The Brewery Theatre Opens
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.
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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.
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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.
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SY bags an interview with the craziest DJs Beach Break Live 2009 has ever seen, The Cuban Bothers!
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SY bags an interview with hip-hop’s newest exciting name Killa Kela at Beach Break Live 2009
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SY bags an interview with hot young things Friendly Fires on their tour bus straight after they came off stage at Beach Break Live 2009:
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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.
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