Frank Turner is a folky, punk singer from Hampshire. I was a big fan of him in his post hardcore band – Million Dead, I was really sad when they split up, but the sadness soon fell away when I heard his solo folk stuff. I love how honest and (excuse the pun) frank his songs are. I had a really hard time choosing just three of his songs, I was going to have ‘Worse Things Happen At Sea’…
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Lets start off with this: The Eden Project looks unbelievably awesome at night. It’s got to be one of the best and most unusual venues around, because of this it manages to pull in acts that wouldn’t otherwise come to Cornwall. I love it as a venue, yes it takes a long time to walk out after the gig and the car park can be a bit of a nightmare, but the atmosphere is so well worth…
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As the nights are drawing in and it looks like summer is officially over, I thought i’d hark back to those good summer days. BackBeat Soundsystem are a very funky, reggae 8 piece from Cornwall. If you imagine a perfect summers day, mucking around with friends in the surf and on the beach – BackBeat are that in musical form. The perfect soundtrack to a windows down-drive to the beach. If you are lucky enough to live in Cornwall,…
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This weeks Three on Thursday is the fantastic although fairly unknown Darwin Deez. They’re an indie band from New York. I love their uplifting, creative sound and the singer Darwin’s quirky look. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing them live, which is a splendid experience, they pause and do cool little dances in between songs and are just generally, totally rad. (They also make awesome music videos) All of these songs are off their self titled first album: Darwin…
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What’s cooler than a guy skating around the city at night to the Deftones? I really don’t think there is a video on youtube at the moment that is as awesome. It’s directed by filmmaker Brett Novak and stars the skater Jason Park. Romantic Dreams is off Deftones’ album Koi No Yokan. Enjoy.
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