Jade's Music Blog

Today we've got the lowdown on the new releases from The Bees, Green Day, Levellers, Digitalism and Avril Lavigne. Click below and tell us what you think. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Make your views known!

Once in a while a guilty pleasure comes along that I can write about freely in a family newspaper, and Cherry Ghost are just that.

Over the last few years The Maybes? have become somewhat legendary on the Merseyside music scene. With their killer hooks and infectious enthusiasm The Maybes? - don't forget the question mark - are a must-see band for every Liverpool music fan.

You know that old saying, the best things in life are free? Well one of my all-time favourite Merseyside musicians is bringing it to life in a wonderful way.
King of all things acoustic and former ECHO busker of the year Alun Parry is giving away his music freely, and if people like it they can make a donation. It's an idea inspired by his busking days, and I think it's fantastic...

Remember the old days when festivals were about saving the world, and packed with charming hippies, happy rockers and unforgettable performances?

Today we've got the lowdown on the new releases from Johnny Cash, Maroon 5, Suzanne Vega, Badly Drawn Boy and Cedar Falls. Click below and tell us what you think. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Make your views known!

Drumroll please!!!
After weeks of build up we can now proudly announce our second six of the best...
Here are six of our favourite unsigned local acts. Our reviewing team have picked the bands they love from widely different genres, which have very different sounds, but the thing that unites them is quality. They are all excellent musicians and songwriters, and we think they encapsulate the best of the Merseyside sound right now.

Phew! After a fantastic week away I'm back and ready for the most musical of summers...

There's something very, very new, and I think really rather exciting, soon to be unleashed and at last I can tell you a little more about it...

He's a mate of The Maccabees, he invites the crowd up on stage with him, and tonight he's in Liverpool - Jack Peñate is fast becoming an irresistible force.

This week's Spin it or Bin it includes the new releases from The Police, Bon Jovi and The Thrills.

Bad weather seems as much a part of the festival experience as iconic performances and endless queues for portaloos...

It was every festival cliché rolled into one – great bands, knee-deep mud and queues as long as the eye could see...

SOUND 07, the Liverpool ECHO's summer music special is now on sale

Click below for all the information on how your hands on a copy...

Yes, it really was as cold and wet and muddy as you’ve heard on Saturday at Knowsley Hall Music Festival, but over in the far corner from the main stage, The Maybes? played on the MySpace stage, and from the very first note, they lit the place up with their own brand of high octane, hard driving, loving-every-minute-of-it bluesy rock and roll..

The Carling Academy will play host to a trio of fabulous bands in as many days.

Fresh from their Knowsley stint, rising stars the Alones are all set to take Barfly by storm this weekend.

In Spin It or Bin It - the lowdown on the new releases from The Orange Lights, Cherry Ghost, My Chemical Romance and Garbage. Log on and let us know what you think.