Bluedot festival announce a special late-night programme culminating on Sunday when Max Cooper and MESH are to premiere a unique A/V soundscape, with accompanying bespoke projections on the 50-metre Lovell telescope. Groove Armada were just one of the headliners last year using the telescope to beam awe-inspiring projections over the site (photo above). Here’s the plan,…
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Ahh festival season! It’s not long now and we can’t wait. Here’s our festival calendar for the summer. All of those featured still have limited tickets available. People may be being a bit careful due the cost of living crisis but sales are nonetheless healthy, so if there’s a festival you’ve got your eye on,…
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Who better to highlight the mess humankind are making of our earthly home than those interplanetary ravers known as HENGE. The multi-genre band (let’s call it a mix of psychedelic-prog-rock-electronica) has a new single out called Get A Wriggle On, and it’s an absolute joy. It comes with a strong eco message, beautifully portrayed in…
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UPDATE. NOW SOLD OUT. The festival is already 85% sold out so if you are thinking of going, don’t think for too long! Here’s a taste of what’s in store at the always-innovative, Totnes-based weekender. A new venue for 2023 is The Albatross, the stunning community space run by the esteemed and adventurous Bull Inn.…
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A new film about photographer Shirley Baker is to be unveiled soon. Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens, is the first feature length documentary devoted to Shirley’s life and work, and will take place on May 18th at the Centre for British Photography, Jermyn St, London W1. Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens is written and produced…
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This International Women’s Day I’m thinking about all those female artists making it in an industry that isn’t always female friendly. I’m listening to BBC Radio 6, enjoying a whole day of music courtesy of female artists. It’s got me thinking of all the amazing women I’ve seen and listened to over the years –…
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Liverpool-based avant-garde artist Sara Wolff caught our attention in 2021 on the release of her debut single Bad Thoughts Compilation, reviewed here. Sara has been busy since then, producing other artists, session musician, embarking upon a solo tour of unconventional spaces whilst armed with her trusty 4‑track cassette machine and the morphing visuals of multidisciplinary…
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Bearded Theory at Catton Hall is going to need that extra new stage with all the artists who are going to be packing out the festival this year. Thirty more artists have now been added to the already brilliant lineup – and don’t forget there’s more music going on from noon to the early hours…
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The Calder Valley has built up an extraordinary reputation of being a cradle of musical talent with The Orielles, Working Men’s Club, The Lounge Society and many more emerging from its atmospheric, intense and brooding landscape. And recently the unique folk music of Trevor Beale was discovered, testament to local creative talent harking back to…
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Acid Jazz & Other Illicit Grooves record label celebrates 35 years of trailblazing music with a series of residencies, touring locations across the UK where Acid Jazz was arguably the strongest influence, in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Bristol and Luton The music, arts, dance & culture exhibition will host exclusive Q&As with Acid Jazz stalwarts of the scene,…
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