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April 4, 2008

Reviews: Moby, Uber Room, The Specials and Van Morrison

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In today's review column we have the latest offerings from Moby, Uber Room, The Specials and Van Morrison.

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April 5, 2008

Win recording studio time for your band, plus a promo video, a live gig and a photoshoot...

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You’ve got the band, you’ve got the tunes, you may even have the haircut. Now all you need is a helping hand to take your unsigned band to the next level...

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April 10, 2008

Little Name - a new adventure...

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Last year I spoke to Lee Barker, the man behind the fantastic Little Name. Lee created a world of music from his house in Merseyside, but felt he couldn't leave the safety of home for fear of panic attacks. It was something that he had lived with for a decade, meaning he'd never seen many of the developments in the city he'd grown up in.
Here, for the first time, Lee talks about his first forays into Liverpool in its Capital of Culture year.

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April 11, 2008

Reviews: James, The Children of Agape Choir, Scouting For Girls and Ben's Brother...

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In this week's review section we have the latest offerings from James, The Children of Agape Choir, Scouting For Girls and Ben's Brother...

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April 14, 2008

The Charlatans interview: Sex, drugs and bananas...

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ROCK’n’roll is not what it once was. Remember the days when touring was best seen through a haze of sex, drink and drugs? Not any more. Now it’s all Diet Coke and bananas. Or so says Tim Burgess.

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April 16, 2008

Number one albums from this week in history...

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Here, in the first of a season, we take a look at the albums that topped the UK charts this week in two different years...

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April 18, 2008

Reviews: Restlesslist, Whitesnake, Sia, and The B-52's

This week we have reviews of the latest releases from Restlesslist, Whitesnake, Sia and and The B-52's.

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April 20, 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets - Alex from Arctic Monkeys and Miles from The Rascals...

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Take the singers from two of the hottest bands around, throw in a whole load of retro influences and a full string section, and you’re going to have something interesting on your hands...

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April 21, 2008

The Fratellis interview

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THEY’RE the new kings of lad-rock, the Glaswegian trio who won over the mainstream market with their rough and ready swagger and beery singalong anthems.

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April 23, 2008

Number one albums this week in history - Automatic for the People and A Rush of Blood to the Head...

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Continuing the season, we take a look at the albums that topped the UK charts this week in two different years...

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April 25, 2008

Skins Live in Liverpool tonight...

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The inaugural Skins Live Tour rolls into Liverpool tonight...

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Ladytron's "secret" homecoming gig...

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They’re super-sleek, super-shiny and uber-cool. Ladytron’s synth pop sound has carried their appeal across the world...

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The Maccabees are in town..

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Asked to name the highlight of their career so far, The Maccabees answer without hesitation. It was 13 June, 2006 at London’s Café De Paris, the last date of their first UK headline tour. It hadn’t been easy. In some towns, they played to 10 people...

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Reviews: Ladytron, Chris DeBurgh and Royworld

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This week's reviews feature the latest releases from Ladytron, Chris DeBurgh and Royworld.

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April 26, 2008

I'm living the life of a teenage boy...

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FULL of excitement, I burst into the office, flinging off my coat and eyeing up my the huge pile of mail on my desk. “I’ve got big news,” I told the girls...

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April 28, 2008

Billy Bragg on prison, nationalism and that Ringo Starr topiary incident...

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Billy Bragg occupies the unusual position of being both an anti-establishment, socialist drum-banger and a lauded national treasure...

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April 29, 2008

Guest column: Sarah Burvill on South Liverpool Music Festival

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Sarah Burvill, one of the organisers of the South Liverpool Music Festival, talks about one of the summer's great up-and-coming festivals...

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