Surfs Up! Brighton Bands Announced For Beach Break Live

Mammoth Mammothfest Line-Up

Metal fans of the Brighton unite, Mammothfest has arrived. Born out of a dream, nay a vision, to bring to Brighton some of the finest international bands as well as highlighting local acts such as Blind Eye Fury, Here There Be Monsters and Uncle Debauchery. Mammothfest the festival, debuting in September, will be held at Hove Town Hall, where 27 bands, including the greatly renowned Orange Goblin, will rawk their way across two stages to an unabated crowd of 1300.

Gloria Cycles' Film Theme

Bloody hell, this one came out of leftfield: Gloria Cycles have supplied the theme song what looks like being a massive hit movie. My Last Five Girlfriends is a Brit rom-com that seems to be a cross between Nick Hornby and Richard Curtis – you can see the trailer here. IMDb rates it as a very respectable 8.4 with ‘witty and ingenious ideas’, which bodes well. It follows a good few months for the Cycles, touring Europe and having ‘Wonderbus’ in a Samsung camera advert. Their LP – which has been delayed for the film – is out now on iTunes with a CD following in April. Look out for the review in our next issue.

Beachdown Investor?! Really?!

Beachdown claim to have found a new investor, according to a report in today’s Argus. Despite not naming the person Future Festivals Ltd, the company still owing hundreds of ticket holders and businesses money, has been granted a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) meaning that their debt has been frozen. So they can start putting together another Beachdown without paying anyone back first. Debts will be paid from any future profits. So, will you get your ticket money back? Will there be another Beachdown this year? Does the mystery person even exist? We’d guess ‘probably not’, ‘probably not’ and, erm, we’d rather not say.