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Fun Lovin’ Criminals are Back! (0)

July 29, 2010 • Category: News, lead

It’s only when you hear them again, you realise how much you missed them.
“No-one can really do what the Fun Lovin Criminals do,” announces vocalist, lyricist, guitarist and twinkle-eyed wise-guy Huey Morgan.  “We aren’t trying to keep up with the Joneses ‘cos there are no Joneses.  There’s just us, who sound like us.  And we’re [...]

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Endorse It In Dorset is VERY close to selling out (0)

One of mintsouth’s favourite festivals, Endorse It In Dorse, featuring many local and established artists,  is very close to selling out.

The Six Penny Handley bash, which sees the likes of Subgiant, The Damned, Eat Static, Pronghorn, Credit To The Nation, Pauline Black as well as local acts such as The Mopes, The Flying Alexanders, The [...]

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Review: Larmer Tree Festival (0)

Celebrating its twentieth birthday this year, Larmer Tree is a very middle class five day festival held in the Wiltshire/Dorset countryside.
Arriving on the Thursday afternoon, and immediately sensing the locals were all feeling a bit worse for wear after Jools Hollands’ Wednesday night set (wouldn’t we all!), we decided to drop our bags and have [...]

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Photos: The Best of The Great Escape (3)

The Best of The Great Escape festival 2010, in photos. Including: Pulled Apart by Horses, Groove Armada, Marina and the Diamonds, Ellie Goulding, Band of Skulls, Teenagers in Tokyo, Fenech-Soler, Ou Est le Swimming Pool, Art vs Science, Cabin Fever, Esben and the Witch, Peggy Sue + more.

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mINterview: Detroit Social Club at The Great Escape (0)

mINtSOUTH: We’re at The Great Escape. Did you only get here today?
Johnny: “Yeah.”
Dale: “We saw a bit of Rachelle Van Zanten who was on before us, the slide guitarist from Canada. Her band were quite rootsy.”
Johnny: “We played earlier today at the Queens Hotel.”
mINtSOUTH: What about later tonight?
Johnny: “I want to see Band of Skulls. [...]