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Every few years it seems someone strikes on the idea of releasing a compilation album celebrating something of Guernsey's music scene. From the Guernsey Rock Album in the early 1980s through Twist Records GBG series they have acted as a glimpse into what's happening in the island's 'scene' at a specific moment in time. New... Continue Reading →
When Don't Lose It, the lead single from The Living End's new album Wunderbar, dropped early in the summer of 2018 I was cautiously optimistic for the album to follow given that a lead single rarely fairly represents what a full record will contain. As Wunderbar begins with that track then, the feeling recurred, and... Continue Reading →
With the summer festival season now well and truly in the rear view mirror it seems to have become a bit of a tradition for The Vault to put on a particularly great night as we move into autumn. Last year it came from SugarSlam and Granite Wolf, and this year, as the weather began... Continue Reading →
I'm sure it's a trend I've mentioned in the past but more than ever the 'summer festival season' in Guernsey is, like it's larger counterparts in the U.K. and Europe, getting longer and more packed each year. Barely a weekend went by without some event happening and calling itself a festival somewhere in the Bailiwick... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show While it might be well and truly autumn I continue to revel in a packed summer of festivals on the September 2018 edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey - which also marks the shows 10th birthday! The highlight of this month's show comes from Robert J. Hunter... Continue Reading →
After my first two playlists (which you can find and listen to here and here) this is my one for September 2018. Again a mixture of stuff I've been listening to or has popped up for numerous reasons spanning things old, new, near and far. Spotify playlist you can listen through or open in apps... Continue Reading →
Presented by the possibly fictional record label L'islet Records, Guitar Music Is Dead! was something of an ironic name for this event at The Fermain Tavern, as it featured four bands spanning a wide range of unarguably guitar based sounds. The first of these was a rare outing from Le Quesne. For this show the... Continue Reading →
For a few years the being known only as Citizen-X has been marking out a groove both in his local scene and in the wider, if somewhat niche, world of iOS produced electronic music. In that time he's played most of Guernsey's main festivals and events as well as being featured on blogs and playlists... Continue Reading →
For a third year a field at the north-eastern most point of the tiny island of Sark was converted for the weekend into one of the most relaxed and convivial festivals sites I've ever encountered, for the Sark Roots Festival. Once again the event featured three days packed with live music along with workshops on... Continue Reading →
