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 »
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!
Not only we will let you know first when a new issue hits the streets but you will also be entered into our super exclusive, secret, top prize, no expense spared!
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