D O W N L O A D

L I T T L E B E A R W O L F

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Aloha, Ahoy

Hoist the colours ladies and gents, it's that time of year again, the galleon ships are mooring up from their journey across the planet's oceans to bring you R O C K.

Download Festival may have outdone itself this year. One things for sure, your face will be melted off this June by the incredible lineup of bands taking to the stages at Donington Park.

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From the ultimate hall of fame Rock Gods Maiden, Sabbath and Megadeth to the damn right awesome Korn and NOFX, to Nightwish, Billy Talent & there's even Alien Ant Farm!

Obviously I wish my favourite nine were making an appearance but that just means I'll have to attend a certain other festival in California later this year!

There really is something for every rock and metal muso in 2016 at Download.

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As it has become tradition on the old blog space, one totally worth upholding,I will be sharing the first of my official Download playlists to get you in the mood for some serious rock over the ten days leading up to the fest.

There are so many awesome bands lining up to plug in and rock out, that it's been almost impossible to put this first playlist together!

As is tradition, we will start with the top five.

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So friends before we don our best rocking boots and descend with the thousands before the stage of dreams, let us take a look at some of the most rocking Download sets of yesteryear...

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(Yes of course I'm going to start with the nine. I mean you've heard that sound right? it's bloody awesome & Corey well what can I say that is one neck & one set of vocal chords.)

D O W N L O A D  - ONES THEY MADE EARLIER

S L I P K N O T

(Like that one friend who's pretty but boy does she know it, it's everyone's favourite? Metallica!)

M E T A L L I C A

(Aaaaand a little taster of what's to come...Man these guys are still killing it!)

I R O N  M A I D E N 

Taking us to perhaps the most exciting part of this post...

THE FIRST FIVE PLAYLIST

D O W N L O A D  2 0 1 6

I R O N  M A I D E N

N O F X

B L A C K  S A B B A T H

K O R N

M E G A D E T H

Keep a weather eye on that horizon, we're heading on course straight for festival season & Downloads going to be one hell of a lot of awesome.

Joining the many? Which bands are you excited to see?

Not able to make Download, don't worry you'll be able to keep up with all the action live.

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Don't fret my little pickles because there's more DOWNLOAD to come.

In the meantime, continuing with tradition (who'd have thought it eh, me and tradition in the same room?) I've been checking out some gigs and new blood for the blog.

I'm booking some features in with these fresh treasures over the coming weeks...

From Brighton... It's fast, it's heavy, it's SO good.

A L M E I D A

From Portsmouth.... Bringing all the punk rock....

S O M B U L A N C E

Southampton & Portsmouth local boys proving punk rocks not dead...

C A P T A I N  T R I P S

You better be ready for these boys from Reading, banging tunes all served in your favourite rock cocktail...

K A M I K A Z E  T E S T  P I L O T S

A band closer to home raising all the nostalgia of teen gigs, Birmingham lads showing music still has some bite...

L I T F O

Because I want something for all of you, All the way from Sweden... ready to make you dance...

O X E N

Pop back, tune in and rock out to more music soon...

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Love & Peace

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SNAPSHOT - CORNWALL - PART II

 L I T T L E B E A R W O L F

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T W E N T Y S I X T E E N

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S N A P S H O T 

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T R A V E L 

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- D E L A B O L E - T I N T A G E L - B O S A S T L E  - 

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Aloha, Ahoy

At the beginning of this month, I went to Cornwall for a few days to escape the world a while.

If you haven't seen part I of this feature, you can read it here.

The second installment focuses on the time I spent in Boscastle, before then heading to Bude & Port Isaac.

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Boscastle is a beautiful little fishing village, tucked inside the harbour from the cliff edge. Arriving early in the morning, permitted a rather mystical view of the village. Driving down through the cliffs and hillsides, under canopies of arched trees across the road, the village appeared at the end of the meandering road.

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A selection of cottages, a handful of inns & a couple of cafe's make up the majority of the village. Set in the valley, a babbling brook runs down through the village and into the harbour, where the picturesque image of fishing boats & the cliffs greets you.

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The brook & Boscastle Village

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A stop in the local cafe for Cornish cream tea was probably not necessary after breakfast at the inn, but when in Boscastle...

I had two scones with Cornish clotted cream and jam with a pot of tea - delightful.

It is Cornish tradition to add the clotted cream to the scone atop the jam, whereas in Devon it is generally accepted that you would put the cream on before the jam.

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Boscastle Cornish Cream Tea

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Boscastle has a rather interesting attraction, something I wasn't expecting but was wonderfully surprised to find.

