This year’s Outlook Festival set to top all predecessors

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Heading into its 9th year, Outlook Festival is now by no means just the largest representation of bass music in Europe – its reach has stretched globally whilst continuing to keep its integrity intact. Based in an abandoned Roman fort in Stinjan, Croatia, this year’s Outlook will see thousands of festival-goers flock down to Pula […]

Introducing Mau Mau – Mover And Shaker Of The Graffiti World.

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International graffiti artist Mau Mau takes to the bright and colourful streets of Brighton, painting leading digital agency Bozboz. Based at Richmond Place and with a 25 strong creative team of digital strategists, graphic designers and developers this was an opportunity to collaborate with Mau Mau, an artist Bozboz have worked with for a number of years […]

Tickets Go Live For In:Motion’s Autumn Opening

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General tickets for In:Motion’s opening weekend parties, which will take place Friday 31st September and Saturday 1st October, went live for sales at 9am yesterday morning. The opening weekender will see performances from the likes of Joseph Capriati, Kölsch (who will be giving a DJ Set), B Traits, Elijah & Skilliam, Congo Natty and Roni […]

Ty Segall directs new video for Candy Sam

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Drag City’s staple instrumentalist, Ty Segall, has just directed and released an accompanying new video to the hallucinatory new track, Candy Sam. Ty Segall announced his 8th studio album, Emotional Mugger, by sending a VHS tape to Pitchfork and releasing a short concept video on the website www.emotionalmugger.com. It is here that Segall and his […]

Mothers unveil new video for ‘Copper Mines’

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‘Copper Mines’, taken from Mothers’ debut album, presents an introduction to the foundations of a young band, and a snapshot of where they might be heading. Mothers began in 2013 as the solo project of Athen’s, Georgia-based visual artist Kristine Leschper. Their debut album, ‘When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired’, was recorded […]

The Yard Work Simulator hits the Dance Tunnel

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Thursday night (19th of may), the Berlin based dynamic duo, Max Graef and Glenn Astro descend into Dalston’s Dance Tunnel with their blast session of back to back infectious boogie tunes. Launching their album, The Yard Work Simulator  (May 27) on Ninja Tunes, many were here to see the two maverick dj’s present their signature […]

President Obama declares June 2016 ‘African-American Music Appreciation Month’

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The highly charismatic President Barack Obama has declared in an official presidential document, June 2016 “African-American Music Appreciation Month”. History somewhat repeats itself here, with Jimmy Carter (39th president) having also dubbed June Black Music Month. But for Barack Obama (the first African American US president) there is great symbolic resonance in this. This music is […]

Review: Love Saves the Day Festival 2016

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On the 27th and 28th May, Bristol welcomed Love Saves the Day to Eastville Park for its second year at the venue. The weekend was one of fun-filled music appreciation, and despite all the forecasts, the weather stayed miraculously dry and sunny over both days, boosting the general mood and meaning all of the outside […]

Love Saves the Day: Eight Acts We Can’t Wait To See

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The laid back, carefree atmosphere of Love Saves The Day has been the backdrop to some of the biggest and most memorable dance music line-ups Bristol has ever seen. Things have escalated quickly for the festival, which first appeared in 2012 as a one-day event at Castle Park, and has since grown so much in […]

Bristol Psych Fest 2016 Review

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With Stolen Body at the helm, Bristol’s third Psych Fest has proven itself to be an innovative, eclectic representation of the national scene. With all the acclaimed “Psych Fests” happening the world over, it’s no surprise that garage and psych has made a significant come back in recent years. And it’s certainly no different in […]