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Thursday 8 August 2024

Deshine. (More magical music coming out of Liverpool)


DESHINE 


I am loving that we are hearing about loads of new bands emerging from Liverpool in 2024

Deshine are the latest to come to my attention.

Dishine consist of Donnie and Lisa. Originally from Chile and Ukraine  respectively. They have  migrated to the UK (Welcome guys!) and located to Liverpool, inspired mainly by their love of the Beatles.

Thankfully they ain’t another Beatles tribute band and they write and perform their own material.

Their music is as much inspired by the La’s, Oasis and The Stone Roses as it is by the Beatles.

They currently have a new single out,  “Take Me Along” which you can listen to on Spotify here  

Take me along- Spotify

Its wonderful indie pop anthem, brimming with swagger and confidence. It seems like this one is heavily Oasis inspired, so if that’s your thing, get onto Deshine now.

Watch them and subscribe to their YouTube channel here. https://www.youtube.com/@deshineliverpool

Sally and Underclass are a bit heavier but equally as catchy, whilst Nina is more retrospective.

My own personal favourite is Underclass of the YouTube choices. Its a lot more original and snarly

Deshine- Underclass- Youtube

They definitely deserve to be included in the current wave of new indie pop bands delighting  us. 

Although I haven’t seen them live yet, you will see that they look like a really exciting prospect. They literally revel in the bands that have influenced them!

You can find more about them here;

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/deshineliverpool?igsh=aGhhNnJvOTE5ZzF6

And here

http://linktr.ee/deshineliverpool



They would really appreciate if you could follow them on Spotify here

Deshine | Spotify

Give them a Listen, watch out for live gigs, support local bands and venues!

 

Deshine!

 

 

Thursday 25 July 2024

The Kowloons. More bright young things coming out of Liverpool


 The Kowloons.

It seems Liverpool is back to doing what it does best and is producing  a shit load of  new and wonderful bands and artists such as those we have previously and recently reviewed like Element, Keyside and Cheap Thrills. And now we have another band to covet and appreciate in “The Kowloons”.

 

They’ve just released a new song, “Can we go Faster”, on July 19th and it’s a blistering pop anthem which is unashamedly proud if its indie / brit pop style roots. You can detect influences from The La’s, Oasis, The Real People and Shack amongst others, but with a fresh, brash swagger and modern sound rather than being overly retrospect. Its fantastic!

 

At the heart of the band are brothers Stephen and Anthony Ng. fronting the band and writing songs that belie their years (also check out “ignite” and “Fishing net” to get a feeling of what they’re about.

 

It kind of feels like a mini scene is developing in Liverpool and we are surprised no one has thought of putting a showcase gig on featuring these brilliant new local bands (are you listening @David Pichilingi)

 

You can hear the song on all the usual platforms such as Spotify, Apple, YouTube and amazon. We strongly urge you to give it a listen and to support them on their journey.


Listen to ‘Can We Go Faster?’

 

In the meantime, go see them live;

 

Upcoming Gigs

JULY 27th Jacaranda Baltic (Supporting Louis Berry)

AUGUST - 23rd ‘Live By The Sea’ Weekender (Scotland)

SEPTEMBER - 6th Steel Yard Liverpool (Supporting Ambedo Blue)

 

Connect with The Kowloons

TikTok | Instagram | Youtube | Spotify

 

For more information please contact:

thekowloons@gmail.com

 



Friday 8 March 2024

(NEW) In's and Outs

 

In keeping with ye olde End Fanzine traditions..its been a long fucking time since we saw some new In’s & Out’s.

In our defence there have been deaths, health scares, medical procedures, and haircuts occupying minds and time. Stop yer fucking wingeing and enjoy this new Batch (which includes a few contributions from long term friend and End fan, Paul Dooley).

See you in Ye Cracke.

 

 

Ins

 

·         Salt n Pepper undies.

·         Growling when there’s  a knock at the door.

·         Remembering Joe Bugner.

·         Brushing your teeth with Lard.

·         Young Fathers (band).

·         Giving your first born up for a bag of crispy batter from the chippy.

·         When your top 5 go-to’s in the wank bank are now in their 70’s

·         Illegal pomegranates

·         Jeremy’s Foreskin (Ohhhhhh, Jeremy’s Foreskin!)

·         Sweat rashes on your sausages.

·         Cheese flavoured belts.

·         Darren Gee calling out Paddy the Baddy.

·         Wah Wah.

·         Staring at your boss for 3 hours, without speaking or blinking

·         Sarnies.

·         Bringing yer feller to every girls night out

·         Coughing up an anal plug.

·         Corduroy glasses (the drinking vessel variety AND the visual aid variety)

·         Taking offence to Ins & Outs (yep, we ARE writing these about you, yer fucking beaut).

·         Sleeping on your mantlepiece.

·         Drinking on your own, topless, in The Ship and Mitre.

·         Being round and proud.

·         Bacon flavoured false lashes

·         Getting mugged in Barcelona

·         Greaseproof paper knickers.

