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FATBOY SLIM ANNOUNCED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER AT BESTIVAL

FATBOY SLIM ANNOUNCED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER AT BESTIVAL

Beach party specialist Fatboy Slim has been confirmed at the headliner on Friday night at this years Bestival. He joins Elton John and Snoop Dogg as Bestival celebrates it’s 10th birthday over September 5th-8th on the Isle of Wight. Featuring 20 stages the musical line-up includes sets from MIA, Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips, The Knife, [...]

ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL MUSIC SHOW 2013

ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL MUSIC SHOW 2013

The Southwest’s premier music industry and music technology show celebrates its 5th year anniversary on Saturday 18 May at Exeter Phoenix. Organised by social enterprise Sound Gallery Studios, this unique event brings with it hundreds of visitors and an impressive guest speaker line-up featuring Peter Gabriel and Led Zeppelin percussionist Hossam Ramzy, soundscape innovator Richard [...]

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY TO HOST LECTURE AND SESSIONS IN BRISTOL

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY TO HOST LECTURE AND SESSIONS IN BRISTOL

Red Bull Music Academy host a series of exclusive lectures this weekend in Bristol. Taking place on Sat 4th May at Hamilton House on Stokes Croft, guests John Talabot, Andres and Chris Farrell (Idle Hands) will be sharing their knowledge and offering advice on working within the music industry. The lectures run from 3pm-7pm and [...]

Reviews

REVIEW: RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY LECTURES, BRISTOL (04/05/13)

REVIEW: RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY LECTURES, BRISTOL (04/05/13)

Red Bull Music Academy have done some excellent things for music and events over the past few years and it fantastic to have them hosting a famed RBMA lecture session (and after party) in Bristol. The lectures, held in The Canteen on Stokes Croft, started with a talk from Chris Farrel (Idle Hands), which gave [...]

REVIEW: ENTER SHIKARI, PRINCESS PAVILION, FALMOUTH (08/04/13)

REVIEW: ENTER SHIKARI, PRINCESS PAVILION, FALMOUTH (08/04/13)

After winning Independent Album of the Year at the AIM awards, and taking Best Live Band (for the second time) at the Kerrang! Awards in 2012, January 2013 then saw Enter Shikari announce the final leg to their eighteen month world tour off the back of third album ‘A Flash Flood of Colour’. While Falmouth’s [...]

REVIEW: KING CHARLES, PRINCESS PAVILION, FALOMUTH (15/04/13)

REVIEW: KING CHARLES, PRINCESS PAVILION, FALOMUTH (15/04/13)

Falmouth’s Princess Pavilion was the exact halfway point on King Charles’ 30 Shows 30 Days UK tour this April. Ahead of their new album, a very excited and expectant crowd filled the Pavilion for a night of dancing and debauchery and all their favourite songs from King Charles’ debut album Love Blood, released last May. [...]

Competitions

WIN: TICKETS TO ROCK OYSTER FESTIVAL

WIN: TICKETS TO ROCK OYSTER FESTIVAL

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WIN: VEGFEST TICKETS TO SEE HAPPY MONDAYS & CARAVAN PALACE

WIN: VEGFEST TICKETS TO SEE HAPPY MONDAYS & CARAVAN PALACE

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WIN: DEAD MAN DOWN GOODIES

WIN: DEAD MAN DOWN GOODIES

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Festivals

REVIEW: MASKED BALL, PORTHLEVEN (04/05/13)

REVIEW: MASKED BALL, PORTHLEVEN (04/05/13)

The first bank holiday in May is rapidly becoming synonymous with being in one place and one place only and that is just where 247 decided to be with 3,000 other people for this years utterly amazing Masked Ball in Porthleven, Cornwall. Expanded into two days and with twice the capacity, Saturday night saw the [...]

REVIEW: ARC FESTIVAL, EASTVILLE PARK, BRISTOL (27/04/2013)

REVIEW: ARC FESTIVAL, EASTVILLE PARK, BRISTOL (27/04/2013)

For it’s first year Arc Festival definitely gave an exceptional first impression to the many festivals Bristol has to offer. A 12 hour festival of electronic music and digital art that did not fail to deliver with stunning displays of visual art and projections, excellent sound quality, and a crowd that were most definitely up [...]

