Author: Paper Champion
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Gallery: Fightmilk, The Travis Waltons – Signature Brew – 29th January 2022
A great gig over at Signature Brew, Haggerston. The Travis Waltons have been a favourite of ours for years now and, performing solo, Dan still delivers some of the best songwriting around. Fightmilk were a whole bunch of fun, with energetic tracks and witty delivery. A great evening! I’m also impressed with the whole All…
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Review: Iglooghost, Southbank Centre – 22/01/2022
To say Iglooghost doesn’t do things by halves might be an understatement; taking over the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room for a weekend with an installation based around his recent releases and the music of Lei, he’s created something truly unique. The stage is filled with interactive artefacts created around the musical theme, with some of…
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Preview: Keg – Three Wise Monkeys, 19/01/2022
After the success of last year’s Music Venue Trust’s Revive Live tours, they’re back with another series of live events to see in the the new year. We get two dates in Colchester, the first of which is Brighton seven piece Keg, playing Three Wise Monkeys on Wednesday. Creating interesting but fun post-punk inspired tracks,…
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Preview: Musicians Supporting The Homeless present Monster Florence – Three Wise Monkeys, 19/11/2021
Musicians Supporting The Homeless are back with another great lineup, this time over at Three Wise Monkeys, raising money for various causes such as Colchester Emergency Night Shelter and Beacon House. They’ll be collecting food/beauty/hygine products for those causes on the night too. There are three great acts playing on the evening: Monster Florence are…
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Preview: Pave The Jungle – Three Wise Monkeys, 11/11/2021
Since everything got going again it’s been good to see Three Wise Monkeys bringing more and more live music from further afield into town. Tonight they welcome Newcastle’s Pave The Jungle who, on record at least, sound energetic and punky. There’s something interesting about their sound; the lead guitar parts are a lot of fun…
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Preview: Loxley’s Corner Live Takeover – Multiple Venues, 6/11/2021
Split over three venues on Colchester High Street, this one day festival, organised by Abbas Lokat, pays homage to Loxley’s Corner, a radio host and radio show that has really stood up for the local music scene over the years, giving local musicians an outlet to have their records played (as well as acoustic sets…
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Video: She’s in Parties – Mess (Live at Black Cactus)
Filmed a few months ago over at Black Cactus Studio, here’s a clip from one of our favourite new local bands, She’s In Parties, performing their song Mess.
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Review/Gallery: Biffy Clyro, Bob Vylan – Cambridge Corn Exchange, 30/10/2021
I’m not sure there’s ever been a more literal example of the term “warm up band” than Bob Vylan. The two piece bring to the Corn Exchange more energy than I can remember seeing in a support band in a long time – by the time the first track is in full flow, vocalist Bobby…
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Review/Gallery: Alcopopacruiser – The Thames, 29/10/2021
“This is your safety briefing: I don’t know anything about safety. This doesn’t seem very safe, it seems like something Jack organised”, Frauds greet us aboard the Alcopopacruiser, an unexpected addition to the lineup (I can’t be the only one who was expecting to hear The Subways Billy Lunn…) but a welcome one. It’s the…
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Live Preview: Coffin Shaker at Colchester Arts Centre, 30/10/2021
If you’re going to pick a location in Colchester to hold a Halloween gig there can’t be many better places than the deconsecrated church of Colchester Arts Centre! The location, mixed with some admittedly more out-there artists, is perfect for the evening. I had no idea what to expect when giving Meemo Comma a listen…
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