Bearded Theory first reveal for 2022
Sep 3
Bearded Theory first reveal for 2022
What a joy to see Bearded Theory festival back on track for 2022. Dates confirmed are 26-29th May, at its regular spot of Catton Hall, Derbyshire. The lineup is looking good, nay, amazing with Patti Smith to appear. Also Placebo, and The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips will close the festival on Sunday, no doubt…
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Sep 2
New release: Pictish Trail ‘Natural Successor’
There’s a fabulous wild energy about the new Pictish Trail single Natural Successor, bringing its joyous abandonment from the rugged landscapes of the remote isle of Eigg to festival crowds this late summer and beyond. Get out there, reconnect with your soul and dance. The stomping five minutes-long track announces itself with a steady drumbeat…
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Sep 1
Björk to be Bluedot 2022 closing headliner
Bluedot fans may remember that Björk was scheduled to be one of the headliners for 2019 until the event was postponed. The unique Icelandic artist is now scheduled for next year, 2022, where she will headline the final Sunday night show in a unique show with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra. Björk will be joined by The…
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Aug 27
Wolf Alice play as part of Revive Live Tour
As part of the The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour, Wolf Alice have announced September gigs. In order to help revive the grassroots music scene the string of intimate gigs starts in Stoke on Trent on September 25th then calls at Frome, Swansea and Southampton The band states “As part of the Revive Live campaign,…
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Aug 26
Green Man 2021 review: frolics in the Brecon Beacons
Imagine all the elements that make Green Man festival so special, multiply that several times over and you’ll get the general idea of the sheer pleasure and excitement of this year‘s extravaganza in the Brecon Beacons. The Green Man team did everything they could in order to go ahead this year and it was all…
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Aug 9
Manchester Psych Fest additions
Manchester Psych Fest adds some very welcome new artists to the lineup. The event takes place on Saturday 4th September with artists appearing at several venues dotted around the city. You’ll be able to see experimental outfit BEAK>, psych-pop duo Audiobooks, Bristol lo-fi folk artist Clara Mann, and Canadian psych-folk musician Dana Gavanski. Headliners as…
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Aug 5
Sparks on the beach by Simon Beck
A giant image of the Mael brothers Ron and Russell, aka Sparks, has been carved into the sand on Brean beach, Somerset. The work was created by Simon Beck who was moved to create the impressive work to celebrate the release of the new film about the two, called The Sparks Brothers. Simon Beck, a…
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Jul 29
How The Light Gets In
Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath in north London plays host to How The Light Gets In this September 18 – 19th. The festival is the world’s largest philosophy event and includes music and comedy; this marks the event’s return after a years’s absence and it will also be live-streamed for a global audience. The theme…
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Jul 26
Review: Kaleidoscope festival at Alexandra Palace
There was a palpable feeling of excitement in the air as people made their way up to Alexandra Palace for Kaleidoscope festival on Saturday 25th July. For many starved revellers, this was the first occasion for well over a year that they were heading out to a festival, this was liberation. Everyone came with the…
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Jul 20
ODAS present new EP and West Yorkshire shows
ODAS music project founded by Dean Freeman, releases their second EP on July 12th. Called The Film Between The Takes EP2 the four-track instrumental work follows EP1 which saw its release in January this year. What initially appealed to me about West Yorkshire based ODAS (formerly One Day, After School) was their connection with poetry –…
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