Bido Lito!

June 2012 issue - out now

In Issue 23, we sip tea and discuss Liverpool's hip hop culture with BANG ON, the Walton MC with a lightning tongue who is on the fast track to superstar status; THE TEA STREET BAND allow us to take a look in their Balearic minds, and reveal how a bit of direction was all they needed to set foot on the road to imminent success; surf's up with BEACH SKULLS, the duo with a love for Link Wray style sinister surf rock; there's also a special full-length review of LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY 2012 as our reviewers run their minds of what was hot at another fantastic festival (with special mentions to great performances from WILLIS EARL BEAL, CLOCK OPERA, BLEACHED and ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER); Spiel Magazine's Paul Gleeson catches up with Scottish wing wizard PAT NEVIN to chat about his journey from the football pitch to the commentary box, via the DJ booth and the NME. We also look forward to the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament with Pat - who represented Scotland at Euro '92 in Sweden - and plot our plan of following the tournament at Camp & Furnace's Fan Park (check the centre pages for their Euro 2012 wallchart too); the Bido Lito! SUMMER FESTIVAL GUIDE is also back to guide you through the pick of this year's field-based funtimes. This month's reviews section contains highlights from BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, THE STAVES, BLANCMANGE, THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS, KYLA LA GRANGE and much more.