Author: Jon

Bandalism 2

O2 Academy, Bournemouth Featuring: Kings Mews, Saturday Sun, Sirpico, Empire Affair, Constellation , Butcher Blues Foundation and Lady Winwood’s Maggot Bandalism is an event thought up and arranged by local promoters “Whitehall Events” to...

Ashestongels/Dead!/The Lost Souls Club/Tom Calvert

On The Rocks, Bournemouth On The Rocks is a great new venue in Bournemouth and must be congratulated a the speed that the venue has set up and got a great music scene going,...

The Subways/Royal Republic/Turbowolf

Old Fire Station, Bournemouth It’s 19:30 and due to an unfeasibly early start to tonight’s gig, (7pm) I’ve missed almost all of Turbowolf’s half hour set. What I do see is great applause given...

CD: “The Modern Shape” by Burn The Fleet

So finally at last I get my hands on the much anticipated new “Burn The Fleet” album and despite being prepared to fork out for it, it came free with a copy of Rock...

EP: “The Cure” by Kissimmee

Alt/Punk band Kissimmee have a new EP out containing 5 tracks. Lead track “This City” has a Pop/Rock feel to it from the outset. The guitar riff throughout is great while the whole song...

CD: “Forked Tongues” By Desert Storm

First I have to apologise as I was given this album a bloody year ago to review and I dropped it on my iPod and it hasn’t been off it since. Every time a...

CD: “Time To Grow” By We Caught The Castle

Southeast Powerpop/Rock/Post Hardcore act We Caught the Castle have a new LP out called Time to Grow. Having had a good listen in full I can confirm it is rather good! They employ an...

Preview: Motorhead and special guests Anthrax

Motorhead Announce 2012 UK Tour With Very Special Guests Anthrax Including dates in Bournemouth and Portsmouth in November Motorhead, dubbed the hardest working band in rock n roll, have confirmed that their annual run...

CD: Heavy Manic Souls

We seem to be spreading our wings here, French band Heavy Manic Souls have recently sent us a copy of their eponymous debut album, which is an 11 track blues fused heavy to classic...