Archive for November, 2010
RUBY SLIPPER RETRO ROMP IN TORQUAY ANNOUNCED
Ruby Slipper’s Retro Romp is a three day celebration of vintage brought to you by Devon’s burlesque funsters Kinky & Quirky. From Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd April 2011, vintage and retro loving folk from the South West and beyond can indulge themselves at The Rainbow Hotel Torquay Devon. For just £99 per person (based [...]
PORTISHEAD TO HEADLINE FIRST LONDON ATP ‘I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR’ WEEKEND
On the weekend of 23rd and 24th July 2011 at the stunning Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow’s Parties will present the first UK I’ll Be Your Mirror event, which will be curated by the mercurial Portishead (who headline both nights) and ATP. Acting as sister events to the world famous ATP Festivals which usually take [...]
247 MAGAZINE WORK PLACEMENT
Fancy yourself as a budding designer? 247 is offering valuable insight into how our design studio operates through a number of unpaid work placements. The opportunities will include contributing to the 247 magazine and other published projects, creating work ranging from corporate branding, packaging and flyers through to web design. If you are up for [...]
VOTE NOW FOR STUDENT MODEL SEARCH FINALISTS
With over 700 entries to this years Student Model Search, we have selected the top 20 male and females to go through to the Semi Finals. Check out the photos of the semi-finalists below, and pick ONE male and ONE female that you want to win, remember their name/number and select them on the vote [...]
LEGENDARY SINGER SONGWRITER LUPEN CROOK FOR SOUTH WEST SHOWS
Widely regarded as one of the most underrated singer songwriters in the country, Kent’s ‘real Pete Doherty’ Lupen Crook and his band The Murderbirds are heading to Cornwall for a SW1 Productions ‘introducing’ Tour that will see them play a string of dates between 25-28 November. Lupen Crook resides in your Dysunited Kingdom, a country [...]
LUCIDA CONSOLE’S DOG DAYS
So, you think your band have got what it takes to endure a marathon tour of Europe? You think it’ll be all exotic truck stops, luxury maisonettes and endless rim-jobs? Think again, buster. ‘Dog Days’ is the hugely entertaining, lowbrow tour diary of one Hamish Adams – legendary drummer with Cornish punks, Bangers (who are [...]
COMEBACK EP FROM THE LEGENDARY DISTRACTIONS
The Distractions were the great lost band of the new wave era. Factory single legends, one rated and feted album, a batch of classic songs and an awful lot of “Whatever happened to?” And now they’re back with a 3-track 12” vinyl EP on Exeter label, Occultation Records. It’s been a while and there have [...]
WILL STREETWISE & RICHIE BALBOA MIX
After three years of performing together in clubs from from Beijing to Miami, Streetwise and Richie Balboa finally decided to put together a DJ mix for public consumption. This 55 minute mashup covers styles from Hip Hop and Ghetto Funk to Breakbeat, Dubstep, Electro and Drum n Bass. Streetwise Balboa Promo Mix 2010 by Richie [...]
PLYMOUTH FASHION STUDENT SUCCESS AT CLOTHES SHOW
Former Plymouth College of Art student, Alice Vandy, had a massive kick start to her career when she was commissioned to produce pieces for the Clothes Show London. Alice completed her degree at Plymouth College of Art in 2008, and not only did she have pieces commissioned for the show, her catsuits opened the show [...]
PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED FOR 247 MAGAZINE
Here at 247 Magazine, we are looking for more photographers to get involved in the magazine, both in print and online. We have a range of things we need covered, including events and features across both regions that we cover. The areas we are especially looking for photographers are in Cardiff, Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Plymouth, [...]
FENCHURCH FREE PARTY
Fenchurch and Chemical Records are two of the top names in the UK for music and fashion, so it’s no surprise that they are collaborating… again. The free party on Fri 26 November will mark the launch of a new collab tee as well as the opening of FENCHURCH’s new Bristol Store in Cabot Circus. [...]
UK SURF AWARDS 2010 RESULTS
The 7th annual UK Surf Awards in association with UK Pro Surf Tour took place last Sunday (14th November), at Fistral Blu, Fistral Beach in Newquay. Surfers, media and industry professionals alike sat down to a sumptuous three course meal before heading downstairs to the beach bar to watch Nick Williams unveil the winners of [...]
SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2011 ANNOUNCED
Europe’s Big Chill on Sea returns on 22-24 July for another sun drenched fun year in 2011 with three days of music, clear blue sea, private beach, boat parties, guaranteed sun and friendly people make it Europe’s best kept secret, all nestled in the beautiful picturesque Croatian fishing village of Petrcane. Hosted by established UK [...]
EDEN PROJECT HIT BY SEVERE FLOODING
The Eden Project in Cornwall has been hit by severe flooding to the site after heavy rain hit South East Cornwall last night… The worst-affected areas are the Link Building adjoining the two Biomes, the area around the Ice Rink where water reached up to 3ft deep, and the Visitor Centre. The venue holds the [...]
LOOK BUFF IN YOUR BOXERS WITH PULL IN
French underwear brand Pull-in have joined forces with leading Channel Island’s menswear store De Gruchy for Movember to help raise awareness of men’s health issues, and to raise funds for prostate cancer charities. The store, in St Helier, Jersey has been trading over 200yrs and is one of the oldest shops on the islands. Now, [...]
EXETER NYE PARTY SET TO BE BIGGEST YET
The legendary Exeter New Years Party held at the Exeter Phoenix returns for it’s tenth year on Fri 31 December, with one of it’s biggest line-up’s to date, supported by all the key promoters of different music across Exeter, ensuring there is something for everyone, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure! We [...]
Review Radio – November
Check out the latest House tunes, reviewed by our own Sean Holland in the latest installment of Review radio. November review radio by fiftypointfour recordings
NEW STREET ART STORE OPENS IN BRISTOL
The 1Loveart store is opening at 124 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol on Thurs 18 November, offering an eclectic range of art from the 1Loveart artists. Works from GOLDIE, Matt Small, Static, INKIE, Brian Douglas Adams, K-Guy, Dora, Milk, Reggie Jackson, Starchild, Alison Black, Haka, Whitty, Lee Ellis, Milk, Paul Kelly, Chiba Love, Mike Healey, Bill Talbot, [...]
ILFRACOMBE SKATE PARK OPENING
The latest skatepark to be built by Gravity Engineering is now complete in Illfracombe, north Devon. There is an offical open on Saturday 20 November. Local clothing company, Vapour will be there with some goodies and you can also pick up some Limited edition fresh hand graff’d T shirts by our Boy Vapour filliate Joe [...]
REVIEW: AVENGED SEVENFOLD AT PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS (06/11/10)
Opening on their latest single and title track from their current album Nightmare, A7X set the stage alight (quite literally) in a blistering opening that had the whole arena screaming along at the tops of their lungs. With more pyro and explosions than that Arnold Schwarzenegger film where he takes on an entire country (yes, I mean Commando) Sevenfold had the crowd in awe.
