6 OF THE BEST
This week's cultural highlights include Liverpool's one-night culture crawl LIGHTNIGHT and our very own Bido Lito! Social with MARK PETERS
DISCO SOCRATES
Uniting the globe through music and football - a one-day festival of musical culture and its social impact
6 OF THE BEST
This week's highlights include Bristol rapper and poet Dizraeli and Upitup's 15th birthday party
SKELETON COAST FESTIVAL
THE CORAL and TIM BURGESS & THE ANYTIME MINUTES will headline this year's festival at Leasowe Castle
LIMF ACADEMY 2018
Liverpool's highly regarded artist development programme opens for applications from musicians aged 16-25
OYÉ 2018 LINE-UP
Liverpool's festival of African and Caribbean culture and music adds two international female solo artists, MAREMA and LURA, to the line-up
SALOME
Banned in the UK and US on its release over a century ago, the power struggles depicted in SALOME still seethe with pressing relevance.
OPPORTUNITIES
Play a role in the next chapter of Bido Lito! and apply for one of three key roles in the team
SOUND CITY 2018
Ahead of the festval's return to the city in May, we preview all of the action coming to the Baltic Triangle on our dedicated Sound City 2018 section.
THIRD WAVE ADDED TO POSITIVE VIBRATION LINE-UP
Legendary producer, genre defining DJ and more added to award-winning reggae festival line-up
Orchestra of Syrian Musicians
Join the Orchestra Of Syrian Musicians, members of the Philharmonic Orchestra, Damon Albarn and Mounir Troudi for a celebration of unity and multiculturalism
EUPHONIA BY EMMA SMITH
We speak to artist Emma Smith whose innovative Bluecoat exhibition explores the relationship between communication and music
DOC’N ROLL: SOME OTHER GUYS
Director Todd Kipp discusses his new documentary about the Merseybeat group The Big Three
BIDO LITO! PRESENTS AT SMITHDOWN ROAD
We've chosen eight of our favourite local artists to play the much-loved Smithdown Road Festival
BRIDGET CHRISTIE – WHAT NOW?
Comedy fans are invited to 'a night of despair' at the Playhouse this week
100 DEMONS – MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE
Keith Ainsworth captures the action from Manchester Collective's second show at Invisible Wind Factory
WIRRAL NEW MUSIC COLLECTIVE
WNMC announces a Live Music Innovation Fund to support live music in Wirral
BOTH SIDES NOW
Stealing Sheep are looking for local female percussionists to help create a performance in tribute to the Suffragettes.
RY VIEIRA VIDEO PREMIERE
Kick back and chill with the new video for Baby When You Go from the woozy whizzkid
SUNFLOWER BEAN
The New York power trio speak to Daisy Scott about activism and empowerment ahead of their March Liverpool show.
ST PATRICK’S DAY PLAYLIST
We've put together a playlist of artists we've come across who bridge the Irish Sea in various ways.
GO PLATINUM WITH SORT
The team behind the Baltic rehearsal spaces have launched the Sort Development Deal in a bid to help unsigned acts stand out.
CULTURAL COLLATERAL: THE BRIT AWARDS
How representative are today's BRIT Awards of contemporary UK music?
MERSEYSIDE ARTS FOUNDATION
Applications are now open for MAF's groundbreaking music development programme.
MUGSTAR – AD MARGINEM
Mugstar explore the relationship between visuals and audio with a meditation on isolation and loss
INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK
We trawled through the huge bill to pick the highlights so you didn't have to
ALL WE ARE X a.P.A.t.T.
Parr Street Studios have been celebrating 25 years in operation with a series of specially commissioned sessions - the latest is this stunning collaboration between All We Are and a.P.A.t.T.
BARBEROS: THE LADIUS
Barberos don their spandex to celebrate 25 years of Parr Street Studios with their choir epic The Ladius
BIDO LITO! STUDENT SOCIETY FIRST MEETING
Join us for the first meeting of the Bido Lito! Student Society at The Merchant on 7th February
WE’RE LOOKING FOR FILMMAKERS
We're looking for creative and innovative filmmakers to work with us on a range of projects in 2018
LIVERPOOL, MUSIC CITY?
