LIVERPOOL'S music scene is getting better and better according to one of the city's best-known music critics.
Paul Du Noyer, former editor of Q and Mojo magazines who has written Liverpool: Wondrous Place, a definitive guide to the city's position in the music world, said he was impressed with the new music coming out of the city.
The city has finally realised that pop music will draw people to the area.
Du Noyer, who grew up in Mersey-side and now divides his time between London and Liverpool, said: "I am really pleased to see the music scene continues to thrive.
"I always hoped my book, which I wanted to sum up the last 40 years, would not be the last testament to the music coming out of here.
"The best new bands I have heard are the Dead 60s and Ladytron, and I still love The Coral and The Zutons.
"Liverpool has kept its place in the eyes of the world and it's in an enviable position. Now people can come not just to see where The Beatles lived but also to watch new music.
"Bands still tended to move to Liverpool as a stepping stone to becoming well known," he said.
And he thought the city council had finally realised how important pop music was for the image of the city.
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