This Saturday we fancied something a little different so we are heading to The O2 Arena for Sensation presented by Smirnoff. Expect everyone to be dressed head to toe in white while some of dance’s biggest names perform on stage.
You can expect to see the likes of Mr.White, Erick E, Joris Voorn & Nic Fanculli, Fedde Le Grand, Martin Solveig and Sander Van Doorn.
If all this is not enough to get your juices flowing Sensation also offers unique stage shows featuring all sorts of acrobats, performers, lasers and fireworks.
As summer continues to (slowly) flow in, so do fortunately music festivals ! Here is a fun and friendly festival that is worth having a look at !
Leefest is taking place on the beautiful rural location of Higham Hills Farms, Bromley, South East London and is happening on the 12-14th August.
Marked by the medley of artists it welcomes : famous acts such as British Sea Power, Fenech Soler, Young Knives, Foamo, DJ Fresh or The Whip just to name a few, it also gives the chance to young talented local acts to perform in front of an audience of 2000 people. Indeed, Leefest has carefully chosen 13 breakthrough acts out of 200 applicants, bringing you the very best of the next generation.
Leefest is also about more than just music, and offers a wide range of activities such as a graffiti performance, sculptures and installations, a campfire and a healing and massage area, as well as hosting the intriguing ‘Wonderland‘. For just 55 £ the weekend… I say it is definitely worth it.
To add to the fun, LeeFest, which has started six years ago as a back garden festival, is celebrating the growing number of portaloos by launching ‘VIPee‘ which will give guests the chance to bid for four festival tickets with all proceeds going to the Kids Company Charity. The winning bidder will earn the title of ‘VIPee‘ of Leefest 2011 and gain access to their very own red carpeted and treat-filled portaloo for the weekend !
As a non-profit music festival the organisers are dedicated to authenticity and supporting up and coming bands.What should be remembered about Leefest is their strong dedication to ethos and their approach to music. The festival is about the love of music, having fun, and giving opportunities to unsigned bands, and all that in a genuinely good and friendly spirit.
As part of my continued exploration of California we set out at 8pm last night towards Echo Mountain, just outside LosAngeles, for a hike up the incredible Sam Merrill Trail.
Between the nine of us we had 30 litres of water, 8 flashlights, a canon camera, a seemingly endless supply of cookies, beef jerky, trail nuts and pretzels… making the journey up very entertaining, and filling.
Once we reached the summit we caught the incredible ruins of the White City as well as coming across the fabled Echo phone where everyone took turns at shouting (something I’m clearly not able to do properly).
I have to confess that I brought my headphones with me listening to Neil Young on the way down and getting lost in the moment; total bliss. If you are ever in the area I could not recommend this trip any more than these guys.
In the words of the great HB: “We avoided falling off ledges, learned the real history of smokey the bear, saw ethereal glowing Christmas trees, discovered we all had night vision, wished on shooting stars, took very complex and time consuming photographs that were well worth it, frolicked through ruins!, and arrived safely home…seven hours later, exhausted, and extremely fulfilled“.
Thank you to the other 8 warriors and especially Kyle for organizing this epic journey.
My friend Jason has been running this rather ambitious A Song A Day Tumblr site for what is coming up to a very impressive two years.
He originally featured this Fissunix helmed menage a trois featuring Led Zeppelin, James Brown and Aerosmith a few months ago here. When he played it to me over the weekend I wanted to share it as well.
If you get a chance check out his other interesting projects here.
Cougar Microbes has teamed up with Lucozade to bring you exciting coverage of some of the UK’s most interesting summer festivals.
We kick off proceedings this week with Beach Break Live which will feature performances by the likes of Professor Green, Tinnie Tempah, White Lies, We Are Scientists and Magnetic Man.
Keep your eyes peeled for the Lucozade Energy Exchange tent where the official energy drink provider to the festival will be drawing out festival goodies and handing out free bottles of Lucozade Energy to keep everyone looking and feeling fresh and…. energised.
Expect a full report and some crowd photos from our guys at the festival. For more information about our summer line up, as well as competitions and tickets check out the Lucozade Play Festivalswebsite and FBpage.
As part of their NEVER HIDE campaign Ray-Ban have been involved in all sorts of cool events this year including a massive water gun fight at SXSW, a sweet Iphone app as well as continued support for Northern Irish stalwarts Two Door Cinema Club on their current tour.
We are teaming up with the legendary eyewear company to give away some Two Door Cinema Club t-shirts from the band as well as a Ray-Ban NEVER HIDE frame (as shown in the video) to a lucky Cougar Microbes reader.
To enter the competition is answer the following question:
Which item would you NEVER HIDE at a live concert?
Winners will be picked at random on the 1st of June. Submit your question via the comments below, our facebookpage or by tweeting directly to @cougarmicrobes.
You may be familiar with Shazam as the ace music recognition phone app and more importantly instant settler of pub arguments. What you may not know is that they’ve been hosting a series of stripped down performances by some great artists on their YouTube channel.
‘Shazam Sessions‘ has featured the likes of Glasvegas, Trophy Wife and MEN as well as the above featured Guillemots. It’s fun to see acts performing in such a relaxed environment with many of the performances taking on a personal feel.
Check out the Shazam Sessionschannel for more regularly updated videos.
Our monthly club night Hands Up Who Cares is back tomorrow night @ the Library. Come down and consume filthy indie rock, BIG hip-hop and mad mashups unashamedly from 9pm until 3am. Drink cheap, cheap, cheaply. Be jolly. Make love (if still able to perform).
Sets from Cougar Microbes DJ’s playing tracks by Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Yeasayer, Tokyo Police Club, Jay-Z, Crystal Castles, Les Savy Fav, Big Boi and many many more.
Entry is FREE!! After party a must!
HOW TO GET THERE:
Victoria Line or London Overground to Highbury and Islington station.
Northern Line to Angel and 10 minute walk up Upper Street.
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This Saturday we fancied something a little different so we are heading to The O2 Arena for Sensation presented by Smirnoff. Expect everyone to be dressed head to toe in white while some of dance’s biggest names perform on stage.
