Archive for June, 2010
INTERVIEW WITH FRIENDLY FIRES
As they look forward to a slot at this year’s Stop Making Sense Festival, Friendly Fires tell us what fans can expect… Summer’s coming, what’s on the agenda? Playing music in a few fields, and more work on our forthcoming second album. Tell us about your latest projects? Our new album is perhaps just over [...]
BRISTOL CHARITY CHALLENGES: GET INVOLVED
Bristol will become a playground this summer as hundreds of people walk the high line and saddle up for two fundraising challenges. More than just a sponsored walk, these fundraisers organized by the Above and Beyond charity are set to raise thousands of pounds for University Hospitals Bristol. Bristol’s Cancer Hospital (BHOC) will become a [...]
REVIEW: FULL HOUSE FOR BROKEN’S FIRST GIG
More than 100 people crammed into Penzance’s Studio Bar on Saturday night to be part of Broken’s debut gig, filling the venue to capacity by 11:30pm. The five piece rock and metal band kicked off their set at 10:15 and finished a hot and sweaty 90 minutes later. As well as a packing their set [...]
REVIEW: EVERYTHING BURNS AT DOWNLOAD 2010
It’s been a busy year so far for ‘Everything Burns’ (EB), a progressive metal five piece from the Cornwall, who’ve just returned from a very dynamic and spirited acoustic performance at this years Download festival. Formed in mid 2007, they are quickly pushing their way through the dredge of the British underground scene. With instantly [...]
WIN TICKETS TO TIESTO’S ONLY UK DATE THIS YEAR
The legendary DJ Tiesto is looking forward to playing a one-day festival in London this summer with band of the moment Pendulum. And we’ve secured a pair of tickets for one lucky reader, to be in with a chance of winning simply email your full name, address and mobile number to 2…@outofhand.co.uk by July 21. [...]
NICK THE KID’S IBIZA TOUR
Tiverton based hard dance and old skool DJ, Nick the Kid is heading out to Ibiza for a 10day tour of the island, which includes a closing set at Judgement Sundays, at Eden – one of the biggest clubs on the white isle. If your heading out their, chexck him out, full details below.
AUTHENTIC DETROIT BLUES ROCK COMES TO TRURO
People will always yabber on incessantly about Delta blues and Chicago blues, and yet will often neglect Detroit blues. This is odd, because few cities have suffered, really and truly felt pain, like the Motor City. Remember when John Lee Hooker sang about how the Motor City’s Burnin’? He wasn’t posturing. Paul Andrew Ulysses Lamb, [...]
BUSY MONTH FOR ASH AS THEY PREPARE FOR GLASTO HEADLINE SLOT
Veteran indie rockers Ash are heading west for this month’s Glastonbury Festival. The group, famous for their hit songs Burn Baby Burn and Oh Yeah, will headline the respected John Peel stage on Sunday 27 June. But rather than heading straight back to Ireland after the festival, they are sticking around and playing some more [...]
CROYDE SURF OPEN
Supporting the up and coming surfers, the Newquay based Groundswell crew covered the recent Junior Surf Tour in May, held at Croyde, North Devon. Check out the video review of the event below and we’ll aim to bring you updates from each round as they happen, working in conjunction with www.hollaboxxtv.com
REVIEW: QUIJADA IN FALMOUTH
‘We love dancers!’ announces Graham Gynn, Quijada’s singer-songwriter, as the tiny dance floor of the Godolphin in Marazion looks like it couldn’t possibly get any more crowded. It’s a hot Friday night in the far tip of West Cornwall and the infectious salsa beats of Cornwall’s newest Latino band have drawn in the punters. A [...]
MONASTERY REUNION IN TORQUAY
Now this really is a blast from the past. For those that remember, The Monastery in Torquay, Devon was the only all night dance venue in the Southwest for quite a while, located in an amazing converted church and unique in the fact that it didn’t serve alcohol, despite being open until 6am or 7am [...]
REVIEW: LOVE RIOT 4TH BIRTHDAY
You all know the drill by now, Love Riot, run by the Slut Clothing boys as full on jackin house and despite being tucked away in the darkest depths of Cornwall, they know how to party and then some. Check this video review of their 4th birthday on 30 May at Praa Sands, Nr Penzance… [...]
TRURO’S L2 SOLD
Truro’s largest nightclub has been sold amid fears it would close after it was taken over by administrators five months ago. The L2 club has been managed by the accountants Grant Thornton UK after its former managing director Tim Vigus relinquished control in December. Now about 50 workers have been told that the business and [...]
RINSEOUT FUNDRAISER
Exeter’s leading Drum and Bass night, Rinseout are hosting a charity fundraiser for Hospice Care that recently helped out one of their DJ’s over Xmas when a close family member passed away due to cancer, so now is time to give something back. 100% of the profits will be donated to the charity. The night [...]
SUPPORT THE WHITE RABBIT IN PLYMOUTH!
Could there be a better way to celebrate father’s day than bringing your dad to the White Rabbit in Plymouth for the night and getting him drunk and setting him loose in the pit??? Whilst not everyone’s cup of tea, one of Plymouth’s leading underground live music venues needs you help in a serious way. [...]
GET IN THE MIX FOR FREE IN PLYMOUTH THIS SUMMER
This summer all young people living in Plymouth between the ages of 11 to 19 (or 11 to 25 if you have a disability or special learning needs) are being offered the chance to try something they might never have done before as part of Plymouth’s Summer Mix 2010. There are hundreds of FREE courses [...]
SUMMERFEST AT EXETER PHOENIX
If you like your music hard style, then make sure you put this event in your diary as Pam’s House present their huge Summerfest at the Exeter Phoenix on Sat 3 July. Taking over four rooms with some of the biggest names in the business, you can see the full line-up above, for tickets and [...]
HUGE FALMOUTH FREE PARTY AT END OF JUNE
Not going to Glasto at the end of the month? Live near Falmouth in Cornwall? Then your in for a treat as on Sat 26 June, a whole bunch of local sound systems have hooked up for a massive FREE all day session of booming basslines at Falmouth Rugby Club. Full details HERE 26th June [...]
WIN VIP TICKETS TO LANGE DJ NIGHTS
To coincide with the release of his new album, Lange is offering two pairs of tickets to some epic clubnights – in London and Blackpool. The London night, Gallery, takes place on 2 July at Ministry of Sound and the Blackpool night, Breakfast Klub, at Syndicate on 26 June. DJs joining Lange at Gallery include [...]
FOO FASHION SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
The FOO Fashion show took place at Motion Ramp Park, Bristol on Saturday 24th April 2010. Amongst the designers were Fly 53, Adidas, Fud Hoods, Puckoo and Urban Outfitters as well as entertainment from breakdancers, freestyle MCs, turntablist routines and a whole lot more. If you missed it, you did really miss out. Check out [...]
