The Sound of the Underground

Dr Hoffmann aka Norbert Papp spent the first half of the new millennium building a reputation as one of the most sought after events promoters in Hungary, his renowned Techno nights pulling in crowds of over a thousand people per night. In 2005 after a series of unfortunate events he left Hungary for the UK and thought he had turned his back on the music scene for good. Two years later he rediscovered his passion for music. A radio production course at Preston FM inspired his ground breaking foray into radio with his electronic dance music show, the Blind Spot. His Preston based show stretches over two hours every Saturday night and features the best names from the global Techno scene. It is broadcast in countries as diverse as Brazil and Bulgaria, Argentina and Austria with over 8000 people worldwide downloading his podcasts each week. For a story of true perseverance read on.

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Help for Haiti

DJ Des Grant is lending a hand to help raise funds for Haiti this Friday 19th February at Jalgos Sports and Social Club. The fundraiser promises a fantastic evening of cultural entertainment including music, African drumming, Caribbean Expressive dancing, limbo dancing, masquerade dancing, poetry, charity auction and food. Runs from 7pm til late. Adults £5. Children aged 12-16 £2.

Free workshops for Writers!

Calling all writers! Can’t get your head around the money making aspect of writing? Want to know how to market your work? The Lancashire Writing Hub and Creative Lancashire have got together to provide a series of FREE workshops to give you key insights into managing creative projects, how to make your project portfolio increase, contacts book expand and your work bring in the pennies. Creative Lancashire offer professional business development opportunities for writers across all fields of writing, from copywriting to feature journalism to writing that bestseller.

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Heart to heart

It’s that time of year when fluffy teddies, helium hearts and red roses clamour for attention in shop windows. Yes folks in case you haven’t noticed Sunday is Valentine’s Day! here are our top tips for places to check out over the weekend….

The Mystery Tea House is brewing up a special Valentine’s blend, the very tempting Temple of Love tea combines pink amaranth and jasmine flower. For just £2.40 this hot brew should thaw even the frostiest of hearts. If your amour fancies something a little stronger, and is of legal age, slip along to Fives for a Pixies Wing.

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For Humanity’s Sake!

Local bands are to unite to raise funds for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Two more acts have been added to the line up which includes Ignition/UK, Baboon, The Black Vipers, Evil Blizzard and The Chaotix.

The fundraiser takes place on Friday 5th February 2010 at The Mad Ferret 8pm onwards. Entry with donation.

Turn up, tune in & help out!

Image Credit: Ignition UK courtesy Simon Cordall.

2010 Zine Fair this Fri & Sat!

Anyone interested in publishing, writing & the creative arts would be wise to head down to ‘The Atrium’ at UCLAN this Fri and Sat for the 2010 Lancs Zine Fair. With over 30 stalls run by publishers, artists & makers there should be something for everyone. We asked local zine publishers Preston is My Paris for their three top tips for starting a ‘zine.

We originally started our project Preston is my Paris in June 2009 as a way of encouraging the exploration of Preston as a subject for creative practice.  Although neither of us was actually born in the city we have lived here for 13 years between us and have developed a strong passion for the place.

The project has now developed into a monthly zine that we distribute for free in the city, two exhibitions and a blog.

We are also about to launch Preston is my Paris Publishing and a temporary gallery space in the Guildhall Arcade.

Here’s our 3 tips for starting a zine:

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Scribes wanted!

Blog Preston is on the hunt for contributors to pen some lovely articles about our fair old city, Preston.

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