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Arabella Spencer-Churchill, RIP

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:51:33 -0800

Arabella Spencer Churchill, granddaughter of Winston Churchill and co-founder of the Glastonbury rock festival is dead at 58. Sadly, on this very same day, her son was sentenced to three years prison in Australia on drug charges.

Glastonbury is wet

Mwongozi — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:44:45 -0800

Glastonbury this year is a bit wet

Can you hear the drums Fernando? FERNANDO!!?

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:26:21 -0800

Ever noticed how silly those people dancing in music videos start looking when you turn the sound off? Next June, see that live as a spectator at the Glastonbury festival, which will feature a Silent Disco this year in an effort to sidestep noise curfews.

Galsonbury Diary

Fat Buddha — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 03:41:31 -0800

The Glastonbury diary of Badly Drawn Boy.

Fat Buddha — Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:09:25 -0800

Glastonbury opened its gates today for the insanely keen; the music starts on Friday. A small corner of Somerset becomes transformed into a heaving, crime ridden small city, but without the sanitation. Everywhere you turn a corporate sponsor will be in your face. A ludicrously expensive fence has been erected to keep the riff raff out. I cant help but feel the thing has lost its identity over the years. Michael Eavis has said, this will be the last one if there are gatecrashers, really, who would care? Late Junction on Radio 3 commented that another festival starts this weekend too. It seems much more in tune with the spirit of the original Glastonbury and is free. Ironically it takes place in the middle of a large city, but I bet the vibe will be much more chilled.