ISSUE 87 EDITORIAL
Editor Christopher Torpey looks at some research that proves how vital art is to our ability to build connections with our fellow humans, and how deepening these links can help us build a more civil society.
FACT AT 15
Maya Jones considers how FACT sparked a generation of experimentation in film, art and media.
BEIJA FLO
A daring approach to musical performance is just one aspect of the activism and art of Beija Flo, one of the most ambitious artists working in the city today.
PIZZAGIRL
A tasty pie of heartfelt synthwave and cheesy, retro sensibilities is the order of the day of this bedroom pop sensation.
DAWN RAY’D
The anarchist revolution is coming, and it is going to be soundtracked by Dawn Ray’d’s battle-ready, poetic take on black metal.
SOUNDTRACKING… A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Ahead of the Everyman Theatre’s production of A Clockwork Orange, Del Pike revisits the cult music and imagery of Kubrick and Burgess’ great Horrorshow.
ARTS CENTRAL
In the latest in her series that focuses on the role our region’s arts centres play in our communities, Julia Johnson looks at how The Atkinson is maintaining a longheld tradition of arts participation in Southport.
DIE WITH YOUR MASK ON
Masked comic-style designer and Queens Of The Stone Age collaborator, boneface, comes out from the shadows for a debut solo exhibition at Buyers Club in April.
CHUPA CABRA
The Deeside gutter punks signed to Trashmouth Records blend incisive lyrics and shouty, unapologetic brashness.
WILROY
The widescreen, warped soul music found on the Liverpool-based Canadian producer’s new EP is the perfect way to soothe a busy mind.
YAMMERER
One dose of madcappery from the many-limbed beat combo that is Yammerer will leave you smitten. Enter the funhouse with the band’s dynamic frontman Jason.
DANSETTE: MARK PETERS
Former Engineers songwriter MARK PETERS reveals some of the inspirational records that have proved seminal in his musical education.
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
Archive raiders Public Service Broadcasting combine music, samples and snippets of public information films to create a fully immersive, multi-faceted experience.
ISSUE 87 FINAL SAY
Bido Lito! Editor-In-Chief Craig G Pennington reflects on Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s announcement of the establishment of a Liverpool City Region Music Board.
FACT AT 15 GALLERY
Photographer Robin Clewley gives us a tour around the fascinating Wood Street building in this FACT At 15 Gallery
BEIJA FLO GALLERY
Take a look at an extended set of photos from Keith Ainsworth's feature shoot with Beija Flo
PIZZAGIRL’S PIZZA CRAWL
We went on a pizza crawl with Pizzagirl, and John Latham put together this brilliant set of photos.
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