Music

  • Liverpool Events
    The Jacaranda At 60: A Look At It's History And It's Exciting Future 3

    Record Store Day 2020 In Liverpool: New Date 20 June

    Record Store Day 2020 officially announced that there will be releases from Gorillaz, Eminem, The Cure, Biffy Clyro and Robyn. Plus, U2, Manic Sreet Preachers and David Bowie will release exclusive vinyls in aid of War Child. We’ll be looking at what releases you can expect for Record Store Day 2020 in Liverpool. RSD 2020 will return on Saturday 20 June, rather than 18 April, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, with hundreds of cassette and…

  • Culture in Liverpool
    Doc'n Roll Music Documentary Festival Returns 26 - 29 March

    Doc’n Roll Music Documentary Festival Returns 26 – 29 March

    Doc’n Roll Music Documentary Festival, returns to the Mersey for its biggest and best event yet: the 5th Liverpool edition, which runs from from 26 to 29 March 2020 at Picturehouse at FACT and The British Music Experience (BME).  From Zambian rock to MySpace-spawned waves of electronic creativity, Doc’n Roll Liverpool 2020’s five acclaimed full-length feature films each spotlight a unique musical landscape. Witness the births of movements both musical (Drum & Bass and the…

  • Music
    Liverpool Noise Music Playlist For When You Need To Self-Isolate 3

    Liverpool Noise Music Playlist For When You Need To Self-Isolate

    If the next few weeks lead to us having to self-isolate because of Coronavirus then we think it’s our duty to provide you with a playlist to get through it. We’ve complied some of the best music by Liverpool bands and artists that will make the time fly by with The Liverpool Noise Music Playlist For When You Need To Self-Isolate! And yes, this is just a bit of fun! The full Spotify playlist with…

  • Liverpool Music Artists
    Esme Bridie Returns With Dreamy Folk Track 'Say The Words' 2

    Esme Bridie Returns With Dreamy Folk Track ‘Say The Words’

    Esme Bridie is back at it again, after wonderful reviews from her debut album, ‘Today It Rains’, she has harnessed all that energy and threw it back into her charmful songwriting style for some new music! With a couple of singles on the release horizon, it’s an exciting time to be a fan of this young Merseyside talent. If this is the first time you’re hearing her name, make sure to see her and her…

  • Liverpool Music Artists
    Euan Blackman Releases His Catchy Debut Track 'Think About You' 2

    Euan Blackman Releases His Catchy Debut Track ‘Think About You’

    LIPA student, Euan Blackman showcases his songwriting and production skills on his debut single ‘Think About You’. The song bio states that this track is two minutes of guitar driven pop / rock song full of synth hooks and lyrics that deal with modern day homesickness. Oh, and plus the obligatory soaring i.e.”anthemic” guitar solo. Yep. It’s all of these, and the fact that the track actually weighs in at around two minutes is a…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Future Yard Festival Announce Series of 2020 Events 1

    Future Yard Festival Announce Series of 2020 Events

    The team behind Future Yard Festival has announced Near Future, a pop-up music venue and Birkenhead’s only dedicated live music space. Initially Near Future will be showcasing a series of live events between 25th April – 20th June 2020. It will present some of the most exciting emerging new artists from across the UK – and very special returning local icons. The success of the first Future Yard Festival last year proved that there is…

  • Festivals
    Positive Vibration Announce Second Wave of Acts for 2020 Festival 1

    Positive Vibration Announce Second Wave of Acts for 2020 Festival

    The award-winning celebration of reggae music and Jamaican culture, Positive Vibration Festival has announced even more acts ahead of the festival’s return to the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool on 12 and 13 June 2020. Since its inception in 2016, Positive Vibration Festival of Reggae has established itself as one of the country’s most exciting and eclectic reggae festivals, playing host to internationally renowned bands, legendary sound systems + selectors and some of the brightest new talent.…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Milo Seabird To Launch New EP 'I Lie Low' At Parr Street Studio 2

    Milo Seabird To Launch New EP ‘I Lie Low’ At Parr Street Studio 2

    Liverpool’s Milo Seabird will follow up on their 2019 debut single with I Lie Low, a 5 track EP of brand new material to be released on 19 March. Last year ex – Lumin Bells front man Nico Hercules teamed up with Ollie Hawes to start a new musical project. After adding Jamie Maguire on lead guitar, Dave Pye on bass and Wez Clarke on drums, Milo Seabird were born. Focusing on songwriting and recording for most of 2019, the…

  • Music
    Bumpmen Release Debut Feel-Good Disco Track 'Bill Murray'

    Bumpmen Release Debut Feel-Good Disco Track ‘Bill Murray’

    Dance project duo, Bumpmen, have released their high energy, disco debut single Bill Murray and its guarenteed to get you up on your feet. Bumpmen is the new production project from Liverpool dance scene legends James Morgan (Liverpool Disco Festival) and John Dean, with the track being released on LDF Recordings. The song is available to listen to and buy on the LDF Recordings Bandcamp page now and will be on all streaming platforms from…

  • Culture in Liverpool
    Africa Oyé Announce First Wave of Artists Including Female Supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique 1

    Africa Oyé Announce First Wave of Artists Including Female Supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique

    Africa Oyé have revealed the first three live music acts for their 2020 festival of music and culture in Liverpool. Female pan-African supergroup, Les Amazones D’Afrique, Ghanian highlife stars,Santrofi and Cameroonian songstress Valerie Ekoume will all grace the Sefton Park stage when the festival returns for its 28th annual event on 20th and 21st June, 2020. An all-female collective of West African musicians, Les Amazones D’Afrique made a huge impact across the globe with their 2017 debut album, République Amazone. Singing out against gender…

