Archive for November, 2009
U2 at Glastonbury!
U2 will be headlining Glastonbury for the first time next year, after being rumoured to appear many times in the past. Festival organiser Michael Eavis has said: “At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world. Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And [...]
Summer carnage in Porthlevan
Bit old, but still good fun – Big up to the Slut boys for this one – more info at www.slut.co.uk
CANCELLED: LA ROUX BRISTOL ACADEMY GIG (TONIGHT, 20 NOV)
Unfortunately due to illness, La Roux have had to postpone their sold out show this evening (20 November) at O2 Bristol Academy. The show has been rescheduled to Monday 10th May 2010. All tickets will remain valid for this show. A statement from La Roux: Apologies to all our fans in Bristol. I am still [...]
EXAMPLE AFTERPARTY THIS SATURDAY AT THE HIPPO
London based 27 year old Elliot Greave is otherwise known as UK rapper Example, and is currently supporting Lily Allen on tour. Example came to the attention of the likes of Zane Lowe after releasing his response to Lily Allen’s hit ‘Smile’, entitled ‘Vile.’ The video for his single ‘Me + Mandy’ won “Best Low-Budget [...]
REVIEW: MADNESS – ONE STEP BEYOND
Madness ‘One Step Beyond’ (Salvo) 4.5/5 30th anniversary reissued classic debut album, digitally remastered with a bonus disc of related tracks, booklet and a forward by Irvin Welsh. Try if you can to not get sidetracked by the success of Madness, their endless influence on bands that continues to present day and their revolutionising of [...]
JAMES JARVIS SKATEPARK ART EVENT POSTPONED (PLYMOUTH)
Renowned artist James Jarvis (creator of the Martin vinyl toy produced by Silas amongst other things) was due to come down to Plymouth on Wednesday to create a piece of large scale artwork using the Central Park skateboard park in Plymouth as a blank canvas. The project, named Souvenir, has been put together to by [...]
NEW GRAFFITI POLICY FOR BRISTOL – GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK NOW
Bristol City Council have finally got a new graffiti policy drafted for the city, and they are looking for feedback, however, comments on it need to be in by midday this Tuesday (17th November). It’s going to be discussed by the Clean and Green board on the 19th November, so they’re not leaving themselves much [...]
NOVEMBER’S FREE DJ MIX
TAYLOR MADE – HI-FIDELITY A long standing resident of Bristol’s Hi-Fidelity, also manning the second room at many Infidelity events, this versatile DJ has a lot to offer. You may have seen him play 3 hr sets full of UK Hip Hop, Old Skool Hip Hop, Raggae, Ragga, Dancehall, UK Garage, Jungle or maybe all [...]
BURLESQUE WORKSHOPS WITH KINKY & QUIRKY
Give yourself a treat and learn some shimmying and shaking from the fabulous Miss Venus Noir at Kinky & Quirky’s excellent three hour long burlesque workshops. They take place on the last Saturday of every month at Exeter Phoenix. Kinky & Quirky are a Devon based duo who run cabaret, music, art and comedy events. [...]
CORNWALL FILM FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND – DONT MISS IT
The Cornwall Film Festival takes place in Falmouth this weekend (13 – 15 Nov) featuring a host of treats for the eyes, including Cornish made short films, a special screening of climate-change blockbuster ‘Age Of Stupid’ and premieres of films (some weeks or months ahead of general release) including ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ [...]
THE MILLENNIUM COMPLEX, PLYMOUTH
Thousands of clubbers from all over Plymouth and the surrounding areas will fondly remember crazy nights out at the Millennium nightclub complex on Union Street back in the days of £10 all you can drink madness… (some might remember it as Oz, Warehouse, or Blondz, depending on which generation you’re from). The venue shut down [...]
KAISER CHEIFS TO DJ AT PROPAGANDA @ SYNDICATE BRISTOL
This month sees the mighty Kaiser Chiefs spinning the decks at Propaganda club nights across the UK! Fans in Bristol will be treated to DJ sets from band members Simon Rix and Nic Baines on 18 November at the clubnight, which takes place at Syndicate. Propaganda is the UK’s biggest indie night, every week over [...]
WIN CORNISH CRISPS
The Cornish Crisp company is a crisp maker like no other. Not only are they totally homegrown and based in Cornwall at Kelly Bray (nr Callington), they use Cornish potatoes, and source all their other ingredients as locally as possible. Also, each of their four flavours are dedicated to supporting a different cause by donating [...]
COSMO JARVIS LIVE
Fresh from supporting Muse in Devon, singer songwriter (and filmmaker, storyteller, poet, Jessica Alba enthusiast…) Cosmo Jarvis is an ordinary teenager with extraordinary talents. He’ll be showing off those talents when he plays Truro’s Wig & Pen on Wednesday 18 November. Cosmo was born in 1990 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, making the move to Devon, [...]
BRISTOL ZOMBIE WALK – WERE YOU THERE?!
Halloween celebrations in Bristol last Saturday saw massed ranks of the city’s undead hordes rise once again in search of brains, blood and guts for the second annual Bristol Zombie Walk. Emerging in mid afternoon from some unknown location (in or around the Council House funnily enough), nearly two thousand creatures of the night stumbled [...]
‘IN THE FLESH’ FESTIVAL PACKS A PUNCH
The In the Flesh Festival takes place in Plymouth from the 13 – 15 November at the Barbican Theatre and Plymouth Arts Centre. Returning for the fourth year, the festival brings a riot of noise, colour and unusual beauty to the city, celebrating live performance and all things human. In the Flesh ’09 is a [...]
FREE TRACKS FROM BABYHEAD
Bristol based ska-hip hoppers Babyhead have been working hard on their long awaited third album, ‘Heavy Weather.’ In celebration of it almost being finished (its set for release early next year), they’re giving fans the chance to download a special EP for free, featuring the first single, ‘Swan Song’ with a side order of remixes. [...]
DON’T MISS DREADZONE – SOUTH WEST DATES COMING UP!
British dub tech pioneers Dreadzone come to Plymouth this Friday for a stomping set at the White Rabbit. The band have been around since 1993, and in that time, have produced five studio albums and one live album featuring their eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, trance, techno and folk. They’ve graced the Pyramid stage at [...]
HINDSIGHT 10TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND @ BOHEMIA
Don’t miss the massive Hindsight 10th Birthday celebrations taking place this Friday (6 Nov) at Bohemia in Torquay. With artists like Mark EG & M-Zone, Gammer & Kevin Energy, Cally & Juice, Joey Riot and many more taking to the decks, the party starts at 9pm and goes on til 5am! Celebrate ten years of [...]
SOUND OF SOMERSET: WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND MORE
Organised by Somerset Music Hub, the Sound of Somerset is a day of gigs, DJ sets and workshops happening all over Taunton town centre on Saturday 14 November. On the day, Somerset Music Hub will also be launching their first compilation CD of Somerset music, curated by John Parish (best known for his work with [...]
