Page 50 - Phonebox Magazine June 2010

Iguess youʼd call these next few months the busy season for ʻThe Buzzʼ with carnivals, music events and of course world cup fever steadily rising. I already have my prized World Cup fixture list up in the spare room (my girlfriend wouldnʼt
4pm JESS MORGAN Jess Morgan writes and performs folk and roots music, ispired by both British and American Folk traditions. Jess recorded her first full length album in 2009 and is preparing for a 3 week tour along the East coast of America. Listeners will be treated to a very
THE BUZZ
allowmetoreplacethefamilyphotosinthelounge)andthishashelpedalittlein www.myspace.com/jessmorganacoustic healing my disappointment from the rumours Iʼve been hearing that John Barnes 5pm NEW GROOVE FORMATION will not be bringing out an England rap part 2.
Beckham has some time on his hands now but frankly the thought of Posh and
Becks singing for England is enough to have me queing up at Nasa for the next
experimental test flight out to space. Check the world cup page for your local pub guideandkeepthosefingerscrossed-IalreadyhavemoneyonCarragherscoring
in the final (letʼs hope itʼs in the right goal).
and
1pm ISABELLE
Sat 10th July. Live Music 1-8pm.
Kicking off proceedings the Parklife regulars will be playing a blend of folk, blues, rock / soft rock. Led by the beautiful voice of Letty Griffiths, these guys are the prefect warm up.
www.myspace.com/newgrooveformation 6pm MC XANDER
The Carnival StageMark Stevenson Riverside Meadows
I gotta say Iʼm really lookingforwardtothese
guys. Expect funky
grooves, tight breaks,
Reggae, Dub and Ska all
thrown into the Melting
Pot. MC Dutter will
provide the lyrics backed
by a horn section - Iʼm
told these guys give an
electrifying experience.
Back in 2009 the band
performed as part of
BBCs ʻIntroducingʼ. Get your dancing shoes on!
distinct voice fantastically written songs.
2pm AKA
composition beat Newport Pagnell Carnival creates layered
www.myspace.com/thebandisabelle
Some people are a bit skeptical about beat boxing, until they meet this London man. Orginally from the breakbeat scene MC Xander
Formed in 2008 A.K.A. are a rock n roll trio from Milton Keynes. Jazz influenced rock is layed down via the low end of the sound spcetrum by Alex Preston on the bass. Kev Hickman on the drums and Alex Westley on guitar and lead vocals help keep things on a raw funky and sometimes blues tip.
Newport Pagnell Carnival will celebrate itʼs 50th anniversary this year and the theme to mark the occasion is ʻYearsʼ.The floats leave Blakelands at midday on Saturday following a collection of vintage cars.
Please support and find out more at
box recordings live
to lay down tracks
full of poetic flows,
vocal harmonies,
chanting and of
course beats and bass. Xander has warmed up for the likes of platinum selling singer song writer Newton Faulkner, DJ Craze, Mobb Deep as well as playing at Galstobury, Secret Garden Party and Glade.
www.myspace.com/akathebandrocks
3pm BROKEN MILE
7pm JON KENNEDY (DJ set) www.myspace.com/jonkennedy
www.newport-pagnell-carnival.co.uk
Riverside Entry fee: £1 for adults, 50p for over 5's OAPs.
(No alcohol is to be brought onto the field although two licensed bars will be in attendance this year so fear not you thirsty fishes).
To end the night Mr Jon Kennedy will roll
www.myspace.com/mcxander
out a fine DJ set geared towards the www.myspace.com/brokenmile dancefloor. Itʼs difficult to sumarize what
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Brothers Jason & Jon on the bass and drums respectively along with Matt & Dom on lead vocals and guitar have come together creating what has
you might hear as this guy effortlessly
blends so many styles of music into his
sets. Being a DJ is not his only talent.
Already to his credit Jon has released
eight 12” releases and a debut album on
the exellent and highly respected
Brighton based label Tru Thoughts
recordings. Other releases include two
long players for Grand Central and a
fourth on Organik recordings. DJ sets
have taken Jon as far as China, Malaysia
and Japan as well as regular trips around Europe. I think weʼre all in for a treat this year thanks to Brian from Big Fun with Brian and Co.
been described as pretentious rock n roll with a 60ʼs / early 70ʼs spirit to their music. NME have been getting
excited by these Guaranteed to get the crowd moving.
un-
guys.
www.bigfunwithbrian