New Noise: February Edition As 2021 seems to be just 2020’s bigger, nastier brother, it’s good to know that the local music scene is still defying any creative lockdown constraints and releasing great stuff. So let’s start off with a bang with the latest release from Generation and their Suicidal Champagne mini album. Seven tracks of sonic brutality, that captures the spirit of 77 to a tee. Sometimes a kick in the nether-regions can be…
During the 2020 lockdown many would be forgiven for kicking back and putting any creative urges into neutral. But not so Liverpool’s new psyche unit – SUNZOOM – who were busy putting the finishing touches to their debut album. Then came the first two singles – The Million Dollar Game – followed by the remarkable Lay Down that swept to the top spot of South Africa’s Apple Music Rock Chart. The third single to drop…
Liverpool Digital Music Festival Rise will take place on the 27 and 28 February 2021. The online ‘from home’ digital music festival will showcase the best rising talent from the Liverpool City Region aged 18 to 24. In response to the effect of Covid-19 on the Liverpool music scene, the event offers a platform for young artists to unite as part of the online music festival to access new audiences and develop their professional skills…
venus demilo are a group that have never been too far away from the forefront of the music scene in Liverpool, having already been supported to date by Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6 Music, Dave Monks of BBC Introducing in Merseyside, Amazing Radio and Rock FM as well as several other radio stations, their brand of feel good pop has a way of making itself jump to the Spotify playlists and become part of your everyday listening. Since a small hiatus between…
After a mostly rubbish 2020, this year hasn’t got off to the best start either has it! But there’s still plenty to be happy about. Here’s some ways to make Lockdown 3.0 more fun. 1 Order a takeaway from your favourite independent Liverpool Restaurant We know just how much you’re missing sitting in Liverpool restaurants. We’re all desperate to get back out into the real world but for now get the restaurant experience at home.…
The Milap Music for the Mind and Soul concert series is continuing to thrive in its new digital format, with a further three concerts lined up in as many months. Starting on Saturday 30 January – and taking place thereafter on the last Saturday of each month – it’s a typically diverse programme from the Liverpool arts organistion, and includes two stunning examples of Jugalbandi – a special type of Indian Classical music performance in which artists from two very different musical…
Kicking off 2021 by demonstrating her refined writing abilities, Jessica Luise releases her bewitchingly soulful new single Nice Try. It’s been a slow start to the new year, with the UK entering straight into a national lockdown. We’ve finally been given the opportunity to put 2020 behind us and move on with optimism, but not without a careful approach to how we lay our path to freedom first. Luckily, artists like Jessica Luise are releasing…
Just when we thought we were mastering the world of Instagram, a new social media platform comes along and threatens to change everything. Clubhouse, is taking social media to a new level. What is Clubhouse? While everyone is patiently waiting to be invited to the exclusive audio-only social media platform filled with celebrities, there’s also some very interesting conversations happening on there. In December 2020 Clubhouse had just 3,500 members, now there’s over 600k (seriously,…
Despite trying circumstances, 2020 can be viewed as a positive year for the music produced and released by the region’s artists, soundtracking our twiddling of thumbs in the confines of our own homes. The emphasis we hope will be to continue that momentum into 2021 and give us all a boost as we hope to see light at the end of the tunnel in the coming months. Therefore, the news of the former frontman of…
We caught up with the very much in demand producer / engineer Jon Lawton of Crosstown Studios, and asked him about his recording and producing philosophy…. Liverpool Noise: When did you start the studio, and why? Jon Lawton: I started Crosstown Studios in 2008, initially as a mixed facility with rehearsal space and my own small studio in one of the rooms. I had always recorded my own music, and this felt like a good…
New Noise: January Edition of our Liverpool Music Round Up…. So although we have seen the back of 2020, the New Year – for now – hasn’t brought us much cheer. Perhaps the local releases will provide a glimmer of musical hope to what 2021 will bring us? Well, if the exquisitely titled Beaten John Lip have anything to do with it, 2021 will turn into a kaleidoscope of psychedelic gorgeousness. Their latest release Love…
TEDxLIPA is a single day conference that hosts a series of speakers, each presenting a TEDx talk to an audience of 100 thinkers, creators and doers from within the creative LIPA community. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts sets the stage for a day where innovators from technology, entertainment and design can have meaningful conversations and gain new insights to make their ideas stronger and more global. TEDxLIPA 2021 Speakers Amy Jackson Actress, advocate, spokesperson…
So many coaches have come and gone in the English Premier League. While some have left traces of them behind, some actually made their mark on the field and some did so off the field. The influence of these coaches on their teams and their impact on the Premier League cannot be underestimated. Since the dawn of Premier League in 1992-1993, no English coach has won the league. While the likes of Scottish, Portuguese, French,…
The Let Go revamp the 80s synth pop sound with a modern indie twist in their latest single City of Angels, accompanied with a fruitfully retro music video. In 2019, The Let Go began gaining a fair bit of attention from the local scene with their catchy rock-pop track Act One. Since then, the indie-pop duo have been keeping busy by continuing to cultivate their aesthetic of 80s glam, whilst simultaneously progressing their musical ability.…
2020. A year that will always stand out in the history books. The devastating Coronavirus Pandemic which plunged the country and the World into loss and sadness has meant that everything changed. When you think about what has happened and the losses that people have suffered, it makes all the worries and arguments over football matches and VAR seem insignificant. However, football is important and in many ways, has provided a well needed distraction over…
The Frankie Say 1984! Exhibition will be at the British Music Experience from 29 May 2021 to 9 January 2022. No band has ever dominated a year like Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984. Born out of Liverpool’s post-punk scene with a brash, mischievous, ‘do what you want’ attitude – Frankie were a one-off. With their first three singles all going to No.1 – a feat previously only achieved by fellow Liverpudlians, Gerry and the…
It takes supreme confidence in your own ability to throw your musical hat into the ring when considering entering the Christmas single stakes. True, the days when the nation held its breath to learn who was Top Of The Pops at Christmas is now long gone. We now hold our breath when an #anti-masker enters the local corner shop and demands their 20 Lambert and Butler and the habitual scratch card. The Pantheon of Classic…
Matt Bigley reflects on Everton’s season so far as we head into the busy Christmas period. It’s been a strange season up to now, there is no denying that. Injuries have played an extremely unfortunate part of our season up to now and there is no signs of it letting up for us either, however, we won’t moan about it unlike some, we will crack on regardless because, after all, 4 centre backs across our…
Seb Klee caught up with SJ Downes to find out more about his new EP Lion’s Path and his creative process. Liverpool Noise: The Lion’s Path EP sees your first official collaboration with Liverpool’s MellowTone Label.We know that your relationship goes back to 2007; so how come this took 13 years to happen? SJ Downes: The simple answer to this is that I believe some things can’t be rushed , they just happen naturally when…
While the whole hospitality sector may not yet be fully open, some of our favourites have returned. December is well underway, and many of Liverpool’s restaurants are waiting for you. If you need some inspiration, then be sure to read on. Here’s our Liverpool Out of Lockdown List! Albert’s Schenke Albert’s have recently launched their Bottomless Bavarian Brunch. We all know that Bottomless Brunch is fast becoming a firm favourite in these times. Albert’s bottomless…