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First Timers (festival)
First Timers is a yearly series of workshops in London, England, culminating in a two-day festival that encourages "new faces and voices in bands", in order to "do something about the lack of diversity in the music community". Background The festival was founded by Bryony Beynon of Good Throb, inspired by similar events in North America, with the first events happening in 2013. To take part, one or more band members have never been in a band before or one or more members has never performed that role in a band before, and one or more band members has to belong to a group Social exclusion, marginalised in society. This includes being disabled, transgender, queer, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, a person of color, person of colour, or a woman. Bands that emerged from the festival include Big Joanie, Whitelands, Charmpit, Breakup Haircut, Primetime, Scrap Brain, Slags and Panic Pocket. Speaking with The Guardian in 2019, an organiser with the festival reported that nearly 90 bands had fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
195 Mare Street
Year 195 (Roman numerals, CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V of Parthia, Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia (Roman province), Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa, Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |