Bristol’s music scene is celebrated around the globe, yet most people, even those residing in the city know little about it beyond the likes of Massive Attack, Portishead and Roni Size. We thought we’d give you a quick run down on the history of the local scene…
The current chapter of Bristolian music began back in the seventies, when a wave of fiercely independent post punk bands put Bristol’s underground music scene on the map. These bands proved to be hugely influential to the city, imparting a strong independent ethos that urged others to lead rather than follow when it came to musical ideas. The way in which bands such as the Pop Group combined a mixture of different genres was to set the blueprint for the next thirty years. Read the rest of this entry »
Text BRISTOL to 60300 for your chance to win one of the fantastic new Fender Road Worn guitars worth £800 – a killer aged design aesthetic that conjures up the ghosts of past music lives, paired perfectly with the modern functionality, playability and high quality that players know to expect from Fender. Read the rest of this entry »
Independent shop owners in Bristol took a mighty hit in late-2008. First, there was the slap around the chops of Cabot Circus opening in town with the supreme and dominating potential to suck away at all their business and then Alistair Darling calmly informed us that the economy was fucked.
It’s officially a recession now and SY wanted to see how independent businesses in Bristol were fairing in 2009 in the face of all this hardship or whether they were doing better as shoppers looked around for better prices and the desire to shop inside their local economy. Therefore we have undertaken our hugely unscientific ‘Recession Investigation’ and interviewed a handful of businesses from various retail sectors and various areas of Bristol to see what they had to say. We even slyly got a few words out of a manager at one of Cabot Circus’ new flagship stores to see if they were feeling the heat at all. Read the rest of this entry »
Thinking of getting away from it all and visiting a somewhere special for Easter? A weekend in Washington DC perhaps? A visit to Vienna? Maybe go frolicking in Fes? Or how about staying right here in Bristol? With over 800,000 cities to choose from around the world, DK Eyewitness Travel, the best-selling guidebook publisher, has chosen Bristol, yes, our Bristol, as one of their must-see top 10 cities in the world that must be visited in 2009!
The news has come as a shock to some but Bristol has been quietly building momentum over the last few years, hoarding accolade after accolade for its sustainability and green credentials, cultural prowess, urban ingenuity and high quality of life. DK Eyewitness in its guidebook particularly mentioned Bristol’s Georgian architecture and historical attractions, its world class art and media centres, the impressive shopping facilities, its ‘green’ appeal, our charming neighbourhoods and pockets of individual charm and Bristol’s varied character and cultural offer. Read the rest of this entry »
For 2009, Suit Yourself Magazine is undergoing a significant transformation into a fantastic new format that we are really looking forward to. As times move forward, so does Bristol’s favourite independent magazine and so for the new year, Suit Yourself Magazine is becoming a quarterly publication (every three months), twice as thick and with twice as many printed!
That’s twice the fantastic, funny, in-depth and independent articles written by the people of Bristol, for the people of Bristol. This thicker format gives us more space than we know what to do with and it creates so many potential opportunities - more articles, more in-depth features, more cartoons, more competitions, more illustrations and more full-page photos. That’s along with being altogether a far less disposable product and one which you can dip and in and out of during the entire three month period. A bigger, longer magazine opens so many doors and has fantastic potential for SY to really become something special for Bristol. Read the rest of this entry »
Sick to the back teeth of the same old tat on offer at Christmas time? Yearning for those days gone by where roasted chestnuts glowed in the twilight while cheeky cockney street urchins ran filthy-faced and barefoot amongst Christmas carollers knee-deep in snow? Well why not get into the spirit of Christmas at one of Bristol’s much-loved Christmas markets?!
Ok, so it’s not 1900s Paris and yes, unlike Berlin, artsy people are not the majority of its inhabitants but Bristol is a city where art is alive, is produced, exhibited, discussed and taught so whatever your taste and fancy, you will find your spot in the Bristol art world. Read the rest of this entry »
Although not Bristolian himself, while you are in the city, you will hear a hell of a lot about Mr. Brunel, the renowned and revolutionary engineer, workaholic and semi-officially the 2nd Greatest Briton! Ever! We popped along to his statue in Temple Quay to pose him a few questions about his favourite city: Read the rest of this entry »
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