The Magic Loungeabout 24 Hour Musical Picnic 2008 Statistically it had to happen. A UK festival where it didn't rain. No honest it didn't, not a drop, no mud, no umbrella moments and no farmers charging ten quid to get your car out of a waterlogged field. On this occasion the field was in the grounds of Newburgh priory, just out side of York. Green Man Festival 2008 Why do we put ourselves through this? Why do we religiously attend these UK festivals? Why do we battle through hell or (very) highwater and suffer dodgy cheeseburgers of dubious origin only to endure unpredictable weather extremes, often resembling conditions that make the battle of the Somme look like a teddybears picnic? Cornbury Music Festival 2008 Another weekend another festival. Despite the fact the country is going down the shitter at a fast old rate of knots, at least we have one industry that appears to be thriving. Yes, UK music festivals are now big business and not a weekend seems to go by without some enterprising soul with a big field and a beer tent setting up shop with a few bands and a small Barclayloan. Wychwood Music Festival 2008 This was the fourth annual Wychwood Festival, and perhaps the most rewardingly diverse one yet. Fields + Hush The Many - 22nd April, The Glee Club Fields are one of the most promising new British bands of 2007, currently touring with newcomers Hush the Many (Heed the Few) in support. Fields recently released their debut album "Everything Last Winter" to positive reviews, as well as their new single "Charming the Flames", whilst Hush the Many released their new single "Song of a Page" just a day after this live performance. Scott Matthews + Josh Pyke - April 1st, Oxford Brookes Student Union In this small but surprisingly atmospheric venue, the evenings entertainment was begun by a single man and his acoustic guitar. As Josh Pyke took the stage, a hush came over the expectant audience. A night out a Brixton's Plan B... We rocked up at Plan B on a Friday night, “Fidgit” night to those in the know. FIDGIT, the long running block party, has long since been the staple of every hip-hop head’s Friday night, and the event always manages to draw in the big names. Braintax speaks out with new single 'Syriana Style' Braintax is best known as one of the UK’s foremost solo Hip Hop artists, rapper and producer, and the driving force and owner of Low Life Records, a pillar of the UK Hip Hop scene.