Author: Jon

EP: “Digging Holes” by Raglans

Four-piece Raglans are a lively Indie band from Ireland. They’ve just begun their UK tour of and impressive twenty four dates, and released a single named “Natives”. But it’s the newest single “Digging Holes”...

CD: “All For One” by Arthouse Hours

I’ve been wracking my brains on how to describe the music on All for One that Arthouse Hours make and all I can come up with is that it sounds like some freeform Jazz...

Metal 2 The Masses – Bournemouth Final

The Anvil, Bournemouth Decarrta/Toledo Steel/In The Hills/Terrahorn The Metal 2 the Masses Final was held at The Anvil this year returning to again being hosted by Bear, after two years of being put on...

Heaven’s Basement/Buffalo Summer/Skarlett Riot

Sound Circus, Bournemouth Oh my. Sometimes, just sometimes, I go to a gig that is so good that all I want to write is “THAT WAS SO GOOD”, because I know that my clumsy...

Draw Me Ugly

Hope Fm Studio, Bournemouth After their successful performance on the Saturday mid afternoon slot at Grooves On The Green in Ashley Cross Parkstone, Draw Me Ugly came into the Hope Fm studio for a...

Grooves On The Green

Sunday 14th July 2013 Ashley Cross Green, Parkstone, Poole Featuring: Pronghorn, Mutant Vinyl, Eleven XI, Not Made In China, Thirstyman & Annie Winter Band After the continued success of the annual local family music...

F*ckface Unstoppable/In The Hills/Pump Action Radio

Pump action radio start things off with their upbeat Green Day inspired pop punk. They are always good for a bit of light hearted jumping around. They were particularly good on the night and...

Walk the Night /Saints of Sin/ Shock Horror

Chaplins, Cellar Bar, Boscombe The sun had been shining all day and perhaps everyone had been enjoying themselves so much that they lost track of time as things kicked off a little later than...

Wonky Donk Festival 2013

Wonky Donk Festival Halls Farm, Lyctchett Matravers 12th & 13th July 2013 It’s one of the hottest weekends of the year and it’s mid way through Dorset’s festival season. That can only mean one...

Thirstyman at Hope FM

Hope FM Studio, Bournemouth Thirstyman were formed in Bournemouth in 2009 by Pete Thompson and Matt Camerson who both previously were the singer/songwriters in two popular Dorset based bands “The Absolute Darlings” and “Perico”.