of the biggest parties the city has ever seen. Liverpool will step up for last year’s winners Ukraine and pull out all the stops to make Eurovision 2023 a showstopping spectacle. Carolyn Hughes, owner of Carolyn Hughes PR has organised a fun-filled Eurovision Final Dinner right in the heart…
Sound City is thrilled to announce that Sheffield indie heavyweights The Reytons will be headlining this year’s festival on Saturday 29 April, alongside rapidly rising pop star Maisie Peters who will headline on Sunday 30 April. Fresh off the back of releasing their new album What’s Rock And Roll? which is set to become the band’s first UK #1 album imminently, The Reytons are gaining momentum at immense speed. Their live shows are renowned for their electrifying energy and almost tribalistic, unified atmosphere. Their anthemic blend of huge…
Euan Blackman is a rising Indie Folk-pop artist and singer-songwriter based in Liverpool. The last few years have seen him forming an impressive catalogue of original music, and building a loyal audience of listeners (in part through his large TikTok following, where he regularly posts original music and covers). Drawing inspiration from artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Bruce Springsteen and Claude Debussy, Euan creates introspective, acoustically driven songs which tell “tales of the human condition in…
The Grand National is one of the most famous horse steeple races in the world. The race is so popular that it routinely attracts hundreds of millions of people who catch the race live on numerous platforms. If you have heard about this race and have not attended or watched it, here is everything you need to know as a spectator. The Grand National At Aintree This horse racing event has been held since 1839…
The Learning Foundry and Future Yard are offering another chance to get into the live music industry. The Sound Check programme is back again. The Learning Foundry sat down for a coffee with our Head of Live Events at Future Yard, and their Sound Check Programme Lead, Nick Simcock, to get the lowdown on all things Soundcheck, creative careers and getting into gigs! “Sound Check is an industry skills programme that provides an entry level route for…