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Photo Credit - Eva Stibbe Nunney

We caught up with Cornish legends THE REZNER at BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL - See how we got on....

August 30, 2021

It’s been a while since I last spoke to The Rezner, I think we chatted very briefly at Beautiful Days festival a couple of years back and prior to that, we may have exchanged pleasantries in Exeter at another show, other than that, I don’t think we’ve ever sat down for a catch up.

I was at Boardmasters Festival recently and I saw that the guys were on the bill and I thought it rather rude not to arrange a meet up on their home soil. I arranged a time and a venue, all I needed them to do was arrive on time to make it a perfect storm, 4:30pm arrived and so did they guys, they even bought their own drinks with them too - sadly not one for me though, next time maybe!

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We caught LARKINS performing at Bristol's THEKLA - Read our live review....

August 29, 2021

Having recently released their epic new offering ‘if + when’, Manchester band Larkins embarked on a UK tour taking in cities such as Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle Nottingham, Glasgow and London. We were invited to attend the Bristol show to see if they really did live up to what their fans were saying about them.

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We take a listen to the debut album from MAISIE PETERS - See how we got on....

August 29, 2021

I was given the opportunity to take a listen to the debut offering You Signed Up For This by British songstress MAISIE PETERS recently and you know what? I was glad I did.

Having seen Maisie perform at this year’s Boardmasters Festival, I was keen to learn more about this 21 year old artist who has already amassed a huge following on social media.

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RAG 'n' BONE MAN announces Autumn UK tour to promote his 'Life By Misadventure' album....

August 27, 2021

Rag‘n’Bone Man’s spectacular return continues today with the announcement of UK autumn dates, kicking off with a big hometown arena show at the Brighton Centre, also including London’s Eventim Apollo on November 6th.

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BECKY HILL’S Debut Studio Album ‘ONLY HONEST ON THE WEEKEND’ is OUT NOW - UK Tour dates available now....

August 27, 2021

The show-stopping vocalist, hitmaking songwriter and dance music trailblazer Becky Hill announces the release of her debut studio album Only Honest On The Weekend via Eko Records/ Polydor.

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PALOMA FAITH announces fifth studio album release and UK 2021 headline tour dates....

August 27, 2021

Paloma Faith has announced the details of her fifth studio album, Infinite Things out on 13th November via RCA Records. Brand new single ‘Better Than This’ is out now - watch the video here.

Paloma also announces a nationwide 26 date tour for September - October 2021 in support of her forthcoming album.

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‘Protest Songs 1924 - 2012’: The new album from THE SPECIALS released on September 24th through Island Records….

August 27, 2021

The Specials who enjoyed a triumphant 2019 with the release of the critically acclaimed “Encore”, their first ever number 1 album, coming 40 years after they exploded onto the music scene and launched the 2 Tone movement, make a very timely return with the release of their brand new album “Protest Songs 1924 -2012”. Released on September 24th through their new label Island Records, the album features twelve singular takes on specially chosen protest songs across an almost 100-year span and shows The Specials still care, are still protesting and still pissed off! You can also catch the Specials on tour across the UK, full dates below.

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Blues wizard PAPA GEORGE and his new album: ‘These Wheels’....

August 27, 2021

One of the truly great blues musicians of our time, Papa George, has released a brand-new album of new music that will throw you for a tailspin. Being the incredibly versatile and consistent artist that he is, it is no surprise that the album is a complete slam dunk. The album is titled ‘These Wheels’ and It is chock full of memorable moments that further solidify Papa George’s place in Blues history.

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From Barrister to Builder to Record Shop Owner - We chat to Sim Rich from RICH MIX RECORDS in Brixham....

August 27, 2021

As well as music news and reviews, we here at musomuso often chat to bands and artists about their influences, how they got started and other interesting things that you might like to know about them. For a while now, I wanted to step away and turn the spotlight 180 degrees and focus on the unsung heroes of the music industry, this could be a live music photographer, a stage manager or maybe a festival promoter in an attempt to find out more about their story and how their journey panned out over the years.

