David Thomas Broughton’s gig at the Grain Barge couldn’t have come at a better time, showcasing as he is ‘Sliding the Same Way’, the album he released on Monday. Produced in collaboration with Juice Vocal Ensemble, who perform alongside Broughton tonight,… Continue Reading
With the anniversary of his birth sharing a 2014 centenary with the outbreak of World War One, Dylan Thomas tributes were, of course, always going to be rather lost within the importance of such commemorations. Thomas, though, is viewed by… Continue Reading
Have you ever said something you instantly wanted to take back? You do wonder if political scientist, Francis Fukuyama, ever wonders just that, when he thinks back to his generation defining postulation that the fall of Communism in 1989 marked… Continue Reading
With it being the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, 2014 has seen the release of an overwhelming multitude of books about the Great War; in fact director of Bristol Festival Ideas Andrew Kelly, as he sits down… Continue Reading
Dan Sartain originally emerged as one of the better acts to come out of the surge in stripped-back roots music that was so spectacularly spearheaded by the White Stripes. The Birmingham, Alabama man was deemed a “rockabilly troubadour” with his… Continue Reading
What: Bristol Bright Night // Where: @Bristol/Watershed/Various // When: Friday 26th Sept // Cost: Free Bristol Bright Night is set to bring the city streets to life with free activities that offer the chance to discover the wealth of scientific research taking place on our… Continue Reading
In attempting to give an honest appraisal of First Aid Kit, the fact that there is a member of the Fix collective who is such a die hard fan that he saunters around Bristol wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the sisters… Continue Reading
Donegal mix master Colpey Calling selects his new Track of the Week, as well as the Best Track You’ve Never Heard. Track of the Week Vessel – “Red Sex” (2014) This is an incredible track, it is organic, intimate and haunting… Continue Reading