Archive for June, 2010
247 West & Wales / July 2010
We found this great cover image hidden away on a wall in the back streets of Bristol, but we think it looks great, and you might just recognise her too… In this issue we catch up with Frank Turner, ahead of this 2000 Trees Festival performance and he tells us why this festival is so [...]
247 South West / July 2010
Summer is here and we catch up with the King Blues ahead of their headline set at Leopallooza Festival just outside Bude at the end of the month. We also have an exclusive Press Pack Session with Wille and the Bandits, and look at the drinks culture of the South West. Enjoy. Open publication – [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: WILLE AND THE BANDITS
This is our latest Press Pack Sessions, were we have an exclusive interview with Wille and the Bandits, a Devon based outfit who have clocked up an impressive 200 live shows last year alone. See what they think about that and a whole lot more as we quiz them in the studio. Willie and the [...]
Go to Bed every Monday night
With an endless line in bad jokes, we’ll start as we mean to go on…going to bed has never been so much fun as at Bunker in Bristol on Monday nights. Decent drinks deals, a DJ that knows how to work the floor and a full on, up for it crowd, someone please take me [...]
RUN006 -May 2010 BRISTOL
Run smash it everytime, and number six held at the end of May was no exception. Our friends over at www.foomagazine.co.uk were there to catch the night in all it’s glory on film, check it below.
HOT STUFF: TOM JONES ADDED TO LATITUDE LINE UP
The legendary Welsh singer and unlikely heartthrob Tom Jones has been added to the Latitude festival line up. Jones will perform at midnight on the first night of the festival (Thursday 15 July) in The Woods. The silver-haired singer will be performing songs from his new album, Praise and Blame. This landmark album comes in [...]
REVIEW: PAUL MCCARTNEY AT CARDIFF MILLENNIUM STADIUM
Having been disappointed many moons ago by a less than powerhouse performance from Meatloaf I was a little nervous before Paul McCartney half strode, half bounded onto the stage at the Millennium Stadium ,Cardiff. Having been warmed up by the Manic Street Preachers the crowd (apart from a few enthusiastic fans) sat patiently for 45 [...]
247 HALL OF FAME: COMPETITION WINNERS
Here is a list of all those lucky readers who won some awesome prizes in our fab competitions… Tickets to Relentless Nass Festival (March 2011) Rebecca Cox, from Aberystwyth Tickets to Larmer Tree Festival (March 2011) Kerry Manhire, from Southampton Tickets to 2000 Trees Festival (March 2011) Judith Rudiger, from Plymouth Tickets to Festival on [...]
AUSSIE FUNNYMAN TIM MINCHIN TO PLAY CARDIFF
The unmistakable Tim Minchin is heading to Cardiff this year as part of a massive arena tour. Tickets to see the flame-haired comedian at the Cardiff International Arena on 16 December go on sale this Friday at 9am. Minchin, dubbed a comedy rock superstar, is back on the road with his biggest live show ever. [...]
EDEN SESSIONS TEAMS UP WITH CLIMATE ARTISTS
The Eden Sessions will be hosting a stage to showcase artists working with Cape Farewell, an organisation pioneering a creative approach to climate change. The stage, called Bi-ot’ik, will be in the Mediterranean Biome during the Sessions on July 2 and 3, headlined by Doves and Calvin Harris respectively. The line-up is as follows: July [...]
WIN SIGNED ANDY BELL ALBUM
He’s one of the mainstays of the electo-pop scene and now former Erasure singer Andy Bell has released a new solo album – Non-Stop. 247 Magazine has teamed up with his record label to give readers a chance to win a signed copy of the album, with three runners up prizes of a bog-standard (as [...]
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL NOW SOLD OUT
This will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever been to the Green Man Festival in the beautiful Brecon Beacons but it has already sold out this year. The intimate festival has attracted an ever-growing following of music fans keen to avoid the corporate sponsorship, crap beer and overrated bands which feature at [...]
BATH SUMMER CIDER FESTIVAL
Cider has to be the drink of the moment. As the secret spreads beyond the Westcountry, cider makers are coming up with more exotic flavours to entice new folk to the cider revolution. But once again, this region is leading the way with a Bath Summer Cider Festival featuring more than 80 different ciders and [...]
ENGLAND MAY BE OUT BUT WORLD CUP SQUAD IS STILL GOING STRONG
While the whole world has gone football crazy (judging by the crass flags, rammed sports bars and complete lack of anything non-football related on the box) one group of Bristol musicians are putting a creative spin on the massive event. The masterminds behind Bristol-band Olo Worms have decided to create a 20 plus-strong collective of [...]
SEX, BOOZE, DANCING – WHAT DO YOU WANT WHEN GOING OUT CLUBBING?
You work hard all week, then the weekend slaps you in the face – 48hrs of prime freetime to do whatever you want without the hassles and pressure of college/uni/work/life. Most of us hit the clubs at some point on a Fri or Sat night (whether we remember it afterwards is a different matter), and [...]
REVIEW: TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS IN PLYMOUTH
Reggae and ska legends play Falmouth’s Princess Pavilion Falmouth isn’t the obvious choice for international superstars, but you’d be surprised. Princess Pavilion is an awesome venue – small enough to feel intimate, but not too small, and with a large bar and sublime gardens to chill in until the music starts. They’ve had some pretty [...]
PLAY AT THE BIG CHILL FESTIVAL
Unsigned acoustic artists are being given the chance to win a coveted slot on stage at this year’s Big Chill festival. The Big Chill bar in Bristol is hosting a competition on July 8 at 7pm in association with Solaraid, which has a stage at the Big Chill Fest on 5 – 8 August. The [...]
Z-BOP NEW RELEASE
South West-based label Z-bop return with a new download release, the Sentinel EP from Clatterbox, featuring four tracks of harder-edged electro, which is already making waves in the global electronic music scene. Clatterbox secured a considerable following during the mid-90s with well-received releases on the Clear label, alongside contemporaries such as Matthew Herbert, Global Communication [...]
INTERVIEW WITH CASIOKIDS
Casiokids have been tirelessly touring, gaining recognition wherever they go. Now they are about to hit the summer festival circuit with a date at the smaller Standon Calling. Here’s what they have to say about their year so far… A bit of history to kick things off… What were you all doing before Casiokids was [...]
INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH SEA POWER
As they prepare to play a Summer season of festivals and an Autumn tour supporting the Manic Street Preachers, British Sea Power tell us why they’re looking forward to Kendal Calling… You’ve played Kendal Calling before, what is your best KC memory? I remember the first one we played at in the centre of Kendal. [...]