For the first in the series of this feature, I chatted at length to Sim Rich, the owner of Rich Mix Records in the heart of Brixham, which specialises in pre-loved LP’s, 12” & 7” vinyl, CD’s, cassettes, musical instruments, books, memorabilia and retro HI-FI.

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NASS 2021 takes place from 23 to 26 September and features an ALL KILLER, NO FILLER lineup, check it out....

August 26, 2021

With less than a month to go until NASS 2021, we thought we’d remind all the lucky people who were able to get a ticket, what they can look forward to over the weekend. Fortunately for you, I’ll be leaving my BMX at home, back in 1983, I was a demon on the freestyle circuit, I used to be able to do them all, backhops, bunny hops, standing on the seat, even one handed riding….. oh yeah, Andy Ruffell had nothing on me I tell you!

You want killer headline acts, no problem, how does HEADIE ONE, KANO and THE STREETS sound? these will be joined by a slew of incredible acts including OCEAN WISDOM, ELLA EYRE, LITTLE SIMZ, BECKY HILL, RAYE and RAY BLK amongst many other acts performing over the weekend.

If DJ’s are your bag, you can look forward to the creme de la creme of the club scene who’ll be spinning up some tracks to keep you dancing all night long, you can look forward to ANDY C, SHY FX, NICKY BLACKMARKET, DJ HAZARD, FABIO & GROOVERIDER, FLAVA D, KENNY KEN, LTJ BUKEM and more.

Keeping the DJ’s on their toes are a ton of MC’s including BASSMAN, DRS, IC3, LXONE, PHANTOM & TEMPZA.

There’ll be daily Skate and BMX events taking place, there’s a HUGE £45000 prize pot up for grabs, ramps, ring of fire and a wallride which looks immense!

You can also check out some of the finest street art which will be created in front of your very eyes.

All this will be taking place over 10 stages, music will be banging until 3am every morning and if you fancy your chances, why not take part in one of the DJ & MC workshops….

I’ll be there, interviewing some of the acts performing over the weekend, I’ll have my photographer with me so make sure that you give us a smile if you see us wandering about!

Hope to see you there!

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The legendary guitar wielding wizards SHOWHAWK DUO announce UK & Ireland dates for Autumn 2021....

August 26, 2021

Today, viral sensations SHOWHAWK DUO announce their major UK and Ireland tour, set to kick off in September 2021.

TICKETS HERE

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Photo Credit - Mathilde Lopes

It’s been a while (7 years) but it was great to catch up with the one and only POLLY MONEY ahead of her set at BOARDMASTERS….

August 24, 2021

We last saw Polly Money at an event held in Rougemont Gardens in Exeter at what can only be described as a mini music festival which featured a few local acts, Stormzy, Wretch 32 and culminated in a Basement Jaxx DJ set, rather a random lineup I’m sure you’ll agree.

Prior to this, we bumped into her when she was opening for The Boomtown Rats at the Exeter University and after checking back on the website, I see that we did actually run a printed interview feature with Polly way back in 2014, you can read this HERE

Anyway, fast forward 7 years and I am sat with her in the media garden at BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL and we had a great chat about her appearance on the BBC Introducing stage later in the day, how it feels to be back playing to real people and whether she will ever support MUSE again….

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Photo Credit - James North

It was great to chat to the legend that is DAISY CLARK at BOARDMASTERS this year....

August 24, 2021

I was walking to The View stage around Friday lunchtime to catch Pattern Pusher’s set when I wandered past the ‘wellbeing’ area at BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL. I could hear some lovely music coming from the small stage that was setup in the area and as I looked up to see who it was, I noticed Daisy Clark on the stage singing her heart out to a very attentive audience.

On the Saturday afternoon, Daisy popped into the press tent to chat to some friends on the PR team and I asked her if she’d like to have a chat as there were some questions I had for her around a certain G7 Summit event that took place at the Carbis Bay Hotel earlier this year.

