Issue 105 / November 2019
November 2019 issue of Bido Lito! magazine. Featuring: THE MYSTERINES, NUTRIBE, TRUDY AND THE ROMANCE, KEITH HARING, BLACK LIPS, RICHARD DAWSON, LYDIAH, BALTIC WEEKENDER, IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, RED RUM CLUB and much more. November 2019 issue of Bido Lito! magazine. Featuring: THE MYSTERINES, NUTRIBE, TRUDY AND THE ROMANCE, KEITH HARING, BLACK LIPS, RICHARD DAWSON, LYDIAH, BALTIC WEEKENDER, IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, RED RUM CLUB and much more.
NEWS Mellowtone @ 15 Mellowtone From a leap of faith back at the The View Two Gallery in 2004 all the way to the here and now, MELLOWTONE are celebrating 15 years of gigs, parties and quietly creating a stir. To mark the occasion, the promotions companycum-record label are hosting an exhibition at Buyers Club featuring 15 original screenprints. The show opens on 6th November, where the specially commissioned illustrations and posters will sit alongside historic flyers, prints and ephemera from the Mellowtone archives. There is also a programme of free entry shows in collaboration with Handyman Brewery, with the Smithdown Road establishment brewing a special beer for the occasion. A host of Mellowtone favourites and regulars from down the years will be turning out, including SEAFOAM GREEN (Wednesday 20th November), ANWAR ALI AND DAVE OWEN (21st November), EDGAR JONES (23rd) and NICK ELLIS (24th). Dig At The Dock The Royal Albert Dock’s independent spirit is soon to be bolstered by the arrival of Bold Street favourites Dig Vinyl. Far from just a tired replication of the popular city centre vinyl emporium, DIG AT THE DOCK will be offering memorabilia, books, art prints and merchandise related to music and Liverpool, alongside a mixture of new and vintage vinyl stock. Due to open in November, the pop-up will bring the local scene to the Dock, as the Diggers look to work with other independent Liverpool businesses that fit alongside their vision. We can soon look forward to music having a firm presence within one of the city’s biggest tourist destinations, in line with the docks being Liverpool’s access not only to trade, but also to music from across the globe. Dig At The Dock Laces Out, Dan! Laces Out! LACES OUT! trainer festival celebrates its fifth birthday on 16th November, by returning to Camp and Furnace for its biggest event yet. There have been 11 Laces Out! festivals since it began back in 2014, and with its return to the venue where it all began for AW19, there’s a lot in store for sneakerheads. The usual array of rare footwear, deadstock and streetwear will be on hand from the dozens of independent retailers, offering unique deals and services to sneaker enthusiasts. Even if you don’t consider yourself a trainer expert, there’s still a great selection of artwork and apparel for the discerning sports casual. Key industry figures will be on hand to share their wisdom and experience during a number of panel discussions, with guest DJs on hand throughout to make sure it’s as smooth as your Air Jordans. lacesout.co.uk Louder Than Words A Year In Liverpool Music A famous comment (erroneously attributed to Elvis Costello) suggested that writing about music is like “dancing about architecture”; in other words, a tricky, abstract thing to even attempt. However, many careers have been forged by those interested in working across the worlds of music and writing, and that is what one panel at the LOUDER THAN WORDS festival will attempt to unpick. The panel features our own publisher Christopher Torpey, who joins a discussion with a number of storied writers and journalists: Professor Martin James, Dr Lucy O’Brien and Dr Simon A. Morrison. The whole festival, which takes place between 8th and 10th November at the Principal Hotel in Manchester, will bring together a host of intriguing panels, interviews and workshops, with Edwyn Collins opening the event. Full details can be found at louderthanwordsfest.com The 2019 edition of the Bido Lito! Journal is now available to pre-order! Collating and celebrating 12 months in Liverpool’s creative and cultural endeavours, the Bido Lito! Journal will bring together the story of 2019 in a supreme, glossy format. Printed in a limited edition run, the Journal will feature a selection of the best photography and commissions from artists we’ve covered throughout the year. It’s our way of reflecting on another amazing year in Merseyside for new music and creative culture, and to showcase the talent that makes this city such a vibrant place to live, work and create in. It’ll arrive in time for Christmas, too, so it’s the perfect gift for yourself or for the music and culture-loving pal in your life. Head to bidolito.co.uk to find out how to pre-order a copy. River Of Light River Of Light The River