Song: Eight Miles HighArtist: The ByrdsYear: 1966 With its droning twelve string guitars, hypnotic basslines and overall vibe of lysergic eeriness, ‘Eight Miles High’ is widely regarded as the very first bona fide psychedelic rock song. Though also dubbed as… Continue Reading
11 February 2015 While across town the cinematic adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey gets set to send menopausal women’s heart aflutter with tales of soapy sadomasochism, the Bristol Old Vic provides something more akin to a powdery romp. Here… Continue Reading
11th February 2015 It’s not very often I manage to get out of the studio and shoot some landscapes – although I do enjoy it. This shot of Glastonbury Tor was taken late in the afternoon last weekend as the… Continue Reading
10th February 2015 There has always been a space for music for weird pop – from the Velvet Underground to Captain Beefheart, glitchy, atonal music has been around for as long as anyone can remember. H Hawkline is the latest… Continue Reading
9th February 2015 TIP OF THE WEEK What: IBT Festival 15 // Where: Various Locations // When: Thurs 12th – Sun 22nd Feb // Cost: £3-£30 This February sees the In Between Time Festival take over Bristol with extraordinary theatre, music, dance, live art, exhibitions, talks, parties and public artworks. … Continue Reading
7 February 2015 For the last few years Laura Marling has been living in Los Angeles. The darling of English folk, whose first, second and third albums were all nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, recently returned to her homeland… Continue Reading
Released on Moshi Moshi Records: 16th February Plugging away within the shadows of cult indie rock obscurity for over sixteen years now, Leicestershire trio The Wave Pictures’ marriage of tuneful tweeness and quirky lyrical minutiae has seen them gradually emerge… Continue Reading
7th February 2015 Hello to my five regular readers. Joe, I see you’re still doing well on Fantasty Football. Sarah, I hope that rash has cleared up. Maria, fingers crossed that he doesn’t actually decide to dump you but I… Continue Reading