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JOESEF popped into the press tent for a chat after his main stage appearance at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

I’ll admit to you now, when JOESEF arrived in the media garden for a chat after his main stage appearance at BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL, I had never heard of him, his music or his origin so chatting to him was great fun!

We chatted about the music scene in his home city of Glasgow and his forthcoming live show at The Barras (aka The Barrowlands) in the heart of Glasgow which has played host to just about EVERYONE in the music industry over the past goodness knows how many years!

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Photo Credit - Melody Berkery

I missed ALFIE TEMPLEMAN in the press tent, so I went looking for him after his set at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

Now, ALFIE TEMPLEMAN was meant to rendezvous with me in the press tent ahead of his performance on The Land of the Saints stage later on in the day at BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL. I waited and waited and waited a bit more before deciding that he’d probably been held up owing to technical issues or last minute setlist changes, this stuff happens at large scale music festivals, get over it…..

SO, after their performance, my trusted press assistant and I decided to go for a wander to the backstage compound of the Land of the Saints stage to see if we could locate Mr Templeman. He had literally just finished his set and was ‘having a minute’ backstage before letting his hair down for the rest of the day. We seized our opportunity and pounced on him, he was more than happy to find a nice secluded spot overlooking the sea and it was here that I pressed record and chatted about his performance, the festival and his recently released ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’ mini album (available NOW from all good record shops!)

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Moments after they left the main stage at BOARDMASTERS, I caught up with SAM RICHARDSON & THE RENEGADES….

August 23, 2021

With sweat still dripping from their foreheads, SAM RICHARDSON and one of THE RENEGADES came to see me in the press tent for a chat.

We spoke about tons of stuff including how it felt to officially open BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL being the first band to grace the main stage since GEORGE EZRA headlined on the Sunday night of the 2018 festival.

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It was great to finally catch up with FLOWERS OF PALO after their performance at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

I’d heard very good things about Cornish indie alt quartet Flowers of Palo but sadly, I wasn’t able to get to the stage in time to catch their set at this years BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL.

Luckily for me, I had arranged a meet up in the press tent after their performance to have a quick chat about the show, their tour with fellow Cornish band Facepaint and just how it feels to be playing in a massive tent to a killer audience at the BEST festival in the South West.

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I caught up with the amazingly talented BILLIE MARTEN ahead of her set at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

As I approached the dressing room of Billie Marten at BOARDMASTERS, I was filled with a sense of joy, she had not only recently released her debut album to critical acclaim, she has also had her track ‘Human Replacement’ play-listed on BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1 and Radio X, now that’s what I call an incredible achievement!

As I entered her dressing room, she was midway through a Cornish pasty, she apologised and said that she would finish it after we had chatted but being the true gent I am, I was having none of it so I let her enjoy what was left of the Cornish treat prior to piling into my questions.

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I chatted to Plymouth based legends THE NATIVE after their set at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

I’d heard great things about an indie rock quintet from Plymouth called THE NATIVE but never had the chance to get together with them for a chat, this all changed as I saw that they were set to play at BOARDMASTERS festival, I was there, they were there, so why not meet up and have a chat, this is exactly what we did!

After a storming performance on The Land of the Saints stage (massive big top tent), they were buzzing as we chatted about the set, their forthcoming tour and of course, how it feels to be out there in front of a real audience once again.

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Photo Credit - Jodie Canwell

Photo Credit - Jodie Canwell

It was amazing to chat to ELIZA SHADDAD ahead of her performance at BOARDMASTERS….

August 23, 2021

I first saw ELIZA SHADDAD when she supported a local Devon band called Matthew & Me in Dartington way back in 2016. I’ve been following her musical journey ever since and am pleased to say that, in my opinion, she has blossomed into an incredible songwriter. Her recent album release ‘The Woman You Want’ is regularly spinning on my turntable and to get the chance to catch up with Eliza 5 years after I last spoke to her was high on the agenda.

I saw that she was playing at BOARDMASTERS festival and thought it would be a great chance to hook up, chat about her new album and generally find out what she’s been up to during the last 5 years.

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