Three style-finally-meets-substance pop stars from Cornwall with glitter in their eyes and a strange affinity with ice-cream vans, Rosie and The Goldbug, currently at the end of a mini-tour of America, are on their countdown to take off. Suit Yourself caught up with them for a quick Q&A.
Where does the name come from? It does have a classic ring to it, echoes of Bill Haley and The Comets, Iggy and The Stooges, Siouxsie and The Banshess, amongst others. The name is purposefully in the vein of Siouxsie and The Banshees, Adam and The Ants - even Alice In Wonderland. We love the way that these are more than just names, they create a world; this is something we wanted our band name to do so people can become part of our weird world. The Goldbug is a story by gothic author Edgar Allen Poe which Rosie read and felt inspired by. Read the rest of this entry »
Open between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th June 2009 @ Jamaica Street Studios, Bristol With Opening After-Party on Friday 5th June 2009 @ The Croft, Bristol
The Jamaica Street Artists Studios have been an active and vibrant home to numerous artists, illustrators painters, photographers, film-makers, embroiderers and sculptors for over 20 years. Each year they open their doors to the public to showcase their work so head along and check it out for yourself!
There’s no support band tonight, no warm-up, nothing, but who needs it when the atmosphere is already this electric? Thekla has been sold out for weeks ahead of tonight’s visit of electro-pop pioneers Metric and now everyone has eagerly crammed themselves into Thekla’s sweaty hull and you can almost taste the anticipation.
Under dim, blue lights, our four favourite Canadians emerge slowly to a deafening roar from the crowd. Metric break us in slowly with the sobering Twilight Galaxy before they unleash the almighty Gold Guns Girls; a rip-roaring, electro-pop opera that could bring a stadium to its knees, let alone the intimate Thekla. Read the rest of this entry »
Skins is so hot right now! It’s the country’s favourite TV show and as a result, it’s making Bristol so hot right now! We caught up with Lisa Backwell (aka. Pandora) , one of only 2 cast members not to be cut last series and the only member of the current cast who resides in Bristol, to chat everything Skins and Bristol! Woop!
Bristol’s Festival of Contemporary Theatre running across the city between Friday 1st and Saturday 16th May 2009
2009 will see Mayfest hit Bristol for its 6th year and the festival is really starting to get comfortable in its shoes as Bristol’s showpiece event in the theatre calendar, as festival co-producer Matthew Austin explains; “Every year it feels more like it’s become a festival rather than just a collection of shows. When Mayfest started it was basically a month of work which you’d just watch and not engage with, whereas now it feels that you can come for a few days and really get involved and hang out at the festival. Read the rest of this entry »
Showing between Saturday 28th March and Thursday 2nd April 2009 @ Centrespace Gallery, Bristol
Tom White is older than I expected. What a terrible way to start a review I know, but it’s true. The only reason I had expected someone younger is the subject matter he has chosen for his Moment In Time exhibition; the slightly run down, underground cool and, lets face it, a little rough areas of Bristol. His paintings depict Stokes Croft, Easton and Montpellier, and it was this fact that made me expect an urban graffiti type artist in their early twenties. However, as soon as you look at White’s work, it is apparent that there is something entirely more compassionate and sensitive than the art these areas usually offer. It soon becomes apparent why, as White talks of the charity work he does in the area. He works for Second Step, which supports people with mental health and other support needs in the area. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday 26th February 2009 @ The Fleece, Bristol
With Support From: Young Husband
No sooner had I sat down in the backroom of The Fleece to have a chat with Emma Lee-Moss of Emmy The Great ahead of her performance, than I was presented with the naked, broad butt-cheeks of Joe from support band Young Husband. Two wholesome slabs of ham that were red-raw from a brutal spanking the night before…
SY: Owww – what had you done to deserve it?
Ric (violin/bass): He didn’t sell enough merch!
SY: Erm…eventful tour then?
Emma: I have become too comfortable with Joe’s genitalia and nether regions. This is the longest tour I’ve ever done - we’ve been going for 4 weeks and we’ve done 25 dates. This is our penultimate gig!
SY: Was the spanking yesterday a peak?
Joe: I’d say it was a low point…
Tom (keyboard) and Ric: Peak! Peak!
Emma: Alright! I’ll shout out an event from the tour and you’ve got to say whether it was a peak or a trough, OK?
All: Haha! OK! Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love thy neighbour’ read the Bristol Rugby website ahead of their opening battle of the season against Bath on Sunday 7th September. That particular biblical reference may have been the last thing on the minds of the fifteen that took to the field that day, but rugby is a sport traditionally set on moral high grounds and few players evoke this in the same spirit as those of Bristol Rugby.
Rugby is more than just a sport in the West Country and Bristol, it is a way of life and with that comes a culture, as Club Captain Joe El Abd explained; “We’ve always said we want to be a professional club with an amateur heart, that’s the sort of ethos we like to carry forward.”
This coming Saturday sees the techno/trace legend, Marcel Woods, return to Bristol to headline Syndicate for a night of danced crazed partying! SY caught up with the man himself to ask him a few questions:
Have you played Bristol many times before? Yup! I’ve played in Bristol before; I really love it there.
What is Bristol’s techno/trace scene like? Well I only know the Syndicate and that’s pretty awesome there, always a good crowd and atmosphere, so the scene is alive & kicking I guess!
What are you favourite festivals to play? That most be Sunrise (Poland), Mysterieland (Holland) and Global Gathering (England). 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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