Posts Tagged ‘festival’

Festival Preview: Truck

For those in the know, Truck has long been a highlight of the festival season, we take a look at what Truck 2010 has in store for us, and find more than enough reasons to book a ticket.

Turning our attention to the smaller independent festivals, we are thrilled to be featuring Truck, an event with an impeccable reputation and massive good will behind it. There are so …

Festival Review: The Great Escape

Who made the grade at Brighton's version of SXSW?, our intrepid contributor gives her verdict on the bands to watch for 2010.

Sleighbell Illustration by June Chanpoomidole
I love the idea of city festivals. To me the idea of being confined to a field, stranded miles from the nearest off license and unable …

Festival Preview: The Trip Festival

We profile a brand new festival in Wales, with performances by Django Django, Meic Stevens and The Ruby Suns

There is something delightful about being present for the birth of something new. It makes Amelia’s Magazine go all misty eyed. And this is why we are especially excited to …

Festival Preview: Dot-to-Dot

Regional cities showcase new bands, in annual festival across many venues

Now in its sixth year, the annual Dot-to-Dot Festival has evolved from a small one-day festival similar to London’s Camden Crawl into a sprawling beast that takes over three British …

Festival Preview: The Great Escape

A look at Brighton's annual music explosion, featuring some of the world's best new bands

The Great Escape Festival is like a British version of SXSW. It’s the one festival where you’re guaranteed to stumble across the next big thing, catch some already big bands …

Festival Preview: Secret Garden Party

Take a trip to Huntingdon, in Cambridgeshire, to attend one of the jewels in the crown of the British festival season

Out of all the festivals that fill the calendar over the British summer, none are quite like the Secret Garden Party. Every year friends come back, wide-eyed, stories tumbling from …

Festival Preview: Latitude

Come one, come all, to Suffolk. Suffolk? Yes, Suffolk. There's a really bloody brilliant festival there.

The first festival I ever had the fortune to attend was Latitude 2007. Still a fresher at university, still fresh-faced and just a little naïve; a small hatchback, four friends, …

SXSW – Tips for 2010

After recuperating from her 'stressful' week in Austin,, our girl on the ground gives us her top tips for up-and-coming acts

2010 salutes the return of the 60s, but forget the bubblegum pop of The Shangri-Las & co – I’m talking about the deeper and more sophisticated psychedelic sounds of Cream …

SXSW – Diary of a Festival Attendee

Our writer details her manic week in Austin, home of the biggest band showcase on the planet

Photographs by Laura Lotti
The South-by-Southwest Festival (or SXSW, in the shorthand) is perhaps the world’s most infamous record company picnic. Every year, hundreds of bands turn up from around the …

Art Listings November 23-29

A HONOURS ILLUSTRATION – I-Spy Holborn
Illustration by Holly Trill
Haven’t got that Christmas present sorted? Here is an idea; Holly Trill is a student at Middlesex University’s BA Hons Illustration course. …

Comic books: not reserved to spotty nerds

Walking into the ICA on Sunday the 8th of November and you would not have recognised the usual contemporary art venue. The corridor joining the reception to the cafe area …

ATP Film – A Review

10 Years of All Tomorrow's Parties on Film

All Tomorrow Parties, a music festival that largely happens at out of season holiday camps, celebrates it’s tenth year in 2009 and part of that anniversary celebration sees the release …

The Green Man Festival

So what's so green about the Green Man then?

The Green Man Festival takes place in the Brecon Beacons, in what is allegedly the “best event site in country,” and I’ve no reason to doubt that. Last weekend, …

Festival Review: Latitude

Suffolk, 17th - 19th July

I imagine it was how Glastonbury started out at the beginning. Families, bare feet, small scale, culture beyond music. Life affirming performances, shady woodland and well managed recycling schemes. New …

Festival Review: Secret Garden Party

Cambridgeshire , 24th-26th July 2009

 What is the magic formula that the Secret Garden Party have got their bejeweled mitts on? Having just spent a weekend with them – and 6,000 happy, friendly campers – …

Music Listings: 27th July- 1st August

Gigs of the Week, Monday, Tuesday, Music Days!

Monday 27th July
Coco Electrik- Pure Groove, London
On it as we generally are, we included Coco Electrik in our magazine a while back. Fun poppy danceable electro with a surreal …

Lounge on The Farm: Festival Review

Summer 2009, Kent

Having emerged from the Farm, picking straw out of my hair and ears still ringing, my first thought was – well, to have a bath – and then, to tell …

Antony and the Johnsons: Live Review

Manchester International Festival, 2-19 July 2009

The Manchester International Festival is upon us once again and as we’ve come to expect is full of truly innovative shows and performances from the most intriguing acts of the …

Music Listings: 13th- 19th July

Gigs of the Week, Monday, Tuesday, Music Days!

Mon 13th July
múm, The Tabernacle, London
With the global success of artists like Bjork, The Sugarcubes and Sigur Ros and it’s a pretty well established fact that Iceland is a …