Last month we were invited by Anna Best to Dorset. We went to celebrate a new Sustrans cycle path that will be opening up soon. The path is set in an outstanding place of natural beauty on what used to be an old railway track. As part of our trip we pedal powered some tunes [...]
November 13, 2009
For the young and not so young, here is your chance to support Magnificent Revolution and two other amazing projects (see details below). PLEASE COME DOWN TO SUPPORT US on November 25th, say, 7pm at The Hub in Angel Hub Islington, Candid Arts Trust, 5 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ, UK Get yourself to the [...]
November 10, 2009
Been a long time coming… Cocos Lovers in the back of a van in a field in Cambridgeshire. Cocos Lovers – The Pedal Sessions from Magnificent Revolution on Vimeo.
October 20, 2009
We’ll be bringing our generator down to our local, The Windmill, Brixton this Sunday for the Oxjam Festival to power some acoustic sets. Check out windmillbrixton.co.uk for more info. Brixton Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens Brixton SW2 5BZ Oxjam Brixton tickets, £12.50 (£10 concessions) www.wegottickets.com/event/59784
June 20, 2009
A long time coming but they’re finally here! The latest batch of recordings from the Pedal Sessions stage at Wood Festival way back in May. Doesn’t time fly! Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou – The Allotment Song – The Pedal Sessions from Magnificent Revolution on Vimeo. Benjamin Folke Thomas – The Pedal Sessions from Magnificent [...]
June 2, 2009
A little while ago, we were approached by to come to The Castle, a climbing centre in Stoke Newington. We’ve come to learn that there are a few special things about this place. The first and most obvious is that the climbing centre is actually a small castle which is pretty unusual venue for your [...]
May 28, 2009
Bikes, panniers trailers, trains…Mag Rev headed off up north. We like the north. It’s friendly, it’s cheap and they like our electrical bicycle magic. Dan from I BIKE MCR has even got some parts to build his own genie and you bet we’ll help him out. Maybe the seedling for northern wing of Mag Rev [...]
May 19, 2009
May, the month of Wood. Still in its infancy, and only its second year running, Wood festival was a great milestone for Mag Rev. So much interesting stuff happened that the woody adventures may be too much of a tale to tell but we gonna give it a super summary shot…so here we go: Miles [...]
May 16, 2009
Sam Isaac – Carbon Dated – Pedal Session from Magnificent Revolution on Vimeo. Sam Isaac and his band power their own performance for the very first Pedal Session by Magnificent Revolution at Wood Festival 2009, Oxford, UK. samisaac.co.uk Filmed and edited by Phil & Colin Sound and mix by Stewie Juices
April 16, 2009
bikeday Join us in a secret warehouse in Shoreditch (get in contact for details) Donations £5 THE URBAN NOMADS ::: annual ball ::: bringing together the finest of london’s underground live music Bands ::: Gipsydelica Random Connection Quest Wild Performers & & & Installations miNiMal techno … bReaks … Glitch Hop … Reggae Rock’n’Roll … [...]
April 15, 2009
The islanders weren’t scary enough for the revolution crew and so we returned. However, the sunny easter we hoped for never happened and instead we got the usual….rain rain rain. Good for the soil but not so good for the pre-planned outdoor event. It being saturday, things were running slightly behind schedule and so we got involved [...]
April 7, 2009
We’re back at this years wood festival so come and join us for more pedal powered reggae, workshops, late night parties and the launch of our top secret new project “The Pedal Session” which will feature sessions pedal powered by some top bands at the festival! Shhhhhh Again, a free pint will be on offer [...]
April 7, 2009
We took the 450 mile round trip north by road for the I bike MRC festival. Technical challanges and 40kg of heavy plan B equipment ruled out the train as a travel option, so we filled a car with people and bike equipment and headed north to see what the manchester bike scene had to [...]
March 23, 2009
Blessed again with a sunny day at Energy Cafe in Essex, this time for the Spring Banquet. A land of endless food, interesting cooking devices and music where for the first time we added some solar panels into our system. Each time a cloud past or a child dressed as a jelly bean stepped in [...]
February 11, 2009
You may remember that while ago we’ve powered a Ceilidh dance at the Hackney City Farm. That seems like history now. We’re proud to tell the world that this time the pedal powered Ceilidh wasn’t instrumented by us but by one of our students, Sonny. Sonny works with South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) [...]
September 3, 2008
“Restore the Rec”. On the 13th of September, various activities will be happening all around Lordship Recreation Ground (map) and the Broadwater Farm Community Centre. The food co-op will be at the centre and the community kitchen will be serving some tasty delicacies. There will be a farm produce show, green show, a visit from [...]
February 23, 2010