Radio Free South West February top 10

It is your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you are listening to Radio Free South West by giving a track either a thumbs up or thumbs down.

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Text ads on the People’s Republic of South Devon

For the last couple of weeks we’ve been carrying text ads through Addiply.

At 50p per thousand views we think it’s super value, and with it going through Addiply we control who advertises on our site, after all we don’t want just any old advert invading the People’s Republic of South Devon digi-space.

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Craig Fisher at the Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth (art review)

Craig Fisher’s current exhibition of drawings at Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth, depict images of destruction both suggested and actual, and the forms of attempted control that the state imposes, forms of control that have become symbolic of a lack of individual freedom.

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Not Bad For A Girl: strokes of genius

Colour Her Bad! This week Katie Marie is playing in the snow, painting her studio, and starting her own record label. All in a week’s work for the singer/songwriter who’s Not Bad For A Girl

What did you make of all that lovely snow? Driving was slightly scary at times but for the most-part

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AIR Time 09 for free professional advice to South West artists

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Who doesn’t need insurance, funding and professional development? AIR Time 09, a free meeting for visual and applied artists from the South West, will offer some kinda guidance on this and how to locate like other like-minded artists (psst, they’re probably at the same event). It will take place at Plymouth

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Musicians and bands wanted for paid gigs

We popped over to the amazing singer/songwriter Katie Marie‘s myspace today to find out what the PRSD columnist might be writing about this week. We were so excited, we had to share it with you.

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Devon rock duo Le Chat Noir in conversation (part two)

Le Chat Noir rock the world from rural Devon. In part two of the PRSD conversation with the duo, we catch up on their song writing, their work with the Devon Music Collective and their third album Postcards From The Dark Highway

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TRAIL tunes into recycled fashion: call for submissions

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As part of its recycled art fun and games, this year’s TRAIL will feature a wearable art fashion show.

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‘Music which is uncomfortable and makes you take notice.’ Rock duo Le Chat Noir in conversation (part one)

Le Chat Noir are famed for their live energy and their lusciously dark, killer tunes. We caught up with Dartmoor’s rockin’est duo to find out more about their style, their sound and their story

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Recycled art prize of £1,000 on the TRAIL: call for proposals

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The TRAIL is gearing up to its fifth year of recycled art along the South Devon Coast, and is calling for artists to submit proposals that could win up to £1,000.

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Memories, dreams, and moments in time: Zoe Hyde at the Nolias Gallery

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Artist and friend to the republic Zoë Hyde is having her next exhibition, The Sun Machine, at Nolias Gallery, Southwark, London, from February 1 to February 27.

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Free radio for the free world. Radio Free South West and the PRSD bring you top tunes from the region

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Radio Free South West and the People’s Republic of South Devon are working together to bring the best South West music straight to your ears. Check out the nifty little plug in on the People’s Republic of South Devon site or shuffle over to the Radio Free South West page on

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Theatre Royal, Plymouth, wants Hip Hop dance acts

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Get up and dance – the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, is on the look for Hip Hop dance acts to perform as part of Break in Convention (or is that Breakin Convention?) ,its international festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre on Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23.

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Volunteer at the Plymouth Barbican Theatre

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You’ve got till the end of today to sign up as a volunteer at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, to help out with all kinds of work around the theatre.

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