With new festivals cropping up left, right and centre, it's often tricky to know which one to go for. We are always interested in hearing about the newest festivals on the block, and our ears pricked up when we heard about Farr Festival, an electronic music festival located in the Hertfordshire countryside, hidden deep in uninhabited woodland. Whilst it still may not be completely *brand* new, since it first started as a gathering in 2009, Farr has since drawn larger crowds of like-minded music lovers, as well as some of the most interesting talent in the electronic music world. Previo...
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Glasto blues firmly set in? Head down to Noisily Festival this weekend for an eclectic mix of music, meditation and mindfulness. Across 6th - 9th July, Noisily Festival will offer an alternative to mainstream festival culture, an inclusive haven where underground music thrives and self-expression flourishes. Whilst rooted in the electronic music scenes with the likes of Michael Mayer, Beardyman and Acid Pauli performing, Noisily is a holistic, eco-friendly environment which feeds the mind, body and soul, offering spiritualism and opportunity for reflection in equal measure. Set deep in a wo...
Read more →Boomtown Fair is going to be epic this year, the sold out 60,000 capacity Hampshire festival will be showcasing over 160 artists spanning a huge variety of genres, including Reggae, Folk, Jazz, World, Dub, Dancehall, Ska, House, Techno, Garage and a whole lot more. The line up includes, The Specials, Cypress Hill, M.I.A, Arrested Development, Toots and the Maytals, 90s legends Chaka Demus & Pliers, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Frank Turner, Ziggy Marley and Newton Faulkner! We spoke to Kaptin Barrett, a promoter of 14 years and the main music programmer for the festival, about music...
Read more →From 11 November - 8 January 2017, La Soiree returns with its quirky, colourful and super cool cabaret of new and much-loved acts. Get ready to be enticed, enthralled and thoroughly delighted by this unique and irresistible world of drama and delight. The iconic Spiegeltent will be housed for the first time at the Leicester Square site this Christmas. The award-winning show brings a tantalising roll call of brilliant acts from across the world to the centre of London. Returning performances from old favourites include; the glamorous Spanish/Croydon-ish Ursula Martines and her striptease slas...
Read more →Having spent 10 days in Lagos, Nigeria this summer, my love for Fela Kuti has mushroomed beyond my already existing passion. Meeting his friends and family at The Jazzhole as well as hanging out at The Shrine, have been inspiring and and nourishing experiences which have allowed me to expand my understanding of where the Fela legend came from as well as what it is like in his home town. His influence on the world is expanding still, once people here his music, they tend to become completely absorbed which is why i'm very excited to shout about this exciting 'Celebration of Fela' music event a...
Read more →I'd been in Hawaii for ten days and to my disappointment, still not witnessed any hula. Fair enough, I'd been camping in some pretty remote spots on the Big Island, but once I'd flown over to Oahu and landed in the capital of Honolulu I made it my aim to check out some tropical dance. A local friend who was in the know, recommended a show that had recently launched in the heart of the city. So on the eve of the 4th July Independence Day celebrations, I ventured to the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani where the show was being staged. The hour-long Tales Of The Pacific extravaganza kicked ...
Read more →It's hard to believe that Citadel is only in its second year, brought to us by the clever teams behind Wilderness here in the UK and Bonnaroo over in the USA, it was a special Sunday in Victoria Park, allowing Londoners to escape the daily chaos and stress of London life. This year it is back, and it looks like it is going to be bigger, better and taster than ever. Bringing together the finest in music, food, arts and entertainment, Citadel shows that Sunday's can be more than just Netflix in bed. This year the Icelandic music heroes Sigur Ros are headlining, along with other mellow acts su...
Read more →It was only when I was hurtling down an extreme water slide screaming into the Kent country air that it suddenly hit me; this was getting increasingly surreal. The same morning I'd made a tie dye t-shirt, learned how to butcher a deer and whittled a branch into a crossbow. There was also the moment I spotted a naked woman emerge from the undergrowth as a still life drawing session unfolded on the fringes of a field. No, I hadn't fallen down a rabbit hole but ventured to the Wildfire Adventure Camp. Pegged as a 'half music festival half adventure camp for adults' this get-together started...
Read more →Just in time for summer’s swanky house parties and rooftop barbeques (cucumber martini anyone?), the creme of British talent from the worlds of music, fashion and nightlife have lent their creative genius to the latest Absolut Mix bottle for Stonewall and this year's London Pride. The vodka brand challenged 12 artists to add ‘their own twist’ to the acclaimed limited edition Absolut Mix, and boy did they! The result? A one-of-kind Pride auction featuring bespoke bottle designs from Henry Holland, Gareth Pugh, SIBLING, London nightclub purveyors Lyall Hakaraia and Sink The Pink, cutting e...
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