The Screaming Target Archive number 1 – The Birthday Party
The Screaming Target returns from their hiatus of reviewing albums, to write about the now legendary Birthday Party gig at the Warehouse club.
Music Reviews
The Smoky God by Neil Campbell
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Smoky God, the new album by Neil Campbell. based on the book The Smoky God, or a Voyage Journey to the Inner Earth by Willis George Emerson.
Romeo 660 by Ian Cantwell and Marty Snape
Tommy Calderbank reviews Romeo 660, the new album by Ian Cantwell and Marty Snape.
Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Final
Rob Harrison reviews the final of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge, now in its thirteenth year, held at Leaf on Bold Street.
Those Roads
Rob Harrison reviews Those Roads, a new song by Úna Quinn and Neil Campbell, specially commissioned by the Liverpool Irish Festival 2023.
La Feria Festival Launch
Valeria Denegri reviews the launch of La Feria, the festival of Latin American Arts and Culture held at the Unity Theatre.
Siapiau – Pi – 161CD (2023)
Rob Harrison reviews the new album by Siapiau, an improvisational quartet who have been playing together in different formats for over twenty years. For this new project all that experience is put to good use in a blend of poetry and free jazz in this excellent CD from Discus records.
The Hit List – July 2023
The Screaming Target strays into free jazz and ambient soundtracks territory this month with local musicians Malchamech and Neil Campbell.
The Hit List – March 2023
Welcome back to The Screaming Target, the home of new releases, and the hits just keep coming as we head into the new year with Cymande, Mary Elizabeth Remington, Everything but the Girl and others.
The Screaming Target Christmas List
Welcome to the Christmas Screaming Target featuring two new releases from Christine and the Queens and NoSo and another nostalgia trip with some ideas for Christmas presents.
Experimental Folk Review
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Experimental Folk night held at the Unitarian Church and featuring Lotus Blossoms, She’s In The Trees and Feral Wheel.
The Hit List – November 2022
The Screaming Target presents the new reviews this time featuring new releases from Neil Campbell and Nicola Collarbone, and American singer songwriter Kramies.
Neil Campbell – Faldum
Tommy Calderbank reviews Faldum, the new album by Liverpool composer and multi-instrumentalist Neil Campbell, released on November 4th.
1972, the year music rocked
The Screaming Target takes time off from new reviews to wallow shamelessly in a heady nostalgia trip.
Review of Asteroid by Graculus
The Screaming Target reviews the album Asteroid by Graculus, featuring improvisations and electronic re-imagining. Graculus, named after the weird bird in Noggin the Nog, are based in Liverpool.
The Hit List – May – June 2022
The Screaming Target returns to cover the new releases from May and June, what a mixed bag we have for you for this month….
The Hit List – April 2022
The Screaming Target reviews the new selection of releases from March to April. It’s a mixed bag, to be sure, but well worth checking out.
The Hit List – March 2022
Music reviews by The Screaming Target of the past releases from January and February 2022 including Walt Disco, NoSo and Drug Couple.
The Hit List – December 2021 – Part 2
This is the last lot of music reviews before Christmas, featuring post-punk hustlers from Cumbria and some home-grown improvising free jazz musicians from our Liverpool home.
The Hit List – December 2021
When he’s not been doing his Christmas shopping The Screaming Target has been busy writing album reviews, here are two for December, the albums Crawler by IDLES and Huffy by We Are Scientists.
Neil Campbell’s ‘The Great Escape’
Tommy Calderbank reviews The Great Escape, the new album by one of Liverpool’s finest guitarists, Neil Campbell.
The Hit List – October 2021
Music reviews by The Screaming Target who has been quiet this last month, but the music as ever hasn’t and there’s some new stuff to wrap your ears around including Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Parcels and Nadia Sheikh.
Maple Glider – To Enjoy is the Only Thing
Rob Harrison reviews the debut album by Maple Glider, To Enjoy is the Only Thing, out now on Partisan Records.
The Hit List – May 2021
The Screaming Target discusses how the pandemic has affected the music industry, and also reviews some of the latest tunes reaching the Nerve office.
The Hit List – March 2021, Part 2
Hey ho, here we are still in March, and still they come, The Screaming Target reviews a second batch of releases before they slip through the net.
The Hit List – March 2021
The Screaming Target reviews the latest round of February and March releases, navigating a path through the ever present landfill indie as it’s called in the trade.
