Tom Calderbank previews a new and unique exhibition by Lawrie Vause, the creator of Paris Toxteth, which lands at The Egg Cafe on May 5th with a special showing of the films with live musical accompaniment on Thursday 8th May at 7pm and 8pm.
Tommy Calderbank reviews the book ‘Time For Magic: A Shamanarchist’s Guide To The Wheel Of The Year by the late, great Jamie Reid, which will have its Liverpool launch on 16th July, 7-8.30 at The Florrie.
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Smoky God, the new album by Neil Campbell. based on the book The Smoky God, or a Voyage Journey to the Inner Earth by Willis George Emerson.
Tommy Calderbank reviews Romeo 660, the new album by Ian Cantwell and Marty Snape.
The hunt is on for 2 pieces of art which once graced the old Speaker’s Platform at the Pier Head designed by the sculptor Arthur Dooley and architect Jim Hunter to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the TUC.
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Experimental Folk night held at the Unitarian Church and featuring Lotus Blossoms, She’s In The Trees and Feral Wheel.
Tommy Calderbank reviews Faldum, the new album by Liverpool composer and multi-instrumentalist Neil Campbell, released on November 4th.
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Great Escape, the new album by one of Liverpool’s finest guitarists, Neil Campbell.
Tommy Calderbank writes about ‘Not On The Wood’, the new self-published book of poetry, prose, doodles and magic from his mother Maggie who died in 1997.
Tommy Calderbank reviews the book Spirits of Place, an anthology of essays on ‘spirits of place’ featuring twelve authors including Alan Moore and Warren Ellis and edited by John Reppion.
Tom Calderbank reviews the new CD Estuary, based on the poetry of Seán Street with musical settings by Neil Campbell and featuring vocalist Perri Alleyne-Hughes.
Tom Calderbank writes about the weekend of commemorative events to let the community say goodbye to Stan Ambrose.
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the L8 Uprisings, ‘Aftermath 1981: A History in 35 Objects’, will attempt to tell the story of that cataclysmic time – and what happened next – through 35 different and surprising objects.
Tom Calderbank reviews the Art of Reggae Exhibition, on at Constellations, 35-39 Greenland Street until 15th June.
Tommy Calderbank reviews the album The Restoration by Babadub, an incredible duo from the heart of the Scouse underground music scene.
