The Korova club was just one of many venues to feature in the reviews section and first issue of former Merseyside music magazine Bido Lito.
Launched in 2010 by Craig Pennington, the publication aimed to channel the energy of a city still buoyant from its capital of culture rebirth. By 2022, when the magazine ceased publication, a collection of city centre streets integral to the region’s music scene looked very different.
As Craig recalls, a simple walk from where Korova once stood on Hope Street, down towards Wolstenholme Square at the tail end of Ropewalks, would show only a handful of the city’s once cherished music venues. Korova, Static Gallery, Studio 2 at Parr Street studios, Sound, Mello Mello, The Kazimier and Nation, the home of Cream, and Pleasure Rooms are just some of those that are no longer in operation as venues.
