Drew Allen at Hope FM
Hope FM Studio, Bournemouth Bournemouth singer songwriter Drew Allen picked up a guitar at the age of 8 years old and started learning tabs from a Bob Dylan chord book. However, by the age...
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CD: “Plot and Debauchery” by This Devestated Fan
This Devastated Fan is an alternative rock band from the North of England, founded way back in the dark ages of 2005. The four piece boy band describe themselves as “musically fearless,” and having...
CD: “Embrace The Fall” by Resin
“Embrace The Fall” is the debut album of Leicester-based grunge five-piece “Resin”, and given that the band were formed in 2006, it has certainly been a long time coming. Resin started out as a...
EP: “This Medicine” by I’m No Chessman
Just when you thought you knew every band in the local area, another crops up, reminding us that new music is being created every day all over the place. “I’m No Chessman” from Bournemouth...
Rebellion Festival (Part 1: Thursday and Friday)
It’s August in Blackpool and that can only mean one thing: Rebellion! The annual pilgrimage to the Winter Gardens for four days of Punk Music! As a shamed Rebellion “virgin,” I waste no time...
Rebellion Festival (Part 2: Saturday and Sunday)
After catching my breath from two days of Punk Rock there is no time for resting on one’s laurels – there are bands to be reviewed! If the first two days are anything to...
CD: “Full Of Lies” by When Reasons Collapse
Formed in 2008, When Reasons Collapse are a French 5 piece who draw inspiration from acts including Heaven Shall Burn and The Black Dahlia Murder to create a deathcore sound which combines the heaviness,...
Single: “The Great Unseen” by Pteroglyph
After parting ways with his old band Mishkin, guitarist Jimmy MacGregor went in to the studio and recorded an EP, playing all the instruments and doing the vocal work himself. The result was “Found”.
The Sporadics
Greyhound, Blandford Is it possible for the politically-charged Ska/Punk/Dub band, “The Sporadics” from Bournemouth to be involved in a family-friendly gig? Would it work? Well, the Greyhound pub in Blandford certainly thought so! They...
Empire Affair/Let’s Go Safari/The Kleek
The Anvil, Bournemouth For those of you who assume that the Anvil in Bournemouth is just for Metal Heads, you should think again. The promotions team at the venue are working flat out to...
