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Great Escape Review: Saturday

I started my Saturday off at the Fishbowl with O. Chapman. It was lovely and chilled, I would have loved a sofa and a hot drink to go perfectly with his music! My evening began in Coalition, with Aiden Grimshaw. … Continue reading

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Great Escape Review: Friday

My day started with Martha Paton. I’d never heard her music before and a friend recommended her so I went a lot. The main thing that stood out to me about Martha is her songwriting which is very strong for … Continue reading

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Great Escape Review: Thursday

Great Escape has become of my musts every festival season. It’s a fantastic opportunity to see loads of new bands and discover Brighton which is a wonderful city. The festival is a little like the British version of SXSW. Lots … Continue reading

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Festival Review: Camden Crawl 2012

My favourite time of year is the summer, festival season. Not only is it warmer (maybe not the case this weekend though), but I have no work to do, and I get to spend a large chunk of my days … Continue reading

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Festival Review: Bestival 2011

This year, Bestival was one of my must-do festivals. Not only does Breaking More Waves always go on about how great it is, but so have several other people. I had heard it described as a mini-Glastonbury, and as a Glastonbury-obsessed … Continue reading

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Festival Review: End of the Road 2011

I had huge expectations for End of the Road festival, the perfect line-up, the non-corporate sensibility, the gorgeous setting, the right sort of crowd, would I be disappointed? No. Its every bit as lovely as expected. For me, End of … Continue reading

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Festival Review: Benicassim 2011

This years Benicassim line-up was one of the strongest of the festival season. Not only did they have headliners The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire, but also the likes of Mumford and Sons, Portishead, Primal Scream, Elbow, The Streets and many … Continue reading

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Festival Review: Soundwave Croatia 2011

After almost a month of no blogging, its only right that I tell you what I’ve been up to. In the middle of July I headed to Croatia for the Soundwave festival which takes place in Petrcane near Zadar. Its the … Continue reading

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Festival Review: My top 10 highlights of Glastonbury 2011

Glastonbury Festival is my favorite place on earth. There is no where else which condenses an amazing atmosphere, great music, and a positive spirit quite as well as that place. As Jarvis Cocker said ‘Glastonbury is more than just a … Continue reading

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Gallery Cafe gig photos

Thanks to everyone who came down to my show at the Gallery Cafe last Tuesday. It was a wonderful night, there was a great atmosphere in the cafe and all the bands were stunning. More shows coming after the summer, … Continue reading

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