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THROWING IT AWAY

DROPPING two points at home to Stoke could be considered unfortunate. Repeating the feat at home to Fulham would be viewed as worrying. Doing the same against West Ham, and failing to score again into the bargain, is tantamount...

Posted by Luke Traynor on December 1, 2008 10:59 PM

New Soundbites: November 22-December 1

What do you get when you mix a Presbeterian pastor, Sufjan Stevens and gospel-folk rock - not just Dot Cotton's favourite new record, but ours too. Terry Owen kneels at Welcome Wagon's altar....

Posted by Peter Guy on December 1, 2008 12:27 AM

Echo & The Bunnymen: Echo Arena, Liverpool

A greatest hits set and 'one of the greatest records of all-time' are given the treatment, Andy Kelly is swept away....

Posted by Peter Guy on November 28, 2008 7:16 PM

Feeling the flabbergasting pressure

EVERTON could be back in the top six with victory at Wigan tonight - and they'll be glad to be away from Goodison Park. David Moyes says his players will feel less under pressure on their travels than in front...

Posted by Gareth Bicknell on November 24, 2008 12:00 AM

New Soundbites: November 8-21

The blogosphere's band of choice deliver - and then some. Meanwhile Deerhunter, Bloc Party, Fucked Up, Liverpool's The Maybes? and more come under the Getintothis reviewascope....

Posted by Peter Guy on November 21, 2008 12:00 PM

Youthmovies, Adam Gnade, Accidents Never Happen, My Amiga: Barfly, Liverpool

John Sergeant may be out of Strictly, but the world keeps turning......

Posted by Peter Guy on November 20, 2008 12:42 PM

What The World Is Waiting For: The Maybes? - Promise

This was going to be an 'introducing' piece......

Posted by Peter Guy on November 19, 2008 12:01 AM

Natalie McCool: The Cavern, Liverpool

The raw, young siren with a fitting surname showcases her fine potential, Chris Selman investigates....

Posted by Peter Guy on November 17, 2008 9:39 PM

1980: Sports heroes come to Ormskirk and Skelmersdale

WEST Lancashire sports fans rubbed shoulders with some of their heroes when they visited the town in October 1980. Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths played to a packed house at the Comrades Club in County Road, Ormskirk. He...

Posted by Gemma Jaleel on November 13, 2008 9:00 AM

MTV in Liverpool: What We Have Learnt

The dust has settled on the year's most hyped 'music' event in town. Getintothis reflects on the mania surrounding MTV Week....

Posted by Peter Guy on November 10, 2008 10:28 AM

Liverpool Calling

As you may (or may not) know, Boom Bang a Blog HQ is not that far from Liverpool. The city is aquiver with anticipation today as it gears up to host the MTV European Music Awards at its spanking new...

Posted by Jamie McLoughlin on November 6, 2008 2:04 PM

IT ALL EVENS OUT IN THE END....

WITHIN seconds of the final whistle last night, my mobile phone was bleeping incessantly with text messages form irate football fans. "You jammy gets!", screamed one. "That's just sick!" Another message that was fired through bodly declared: "That penalty was...

Posted by Luke Traynor on November 4, 2008 10:14 PM

Looking for a positive reaction

The aftermath of what went on at White Hart Lane is still ongoing, just how Liverpool contrived to lose that game is anyone's guess, never this season has there been such a one sided game of football, yet we are...

Posted by Jay Riley on November 3, 2008 6:10 PM

A Capital offence

I sat looking at Tracey Emin's latest piece of public art yesterday - and thought about bendibuses (that's a deliberate use of the common street and usually misspelt term for articulated public transport vehicle). I was in the European...

Posted by Sid Langley on November 1, 2008 7:19 AM

Down at the Lane

After our tremendous performance over Chelsea on Sunday and the just as important 3 points Wednesday night against Pompey, we now face a rejuvenated Tottenham side who are on the back of a home victory and a great comeback derby...

Posted by Jay Riley on October 31, 2008 8:34 PM

Everyman face-lift

The Everyman is being given a make - over and thank goodness!...

Posted by Sam on October 29, 2008 11:13 AM

Oxes, Bilge Pump, Pulled Apart By Horses, Honey Ride Me A Goat: The Kazimier, Liverpool

Like a scene from Narnia, Getintothis' Matt Eland enters The Kazimier's wardrobe, and finds a real box of delights......

Posted by Peter Guy on October 28, 2008 7:39 PM

Putting your finger on a real problem

LIVERPOOL council is refusing to endorse it, privacy campaigners and objecting parents brand it a breach of civil liberties and a magnet for ID fraud, but schools think it's the best thing since sliced bread. The conflicting opinions of the...

Posted by Ben Turner on October 28, 2008 9:49 AM

IT'S ON!

FOR the first time in years, Liverpool can now talk confidently about a genuinely strong title challenge. Even the most pessimistic of Reds would have found it hard not be won over by the commitment, desire, skill and will...

Posted by Luke Traynor on October 27, 2008 4:56 PM

The Last Shadow Puppets: Liverpool Philharmonic

You know you're in for something special when a timpani gets rolled out......

Posted by Peter Guy on October 26, 2008 10:51 PM