Category: 247 Mag – South West Edition
247 South West / July 2010
Summer is here and we catch up with the King Blues ahead of their headline set at Leopallooza Festival just outside Bude at the end of the month. We also have an exclusive Press Pack Session with Wille and the Bandits, and look at the drinks culture of the South West. Enjoy. Open publication – [...]
247 South West / June 2010
This month we get all surfy as we marked the return of the Rip Curl Girls Tour hitting Newquay at the beginning of July for free surf lessons for all the ladies, and a huge free party afterwards! We also catch up with hip hop legend, Ty ahead of his show in Cornwall and Josie [...]
247 South West / May 2010
This month, aside from changing editors, we have great interviews with Bonobo ahead of his Southwest tour and we catch up with D’n’B/dubstep live act, Chase and Status for a chat before their run of summer festivals, which include Boardmasters and NASS amongst others in our region. We have welcome return of the popular Street [...]
247 South West / April 2010
This month, we excitedly herald the beginning of the 2010 festival season with the start of our monthly festival preview feature, ‘Give It Some Welly’! If you want previews of the best festivals in the UK and beyond, and some cracking ticket competitions, look no further, make sure you check out our festival listings every [...]
247 South West March 2010
We go back to the old school for the March issue and interview Alex Paterson from The Orb. Our interview with him covered an oddly diverse range of subjects, from opera to BAFTA nominations (via aliens)… Alt hip hop crew Souls of Mischief come to the UK for some gigs this month, so we sent [...]
247 South West February 2010
February sees indie pop tribe Los Campesinos! bring their quirky tunes to Falmouth and Bristol, so we caught up with Ollie for a chat about what inspires them, and what its like to be on super cool label Wichita. This month, we also profile local blues musician, the supremely talented Thomas Ford as part of [...]
247 South West December issue 09
December 2009 features a festive front cover designed by Claire Latchem (aka Superfex) – a talented illustrator currently studying at the University of Plymouth. We profile South West snowboarders Stef Nurding and James Sweet, and feature snow themed fashion from Bristol-born snowboard brand Avalaan and Truro based rider owned shop, Attla. We also profile Plymouth [...]
247 South West November 09
This month, we chat to beatboxer Killa Kela. Terry Walters, the man behind Exeter based indie clubnight Collision, tells us how the night has survived the last 15 years, and we ask Ash our A to Z of questions about their A to Z tour of the UK.
247 South West August 09
The Cribs discuss newest band member, Johnny Marr, we have a cup of tea with punk poet Frank Turner, and Cornish singer songwriter Joe Francis tells us about his adventures in America.
247 South West September 09
Its back to school this month with a host of studenty discount vouchers (also available for use by non-students, cheeky!) and a geek chic fashion feature. We chat to Kele from Bloc Party, super talented singer-songwriter Kat Marsh shows us how she uses her loop pedal in our first Press Pack Session, and Teignmouth band [...]
247 West & Wales September 09
Its back to school this month with a host of studenty discount vouchers (also available for use by non-students, cheeky!) and a geek chic fashion feature. We chat to Kele from Bloc Party, and Devon-born band The Rumble Strips spill the beans on working with Mark Ronson.
247 South West August 09
It’s Boardmasters month in the South West and we bring you the 247 guide to the best bits of the region’s biggest surf festival. We also interview indie dancefloor animals The Wombats, regional hard dance hero Nick The Kid, underground breaks king Streetwise, and surf photographer Tony Plant. And Devon surfer Sophie Hellyer shows off [...]
247 South West July 09
Kissy Sell Out gets his synth out for us, we talk with Florence and the Machine, and Cornish street magician Gerry Sims shows us a few tricks…
247 South West June 09
June goes like this: Ben Skinner – aka the Skindog, Hong Kong Ping Pong (funky-bouncy-booty-shaky), and Cosmo Jarvis. It’s also our 100th issue. Sweet!
247 South West May 09
Breakin’ Convention, a break dancing extravaganza, comes to Plymouth so we speak to curator Jonzi D. South West dubstep man Subheavy tells us all about his rig, and there’s No Sleep ‘Til Bude as we get the lowdown from Carpetface on the buzzing music scene in the North Cornwall town…
247 South West April 09
Our summer of festival fun kicks off with a massive feature on all the best festivals for 09, we interview big beat legend Krafty Kuts, and have a chat with Plymouth based band Scientist The Orange Pip about their new, theatrical project.
247 South West March 09
Soul man Jamie Lidell tells us why his soup tastes so good, Exeter rockers Bull See Red chat about the importance of cheerful songs, and the winners of the 2009 Student Model Search star in our fashion shoot.
247 South West February 09
The Brit nominated, Mercury Music award winning band chat to 247 Magazine about success, and sticking it out, and we chat to Cornish DJ Charlie G about being big in Japan.