  • Bars in Liverpool
    The Highball Club Brings the 1920's to Seel Street 3

    The Highball Club Brings the 1920’s to Seel Street

    Expect 1920’s glitz and glamour at The Highball Club, Seel Street’s most exciting new bar… The Highball Club is an elegant roaring 20’s bar that is steeped in decadance, classic cocktails 100 years in the making and luxurious ambience. The bar is set to give the roaring 20’s a new home in the heart of Liverpool with ‘bootleg’ liquor and quaffable delicacies fit for aristocracy. From Tennessee to Korea, a floral explosion to a punchy…

  • Liverpool Music Scene
    Live Review: Mutant Vinyl at Jimmy's

    Live Review: Mutant Vinyl at Jimmy’s

    Richard Joy was at a packed Jimmy’s on Friday to catch multi-instrumentalist Mutant Vinyl. If 2019 was a busy year for Edwin James Pope -AKA Mutant Vinyl – the chances are that 2020 is shaping up to be equally exciting. His debut album – Daffodils In Angell Town – was critically praised, and to keep up the momentum this March sees the release of his A Year Of Autumn EP, the lead track Faux Rodeo…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Seprona's Slick New Single 'Lost In The Lonely Hearts' Out This Week

    Seprona’s Slick New Single ‘Lost In The Lonely Hearts’ Out This Week

    I have always found myself being drawn to words and names that sound interesting: “Seprona” is one of them. I like the way the name trips of the tongue; it’s one of those words that you actually enjoy saying – Seprona! And when you delve into Professor Wiki’s Old Grey Almanac, Seprona also stands for the unit of the Spanish Civil Guard responsible for nature conservation and management of the hunting and fishing industry. So…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    Liverpool Indie Choir Reflect On Successful First Six Months

    Liverpool Indie Choir Reflect On Successful First Six Months

    Back in May 2019 we received an email about Liverpool indie Choir which caught our eye. This 21st Century choir wanted people to come along and learn to sing anthems from the likes of Elbow/Foo Fighters/Jimmy Eat World/Radiohead with a member of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. It sounded like such a great idea and so we posted the news on Liverpool Noise, encouraging people to go along to the first open session in June.…

  • Festivals
    Cream Classical 2020 Lineup Announced

    Cream Classical 2020 Lineup Announced

    Cream Classical 2020 has announced the lineup for its return to Sefton Park on 18 July.  The 2020 edition will include DJ sets from Basement Jaxx, Faithless and Leftfield. There will also be appearances from Cream legends including David Morales, Roger Sanchez, Danny Rampling, Seb Fontaine, John Kelly, Tall Paul, Paul Bleasdale and Andy Carroll. One of the highlights of the event will be the 50-piece Kaleidoscope Orchestra – an orchestra made for the 21st…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    'Bang' - The Explosive New Single From Little Triggers

    ‘Bang’ – The Explosive New Single From Little Triggers

    Sometimes when you listen to a track, it can take a few listens to explore meaning and place. In the case of Bang, Little Triggers latest single, this could not be further from the case. From the moment that the track ignited, your imagination is sent on a wild goose chase. Charging guitars and a relentless drumbeat join forces to provide this intensity and adventure. In my case, I was sent on a late night…

  • Festivals
    Africa Oyé Needs Your Help To Keep The Festival Free

    Africa Oyé Needs Your Help To Keep The Festival Free

    The organisers of Liverpool’s Africa Oyé have called upon local investors and the people of Liverpool to help keep the festival free. From its humble beginnings in 1992 as a series of gigs in the city centre, Oyé has showcased the finest in African and Caribbean music in the likes of Concert Square, Princes Park and even across the water in Birkenhead. The festival made Sefton Park its home in 2005, where it has since…

  • Festivals
    Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy To Headline Bluedot Festival 2020 1

    Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy To Headline Bluedot Festival 2020

    Bluedot Festival 2020 has released the first wave of artists with Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy headlining the fifth instalment of the award-winning music, science and culture event at Cheshire’s iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory taking place 23–26 July 2020. One of the most influential and ground-breaking musicians of all time, Björk’s festival exclusive set will close bluedot  with a uniquely commissioned performance alongside Manchester’s famed Halle Orchestra featuring incredible bespoke projections on the Lovell Telescope.…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Paint Me In Colour Release New Track '1968'

    Paint Me In Colour Release New Track ‘1968’

    Paint Me In Colour are on the scene! With a musical project and journey spanning around 3 years in the making, it’s no surprise that their ready-to-go package is a hit. Fresh off the back of their last release ‘Feel It’ back in January, it’s straight back to it for this plucky trio with their newest single ‘1968′.  After a couple of years recording, honing their musicality and laying the framework for the future in…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Threshold Festival Announces First Wave of Artists Including Nick Ellis and Empathy Test

    Threshold Festival Announces First Wave of Artists Including Nick Ellis and Empathy Test

    Threshold Festival looks set to go out on a high with the final instalment of the grassroots music festival taking place on 3-4 April. The festival organisers announced the first wave of acts for the two-day event which takes place across venues in the Baltic Triangle. Accomplished musician and story teller Nick Ellis, urban pop artist Chinchilla and electro pop outfit Empathy Test are some of the highlights from the announement. Barberos, The Lutras, TEE,…