Archive for February, 2012
DJ MIX: JULIO BASHMORE
It might seem counterintuitive for a producer to detach themselves from one of the planet’s most thriving music scenes, but in the case of Julio Bashmore, that’s exactly what he did growing up in bass music hotbed, Bristol. You see, Julio’s first love is house music. And operating just on the peripheries of the city’s [...]
HOME ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL AT DARTINGTON
The mystery and tradition of the East will meet the best of the West Country this summer when a vibrant line-up of global musicians gather at Dartington Hall, nr Totnes for the third HOME festival (June 22-23, 2012). Following a sell-out inaugural year in 2010, as a one day event, and an even bigger two-day [...]
BOOMTOWN ANNOUNCE NEXT BATCH OF ACTS FOR 2012 FESTIVAL
Second Wave of Heavy-Hitters have been confirmed for BoomTown Fair and they including Caravan Palace, Natty, Dirtyphonics and Jack Beats. They play alongside the previous announced acts including Reel Big Fish, Alborosie and Tanya Stephens. On top of these three top of the bill acts, BoomTown have ensnared the following additions to the line-up: For [...]
CROATIA’S SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
Taking place from 19-23 July, Europe’s finest boutique festival returns for its 4th year at its new stunning location of Tisno on the gorgeous Dalmatian coastline between Split and Zadar in Croatia and with its best line-up yet. Headliners, De La Soul play alongside Fink, DJ Yoda, Hidden Orchestra, rising UK hiphop star Ghostpoet, Submotion [...]
MORE ACTS FOR OFF FESTIVAL: HARD TIMES CALL FOR EXTREME MUSIC
Wars, social unrest, and the financial crisis: events like these have always had an influence on music. If you don’t believe us, have a listen to the cybercore noise of Atari Teenage Riot, the brutal truths dished out by Converge, Charles Bradley’s painful soul songs, and the enlightened irony of ?wietliki. You’ll see all of [...]
247 MARCH – SOUTH WEST
There is soooo much going on in the South West this month, it was tough gig deciding what to put in the mag – we hope you’ll think we’ve done a good job! Loads of big acts are visiting our sunny shores this month – we interviewed covers stars; Noah and the Whale, met Southampton [...]
REVIEW: INME AT EXETER CAVERN (27/02/12)
Everything about tonight’s headliners yells Hardcore. Their Hardcore mentality when it comes to touring (this is the sixth date of thirty) and their die-hard, ‘stand by them through it all’ fan base that are in attendance tonight show how much dedication and love there is for this band. InMe’s live performance shows the rest. The [...]
WIN DEVIATION DVD
We’ve teamed up with Revolver Entertainment and Silverleaf Productions to giveaway three copies of Danny Dyer’s new film Deviation on DVD. Released this week, the psychological thriller stars Dyer and Anna Walton is set in today’s London; Deviation takes viewers on a fearful ride in the knowledge that despite the city supposedly being awake 24/7, [...]
INTERVIEW WITH LACUNA COIL
The metal world is a male dominated society and it always has been. Over the last 10 to 12 years, however, women have become much more prominent on the scene and are no longer stuck in the background. Do you the roles of women in rock and metal need to be discussed at length since [...]
B-SIDE AT BUNTERS IN TRURO CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY
It’s been one year since the launch of B-Side at Bunters and to help them celebrate a brilliant first year, the owners have pulled in a rather exciting line up for Friday 9 March featuring The Patrick James Pearson Band, The Antlered Man, Wild Mercury Sound and Hold the Sun. Launched in March 2011 B-Side [...]
MORE ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2012
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, tUnE-yArDs, of Montreal and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins have all been added to this year’s awesome Green Man Festival line up. The festival, which takes place in Wales’ beautiful Black Mountains from August 17-19, marks Green Man’s 10th birthday. Two great top-secret main stage headliners are yet to be [...]
EXAMPLE AND DEVLIN TO PLAY EDEN SESSIONS 2012
UK dance and hip-hop supremo Example will headline a show at the Eden Sessions on Saturday June 30. Example, real name Elliot John Gleave, is fresh from the release of his third album Playing in the Shadows, which hit the top of the UK album charts in September last year. It followed 2010’s number four [...]
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR LONDON CAMDEN CRAWL 2012
The annual Camden Crawl will take place in London on May Bank Holiday Weekend, with tickets now available. Organisers have revealed the first acts confirmed for the weekend city festival, which takes place between noon and 4am on May 4-6. Line up includes: ADMIRAL FALLOW / ALABAMA 3 / ALPINES / AND SO I WATCHED [...]
LINE UP REVEALED FOR BRISTOL DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL 2012
The annual Dot to Dot festival, which takes place in venues across Bristol, has revealed details of the first wave of acts confirmed to play. They are The Drums, Pulled Apart By Horses, Willy Mason, Dog Is Dead, Summer Camp and Lucy Rose. The city festival, which takes place in Bristol on Diamond Jublilee weekend [...]
DODGY TO PLAY NIBLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012
The Nibley Music Festival is back for its sixth year in 2012 with a top-line up, the same stunning views, and a new tag line – ‘the friendliest music festival’. The festival will be held in the same beautiful location overlooking the rolling hills of the Cotswolds at North Nibley Cricket Ground on Saturday 7th [...]
LOVE SAVES THE DAY FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN BRISTOL
Organisers of a brand new festival i9n Bristol have unveiled the first wave of acts – which include Annie Mac, Bonobo and Amirali. Love Saves The Day Festival will take place on Sunday 3rd June 2012 in Castle Park, Bristol, and will also see the likes of Babyhead, Disclosure, Eats Everything, Foreign Beggars, DJ Derek, [...]
INTERVIEW WITH FIGHTING FICTION
Where are you from and how has that shaped you? We grew up in different towns and met at Uni, I’m from Brighton, Andy from the Isle of Wight Matt from Cheltenham and Nate is from Lincoln. I’d say these places all have or while we were younger had excellent local music scenes the feeling [...]
REVIEW: DODGY AT BUSH HALL, LONDON (22/02/12)
Talk about Dodgy to anyone under the age of 25 and they’d probably go ‘who?’. Head to the older camp and you’ll find opinion completely divided. There’s the people who quite liked Dodgy back in their Britpop days and despite having more than one hit, would dub them one hit wonders. Then there’s the folk [...]
REVIEW: ORIGIN + PSYCHOTROPIC AT THE CROFT, BRISTOL (21/02/12)
Whilst Austrailian tech metallers Psycroptic are no strangers to opening a gig in support of the death metal omicron that is Origin, tonight it appears that they still have something to prove. Hot on the heels of their fifth studio release, Psycroptic thrash their way through neat and tidy riffs with a sound that’s too [...]
REVIEW: GOAN DOGS AT BRISTOL CROFT (18/02/12)
We first caught Bristol’s Goan Dogs at their debut gig at The Croft about a year ago and here we are, back again for another set by the increasingly hyped five-piece…so what has changed. Well, in that time, not only have they played a series of packed headline gigs across the city (including this here [...]
