That Break! This Feeling!

Artists blown away by audiences and vice-versa = This Feeling!

Louise Schofield presenter (also a This Feeling DJ over the weekend)

#TheZineUK - September 2021

Informative informal interviews by Louise Schofield where excited, exciting talents talk feedback, creative process and more!

Despite everything, artists are still coming through.

The Chase (who started their rock n roll dreams as child musicians) had just played their first major event.

Isle Of Wight is the daddy of music festivals and This Feeling is the mother of opportunity for guitar graced talent.

There’s a soft spot for both in our tale.

In the Skinner Brothers interview,  Zach reveals some introspect (and amusing) angles on being in the public eye.

It’s All Happening - Still!

Over the last five years, especially, grassroots venues have  witnessed a (r)evolution, despite mainstream media's opinion that "Guitar bands are OVER".  In a year of Manics, Inhaler AND The Lathums albums - to name but three (the latter two, also TF alumni) I’d tell these sofa critics, "nah, wakey wakey!"  Guitar genres and beats fuse, now that audiences make the trends.  

Lock-In. Rock out.

A tragic world needs musical joys for escapism.

In that vein, Lock-In blew the roof off This Feeling’s tent. Again, Isle Of Wight was their first festival! These uplifting, step-on-the-ladder tales are so needed.

Look again at TF “The Zone” social media and what a wealth of artists have to say.

Our  music world is devastated by the pandemic. Many things have to change.

Small venue communities like this, are a vocal blueprint for social collusion. Under the radar, over the rainbow.

Lou and Zach

Get involved at local shows like it's your last chance to dance with like-minded souls. Maybe one day, it will be, if we don't support each other.

Look what happens when they come together!

New music industrious add fresh talent to future potential by supporting a more diverse heritage: Mixing in working class to give the lucky posh some extra playmates.

We're all Playing Class Friends at gigs.

Some of the most heartwarming stories are unfolding and necessary, especially since Brexit piled on more misery. Just to be an artist or one of their allies, takes drive and determination. They deserve attention.

Spyres, for instance, are another band with a wealth of activity in the pipeline for popular music’s alternative tapestry. The reactions from their headline set at This Feeling set are jungle telegraph fireworks.

Nottingham in the area at This Feeling’s ReWired Festival Weekend (August 2021 - London/Leeds)

TheZineUK doc, in turn, consistently has new threads to weave, because we’re all part of a (perfectly imperfect) artful and rising entertainment network.

It doesn't look, think, sound or act like the old guard.

It's not so busy trying to be clique / cliche that it doesn't feel passionate, fun (and frankly often bonkers!).

It’s a moving movement and This Feeling are in the eye of a storming storm.

Want a great series to watch. It’s more Nutflakes than Netflix, but still, follow all these tales as they unfold. Gripping tunes.

Massive thanks (as ever!) to Mikey, George, Zone Rangers, the interviewees and our "Lullaby Lou" for these engaging and revealing chats. Very best wishes all, for the future - oh, and there’s more to come!

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Have A Zone-tastic Isle Of Wight Weekend

The Isle Of Wight Festival returns and it’s JUST what’s needed to round off the great(er) outdoors that has been so much needed by so many people.

cinch presents Isle Of Wight Festival 2021 - Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th September - that’s some harvest!

One of the best things is the adventure that most of the people who will be there travel across water to attend the arts and hearts music festival that has inspired so many more over the decades.

Fwar, look at the line up on This Feeling’s increasingly iconic Stage - Zone Island is deffo in the house! (Or should that be the field?)

Up n comers who are definitely in a field of their own, it’s always ace to see faces from this doc as well as find new faves.

This year too many to mention individually and after what the human race has been through and is still coming to terms with, just want EVERYBODY to have the best weekend possible.

More on This Feeling in a bit as it’s a stage that TheZineUK can’t help but be magnetised by (and the documentary story with guitars, affected by).

There’s so much on, all over, all weekend.

It feels like there is eternally an eye/heart opener happening at the Cirque de la Quirk.

Say hi to one of #TheZineUK doc contributors, Heather Minx, if you see her (quick anecdotes teaser from her interview with festival head, John Giddings, pre pandemic)

At 7pm on Saturday evening, we’d recommend a highlight of the very cool Kashmir Café stage will be the UK’s top disco punx, Bugeye!

Having caught This Feeling tips, The K’s, at Manchester Night & Day a couple of years ago, their steady rise to this weekend’s main stage has been highly visible.

In fact, every festival has TF alumni blowing up on various stages and that’s not the half of it. If you want to catch talent on the rise, The Zone’s reputation is second to none for indie rock alumni.

For 2021, Isle Of Wight’s four day weekend gifts you this fest within it’s fest…

Many images from TheZineUK’s first trip to Zone Island became part of our Season 1 (2014-2017) Slideshow.

These early days images of our 2021 cast and crew prove that the biggest new story in music is in the grassroots music venues that we’ve all had to fight for so hard.

The 20th century had The Cavern, Erics, CBGBs etc to break out of and now in 2021 it feels like every artist is brand new all over again post lockdown.

We really do have a lot to celebrate, even while taking as much care of each other, and ourselves as possible.

Vibes! A “first band on” memory from This Feeling Stage 2017!

One way is to have the best times. Charge those endorphins!

It’s a fact that for fans of rock, indie, punk and alternative pop adventures, This Feeling tent is a stage, a community - a positive future boost giving opportunities to so many artists…

And FUN.

Trust.

Many people do not leave the zone all weekend except to (possibly) get some kip!

Look out for multi talent tasking music industry/media mover shakers Kelly Munro (End Of The Trail Creative) and Louise Schofield (who will also be DJ-ing for This Feeling) - TheZineUK’s reporters for the weekend. We’ll be sharing their Zone Rangers clips and quips.

Argh, Rianne Downey, hope that you’re feeling best soon again, you were fab the other weekend at Werkhaus. Yaay, Big Image to the rescue stepping in last minute. Have a very big one!

Oh and if you don’t get why the small venues are ON freaking fire right now, it’s because we’re seeing star turns, up close, affordably, inclusively, theatrically. We’ll keep on about it. This documentary has so many receipts . Many of them postmarked This Feeling (much appreciation).

Just one example: Gen and the Degenerates ‘Underwear’ to seeya onto your box-ticking-free adventures.