We look at the spaces where artists and makers are able to cut their teeth, thrive and create.
THE BLURRED SUN BAND
We bask in the jazzy psych soup concocted by the latest group to join the Eggy Records roster
SLADE
The glam rockers' guitarist Dave Hill talks to us about life beyond Noddy and THAT Christmas hit
PURE JOY…GO GALACTIC!
Celestial duo Pure Joy return with an epic, 13-minute space voyage single, released on War Room Records
IN RESPONSE TO ALPHONSE MUCHA
We peer behind the curtain on In Response To... Alphonse Mucha, a series of songs spawned from viewing the Art Nouveau master's work
THE BIDO LITO! SOCIAL X OUTSIDERS STORE
XamVolo headed up stellar line-up of artists for the final Bido Lito! Social of the year with Outsiders Store
UNDER CINEMA
We speak to FACT's Ana Botella about the origins of Under Cinema, a new exhibition from artist, film maker and performer Wu Tsang
POSITIVE VIBRATION
The award-winning reggae festival announce the first wave of earth-shaking acts for their 2018 edition.
CULTURAL COLLATERAL: FAC51 FLOOR
We explore the BME's Madchester exhibition as they prepare to screen 24 Hour Party People
THE LOST BROTHERS VIDEO PREMIERE
The Lost Brothers return with an exclusive video for Echoes In The Wind, taken from their forthcoming fifth album
PIZZA THE ACTION
Seeing Queen Zee and The Sasstones or Blick Bassy this November? Get 2-4-1 pizza at American Pizza Slice. Yum.
GENGAHR
Cath Bore chats with Felix Bushe of Gengahr about the ups and downs of that difficult second album syndrome before their Liverpool Music Week show
GIRL RAY
Talking teen angst and writing with honesty, Girl Ray's Poppy Hakin spoke to Cath Bore ahead of their show at EBGBS
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
Writing on the Wall's Alice Mason reflects on her interview with Benjamin Zephaniah ahead of his show at District
SIN BIN OF THE CITY
Director James Arthur Armstrong talks to us about his Toxteth Riots documentary which screens in Liverpool soon
PRE-GIG PIZZA PARTY
Got tickets for Dream Wife or Hurray For The Riff Raff this October? Get 2-4-1 pizza at American Pizza Slice
GHOSTPOET
The brooding, world-weary artist talks to us about his musical progression ahead of his show at Invisible Wind Factory
DARKSTAR – TRACKBED
Darkstar talk political engagement and creating a new composition with participants from Harthill Youth Centre as part of Different Trains 1947
LIVERPOOL COMEDY FESTIVAL PREVIEW
From award-winning comedy to surrealist cabaret, here are this year's highlights from Liverpool Comedy Festival.
BEEFHEART BONANZA!
A weekend of events at the Bluecoat looks to consider Captain Beefheart, the total artist
OPEN 3: AFFECTING CHANGE
Yetunde Adebiyi and Danny Ryder talk about their work in Open 3: Affecting Change and radical politics in Liverpool.
All We Are
Watch the second part of All We Are's documentary on identity, focusing on Liverpool and their relation to it
TRAMLINES 2017
This year's photo highlights from Tramlines festival, with Primal Scream to Loyle Carner.
Strange Collective EP Launch
Sam Rowlands' series of photos from the first Strange Collective all day event at Invisible Wind Factory
SKELETON COAST FESTIVAL – PREVIEW
Returning to Hoylake this Saturday, we select some recommendations for this year's Skeleton Coast Festival
LIVERPOOL MUSIC WEEK – PREVIEW
Returning for its 15th year, here are our highlights from Liverpool Music Week 2017's first announcement
MARVIN POWELL VIDEO PREMIERE
Exclusive first look at the video for Marvin Powell's windswept new single Wind Before The Train
PIZZA THE ACTION
Going to see Frankie Cosmos or The Vryll Society in August? Get 2-4-1 pizza at American Pizza Slice
BIDO LITO! STUDENT SOCIETY
Music and culture loving students, we're launching the Bido Lito! Student Society and we'd love you to get involved
WIN GARY NUMAN TICKETS
Check out our gallery of Gary Numan's last Liverpool gig + win a pair of tickets to see him at ECL
TV ME VIDEO PREMIERE
Watch innovative pop-rock oufit TV ME perform their debut single, Peppercorn Boy.
