Emperor X – Previewed
Usher in the weekend early on Thursday, with a flat white and a slice of Emperor X… Chad Matheny, better known as Emperor X, doesn’t so much set lyrics to music, not in any typical,...
Ital @ The Shipping Forecast – Reviewed
With a fresh take on events promotion, Matt Longworth finds deep house and high-times easy to come by… Music inspired events company Deep Hedonia’s first venture at the Kazimier was a hard act...
Africa Oyé 2012 – Previewed
Roll on the weekend, and keep your fingers crossed for some sun – it’s all about Africa Oyé! This weekend sees the 20th anniversary of Africa Oyé. In that time it has become the...
The Kazimier Krunk Fiesta: In Pictures
Check out the action from Saturday’s all-dayer at The Kazimier… If you wandered into Wolstenholme Square on Saturday, you probably would’ve noticed a flurry of matador capes, goat skins and dodgy pencil moustaches....
Studio Series: Jon Lawton
We check out Crosstown studios, the workplace of musician and producer Jon Lawton… Please describe your space: I have a space in a shared building with a few other businesses. I am on...
Deep Hedonia Discovered
They’re the new music inspired events, design and promotions agency on everyone’s lips. We scored an exclusive interview with Deep Hedonia… Following a dry-run sorting out the music side of things for a...
Sound City and Light Night – In Pictures
Photographer Andrew Abrahamson gives his take on Liverpool Sound City and Light Night Festivals… Thursday’s highlights I was asked to cover Death in Vegas, a band I’d heard of but didn’t really know...
Germ Free Adolescents – Previewed
Amy Roberts on an exhibition of punk and post-punk ephemera, which recognises an icon of the era… When Poly Styrene – the iconic front woman and founder of classic punk outfit X-Ray Spex ...
Liverpool Sound City 2012: The Bands & Beyond
The modern-day festival is about a lot more than the bands. Does Sound City measure up? Speak to anyone ‘in the know’ and running a music festival is the hardest game in the...