May 2008 Archives

The Ting Tings master three-minute pop magic, while Portishead, The Explorers Club, Howlin Rain and Four Tet get the review treatment.

Watch out Wiley, Alan O'Hare has a warrant for your arrest. Meanwhile some Londoners recall long-lost Liverpool sons to scoop the SOTW prize.

Hold on to your hats, the Liverpool music event of 2008 is on its way.
Getintothis guides you though Liverpool's Sound City.

Take a deep breath, here's what's on and where during the inaugural Liverpool Sound City.

With just two days to go, there is a true sense of expectancy in the air as Liverpool Sound City draws ever closer to opening.
Seeing his vision come together is the result of months of careful planning by festival director Dave Pichilingi, whose drive and inspiration is bringing an incredible event to Liverpool on a scale which has never been seen before.
Here he gives an insight into the start of something truly special for Liverpool.

As the blond bombshell Boris Johnson is voted in as the Mayor of London, Paul Snowdon finds solace as the Bard of Barking returns to Liverpool.

The tunes remain, but the banter has diminished as Frank Turner polishes his professionalism, Matt Eland wants his hero back.

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Guest columnist Matthew Gordon rakes through the new releases and finds Liverpool's Clinic certainly Do It! Elsewhere there's mixed results from The Whip, Supergrass, Cadence Weapon, Camille and, er, Jethro Tull.

A quick picture blitz through our third magical trip to All Tomorrow's Parties.