Archive for May, 2010
REVIEW: NATIONAL PASTIME – MY STAR HAS FALLEN
National Pastime My Star Has Fallen (Pastime Records) Exeter’s kings of lo-fi indie-pop drop ‘the unofficial album’ with some new material plus a few reworked live favourites from their debut, Short Stories. Recorded by the band themselves, My Star Has Fallen has a rough, DIY feel, reminiscent of the first wave of British indie sound [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SEX AND THE CITY 2 IN BRISTOL
With ladies everywhere eagerly awaiting the premiere of Sex and the City 2, the Odeon in Bristol is hosting a cheeky launch event with Butlers in the Buff. What’s more 247 Magazine has teamed up with the organisers, the Bristol-based Butlers in the Buff, to give away 10 free tickets for the exclusive event. For [...]
REVIEW: FORKED AT PLYMOUTH B BAR (20/05/10)
It was another busy night for the performance poetry bi-monthly at the B Bar, situated downstairs from the Barbican Theatre. The event’s organisers, Apples & Snakes know their audience, and they always provide a varied selection of poets with different styles. Tonight’s line-up was no exception, and as always, it included the Forked resident compere, [...]
247 REVIEW RADIO LAUNCHED
Welcome to the launch podcast of our new monthly review radio show – where we review the best latest releases in the world of house music. We are planning on producing a number of other genre specific shows every month, if your interested in getting involved, either by submitting music for review or producing a [...]
2000 TRESS FESTIVAL SOLD OUT
The 2000trees Festival, which takes place near Cheltenham on 16th and 17th July has sold out of all tickets in record time, delighted organisers announced today. Headline acts Frank Turner and The Subways are among 70 acts set to perform on three stages at the award-winning green festival. There will also be comedy, headphone disco, [...]
BESTIVAL SOLD OUT
Isle of Wight’s best end of the summer festival, Bestival has completely sold out! With a record-breaking four full months still left to go until the seventh Robin Hill Country Park outing kicks off, lucky punters have bagged every single ticket along with a guarantee of an amazing weekend adventure… A gleeful promoter, Rob da [...]
DIGG THIS…
Avalaan are proud to present a solo exhibition by illustrator Diggy Smerdon running until 21 May at the Avalaan Flagship Store in Bristol. With a dirty graphic blend and expressive raw lines, artist Diggy Smerdon, brings to life the themed characters and creations of dream and sub-conscious. With this distinct style, she explores unconventional subject [...]
REVIEW: BASEMENT STUDIO FUNDRAISER
On Friday 5th March the full Void Punishment Sound System was unloaded into Trinity and a group of artists and DJs from Bristol and further a field, came together to put on a night to raise money for Bristol’s most established youth music project, Basement Studio. The night, called PATCHWORK, saw all 4 dubstep artists [...]
WIN BIONIC 10th BIRTHDAY TICKETS
Launched in 2000 for the new millennium, South Wales hard style night Bionic are celebrating ten years of parties throughout 2010. During that time they’ve seen many promotions come and go, but managed to stay at the forefront of the hard dance scene, sweeping the board by picking up the Best Event Award, Best Residents [...]
GILLES PETERSON PLAYS AT BRISTOL TUNNELS CLUB
The Havana Cultura Collective Tour , a series of live DJ and music gigs hit Bristol this month. The project, created by premium Cuban rum Havana Club, focuses on raising the profile of contemporary Cuban musical talent to an international audience. The sessions round off with a special club night with Gilles Peterson, Kumar & [...]
TAKE CONTROL TOUR IN EXETER
The national student TOPMAN CTRL tour stops off in Exeter this month, hosted by Channel 4 presenter Miquita Oliver on Tues 18 May at Exeter Phoenix. Having begun her Channel 4 life co-presenting Popworld with Simon Amstell, Miquita Oliver is the self-made queen of T4 after entering her tenth year on the screen. Bands playing [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: VINCE LEE
In the third of our Press Pack Sessions, Joe Biddle of Press Pack Studios chats to Vince Lee, virtuoso blues guitarist and vocalist. When he was a teenager, Vince tried his hand at gardening and restoring classic cars, but soon quit to concentrate on playing music full time and hasn’t had a day job since, [...]
SUNRISE ANNOUNCES TICKET SWAP WITH THE GLADE
The recently cancelled Glade Festival have announced a ticket swap scheme with Sunrise Celebration, taking place on 4-6 June in Somerset. A statement from the organisers released this morning said: Glade Ticket Holders can now get a discounted Sunrise Celebration ticket through Ticketline, as part of their refund. The cost is just £87, and no [...]
RECORD FAIR BACK IN PLYMOUTH
Plymouth’s quarterly Westcountry record fair is back at the Lower Guildhall, in the centre of Plymouth on Sat 29 May. Running from 10am-4pm, entry is only £1 and there are over 30 stall holders already booked in to sell rare and unusual vinyl gems and collectable CD’s and memorabilia – get there early for all [...]
LOSTFEST 2010 THIS WEEKEND
Cornwall’s long running Lostfest returns this weekend as the village of Lostwithiel host their annual summer festival. Expect live bands, including The Underbelly playing live, over 100 stalls selling a wide range of goods, arts, crafts, homespun, vintage, Retro and such like. The streets will be filled with buskers, dancers and choirs amongst other things [...]
GO EXPO OUTDOOR SHOW IN TORBAY
Fancy going into the great outdoors and taking part in some adrenaline activities or just to enjoy the scenery? Then you need to check out the Go Expo – The Great Outdoors Exhibition at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay on Sun 30 & Mon 31 May. Doors open 10am-5pm and tickets are £5 in adv [...]
PENZANCE ACORN ARTS CENTRE TO CLOSE DOWN
We have just received news that the Acorn Arts Centre is to close on 31 August 2010. Trading since 1969, the centre has been at the heart of arts activities in the Penwith area of Cornwall. However, due to the current economic climate and the lack of external funding, trustee’s can only keep the venue [...]
KATE NASH SPECIAL LOCAL GIG
Kate Nash is performing a special Glastonbury warm-up show on Friday 25 June at Gloucester Guildhall, before taking to the ‘Other stage’ at this summers biggest festival the following day. Tickets for this special gig are available from Fri 14 May at www.katenash.co.uk Her current album, ‘My Best Friend is You’ came out last month [...]
GLADE CANCELLED
The UK’s premium electronic music festival has been cancelled for 2010, in what would have been the seventh year for the independent, anti-sponsorship event. Having grown from a small stage at Glastonbury, Glade has continued to represent the best in all forms of electronic music. Below is the official statement from the Glade team. Glade [...]
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SCOUTING FOR GIRLS TOUR
Following their sell out 2008 performance, Scouting For Girls are heading back to Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 15 May. The band are currently on a 22-date tour to coincide with the release of their second album, ‘Everybody Wants To Be On TV’ which was released back in April and features their Easter No.1 single ‘This [...]
