All Entries in the "247 Mag – West & Wales Edition" Category
247 JULY – WEST & SOUTH WALES
This time last year, we were so impressed by some of the street art at Upfest in Bristol that we used it as our front cover – fast forward a year and it’s happened again. The July mag features some of our top pix from the two day paint festival as well as the usual [...]
247 JUNE – WEST & SOUTH WALES
This month’s West and Wales cover star is the hotly tipped Ed Sheeran. Sheeran’s first headline UK tour was a sell out success so he’s announced more dates for the Autumn as well as a heap of Westcountry festivals. We’ve almost doubled our features count this month and bring you interviews from Battles, Tellison, Kitty [...]
247 MAY – WEST & WALES
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. Saddened by [...]
247 APRIL – WEST & WALES
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 – WEST & WALES
Somehow, we managed to find time between going to gigs to pull together a 40 page March magazine for you! Our cover star is the beautiful Mz Bratt, who plays at the big Infidelity party in Bristol at Lakota on March 19. We also caught up with the fantastically interesting American singer songwriter John Grant, [...]
247 FEB – WEST & SOUTH WALES
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 whet [...]
247 DEC – WEST & SOUTH WALES
In the final issue of 2010, we chat to Goldie Lookin chain as they do their shopping at Asda about their new Christmas album, The Truth’s tell us why we’re likely to be hearing a lot more from them on 2011 and we share our selection of the best New Years Eve events taking place [...]
247 NOV – WEST & SOUTH WALES
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 / WEST & SOUTH WALES
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 WEST & SOUTH WALES / SEPT 2010
Autumn is just round the corner as we try and squeeze in the last few festivals of the summer before it’s all over for another year. In the Sept issue of 247, we interview the Magic Numbers ahead of their shows in the region this month, we chat with Paul Van Dyk as he prepares [...]
247 West & Wales / August 2010
This months issue features an exclusive interview with Voodoo Vegas and their leading lady, we catch up with Fiona Stewart, the brains behind the Welsh Greenman festival as she tells us how to organise a proper festival! We also have our selection of the best festivals this month as part of our ongoing ‘Give It [...]
247 West & Wales / July 2010
We found this great cover image hidden away on a wall in the back streets of Bristol, but we think it looks great, and you might just recognise her too… In this issue we catch up with Frank Turner, ahead of this 2000 Trees Festival performance and he tells us why this festival is so [...]
247 West & Wales / June 2010
This month we catch up with hip hop legend, Ty ahead of the release of his new album. We talk to the founders of South Wales hard style night, Bionic ahead of hosting the hard dance arena at Escape into the Park and their 10th birthday party on 2 July in Cardiff. Finally, we have [...]
247 West & Wales / 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 West & Wales / 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 West & Wales 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 interview the [...]
247 West & Wales November 09
He started out with nothin’ and he’s still got most of it left: Seasick Steve tells us how he managed to hit the big time. Welsh folk/roots musician Pete Lawrie chats about his hip hop influences and his love for Paul Simon, and we profile pioneering Bristolian drum and bass brand Infidelity.
247 West & Wales October 09
The Cribs discuss newest band member, Johnny Marr, we have a cup of tea with punk poet Frank Turner, and grime start Tinchy Stryder gets himself in a Catch 22.
247 West & Wales August 09
Scottish rockers Glasvegas tell us what it’s like supporting U2, Devon surfer Sophie Hellyer shows off Roxy’s latest collection of bikinis, we chat to indie dancefloor animals The Wombats, and multicultural Bristol based band Mankala talk diversity and high energy Afro-Carribean fusion grooves.
247 West & Wales July 09
Welsh hardstyle/Euro hard trance promoters Bionic tell us a few secrets about their craziest nights, and Bristol’s Zen Hussies chat to 247 ahead of their summer gigs…
