9 April 2015 Marika Hackman arrives at Thekla with critical acclaim fluttering in her ears. Her debut album, We Slept At Last, has gone a long way towards overtaking her Burberry modelling past and friendships with the likes of Cara Delevingne… Continue Reading
5 April 2015 Surreality is the name of the game for Goat, a band that revel in the mysterious. Masked and enigmatic, the experimental rock outfit from Gothenburg in Sweden take on the magisterial venue of Circomedia as part of… Continue Reading
Who is That? Marika Hackman is the former Burberry model-turned songstress, whose friendships with the likes of Cara Delevingne and Laura Marling have often been unfairly placed as points of interest ahead of her actual music. What’s Her Sound? The… Continue Reading
3 April 2015 This week’s show came complete with a guest mix from Bedmo Disco, Bristol’s longest-running disco/boogie label and one of the finest purveyors of dance music either side of the Avon. The DJ and production trio consist of… Continue Reading
2 April 2015 Song: The Last TimeArtist: The Andrew Oldham OrchestraYear: 1965 The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ was a smash hit, providing the band with their most memorable tune, and the notable video featuring Richard Ashcroft wandering down a street looking grumpy… Continue Reading
1 April 2015 It has emerged that Noel Edmonds is the frontrunner to project manage the new Bristol Arena. According to sources close to George Ferguson, the city Mayor is set to announce TV star Edmonds as the man to… Continue Reading
28 March 2015 Love is coming. Love Saves the Day, that is, the small Bristol festival which has blossomed into one of the brightest lights on the Summer circuit. This year, the organisers have pulled out some trumps – in… Continue Reading
24 March 2015 Bristol artist Luke Jerram hit international headlines last year when his Park and Slide project brought a water slide to the notoriously hilly Park Street in the centre of the city. His latest work, Withdrawn, was given planning consent… Continue Reading