by John Gibbons | Feb 19, 2013 | Footie
AS YOU will have heard on the Anfield Wrap podcast, super suave soul sensation Esco Williams plays his biggest show to date at the O2 Academy in Liverpool this Thursday night. So if you are too nervous to watch the match, think we are going to get beat and can’t...
by John Gibbons | Feb 7, 2013 | Footie
THE GIT Award night was good last year. I remember getting very drunk, watching 10 great acts perform, and having a nice chat with Ian Broudie. As nights out go, I’d class that as a belter. But it wasn’t solely put on for my enjoyment. The idea of the ‘Scouse...
by John Gibbons | Nov 22, 2012 | Footie
CHRIS MOYLES has never heard of the Raveonettes. Or should I say had never heard of them. A number of years ago he was interviewing a nondescript indie band, lets say The Kaizer Chiefs, who had just been in New York. He asked them if they had seen anyone famous, as...
by John Gibbons | Nov 6, 2012 | Footie
Stephen Langstaff’s highly emotive songs are attracting more and more attention across the country. Ahead of his homecoming show at The Epstein Theatre this Friday, he met up with John Gibbons to chat about his music, connecting with an audience, and how he could have...
by John Gibbons | Oct 25, 2012 | Footie
IN the rich tapestry of Liverpool’s music history there hasn’t been much space for females. Sure we’ve had a few singers like Cilla, Sonia, Lita Roza and, er, Atomic Kitten, but there was only really Jayne Casey in the 20th Century who managed to break into the male...
by John Gibbons | Oct 16, 2012 | Footie
I am often (well sometimes) asked for updates on bands we have featured on the podcast, so I thought I would do it during what appears to be a very busy period for many. Firstly our good friends The Tea Street Band released a single called Disco Lights this...
by John Gibbons | Sep 28, 2012 | Footie
GIG OF THE WEEK – JACK TYSON CHARLES STUDIO 2, PARR STREET STUDIOS – 01/10/12 As the son of famous Liverpudlians Cathy Tyson and Craig Charles, Jack Tyson Charles is a London artist with Liverpool roots. As you would expect from a man of that stock, Jack is an...
by John Gibbons | Sep 3, 2012 | Footie
The Dovedale Social has had a hugely successful first 2 months, with great performances from the likes of The Tea Street Band, Cold Shoulder, The Mono LPs and last week Mohebbi. This week we welcome our first band from outside the city, Death Masks all the way from St...
by John Gibbons | Aug 24, 2012 | Footie
WHEN socialists say everything should be nationalised, I can only presume they haven’t been to The Mathew Street Festival. If they had they would have an asterisk next to this claim with an accompanying footnote reading ‘apart from music festivals, for the love of god...
by John Gibbons | Aug 22, 2012 | Footie
LAWRO is, to all extents and purposes, a bit of a divvy There is nothing really wrong with this – some of my best friends are divvies, and we can’t all be as distinguished as your average TAW contributor. Lawro is the fella at the party who is not as funny as he...
