No network found!
Categories
Futuresonic 2008
No network found!
Author: Neil
My names Neil, and this is my blog where I capture what's going on around me, I rave about what i think is super cool and I rant about other stuff.
Stop Thinking about it and just get on and do it.
No network found!
This is the second I’ve listened to and so far I haven’t been disappointed yet, they are both great. Both have a raw quality to them which I love or maybe it is just because they are set in Liverpool that I love them.
Poor Heinz is in love with Rosa but Rosa only has eyes for Alan her Philosophy lecturer. His two thousand texts and offers of discount vouchers for the Threshers on Aigburth Road don’t cut much mustard with Rosa. Poor Heinz doesn;t know taht as he visits Rosa is busy packing for a move to Bangor university with Alan. But all comes right in the end.
It’s a bit Allo Allo in parts with ropey accents but it doesn’t do it any harm and it’s well worth a listen.
The second play in a series of 10 written and performed by Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse in conjunction with LIPA Radio. To find out more go to www.LIPARadio.com and www.EverymanPlayhouse.com
The Bank holiday approaches and there is loads of stuff going on this weekend so find out what’s on and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene. And find out details on how to win tickets to see Tony Benn at the Liverpool Philharmonic.
This week Ian reviews Bluecoat Display Centre’s west meets west exhibition, Shankly at the Olympia, Terry Duffy at the Walker, four artists at the people’s Centre and we talk about the great day we had at the fantastic Rotunda Pavillion. You can see my pictures from the launch of the Rotunda Pavillion or Folly here. This will open in a new window. This week Ian has a great competition coming up to win a pair of tickets to see Tony Benn at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall find out more detail in the podcast. This weeks there is the launch of the Edge Hill pavillion on Friday evening and on Saturday they are having a fun day for all the family which may include volunteering for an ESP experiment, also this weekend Tate’s 20th Birthday and Futuresonic in Manchester, Tatton Park biennial and the Shrew artists group show in Birkenhead Pavillion – everyone is getting a pavillion these days – Ben Johnson’s Liverpool Cityscape is complete so listen again to Ian’s interview with Ben. All this and more of what’s coming up in Liverpool.Art in Liverpool podcast 30 April 2008 [26:53m]: Play Now Play in Popup
Want to represent your city at the End of the Road Festival?
Arts Council England’s Take it away scheme is running a competition to find 3 class acts to perform at the End of the Road Festival in September 2008 as the grand finale to its Most Musical City campaign.
The competition is open to groups and solo performers of any kind from rock and pop to indie, folk, jazz and classical.
All you need to do to enter the competition is add Most Musical City as a friend.
Remember to say in your message which of the following cities you’d like to represent: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Colchester, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield.
If you or your band don’t have a MySpace page – no problem! – just send us a message anyway along with a link to your website, YouTube posting or any other details about your band and we’ll look you up!
If you want to just add us without entering the competition, just go ahead!
The campaign to find England’s Most Musical City runs until Friday 30 May 2008. Make sure you’re in the running and ask your friends to vote now for your city. Every vote counts!
First prize will go to a band/artist selected from the entries representing the winning city who will be our headline act on the Take it away unsigned stage at the End of the Road Festival in September 2008.
Second prize will go to a band/artist representing the runner up city.
Third prize will be selected by our panel and will go to the best band/artist representing the remaining 8 cities.
Check out the End of the Road Festival
Go to the Most Musical City pages
Categories
Liverpool -World capital of pop
It has produced more hit singles than than any other city around the world. – From the Guinness book of Hit singles
Discover more about Liverpool with England’s first, free, music-themed city walking guide. Pete Wylie from the The Mighty Wah! will take you on a tour of Liverpool’s music scene from the 1960s to the present day passing the legendary clubs and venues in the World Capital of Pop.
Listen to the podcasts at www.liverpoolmusicguide.com
