The last time I saw British Sea Power was at Guilfest last year. It was a blustery and overcast day so I can understand why it didn’t look sold out but that is no excuse for the fact that only around 10-15 people saw them. They were easily the best band there on the day [...]

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Max
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The Great Escape is one of the events that kick-start the festival season in the UK and it’s only a week away. I’ll be there next week covering the best of the action. Earlier today I listed some new artists that were stand outs amongst the rest but now it’s time to bring out the [...]

Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Max
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The Green Man Festival is now in its 7th year and it has now announced the first few artists that will play there. The main highlights from the initial wave of acts announced include British Sea Power, Bon Iver, Wilco and Errors. Amongst all this, Bella Union will also be hosting a night showcasing emerging [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2009 by Max
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Over the years there have been many festivals held in weird and unique locations. For example, in the snowy mountains of Austria you have the Snowbombing Festival, based around winter sports as well as music, and the farcical Zoo Thousand 08 near a zoo (which then had to borrow funds from the zoo they were [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Max
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British Sea Power have been busy since wrapping up their tour for last year’s brilliant album, Do You Like Rock Music? More to the point, they have been immersing themselves in the world of soundtracks and have just finished recording material for one. Re-worked versions of True Adventures, The Great Skua and North Hanging Rock [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Max
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