Far from just another excuse to name a Fugitive Motel feature after a song title or lyrics, Faded Seaside Glamour is a comprehensive and wholly subjective guide to seaside towns. On our collective travels (travels made between us as opposed to 25-strong group excursions out), we’ve noted that sadly, not every seaside town is as [...]
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out: Part 1 – Greyhound Racing
Let’s not beat around the bush here – A Grand Day Out is merely a jolly good excuse for Motel correspondents to go out gallivanting and report back on it. The word ‘day’ is a misnomer, as Catherine and compadres prove much fun can be had after dark… ____________________________________________________________________________ More of a grand evening out [...]
Fugitives (Collective and Site News)
Travel!
It’s been a long time, but our travel section is finally launching over the weekend! Keep your eyes peeled for travel diaries from Riga, a grand day (well, more like evening) out at the dogs and some faded seaside glamour, amongst other things… Kate (Motel editor) x
Music: Reviews
Pull Tiger Tail – Hurricanes
Pull Tiger Tail – Hurricanes (B-Unique Records) June 18th, 2007 3.8/6.0 Pull Tiger Tail’s fourth single Hurricanes is such a fun, poppy little ditty that it’ll get not just their target audience of 15-18 year olds dancing, but it may also have the same effect upon the more mature listeners who stumble across it. Despite [...]
Guilty As Charged
Guilty As Charged: Part 5 – Queen
Like death, taxes and raising children, your first turn at The Fugitive Motel’s infamous Guilty As Charged feature comes around one day. Upon learning that I was next on the cards, I recoiled in alarm and protest, purely selfishly, about the very fact that my editorial superiority at the helm of this fledgling operation would [...]
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Part 6 – Showbiz
Muse – Showbiz (Mushroom) Released: 1999 It is 1999. I am 14 years old, ignorantly gorging on the ubiquitously remaining sounds served up by Messrs Gallagher and Albarn, whilst entertaining myself with a piece of dreaded Maths homework. Imagine my surprise when out of my wireless extrudes the never-before-heard wail of Mr. Matthew Bellamy, fronting [...]
Music: Features
My First Album: Part 6 – Spiders
First album purchased: Space – Spiders Format purchased on: Cassette (OOH!!!! Eff Em Ed) If you didn’t buy it with your own pocket money, who bought it for you: I asked for it for Christmas. I believe my mum bought it although it was technically from my gran. I don’t reckon the words ‘Space’, ‘Manic [...]
Festival Coverage
Glastonbury 2007 – Voxpops, Part 2
Dan Feeney, 22, Ladybarn, Manchester Occupation: PopCult-er Band/artist of the festival: Bjork Best banner, flag or other identifying paraphernalia: My Lovely Horse – complete with lovely horse. Closely followed by the dancing pineapples. Best food: Glastonbury Garlic Guzzler Burger, somewhere near Jazz World. Did you find The Fugitive Motel’s new favourite solo artiste Gideon Conn?: [...]
Festival Coverage
Glastonbury 2007 – Voxpops, Part 1
In which Motel friends, lovers, readers and compadres wax lyrical about their time in Pilton… Andrew Jackson, 22, Derby Occupation: Student… oh shit. Unemployed. Band/artist of the festival: err Dreadzone and The Wombats Best banner, flag or other identifying paraphernalia: Pigeon on a stick [always]. Best food: Garlic Bread! Did you find The Fugitive Motel’s [...]
Festival Coverage
Kate and Hannah’s Glastonbury 2007 Clockwatch: Sunday June 24th, Part 2
20.00: Jesus, the bar has been set high for Kaiser Chiefs after that performance – as if the expectations placed on them in this coveted slot after their triumphant Saturday afternoon set in ’05 weren’t high enough. Enough to make you forget the rain, but not quite achieving the high standards we craved, the band [...]