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Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08

Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm...

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Gig guide from this week in 1981!

so it wasn't all big name indie bands playing the Metronome every night as I've been led to believe... here's a fascinating republication of gig listings from 1981, from the good people at www.kentgigs.com. Don't forget my Folkestone gig guide though...

Looking for a gig?

Got this from www.gigdealer.com, sounds like a reasonable idea for the local type bands... The www.gigdealer.com is a new "gig-exchange-website" for bands and musicians, wich helps you and your band to play more live concerts in new cities / location...

San Francisco

So, part the first of my big holiday / honeymoon write up. Slight preamble, some experiences on the way there. Our flights were at nice civilised times, but to save any rush and extend the holiday a bit, we booked into a hotel at Heathrow. But it was...

Idlewild

The Idlewilds have announced a tour, visiting Folkestone on the 13th of April... they've got a new album out too, and by golly does it sound like REM... full dates are:April 20055th: Newcastle, Northumbria University6th: Liverpool, Royal Court Theatr...

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Schtop!

The Grolsch Summer Set is on its way to Bristol! Following the success of the event at London�s Somerset House last year, Grolsch has raised the stakes for 2004 by adding more dates in London and expanding to Bristol. The Grolsch Summer Set will make...

V Festival latest

I've been quiet today, beavering busily on busted balance sheets, so HEY! Here's some news written by someone else; The Killers, Deepest Blue and Syntax have been added to the V Festival lineup... An old workmate of mine is in Syntax, friend to the s...

Download: Stage Three

Not satisfied with simply hosting the biggest names from the worlds� of rock and extreme sports, Download, on the 5 and 6 June, will also be the place to go to see some of the hottest up-and-coming rock bands of the moment, as it announces its third ...

Darkness Music Passport review

If you are Clare's brother and you're still smarting that we went to The Cure on Friday, then please turn away now... gone? Right, we also went to see The Darkness last night, doing another Music Passport show, and probably it was the highlight of th...

PopEx

Introducing popex, popex is a free music trading game, based on a stock exchange. You're not trading MP3's or anything, you're buying and selling pretend shares in bands, with pretend money - it's more fun than it sounds! I started it sometime in 199...

Hello Sunshine

Super Furry Animals have confirmed "Hello Sunshine" will be their next single. Released on October 13th 2003 through Sony, "Hello Sunshine" is the second track to be lifted from the critically acclaimed top ten album "Phantom Power". Backed with two ...

Motor Ace

Carry On by Motor Ace is the soundtrack to a scene from Home and Away where Bobby is crying on the beach because Frank has left her because he's just realised that if they stayed together, their kids would have the WEIRDEST HAIR EVER. Well, if it's n...

Hell Is For Heroes

hell is for heroes (no capitals then?) release a new single on 20th January 2003. You Drove Me To It has already established itself as a Radio One, MTV and MTV2, XFM and Kerrang! TV playlist favourite and should afford the band their biggest single s...

Huge Kinesis Tour

Kinesis follow their celebratory In the City show by taking to the road throughout October and November, with The Beatings and later with Hundred Reasons. The band, who recently signed to Independiente, are currently demoing tracks for their debut LP...

Day of ROCK (part one)

I am in my own little one man mosh pit right now, I am listening to The Catheters... they're straight out of Seattle, but would only have been eleven years old when Kurt died (8 years ago today wasn't it?)...They're on tour in May, starting out our b...

Devant at Borders, yesterday...

Saw David Devant and his Spirit Wife at Borders bookshop on Oxford Street... it was a full electric set, but done a bit quietly, so it sounded odd. There was one new song, something about thin ice possibly, and a mix of old and new tunes but the most...