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    Frome Busks 2022
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 31
    • 1 min

    Frome Busks 2022

    A day when Frome Town Centre came alive with music - Frome College in association with Frome Town Council brought the talents of student...
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    The Pilton Stage 2022 - Heat 4
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 31
    • 1 min

    The Pilton Stage 2022 - Heat 4

    Music Eye caught Heat 4 of the The Pilton Stage competition for a place at Glastonbury 2022 Festival on 5th March 22: Six bands competed,...
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    Sarah Larkham's Heavenly EP!
    Sara Vian
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sarah Larkham's Heavenly EP!

    Forget Nashville, this is Southville! A happenin’ suburb of Bristol where [country] folk singer/songwriter, Sarah Larkham just launched...
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    Glastonbury Calling 2021
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Glastonbury Calling 2021

    Music Eye's soundbytes of Glastonbury Town's own annual music festival Missed Glastonbury Calling 21? Well, Music Eye was there and...
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    Western Electric Sound System: as cool and deep as an iceberg (New Release)
    Chris Watson
    • May 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Western Electric Sound System: as cool and deep as an iceberg (New Release)

    Review of Western Electric Sound System EP - What's Bred in the Bone - April 2021 Out of the mists, an iceberg of cool drifts into the...
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    Dora Lachaise: The Confession
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dora Lachaise: The Confession

    New single review: "I Confess" by Dora Lachaise, March 2021 Dora Lachaise lives in an attic overlooking Bristol's Arnos Vale Cemetery,...
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    Classics 1: Message In A Bottle
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Classics 1: Message In A Bottle

    "Message In A Bottle" - The Police - 1979 Loneliness is as old as the hills and it says much about our society that the UK Government...
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    Stories from the Lockdown - Giles Read
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Stories from the Lockdown - Giles Read

    London-based Giles Read has been compared with Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Davy Graham and Donovan and does indeed possess the magic of a...
    36 views0 comments
    Platys Yialos - Ali George (Album Review)
    Lucy Hayward
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Platys Yialos - Ali George (Album Review)

    Artist Ali George uses nature as a focus for his thoughts and feelings. He conjures up countryside scenes through his lyrics, whilst...
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    Get into the True Spirit of Christmas!
    Chris Watson
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Get into the True Spirit of Christmas!

    It's Christmas! But what should be a time of colourful celebration with our loved ones is more muted this year by the harsh consequences...
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    The Great Pause... The Great Vision!
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Great Pause... The Great Vision!

    The natural tendency for Sara Vian’s voice to waver across a spectrum of deep and rich notes creates a powerful backdrop to this...
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    On a High... Rolling Hill!
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    On a High... Rolling Hill!

    Sara Vian interviews Ali George about his latest single releases, up-coming album and vision of success. Find out more Bio Ali George is...
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    Sylvette: sonic splendour of the new
    Chris Watson
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sylvette: sonic splendour of the new

    Sylvette - Stiller than Still - album released 17th July 2020 Sylvette was the name of a young woman who inspired Picasso to depict her...
    76 views0 comments
    Gravity Drive: propulsion to the core of our wildlight power...
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gravity Drive: propulsion to the core of our wildlight power...

    Gravity Drive: The Wildlight - album released 21st August 2020 The Dorset Coast, with its seascape of endless possibilities underlined by...
    39 views0 comments
    The Stranglers: Punky Blinders!
    Chris Watson
    • May 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Stranglers: Punky Blinders!

    A legacy in black.... Always a fan, a review was on the cards after seeing Hugh Cornwell live in December 2019 at a Jethro Tull concert...
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    Fey Militia: Stylishly fresh Indie with a Blondie-esque touch
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fey Militia: Stylishly fresh Indie with a Blondie-esque touch

    Fey Militia @ Glastonbury Calling 2020, Glastonbury, Somerset, 29th February 2020 Captured by the Music Eye emerging talent patrol, we...
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    Talk in Code: new single "Talk like That"
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Talk in Code: new single "Talk like That"

    Released 27th February 2020 TALK LIKE THAT is the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP to be released later this year. Recorded...
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    Glastonbury Calling 2020: Small Town: Big Sound.....
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Glastonbury Calling 2020: Small Town: Big Sound.....

    Glastonbury, Somerset, 28th - 29th February 2020 Hats off to Ian and Karen Liversidge for working so hard to support new music and give...
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    Garbage Queen: Reigning over multiple layers of sound...
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Garbage Queen: Reigning over multiple layers of sound...

    Garbage Queen - New single: Reflection - released 29th Feb 2020 A post-punk track full of pain and angst but pleasantly melodious with a...
    19 views0 comments
    James - The Magnificent 7 telling it how it is...
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    James - The Magnificent 7 telling it how it is...

    Manchester band, James, now have 15 albums, their last one, "Living in Extraordinary Times" came out in 2018. Yet live performances...
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    Talk Talk: Life's What You Make It (1985) ...and we all know it! (or do we?)
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Talk Talk: Life's What You Make It (1985) ...and we all know it! (or do we?)

