December 2011
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New Release: Being Jo Francis - All That I Want
(Released 23.12.11)
http://soundcloud.com/being-jo-francis/all-that-i-want
All That I Want by Being Jo Francis
New release from local city boys Being Jo Francis, ‘All That I Want’, hit the online shelves just yesterday. Heavy hitting from the start, viscious with vocals and a riff to shake your hair to. What more could you want?
“Being Jo Francis are not your average...
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Review: The Fall Of Kings - Tall Army (EP: Only For The Free)
The first time I listened to this track I wrote down three words, big, catchy and polished. I think that this really says it all about this track.
As soon as the track starts with a cleverly effected guitar feedback you know that this track has not been rushed in the studio and that some time has been taken to get this just...
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How would you improve the Liverpool music scene?...
How would you improve the Liverpool music scene? What do you think we need to boost it? (Click ‘Read More’ to see what people said)
Pete Murphy: Fans. Convincing people to get out the chair and come see some music. Whether thats by ensuring quality control over the quick buck that some venues seem to be going for. I’d love to see the Cavern back in the hands of some...
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Review: Psycho Motel IX 1st Birthday Freakout
09/12/11 @ The Kazimier - Phil Oskoui
DIRTBLONDE/RICKY SPONTANE/LOVECRAFT/POISONED ELECTRICK HEAD
I have been hearing strange things about Psycho Motel for a while now. Legend has it that it was started in the bedroom of one of the lads out of the fabled Zombina (and the Skeletones), the darkly humoured punk band that has been doing the rounds and becoming cult like to all things freakish in...
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EP Review: Cenacle – Immortality Words: Lew Mobey – @itslewmobey
This fantastic fresh 4 piece from St Helens UK are switched on musicians who have a strong musical sound.
With a wide range influences such as Linkin Park to Breaking Benjamin, these boys have built up a local fanbase and have released a well produced EP titled Immortality…
A particuar favourite track of mine is...
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Liverpool's Crumbling Scene: Reader's Views (p1)
Joe Colburn: The scene in liverpool is all up in the air. Most bands are more than happy to just be playing and maybe scoring a coupla free drinks. Other bands want ‘what they’ve earnt’. 9 times out of ten attendance of gigs in liverpool is poor. This is for one reason alone. Venues and bars are taking the piss, so promoters have to step expectations up and spread...
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Review: Bird EP Launch @ Eric's
03/12/12 - Venue: - Erics, Mathew St Bird Official E.P. Launch
- Words: Phil Oskoui
Support from The Fifth Movement/The Edwardian Picnic/Dave Barnicle
Christmas is coming. And the goose is definitely putting the pounds on. Mulled wine, roast chestnuts and log fires. Early nights all snuggled up with your loved one while the harsh winter beats its frostbitten heart outside…
Forget about...
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EP Review: Fidel Afro - Words: Dave Sparks – @dsparks83
Hailing from the North West Fidel Afro are a band who have honed their playing and writing in and around Liverpool and come with a sound that will not be unfamiliar to anyone who listens to bands from the area…
“Waiting for Yesterday” starts off rather low key with a driven riff through the intro giving way to the equally low...
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Review: Whiplash Promotions presents Gorgoroth,...
The Masque, Seel Street, Liverpool - Thursday 10th November 2011
Words: Matt Ford
In Whiplash’s biggest show since Deicide, legendary Norwegian black metal outfit Gorgoroth arrived in Liverpool fully intent on shocking your grandma. Notably, Vader returned just five months after their first Whiplash appearance. Crazy! Valkyrja and The Sickening are lesser known names, but each made an...
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Editorial - Tacos
-Joe ManGone
Jeeeze… I haven’t done one of these since we posted in issues! Feels good though. Almost as good as my home made tacos. I might even start doing a regular editorial again really. I’ve missed writing weekly ramblings on what I’ve been up to in the week and other things you probably don’t care about. I might start doing one every Friday. Just to keep...
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Preview: HELP SAVE LIVERPOOL MUSIC!: STOP! Rock N'...
HELP SAVE LIVERPOOL MUSIC!
Words:Pete Murphy
This coming Saturday (10th December) at the Lomax Liverpool, three bands plus a singer/songwriter will be taking to the stage in a bid to entertain. Nothing unusual about that and it will no doubt be happening at a multitude of venues throughout Liverpool on that night.
The main difference is that this night is focused on musicians and attracting...
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The Future of Live Music – Should We Be worried?
Rory Taylor - Rebel Soul
In a world where digital technology reigns supreme and the economy is taking a battering, there is a concern that the live music scene will be irrevocably damaged or even die out.
We are living in exciting, yet tumultuous times. The onslaught of digital technology has freed up music and we are now able to listen to what we want, when we want and where we want. However,...
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Liverpool GIT Awards - Get In To This
Prestigious Merseyside Music Awards For Our Grassroots Talent
Despicable rival and good for nothing Liverpool music blog, Get In To This, (Ooo how I hate those guys) are doing what someone in this city should have done a long time ago. Serenading this city’s musical talent with a prestigious award. Best thing? It could be you taking it home…
Peter Guy of the Liverpool Echo and the...
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Misty and The Masque: Why we can’t have nice...
Misty’s Big Adventure/The Last Gambados/Fidel Afro/We Walk In Straight Lines @ The Masque (24/11/2011)
- Michael O’Farrell
If you’re reading this then you’ve probably heard by now that The Masque is no more. Facing ever-increasing financial pressure, its owner has decided to cancel or relocate all upcoming gigs and close its doors. And with them, one of the most...
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Review: Wizards Of Twiddly/Long Finger...
24.11.11 @ Masque
(Wizards of Twiddly)
-Craig Ebbrell
Its a common fact that everyday you see people that you will never see again. People you see on the bus, people you see munching out of bins in the park whilst stinking of cider and being wet through with piss, people everywhere, and every single one of them has a story to tell…
Ok, now I know you’re reading this and saying...
November 2011
18 posts
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Interview: Tom George - "Fucking amazing" - Live...
Tom George surely has one of the most varied CVs of anyone on the Liverpool scene. A gig promoter, performance poet and fanzine writer, making music has been his most consistent activity.
(Tom George)
After singing and drumming in punk renegades Heads of State in the noughties, and a brief stint as lead guitarist with uber-wierdos Lovecraft, Tom has ploughed a furrow as an acoustic...
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Masque Liverpool - Gone But Not Forgotten
The Masque has been an integral part of our music scene for so long that it’s hard to image the city without it. There is no other venue like it left in the city which is a frightening thought! It was key for local large scale events and festivals as well being the perfect place for promoters, both experienced and newbies alike, to put the shows on that helped make our scene so great.
The...
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Interview: Animus
Animus: Ready to stop playing, and start playing.
(Animus)
-Gina Kershaw
It is Saturday afternoon and I am nursing a cheeky pint awaiting the arrival of St Helens based Metal/Alternative/Experimental band Animus. Two members of the four piece, Alex and Tom, arrive and apologise that people are running late. Although at this point and time I have only met two members of the band I have a clear...
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Review: The Fallows/All We Are/Supercannes/Luke...
(The Fallows)
18.11.11 @ The New Eric’s, Matthew St.
-Phil Oskoui
I haven’t been to the New Eric’s yet. The club which in its own right helped Liverpool stay firmly on the musical map in the seventies just as much as the Cavern had placed us there in the sixties. With bands such as Blondie, Buzzcocks, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Joy Division, The Police, The Sex Pistols and The...
