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Underground Liverpool Collective RAW Host 4-hour Set by Truly Madly
by Sam Horsfield Tucked away on former Victorian dockland, overlooked by old tobacco warehouses, Kapsule is a smaller events venue, attached to the better-known Invisible Wind Factory. Despite its size, the venue is equipped with some heavy duty machinery: a four-point, high-fidelity sound system quite literally engulfing the room in music, and a dedicated sub…
FASHION
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From September 2025 to January 2026, London’s Barbican hosted Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in…
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Spring Fair’s 2025 report revealed that the average Briton purchased more than 61 new garments…
SOCIAL
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I will always remember watching my mother at the bathroom mirror. There was a sense…
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In her book On Photography, Susan Sontag argues that photography is a violent act and…
MUSIC
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by Sam Horsfield Tucked away on former Victorian dockland, overlooked by old tobacco warehouses, Kapsule…
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by Freddie Saunders With the long hot Summer of 2026 winding down, there is no…
ART
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In Review: King Lear at The Crucible, 2026 By Sam Horsfield A muted hubbub of…
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By Sam Horsfield Steve McQueen’s ‘Grenfell’ begins from above, sailing the audience through the air…
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Grassroots Venues in Crisis: The Importance of Independent Venue Week
Since the pandemic, both independent music venues and artists have struggled exponentially to make ends meet. The Music Venue Trust reported that last year, the UK lost a grassroots music venue every fortnight. Rent and utility costs have risen sharply and for smaller venues, making a profit is near-impossible. Venues that rely only on live…
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Sleeve & The Gesture of Wrapping
There was a time when opening a gift didn’t involve ripping. No glitter explosion. No plastic ribbon recoiling into the bin. In a season built on nostalgia and memory, our wrapping rituals have become strangely disposable. This year, I’ve been thinking about what it would mean to slow that moment down and to wrap presents…
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Sleeve Spotlights: Celebrate Indian art and culture this October at Indika
Presented to you by Milap, Indika, one of Europe’s largest festival of Indian classical arts is returning to Liverpool this year taking place throughout the 17th – 31st October. Coinciding with Milap’s 40 year anniversary, the 15 day celebration will feature a programme of Indian dance and culture, ranging from cutting-edge contemporary to deeply rooted…
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Orchestra Baobab comes to Liverpool
Orchestra Baobab live at the Philharmonic Hall on the 15th of June 2025 Born in Dakar in the early 1970s, Orchestra Baobab has long been renowned as one of Senegal’s most legendary bands. With a blend of African-Cuban style, traditional Griot music and international pop traces, Orchestra Baobab offers upbeat rhythms, melodic vocal lines and…
