Sounds From Nowhere

11/06/2025

There will only ever be one Brian Wilson.

Here's a shot of Wilson performing Pet Sounds at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool from our review in 2017. You can catch our glowing review in our archives.

R.I.P Brian Wilson (1942 - 2025)

28/05/2025

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend came to Liverpool this past weekend, bringing a wave of energy, excitement, and world-class music to Sefton Park, proving once again that Liverpool knows how to throw a festival to remember.

Featuring: HAIM, Wolf Alice, Tate McRae, Wet Leg, Lola Young, Sugababes, Blossoms, Tom Odell, and more.

SFN‘s Jack Cinnamond has the words.

Big Weekend came to Liverpool this past weekend, bringing a wave of energy, excitement, and world-class music to Sefton Park, proving once again that Liverpool knows how to throw a festival to reme…

28/05/2025

Dream-pop newcomers Sunday 1994 inspire devotion on their first headline tour, bringing their reverie to the Arts Club Liverpool this past Friday.

Eloise Holmes has the words.

Dream-pop newcomers Sunday (1994) inspire devotion on their first headline tour. With BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend dominating the music scene in Liverpool this weekend, it would be easy to overlook sh…

20/06/2024

Happy 82nd birthday to quite possibly the greatest pop songwriter of all-time, Brian Wilson.

Flashback to the time Wilson brought Pet Sounds to the Summer of Love shows at the Exhibition Centre in 2017.

As the Beach Boys’ founder Brian Wilson brought Pets Sounds to Liverpool one last time, SFN’s Jack Cinnamomd was there to capture a legend in a standout performance. Looking back at the…

18/06/2024

𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐍: Sounds From Nowhere is looking for a return, but we're hunting for WRITERS, and PHOTOGRAPHERS to join the team.

If you're looking for a new outlet, or if you're looking to try something new; we're here.

If you're interested, please email Jack[@]SoundsFromNowhere[.]com for more details.

Since our inception in 2016, SFN has been an accredited publication for live reviews, and championed local music...and we're hoping to do it all again.

18/06/2024

In the pantheon of rock star cinema, there are those who dabble, those who try, and those who become the role. Mick Jagger‘s turn in the 1970 cult classic “Performance” falls squarely into the latter category.

In the pantheon of rock star cinema, there are those who dabble, those who try, and those who become the role. Mick Jagger’s turn in the 1970 cult classic “Performance” falls squa…

17/06/2024

The great Africa Oyé (Official), the FREE festival dedicated to African and Carribbean music & arts, returns this weekend to Sefton Park.

Headlined by Julian Marley, and supergroup Les Amazones d'Afrique, they've once again shown how Africa Oyé is one of the most consistently great festivals in Europe.

The UK’s largest free celebration festival of African & Carribbean arts & music returns to Sefton Park this weekend. Sefton Park will once again transform into a vibrant celebration o…

24/06/2023

"It’s not since the days of Tesla and Edison has a duo created this much electricity, as The Black Keys’ rip-roar Dropout Boogie Tour forced all the right moves."

Akron, Ohio‘s very own raw rock n’ roll duo The Black Keys return to a packed AO Arena in Manchester this past Thursday for their Dropout Boogie Tour.

Read the Review:

Akron, Ohio’s very own rock n’ roll duo The Black Keys return to a packed AO Arena in Manchester for their Dropout Boogie Tour.

18/11/2022

The Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers tour concludes its European run in Manchester, as Kendrick Lamar proves why he’s perfectly rated at where he is.

"...a two hour masterclass of iconography, visual statements, and a exceptionally profound setlist left everybody with their jaws down."

Read our review here:

The Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers tour concludes its European run in Manchester, as Kendrick Lamar proves why he’s perfectly rated at where he is. Jack Cinnamond reports. The show opens w…

10/10/2022

The Lemonheads roll into the O2 Ritz Manchester on their album anniversary tour, Liam Moody was there at the scene of the crime for our review.

Review:

The Lemonheads roll into the Manchester O2 Ritz on their album anniversary tour, Liam Moody was there at the scene of the crime for our review. Is there a band who time has been kinder to than Big …

02/08/2022

With the legendary De La Soul hitting the Liverpool Exhibition Centre as one of the closing acts of Liverpool International Music Festival, Del Pike takes a trip to see if the masters still matter.

The Review:

With the legendary De La Soul hitting the Liverpool Exhibition Centre as one of the closing acts of LIMF Festival 2022, Del Pike takes a trip to see if the masters still matter. For those of us old…