Mersey is the stage once more for the RIVER OF LIGHT celebrations. The annual spectacular returns as a nine-day festival of light and colour, with the huge fireworks spectacle on Sunday 3rd November as its centrepiece. Titanium Fireworks – one of the world’s leading pyrotechnic companies – will lead simultaneous displays on both sides of the Mersey from 6.30pm, with a firework show soundtracked by artists who have been popular in the region during 2019. Around this, Liverpool’s waterfront will be transformed with a number of spectacular light commissions between 1st and 9th November, featuring some of the most exciting visual artists in Europe. The Royal Albert Dock will be the canvas for two light installations, with the Liver Building, Wapping Dock, Liverpool Parish Church and Mann Island also being illuminated. visitliverpool.com/riveroflight 12
DANSETTE The Zanzibar Club’s Scott Burgess picks out a selection of songs that have been on constant rotation on his virtual jukebox of late. Sam Cooke A Change is Gonna Come RCA Victor Winter Arts Market Open Culture’s WINTER ARTS MARKET will set up home again in the Anglican Cathedral on 7th December, the festive sibling of the sunnier Summer Arts Market. The independent shopping experience brings together over 200 artists, designers and makers under one magnificent roof for what is always a heartwarming day out in the festive hustle and bustle. Whether you’re looking for screen prints, photography, paintings or homewares for yourself or for that hard-to-buy-for family member, it’s likely you’ll find something that fits the bill here. In addition to the main market, there’ll be craft opportunities for little ones in the Kids Craft Lab, and a pop-up vintage and clothing fair in the cathedral’s Concert Room. You may even find some music, too, if you go exploring the cathedral’s many nooks and crannies. 2020 And Beyond Winter Arts Market Playing Fast And Loose The Merseyside Guitar Show, which takes place at Aintree Racecourse on 24th November, is the setting for the launch of a new line of instruments by Cumbria-based guitar builders LUCEM GUITARS. Having made guitars for ex-Verve guitarist Nick McCabe, Slowdive’s Neil Halstead and Greg Dulli from the Afghan Whigs, Lucem have a cult following in the high-end custom built market – and their new Silver Series is a more affordable line. The logo on this series has been designed by Brian Cannon at Microdot Creative, who was the man behind many iconic album sleeve designs from the 90s (Oasis, The Verve). The new guitars will available at the Merseyside Guitar Show to view and demo in a private booth, and guitar maker and designer Graham Skimming will be present – along with a special guest – to take questions. This song always has a place in my heart. My mum was a massive Motown and disco freak, and this massively influenced my musical likes and dislikes when I was growing up. Music transcends time and this song takes me back to sitting in my mum’s car, listening to the CDs belting out tracks. Run The Jewels Lie, Cheat, Steal Mass Appeal These guys are focusing on real issues across the world, from poverty to gun crime. They do this in a really comical way with beats which deserve the best bass face. If you’re already a fan of RTJ, I recommend watching Killer Mike’s docu-series Trigger Warning. Lie, Cheat, Steal is basically about how everyone is doing everything in their power to rise to the top, regardless of the consequences. This song is the revolution. National Museums Liverpool has announced a run of outstanding exhibitions and new permanent displays for 2020, with a focus on art, photography, technology and revolution. Opening on 25th April, the LINDA MCCARTNEY RETROSPECTIVE at Walker Art Gallery will feature some iconic photography taken by McCartney during the 1960s, some of which have never been on public display before. Alongside depictions of luminaries of the 60s music scene, a number of her private shots of family life with Paul will also be on show. The major piece for summer 2020 comes at the World Museum, as AI: MORE THAN HUMAN arrives after an acclaimed run at the Barbican. Running from 10th July to 1st November, it will give visitors a thrilling glimpse of the future through interactive and immersive artworks. Find more at liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nml2020. Imtiaz Dharker A Literal Feast Chester Literature Festival is one of the UK’s oldest. This year it celebrates its 30th anniversary, with 128 events taking place at Storyhouse between 9th and 30th November. Major authors ARMISTEAD MAUPIN and MICHAEL MORPURGO will take part in evening discussions about their work and life, with writers and broadcasters NADIYA HUSSAIN and JOHN OSBORNE also stopping by. The festival is a great chance to engage in discussion and find