FESTIVAL COVERAGE: The Great Escape 2011, Brighton - 12th-14th May 2011

by Stella Man 15. May 2011 15:15
Capturing the sounds of developing acts amongst those who are fairly established is an appealing outlook for Brighton's, The Great Escape Festival. With accommodation not on camping sites, and coverage of music across venues, these are just a few of its traits that are marked with fondness among... [More]

More acts announced to join Dot To Dot Festival 2011 + line-up updates

by Stella Man 18. March 2011 19:01
The three day festival across Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester, have announced more names to the current line-up of seven, who have already been confirmed.  Amongst the favoured established names will be the newest ones to watch amongst the festival's eclectic ... [More]

More acts announced + HMV's Next Big Thing to join The Great Escape 2011 - 12th-14th May 2011

by Stella Man 3. March 2011 18:43
  More names confirmed for the year's official start to the festival season include London's electro rapper, Example.  The name behind last year's memorable 'Kickstarts' from the album, 'Won't Go Quietly'.  And with talk of his third album on the horizon, ready for s... [More]

Topman CTRL Is Back With New Shows!

by Lucy Howell 20. January 2011 11:18
Topman CTRL is back for 2011 with a brand spanking new Channel 4 music show Topman CTRL MX. Hosted by leading Radio1 DJ Huw Stephens, the series will take viewers on a musical voyage and will feature the crème de la crème of new and established acts. Each show will have an exclusive ... [More]

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Reading Festival - Tame Impala, Kassidy, Limp Bizkit, Paramore, Blink 182 - 29th August 2010

by Shannon Andreucci 3. September 2010 17:25
Undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges of a weekend-long music festival, is dragging yourself out of the warmth of your tent in the early morning and into the chilly, mud stricken arena to watch the first batch of acts on the bill. I’d like to congratulate the many festival revellers that b... [More]

Airship- New Tour Dates and EP Release!

by Gig Junkie 16. April 2010 11:50
Manchester quartet Airship are pleased to announce details of their first UK headline tour.The band have recently completed two support tours with Frightened Rabbit and Joy Formidable, and will head out across the UK in May to coincide with the release of their debut EP, ‘Algebra’, on ... [More]

Fun with fun. at the funhouse

by Jaydaman 27. March 2010 08:33
Review of Fun playing with Baddies & The Joy Formidable at Electric Ballroom on 24th March [More]

Airship To Support The Joy Formidable On Tour

by Gig Junkie 12. March 2010 17:13
Following their recent stint on the road touring with Frightened Rabbit, Airship will be hitting the road next week supporting The Joy Formidable. These tour dates are ahead of the release of their debut EP "Algebra" which will be released May 10th.Airship featured in XFM's top 20 tips for 2010 an... [More]

The Joy Formidable @ Norwich Arts Centre - 10/12/2009

by Lauren Razavi 14. December 2009 16:05
It's not often you go to the gig of a band you're not drastically familiar with and come out absolutely delighted you spent a few hours of your life in their presence. More than that, it's not often you stand in the middle of a sellout crowd and get shivers down your spine and begin thinking 'I ... [More]

Free Cardiff Festival Prepares for Opening

by Jake May 30. July 2009 12:19
The Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend, described as "the UK’s biggest free outdoor music festival" (even if they do say so themselves...) is reaching its final stages of preparation, with the first bands due to start in 31 hours time (19:00, Friday 31st July). The festival gives Welsh music lovers a... [More]

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