London is renowned worldwide for its annual music festivals, and this is especially due to their quality. Also, some of the best and largest concert arenas can be found here, so there is a place for anybody who seeks good music. If you’re looking to take a trip to London and you need to get your hands on some great cheap tickets to London’s festivals, here are three essential tricks to consider.
“A mixed grill”. The way to best describe the tastes of the residents of London whose eclectic outlook on music has helped shape and mould the city into what it is today. The hotch potch of clubs/venues that adorn the entertainment scene in the British capital showcase any type of genre of music you can think of. From the smoky tunes of jazz, to the uber-modern fresh beats of dubstep, the musical landscape of the city of London is ever changing, ever evolving. For those who are planning to travel to London, the musical history of the city is definitely something…
Walter Salles’s much hyped (and critically dismissed) take on Jack Kerouac’s generation-defining beat novel, On the Road, hits cinemas this month. Despite taking five years to produce and featuring everyone’s favourite type-cast “trampire” Kirsten Stewart (who plays, you guessed it, Kirsten Stewart) this film has failed to resonate with the critics and received an incredibly flaccid score of 53% on Rotten Tomatoes (Spiderman 3 scored 63%, say no more).
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Girona Jazz Festival? The topic of kick-ass Spanish festivals doesn’t exactly make a relatively small town jazz soirée top of mind. But summer’s over, kiddos. Here in Spain, it’s time to slow down the tempo, reflect on the mistakes made at Sonar or Primavera Sound and give something other than strong techno beats a chance to stir our beating hearts.
I love Swedish indie pop. I’ve been hooked ever since my first year at university when a friend sat me down and made me listen to The Radio Dept’s debut album Lesser Matters. Everyone liked The Hives and The Cardigans’ radio-friendly hooks, but it was The Radio Dept that got me into alternative music that was fuzzy, electronic, introspective, and – most of all – heart-meltingly melodic.
