Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February 2010 @ Metropolis and Motion, Bristol
Featuring Performances From: Pee Wee Ellis, Andreya Triana, Dubkasm, Minotaur Shock, King Midas Sound, The Bug, Theo Parrish, Dixon, Appleblim, Headhunter
The Global Music Academy took a weekend off its month-long London ‘term’ to festoon Bristol’s keen beat enthusiasts, head-nodders and vinyl spinning elite with a celebration of the city’s inspirational musical heritage and potential.
Friday 26th February 2010 @ The Croft, Bristol
With Support From: Truffle Pig
The Croft, with its Narnia style door to the cavernous ‘Band Room’ behind the scenes of a normal looking pub, is the perfect setting for a raucous gig. Even better perhaps, it lends itself adequately as the setting for a video shoot staged by new Bristol heavyweights, The Hit Ups, for their song Dirt Pile. With a gaggle of bright young things tripping through the door to participate, you get the sense that these guys are bound for the dizzying heights of fame.
For those who wonder “Who is Huw?” could you please start by describing yourself and what you do?
Hello. I’m Huw Stephens, I’m a DJ on BBC Radio 1 (Wednesdays from 9pm and Thursdays from midnight) and I’m a massive music fan. I play new music of all sorts from everywhere, and mix it all up into two big shows that bring it all together.
You were the youngest ever Radio 1 presenter, a mighty accomplishment by anyone’s standards, but what would you say has been your proudest achievement?
Working at Radio 1 is something I’m massively proud of, it’s the best station out there, in the world, and I get to play any music I want every week to a massive audience; that’s a total delight. Other things I’m proud of? Compering the main stage at Reading Festival! I love it!
Over the summer in Bristol, a tremendous new force entered our subconscious, an act somewhere between a beat boxer and a lyrical MC. A new artist, a brand new sound and someone who whilst of Italian/Australian heritage, has decided to travel the world with his craft, taking to the streets to engage with the public in a very immediate and real way, a brave and unashamedly honest vocal has captured the hearts of thousands making him the top rated YouTube artist in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Suit Yourself Magazine arrives at the Tobacco Factory Theatre on a mild evening at the end of the summer in search of the launch night of a curious new theatre called “The Brewery”. We are politely re-directed down North Street and told to lookout for the old garage on the left covered in graffiti.
“When he sang his immortal ‘Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime’, I couldn’t contain myself! Being right behind the mike, I fished a penny (dime) from my purse and threw it at his feet. He picked it up, looked me straight in the face with those beautiful eyes and said ‘Thankyou’.” Mrs P Symons of Highridge recalls a steamy, highly charged live performance at Colston Hall during World War Two. 1930s superstar, Al Bowlly, had come to the red seated arena and filled it with heady lust; those legendary acoustics helping to relieve the tension of War for one special night.
Who or what is Metropolis? Where has it come from? Do other cities have Metropolises or is this a new, independent venture?
Metropolis is a new ‘umbrella’ brand for our three core businesses: Jesters Comedy Club, Cool Struttin’ Music and Hoochie Coochie Kabaret (yes, spelt with a ‘K’). David Trew had been running Jesters for 15 years, mostly in its smaller venue on the other side of Cheltenham Road. When he took over this amazing grade II listed former silent cinema in 2007, he saw the potential for live music but couldn’t find anyone he wanted to work with. A chance meeting at a party led to a visit to the club and as soon as I saw the venue I knew it was exactly what I was looking for - perfect size, great viewing and the right look for the kind of venue I hoped to create. This is the first one but it’s nice to think that maybe if we can make this one a success it may lead to the opening of a few more. Read the rest of this entry »
Axel Burrough is the designer and architect behind Colston Hall’s new golden foyer. I was lucky enough to put a few questions to him regarding the thought process behind the striking design:
What does it mean to have designed the new Colston Hall when you are from Bristol yourself?
It certainly increased the interest for me and I hope my prior knowledge of Bristol helped. I visited the Colston Hall and The Little Theatre as a child with my parents and my school and subsequently with friends as a teenager and young adult. I saw Otis Redding there on the famous Stax/Volt tour just before his death and will never forget it.
The Devil Wears Prada are a six-piece metal-core band from Ohio, US. They are currently touring the UK with Enter Shikari and Suit Yourself Magazine sat down with Mike (vocals) and Jeremy (guitar) from the band before their show to shoot the shit:
SY: Hey guys! How’s it going? How are you finding England?
Mike: How am I what, England?!
Jeremy: Found it great! Landed right in London and found it right away!
SY: How did the band start and how did you decide which route you wanted to take?
Jeremy: Um…actually a couple of the other guys just started the band for fun and then Mike joined after a little bit and then I joined right after they started playing shows. Just started out as something to do, you know. We lived in Ohio, not much else to do! And it just kinda took off from there and just kept getting bigger, so we just kept doing it. As far as direction I think we just went with what we were listening to at the time or just kinda stuff that we liked at the time. Read the rest of this entry »
Showing between Friday 10th July and Sunday 9th August 2009 @ Weapon Of Choice Gallery, Bristol
When I was asked to review an exhibition comprising entirely of goat drawings, I had initial reservations. On finding out these were goats drawn by Stanley Donwood, any initial reservation turned to intrigue and excitement. Stanley Donwood is the pen name of writer, poet and artist Dan Rickwood. Since 1996 he has collaborated with Thom Yorke on Radiohead’s posters and album art and has since come to be referred to as the sixth member of Radiohead. Read the rest of this entry »
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