The Boscastle Museum of witchcraft is an intriguing collection of historical, magical & natural pieces that have been implemented by witches locally & from afar throughout the years.

Hosting the worlds largest collection of pieces & has found a place to call home in Boscastle for the last fifty years.

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Boscastle Museum of Witchcraft

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Covering the history of witchcraft, the items used to perform rituals and spells, information surrounding well known witches throughout history and modern times, the museum is an educational experience for those visiting. I particularly enjoyed the ingredients used for garden magic, the section on divination & the tarot card reader.

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Garden Magic Herbs - Casting spells in the witches cottage - Witchcraft Treasures

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I would certainly recommend a visit to the museum if you're in Boscastle. I definitely found the time I spent there interesting & furthered my knowledge of witchcraft & the local area to Boscastle.

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After the museum, a walk down to the harbour and up onto the cliffs was refreshing & allowed the enjoyment of beautiful unspoiled views across the coast.

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Boscastle Cliffs

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The scenery & geographical location of Boscastle permits the feeling that you have left the modern world far behind. It's one of my favourite places I've traveled to. It's a perfect combination if you're in the area visiting Tintagel & I would certainly recommend spending a day or two in the village.

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Another selection of little gift shops line the street too & I would certainly recommend checking out the local artist's work, the fudge shop - where the ale lover amongst you can find an incredible selection of Cornish ales. The shopkeeper was particularly good at recommending ales & talking about their origins.

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I hope you enjoyed this part of the adventure. Part III for Bude and Port Isaac will be up on the blog shortly. 

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Keep a weather eye on the horizon.

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Love & Peace

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ALL THAT ROCKS

L I T T L E B E A R W O L F

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Aloha, Ahoy

Isn't there just something totally awesome about those songs that just take you back to when you first heard them and the rapture you felt as you listened?
I remember the bands that tore my world apart with their songs, I'd never heard anything like it before in my life.
It wasn't that my parent's didn't like music, in fact it was quite the opposite, they loved it. From Sabbath to Tchaikovsky and every Beatles hit imbetween, the two of them are like a walking jukebox.
My parents are so cool, I didn't feel the need or rather didn't have a way to rebel.
However during in high school my friend Doug, with his dreads and skateboard, played me a song in Math class - the punk-rock-metal beats threw my world off balance.
What and who was making this incredible sound?
I needed more, the more I listened the more I wanted to be around the music.
From gigs to festivals, to writing & playing, that passion has never waned.

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That being said, I feel like the older I get the harder it is to find those kinda songs, but the truth of it is, there's hidden treasures all over the ocean of the music scene, from every corner of the globe, just waiting to be discovered.
They're just not as obviously shared as all the indie-pop bands of the current scene.
Nothing wrong with a little indie-pop but I have to say I like my tunes with a little bit more of a bite.

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The hunt for something with that vibe became all too real.

Every indie-pop band wearing skinny jeans and an over sized vintage shirt caressing the microphone mumbling something about love & a dream in the desert has become a scene all too familiar; as though the music scene is stuck in some sort of gig-groundhog day.

Countless times, I've stood at the back of the room wondering why I couldn't remember what the square root of pi was & wondering if a flux capacitor could really run on trash.

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Something had to change; there had to be something with a bit of a kick to it, something that left a bit of a burn as you inhaled it; like a good shot during a wicked party.

You know you'll regret it the next morning, but you're so incensed with the present moment, you just can't bring yourself to comprehend any time beyond the present.

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I went in search of the bands that were channeling something heartier and heavier than any of the indie bands could have mustered the strength to shred.

& boy did I find them...

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If like me, you're hungry with that same thirst for something stronger, here's the best of this month's round up of tunes from across the globe.

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L B W

A L L  T H A T  R O C K S

M A Y
P L A Y L I S T

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A L M E I D A

P A Y D A Y

M A R L A  B L A C K
E L M  S T R E E T



A  S E N S E  O F  P U R P O S E
W A I T  F O R  T H E  R I S E



D A R K O
I N  T H E  C O M P A N Y  O F  W O L V E S



L . I . T . F . O
W R O N G A



K A M I K A Z E  T E S T  P I L O T S

D I N O S A U R

R A N D O M  H A N D
A F T E R  T H E  A L A R M



L I G H T  Y O U  U P
A L L  W E ' V E  E V E R  K N O W N

C A P T A I N  T R I P S

T H E  F L O O D

D E A T H H E A D

D I A L O G U E  O F  T H E  D E A D

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I've been on a bit of a hiatus from the music blogging, wandering through the desert of the music scene, looking for a place to call home. Having weathered the sandstorms and great drought though, this is no mirage; I've found my way out of the desert to the coast, here on the shores of the music scene I will continue to share the best in new & loud music with all of you.

