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Greetings from the Canal Basin: a Taylor John’s House & Tin Angel Records update

July 21, 2011

Hello Coventry! Long time, no Covert posting. As many of you are aware, the Tin Angel on Spon Street was unexpectedly closed in February, and we are particularly sad at the manner in which we lost it. However, whilst mourning the demise of what was almost a second home to many of Coventry’s finest minds

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The Albion- Bmx Magazine

February 17, 2011

As a big magazine enthusiast, there are times when you question the nature of the magazine’s that remain in the spotlight. I dunno; there’s a lot of debates all the time regarding the “mainstream” or “commercialism”- the real meaning and ethos behind these things being lost with the world of making money and selling selling

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Taylor John’s open House in 2011

January 19, 2011

(Belated) Happy New Year to all of you! The team at Taylor John’s Music & Arts Centre would all like to thank everyone who made the events at The Tin Angel, Taylor John’s House itself and St John the Baptist’s Church so memorable. We hope to see you again – and many others – coming

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Outlook festival 2010 – Miles of smiles and swimming through base…

October 19, 2010

www.outlookfestival.com Tickets only £100! My colleagues and I were sent to report back on Europe’s largest Dubstep and base culture festival. It all started with a 30 hour bus trip, destination Fort Punta Christo, Croatia, and it all went uphill, downhill and sideways from there… After stepping off the bus, along with hundreds of other

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Autumn leaves: forthcoming shows at Taylor John’s House

August 18, 2010

We’re into the final days of summer, and to be honest, you could have been forgiven that winter had come early, dark clouds on the horizon and all. Fear not, good folk of Coventry; Taylor John’s House and its associated venues have a Autumn programme that is guaranteed to bring some inner warmth to you

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Tits Out – It’s Godiva Festival 2010!

June 25, 2010

Lady Godiva rode through the streets of medieval Coventry naked as the day she came into this Earth to protest against the taxes her husband, the Earl of Mercia was imposing on the hard working Coventrian folk. We like to think that theres something of that original show of spirit, bravery and defiance that Lady

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Play at Worldwide Festival, Sete South of France

June 16, 2010

Share the stage with Gil Scott Heron, Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer and a host of other intergalactic acts at this years Worldwide Festival by entering this years Worldwide Festival Talent Search. The competition was launched in March 2008 to discover the new hottest talents around. Its open to both solo artists and bands (signed or

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tonight@ Café Oto; Kaneng Lolang Clang Sayne Cj Boyd

June 16, 2010

D’youu remember this? Last month or something I went n checked out Infinite Livez & Kaneng Lolang and was blow away by Kanengs performance. She’s playing tonight at Café Oto in Hackney (directions/website). Tickets are cheap! £5 advance n £6 on the door, the show starts at 8 and I’m pretty sure it never finishes?

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Assembly Leamington Voted Best Live Music Venue in the UK

June 16, 2010

Who O2? Shepherds Bush Empire What? The Assembly in Leamington Spa kicked ass at this years Music Week Awards and scooped the coveted Best Live Music Venue 2010 getting up in the grill of more established venues such as The Lexington in London and the O2 in Londres and Glasgow. Not bad for a young

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Green Man Festival 2010

June 15, 2010

Who’s heading down to the Green Man Festival this year? It’s in Wales in a place called Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys (I’m part Welsh, I wish I could speak the languagslgrslj) and the line up is holding some tasty gems including GOLD PANDA, HEXSTATIC, DJ FOOD, STEVE MASON and FUCK BUTTONS. Adult tickets are

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