The Hit List – November 2020
The Screaming Target says “Welcome back to the new releases, we may still be in lockdown folks, but the music still keeps coming and it’s alright”.
The Hit List – October 2020
The Screaming Target has returned and is here to review the new batch of releases to be found in this post-lockdown Blighty we now unwittingly find ourselves embedded in.
The Garnetts
Richard Lewis reviews the gig by West Coast inspired Liverpool quartet The Garnetts who played at the Cavern on 20th February 2020.
Úna Quinn – Inside Out
Rob Harrison reviews Inside Out, the debut album by Úna Quinn.
The Hit List – October 2019 – Part 2
The Screaming Target reviews the new music releases to be found in and around the Nerve office, this time it’s the Political One with Vile Assembly, Beans On Toast and Cerrone.
The Hit List – October 2019
The Screaming Target reviews the new music releases to be found in and around the Nerve office these past two months including Cigarettes After Sex, Emel Mathlouthi and Gazel.
Africa Oye 2019
Colin Serjent and his camera visited Africa Oye, the UK’s biggest live festival of African music and culture, which took place in Sefton Park over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June.
The Hit List – June 2019
Rob Harrison is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for May and June including A Certain Ratio and Charly Bliss.
Neil Campbell – Last Year’s News
Joe Coventry reviews the album Last Year’s News, the final part of multi-talented Neil Campbell’s Flood Trilogy.
Smithdown Road Festival 2019
Steve Moss reviews the Smithdown Road Festival which took place over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
Court and Spark – The Joni Mitchell Songbook
Darren Guy reviews the concert The Joni Mitchell Songbook performed by Court and Spark, five of the North West’s most experienced musicians celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell at the Capstone Theatre.
Liverpool International Jazz Festival
Joe Coventry reviews the Liverpool International Jazz Festival, now in its seventh year with headline artists including Darius Brubeck Quartet, Atom String Quartet and Vein.
Valeras, Indica Gallery and Shards
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Valeras, supported by Indica Gallery and Shards at Phase 1.
White Denim
Rob Harrison reviews White Denim, the four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas, on tour at the Liverpool 02 Academy.
The Hit List – March 2019
The Screaming Target returns to review the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.
Punk in the Picton
Rob Harrison reviews Punk in the Picton, the Punk Rock 1976-1978 Exhibition on at Liverpool Central Library till 3rd March 2019.
The Alt-Country Hit List – February 2019
The Screaming Target returns, this month delving into the world of Alt-Country and reviewing the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.
Geoghegan Jackson – Flatlands Rising
Rob Harrison reviews Flatlands Rising, the second EP by Liverpool acoustic duo Geoghegan Jackson.
Hinds, Sports Team, The Strange Collective
Rob Harrison reviews the gig at The Arts Club by Sports Team, The Strange Collective and headliners Hinds, all the way from Madrid.
Phronesis
Joe Coventry reviews the concert at the Capstone Theatre by Anglo-Scandinavian three-piece jazz band Phronesis, performing music from their recently-released album, We Are All.
The Hit List – October 2018
The Screaming Target is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for September and October including The Beta Band and Karine Polwart.
PowerSolo
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Danish psychobilly band PowerSolo at Maguires Pizza Parlor.
Larry And His Flask – This Remedy
Rob Harrison reviews This Remedy, the new album by American country rockers Larry And His Flask, out on Xtra Mile Records on October 12th.
White Denim – Performance
Rob Harrison reviews Performance, the new album by White Denim, out on City Slang Records.
Idles – Joy As An Act of Resistance
Rob Harrison reviews the new Idles album, Joy As An Act of Resistance, out now on On Partisan Records.
Jah Wobble – Dream World
Released on Jah Wobble Records Reviewed by Rob Harrison The new album by ex-Public Image bass player Jah Wobble, is influenced by the French new wave filmmaker Frances Truffaut and the sights and sounds of London, Brighton, and Manchester. It is a veritable smorgasbord of variable musical delights. It appears to be not defined by any one genre and in many ways does not fit into a conceptual whole as
Mam! I’m ‘Ere
Jennifer Walker reviews the disco musical, Mam! I’m ‘Ere,
on at The Royal Court until 11th August.
After The Flood
Rob Harrison reviews After The Flood, the new album by Neil Campbell with Marty Snape, Roger Gardiner and Viktor Nordberg, released on 13th July.
Africa Oye Festival
Review and photographs by Colin Serjent of Africa Oye Festival 2018, held in Sefton Park over the weekend of 16th and 17th June.