Category: 247 Mag – South West Edition
247 MAY – SOUTH WEST
Wow, it’s nearly time to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee! While I’m not exactly writing this wearing a twinset and pearls, sipping tea from a commemorative china cup and saucer, we do think 60 years of The Queen’s reign deserves some recognition. So, I hope you like the themed issue. Personally, I’m stoked that there’s [...]
APRIL – 247 SOUTH WEST
Spring has settled in and summer is definitely on it’s merry way – it’s festival season! And don’t we all live in the best place for it…our 20-page festival is bursting full of homegrown festivals, as well as a few worth travelling for, if you’re so inclined. From independent festivals like Leopallooza and Beautiful Days [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
247 DEC/JAN – SOUTH WEST
After avoiding the premature Christmas hysteria last month, we’re full of festive joy at 247 towers this month – we’ve brought the office dog a Santa hat… So, how are you going to celebrate this year? Giving? Check out our gift ideas, although anything from this month’s fashion shoot would do too! Going out or [...]
247 NOVEMBER – SOUTH WEST
It’s cold, dark and the shops are packed full of Christmas tat – must be November. We’ve been refusing to participate in festivities so prematurely at 247 towers and besides we’ve been far too busy getting to know up-and-coming South West bands, Melosa and The Rise. We also interview the endearing Josh T Pearson and [...]
247 OCTOBER – SOUTH WEST
Autumn is approaching fast, no that you’d know it by the crazy weather recently .This issue we lead with a feature on a band very close to our hearts – Crazy Arm. We must declare a vested interest as two members of the band work for the magazine, but outside of that, they truly deserve [...]
247 SEPT – SOUTH WEST
September marks the end of the summer and the start of the very busy autumn gig season alongside the return of thousands of students back to the South West. In our latest issue we follow the story of Biz4 cash – a homeless man signed up to release his music. We chat to The Maccabee’s [...]
247 AUGUST – SOUTH WEST
August in the South West means a number of things to us, tourists, mega busy roads, hot days on secret beaches/surf spots away from the crowds, BBQ’s with mates, parties in clubs and after parties fields and the mother on all music festivals – Boardmasters which rolls into Newquay this month. We caught up with [...]
247 JULY – SOUTH WEST
July sees things getting busy on the party, gig and festival front as we catch up with international superstar, Fatboy Slim for an exclusive interview. We also chat to The Datsuns ahead of their headline gig at Leopallooza in North Cornwall at the end of the month. We spoke with Torquay band, Oxbow Lakes and [...]
247 JUNE – SOUTH WEST
This month’s South West mag stars the awesome John Butler Trio, who are heading to Newquay this summer. We also caught up with the multi-talented Ed Sheeran, who had to upgrade his first Cornwall show due to popular demand. Exeter folk may also recognise local favourites The Computers who are causing quite a stir across [...]
247 MAY – SOUTH WEST
After last month’s mass festival giveaway we kept festival news to a minimum for the May mag. But we realise a £5,000 ticket giveaway is a hard act to follow so we teamed up with South West hip hop duo Carpetface & Audible1 to offer you a free download card for their album. Interviewed in [...]
247 APRIL – SOUTH WEST
A sniff of sunshine and we’ve gone festival mad this month. Our Ultimate Festival Guide equips you with info about the festival best offerings in the region and beyond, but we haven’t stopped there, we’ve secured a pair of tickets for almost all of our featured festivals to give away. See the online competitions page [...]
247 MARCH – SOUTH WEST
This month’s South West cover star is Example, who plays Exeter this month. We also caught up with the fantastically interesting American singer songwriter John Grant, who plays Exeter and Bristol this month, world famous DJ Eddie Halliwell and comedian Tom Deacon. Our Press Pack session features Plymouth band Sir Frances and The Drakes. This [...]
247 FEB – SOUTH WEST
We’re back! After a much deserved break and we’re all refreshed and looking forward to the year ahead. There’s been a bit of a gig lull recently but we’re pleased to see things are picking up this month with a bonanza of live music across the region. We’ve cherry-picked some of the highlights to wet [...]
247 DEC – SOUTH WEST
In the final issue of 2010, we highlight the best NYE parties in Devon and Cornwall, catch up with some hot emerging bands and artists including The Truths, Electric Skies, Broken and Rosie Vanier, Wonkey Legs founder, Aldo Vanucci tells us the secret of why Wonkey is still going after 10years and his plans to [...]
247 NOV – SOUTH WEST
We’ve gone moustache crazy this month in support of the Movember campaign to raise awareness (and hard cash) for prostate cancer. Men across the region will be sporting Mos this month and we got in on the act by dotting tashes around the mag and bagging some fab tash prizes for one lucky reader who [...]
247 OCT / SOUTH WEST
Don’t you just love Autumn? From the colourful trees and conkers to the warming wardrobe change, scarves, hats and boots or the hearty soups to indulgent hot chocolates and the cold dark nights hauled up in a pub or a leisurely stroll on a crisp day? Let’s face it, we live in the best region [...]
247 SOUTH WEST / SEPT 2010
Summers over all too quick as the September issue of 247 lands here. This month we track down the High Grade Thoughts design collective from Plymouth for the inside line of what they are doing. We go for a pint with Gary Stringer and his band mates – otherwise known as Reef to chat about [...]
247 South West / August 2010
We catch up with 90′s rave band, Leftfield, ahead of their only Cornish show this summer at the massive Boardmasters Festival in Newquay in August. We also catch up with The Quails from Teignmouth over a few ciders and venture out to Falmouth’s Dr Sketchy for naked drawing, burlesque girls and more. All the other [...]
