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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Missed the show - it repeats today (Tues) on Mersey Radio 5-8pm with Feat. Artist: @jahwobble.bsky.social & Tian Qiyi + Feat. Album: This Is Nowhere… by Earth-o-Naut @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Another sonic smorgasbord of musical delights on Mersey Radio with Feat. Artist: Jamie Webster + Feat. Album: Sad Moon, Sleepy Heads by Leere @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A Bank Holiday blast thru the archives on @MerseyRadio 8-11pm - feat. Jenny Colquitt, Static Switch, The Heavy North, Two Way Street and more @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

27.04.2026 More musical delights on @MerseyRadio 8-11pm with Feat. Artist: Bibby + Feat. Album: Tethered To Nothing by Rachael Jean Harris @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Laura Marie Brown @laurambrown.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Trust an 80 year old Scouser to be behind a class digital marketing campaign

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

To celebrate today's news that Pete Frame is still very much alive, here's a Rock Family Trees documentary inspired by his wonderful work. The New Merseybeat features Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Wah!, Big in Japan, Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes To Hollywood etc youtu.be/jIhogeam58k

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Rock Family Trees - The New Merseybeat - Liverpool post-punk documentary filmed in 1995

YouTube video by Salvage Operation

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Nick Power @holynowhere.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Beyond excited that @roadsongbooks.bsky.social have accepted my debut novel ‘Ultra Drifter’ for publication.

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Another box of Mersey musical delights on @merseyradio 8-11pm - with Feat. Artist: Eleanor Kelly + Feat. Album: Love Crowns & Crucifies by Care @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Tonight! Penny Kiley. Atypical Girl. In Conversation with me. British Music Experience. The book is brilliant. So is she. Be there! @pennykiley.bsky.social Details: www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley

Image shows Penny Kiley’s book Atypical Girl full of post it notes. Cover shot of Penny in the 70’s dressed in black

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

More musical medication from the banks of River Mersey on @merseyradio 8-11pm - just check out this playlist of Mersey delights @henrypriestman.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social

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Mellowtone Records @mellowtonerecords.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Join us on Saturday 21st March @roughtraderecords.bsky.social Liverpool, for the launch of ‘Eugene McGuinness Versus The Universe’ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/mello... Thank you @liverpoolacoustic.co.uk for the support

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Buy tickets – Mellowtone

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Missed the show then it repeats today (Tues) on @MerseyRadio 5-8pm A glorious noise from the banks of the River Mersey on @merseyradio with Feat. Artists: Seafoam Green + Feat. Album: Slow Time by Innocents Abroad @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Missed the show then it repeats today (Tuesday) on @MerseyRadio 5-8pm More musical medication from the banks of the Mersey on @merseyradio with Feat. Artists: Sunstack Jones + Feat. Album: Yeah Yeah Yeah by Cast @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Missed the show then it repeats today (Tues) on Mersey Radio 5-8pm More musical delights from the banks of the Mersey with Feat. Artists: The Sway + Feat. Album: Truth Is King by Bluenose B @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Musical delights from the banks of the Mersey on @merseyradio 8-11pm with Feat. Album: Truth Is King by Bluenose B + Feat. Artists: The Sway @wallytbm.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

@marcrileydj.bsky.social as ever thank you for playing Kevin Coyne’s Sign Of The Times last night. He is my musical hero & selfishly I want him to be better known then some of the stuff in the vaults might get released. The last announced project that didn’t appear was his Kray’s play soundtrack 1/2

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

On what would have been his birthday the Kevin Coyne estate just shared this photo a reminder that exhibitions of his paintings still happen in Europe.

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

More Mersey musical medication on @merseyradio 8-11pm with Feat. Artists: Amy Wadge & Pete Riley + Feat. Album: Sins by James Gordon @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Africa Oyé @africaoye.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

💥 3 Weeks To Go 💥 Big thanks to The Guide Liverpool for the feature! Oyé and LIMF Academy present TRiBE, a collaborative event at the Phil Music Room on Sat 7th Feb, exploring the eclecticism and depth of the hip hop genre. Featuring: KOJ, Philly D, Tee, Amber Rose 🎟 linktr.ee/africaoye

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Happy Dooley Day! Arthur would have been 97 today. This evening at 5pm the Black Jesus sculpture on Princes Avenue, Liverpool 8 is being illuminated If you fancy coming along to celebrate Arthur’s birthday.

Poster for Dooley Day, Liverpool 17th January. Photo of sculptor Arthur Dooley in woolly hat and jumper looking thoughtful

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social love the play of Kevin Coyne’s I Want My Crown. This dance to it by artist Bruce McClean might raise a smile youtu.be/5rGP_hqUCuI?...

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I WANT MY CROWN

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Great to see @cerysmatthews.bsky.social joining @marcrileydj.bsky.social as some of the few radio DJs that have played Kevin Coyne on their shows. Cerys played two on Sunday and on the Radio 2 Blues Show she played I Want My Crown www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews - Elles Bailey in Session - BBC Sounds

Cerys welcomes Elles Bailey to perform live from the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios.

