June 2012
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CONCRETE ISLAND DISCS with CAVORTS guitarist Dale
Dale plays guitar in CAVORTS and used to play guitar in GU Medicine. Cavorts are currently recording an EP at Orion Studios, Rotherham due for release autumn 2012. Cavorts will be going on a UK and Ireland tour in support of Dragon Force with Alestorm and The Defiled.
The first album I bought was…
Appetite for Destruction by Guns ‘N’ Roses. I’d love to say that it was because I was a...
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CONCRETE ISLAND DISCS - CRY VOCALIST DAVE PEARSALL
Dave Pearsall is the vocalist in Barnsley rockers CRY. Origially formed in 1985, the band had a number of chart hits and even headlined London’s famous Marquee. They disbanded after a few years but now nearly twenty five years later, they are back with a new album.
I caught up with Dave to see which albums have influenced him over the years .
The first album I bought was…
The...
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INTERVIEW WITH OLYMPIC TORCHBEARER HAYLEY YOUELL
This week I caught up local musician and arts and health worker Hayley Youell. Hayley is one of the chosen few that were recently selected to be one of the Olympic Torchbearers who will run through Barnsley this coming Monday 25th June. I wanted to find out about why she was selected and also about her work in the community which encouraged her nomination.
Hi Hayley. So, how did you get...
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28° - UCB Interdisciplinary Art and Design Degree...
University Campus Barnsley held their Interdisciplinary Art & Design Degree show at The Civic for the first time this week. Titled 28°, the exhibition showcases students work in various disciplines, including painting, sculpture, illustration, printmaking, ceramics and jewellery making.
With work displayed in both the Gallery and on the Panorama; this is the perfect opportunity for a...
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CRY - GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY
Over a number of years in the mid-eighties, CRY garnered quite a following; meeting critical acclaim from the likes of Kerrang and other rock magazines of the time. They had two popular singles, Crazy Days, Crazy Nights and Give Her An Ice Cream And Watch Her Melt.
Originally forming in 1985 with Lotus Cruise singer/bassist Dave Pearsall (they also had a hit with Billy’s Got a Gun), CRY...
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NEW MESSIAHS EP REVIEW
New Messiahs open their self-titled EP with Nobody Wants Me (‘till I’m Taken); a big and brash anthem, laden with a horn section and trumpet solo! It’s real upbeat and the perfect sounds for summer; bringing to mind bands like Babybird, Divine Comedy and Lightening Seeds. It’s unashamedly old-fashioned and all the better for it.
On The Kids Are With You, Paul Manion comes over like Jon McClure...
WTF? Facebook making you pay? Don't think so...
If you have a band, artist or business page than I’m sure you’ve seen messages flying around on facebook in the last couple of days about the ‘promote’ button at the bottom of your post, wherein you can pay £4 or £7 to promote a individual post tor a page and reach more people, rather than the meager 20-30% it normally does.
While this isn’t spam, it definitely...
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SINGLES/EP REVIEWS - THE EXHIBITION, GOULSOUL, THE...
THE EXHIBITION – THE CROWN. 8/10
An amazing four minutes of The Dears-esque vocals bound with all the urgency and prowess of what made Bloc Party’s debut so important. It’s majestic, skywards melodies and has rolling thunder of a Peter Hook-like rhythm. B-side Coma has a great disjointed, off-beat rhythm and while nowhere near as amazing as its A-side, is still on the better side of...
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ALVAREZ KINGS - COLD CONSCIENCE EP. 7/10
Getting somewhere close to emulating the energy of the scene that saw Kings of Leon, The Killers, Razor Light, Kaiser Chiefs and the Kooks emerge in the first half of the noughties; Alveraz Kings have garnered themselves a substantial fan base following the release of their successful 2011 EP Patience in Strength. Having gone on to play SXSW, the Isle of Wight Festival and the O2 Wireless...
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TRUDGER - MOTIONLESS IN DIRT. 9/10
Formed only nine months ago, Barnsley five-piece Trudger have done what no band does on their first attempt and have released a debut EP that blows everything and everyone else out of the water.
Recorded only a month ago at Silent City Productions in Leeds, Motionless In Dirt is an absolute tour de force of aggression, mammoth bass heavy production and a tirade of vocals which switch at will...
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154 COLLECTIVE @ THE COOPER GALLERY
The 154 Collective is a group of artists with varied backgrounds who have come together to collaborate on a variety of artistic platforms, including Theatre, Film, Publications, and Exhibitions. Not only that but 154 is also the number of miles that separate Barnsley and Newham and is the name of a new exhibition currently running at Barnsley’s The Cooper Gallery. This is very unique event...
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THE DODWORTH AND DISTRICT MINERS MEMORIAL FUND...
After a Saturday full of fundraising and musical shenanigans over in Elsecar, Sunday was the turn of Dodworth to hold their own charity music extravaganza in the form of the Dodworth and District Miners Memorial Fund Festival. Catchy title aside; the event organised by Soundwave and Indiemand (Mark Oats and Ryan Thompson) is another chance to see quality local talent and to dip your hands in...
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THE ALTERNATIVE ELSECAR JUBILEE
The Alternative Elsecar Jubille started of life a couple of months ago as The Party In the Park; a fundraising event in Elsecar Park organised by the Hoyland and District Royal British Legion in a way to raise money for the local Poppy Appeal. Local musician and teacher Scott Heald (vocalist in Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican) was given the task of organising the live music by the chairman of...
