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September 2012

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CultureTECH digital festival a massive hit for...

By Donna Deeney The organisers of CultureTECH have said the four-day festival went far beyond their wildest expectations. The numbers who attended the plethora of events celebrating the best in digital entertainment, art and games reached levels the organisers didn’t dare dream of, creating a huge boost to the tourism economy of Londonderry. The festival culminated in the announcement that...

August 2012

10 posts

Midnight Movies At New York Festival

For the first time in its 50-year history the New York Film Festival has created a Midnight Movies sidebar that will celebrate genre films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The three chosen films to be screened during the festival, which starts on Sept. 28 and runs through Oct. 14 at Lincoln Center, are “The Bay” by Barry Levinson, about a deadly parasite outbreak; Takeshi Kitano’s yakuza...

Mason's third annual Sun Dried Music Fest draws...

MASON – The streets surrounding the Ingham County Courthouse in downtown Mason were rocking Saturday afternoon as the second day of the Sun Dried Music Fest kicked into high gear. The admission-free event, now in its third year, features a variety of musical acts from Mason and the surrounding communities. It is sponsored by local businesses and the Mason Downtown Development Authority. The...

Brighton Digital Festival 2012

BRIGHTON DIGITAL FESTIVAL 2012 1 – 30 September 2012 http://2012.brightondigitalfestival.co.uk http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/programme/brighton-digital-festival-2012 “Lighthouse are delighted to be at the heart of Brighton Digital Festival 2012. The festival is a celebration of digital culture featuring a whole month of exhibitions, performances, meet-ups, workshops and outdoor events that run...

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY – Hubb.it/CultureTECH...

1. Information on prizes and how to enter form part of these conditions of entry. 2. The Promoter is Eeevent Hub Limited 3. The promotion commences at 1pm on Friday 24 August 2012 and entries need to be received by 5pm on Monday 27 August 2012 and posted on the CultureTECH page on Hubb.it. 4. Entrants must be at least 18 years old to enter the promotion. 5.To enter the promotion, entrants...

SeedUps sponsors Hubb.it launch party in Derry

We’re pleased to announce that SeedUps are the official sponsors of the Hubb.it launch party which will take place on Friday, 31 August 2012 as part of the inaugural CultureTECH Festival. SeedUps is a crowd funding platform connecting tech startups with investors; to date there’s over £5

SeedUps sponsors Hubb.it launch party in Derry

We’re pleased to announce that SeedUps are the official sponsors of the Hubb.it launch party which will take place on Friday, 31 August 2012 as part of the inaugural CultureTECH Festival. SeedUps is a crowd funding platform connecting tech startups with investors; to date there’s over £50 million in startup capital funding available. It’s free for both those needing funding and...

SeedUps sponsors Hubb.it launch party in Derry

We’re pleased to announce that SeedUps are the official sponsors of the Hubb.it launch party which will take place on Friday, 31 August 2012 as part of the inaugural CultureTECH Festival. SeedUps is a crowd funding platform connecting tech startups with investors; to date they’ve totalled over £50Million in start-up capital funding. It’s free for both those needing funding and...

SeedUps sponsors Hubb.it launch party in Derry

We’re pleased to announce that SeedUps are the official sponsors of the Hubb.it launch party which will take place on Friday, 31 August 2012 as part of the inaugural CultureTECH Festival. SeedUps is a crowd funding platform connecting tech startups with investors; to date they’ve totalled over £50Million in start-up capital funding. It’s free for both those needing funding and...

SeedUps sponsors Hubb.it launch party in Derry

We’re pleased to announce that SeedUps are the official sponsors of the Hubb.it launch party which will take place on Friday, 31 August 2012 as part of the inaugural CultureTECH Festival. SeedUps is a crowd funding platform connecting tech startups with investors; to date they’ve totalled over £50Million in start-up capital funding. It’s free for both those needing funding and...

Hubb.it pops up all over the Place!

We’ve had a very exciting morning and afternoon with people from all over talking about hubb.it! First off this morning SyncNI posted a piece on us and our up-coming Launch party! Then this afternoon Silicon Republic also posted a piece on us! its all very exciting! We are really looking forward to our Launch Party and hope to see you all there!

July 2012

8 posts

10 of the best summer music festivals around the... →

It’s that time of year again, when music concerts swap sticky dive bar floors for well-tramped grass and enormous open-air stages. 2012’s festival season is finally upon us and to get in the mood, here are 10 of the world’s best. From America to Australia via Europe and Japan, just about every artist you can think of, is bringing their music to the great outdoors this year and...

Web Summit ask "Where are the Women in Tech?"... →

and answer it with… On Day one of this October’s Dublin Web Summit!!! As an all female team, we think this is great, but people are responding negatively saying it’s “patronising”. What do you think?

Latitude 2012 from Digital Spy! →

The Latitude Festival, which has been under way since Thursday, saw more artists take to the stage on Saturday. Mercury Prize-winning band Elbow topped yesterday’s bill alongside Laura Marling and Richard Hawley. Meanwhile, the likes of Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver and Metronomy have also performed sets.

The Japanese Popstars at Culture Tech Festival! →

check out more about culturetech festival over at hubb.it

Event Review: IndieTracks Festival 2012

David Brogan the man behind the fantastic Not Unloved music blog, DJ and all-round huge music enthusiast kindly reviewed the 2012 IndieTracks Festival for us. The event takes place 6-8 July in The Midland Railway Centre in Derbyshire. David praises the festival’s unique setting, finely fitting curation by Slumberland Records and its “procession of great POP moments from groups of...

Big names still being announced over at Hubb.it →

talking about how the Director of Record-Play, global music manager for Adidas, and manager of Reebok’s EMEA music strategy, is speaking at Culture Tech Festival this year over at the Culture Tech hub on Hubb.it!

Festival spotlight: Indietracks 2012

Indietracks is an annual indiepop festival which takes place in Midland Railway Butterley in Derbyshire.This year’s line-up includes The Monochrome Set, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin’, Sea Lions, Darren Hayman and The Vaselines. Andy from the Indietracks team kindly answered some questions for us ahead of the event which takes place 6-8 July 2012. What was the ethos behind first...

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June 2012

4 posts

Hey, Ho! Should you go to CBGB Festival?

The first CBGB festivaltakes place this July in New York. The four day event incorporates music, film and industry conference elements alongside what they’re hoping is a new festival twist with the inclusion of a spirits section showcasing the best artisan whiskeys. Hmm, not sure artisan whiskeys really go with CBGB. The original CBGB music club shut its doors in 2006 following legal...

CultureTech Announces 7 new speakers! →

Catherine (Co-Founder of Hubb.it) at Q-Con!!

Hey all! Just to let you know, Hubb.it Co-Founder Catherine Morris will be on two panels at this years Q-ED tomorrow as part of the 19th annual Q-Con! Catherine will be Chairing the “Gaming as a Social Good”, with some incredible panelists! Check out the Q-Con Hub! Q-Con Starts today so get down there for some serious AWESOMENESS!

Loving the idea of a music festival completely powered by people on bicycles!

May 2012

1 post

Event Review: Liverpool Sound City 2012

Emma Lyttle, one of our good friends at Bruised Fruit Promotions shares below her experiences of this year’s Liverpool Sound City Festival and Conference. She highlights her music highlights including Django Django and shares the most useful sessions from the conference elements of the event. Emma gives honest feedback on bands she was disappointed in and overall how she found her first...