Category: Live

As the Beach Boys‘ founder Brian Wilson brought Pet Sounds to Liverpool one last time, SFN‘s Jack Cinnamomd was there to capture a legend in a standout performance. Looking back at their time, there aren’t many 60s pop bands as celebrated as The Beach Boys, with their dizzying fun early surf-hits to the later half…

Along with the birth of a new Liverpool venue, electronic legend Gary Numan steps into the Exhibition Centre to play classics, new material and everything in between. The birth of a new venue in the city is always an interesting thing, especially when it’s kicked off with a brilliantly billed show.  Tonight, Liverpool sees the…

With the pop-punk titans in town once again, it was time for SFN‘s self-professed Blink-182 superfan Pip Johnson to join the fray at Echo Arena. Here’s his review of the night. It’s been over five years since pop-punk legends Blink-182 last played Liverpool, now they have finally returned for a night of mayhem, backed with…

For a weekend full of space, science, brilliant music and pure imagination, Sounds From Nowhere delved into the world of Bluedot for its 2017 festival.  It’s only the second year for the wonderous Bluedot Festival, based out of Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, where astronomy and music collide and we excitingly set off to enjoy…

Last night, the great Bido Lito! brought an amazing punk-driven outing of their Social (free for Bido members!) at Camp and Furnace. Pip Johnson went down to catch the action. Jo Mary walked onto the stage at half past 8 and started off slow with a psychedelic sound but quickly turned things up into a…

Like watching blooming flowers coming from organised chaos, Kikagaku Moyo heighten every sense and blow your mind simultaneously and quite effortlessly too.  Truth be told, I’ve been looking forward to catching the Japanese psych greats ever since I caught them at this past year’s Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia.  Beforehand, we’re treated to a support…

The final day of the 10th Sound City brings a slower tone and vibe, albeit with a lot more people.  The first act of the day we caught were Wasted Johnny’s, the Korean punks that bleeds classic rock n’ roll. Nostalgic in taste, however the energy of the band is what blew me away, always…

The opening day of Sound City brought the heat in the music, as the sunny weather decided to leave for a bit.  After walking round for quite awhile after getting on-site long after entry time, we kicked off our day seeing the legendary Danny Fields in-conversation at the Tim Peaks Diner tent.  Danny talked about…

The legendary John Cale steps onto the Sound City main-stage to preform a three-in-a-lifetime show in Liverpool, he celebrated 50 years of The Velvet Underground & Nico with some special guests.  I’ve said this before, every once in a blue moon we get a very special gig here in Liverpool, and John Cale preforming Velvet…