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Tune In To The Underground Show On Phonic FM 106.8
A melting pot of alternative concoctions from new-wave innovators, classic punk rebels, art college intellectuals, post-punk popsters, angst-fuelled indie kids, and avant-garde wordsmiths. Live semi-acoustic sessions and interviews featuring the best unsigned local artists, mixed
with a selection of our favourite alternative tunes from the past 40 years.
Tune in on Phonic FM 106.8 or listen online: http://www.phonic.fm (10pm-midnight)
When: August 9, 30 | September 13, 27 and send us an email: studio@phonic.fm
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Dorset Music Forum's Online Platform Brings Opportunities For Local Bands
Dorset Music Forum launches its new website in August. Part of a national industry network, there are many good reasons for bands to register and create their artist profile.
DMF are working with forums over the South West to find the right artists to perform at major industry events, and to be in the running you need to have a profile on the site. Events include Music South West in Bristol this November, SXSW in Austin Texas in March 2011 and Brighton's Great Escape in May 2011.
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Teenage Rampage this Saturday in Bournemouth
Following a fantastic opener to the Teenage Rampage Summer Tour 2010 at the recent and consistently brilliant MIX Festival near Exeter (with big thanks to Devon Music Service), then TR Apprentices working on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury the other weekend and TR band
Napoleon In Rags playing a blinder on the BBC Introducing Stage (check it out right here ) we kick off the tour proper this weekend with the Teenage Rampage Bristol Heat!
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Music South West 2010
Much to shout about this month... Following on from the success of the sold-out event last year, Music South West returns for 2010. For 2 days, Bristol will once again be home to music industry talks and discussions by day and by night, plus the best new music from the South West at venues across the city.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS
Bands/Artists/Musicians from across the South West to feature in our series of events running from Music South West (November 2010), SXSW (March 2011), and the Great Escape (May 2011) both on compilation CD's to industry and for showcase opportunities.
Register your industry account and create or claim your artist profile now.
Then contact us.
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Ben Howard & Rob Sawyer & The Wishbones
On Friday 30th JULY 2010 - Ben Howard & Rob Sawyer & The Wishbones will be launching www.BoardridersLive.com for fans of John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd and indeed our artists Ben Howard, Rob Sawyer and The Wishbones! All the bands are backed by surf & skate visuals on the big screen! Both Ben and Rob entertained the fans at the Rellentless Boardmasters Main stage & Beach Sessions 2009 in Newquay - they find themselves on the same stage again to launch Boardriders Live. A new website and platform for performers, promoters and the Boardriders scene.
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KICKSTART YOUR SUMMER - SURF FILM IN CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET
BEERS - POPCORN - GROOVE ON - "BUSTIN DOWN THE DOOR " - Showing for 1 NIGHT ONLY ON BIG SCREEN!!!
Come to the classic Regent Centre theatre... sit back & chill with a beer & popcorn to watch & hoot as you see perfect Hawaii at it's best on 50ft screen. See the people that started it all & created surfing and the pro tour as we know it today.
After the film, get your groove on or just hangout as we carry on the night into Christchurch for a few drinks and games at Thomas Tripp & Dukes.
Film starts 7.30pm.
Extra local photo slides before & after film.
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HOT-DESKING FOR CREATIVE BUSINESSES
Dorset Music Forum is providing a fantastic new service for small and start-up businesses in the creative industries, with the introduction of the new DMF Business Club.
The DMF Business Club benefits include use of hot-desking faciltiies at the headquarters in Boscombe, with wi-fi, meeting room space, priority use of the Live and rehearsal rooms.
Dorset Music Forum was set up in 2008 by local businesses to provide an independent organisation to facilitate the sharing of information, best practice and contacts with the mission to help develop the live music in the local area.
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Job Opportunities For Young Music Leaders
The BMF is looking for 8 Music Leaders to work as part of the Teenage Rampage Summer Tour 2010.
We are now looking to appoint Music Leaders in Cornwall, Plymouth, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Swindon, Gloucestershire and Dorset to work from 14th June to early October 2010.
On 25th and 26th September 2010 Teenage Rampage will take over a stage at the fast growing Bristol Festival taking place on the harbourside right in the centre of the city.
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