inspiration for new work, with the words of poet IMTIAZ DHARKER joining those of Lemn Sissay and Hollie McNish on the walls of Storyhouse’s vibrant library, cinema and theatre spaces. Dharker has even penned a special poem for Storyhouse, which can be heard when she is joined by friends CAROL ANN DUFFY and KEITH HUTSON for a special event on 22nd November. storyhouse.com Red Rum Club Would You Rather Be Lonely? Modern Sky UK I first heard these guys way back when I was a bartender working in Some Place and I heard them soundchecking downstairs in The Zanzibar. I had to pop my head in when I heard the brass come steaming in. From then I was hooked. We have a few of their songs on the playlist in Some Place and, no matter what time this song comes on, the feels are there. When half the bar are singing along to an awesome homegrown band and an equally awesome song, how could this not be on the list? Cymande Cymande Janus Records Sweet Release(s) We’ve been lucky enough to hear tonnes of great new music again this month, far too much for us to fit in a single issue. It would be remiss not to mention some of the finer releases, however, such as the fabulous new effort from ambient wizard LO FIVE. The producer’s new LP, Geography Of The Abyss, is a masterpiece of downbeat techno that’s full of sumptuous synth work, and is a late contender for your favourite record of the year. Songsmith EMILIO PINCHI is back with a six-track mini-album on 15th November, and new electro noir trio RISE ATHENA have made some waves with their first track, Jericho. Any new music from the world of idiosyncratic songwriter and producer News From Neptune is something to enjoy, and the new EP – Fields Of Industry, credited to NEWS FROM NEPTUNE FEATURING THE SINCLAIR C5 – is a beguiling brew of twinkling guitartronica. Lo Five - Geography Of The Abyss I recently discovered this album while deep in the rabbit hole of YouTube. They are a British funk band who were active in 70s, and they reunited recently. They’re also massively overlooked considering their unbelievable talent. Cymande is derived from the calypso word for ‘dove’, symbolising love and peace. This album is pure escapism: sit back, close your eyes and feel the Calypso funk. thezanzibarclub.com Head to bidolito.co.uk now for an extended list of song choices on Scott’s Dansette. NEWS 13
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DANSETTE<br />
The Zanzibar Club’s Scott Burgess<br />
picks out a selection of songs that<br />
have been on constant rotation on his<br />
virtual jukebox of late.<br />
Sam Cooke<br />
A Change is<br />
Gonna Come<br />
RCA Victor<br />
Winter Arts Market<br />
Open Culture’s WINTER ARTS MARKET will set up<br />
home again in the Anglican Cathedral on 7th December,<br />
the festive sibling of the sunnier Summer Arts<br />
Market. The independent shopping experience brings<br />
together over 200 artists, designers and makers under<br />
one magnificent roof for what is always a heartwarming<br />
day out in the festive hustle and bustle. Whether you’re<br />
looking for screen prints, photography, paintings or<br />
homewares for yourself or for that hard-to-buy-for<br />
family member, it’s likely you’ll find something that fits<br />
the bill here. In addition to the main market, there’ll be<br />
craft opportunities for little ones in the Kids Craft Lab,<br />
and a pop-up vintage and clothing fair in the cathedral’s<br />
Concert Room. You may even find some music, too,<br />
if you go exploring the cathedral’s many nooks and<br />
crannies.<br />
2020 And Beyond<br />
Winter Arts Market<br />
Playing Fast And Loose<br />
The Merseyside Guitar Show, which takes place<br />
at Aintree Racecourse on 24th <strong>November</strong>, is the<br />
setting for the launch of a new line of instruments<br />
by Cumbria-based guitar builders LUCEM GUITARS.<br />
Having made guitars for ex-Verve guitarist Nick<br />
McCabe, Slowdive’s Neil Halstead and Greg Dulli<br />
from the Afghan Whigs, Lucem have a cult following<br />
in the high-end custom built market – and their new<br />
Silver Series is a more affordable line. The logo on this<br />
series has been designed by Brian Cannon at Microdot<br />
Creative, who was the man behind many iconic album<br />
sleeve designs from the 90s (Oasis, The Verve). The<br />
new guitars will available at the Merseyside Guitar<br />
Show to view and demo in a private booth, and guitar<br />
maker and designer Graham Skimming will be present<br />
– along with a special guest – to take questions.<br />
This song always has a place<br />
in my heart. My mum was<br />
a massive Motown and disco freak, and this massively<br />
influenced my musical likes and dislikes when I was<br />
growing up. Music transcends time and this song takes me<br />
