An unrelenting voodoo trance experience, combining a heady mix of folk and blues roots of the deep south with out-and-out funk and dance.
After years of performing and recording several albums with The Souldiers, the Dutch – New Zealand ensemble comprising Joost van Dyck, sister Cato van Dyck and New Zealand guitarist Daniel ‘Da Freez’ Johnston, em- barked on a new journey and formed My Baby in 2012, working their magic in the Smusic Studio in Amsterdam to release Loves Voodoo! in 2013. A performance at Noorderslag in 2014 made way for a tour schedule that has brought My Baby all...
In its nearly twenty year history, New York City’s Easy Star Records has produced numerous best-selling, trendsetting reggae albums. The label’s first tour pairs UK upstarts Backbeat Soundsystem, a band laden with groove, drawing on funk, ska, pop and dub influences, with US reggae/rock band Passafire. Expect an unrivalled live energy from these guys.
Backbeat Soundsystem
Backbeat Soundsystem have made a name for themselves on the UK festival and independent venue circuit over the past four years through their outstanding and consistent live performances. A band that’s...
Bars and Melody, Leondre Devries (14) and Charlie Lenehan (16), are two musicians from the UK that infuse hip hop , RnB and pop.
The band shot to fame in 2014 when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for them.
As soon as the TV show finished, Bars and Melody signed a one single deal with SYCO records and released their debut single Hopeful which entered the charts at number 5.
Since the release of Hopeful Charlie and Leondre haven’t stopped. They have played numerous sold out gigs in the UK, flown to America to appear on...
Artist Rosalie Schweiker will work with Spacex to imagine a future art institution. Users of Spacex, from artists and community groups to the wider public, will also be invited to share their aspirations and ideas for this new organisation.
During the project the artist will live at Spacex, bringing to life her manifesto Some ideas for a new art institution. This will include re-thinking the way the building is used. In line with her manifesto 'form follows budget' so spaces that previously operated as galleries will become...
Cross the threshold of Higher Uppacott, Dartmoor National Park’s Grade 1 Listed longhouse and step back in time to medieval Dartmoor. On 2 August 2015 Dartmoor National Park has arranged an opportunity for the public to visit this unique building in the company of a knowledgeable guide.
A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this historic building type, which has retained its lower or shippon end (cattle shelter) in its...
Two drivers from Stagecoach South West are competing to become the 2015 Bus Driver of the Year.
The pair were victorious in the local heats of the competition and will now go on to compete at the national finals held in Blackpool during September.
Exeter-based Richard Smith bagged first place in the South West heats, alongside a £200 prize, after scoring 96 out of 100 in his theory test alone. Joining Richard in Blackpool is Robert Groger, from Torquay who came second in the selection round taking home a prize of £150.
It has been described as Britain’s poshest city – too upmarket to have an Old Kent Road equivalent - so now Monopoly makers are offering one Exeter person the chance to be treated “all posh” for a day.
The official Monopoly board for Exeter will be launched at a city ceremony on Wednesday 7 October, and as part of the celebrations the board’s makers are on the lookout for a ‘VIP’ to launch the board.... Very Important Posh-person that is!
Earlier in the year it was reported in the national and regional media how Exeter could be too well-heeled to have an Old Kent Road...
Everybody is invited to an Exe-travaganza on the Piazza Terracina at Exeter Quay from 11am on Saturday 1 August.
Spirit of the Exe is a free festival for all the family which will celebrate everything that's good about the estuary. As well as being a globally important site for wildlife and an area steeped in maritime history, its also a hub of leisure activities, as well as being a place of beauty and pride for local communities.
The event will include everything from live music and guided walks, to creative fun for all ages and activities on the river, and much more....
Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision on the A380 Torquay Road in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 26 July).
Police were called at around 1.30am to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian on the A380 Torquay Road near to its junction with Aller Brake Road.
On arrival officers found a male pedestrian having sustained fatal injuries, after being involved in a collision with a vehicle which has failed to stop.
At this time the man, believed to be aged in his 30’s has not been identified but officers are carrying out...
