Archive for December, 2009
Ride – Film – View on a snowboard
This is an awesome snowboard event with a difference – you ride, film it and then edit it together in 28hrs – the best film win, simple! 18 teams will take part in the 2010 Oakley Jib-Vid, which will be held in Mayrhofen, Austrai from the 17th-19th March 2010. The main venue will be the [...]
Rage Against the Machine to play FREE UK gig in 2010
US rockers, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (RATM) have just announced they are going to be playing a HUGE free concert in the UK something during 2010 to celebrate the victory of their single “KILLING IN THE NAME” becoming the new number one in Christmas Week, defeating the single from the X-Factor winner, John McElderry in [...]
REVIEW: SUB FOCUS – SUB FOCUS
SUB FOCUS Sub Focus (Ram Records) 4/5 Following on nicely from the massive Chase & Status album released earlier this year, Ram Records bring you the long anticipated debut album from Sub Focus. Without a doubt this man is one of the biggest names in the Drum & Bass scene & having had some huge [...]
ALIVE MUSIC STUDIOS – BATTLE OF THE BANDS UNSIGNED COMPETITION
Alive Music Studios (based at Trenant Industrial Estate, Wadebridge) is currently holding a Battle of the Bands competition in conjunction with The Bridge on Wool in Wadebridge. The competition is in full swing, after being launched at the end of October. So far, four heat winners have been announced (Mouth, Dedhed, Shellin Snails and Seven [...]
EASTENDERS REMIX COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED
The first ever spin off from iconic BBC soap Eastenders is to be launched in the new year. EastEnders: E20 is a new show which starts in January 2010 and will follow a group of sixth form students experiencing the highs and lows of teenage life. The shows will be available on the BBC website [...]
AGGIE SNOW BALL 2009: THIS SATURDAY AT DRIFTWOOD SPARS, ST AGNES
The first Aggie Snow Ball takes place in St Agnes this Saturday (19 December). A collective of some of the finest original bands from the South West will be kicking off Christmas and raising the roof – well, it will save Santa squeezing down the chimney – at the Driftwood Spars this weekend. The band [...]
BIG CHILL BAR BRISTOL JANUARY EVENTS: BEDMO DISCO AND BRISTOL HI FI
The Big Chill Bar in Bristol has some stonking nights coming up in the New Year, and with free entry to ALL events at the bar, this is recession busting partying at it’s best! Check out Bedmo Disco (pictured) on Friday 8 January with Sell By Dave and Five-Stylez – straight outta Bedminster, these chaps [...]
ARTY ADMIN INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE AT G39, CARDIFF
Details of an internship opportunity at G39 art gallery in Cardiff have just popped into our inbox so we thought we’d share… Internship g39/WARP, Cardiff 4 months part time (from 5th February 2010) £1600 Stipend The Intern position is aimed at those with some experience with an arts organisation but who wish to develop their [...]
MY HEROES KILLED COWBOYS FIRST BIRTHDAY: FOAMO // JAC THE DISCO // TIMBO SYMONS // DRR // 19 DEC, ISOBAR IS DEAD
My Heroes Killed Cowboys have been causing quite a stir this year, bringing a London standard club night to Cornish crowds, and on 19 December they will celebrate their first birthday at Isobar is Dead in St Ives. Over the past year, MHKC have hosted South West debuts from some of the hottest DJs out [...]
CARDIFF TV SHOW OPPORTUNITY!
The new ‘Charlotte Church’ TV show is being filmed in Cardiff on 17 December 2009. It’s an entertainment show and Channel Four are looking for the hippest of the hip, dedicated followers of fashion to take part in an item. They are looking for men who dress in a quirky/trendy way, who are foreign but [...]
MONEY NOT NECESSARY – SWAP ART FOR STUFF!
Street Artist Kone presents an art exhibition with a twist this month at a gallery in Teignmouth. The exhibition, called Money Not Necessary, is an opportunity for people to buy art by exchanging things rather than money. Organiser Kone told us, “People can pretty much bring anything, within reason. If I or the others like [...]
December’s free DJ mix
Dan Reilly – Triptic Dan has been a DJ / Promoter in Bristol for several years running the infamous Triptic nights , which has seen some of the finest techno DJs from far and wide gracing the decks of Dojo. Reknowned for versatility in his sets you are just as likely to see him play [...]
COSMO JARVIS SOUTH WEST GIGS
Devon lad Cosmo Jarvis has had a great 2009. He was signed to Wall Of Sound Records (home of Reverend & The Makers, Grace Jones and Röyksopp) released his debut album, described as a 2-disc Jackal & Hyde piece of music. On the one side you have a 19 year old singing about girls, classes, [...]
RED BULL GET PISTE IN THE PARK!
Get down to Brandon Hill in Bristol on 10 December 2009 for the Red Bull Piste in the Park event where a huge ski jump will be constructed for competitors to battle it out for cash prizes. With DJs at the event and a banging afterparty planned, the huge crowd of spectators can expect an [...]
COLDPLAY, LILY ALLEN AND LA ROUX MAKE BIG NOISE FOR MENCAP AT EXETER CASTLE
Coldplay, Lily Allen and La Roux head to Exeter Castle on 19 December for a special new event, Mencap’s Big Noise Session. The night will mark a festive homecoming for Exeter born-and-bred Chris Martin and a spectacular treat for just 500 lucky fans, with all proceeds going to learning disability charity Mencap. Tickets for this [...]
