Music & Listening

  • Radar: Live_Transmission. Joy Division reimagined

    Seems like everyone’s getting back together to tour their classic LP these days. All well and good, until you’re Joy Division. Still, you can’t keep...

  • Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus

    Launching a box set of genre-popping brilliance, The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus are playing a rare and hotly anticipated gig tonight at Leaf’s...

  • Radar: Lambchop

    Lambchop’s Nixon never grows old. Rich, inventive, warm and heady it’s the sound of a band hitting their stride and really not getting into a...

  • Win: tickets to Discoteca Poca’s final clubnight

    We’re always sad when a favourite night of ours closes its doors for the final time and so it’s with a heavy heart that we’ve...

  • Radar: Money, By The Sea at Leaf

    Bella Union rarely put a foot wrong - so it’s good to see their impressive track record continue with new signings MONEY. And yes, they’re...

  • Radar: Liverpool International Music Festival

    Today saw the official launch of the new Liverpool International Music Festival. We were there, because we support it. It’s encouraging to see the city...

  • Radar: Festival Bombarda at Williamson Tunnels

    The brilliant Bombarda gang are hosting a ma-bloody-hoosive knees up this weekend, celebrating an entire year of globe-spanning genre hopping fun in Liverpool. The weather...

  • Radar: Low to play the Cathedral

    How good is this? Harvest Sun have secured what’s gonna be the gig of the festive season, as Duluth Minnesota’s Low head to the Anglican...

  • Review: Matt Berry at the Kazimier

    Matt Berry comes to the Kazimier with his set of psych-folk and tracks from his new album, Kill The Wolf.

  • Radar: Electronic Voice Phenomena at St George’s Hall

    Liverpool arts organisation Mercy have been playing around with glitched-up, spooked-out explorations in language for a while now, and now with Electronic Voice Phenomena, they’re...

  • “It’s easy to get sniffy about pop music”: Thea Gilmore interviewed

    Thea Gilmore is about to release her 14th album. The critically acclaimed singer has always been prolific. But, following an A-listed single on Radio 2...

  • Sound City Pick: Ghost Chant

    We love Sound City. And we love that this year’s line-up (in music and chat) is the best yet. But, doing our homework over the...

  • Ragz: Born Again

    Ragz Nordset is a name you all should know. The Nordic chanteuse has bewitched acoustic audiences around this town and beyond for a while now....