Jack FM and FM107.9’s ‘Next Big Thing’ competition has reached its semifinal stage – 20 acts have been chosen from a total of 127 entries, who will now each record a new studio track at SAE Oxford. These 20 acts will then be cut down to five, who will perform a show at the O2 […]
Together with Truck and Audioscope, the Punt remains one of Oxford’s must-do music events. The excitement starts at Borders, where people gather to meet and design their Punt routes with the dual aims of seeing more bands and drinking more beer than last year. It ends at the Cellar in a blur of noise, beer […]
I hadn’t really planned to do Punt this year. My own tardiness had prevented my purchasing a pass and staying in one venue for the duration seemed against the spirit of the enterprise, so I had resolved to watch the free stuff in Borders then make for bed. To my surprise, I was with pass […]
Make sure you head along to the Oxford Punt this evening. Running in venues across town from 6.00 pm until midnight(ish), it’s the best chance you’ll get all year to see as much local talent in one night as your poor brain can handle, and it’s an Oxford institution. We’ll be reporting back on events […]
News on a new festival: Out To Graze is a collaboration between Simple and Slide, Bassmentality and Skylarkin’ Soundsystem run over Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June at Rookery Farm, Shabbington Bucks, and features a mixture of live bands and DJs. On the bill are established Oxford acts including punk-popsters Baby Gravy, indie big-hitters International […]
The famous Oxford Punt lineup has been announced. The event runs on Wednesday 14th May, showcasing the most promising new groups in Oxfordshire. The finalised lineup is as follows. Borders: 6.15 Faceometer 7pm Desmond Chancer and the Long Memories Purple Turtle 7.45International Jetsetters 8.30 Cat Matador 9.15 Elapse-O 10pm Raggasaurus The Wheatsheaf 8.15 Tristan & […]