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Africa Oyé @africaoye.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

💃 First Two Acts Revealed For Oyé 2026 💃 🇳🇬 Nigerian Afrobeats trailblazer @patoranking.bsky.social! 🇨🇩 Congolese eco-punks Fulu Miziki! The UK's biggest celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture returns to Liverpool on 20th and 21st June 2026! TICKETS: www.africaoye.com/tickets

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Another cornucopia of musical delights on @merseyradio 8-11pm with Feat. Artists: Planet Noir + Feat. Album: Beautiful Beasts by Liz Owen @henrypriestman.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Remembering Chris Callander on @merseyradio + a box of musical delights from the banks of the River Mersey 8-11pm with Feat. Album: Buck by Red Rum Club @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Liverpool friends, it would be lovely to see you at my book launch. 5th March, at the British Music Experience, in conversation with Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social. Non-Liverpool friends, we are planning events in London and Oxford too - watch this space. www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley

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Penny Kiley | BME

An evening of conversation with music writer Penny Kiley, followed by a DJ set in the bar by resident Eric's DJ Norman Killon.

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

@wildtwin.bsky.social Saw these yesterday on the wall of one of the old warehouses on the dock road. No context.

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

21 yrs since my musical hero Kevin Coyne died. He tacked subjects like mental health, child abuse, religious hypocrisy and then balanced it with songs of humour and silliness. His guitar style was basic blues chords so surrounded himself with great musicians - never a guitar hero

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

News! The Sacred Memory Bank is an exhibition of assemblage, collage and word at Kirkby Gallery. It’s a joint exhibition with the mighty Mike Badger and we open on 19th January. We would love to see you there! @mikebadger.bsky.social

The Sacred Memory Bank
Assemblage Collage Word
Mike Badger Jeff Young
The Kirkby Gallery
19 Jan - 27 March 2026

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I wrote about this street in Liverpool and about memory and myth for the 12th edition of Science & Magic, full of splendid writing as ever. You can read the magazine here: www.violetterecords.com/science-and-... (Photo taken from the window of what used to be O’Halligan’s Parlour)

Photo of a wall in Mathew Street showing the street sign, a window, bricks and pipes

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Bus Pass Desperados “I had to go down to London for a scan. My chum, Wayne Avrili met me off the train and we went on a little adventure. I had a lovely time so I wrote this song about it. McKenzie Crook's charming poem/book about Nick Drake prompted the trip.” Barry Jones youtu.be/UMwMmTN9KPQ?...

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Bus Pass Desperados by Barry Jones ( Southbound Attic Band)

YouTube video by finbarjon

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Tonight's musical medication on Mersey Radio 8-11pm with Feat. Artist: Liz Owen + Feat. Album: Slender Years by Dan Wilson @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Join me for more musical delights on Mersey Radio 8-11pm with new music from Dan Caine, The Wood, Leere, Mike Ryan and more! @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Here's the early heads up for tonight's show on Mersey Radio Feat. Artist: Zero Glimmers + Feat. Album: PING by Steve Avo Lindsey @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @henrypriestman.bsky.social

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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Enormously proud to be the new UK home of Beryl Bainbridge. In March 2026, we kick things off in earnest by publishing AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE, with an intro by Yiyun Li, and THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING, with an intro by A. K. Blakemore. Ruthlessly smart, darkly comic, her novels are sharp-edged gems

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

If you care about grassroots music in the City this is an important read. From the heights of Merseybeat and post-punk, the city’s long, dark decline into musical irrelevance www.livpost.co.uk/the-zanzibar...

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The Zanzibar, the Lomax, and how Liverpool botched its musical legacy

From the heights of Merseybeat and post-punk, the city’s long, dark decline into musical irrelevance

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

As it’s World Mental Health day here’s the Kevin Coyne song Talking To No One (is strange but talking to someone is stranger). As the song says you need someone you feel safe to talk with. youtu.be/_uxQvzsCUVQ?...

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Kevin Coyne "Talking To No One"

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Chris Currie presents @ccpresents.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A musical odyssey from the banks of River Mersey on Mersey Radio 8-11pm Feat. Artist: Andrew James Pringle + Feat. Album: Louchecore by The Lunar Pull @liverpoolbands.bsky.social @mellowtoneclub.bsky.social @nothingville.bsky.social @av8records.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies. If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details: ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk

Image shows a box of cards / a tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

RIP Liverpool poet Brian Patten, aged 79. I still have an original copy of the Penguin Mersey Sound paperback, which I bought as a teenager. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

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Liverpool poet Brian Patten dies at 79

His poetry often explored love and relationships and he wrote books for children including Gargling With Jelly

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Tom Robinson @tomrobinson.com · 01/09/2025

[Repost from @amazingradio.com] The Tom Robinson Show starts this Sat from 9pm on Amazing. Marking 50 years since his first LP release in 1975, and 40 since his presenting debut on the BBC World Service, we're delighted to welcome Tom Robinson to the Amazing platform amazingradio.com/shows/the-to...

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The Tom Robinson Show | Radio Shows | Amazing Radio

Marking 50 years since Tom Robinson's first album release in 1975 - and 4 decades since his radio debut as a presenter for the BBC World Service in 1985 - we're delighted to welcome Tom Robinson to th...

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Milap @milappresents.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

INDIKA 2025 FULL LINEUP We are delighted to announce our full lineup for INDIKA 2025, featuring the very best of music, dance, yoga, storytelling, shared reading, food and fun for all the family. Coming to Liverpool 17th - 31st October… More Information & All Tickets: milap.co.uk/experience/i...

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Le Emu Tavern @leemutavern.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

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Liverpool Bands @liverpoolbands.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@marcrileydj.bsky.social great to hear Kevin Coyne on last night’s show. So tempted to share Mona Where’s Me Trousers about child abuse another harrowing song but Kevin could often just be playful. This has music by his son Robert Coyne youtu.be/HarEvae1Di8?...

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The Wobble

YouTube video by Kevin Coyne - Topic

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