March 2007 » People's Republic of South Devon

Saving all round

By PRSD, on Sunday, March 25, 2007 |

As another incentive to turn that shade a bit more green (like saving the world isn’t enough), Bovey Climate Action has tried to help our save pennies too (now that’s not something to sniff at). The group has secured a 10% B&Q discount on renewable energy products with the Newton Abbot branch, which is available

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Quails take off

By PRSD, on Saturday, March 24, 2007 | 1 comment - ()

Before you start clambouring around, saying ‘we knew them when…’, let us remind you that Plymouth Herald Battle of the Bands finalists The Quails first came to our attention last summer.

And if you gossip hungry fiends out there want the latest gen, this Teignmouth crew (The Quails, duh) are ‘in negotiations’ with Sarah Woodward’s

In my tribe

By PRSD, on Saturday, March 24, 2007 |

Tinariwen played Dartington Hall on March 22 and it’s their history that really makes people take notice of their music.

The band was originally part of the Tourag tribe of Mali, in the Sahara. Swapping their guns for guitars, the band has played countless sell out shows all over the globe, and finally ended up

Idiom-atic

By PRSD, on Friday, March 23, 2007 |

Eye, eye – it’s hard, it’s funky, it’s Idiom. See them tonight on SpectralWorkshoptv.

Flying down to Newquay

By PRSD, on Friday, March 23, 2007 |

At least when the one from the Monkees who wore the wooly hat flew down to Rio there were probably no trains and even less chance that Greenpeace would pay for them. Ah, those ages of innocence, when the idea of global warming was a thing of the future – at least we have nuclear

Melting Pot Podcast #11

By PRSD, on Thursday, March 22, 2007 |

Fancy going to a gig? Check out the latest on the Melting Pot accompanied by sounds from Pinpim, Gill and Device. And if you fancy staying in you don’t have to do without top-class music with Idiom on SpectralWorkshop tv.

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Cast of the Plym

By PRSD, on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |

If you’ve stuck your toe in the water of our Melting Pot podcasts, you know what fun they be (you could even try even getting into the whirligig of fun that is internet tv). But low, we are not the only podding spot on the horizon. We tripped over the Plymcast the other day and