back to sitting in my mum’s car, listening to the CDs belting<br />
out tracks.<br />
Run The Jewels<br />
Lie, Cheat, Steal<br />
Mass Appeal<br />
These guys are focusing<br />
on real issues across the<br />
world, from poverty to gun<br />
crime. They do this in a really<br />
comical way with beats which deserve the best bass face.<br />
If you’re already a fan of RTJ, I recommend watching Killer<br />
Mike’s docu-series Trigger Warning. Lie, Cheat, Steal is<br />
basically about how everyone is doing everything in their<br />
power to rise to the top, regardless of the consequences.<br />
This song is the revolution.<br />
National Museums Liverpool has announced a run of outstanding exhibitions and new permanent<br />
displays for 2020, with a focus on art, photography, technology and revolution. Opening on 25th<br />
April, the LINDA MCCARTNEY RETROSPECTIVE at Walker Art Gallery will feature some iconic<br />
photography taken by McCartney during the 1960s, some of which have never been on public<br />
display before. Alongside depictions of luminaries of the 60s music scene, a number of her private<br />
shots of family life with Paul will also be on show. The major piece for summer 2020 comes at<br />
the World Museum, as AI: MORE THAN HUMAN arrives after an acclaimed run at the Barbican.<br />
Running from 10th July to 1st <strong>November</strong>, it will give visitors a thrilling glimpse of the future through<br />
interactive and immersive artworks. Find more at liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nml2020.<br />
Imtiaz Dharker<br />
A Literal Feast<br />
Chester Literature Festival is one of the UK’s oldest. This year it celebrates<br />
its 30th anniversary, with 128 events taking place at Storyhouse between<br />
9th and 30th <strong>November</strong>. Major authors ARMISTEAD MAUPIN and MICHAEL<br />
MORPURGO will take part in evening discussions about their work and life, with<br />
writers and broadcasters NADIYA HUSSAIN and JOHN OSBORNE also stopping<br />
by. The festival is a great chance to engage in discussion and find inspiration<br />
for new work, with the words of poet IMTIAZ DHARKER joining those of Lemn<br />
Sissay and Hollie McNish on the walls of Storyhouse’s vibrant library, cinema<br />
and theatre spaces. Dharker has even penned a special poem for Storyhouse,<br />
which can be heard when she is joined by friends CAROL ANN DUFFY and<br />
KEITH HUTSON for a special event on 22nd <strong>November</strong>. storyhouse.com<br />
Red Rum Club<br />
Would You Rather<br />
Be Lonely?<br />
Modern Sky UK<br />
I first heard these guys way<br />
back when I was a bartender<br />
working in Some Place and<br />
I heard them soundchecking downstairs in The Zanzibar.<br />
I had to pop my head in when I heard the brass come<br />
steaming in. From then I was hooked. We have a few of<br />
their songs on the playlist in Some Place and, no matter<br />
what time this song comes on, the feels are there. When<br />
half the bar are singing along to an awesome homegrown<br />
band and an equally awesome song, how could this not be<br />
on the list?<br />
Cymande<br />
Cymande<br />
Janus Records<br />
Sweet Release(s)<br />
We’ve been lucky enough to hear tonnes of great new music<br />
again this month, far too much for us to fit in a single issue.<br />
It would be remiss not to mention some of the finer releases,<br />
however, such as the fabulous new effort from ambient wizard<br />
LO FIVE. The producer’s new LP, Geography Of The Abyss, is a<br />
masterpiece of downbeat techno that’s full of sumptuous synth<br />
work, and is a late contender for your favourite record of the year.<br />
Songsmith EMILIO PINCHI is back with a six-track mini-album<br />
on 15th <strong>November</strong>, and new electro noir trio RISE ATHENA have<br />
made some waves with their first track, Jericho. Any new music<br />
from the world of idiosyncratic songwriter and producer News<br />
From Neptune is something to enjoy, and the new EP – Fields Of<br />
Industry, credited to NEWS FROM NEPTUNE FEATURING THE<br />
SINCLAIR C5 – is a beguiling brew of twinkling guitartronica.<br />
Lo Five - Geography Of The Abyss<br />
I recently discovered this<br />
album while deep in the rabbit<br />
hole of YouTube. They are a<br />
British funk band who were<br />
active in 70s, and they reunited recently. They’re also<br />
massively overlooked considering their unbelievable talent.<br />
Cymande is derived from the calypso word for ‘dove’,<br />
symbolising love and peace. This album is pure escapism:<br />
sit back, close your eyes and feel the Calypso funk.<br />
thezanzibarclub.com<br />
Head to bidolito.co.uk now for an extended list of song<br />
choices on Scott’s Dansette.<br />
NEWS 13
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