Mazes
Following a debut with their references clear for all to hear, Mazes are back later this month promising a more progressive sound… Just when you become concerned about the ever encroaching years and...
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
– Godfather of dub
He’s produced for Bob Marley, co-wrote a track covered by the Clash and appeared in Guinness ads. Who is the real Lee Scratch Perry? When you think of artists performing beyond what you’d...
Chew Disco Returns
Amy Roberts on Chew Disco, literally one of Liverpool’s most vital club nights… It could be argued that every night out you might ever happen upon is riddled with the dissemination or activity...
Hungry like the Wolf
Patrick Wolf plays the Epstein Theatre next month, touring an album marking 10 years of pristine, sing-it-from-the rooftop sounds… It’s a decade since singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf’s first album was released. That record, the...
Harangue the DJ
How to achieve a vibrant, successful club night in the face of requests for the ‘same old, same old’? Mikey Stevenson spoke anonymously to a number of city DJs to find out… Soon...
Delia Darlings Reviewed
C James Fagan on Delia Derbyshire, a musical pioneer who continues to inspire… This year sees the 50th anniversary of the world’s longest running science-fiction TV programme, the BBC’s Doctor Who, whose...
HMV Rings Death Knell
HMV goes into administration: another death knell for the high street or succor for local industry? As HMV called in the receivers my mind was immediately shunted back to two Christmases worth of working in...
Deep Hedonia: ARK01 – Previewed
Deep Hedonia are back, this time with a regular night exploring the boundaries of Liverpool’s underground scene… As much an idea or philosophy as they are a promotions team, Deep Hedonia hit the...
Say it ain’t so: Rivers Cuomo and Weezer
If you like your Weezer strictly old-skool, you’re not alone… In the beginning was the word and word was with Rivers, and the word was Rivers. If you’ll forgive for a moment the...