From Club Classics to Olympia Magic: Soul II Soul’s Timeless Grooves Make Liverpool Spring to Life

We don’t do well by our black British artists, do we? Liverpool’s The Real Thing were the first black British group to hit number one, and I’m sure most people think You To Me Are Everything came out of Philadephia. We dropped Craig David like a hot potato. It wasn’t uncommon for Sade or Estelle to sell more overseas. Soul II Soul are another example. … Continue reading From Club Classics to Olympia Magic: Soul II Soul’s Timeless Grooves Make Liverpool Spring to Life

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Manchester’s Electronic Alchemy: The Chemical Brothers Return to Where It All Began

In the place where their paths first crossed, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, the iconic duo known as The Chemical Brothers delivered a hypnotic live performance at the AO Arena in Manchester. Before the show starts the DJs already make their presence felt with three expansive screens and an elaborate strobe lighting arrangement and the ambiance was further enhanced with the deployment of smoke machines, … Continue reading Manchester’s Electronic Alchemy: The Chemical Brothers Return to Where It All Began

Royal Blood Rocks Liverpool: A Blood-Pumping Night at the Craft Guild of Students.

Royal Blood took Liverpool’s Craft Guild of Students by storm on Wednesday evening. Their relentless energy, thundering basslines, and seismic riffs filled every corner of the venue. Photographer Brian Sayle was on site and captured the intensity and dynamism of a Royal Blood show. Photos below. Continue reading Royal Blood Rocks Liverpool: A Blood-Pumping Night at the Craft Guild of Students.