Keep an eye out for the Red Stripe VW Campervan, which will be making impromptu appearances around town, fully equipped with sound system & some special guests.

Check out Red Stripe Presents…John Power, King Creosote, DJ Yoda, The Strange Death of Liberal England, The Suzukis  & Many More @ Static Gallery 27th-30th May
www.redstripe.net

An artist who has received Ivor Novello, Grammy, BASCAP awards along with a flotilla of gold and platinum records, really needs very little introduction.

Musical success is seldom measured in time spans of more than a few years, if not Andy Warhol's oft quoted "fifteen minutes", so the fact that by the time Midge's single "If I Was" went to No1 in 1985 he had already crammed several musical lifetimes into a 10 year professional career speaks volumes - Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Visage, Ultravox and of course the most famous one off group in musical history Band Aid had by then all had the guiding hand of his musical navigation.

Then you have to take account of Midge's musical directorship of a series of rock concerts for The Prince's Trust, Wicked Women for Breakthrough and in honour of Nelson Mandela; a Lord Provost award for services to Scottish music; record production for Phil Lynott, Steve Harley and countless others; his video direction of memorable hits by the Fun Boy Three, Bananarama and others, or a whole swathe of landmark singles by Ultravox; TV, theatre and film music credits ranging from 'Max Headroom' to stage and big screen.

HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR + LATE OF THE PIER + FOUR TET + FLORENCE & THE MACHINE + TELEPATHE + THE FIELD @ LIVERPOOL BARFLY
buy tickets for Hercules And Love Affair here

Tuesday 27th May
MYSTERY JETS

GLASVEGAS

THE METROS

THE DISPLACEMENTS

more tba

Barfly, The Masque Theatre, Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH.

£10 advance - 7pm doors

Liverpool Sound City is to become the world’s first music festival and conference to be streamed live in Second Life when it takes to the stage from May 27-30.

Those who can’t attend the festival, can log onto Second Life and catch all the action from the conferences, gigs and parties. The festival itself is set to play host to a number of established acts such as Reverend and The Makers, The Wombats, DJ Yoda, and Hercules and Love Affair.  

Having built the entire Capital of Culture city in Second Life, Liverpool Sound City has recognised new media as a key portal for delivering festival and conference content to festival goers all over the world who can’t make the much anticipated event.

Johnny Hudson from Creative Cultures, the company behind delivering streamed content from the festival into Second Life, said: “Sound City will be the first music conference to offer true interaction within a 3D environment. This presents a unique opportunity for an online audience to experience and interact with the conference and festival without actually having to be physically present.”

Advancements in technology will mean those who attend the festival will also benefit with Bluetooth solutions within official venues allowing content and promotional material to be transmitted directly to their mobile handsets.  Web channels including Second Life, Myspace and Youtube are being utilised to encourage engagement and allow Liverpool Sound City to provide fans with news, content and information up to and beyond the conference itself.

Tuesday 27th May at Liverpool FC Football Academy.
12 music industry, media and artist teams (6 a side) battle it out to get their name on the JP World Cup.
The winners and runners up will receive their medals at the opening party for Sound City which will also be a John Peel Memorial night.  This celebration will be hosted by The Farm and will include some amazing special guest live performances.  

Liverpool Sound City has announced several heavyweight industry moguls including Mike McCormack, deputy managing director of Universal, Ivor Novello winning producer Rick Nowles and Jon Webster, chairman of the Music Managers Forum, as part of its conference schedule.
They will be joined by celebrity guest panelists such as ex-Smith's guitarist Andy Rourke, New Order's Peter Hook and acclaimed music journalist John Robb. The industry’s hottest and most sought after producers, artists, labels and executives will converge on Liverpool, to challenge the role of the music conferences and also debate the future of the industry.
The debates and discussions promise to be lively; in particular Liverpool versus Manchester on which city has had a greater impact on the music industry.
Liverpool Sound City will host a conference summit that will seek to question and debate the relevance and reason of other current music industry conferences and events...Where do they fit?  How do they adapt?  What truly is a conference’s function in the current climate?  Just how integral a part do they play?  Should unity from all events be demonstrated on some level?

This is not a battle to be recognised as the ‘best’ event but an opportunity for representatives from some of the major music conferences across the globe, including MIDEM, London Calling, SXSW, POPKOMM, The Great Escape, Musexpo and Womex to pose questions.
Presented by music label executive Dave Pichilingi, this four day, multi-platform event will offer entertaining workshops and highly informative panels covering a mixture of topics regarding the business behind the music.
Una Johnston (SXSW), Sat Bisla (MUSEXPO), Gerald Seligman (WOMEX) and Javier Lopez (MIDEM) to name a few will kick of the ‘Conference’ panel at the Hard Days Night Hotel on the 27th May.

Clash Magazine is proud to present their own very special party at the Liverpool Barfly on Thursday 29th May. Featuring Hercules and The Love Affair, Late of The Pier, Four Tet, Telepathe, Florence and The Machine and The Field.

www.clashmusic.com

The limited offer platinum VIP wristband guarantees-

27th May, Hadouken- Carling Academy

28th May, Domino Records Party featuring Lightspeed Champion, Sons and Daughters and many more- Carling Academy

29th May, Reverend and the Makers- Carling Academy

30th May, The Wombats live at St Georges Hall (wrist band only show)

and following this

VIP entry and treatment at our closing night party with special surprise guests

All this for the (limited offer) price of £50!!  Places are limited and once tickets are gone they are gone.

 On top of all this your wristband also gets you VIP entry to see over 200 bands playing during the festival including- Hercules and the Love Affair, Mystery Jets, Four Tet, Noah and the Whale, Does it Offend You?, Pete and the Pirates, The Rascals, Laura Marling and 100’s more!

For more information about what’s on at Sound City see the events page

http://www.redbullbedroomjam.com/

DO YOUR DIY IN LIVERPOOL THIS SUMMER?
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Ultra cool label Moshi Moshi have confirmed they will be holding a party at Liverpool Sound City 2008.

Bands such as Hot Chip, Slow Club and locals Hot Club de Paris are on the label, so this party should be a gudden!

Local label Deltasonic Records will be hosting a special event at this years Liverpool Sound City.

Great local bands such as The Zutons, The Coral and The Rascals are on the label, which is sure to be one of the highlights of the festival.

Domino Records, the home of The Arctic Monkeys and local folk act Eugene McGuiness are confirmed to be supplying one of 17 venues at Liverpool Sound City with a party not to be missed!