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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.
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Live Reviews
Mersey Wylie, Tori Cross, Jasmine Johnson: Studio 2, Liverpool
An astonishing performance to launch her astonishing EP, Mersey Wylie puts on an empowering night at Studio 2.
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Music
The Radar: 5am by LUNA
Hot on the heels of Fire, LUNA releases the next single from her upcoming EP.
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Interviews
Mersey Wylie: “Why can’t we romanticise the idea of things being better?”
With the release of The Skin I Live In, Mersey Wylie chats to Shaun Ponsonby about her debut EP, the changing attitudes towards mental health, her love of Michael Jackson […]
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LGBT
Queen Zee To Play Debut Album At 24 Kitchen St
Gradually conquering the trashy dredges of society across the country, Queen Zee return to premiere their debut album at 24 Kitchen St.
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LGBT
The Radar: Subtlety Is For Other People by QFolk
Somewhere between Tom Waits and Britney Spears lies QFolk, a non-binary fantasy trash babe and a one human post-folk punk yelling experience.
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Live Reviews
David Byrne, Benjamin Clementine: Manchester Arena
The former Talking Heads frontman stages his most elaborate show since Stop Making Sense, but does it live up to the hype? Shaun Ponsonby heads to Manchester to find out.
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Live Reviews
Ladytron, Stealing Sheep: O2 Academy, Liverpool
After a seven year absence, Ladytron return for a homecoming at the O2 Academy. Shaun Ponsonby finds out if they still destroy everything they touch.
