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Interview: Gecko, ‘I make sure I have time to explore and take it all in’

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

Gecko playful lyrics cover the big things in life; think iPhones, Libraries & Guanabana fruit juice while his recent short…

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Interview: Ant Henderson from Mellowmatic talks Glastonbury, ‘Unbelievably exciting!!!’

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

Mellowmatic are a 7-piece collective, formed by musical director Ant Henderson (MD of Jurassic 5’s Soup’s Fullee Love Collective), producer…

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Review: Gecko, Poetry&Words, Glastonbury Festival 2023

Jim Keaveney2 years ago2 years ago

Gecko provides the perfect warm-up for anyone’s Glastonbury, but particularly for anyone nursing the feeling of having overdone things the…

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Review: Georgia d’Arcy Roden, Crooner’s Corner, Glastonbury Festival 2023

Jim Keaveney2 years ago2 years ago

Crooner’s Corner is a great place to take a step back while at Glastonbury Festival – to kick back and…

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Interview: Mama Tokus, “My shows at Glastonbury 2023 are all about the soulful swing, baby’

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

Mama Tokus brings variety; she’s a writer, singer, performance poet, MC and jazz, blues’n’soul lovin’ lady. She performs at this year’s…

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Interview: Lekiddo – Lord of the Lobsters is spreading the lobsterlicious love

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

At this point, Lekiddo is something of Glastonbury institution in his own right, with his famous “pinchy pinchy kiss kiss…

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Interview: Amongst the Pigeons, ‘People tend to let themselves go a little bit more’

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

In simple terms, Amongst The Pigeons is an electronica artist… it is only when you try going beyond that simple…

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Interview: Flash Bang Brass, ‘Bring your dancing shoes!’

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

Presented by Box 9 & their ground-breaking LED light show technology, Flash Bang Brass is fast becoming one of the…

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Preview: Glastonbury Festival 2023

The Understudy2 years ago2 years ago

Photo: Andrew Allcock. In just one week Glastonbury Festival will be opening its gates to thousands of revellers. The festival,…

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Interview: Kirsty Newton, ‘I turned my old party trick into a show’

The Understudy3 years ago2 years ago

by Jim Keaveney Photo: Matt Radcliffe Photography It’s fair to say that Kirsty Newton is multi-talented. Musician, comedy performer, singer-songwriter, musical…

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