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Fundraising campaign to save Cavern beats £10,000 target

Fundraising campaign to save Cavern beats £10,000 target The ‘#SaveOurVenues – Cavern’ initiative, launched in partnership with the Music Venue Trust (MVT), has surpassed its aim to raise £10,000 in a bid to keep the venue open amid the coronavirus lockdown. Following its forced closure as a result of the government-imposed lockdown, it has run […]

Live Review: Occupy LIVE @ Northcote House

On the morning of February 22nd, the first of the fourteen non-consecutive days of striking that have dominated the last four weeks at Exeter, I spoke on the picket line with English lecturer Dr Joe Crawford. Our assembly, guitar-accompanied, had just finished singing the famous and verbose union song ‘Solidarity Forever’, which would become the […]

Live Review: Will Hoge @ Bristol Thekla

It’s a familiar cliché, usually shared between two acquaintances and probably an aux cord, to “love all genres- well, except maybe country!”. Perhaps to label such a statement as “blasphemous” might seem a tad hyperbolic and, in the interest of journalistic transparency, there is an inevitable bias that lies with my super-fan mother. Regardless, Will […]

Afropunk London 2017 Preview

Last year saw the massively popular arts festival Afropunk move from its regular hosts of Paris, New York and Atlanta to London, bringing a wave of culture to the UK in its two-day extravaganza. Now, the festival is steaming ahead towards ‘round two’ in London on the 22nd-23rd July, bringing a whole host of some of […]

Omelettes, Girl Bands & Sneezing: an Interview with The Big Moon

Indie rock bands that are worth listening to are somewhat few and far between at the moment. The Big Moon have ideas however, with the refreshing all-female four-piece set to drop their debut album, Love in the 4th Dimension, this Friday – a record that has already spawned a number of ear-worming singles that have climbed the BBC playlists. […]

Live Review: State Champs @ Bristol O2 Academy

I have to say, there are very few things I enjoy more than classic pop punk concerts, so last night was a real treat. Punk band from Florida, Northbound, played us into the venue, as guys and gals in various arrays of black jeans, plaid shirts and band tees shuffled excitedly onto the floor. I’d […]