WIN BRIAN WILSON TICKETS
Read our interview with the Beach Boys genius and win tickets to see him perform Pet Sounds
LIVERPOOL: A CITY OF PROTEST
An exhibition of protest and placards comes to Constellations this month
VIDEO PREMIERE: SISSY FISTS
Queen Zee And The Sasstones unleash the video for latest single Sissy Fists
LIMF ACADEMY MOST READY ARTISTS
Inside the Motor Museum with LIMF Academy Most Ready artists Gazelle, Remée and Mary Miller
LIMF – Under The Radar
With LIMF on the horizon, we pick out 10 under the radar artists to take in at the Sefton Park extravaganza
THE BIDO LITO! SOCIAL IN PICTURES
What went down at the June edition of the Bido Lito! Social at Camp and Furnace
HOW MANY WAYS / GAZELLE
LIMF Academy Most Ready artist Gazelle recorded live at Motor Museum for Bido Lito!
PROPERTY / MARY MILLER
LIMF Academy Most Ready artist Mary Miller recorded live at Motor Museum for Bido Lito!
DANSETTE: ALL WE ARE
All We Are select the tracks that have influenced their upcoming album Sunny Hills
A DECADE OF SOUND
Pre-order your programme for Pioneers of British Electronic Music, The Velvet Underground & Nico Reimagined and Sound City
TURANDOT
We speak to the director of Opera North's acclaimed production of Puccini’s deadly romance Turandot
TIME CAPSULE
DJs Andy Votel and Bitowski and artist Sam Wiehl set for the mind-melding LightNight After Party
LIVERPOOL, MUSIC CITY?
The time has come for us - the Liverpool music community - to reshape what music means to the city.
THE ART OF REGGAE
The Art Of Reggae presents a vibrant selection of works in aid of a fantastic and fitting cause.
LIVERPOOL’S ROUGH TRADE
The complete Rough Trade Records playlist, as selected by movers and shakers in the Liverpool community
CATTLE & CANE
Cattle & Cane talk family harmonies, songwriting and their latest release before a date at Buyers Club
SHIRLEY COLLINS
We catch up with a true icon of folk ahead of her eagerly anticipated Philharmonic show this May.
WELCOME TO UPITUP
A series of introductory mixes from Jacques Malchance, ahead of Upitup Records' 14th birthday
IT’S OUR PARTY
Want a taste of what's happening at our Membership Launch Party? We've got you covered.
RECORD STORE DAY IN LIVERPOOL GUIDE 2017
Live music, giveaways and rarities - where to get yours on Record Store Day 2017
MEMBERSHIP LAUNCH PARTY
Join us @ 24 Kitchen Street with Strange Collective, MC Farhood, Pixey and more
FOREST SWORDS – ARMS OUT
Forest Swords returns with a mesmerising new video and details of his second album.
THE SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF SPARKLEHORSE
Portraying the universe created by a tortured soul and true genius
AGP VIDEO PREMIERE
Watch the video for Motionsickness, the latest single from musical shapeshifter AGP
SEUN KUTI
We chat to the Afrobeat star about his musical heritage, art, politics, and his time in Liverpool
THE SLOW READERS CLUB
"It will be interesting to see how all art forms respond to the political climate in the coming years."
JOSIE LONG
It's timely that the comedian is hitting the road to bring a bit of light into our lives and happily she's paying a visit to Merseyside en route
DIG VINYL’S UNDER THE RADAR RECORDS 2016
Dig Vinyl's UNDER THE RADAR shares some of the more arcane songs of 2016.
HOOTON IN HELMSDALE
Hooton Tennis Club offer us an insight into their studio sessions for new album Big Box Of Chocolates with Edwyn Collins.
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