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Keep a weather eye on that horizon, tune in, turn up & rock out next time here at LBW.

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Love & Peace

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SNAPSHOT - CORNWALL - PART I

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D E L A B O L E  -  T I N T A G E L  -  B O S A S T L E  -  B U D E  - 

P O R T  I S A A C 

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Dusk in Port Isaac

Tintagel - Tintagel Castle - Tintagel Cliffs - Boscastle Cliffs

Aloha, Ahoy

This month's travel snapshot feature focuses on the south west coast of the UK.
My new years resolution was to indulge in everything in life; I thought celebrating my birthday (28 years old...eek) was an excellent way to start a new chapter in my personal life but also to escape on an adventure for a few days.

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  In the western most county of England lies Cornwall.

A rugged cliff edged county with the most scenic beaches in England.

It's hard to not lose touch with reality when camped out on the coast of the Celtic Sea.

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Over a four day road trip across the south coast & into the west, I spent time in the north within the village of Delabole, climbed the many steps up to Tintagel Castle, trekked the cliffs in Boscastle, fell in love with the surf in Bude & found myself never wanting to leave Port Isaac.

Cornwall is truly one of the most magical places on Earth.

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The landscape is mainly untouched. The sheer rock faces of the cliffs, the swirling tides and surf, the little fishing villages located on harbors set in steeped valleys; make it feel like you've truly traveled to another time and place. A far cry from city life.

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Let's talk of geography and history for a minute...

History tells us that the county was first inhabited in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods. With continued occupation by the Neolithic & then Bronze Age peoples.

Homeland of the Cornish people, Cornwall is recognized as a Celtic nation. The landscape reflects the counties history.

Cornwall forms the tip of the South West peninsula of Great Britain and is fully exposed to the weather coming in from the Atlantic Ocean.

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I stayed at The Poldark Inn just outside of the village of Delabole.

A little inn with a quiet nature, stood just inland from the cliffs. 

If you get the opportunity to stay there or visit the inn, do take a walk to the left of the building; a narrow pathway that leads through the fields all the way down to the cliff edge. 

You can see for miles across the ocean, to the left the little fishing villages and to the right striking cliffs.

The rooms were comfortable (the shower was amazing!) and I had several great night's sleep.

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The first stop of the trip was Tintagel, which is surrounded by history, myth & magick.

The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are surrounded by the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the round table.

A beautiful castle set upon the cliffs above the bay below. The legend of Merlin's cave & the castle are certainly not to be missed if your in the area.

The village also features the stunning 14th century post office.

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Tintagel Post Office

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I loved walking down the hill to the bay, then climbing the steps to the castle ruins. The statue of King Arthur stands tall as you approach the top.

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The King atop of the cliff

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Taking a breath and admiring the view is a must for anyone who's made the trip.

I genuinely felt that this was one of the most beautiful and peaceful places that I have ever had the pleasure of visiting.

[Do stop in the little gift shops within the village too, some really cool treasure to be hunted.]

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Tintagel Castle

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After the long winding walk down to the bay, I came across where the tide meets the beach.
I felt as though I had entered Middle Earth, Westeros or perhaps even just traveled back in time.

There was something incredibly calming about watching the waves crash against the rocks, despite the loud crashing sound.

I enjoyed the climb up to and along the cliffs. Do take time to explore the second part of the location and walk along the cliff top to the church.

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Exploring & Trekking

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After a stop for a drink, it was time to head to the inn (as mentioned above) to check in. Taking time to drive along the coast path through the winding country lanes. For reference if your car has a small engine, do proceed with caution. A couple of 'you can do it, please make it up the hill' moments did occur throughout the trip.

Delabole is named after Delabole quarry, there's also a beautiful church (St. Johns) if you're stopping by. [For those new to the blog - I love architecture particularly of the Gothic and medieval design. Churches included.]

The slate quarry is one of the largest of it's type in England and has been operated since the 15th century. Making it the oldest working slate quarry in England.

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View from the cliffs

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I loved Tintagel and I think the time I stayed there, will stay with me for a long time. If you're looking for a great place to getaway for the weekend, I do certainly recommend staying in Tintagel and exploring the nearby locations.

I hope you've enjoyed this part of the adventure, do pop back for the next parts of the adventure; featuring Boscastle, the beaches at Bude & the stunning harbor at Port Isaac.

Keep a weather eye on the horizon.

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Love & Peace

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