·         Saving a chin, in case you lose the first one.

·         Constipation theorists.

·         Trying to outgig your mate.

·         Big fuck-off jowells.

·         Biting the wart.

·         Putting a pickle in your daughters purse.

·         Pube sideboards.

·         Unexplained curtsying when your uncle comes round.

·         Protecting your rib cage with flabage.

·         Papa Diaz

·         Mama Diaz

·         Confusing Stan Boardman with Baroness Kate Hoey

·         George Galloways wife

·         George Galloways hat

·         The pie oven on the bar of The Roscoe

·         The Somerset Gimp

·         Buying England Lioness’s soiled kits on e-bay

·         Postmen wearing shorts on the coldest day of the year

·         Sven Goran Eriksson

·         Construction workers brawling at Bramley Moore Dock site

·         Getting your bus pass

·         Singing out loud the vowels in Celine Dion’s name

·         Politely blowing raspberries at the Man City team coach when it arrives at your ground

·         Still having your Erics membership card

·         Being a vegan between meals

·         Asking ‘who’s he’ when someone mentions Taylor Swift

·         Not owning a quad bike

·         Claiming to only use Viagra when having three in the bed romps

·         Saying “I’ve had him!”

·         Pete Bentham & the Dinner Ladies.

·         Whistling silently.

·         Whispering loudly.

·         Having an unconscious conscious

·         Queen Victoria’s Knob.

·         Naming your first born, New Paragraph Please.

 

 

Outs

 

·         Geordie stag nights in Liverpool

·         Talking about Saltburn

·         Arsenal fans

·         Tiktok lingerie

·         Asking yer nan to drive you to Birkenhead for some Lemo.

·         “cool” colleagues.

·         Grilling yer dad’s vest.

·         Delivering a lecture so drunk, you start crying.

·         Hanging out with the bad boys to try to attain coolness.

·         People who don’t get that the Earth is actually square.

·         Name dropping Leccy Legs

·         Posting stuff about well-being, but being a 2 faced, snidey, gobshite in reality.

·         Welsh motorbikes

·         Bringing yer bird to every Lads night out.

·         Answering EVERY question with a humorous reply.

·         Sharing your teeth.

·         Leaving a bowl of boiled eyebrow hair under yer ma’s bed.

·         Half and half ties

·         Crosby.

·         Vegan Cows

·         Home baked head phones

·         Ordering a skinny latte from your chippy

·         The new mullet.

·         Using a scotch egg as a shinpad.

·         Sertraline soup.

·         Setting up a leggings factory in your attic.

·         Unzipping carrots.

·         Mad ginger bastards.

·         Titty lip.

·         Using patè to freshen your breath.

·         Referring to footballers with double barrel names, by their initials only

·         DCL

·         Confusing Baroness Kate Hoey with Stan Boardman

·         Going abroad on snowboarding holidays to get cold

·         Taking selfies with the pie oven in the Roscoe

·         London Road

·         Secretly warming to Gary Neville as a TV pundit

·         Starting sentences with the words ‘I’m no expert but’ and then talking crap

·         Turkish barber shops

·         Bumping into Stan Collymore at dogging events

·         Letting slip you drive an electric car

·         Subscribing to Katie Price’s ‘Only Fans’ site

·         Going paperless

·         Rebecca Vardy

·         Madonna’s daughters arm pits

·         Having a drone

·         Wearing no top in a beer garden whilst drinking pints of stella

·         Referring to your bird as ‘er indoors’

·         Richard Keyes

·         Joining the neighbourhood WhatsApp group

·         Displaying angst on social media about the conflicts in Syria / Ukraine

·         Lycra barmcakes

·         Match snobs

·         Skinny caramel legs

·         Postcode baseball caps

·         Applying logic.

·         Hairy cheese.

·         Entering the death Era.

·         Missing your appointment at the chippy.

·         West Derby’s trendy new pubs.

·         Daryl Hannah’s ever elongating ball sack.

KEYSIDE

Band Review 
KEYSIDE 




Take a pinch of the La’s, a sprinkle of The View, a dash of The Coral and mix  that concoction with a dab of The Lathams and you might just get a glimpse of what excellent new Liverpool band, Keyside bring to the table.

There’s already a load of people onboard the ride as their sold out show at The Arts Club/Loft on March 23rd attests to.

The band consists of  Dan Parker (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ben Cassidy (lead guitar), Oisin McAvoy (drums) and Max Gibson (bass, vocals).

They’re signed to  Modern Sky UK and already have a couple of classic songs under their belt

Visit

 https://youtu.be/hIsAMRj4g00?si=OmzL9ILg2qTS17eK to see/hear Paris to Marseille.

 

And

https://youtu.be/jzUwSyrsw2I?si=3I34VIVs7PWr9XYm for Turn Back the time.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure that these boys are destined for big things so get onto them now and try and see them while you can.

Their next (available) gig is Thursday April 4th at The Basement in Manchester

You can also hear them on soundcloud here https://soundcloud.com/keyside