Archive for April, 2010
MYSTERY TEXTILE ARTIST STRIKES IN PLYMOUTH
Plymouth’s city centre landmark, The Sundial has been attacked and had a make-up from a textile artist. It’s the work of Mrs Smith, a textile graffiti artist who is known for her surprise interventions in the urban landscape and she has transformed the landmark overnight with the small plinths which surround it each now sporting [...]
NEW ACTION SPORT PAGES
Welcome to our new Sport pages, the new home for all action sports that happen in the Southwest and wales, including, surfing. This section is currently being updated so please bear with us!
NEW LIFESTYLE SECTION
Welcome to our new Lifestyle pages, the new home for fashion, style, retail therapy, surf news and street art. This section is currently being updated so please bear with us!
VAMPIRE WEEKEND CANCELLED THEIR EDEN SESSION DATE
Vampire Weekend, who where planning to make a much-anticipated return to the Eden Sessions to kick off this seasons Sessions on June 24 with special guests Broken Bells have unfortunately cancelled the date due to unforeseen circumsatances. The New York indie quartet, (named after a film made by lead-singer Ezra Koenig), first played at Eden [...]
DRUM AND BASS AWARDS SHORTLIST REVEALED
The shortlist of nominations for this years South West Drum and Bass, Breaks and Dubstep Awards has been announced. The awards are now in their fourth year, and get more popular each year. All the regions big hitters are included in the nominations, along with some surprises – see the full list at www.swdnbawards.com All [...]
REVIEW: PLAN B AT BRISTOL ANSON ROOMS (08/04/10)
As we arrived at Bristol’s Anson Rooms to see fast rising star Plan B, there was a real sense of anticipation in the air – maybe it was the first warm evening of the year, maybe it was the large crowd, maybe, just maybe, it was the long wait (about half an hour) between support [...]
TICKETS SELLING FAST FOR RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
The biggest underground music and arts event in the Southwest is less than three weeks away, and with tickets selling fast, is set to be one of the highlights of the year. Taking place within Cornwall’s iconic Eden Project of Fri 7th May, over 2,000 people are expected to party amongst the Biomes across the [...]
GLASTONBURY LINE-UP REVEALED IN FULL
Yes, we can finally reveal the line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2010. “This is it!” says Michael Eavis. “The most staggering line up to match the 40-year reputation of the Festival. If your lucky enough to have tickets, then check out who you’ll be seeing in June at www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Artists such as U2, Muse, Scissor Sisters, [...]
FOO FASHION SHOW
Hold tight, it’s that time of year where fashion shows pop up everywhere – well Cabot Circus and The Mall in Bristol anyway. Away from the high street chain stores and shopping centres, Bristol based online magazine, FOO present their annual charity Fashion Show, raising money for St. Mungo’s charity for the homeless. Working in [...]
ECO POWER GENERATED THEATRE
Get this latest show from the Theatre Royal, starting next week. The Home Of The Wriggler is a lo-fi sci-fi docu-drama, set in a world where oil has run out, but the cast generate all the power the show requires live on stage using a range of ageing technologies. Real eco-power based theatre. This innovative [...]
PUB BASED THEATRE
Theatre based in a local Plymouth boozer – now that’s something a little different! Pub Rock is performed by Cartoon De Salvo, and the show will take place in a room above a local pub very close to the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. One Trick Pony have been rockin’ all over the UK for twenty years, [...]
SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE FILM
Surfers Against Sewage began in Cornwall back in 1990 campaigning against sewage pollution on the beaches of St Agnes, Chapel Porth and Porthtowan. From these humble beginnings, SAS has grown into a nationwide force fighting for clean and safe recreational waters across the UK. See more about their work and join the cause at www.sas.org.uk [...]
RACKET FROM THE PIT: May 2010
Our roving musical reporter Backbone gives us the news from his UK and Europe tour with the Crazy Arm boys… The Digest takes a new turn this month, as I spent the whole time on the road with my hillbilly boys, Crazy Arm, supporting FRANK TURNER throughout the UK and mainland Europe. So more of [...]
SUBMIT MUSIC FOR REVIEW
Attention all bands and producers. If you would like to submit your music to be considered for review on our demo or music pages within 247 Magazine, please upload your tracks to our Soundcloud group here a.soundcloud-dropbox:hover {color: #1896D1 !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-position: -200px 0 !important;}*html a.soundcloud-dropbox {background-image: none !important; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=’(http://a1.soundcloud.com/images/dropbox_square_white.png?7991bb)’, sizingMethod=’crop’) !important;}/* [...]
EDEN SESSIONS EMBRACE DANCE MUSIC
In a break from the norm of booking indie and rock acts, the Eden Sessions have included a more dance focus night into this years Session season. Radio 1′s queen of dance, Annie Mac and Jon McClure’s Reverend Soundsystem will play at the Eden Sessions on July 3, joining Calvin Harris and Audio Bullys in [...]
CLUBLAND MASH-UP AT CORN EXCHANGE ON TREVITHICK DAY
The Trevithick Day Festival returns to Camborne on Saturday 24th April and the Corn Exchange sets up to be the centre of the night-time party as the Clubland Mashed tours hits Cornwall. Special guest DJ’s ‘The Friday Night Posse’ come to Cornwall for the first time to mark the launch of their new mix album [...]
PHONIC FM FUNDRAISER: FREAKBEAT A GO GO!
You may already know that your favourite mag has its own radio show on Exeter’s Phonic FM. One of the show’s presenters and 247 contributor, Arash, is putting on a fundraiser for the radio station in early May, called Freakbeat A Go Go. Raunchy 60s underground is the theme: 60s garage, psych, 60s soul and [...]
SWU RADIO IS 2yrs OLD
Popular underground music website, Southwestunderground.net (SWU) marks it’s online radio station hitting 2yrs old this month with a special party at the Hole In The Wall, Exeter. As standard with all SWU raves, they are taking on four rooms, importing four big sound systems, and showcasing loads of their DJs on the ones and twos. [...]
RUARRI JOSEPH FALMOUTH SOLO SHOW
Ruarri Joseph has announced his first headline show of 2010 at the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Cornwall on Friday June 11th. This summer also see’s the release of Ruarri’s new album ‘Shoulder to the Wheel’ which showcases his subtlety in a way not heard before. His rich baritone voice and lyrics possessing a wisdom that wouldn’t [...]
JACK JOHNSON SUPPORT ANNOUNCED
Newquay-based band Mojave 3 return to the music scene on June 26 when they appear as Jack Johnson’s special guests at the first of this year’s Eden Sessions. Mojave 3, who have been performing their distinctive country-rock tunes since the mid-90s, will play to a sell-out audience at the home of the famous Biomes. The [...]