NEW ACTS ADDED TO BEACHBREAK LIVE

NEW ACTS ADDED TO BEACHBREAK LIVE

Following on the relocation to Newquay for this years Beach Break Live, promoters have announced the second wave of artists to add to the line-up. Featuring everyone from the globally renowned Cuban Brothers and the phenomenal Dizraelli & the Small Gods to favourite MistaJam, this year Beach Break Live offers ticket holders its biggest ever line up [...]

Interviews

INTERVIEW WITH SQUEEZE

INTERVIEW WITH SQUEEZE

You’ve been in the business a while now, how does today’s industry compared to when you started out? The industry I entered into all those years ago still seems to be going strong but for younger people who need to give more of their lives than I did. 360% deals were not on the table when I [...]

INTERVIEW WITH GABRIELLE APLIN

INTERVIEW WITH GABRIELLE APLIN

We caught up with Bath singing sensation Gabrielle Aplin ahead of her free gig at the Rong O’Bells in Compton Martin on Halloween (October 31). She also plays Bristol Thekla on November 20, 2012.

INTERVIEW WITH HUW STEPHENS

INTERVIEW WITH HUW STEPHENS

Swn Festival founder Huw Stephens tells us what he’s most looking forward to at this year’s festival and how he’s got the Duke of Edinburgh to thank for his career.

Introducing...

INTRODUCING…IKO

INTRODUCING…IKO

Lots of fab music comin out of Devon these days, why do you think that is? Has to be the cider. Think maybe there’s always been lots of great bands in Devon it’s just they’ve not had the exposure that others areas get. You’ll find a similar thing with Somerset and the Bristol area. I [...]

INTRODUCING…TAFFY

INTRODUCING…TAFFY

Taffy is an interesting name, there was an old US singer called Taffy and it has Welsh implications, what was the thinking behind it? The band name used to be “salt water taffy”, but everyone was calling us “taffy” so we just decided to rename it as it is. We actually didn’t know about the [...]

INTRODUCING…BLEED ELECTRIC

INTRODUCING…BLEED ELECTRIC

So, Chris, tell us a bit about the origins Bleed Electric: where are you from and how did you start? Bleed Electric started as a solo side project of mine during studio down days. At the time I owned and ran Screamadelica Studios in Cardiff Bay and before I knew it I had an albums [...]

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WIN: BEACHBREAK LIVE TICKETS

WIN: BEACHBREAK LIVE TICKETS

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

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HISTORY OF UNLEASHED CLUB NIGHT

HISTORY OF UNLEASHED CLUB NIGHT

| May 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Plymouth has always had a good Drum and Bass scene in the westcountry and the key player in this over the past few years was a monthly night called Unleashed. Running from 2005 – 2012, they hosted some of the biggest names in the scene right now, before they became household names, such as Subfocus, [...]

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REVIEW: PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 2013, NEWQUAY (27-29/04/13)

REVIEW: PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 2013, NEWQUAY (27-29/04/13)

| April 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Pleasure Principle, a new weekender celebrating electronic music and beyond touched down in Newquay last weekend, to celebrate Scottish event producers Numbers and Dedbeat’s 10 years anniversary. Their first major event South of the border had a decent attendance all making the most of the gorgeous Newquay coast, friendly atmosphere and sunny weather bringing techno, [...]

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WIN: YOUR OWN FESTIVAL CAN

WIN: YOUR OWN FESTIVAL CAN

| April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

If you’re a regular festival go-er but crap at packing the essentials, you need to get yourself a Festival Can – you’ll never be short of those essentials like novelty glasses, loo roll or a condom again, order yours from www.theloveboxcompany.com For £10 you get comedy Glasses/ Nose / Teeth, Fella Wipe, chocolate, condom, handy [...]

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WIN: SUNRISE FESTIVAL TICKETS

WIN: SUNRISE FESTIVAL TICKETS

| April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

The award winning ethical and sustainable festival has been re-incarnated with a new team in charge for 2013 at a new secret venue near Frome, North Somerset. Taking the best bits of previous festivals, adding in a refreshed twist, it all taking place on 30 May -2 June and the line-up includes Dub Pistols, The [...]

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