Issue 53 / March 2015
March 2015 issue of Bido Lito! Featuring HOOTON TENNIS CLUB, A LOVELY WAR, MOTHERS, TUNE-YARDS, OPEN MIC CULTURE and much more. March 2015 issue of Bido Lito! Featuring HOOTON TENNIS CLUB, A LOVELY WAR, MOTHERS, TUNE-YARDS, OPEN MIC CULTURE and much more.
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Bido Lito! March 2015 5 Bido Lito! Issue Fifty Three / March 2015 bidolito.co.uk Static Gallery 23 Roscoe Lane Liverpool L1 9JD Editor Christopher Torpey - chris@bidolito.co.uk Editor-In-Chief / Publisher Craig G Pennington - info@bidolito.co.uk Keith Ainsworth WORDS ARE WIND Editorial Some of the greatest political debate in the land takes place our in pubs and music venues, fuelled as much by a sense of indignation as by a couple of pints of Erdinger. Gassing off about how we think things should be run is natural, and should be encouraged in all instances – even from those idiots we’d rather not hear much from, and certainly not just during Question Time. Having said that, I do find it amusing to watch the Twitter spike on Thursday night when QT is in full flow, while David Dimbleby is doing his best circus ringmaster routine. Even then most of the armchair politicians settle for cramming their once-weekly rants in to 140 characters, and are happy if they just get a couple of retweets. Any contribution to political discussion is welcome, of course, no matter what the means of expression, but what does it all lead to? There was a time when people would be so moved by their political views that they’d arrange meetings with like-minded individuals and act on their shared beliefs. Marches were staged, protests dreamt up, and the prospect of bringing about change was real. This was an era in which self-made fanzines and flyers, not social media, were the primary methods of expression. Nowadays our digital activists will only take to the streets if the cause has an accompanying hashtag. Bido Lito!’s humble beginnings can be traced back to that zine culture of pouring your heart out on to a page, backed only by the conviction to stand beside what you believe in. We all want everyone to agree with us (mainly because we all think we’re the only one who can see ‘The Truth’), and the idea of sharing your dearly held views with whoever will listen is as old as time itself. This democratic approach is a key pillar of our society. Whether you tweet it, Facebook it, Instagram it, or write it down in a letter that you send to your MP, it is your right as a citizen to give a shit and make sure everyone knows about it. With this year's general election – on 7th May – taking on more importance as each day passes, we thought it was high time we started addressing the wider issues that could ultimately affect the independent creative culture that is our cocoon. Starting with Emma Brady's comment piece this month (The Final Say, page 46), we are going to be having our say – and we want you to join us in this debate. The dingy, smoke-filled bar rooms and basement clubs of yesteryear were not only places where political debate was fermented, but also places where ideas came to fruition. Open Mic culture has long been a backbone of music communities across the world, serving as the ideal place for our would-be musical heroes to cut their teeth. The ubiquity of Open Mic nights means we can sometimes take them for granted; but, as our feature this month shows, Open Mic nights are an institution we must cling on to, for the raft of opportunities such nights throw up. Personally, I've never stepped up at an Open Mic night and bared my soul in front of a room of musicians, but I can only assume it's a terrifying experience; give me the interval quiz to read out any day of the week. But to all those of you who do get up, week in and week out, we salute you. Moving on; it’s been a long while since we had a mention of Tranmere in these pages, so I thought I’d bring you up to speed. The Palios regime is now in full flow, with Micky Adams leading the team away from the foot of the table, point by hard-earned point. Iain Hume is back home too, after a stint playing cricket in the Indian Premier League (at least I think that’s what he was doing). Things are steady if unspectacular, but at least they’ve sorted the hot dogs out. I just wish they’d have a similar revolution with the half-time music. We'd also like to say a huge thanks to Jack for stepping in for Luke this month on design/layout duties. It's been a pleasure working alongside him on this issue – I just hope my obsession over apostrophes hasn’t been too much of a burden! Christopher Torpey / @BidoLito Editor Reviews Editor Sam Turner - live@bidolito.co.uk Designer Jack Ehlen - jackehlendesign.com Proofreading Debra Williams - debra@wordsanddeeds.co.uk Sales And Partnerships Manager Naters Philip - naters@bidolito.co.uk Digital Content Manager Natalie Williams - online@bidolito.co.uk Words Christopher Torpey, Craig G Pennington, Phil Gwyn, Paddy Clarke, Richard Lewis, Jennifer Perkin, Paddy Hughes, Dan Brown, Josh Potts, Josh Ray, Sam Turner, Emma Brady, Maurice Stewart, Dave Tate, Alastair Dunn, Laurie Cheeseman, Naters P, Howl Rama, Christopher Carr, Chris Hughes. Photography, Illustration and Layout Jack Ehlen, Nata Moraru, Robin Clewley, Adam Edwards, Mook Loxley, Lucy Roberts, Nick Booton, Oliver Catherall, Keith Ainsworth, Jack McVann, Mark McNulty, Paul Hitchmough, Glyn Akroyd, Gaz Jones, Aaron McManus, Stuart Moulding, Christian Davies. 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