The Mersey Sound 50 years on: Interview with Brian Patten Throughout 2017 Liverpool will celebrate 50 years since Brian Patten, Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri – also known as the ‘Liverpool Poets’ – released their influential and hugely popular anthology, ‘The Mersey Sound’. Now a bestseller, with updated versions having ... Read More...
Talent
Mark Simpson interview: Liverpool-born classical composer Liverpool-born Mark Simpson emerged as a prodigious musical talent when he became the first person to win the BBC Young Musician and Proms Young Composer of the Year awards in the same year. The composer and clarinettist has built on this success over the last decade, bagging numerous other ... Read More...
Choir With No Name: Escape through music Interview with manager Ema Quinn Founded eight years ago by a London hostel worker, The Choir With No Name offers those affected by homelessness an escape through the power of music. for almost three years, the choir’s liverpool branch has been providing the city’s less ... Read More...
The Coral drummer Ian Skelly talks to Your Move Renowned rockers The Coral, famous for hits including ‘Dreaming of You’ and ‘In the Morning’, will perform in Liverpool this month as they continue to promote their latest critically acclaimed album, ‘Distance Inbetween’. Your Move caught up with the band’s drummer, Ian Skelly ... Read More...
Prof Greg Whyte interview: The LJMU sports scientist challenging celebrities Professor Greg Whyte achieved sporting success as a modern pentathlete, winning championship medals and competing in Olympic Games. Now a professor of applied sport and exercise science at Liverpool John Moores University, Greg has also become well known for putting some of ... Read More...
Young people from across Merseyside are being called on to audition for a production of 'Legally Blonde'. Open auditions organised by the LHK Youth Theatre will take place on 13 November at the Marriott Hotel for the performance at The Epstein Theatre next summer. Budding performers aged from six to 19 are ... Read More...
Red Dwarf XI: Interview with co-creator Doug Naylor ‘Red Dwarf’ went supernova when it touched down on BBC Two in the late 1980s and remains a cult favourite with fans across the cosmos today. Lister, Rimmer, Kryten and The Cat have returned for an eleventh series of sci-fi parody and smeg ... Read More...
Local disability arts charity DaDaFest has received a major boost from the Big Lottery Fund to support its latest project. A total of £275,000 has been granted to the organisation to support 'DaDaFest Rookies' which aims to increase employability within the creative sector for young disabled people. The project will see more ... Read More...
Made to measure: Manuel Cuevas interview From humble beginnings in a small Mexican village making prom dresses, to designing some of the most iconic outfits in rock ‘n’ roll history, fashion designer Manuel Cuevas has come a long way. Affectionately known as the ‘Rhinestone Rembrandt’, Manuel has worked with a client list ... Read More...
A star cast: Interview with Sodajerker Interview by Natasha Young Liverpool-based songwriters Simon Barber and Brian O’Connor work together under the name ‘Sodajerker’. But aside from showcasing their skills by creating their own musical material, they’ve shot to success in recent years with their acclaimed ‘Sodajerker on Songwriting’ podcast series focusing on the ... Read More...