Author: Paper Champion
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Interview: The St Pierre Snake Invasion
With the release of their debut album, A Hundred Years A Day, at the end of this month, we decided there was no time like the present to get the band down to Colchester, for a ruckous with Dingus Khan and Slugworth. Frontman Damien Sayell has kindly agreed to an interview to introduce themselves. I…
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Review: Justice Yeldham, Phantom Chips, Jottnar, Tropic of Xhao Firstsite
With an advert that warns that there may be blood, this show was looking to be a particularly interesting one well in advance – Justice Yeldham (apparently now going by the name Granpa but seemingly nowhere making a note of the change) creates music by taking a piece of glass, fitting a pickup to it…
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Do It Yourself – Surge
Despite being a relatively new band on the circuit, Surge release their debut 7” this month. We asked George King to explain why and how they’re doing this so soon. During the embryonic stage of our existence as a band, we were adamant that patience prior to our unveil was key, but conviction and momentum…
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Dingus Khan Three Wise Monkeys – 29th August 2015
It takes quite a lot for me to walk away from a live set bewildered by what I’ve just seen; by now I thought I had seen everything and, that aside, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Dingus Khan more times than I can count on my fingers and toes. That they’re still pushing that bar…
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Introducing… Rad Pitt
Featuring a whole load of members from The Jornetta Stream, Gulls and more, Rad Pitt are an exciting new prospect: a heavy, riffy, post hardcore band who recently played their first live show at The Waiting Room for Shallow Leisure’s Free Festival After party. Those who went were treated to an energetic, very in your…
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Colchester Free Festival 2015 – Sunday
Walking down to the park on Sunday morning, there’s a lovely sound ringing off in the distance, a more traditional folk sound coming from the main stage. As I arrive in the lower park one song in I’m engrossed in the sound coming from Fishclaw. They describe their sound as progressive-folk, which I was a…
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Colchester Free Festival 2015 – Saturday
You couldn’t have hoped for a better day to kick off the festival. While early fears of weather going between overcast and heavy rain may have worried everyone, the skies are clear, the ground dry, everyone’s in good spirits and there’s a good crowd of people relaxing on the grass even before the first act,…
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