Buzz Bury, Author at Blackpool Social Club

19 Mar

Gig Review: The Orb

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigs

Rick Thompson, Stu North, Buzz Bury (aka The Music Brothers) went along to see electronic music legends The Orb as they brought their stadium sound to Blackpool's intimate music venue, Bootleg. Three eager music enthusiasts headed into town, filled with anticipation and curiosity to experience the renowned sound of The Orb in an intimate venue. As we entered Bootleg Social, we were greeted by soothing reggae vibes, setting a welcoming tone for the evening. The night commenced with Violeta Vicci, whose unique approach to playing and singing into her instrument possibly took the growing crowd in an unexpected direction but…

01 Nov

Buzz Bury and Stu North: Together in electric dreams

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigs, Sports & Wellbeing

Music might get more credit for inspiring dance, but it can inspire slumber too. Buzz Bury writes about his and Stu North's new monthly music nights at the Old Electric. Instead of dancing shoes, he says bring a pillow and some cosy clothes I’m a busy creative meddler, youth work consultant and international trainer. I used to think my creative and constantly busy mind is what kept me young. Now older, wiser and feeling my age, I started to regularly struggle to have a good night's sleep. So I began to explore ways I could improve his slumber. Being a…

30 Oct

Life on the Wild Edges

Buzz Bury0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Sports & Wellbeingenvironment, Green Space, nature

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may remember back in February this year I caught up with Julie Norman to find out more about her developments and progress with using natural elements, colours and dyes for her inspiration in her work and art. This time I am back to find out more about Julie’s work and more specifically the Exploring the Wild Edges project. I first asked her what is the “Exploring the Wild Edges” Project and how it came about? Open green spaces and a chance to connect with the natural world became an essential part of life for most people over the…

25 Oct

Lancaster Does Music

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigsfestival, international, Lancaster, live music, Music

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s a short dash up the A6 and you find yourself in the historical capital of the region, Lancaster. It’s the place I spent my student years, a place where some good friends live and the home one of the most amazing city music festivals around. Lancaster Music Festival 2021 was the 11th edition of one of the UK’s largest urban music festivals. Where music lovers can lend their ears to sounds in historic venues, the streets, the squares and what feels like every bar possible. The festival boasts over 30 venues with more than 300 performances from 200…

20 Oct

Shhhh – Blackpool library makes some noise

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigslibraries, library, live music, Music, punk, rock

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Friday night seemed to be back to its busy busy usual. I fought my way through the bright lights, crowds of people, lines of cars to arrive at Blackpool Central Library to find out what happens when a band regularly referred to as ‘post-punk’ comes to a town that’s hosts the annual Rebellion Punk Festival and a place where punk seems to have never left. MUSH Leeds based out-fit were Blackpool Libraries first collaboration with Get it Loud in Libraries to bring live music to a place where you are traditionally encouraged to keep the noise down. Get it…

03 May

Derren Brown is Showman

Buzz Bury1 CommentTheatre, Dance & Performanceillusion, mind control, showman, Winter Gardens

Derren Brown’s SHOWMAN tour has been announced for Autumn 2021. With dates at the Opera House Blackpool on 1 and 2 October. Well, if you've seen one of his shows before, listened to or read any of his books, seen his TV shows and developed your own mind mastery, you should have seen this coming. He’s finally back! This October, Derren Brown, the popular multi-award winning master of mind control and illusion, will bring SHOWMAN, his first new live show for six years to the Opera House Blackpool from Friday 1 – Saturday 02 October 2021. As you can imagine like most…

27 Feb

Small corners brings music to you – Buzz Bury

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & GigsMusic, review

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Navigating the start of 2021 Maybe a Dry January became a Ginuary or your Veganuary struggled to become reality in Lockdown 3? So this Small Corner offers a more upbeat review with new tunes that are guaranteed to put a spring in your step. It’s a foot-tapping, hip-swinging, belly-wobbling collection of new music that is your invitation to dance in your front room, wiggle in the kitchen, or shimmy in the bedroom. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everybody Get Agenda is the much-anticipated album by Bantu released in September 2020. When a band is hot and on a roll, it seems the album just never tires and…

10 Feb

Buzz Bury chats wild connections with artist Julie Norman

Buzz Bury0 CommentsEnvironment and NatureArt, artist, environment, Green Space, illustration, nature

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The natural world has always been my go-to for creative inspiration - structure, patterns, colours and materials, there is always something new to discover. Over 20 years ago I was lucky enough to work as Blackpool Zoo’s in-house artist and had the privilege of spending time alone sketching the animals before the Zoo opened to the public each day. This unique opportunity opened my eyes to the benefits of outdoor art for wellbeing, education, and community engagement along with the fascination of reconnecting with nature and set me on a new wild pathway.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How have you kept creative through…