Bristol group have written new music for Cargo Classroom project, which they describe as ‘a perfect piece of activism’Members of the renowned Bristol band Massive Attack have collaborated on a new educational project aimed at increasing the diversity of the school curriculum in England.Cargo Classroom (Charting African Resilience Generating … Read entire story.
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Band commissioned report on industry’s footprint and criticise ministers for not doing enoughA plan to ensure the live music industry meets climate targets needs to be urgently introduced by the government, according to the band Massive Attack, which commissioned a report on carbon emissions in the music business.While the … Read entire story.
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The Star and Garter, Massive Attack and DJ Derek’s spiritual home, is set to reopen after fears it would be sold for flatsThe graffiti-covered Star and Garter pub at the foot of Bristol’s precipitous Montpelier neighbourhood is dark and lifeless – apart from a gleefully vandalised estate … Read entire story.
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‘We just went to the Mercury prize ceremony to scoff all the free food and alcohol. Then Eddie Izzard said: You’ve won!’I was born Ryan Owen Granville Williams but, because I was lighter-skinned, everyone called me Roni, after the only white character in the film Babylon. I was … Read entire story.
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As the BBC 6 Music festival begins, broadcaster and DJ Gilles Peterson looks at why Bristol has produced such a wealth of underground soundsBBC Radio 6 Music decamps to Bristol this weekend for its third 6 Music festival. It’s a city with a fantastic musical heritage, one that perfectly encapsulates the alternative spirit … Read entire story.
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