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247 FEBRUARY – SOUTH WEST
There’s so much going on this month – gigs galore plus a gaggle of festivals announced too (see our news section) that, if they haven’t already gone, your January blues will disappear in no time. Rose tinted glasses? Yep, there are some lovely ones in our Valentines Day themed Retail Therapy Section. Oh, and if [...]
DJ MIX: REDLIGHT
This month we have a mix from Redlight. Originally from Bristol, his current single, ‘Get Out My Head’ is smashing the charts and 2012 looks set to be his biggest year yet as when he’s not gigging, he’s in the studio non-stop! Off the back of numerous festival slots and supporting Tinie Tempah, this mix [...]
WIN: EXCLUSIVE SHIT THE BED SIGNED POSTER
Shit the Bed (STB) is one of the most popular club nights in Bristol, hosting some of the biggest names in the scene and always selling weeks in advance. We’ve teamed up with the promoters to offer an exclusive framed A3 poster from their December event headlined by Benga’s partner in crime Skream. The poster [...]
JAMES AND BELLOWHEAD TO HEADLINE CHELTENHAM’S WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL 2012
Bellowhead, Howard Marks, Doctor & The Medics, The Cuban Brothers will join James at Wychwood Festival 2012, it has been revealed. The festival, which takes place from June 8 – 10 at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, will see thousands of music fans gather for another eclectic line up. Festival favourites Bellowhead will headline the main [...]
APPLETON ESTATE RUM BARTENDER CHALLENGE HITS BRISTOL
The Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge returns this January calling all bartenders, for the chance to be crowned UK finalist before being flown all expenses paid to Jamaica to represent the United Kingdom in the world final in October 2012. The Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge will be the ultimate test of skill and ability of the [...]
FEIST REVEALED AS FIRST HEADLINER FOR GREEN MAN FESTIVAL
The wonderful Green Man festival, which takes place in Wales in August, has unveiled Canadian singing sensation Feist as its first headliner. The Limit To Your Love singer will be joined by the likes of The Walkmen, The Felcie Brothers, Yann Tiersen and The Wave Pictures as well as a whole host more of indie [...]
RUN TO THE SUN RETURNS TO NEWQUAY THIS SUMMER
Everyone’s favourite VW festival combo returns to Cornwall in June – with some kick ass headliners already revealed. The annual Run to the Sun shebang (RTTS) takes place on June 1-4 at Trevelgue Holiday Park in Porth, nr Newquay. Entertainment comes from Pendulum, Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes, DJ Hype and Netsky as well as Jaguar [...]
RED BULL HILL CHASERS RETURNS TO BRISTOL
Britain’s Dual Up Hill Bike Challenge Returns to Park Street, Bristol on 18 February. Red Bull Hill Chasers will see 16 elite and 16 amateur cyclists from BMX, mountain bike, road cycling and fixed-gear compete in a series of gruelling head-to-head knockout rounds on the unforgiving incline. Riders will be paired randomly giving amateur riders [...]
FOLKFACE’S CORNWALL GIG RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY
FolkFace, who were due to play a gig at Falmouth’s Princess Pavilion on Friday 3 February, have been forced to postpone until May 25. The group, aka Dave and Dom, are known to millions of people around the UK and indeed the world, as part of the multi-award winning Chris Moyles show on Radio 1. [...]
REVIEW: SCARLET RASCAL AND THE TRAINWRECK AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (30/01/12)
Bristol’s Louisiana has been known to host some legendary bands before they fully break into the business and tonight seems no different. Local quartet Scarlet Rascal & The Trainwreck are this evening’s headliners with support from Crybaby. There’s certainly a buzz in the air, as the Bristolian headliners have been causing quite a stir on [...]
INTERVIEW WITH FIXERS
Another band from Oxford! What it is about Oxford that produces such decent bands? It’s pretty nuts, it actually dawned on me the other day as to how many exciting albums are coming out this year by Oxford bands – it must be something in the water! With it being such a small city, we [...]
FORMER EASTENDERS STAR JAMES ALEXANDROU FEATURES IN DNA AT PLYMOUTH’S DRUM THEATRE
A recognisable play and very recognisable face are coming to The Drum in Plymouth at the beginning in February. DNA was first written by Dennis Kelly as part of the National Theatre’s Connections project but since that time has become a core set text on the GCSE English syllabus. 247 spoke to actor James Alexandrou [...]
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES CO-FOUNDER STEVE SEVERIN RETURNS TO EXETER PICTUREHOUSE
Steven Severin, former bass-player and founding member of highly influential post-punk legends Siouxsie and the Banshees, returns to Exeter Picturehouse on Sunday Feb 19. He was last there just over a year ago, to provide a live soundtrack using a laptop, to Le Sang d’un Poete (Blood Of A Poet), Jean Cocteau’s 1930 black & [...]
REVIEW: MY RUIN AT BRISTOL TUNNELS (25/01/12)
I have never been to the Tunnels before, so it was a bit of a new adventure for me as I walked through the doors for tonight show. You see it felt like a working men’s club and it didn’t take me long to find where the stage was – it kind of felt like [...]
REVIEW: BOYZ II MEN AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (29/01/12)
The O2 Academy is packed to the brim tonight, thanks to RnB veterans Boyz II Men. A career spanning over twenty years, the soulful trio were ready to bring their hits to Bristol. The crowd could span over twenty years itself as older, loyal fans are mixed with young hipsters and die hard RnB lovers. [...]
REVIEW: WILD FLAG AT BRISTOL THEKLA (27/01/12)
Tonight, Bristol’s Thekla plays home to Portland’s finest quartet Wild Flag. Arriving at around 7:30pm, the venue seems eerily quiet and sparks a questionable atmosphere. Thankfully, by the time support band Peggy Sue take to the stage, the boat has filled a little and the girls aren’t faced with an empty room. The London three-piece [...]
REVIEW: HOWLER AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (23/01/12)
NME’s latest band crush Howler are the headlining act tonight at Bristol’s Louisiana. Having had their ego’s massaged by the British press, it’s no surprise that tonight’s tiny room is jam packed full of sixth-formers, inquisitive older chaps and plenty of local media types. Support tonight comes from solo act Man Made. 19-year-old Nile Marr [...]
WANTED: Print Estimator & Account Manager at Out of Hand, Bristol
Excellent opportunity for a dynamic candidate to join Out of Hand Ltd at our Head Office in Bristol as our Print Estimator. The company is an established, fast paced, print and design agency and publishing house with linked manufacturing facilities. The role involves liaising with clients, gathering supplier estimates, examining costs, issuing written quotations to [...]
REVIEW: THE HORRORS AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (20/01/12)
The crowd gathered in this renovated church might range from diehards donned in “I Am A Horror” t-shirts to those who have only perked up their ears after “Still Life” hit the Radio One Playlist last year, but the levels of enthusiasm remain equally high in all corners of the room and, come the end [...]
BRIT AWARDS NOMINEE ED SHEERAN TO PLAY PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS
Ed Sheeran who enjoyed a phenomenal 2011 (which included two sell out Falmouth shows), and kicked off this year with four BRIT Award nominations, will play a gig at Plymouth Pavilions on October 22. Sheeran, who is nominated for British Solo Male, British Breakthrough Act, British Single for The A Team and British Album of [...]
