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 artists. Other confirmed acts include Jonathan Richman, Junior Boys, Damien Jurado, The Time & Space Machine (Live), Cass McCombs, Scritti Polliti, Slow Club, Ghost Poet, Peaking Lights, Dark Dark Dark, Cashier No. 9, Islet, Rocketnumbernine, Alt-J, Teeth of the Sea, The Perch Creek Family Jug Band, Richard Warren, Goodnight Lenin, Sweet Baboo and Alaska.

Feist, whose 2011 album Metals was among one of our albums of the year, will take to the stage at the 10th anniversary Green Man Festival on Sunday August 19 (festival dates August 17-19) and heads the first wave of amazing acts confirmed for the most varied and exciting line-up in its decade-long history. Her Grammy-nominated 2007 solo breakthrough The Reminder sold over a million copies worldwide, while last year’s superb follow-up Metals was declared the best album of 2011 by The New York Times. A long-standing member of acclaimed music collective Broken Social Scene, Feist has also collaborated with the likes of Wilco, Beck and Grizzly Bear, and this month received a 2012 Brit Award nomination for Best International Female Solo Artist.

Tickets on sale now at www.ticketline.co.uk/green-man More info at www.greenman.net

How important was BBC Introducing to you?
The BBC have been very nurturing to us over the past year and it’s exciting to have someone like them championing and exposing your music to so many other people.

Your early releases were on cassette – what sparked that decision?
I find it so fascinating, that due to their lack of durability, there is a whole layer of production that is self-implemented every time the listener plays the cassette. I remember going into my parents’ attic and finding an old Vangelis cassette and when I played it it was so worn out – it sounded incredible, you could hear the last twenty years warbling and manipulating itself from within the cassette and into your ears. That’s what I love, the notion that in no fixed period of time, a listener can put on a cassette tape and get a whole new musical experience from it. There is also a conscious neglect for digital music in physical format. We all know that CDs are made up of high quality, and now publicly obtainable, WAV files – the magic is lost there.

Fixers is an intriguing name, tell us about it?
Jeez – it really means nothing, I’m not even a massive fan of our name! I try to forget about it, I guess I hear it so much that it becomes second nature but whenever its addressed I start to cringe a bit. Given the chance I’d change our name to Heloisa Vinhas. That is the name of the hit and run victim and aspiring Brazilian actress that Tom Cruise stopped by the roadside to help out. He actually took her to the UCLA medical center and paid for all her medical bills too.

You name Brian Wilson as one of your influences, what do you think about his recent live appearances?
I’ve seen him eight times now since 2009 and I have loved every single show. To be honest, after the first few times I found myself getting excited about different things rather than the music itself. Every time I have seen him recently I have wanted each song to end as soon as I have found out which song it is so I can see what he is playing next, his setlists fascinate me. I will go and see an entire show just on the off chance that he might play a song he hadn’t the previous time, some times it would be in vain and every now and then he would deliver the goods and pull out something a little obscure. The problem for me is that he dwells upon the earlier stuff too much, I love that stuff to bits but within a live capacity I really long to see some more of the post-Pet Sounds material like SMiLE, Love You, Holland and Carl & The Passions. I understand that his involvement waned somewhat after SMiLE but he often says that Love You is his favourite album (as do I) and to hear some of it live would just blow my mind. As for Holland, I’ve read him talking so enthusiastically about the amazing Funky Pretty at the end of the album – to hear him play that live would be incredible. The most exciting thing about a Brian Wilson show nowadays is his exchange with the crowd, it’s worth going to wait in anticipation between songs to see if he will feel confident enough to allow you into his mind for a few minutes with the odd impromptu retort. I’m always glued, wide-eyed – its something else. Nothing is more antagonising than people belittling Brian Wilson within an intelligent capacity because of his running mental health issues. I spoke to a girl at a festival once who described him as a lovely old grandfather figure of whom she just wanted to give a big hug to. It’s a lovely sentiment but come on, this guy would blow all of our fucking minds with his musical knowledge!

And Korn, is that right? How do you feel about their reunion?
That was kind of a joke, albeit a rather unfunny one. Did they reunite? Shit, I didn’t even know they had split up.

Your influences seem quite broad, what’s the most obscure influence of yours?
I don’t know. I have been listening to project called Zero Kama recently. It was an eighties cassette release and all the sounds/instruments are played on human bones.

Finally, if you could fix one thing in the world, what would it be?
One thing? I’d think it wise to consult someone on a slightly higher plateau of thinking than me before depleting my “one fix”. If I didn’t, I would just end up blowing it on something totally impulsive and banal like rectifying the Tower of Pisa so it no longer leaned.

Fixers support Kaiser Chiefs on their Bristol Colston Hall gig on February 22 and return to the region in May for their own headline tour – which stops off at Exeter Cavern on the 12th, Cardiff’s Buffalo Bar on the 14th and Bristol Thekla on the 15th. More information at www.fixerstheband.com

Rosa and Katy’s vocals are as smooth and impressive as ever, with harmonic elegance flowing through every song. ‘Parking Meter Blues’ is a particular highlight, with its progressive crescendo, making its impact thanks to drummer Olly’s efforts. ‘Funeral Beat’ is a stomper of a track, with intricate instrumentation and a drum beat so powerful, it causes Olly to lose a drum stick half way through. Peggy Sue finish with ‘Cut My Teeth,’ the opening track to their latest album. A dark and dreary start, the song erupts into a raucous of fuzzy guitar and shoutier-than-your-average vocals. Shuffling off stage, Peggy Sue prove a worthy support for the evening.

