Jade's Music Blog

I've been locked away toiling night and day on the Echo's summer music extravaganza, Sound 07, a celebration of Merseyside's sensational summer of sound and it's almost ready to hit the shops.

It's your 52-page essential guide to the Liverpool music scene, a glossy magazine with interviews with Ian McCulloch, The Coral, Pete Wylie, Shack, Madness, Candie Payne, Amy Winehouse, Pink, Kelis, Mark Ronson and loads, loads more.

As well as in-depth interviews, the bands have also chosen the top ten Merseyside albums of all time, and they'll talk you through their ultimate festival survival guide (including their incredible insights into porta-loo ettiquette and festival dating) and what's on their iPods this summer.

Music photographer Mark McNulty gives his tips on how to take the perfect festival picture and talks about his favourite photographs and why the Knowsley Hall festival is the culmination of a 20 year musical journey.

There's the must-see guide to the ten new Merseyside bands you have to see this summer and we've got a fantastic feature on The Gigs That Changed My Life, stories from the people who were there about the nights they'll never forget.

There is also a free CD with hugely exciting exclusive tracks recorded especially by Ian McCulloch, The Coral, Eva Petersen, Pete Wylie, Shack, Neville Skelly, Thomas Lang and more, and £1 from every magazine sold goes to the Anthony Walker Foundation.

It will be on sale at newsagents across Merseyside from next weekend, and at venues and festivals near you.

Tonight Eva Petersen will be on The Pool with Dave Monks on Radio Merseyside talking about the CD, so tune in between 8-10pm to hear more...
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