December 2016/January 2017 
Bido Lito! Issue 73 Out Now

The last mag of 2016, this most tumultuous of years, hits the streets today. Lots to delve into from an anaylsis of 'BREXIT 2.0', through the return of BALTIC FLEET, to the defining albums of the year featuring BOWIE, BEYONCÉ and ANOHNI. There's also a review of LIVERPOOL MUSIC WEEK, we enter the world of PSYCHO COMEDY and attempt to get under the spandex of BARBEROS. Elsewhere, our trusty photographers pick their favourite moments of the year captured on SD card, we talk to Manchester upstarts CABBAGE and a month in gigs is reviewed. This month's cover star is the brilliant LAURIE SHAW.

SIX OF THE BEST
Six gig highlights for the week ahead not to be missed!

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMP-TOWN
Win with Bido Lito! - this week, Tricky Dicky Ashcroft tickets

2 x TICKETS TO RICHARD ASHCROFT

Currently on the Bido Lito! Facebook page you can bag yourself two tickets to see ex-Verve man Richard Ashcroft live at the Echo Arena. All you have to do is like and share the post and message us with your favourite song from the Thin Wigan Duke.

THIS WEEK'S ARTIST
This month's cover star is Cork-based, Wirral-born and great.

LAURIE SHAW

"The record was inspired by the concept of 30 7” records being left in the sun to melt and consequently meld into one another.” As far as descriptions go, this one is pretty much perfect. And the man behind it – Wirral-born, Cork-based alt. rock maven LAURIE SHAW – is limbering up to release this audacious new LP Felted Fruit in November, a breathless rampage through fuzzy garage rock, psych folk and mutated pop all dispatched in concise two-minute blasts. Richard Lewis caught up with the prolific auteur to talk about his voracious output, roots and his influences.

Laurie Shaw: "All the songs were different entities themselves and they’d all been chopped up into each other – I like that aesthetic to it. I was trying to make stuff short and snappy."

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Any other Bido business...

Rather than putting our feet up and tucking in to too many Quality Street, Team Bido will be working hard in the next few weeks to launch the new look Bido Lito! website and magazine. The former should be ready in time to distract you from the Queen's speech. The latter will be launched at the Bido Lito! Social on 23rd January. A free gig featuring recent Heavenly signees THE ORIELLES at Tithebarn street venue par excellence Hus. Keep your eyes peeled on the usual channels for more news.

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