Jade's Music Blog

LIVERPOOL’S first ever “green” music festival has been cancelled in the face of growing financial difficulties.

How do you fancy jazzing up your weekend at a jam with like-minded musicians? And best of all, it’s free.

Mathew Street Festival has been axed, Livefest is no more, it's been a bad week for music on Merseyside...

In Spin it or Bin it we've got reviews of The Broken Family Band, Little Name, Alun Parry and The Coral. Read on and leave your views...

WITH performances from Echo and the Bunnymen, John Power, Little Man Tate and a host of local unsigned talent, Eclectica free festival promises to be the highlight of Merseyside's summer of sound.

They say a picture tells a thousand words, and if Shari Denson’s photographs could speak they'd have a fair few stories to tell...

We've reviewed the latest offerings from Eugene McGuinness, New Model Army and Newton Faulkener - click below and leave your views.

This week we've got the new entries from Steve Pilgrim, Aqualung and Ray Lamontaigne...

She's got style, she's got songs and, it seems she's got more than a fistful of dollars. This is Candie Payne as you have never seen her before...

Dozens of acts were left disappointed when news broke in the ECHO that Europe’s biggest free music festival had been axed. But in true festival spirit venues across the city rushed to the rescue to keep this year’s Mathew Street festival afloat.

Rising stars from across the city are set to shine at a free gig at the Picket tomorrow night

Like the phoenix that rose from the ashes, this year’s Mathew Street has reinvented itself with more than a little help from its friends.

Is your band in need of a makeover? You’ve got the sounds, but now you need the looks?
If so, we’ve got the competition that will send your band from fashion wasteland to style sensations...

I can proudly announce, with a drumroll, that our guest columnist this week is Cheapskate. He's everyone's favourite exponent of Bluenote music with a Scouse accent, packed with humour, originality, and exuberance. He's giving us a glimpse into his world... take a peek below...

In this week's Spin It or Bin It we look at the latest offerings from Ian Brown, featuring Sinead O’Connor, Natalie Imbruglia and the Plain White Ts. Click below and leave your views...