Category: Live

The legendary English folk pioneers Fairport Convention are set to kick off their 50th Anniversary tour next week and includes a date at Liverpool‘s own Camp & Furnace. 50 years is a long time for a band, but there’s none more likely to hit the accolade than the electric folk legends Fairport Convention, who have…

The British alternative greats Elbow have announced a special series of dates coinciding with their tour to support Little Fiction, their sixth album. The dates created in association with the Forestry Commission will see the alternative rock giants preform a series of outside shows in seven forests in June and July, along with their standard tour dates. The band will preform at Delamere…

80s icon Belinda Carlisle show for October to celebrate 30 years since the release of her hit single “Heaven Is A Place on Earth”. The former leader of the Go-Go’s will bring her iconic brand of 80s rock to the confines of the Olympia on October 7th 2017 for what is set to be a…

1997 was a pretty extensive and good year for album releases, everybody from Björk to Aqua released albums (not all good, I might add) but only a few can stand the test of time. The mid 90s and the last few years have both had a similar musical compass, seemingly lots of acts are taking…

The immense shoegaze rockers Slowdive have officially signed with Dead Oceans and have released their first single in 22 years, since their 1995 album Pygmalion.  Their first single in 22 years titled “Star Roving” effortlessly shows the band’s ability to create expansive songs like only very few can and an sincere song that should please the…

The Vryll Society have announced that they’ll be heading off to the iconic SXSW festival and conference in Austin, Texas this March. They’ll be joining fellow Liverpool act Trudy and The Romance at the festival and are set to preform, leading to a huge opportunity for two of the cities’ brightest talents. In 2016, both…

Another year gone by and the UK music scene is as grand and vibrant as ever, it seems. Last year it was announced that the BPI would hand out £3 million over the next three years to help with export growth. While this sounds fantastic, it seems like the BPI have already struck an issue…

Award-winning Liverpool reggae music and culture festival Positive Vibration have announced that 2-tone legends The Selecter will headline their 2017 edition. The Selecter were one of the top acts in the U.K ska/reggae revival of the 1980s along with bands such as Madness, The Specials and others. Bandleader Pauline Black will also take part in…

MPF will return for another year this April proving once again that the DIY punk scene in the UK is very much so alive. Top-billed by Paint It Black (preforming their first UK show in seven years), Strike Anywhere, Belvdere, The Toasters, Martha and The Filaments. The festival will be taking over two new venues this…

Throughout motion picture history, there’s be a long history of classic bands pitching in on soundtracks, however one pairing has always been a little off. Iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick and prog-rock icons Pink Floyd. Editor Jack Cinnamond takes a look at the history, or false history, about the two: “Strangers passing in the street, by…