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It's great to hear that CHAMPS, Plastic Mermaids and Polar Maps will all be playing Bestival's new Invaders of the Future stage in September. It's going to be the perfect stage for spotting new talent.
Plastic Mermaids
Isle of Wight band Plastic Mermaids are Douglas Richards, Jamie Richards, Chris Jones, Tom Farren and Chris Newnham. Their debut single was described by Q Magazine as containing “some of the most creatively deployed panning heard all year.”
Below are some of the articles we’ve written about them.
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Isle of Wight community's musical talents rally in a compilation album for Motor Neurone Disease
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The Half Plucked Peacock will be a "digital repository for all Plastic Mermaids-related ephemera, nonsense, whatnot and tittle-tattle".
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There were tens of thousands of revellers at the 2014 Isle of Wight Festival held at Seaclose Park in Newport. It was great to see so many people having such a great time (and the sunshine helped too).
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Tuesday night saw the very first Rubble Club event - organised by Chalkpit Records and opening the Ventnor Fringe Festival - take place at a secret venue. It went down a storm and more are planned for later in the year.
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This music video really suits the choral sopranos, interstellar synths, indie-pop, calypso and thumb-thumping funky bass of Plastic Mermaids' latest single, Saturn.
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Check out the showcase of Island creative talent at Quay Arts in Newport from 6pm.
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Find out how you can get involved in fundraising for the Lottie Rann Trust this week.
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Their debut single is described by Q Magazine as containing "some of the most creatively deployed panning heard all year".
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Check out our recommendations of things to do around the Island today. There's loads going on.
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An evening of live music to raise money and awareness for the Lottie Rann Trust. It should be a great night!
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The Isle of Wight's very own Plastic Mermaids will be playing a gig in Newport at the end of the month, with support from the sensational Rhain. Tickets are going fast, so don't delay.
