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News
Preview: Sound Women #2
With Sound Women rally up for another shindig at the Sound Basement, Ste Knight takes a look at what is in store
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Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop #132: Queering Glastonbury
After the expected furore over the Glastonbury line-up, Shaun Ponsonby sees an event full of women, queer icons and topped by a black British rapper that shows an invigorated, forward thinking festival.
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Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop #131: The Michael Jackson Quandary
After Channel 4’s devastating Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson fan Shaun Ponsonby has been forced to face some uncomfortable truths, and wonders how Jackson’s legacy should be framed going forward.
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Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop #130: Stop With The Bullshit Songwriting Memes
Shaun Ponsonby is sick of all of those memes that tell you why music today is crap based on the number of songwriters, so he’s decided to tell you why […]
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Music
The Radar: Warning by the Ocean Waves Band
Following on from last year’s reggae-infused It’s Like, the ambitious Ocean Waves project returns by sprinkling a jazzy feel over the Jamaican sound with Warning.
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Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop #129: BRITS 2019 – a bored wank at a funeral
Shaun Ponsonby continues his community service for that time he swiped a shoehorn from a cobbler by watching this year’s BRIT Awards so you don’t have to. He wasn’t happy […]
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Music
LIMF 2019 Announce Disco Classical, Sister Sledge ft. Kathy Sledge
LIMF 2019 is going DISCO with a massive closing act.
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Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop #128: The Obligatory Grammys Round-Up
A celebration of women that managed to snub a trailblazing queer black woman who all but stole the show. Shaun Ponsonby found this year’s Grammys an improvement, but frustrating.
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Music
Rating The Human League
With Sheffield’s finest returning to the city this summer for a special show at Croxteth Park as part of Let’s Rock Liverpool, Shaun Ponsonby revisits the back catalogue of this […]
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Live Reviews
XamVolo, Mersey Wylie, Sub Blue, Blue Vibe: Arts Club, Liverpool
XamVolo launches his debut album, which Shaun Ponsonby believes has set a new standard for Liverpool music.
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Music
The Radar: Nightmare and Winter Nights by That’s Juvey?
He may be from Ellesmere Port, but That’s Juvey? is a thoroughly scouse MC. Shaun Ponsonby takes in his latest releases.
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Music
Preview: The Wailers at O2 Academy, Liverpool
The band behind Bob Marley return, playing the biggest selling reggae hits of all time.
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Interviews
XamVolo: “If you take events too seriously, you’re more likely to choke”
As XamVolo releases his debut album and preps a massive headline show at the Arts Club, we dig out this fascinating interview our own Shaun Ponsonby conducted with him last […]
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News
Preview: Hѧppy Ѧccidｮnts Independent Venue Week Showcase
Wide Eyed Boy headline the event at the Jacaranda.
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News
Preview: The Specials at Eventim Olympia
The legendary Ska band visit Liverpool on their 40th anniversary tour, and Alan Parry can’t wait.
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Comedy
Laurel and Hardy – 10 of the Best
With the release of the much anticipated biopic Stan and Ollie, Shaun Ponsonby revisits ten of Laurel and Hardy’s classic films.
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Music
The Radar: Money by The Tosin Trio
About Time? You bet! With their debut EP finally due for a 2019 release, Eve Marie-Connolly hails the Tosin Trio’s debut video.
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LGBT
Queen Zee, Piss Kitti, Zand, Munkey Junkey: 24 Kitchen St, Liverpool
Planet Slop wouldn’t miss Queen Zee launching their debut album, would we? Shaun Ponsonby heads to 24 Kitchen St to see 2018’s gig calendar out in sickening style.
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Music
Generic Magazine’s Best Albums of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Shaun Ponsonby presents the top ten types of albums that will appear on every single end of year list produced by every other publication.
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Live Reviews
LUNA, Stealing Sheep, Remee: 24 Kitchen St, Liverpool
Making the venue feel like an extension of her work, LUNA took over 24 Kitchen St to launch her latest single.
