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In Conversation – April Moon
Liverpool Noise: You guys are from Canada. How did you get to be here in Liverpool making this great music of yours? April Moon: Jason’s mother is originally from Stockport and went to teachers college in Liverpool before emigrating to Canada. He visited as a child, again as a fresh-faced 18 year old and brought me to visit while we were in the UK gigging with another band. We just fell in love with the…
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Music
Lee Ford releases catchy new track ‘My Best Friend’
Lee Ford is released his anticipated new single My Best Friend today. Born and raised in Liverpool, Ford’s new single tells the story of a childhood friendship which is still going strong. The track has a distinct nostalgic feel to it as soon as you hear it, it transports you to the times as a child when you would be playing with your best friend and didn’t have a care in the world. It brings…
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Music
The Big Blues Bash event heads to Liverpool this summer
Liverpool is set to welcome an all-star line-up of international blues stars this summer for an all-day celebration of the iconic genre. The Big Blues Bash will take place on Saturday 17 July at Grand Central Hall Liverpool – a unique venue inside one of the city’s most historic buildings. Event organiser, Riverside Promotions, has confirmed that the stunning Victorian theatre will play host to an all-star line-up from both the UK and the US, along with a number…
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Music
New Noise: April Liverpool Music Roundup
New Noise: April Edition As we prepare to stagger – or swagger – into the post lockdown light, we are fabulously greeted with a true smorgasbord of digital drops that are just hammering on the front door of your latest playlist, demanding with menace to be added. So let’s get on with it then. Straight out of the blocks is Ostrich’s (feature image) 48 Hours, with William McTaggart’s deep rich voice, dripping with a sense…
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Music
Jimmy’s Launch New All-Encompassing Website For Their Fully- Booked Gigs Schedule
Jimmy’s have launched a new website following their free venue hire initative. The new site will give musicians, promoters and gig goers an all-in-one platform. Earlier this month we announced that Jimmy’s were offering a lifeline to so many in the industry by offering free venue hire for promoters and musicians. And they’re now scaling up their operations to accomodate for the phenomenal demand they have received. They are now fully-booked, 7 days a week…
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Music
Cream Classical Ibiza on The Waterfront Announced Due To Phenomenal Demand
Cream Classical Ibiza on The Waterfront follows the immediate sell out of Cream Classical on The Waterfront. Cream Classical are excited to announce they’ve added an extra date on Sunday 19 September 2021. Sunday’s instalment will feature an all new set list featuring some of the biggest tracks from Cream’s longstanding residency on the white isle plus DJ sets from the likes of Armand van Helden, Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul and…
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Music
Cream Classical on the Waterfront Is Happening This September
Cream Classical on the Waterfront will be one of the biggest events in Liverpool this year. Cream Classical will return to Liverpool this summer with a brand new festival at the Waterfront. The legendary dance institution will be taking over Liverpool’s iconic Pier Head on Saturday 18 September. Cream Classical on the Waterfront will be bringing the amazing 50-piece Kaleidoscope Orchestra, performers and vocalists together to perform a brand-new live show featuring a spine-tingling set list curated…
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Music
Threshold Festival 2021 Full Line-Up Revealed
The final Threshold Festival – Threshold X will take place online on the 9 and 10 April with over 100 participating artists across music, performance and visual arts as well as interviews and panel discussions all from the safety of your own home. There will also be visual arts on display in the Baltic Triangle, outdoor and COVID safe, with details to follow. For ticket holders (2020 purchases also valid) the full District Sessions will…
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Culture in Liverpool
Africa Oyé Nyumbani Episode 4 Features concerts, interviews, cooking & more
Africa Oyé have announced the line-up for the March edition of their online magazine show, Nyumbani. This edition of their monthly digital showcase – which takes its name from the Swahili word for ‘at home’ – will premiere on the Liverpool institution’s Facebook and Youtube pages at 7pm on Friday 26th March. The series, which debuted last December, features original concerts, interviews, DJ sets, and even cooking segments, from artists across Africa and the Diaspora. The show will lead with a concert and…
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Music
Fiona Lennon releases stunning debut single ‘A Little Longer’
Hailing from Liverpool, Fiona Lennon’s debut single A Little Longer was released on March 12 and what a debut single it is! As the summer months are approaching, this song is the perfect accompaniment. Lennon describes herself as having an eclectic style with her songs containing elements of folk, pop rock and soul. The track bursts into life with a dreamy guitar riff and Lennon’s beautiful vocals soaring over the top. There is a distinct…
