ISSUE 101 EDITORIAL
Liverpool culture is recognised all around the world, but how do we grasp the multitude of conversations and ideas that make a place what it is, if we're just passing through?
BILL NICKSON
Ahead of the release his latest EP, Niloo Sharifi meets the man behind the bedroom pop wizardry and throwback childhood photos.
KITTY’S LAUNDERETTE
Tom Doubtfire talks to the organisers behind the newly opened launderette to gauge how mass-collaboration can positively affect the community
FUTURE YARD FESTIVAL
Anna Calvi and Bill Ryder-Jones headline an exciting new Wirral festival
ARAB FUTURISM
With the launch of Palestine + 100 at LAAF, Laura Brown asks if we see the privilege in our ability to think it will always be better tomorrow
SPINN TOUR DIARY
With a fresh new album in their back pocket, Liverpool’s jangle pop darlings hit the road to charm the rest of the UK.
PREMIERE: TINSEL TEARS BY JOHNNY ECHOLS
Tune into the Love guitarist's first recording since 1968
WHISC AT 35
From behind their unassuming Bold Street façade, the quiet heroes of WHISC have been offering advice and support to generations of Liverpool’s women.
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
These Melbourne "soft-punks" have been riding a wave of acclaim for their bright and thoughtful guitar rock.
MICHAEL ALDAG
A rising star who is managing to merge classic Scouse songwriting with the freshness of contemporary electronic production.
READ IT IN BOOKS
In his new memoir Fried & Justified, publicist to the stars, Mick Houghton, recounts some of the wisdom picked up after a generation working with pop’s most notorious acts.
MARY ANNE HOBBS
Broadcaster and proud Lancastrian Mary Anne Hobbs curates a celebration of avant-garde female musicians at Manchester International Festival.
SHAI-LI
This Liverpool-based producer and multi-instrumentalist crafts sweeping vistas from her minimalist compositions
RAHEEM ALAMEEN
One of last year’s LIMF Academy Most Ready artists has started to fulfil his huge potential, with two stellar tracks already in 2019
DIGITAL LOVE
Artist Harriet Morley delves into the complications that new modes of communication have introduced to human relationships.