Its almost an unspoken rule in Bristol, that when you're at a gig where local hero Big Jeff is also in attendance, you're in for a good one. Wednesday April 17th at Thekla was no exception when Belfast based instrumental post/math-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar graced the stage in the bowels of arguably Bristol's 2nd most famous boat (but when do you ever get the chance to start a mosh pit on the S.S. ...

On the last day of the Mojo Rising Festival in Falmouth, in one of the best venues of the festival, the electro rock, synth-packed beast of The Hit Ups were scheduled to headline, but the event was cancelled due to noise level problems. Instead of an energy fuelled mosh, HOLDUPNOW sat down in the corner of the emptying bar with lead guitarist Charlie Torrible and lead singer Josh Hughes-Games to have a chat ...

[Photo by Theo Cottle, www.theosphotos.tumblr.com] As a tribute to my first review on HOLDUPNOW I have decided to review the live performance of Mala's album Mala In Cuba  at Motion, Bristol for the Outlook Festival Launch Party on February 23rd. The night was headlined by Mungo's HiFi who graciously also brought along their renowned sound system for the event and supported by such acts as Prince Fatty, Gen ...

Below is a review of the third day of the Bristol Radical Film Festival. This event was hosted at the Easton Community Centre and the film screened was The Shape Of Water. For more information, see the description of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG3e6G1ZONY ...

Below is a review of the second day of the Bristol Radical Film Festival. This event was hosted at the One25 Project and the film screened was The Shape Of Water. For more information, see the description of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncNFqbteuXI ...