If you grew up in the 1970s or 1980s in South East England, you’ll almost certainly have a fond memory of Margate. It probably involves a day trip to the beach, a bag of chips and a visit to the Dreamland Amusement Park. The town fell on hard times in the 90s, but with the opening of the Turner Contemporary art gallery and the arrival of small cafe’s and boutiques in the Old Town, things began to improve. The grand re-opening of Dreamland as a retro theme park was an essential part of the regeneration and has been great for the town. Its recently renovated facade in blue and yellow neon shines out over the sea and the seafront, once again, looks proud of itself. In addition to the theme park, the Dreamland complex includes a retro roller rink, a period restored ballroom and an upstairs area dubbed The Hall By The Sea for hosting live music. It’s almost certainly better than it ever was. Dreamland is brilliant and you shouldn’t let people try and convince you otherwise, especially those who haven’t actually been to Margate since 1996.
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RAY GUN – May The Bridges I Burn Light Your Way EP
Sometimes a release appears and instantly achieves the status of cult classic. Such is the case with the UK’s Ray Gun, whose debut cassette is so brilliantly DIY. In fact, had this band been spawned from Brooklyn, this release would surely have been snapped up by the King Pizza label and Ray Gun would be going head to head with The Rizzos and The Fucktons, such is their retro charm and wanton lo-fi discord.
New video from Get Inuit & first 2016 tour dates
As part of the ongoing promotion for their 2015 EP release ‘Luge Lessions’, indie-rockers Get Inuit have released a new video, which you can see in full below.
The band have also announced their first run of live shows for the new year, which begins with a gig at The Gulbenkian in Canterbury.
Watch the new video from Get Inuit
UK indie rockers Get Inuit have a new EP ‘Luge Lessons’ out on October 16th. In the meantime, you can check out the videos for the new single ‘Electricity’ and previous single ‘I Am The Hot Air’ below.