Liverpool Sound City Day 1 Bulletin.
As we are currently at Sound City you’ll find a couple of Friday freebies below. This isn’t a full blog, we’ll leave that until the three days of musical madness that is Liverpool Sound City
Reviews
Reviews of music releases, live shows, and more from the VPME
HOME Volume Three – Free Album
Liverpool based Rash Records are acutely aware that “Britain’s Got Talent,” furthermore they also know that it is rarely discovered via prime time Saturday night TV. They appreciate that genuine talent is far more likely
Elvis Costello – The Return of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook
Not many albums are being made these days like the most recent release from Elvis Costello. Feel how you feel about the music itself, but the premise behind the album is not only unique but
French Wives Debut Album “Dream of the Inbetween” A Track By Track Guide And Competition.
At the beginning of the year Scottish quintet French Wives were named in the top five “Blog Sound of 2012” as voted for by some of the UK’s top music blogs ( the idea being
Marina And The Diamonds – “Electra Heart” – Review.
Marina and The Diamonds returns with a new album “Electra Heart” and proves that whilst there’s plenty of style, there’s even more substance to be found within Ms Diamandis’ second full length musical offering. Doubtless
Album Review – Dead Mellotron – “Glitter”
Dead Mellotron started life as a solo vehicle for singer and guitarist Josh Frazier, but after relocating from Louisiana to Baltimore and adding Courtney Corcoran and Aimee Bowen to the line up the project became
Fanfarlo – “Rooms Filled With Light” Review
“We welcome aboard our new writer Katie Shepherd as she reviews Fanfarlo’s latest album.“ “Shadow Puppetry.” That’s what London-based Fanfarlo have decided to brand their genre of music. While I’m not exactly sure what that
The Wedding Present – “Valentina” Album Review And David Gedge Interview.
There are some things in life one simply can’t fathom, Paul Weller’s somewhat outré barnet, Gary Barlow’s deification and The Wedding Present’s enduring appeal…Woah! “Back A Bit…Stop!!” Scrub that last bit because it’s patently obvious
Grouplove/ Two Wounded Birds Live in Liverpool 24/02/2012
Grouplove and Two Wounded Birds Live Static Gallery Liverpool 24/02/2012. Some may dismiss Grouplove as just another group of happy clappy hippy surfers, but in all honesty it would take the hardest of hearts not
Entertainment On Foreign Grounds – Straylings Interview And Album Review.
“Carver’s Kicks” – Straylings. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/17359937″ iframe=”true” /] You may well consider it a little early in the calendar to find us excogitating over potential albums of the year and ordinarily we’d be inclined to
Review – Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
On a personal level, you could certainly understand Lana Del Rey if she disagreed with the epigram “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” It’s difficult to think of
Songs To Learn And Sing – Jethro Fox, Frankie Rose, Toy and Creeping Ivies
Jethro Fox. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/28086844″ params=”auto_play=false&player_type=artwork&color=ff000e” width=”300″ height=”300″ ] It gladdens our bitter and blackened hearts to hear yet more talented musicians emerging from Liverpool, keen to explore different musical avenues and happy to leave the