Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Portland Arms on Mitcham’s Corner is the scene for a night featuring four – yes four – intriguing performers on 18th of February under the collective title of Swiftsgreen Records. Lester J Allen is a Luton-born-singer-songwriter whose music is heavily autobiographical, much of it exploring his own real-life issues with mental health. Also on [...]
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The Leisure Society bring their melodic indie anthems to J2 on Saturday 25 February and Explorer caught up with some of the eight members that make up their critically acclaimed line-up, to see what music is pushing their buttons right now… Nick Hemming — Simple Song by The Shins “I’m ridiculously excited about the forthcoming [...]
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You may not be that familiar with the name Fin Greenall, but if you’ve got a pair of ears there’s a good chance you’ll have heard some of his music over the course of the last years. The word versatile doesn’t really do this west Country-born singer-songwriter justice. He started out his musical life in [...]
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The planning will no doubt have already started for where you and your nearest and dearest plan on seeing in the new year. 2012 is calling and everyone wants to start it in good spirits so Explorer has had a little perusal about town to gather together a few choice parties that satisfy most celebratory [...]
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Fresh from supporting their good friend Ed Sheeran on his sold out UK tour (including a show at The Junction), Killamonjambo are out on the road again. This time the boys stop off at The Portland Arms for a headline show of the brass-fuelled funk onslaught. Explorer spoke to the boys about what they’re listening [...]
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Ben Howard at The Junction – December 7th 2011 I don’t know if it’s just me, but listening to Ben Howard’s music I get images of rugged coastline and crashing waves. His subtle west country twang blends with the almost Gaelic undertone in his music and the accompanying Cello and gently crashing symbols complete the [...]
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If there is one radio DJ that has really pushed through to the mainstream in the past year, it must surely be Mistajam. Having grown to become the best-known DJ on Radio 1Xtra, he’s now also making his presence felt on Radio 1 itself. But his is not a face just for the radio, because [...]
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Over the summer, White Noise brought its bass-fuelled party vibes to The Junction for what has probably become the most talked about club night in Cambridge of recent times. And after an even better round 2 in early September, the White Noise juggernaught could not fit into the busy clubbing schedule at The Junction in [...]
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Always one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the city’s arts calendar, this year’s Classical Concert season at the Corn Exchange looks set to be extra memorable for several reasons. For one thing, the series is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011, and will marking its quarter-century with one of the most crowd-pleasing sets [...]
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Two of the most popular venues in Cambridge with both students and locals alike, WT’s and Mickey Flynn’s feature a host of facilities including a poker rooms hosting live tournaments, a free internet cafe, video jukeboxes, huge projector screen televisions and much more. Both clubs are located in the student heart of the city. WT’s [...]
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