Charlie Bath
Given my general mistrust of the entire “acoustic-singer-songwriter” genre, I was more than pleasantly surprised when I caught Charlie Bath live at Crash Records recently. She was performing as part of Test Space, a multidisciplinary art fair, and was a real breath of fresh air, singing engaging, challenging and thought-provoking little epics of songs.
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The Sunshine Underground
17th April 2010 marked the third anniversary of (International) Record Store day. Since it’s beginnings in 2007/8, this annual event has grown to be one of the biggest events of the year for music enthusiasts and record collectors around the world, with this year’s event seeing more than 150 special releases put out for for rarity-hunters to snap up. I spent much of the day at Leeds’ very own Crash Records, shooting the huge crowd of people amassed outside before opening-time (one patron had even slept rough, determined to get his choice of the special releases!), and the various in-store events and shows put on throughout the day. Headlining the festivities were local heroes The Sunshine Underground.
Lots more fun to be had below the cut!
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