HJC London Rocks

Tomorrow we hit London in conjunction with HJC London Rocks. They are bringing John Power and The Tea Street Band. We are bringing Gareth Roberts. OK. There’s an imbalance there. There is no getting away from it. Let’s be honest: Robbo’s far more attractive than all...

SOUND CITY 2014 – MUSIC, FOOTBALL, STYLE

The seventh Liverpool Sound City conference will lead on the three themes of football, music and style – cornerstones of the city’s identity. David Pichilingi, CEO of Sound City, clarifies the thought behind this strategic shift: “The British music business is as much...

OFF TO A FLYER?

THERE’S a danger in getting carried away with things. In January 2006 Everton released a DVD to commemorate their strong start. They called it ‘Off To A Flyer’. This was not to herald a decent return for the beginning of the season, mind. Oh no. This was the beginning...

THE RIDER: INTERJECTION

Neil, John, Steph and Adam play ten great songs, have a gig of the week in Luxembourg and discuss clothes or no clothes for female pop stars. It’s The Rider – getting into things. Direct link to THE RIDER: INTERJECTION Podcast RSS feed...

David Wooding, The S*n and The Liverpool Press Club

THE Sun and Liverpool. You know the story. If you don’t, you should. The Hillsborough Independent Panel’s report  13 months ago brought it all back: four days after the disaster a front-page report with the headline ‘The Truth’ relayed a series of lies about April 15,...

PODCAST: TURBO CHARGED

Neil is joined by Phil Blundell, Paul Cope and Rob Gutmann to talk about Liverpool’s 4-1 win over West Bromwich Albion. Shock over Sturridge; awe over Suarez and even praise for the midfield. Who saw that coming… THE FSF AWARDS ARE COMING, NOMINATE US!...

CITYTALK – HOMEBAKED

NEIL Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons and Paul Cope to talk about penalties, why Daniel Sturridge isn’t the most loved man in Liverpool and the three at the back question. They are joined by Mia Tagg and Jayne Lawless from Homebaked Anfield to chat about...

And it's off to the match we go….

by MIKE NEVIN AS the words “Every other Saturday is my half day off and it’s off to the match I go”, which cascade from the back of the Kop suggest, the practice of attending a football match is embedded with routine. Even if “me old pal Joe” is alone in working the...

Get yer Scouse in order…

 “WE’RE not English we are Scouse!” It’s the chant that irritates opposing fans more than any other. You can see the bewilderment; the disgust. You can almost see the thought process: “What makes you so different? What makes you special?” Even within Liverpool, there...

THE RIDER – A BIT MAD

From nowhere Neil, John, Adam and Steph discuss The X-Files and clatter along at a much greater pace than last week. Ten great songs and David Duchovny. What more does anyone need? Th Rdr – no vowels to make us the hipsters choice. Direct link to THE RIDER: A...