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Music
CRAWLERS pack a political punch with latest single, Statues
This month, CRAWLERS hit us with the double whammy of a new single and explosive video accompaniment. The four-piece band are the latest powerhouse signing of Modern Sky UK, alongside other local successes such as Jamie Webster, Red Rum Club and Abbie Ozard. Entering the new year with under 12k followers, CRAWLERS have blown up on social media in a matter of weeks, now boasting a massive 60.5k followers on Instagram alone. 2021 is sure…
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Crazy P’s James Baron announces new solo outing as JIM
Founding member of electronic outfit, Crazy P, James Baron releases the Falling That You Know EP, his first solo outing as JIM on NuNorthern Soul. Since first emerging as part of Crazy P in the late 1990s, Baron has worked on a number of lauded projects, including Ron Basejam (his nu-disco focused solo alias), Secret Stealth (a sample-heavy collaboration with Nottingham stalwart Bob Sadler) and White Elephant (a Balearic-minded outfit featuring Crazy P partner Chris Todd and old friend Benjamin…
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Music
Jimmy’s Liverpool Are Offering Free Venue Hire For Promoters and Musicians
October 2023 Update: Unfortunately, Jimmy’s is now permanently closed. After what has been a terrible year for the live music scene Jimmy’s Liverpool are offering a lifeline to so many in the industry by offering free venue hire for promoters and musicians. Jimmy’s Team have agreed that they are going to offer all promoters, musicians and artists free venue hire and in-house engineer for all live shows from June 2021 until June 2022. They said…
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Music
Venus Demilo Release ‘Alone in My Head’
Venus Demilo are taking 2021 in their stride with their 2nd single release of the year: Alone in My Head. Born out of lockdown and filtered quickly though the creative process thanks to the bands own recording facilities and home setups, it’s truly an in-depth look into the difficulties facing those in the arts and having the time to mull and worries to be brought to the boil. It’s following on from their first single…
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Editorials
9×9 Records: The DIY Record Label From 81 Renshaw
With the huge wave of rekindled love that record stores have had in the last few years, it’s only right that our city of music, Liverpool, has plenty to do with that resurgence. Far from the ‘High Fidelity‘ style snobbery that can often be associated with those who don’t collect vinyl, 9×9 Records have combined as a sister label to 81 Renshaw, boasting a 100-capacity venue and coffee shop in the record store room giving a wonderful space…
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Music
We Want Women: The Community Inspiring and Uniting Womxn Creatives
Very few womxn in the performing arts scene in Liverpool haven’t heard of We Want Women. Over the last few years, it has become highly regarded with monthly showcase performances in a variety of venues across the city. Performers are drawn to the friendly and welcoming nature of the open mic nights and there is a real sense of support there if you are performing. You may arrive at your first performance not knowing anyone…
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New Noise: March Liverpool Music Roundup
New Noise: March Edition Kicking off this month’s release roundup are the feisty The Let Go (pictured) who drop their track Woman on March 12 2021. And seeing this release fully endorses the sentiments of America’s National Women’s month, this, their sixth single sees cool beats mixed with good old fashioned Anglo-Saxon expression of dismissal. Followed closely behind is Nick East’s new offering Hideaway which opens with a nod to Bowie circa the Scary Monsters…
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Festivals
Positive Vibration Festival 2021 Confirm New Dates
Positive Vibration Festival has confirmed its new dates for their 2021 event. The festival was due to take place on 11 and 12 June 2021, however as the Government’s Roadmap out of lockdown plans were only announced recently it’s just not possible for the event organisers to hold the festival in June. The festival will now take place on 10 and 11 September 2021, in the Baltic Triangle. If you have already purchased a ticket,…
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Music
Dr Orange returns with groovy fourth single
Liverpool Indie-Rock favourite, Dr Orange, is back with Chinatown, his fourth collaboration with legendary Merseyside producer Jon Withnall. The track is to be released on Friday 26 February, and it does not disappoint. The man behind Dr Orange, Chas Moody, continues to impress with this solo project. He has consistently provided the sound of a full rock band by himself with previous singles Comes in Threes, These Things (Baby I Know) and Take, and his…
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Music
In Conversation – Country Club
Up to date, Country Club – “one man and a laptop” – have dropped a generous four tracks via digital platforms, each one showcasing a diverse and eclectic approach to songwriting. And we love it. The fifth is Closer and it keeps up the high standard. We caught up with Leon Holmes, aka Country Club, just before the release of Closer… Liverpool Noise: Congratulations on your recent track Closer. To these ears it really has…