By the time Wild Flag strut on stage, the room is packed full of an eclectic mix of men and women, young and old. Even though all four members have previously played in various bands including Sleater-Kinney, it’s safe to say that Wild Flag have a following of their very own (if the ear-popping whoops are anything to go by.) Playing material from their self-titled debut, the girls are quick to burst into action. Carrie Brownstein and Mary B. Timony are the ultimate front women, with their combination of sheer talent and riot grrrl attitude. Highlights of the set include ‘Boom,’ for which keyboardist Rebecca Cole gets to strut her stuff. ‘Future Crimes’ shows off Carrie’s screeching vocals and ‘Glass Tambourine’ gets all the girls involved, showing off their harmonic abilities without losing any of their edge. Mary Timony is quick to kneel to the floor for a play around with her array of pedals and drummer Janet Weiss really goes for gold.

Finishing off with a cover of Bobby Freeman’s ‘Do You Wanna Dance?’ the crowd erupt into frenzy of shuffling feet and waving arms. The venue feels like a private party and band couldn’t be enjoying themselves more. Despite their confessed jet-lag, tonight’s happenings prove there’s nothing that’ll get in Wild Flag’s way when it comes to putting on a great show.

Words: Sammy Maine
Photo and video: Yatin Amin

The Californian three-piece come to Eden following the release of their acclaimed sixth studio album Neighborhoods last September, their first record since the band split in 2005.

Blink-182, otherwise known as Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, are probably best known for 1999’s seminal Enema of the State, which went on to sell 15m copies and spawned perhaps the band’s most well-known singles All the Small Things, What’s My Age Again and Adam’s Song. They have sold more than 27 million albums in total and has won multiple awards, including Best New Act at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and Best Rock Act at the same ceremony in 2001.

The Eden Sessions enter their eleventh year in 2012, following an acclaimed series of gigs in 2011, featuring Brandon Flowers and Pendulum among others. Previous years have seen performances from acts including Oasis, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine and Muse.

Tickets to the Blink-182 Eden Session cost £35 plus booking fee and go on sale to Inside Track members today (Tuesday January 24) and on general sale at 6pm on Tuesday January 31. To book, contact the Eden Box Office on 01726 811972 or visit www.edensessions.com

Since their formation in 1999, The National have grown organically from indie cult heroes in their early years, to creating truly stunning LPs such as the amazing Alligator and Boxer, and more recently with the success of High Violet deservedly achieving crossover success to become one of the most acclaimed bands on the planet. Much of this success is based on their incredible live shows – ATP are very excited that the band have accepted our invitation to headline and to curate an exciting supporting bill featuring many of their favourite artists.

In total the line-up will feature 40 live acts playing across the weekend on three indoor stages with a total festival capacity of just 5500 people. The event will also feature DJs until late, Cinema chosen by The National, Book Club curated by The National, and much more! Other acts confirmed for December’s ATP are: Kronos Quartet, The Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Sharon Van Etten, My Brightest Diamond, Wye Oak, Lower Dens, Megafaun, Suuns, Dark Dark Dark, Buke and Gase.

All Tomorrow’s Parties has been promoting festivals and concerts throughout the world for the last ten years. It was founded in the wake of Belle and Sebastian’s Bowlie Weekender, with Mogwai curating in the unusual setting of Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands. Since then the festival has appeared every year and has expanded across the globe continuing to set itself apart from large scale corporate festivals by staying intimate and fan-friendly. The line-ups are chosen by significant bands or artists which results in eclectic events that combine performances by legendary and influential acts with appearances by the latest crop of experimental artists from any (and every) musical genre. The festival has become more successful with every passing year, and ATP events have taken place in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, with past curators including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mike Patton, My Bloody Valentine, Portishead, Sonic Youth, Slint, and Tortoise. In 2011 ATP launched a new series of curated city-based events called I’ll Be Your Mirror, with events so far taking place in Tokyo, London and Asbury Park, New Jersey.

For ten years ATP has set itself apart from other festivals by embracing seemingly disparate artistic genres, with events featuring art exhibitions, cinema programmes, spoken word performances and stand up comedy. It has spawned an acclaimed concert series (Don’t Look Back), a record label (ATP Recordings), and the release of a feature length documentary about the festivals from Warp X, titled All Tomorrow’s Parties, out now on DVD.

Early bird tickets start at £150pp. All tickets include accommodation in private apartments for you and your friends – tickets must be booked in groups of 2-7 people. Tickets go on sale at 2pm on Friday January 20 at www.atpfestival.com

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The film follows the plight of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack, and combines mind blowing special effects from filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) with the grounded, post-apocalyptic vision of director Chris Gorak (Right At Your Door). Directed by Chris Gorak and starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman, this is one not to miss! See the trailer below.

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