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TTT - SWN festival Highlights.
Perhaps the festival most worthy of UK SXSW comparisons, the 4-day long citywide party, Swn Festival, is a hotbed for emerging musical talent. Nestled in the Welsh capital, swn (pronounced ‘soon’) festival takes over the city from the 20th to the 23rd of October. It’s an event that lets London officially take a break from being the most ‘in’ city in Britain and allows Cardiff to wield the torch for a bit. This is a challenge the city seems more than prepared to...
Nirvana - Nevermind
20 years on, we debate the greatness of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. Nevermind hater Jason Shuttleworth: On 24th September 1991, an album was released that changed the face of music forever. An album that would forever be spoken of as a classic to rival the likes of Led Zeppelin 4, Dark Side Of Moon, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Transformer, Moving Pictures, Sgt Pepper and Goodbye Yellowbrick Road. An album that captured the...
Bloodstock Open Air
So, 'The Bloodstock Experience' has ended for another year, and I sit here in the sudden stillness of everyday life, bleary-eyed in fatigue and withdrawal from the ritual poisoning so lovingly observed by thousands of Britons in the summer months. I'm asking myself what the purpose of this dispatch is. Does anyone really want to hear whether I thought Nunstabber had an off-day or that I preferred Goatbastard's earlier stuff? And even if either of these bands existed (which...
FatOut Fest
For some reason, this little Salford gathering had almost gone under my radar; the weekend's lineup promised to be well worth a visit and if it wasn't for my friend the little Doormouse I may not have even turned up at all. As it ended up we got there at about 5pm on the Sunday, stinking drunk and earplugless. Stinking drunk is probably the best state to walk into a Barbaros gig. Three quite clearly talented young beings dressed in faceless, sheer fitting lycra...
Kendal Calling
Voted as "small festival of the year" back in 2010 and being cited by many of my friends as being "well mint", I have to say that my expectations for Kendal Calling were pretty high, despite a somewhat sketchy line up which boasted as its main draws: dreary pop/drum n bass crossover act Chase and Status, Indie staples The Cribs and a semi-ancient Blondie (presumably to reel the oldies in). Kendal Calling 2011 was unlike many of its similar-sized competitors; a festival...
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