by John Gibbons | Dec 17, 2013 | Footie
The week leading up to Christmas is always great in Liverpool for gigs, with bands having one last hurrah before they start a new year plotting world domination. Its also a time when everyone goes out, with pubs full of once a year drinkers and divvies in antlers. So...
by John Gibbons | Jul 17, 2013 | Footie
WOH! WE’RE GOING TO JAKARTA The players have left on their holidays, sorry very important pre-season tour. Indonesia first. Australia next. Where they will join The Anfield Wrap on our holidays, sorry very hard and important work trip abroad. I’m excited....
by John Gibbons | Jul 9, 2013 | Footie
LUIS LUIS, OH BABY, YOU GOTTA GO? SO Suarez has been on the radio again. They must love him in the Uruguayan press. Every time he goes back he is available for a chat at all times. His commitment to journalism in his home country is outstanding. But what about his...
by John Gibbons | Jul 2, 2013 | Footie
BACK TO SCHOOL, RING THE BELL SO the Liverpool players were back at Melwood this morning, which immediately begs the question “What on earth were they doing yesterday?” Was it a teacher training day or something? Or maybe they had to push it back a day...
by John Gibbons | Jul 2, 2013 | Footie
SATURDAY 6TH JULY – 3PM TO 11PM – THE BLACK-E NOT really a gig, more of an event. But the feature is called gig of the week, so we’ll keep it like that. This Saturday Stand AMF Fanzine and our friends at Boss Mag are putting on a show focussed round...
by John Gibbons | Jun 19, 2013 | Footie
By Ben McCausland I have been present at Wembley for some special moments: I saw a Roy McDonough-inspired Colchester United triumph over Witton Albion in the FA Trophy in 1992; in 1995 I saw a scrawny kid from Bootle give the finest individual performance underneath...
by John Gibbons | May 29, 2013 | Footie
It was a sad day for Liverpool music when The Masque/Barfly closed its doors in November 2011. At the time it felt very significant that we couldn’t support such a venue as a city, as a few others at the time either closed down or turned their back on live music...
by John Gibbons | Apr 11, 2013 | Footie
IN just over a week’s time the second winner of The GIT Award will be announced to a packed out audience in Liverpool. The award has grown in status over the last 12 months, to the extent that this year’s winner will take home £1,000 , as well as a place...
by John Gibbons | Mar 29, 2013 | Footie
LAST year a coach returning to Liverpool from Bestival on The Isle of Wight crashed, killing driver Colin Daubey as well as young festival goers Kerry Ogden and Michael Molloy. It was a tragedy that obviously deeply affected friends and family of those who lost their...
by John Gibbons | Mar 7, 2013 | Footie
You may have heard already, but a few of us are going to New York this weekend as part of New York Sound City, which culminates in a British Invasion show in Brooklyn on Monday 11th of March. But I don’t want the music fans of Liverpool to feel we have forgotten...
