Holika Bio/Review/Plug
Coming soon to the Bournemouth Folk Festival are Holika. They met in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, when Dorian and Ben were in their final year at sixth form, and Tori, just about to start. They...
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The Alarm/Mike Peters Gathering
Pontins, Prestatyn, North Wales 27th & 28th January 2012 (with Guests Steve Norman(Spandau Ballet), Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene), The Men They Couldn’t Hang, The Last Republic, The Absolute Worst and Joe Silva.) The...
Reel Big Fish/Orange/JB Conspiracy
Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth The journey to the Pyramid Centre in Portsmouth was like a pilgrimage to visit the pharaohs of ska rock, Standing almost alone in the middle of the room waiting for the...
Escape From98 & The Snipers (Supporting Sex Pistols Tribute act ‘The Pistols’)
Sound Circus, Bournemouth, 21st January 2012 Its Friday night at Sound Circus and its Punk night. Opening are two piece The Snipers. If the White Stripes became a Punk band they’d be something like...
Preview: Blink-182 to play The BIC
Blink-182 have revealed a new additional date to their previously announced UK tour. The band have added an extra date to the tour on July 7, at Bournemouth’s BIC. Support will come from All...
CD: “Entertainment On Foreign Ground” by Straylings
We have been lucky to get an early copy of the album “Entertainment On Foreign Grounds” by the London based Straylings. Now I listen to a wide range of music, but it has taken...
Dorset Music Awards – Heats 1 and 2
Centre Stage, Bournemouth The suspense and drama of the 2012 Dorset Music Awards began last weekend at Centre Stage in Bournemouth, organizer Trevor Hill has the task of putting on 40 bands over two...
MG and the Juggernaut/Albany Down/El Bosco
Mr Kyps’ “gig for a quid” scheme sees many talented bands take to the famous stage and perform alongside local bands, at a price that should see locals flooding in. This month, it’s the...
EP: “Maple Trails” by Bear Cavalry
Whilst in the midst of Winter, it’s quite ironic that I was sent none other than Bear Cavalry’s “Maple Trails” EP, as it is from a band who personify the summer we all know...
CD: “South of the City” by Albany Down
London Rockers Albany Down have entrusted their debut long player to us at Rock Regeneration. Despite not being a huge aficionado of this genre its not hard to spot the obvious talent on show...
