Don’t Be A Dick: The INDIE50 Guide to Success in Events
Oxjam 2017: The UK’s Largest Grassroots Music Festival
Guest post - written by Oxjam Marketing Executive, Henry Wilkinson... It’s the middle of September and you’d be forgiven for thinking that festival season is grinding to an exhausted close. It started for us back in May at Common People, quickly followed by another great Field Day (Flamingods and Julia Jacklin were our highlights, if... Continue Reading →
Musicians Against Homelessness: Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks Interviewed
As we gear up for another series of Musicians Against Homelessness gigs this September, we talk to one of the bands supporting the campaign - and a true legend; Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks... Last year marked the 40th anniversary of Buzzcocks, and you celebrated with a world tour. Can you pick out a highlight or two... Continue Reading →
Invading Your Personal Space with our Guide to Gig Etiquette
We need to get some things off our chest. Some people just do not know how to act at a show, and so we recently asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook what the most annoying thing you can do at a gig is, and here we round up the responses along with our own thoughts.... Continue Reading →
A Grassroots Manifesto: Advice from the INDIE50 to Help You Get Started In Events
Thinking about putting on a gig or two but not sure if it’s for you? Feeling anxious about it and need a bit of a kick up the arse? Here’s some advice from our INDIE50. These people are the best at what they do and work tirelessly and passionately to promote the music they love... Continue Reading →
INDIE50 Judges Q&A: Tom Ravenscroft
With the INDIE50 launch event coming up fast, we finish our series of Judges Q&As with BBC 6 Music’s Tom Ravenscroft. We discuss what it is to be independent, and he tells us about his first live music memories – THAT Nirvana performance at Reading ’92, FYI – and eclectic tastes that include Bristol D&B... Continue Reading →
INDIE50 Announced
We're super excited to announce the winners of the inaugural INDIE50! After a round of public nominations, and then passing the longlist on to our judges, including 6Music's Tom Ravenscroft and Pitchfork's Laura Snapes, and giving them the unenviable task of whittling the list down, we have arrived at the final 50. Camille Rearden - Indpendent... Continue Reading →
INDIE50 Judges Q&A: Laura Snapes
Laura Snapes – contributing editor at Pitchfork and freelance culture journalist published at The Guardian, Wire, Financial Times and many others – will, as one of the judging panel for INDIE50, help us shine a light on the people giving up their time and money to create and develop grass roots music scenes around the... Continue Reading →