    Talk Talk: Mark Hollis, Lee Harris and Paul Webb "Hollis’s early songs struggle with notions of fate versus faith, with imagery swinging...
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    Victors: on a mission of soulful groove
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Victors: on a mission of soulful groove

    Victors @ The Pilton Stage 2020, 25th January 2020 Leeds based alternate rock band Victors came to Pilton to compete for a place at...
    16 views0 comments
    Cavalcade: Indie on a roll with sparkling riffs and gritty songs
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Cavalcade: Indie on a roll with sparkling riffs and gritty songs

    The Pilton Stage, Somerset, 25th January 2020 The Somerset mists were blown away by East London Indie band, Cavalcade, who we saw at the...
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    The Pilton Stage 2020: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival pt 4
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Pilton Stage 2020: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival pt 4

    The Pilton Stage 2020, Heat 4, 25th January 2020 The mists swirled around the Somerset towns, but they were dispelled by a host of...
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    Massive Attack: Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Massive Attack: Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone: The Story of a Sound, a City and a Group Of Revolutionary Artists by Melissa Chemam, Tangent...
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    It's all a Highlight: Music Eye clips of 2019
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    It's all a Highlight: Music Eye clips of 2019

    Been out to see so much great music this year and its all been a highlight; it took a while but put together a few cut-down clips of 18...
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    En- Meshed by the Power of the Electronic Soundscape....2020 beckons Mesh
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    En- Meshed by the Power of the Electronic Soundscape....2020 beckons Mesh

    Mesh: Bristol's synth pop heroes @ The Pilton Stage, Somerset, 30th November 2019 Ever since Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric", the...
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    The Pilton Stage: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival Pt 3
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Pilton Stage: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival Pt 3

    The Pilton Stage 2020 Heat 3, 4th January 2020 Heat 3 of this competition fired up a dark January night down Pilton way with six bands...
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    The Mighty Rooster's wake up call!
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Mighty Rooster's wake up call!

    Music Eye caught them @ The Cornerhouse and Box Rocks in 2019 and they will be live on Visual Radio Arts, Soundcheck on 25th January 2020...
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    The Pilton Stage 2020: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival pt 2
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Pilton Stage 2020: Battle for a place at Glastonbury Festival pt 2

    The Pilton Stage 2020 Heat 2, @ Pilton WMC, Somerset, 30th Nov 2019 Music Eye is about finding emerging talent and The Pilton Stage is...
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    Somerset youth emerging from the fields.....
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Somerset youth emerging from the fields.....

    Rural Music Network Tour 2019 @ Cheese and Grain, Frome, 15th December 2019 A massive rain storm swept the Cheese and Grain, but it had...
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    Emily Breeze blowing hauntingly through your mind...
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Emily Breeze blowing hauntingly through your mind...

    Emily Breeze @ Schtumm, Queen's Head, Box, 27th Sep 2019 Having missed the launch of her new album “Rituals” at the Loco Klub in Bristol,...
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    Glastonbury FM - Songwriters Final 2019
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Glastonbury FM - Songwriters Final 2019

    Glastonbury FM Songwriting Final 2019, Red Brick Building, Glastonbury, 3rd October 2019 With Glastonbury FM's Ian Liversidge...
    23 views0 comments
    Rivers of England...Let it flow
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Rivers of England...Let it flow

    Rivers of England @ Cheese and Grain Roots Sessions, Frome, 25th September 2019 Maybe it was my reflective mood, but this Bath-based band...
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    My Social Orbit - Line of Least Resistance (Debut Album)
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    My Social Orbit - Line of Least Resistance (Debut Album)

    A convicted and beautifully harmonic “Indie Rock” debut album that opens with passion and then keeps you engaged to the end, showcasing a...
    18 views0 comments
    The Fox at Box!
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Fox at Box!

    Sannie Fox @ Box Rocks, the Queen's Head, Box, 26th August 2019 It was a hot day but Sannie Fox was cool and lassoed me into her world of...
    27 views0 comments
    Rachael Sage and Carrington MacDuffie @ Tucker's Grave Inn
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    Rachael Sage and Carrington MacDuffie @ Tucker's Grave Inn

    Rachael Sage and Carrington MacDuffie @ Tucker's Grave Inn, Faulkland, Somerset - 20th July 2019 Tuckers Grave Inn has a sense of being...
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    The Marianas and Frontrunners: young bands budding...
    Chris Watson
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Marianas and Frontrunners: young bands budding...

    Rural Music Network Tour @ Cheese & Grain, Frome, 23rd June 19: The bands Two young bands and two guitarists to savour....... The...
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    Tulpas create an existence....
    Chris Watson
    • May 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tulpas create an existence....

    Tulpas: Hang Nail: 2019 A “tulpa” is defined as a being or object that is created in the imagination by visualisation techniques such as...
    12 views0 comments
    Sara Vian interviews Shoun Shoun on Visual Radio Arts
    Chris Watson
    • May 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Sara Vian interviews Shoun Shoun on Visual Radio Arts

    Shoun Shoun’s expansive sound blends dream pop and garage rock with the urban ennui of Dietrich and the Velvets. The band's urgent...
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    Pilton Stage 2019 Final: seven bands, three Judges and one place...
    Chris Watson
    • May 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Pilton Stage 2019 Final: seven bands, three Judges and one place...

    The Pilton Stage 2019, the Final, Pilton Working Men's Club, 4th May 2019 Featuring: Cosmic Ninja, IOTA, Robert J Hunter, Chrissie...
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    Shoun Shoun: A Hundred Trips and going with them....
    Chris Watson
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Shoun Shoun: A Hundred Trips and going with them....

    Written by Chris Watson and edited by Sara Vian, April 2019 This is an EP that may well go on a hundred trips; whether labelled dream...
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    Talk in Code: bright sounds breezing across the Wiltshire Downs
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Talk in Code: bright sounds breezing across the Wiltshire Downs

    Talk in Code : Resolve: album review by Chris Watson, March 2019 Talk in Code’s second album, “Resolve”, accompanied me on a lone starlit...
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    Sylvette @ Glastonbury Calling 2019
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Sylvette @ Glastonbury Calling 2019

    Review by Chris Watson and Sara Vian The review in the Glastonbury Calling festival brochure was impressive – “Art Rock” taking...
    29 views0 comments