Author: Jon

Don Broco/Forever Can wait/I Met Nature/Give Me Pink

Joiners Arms, Southampton Tonight was the penultimate night of Don Broco’s 13 date UK tour in promotion of their latest (4 star rated in Kerrang) six track mini album CD ‘Big Fat Smile’, the...

Europe/Voodoo Johnson

02 Academy, Bournemouth Swedish Rockers Europe return to Bournemouth once again after their successful show here last year (also in February). The band are making the stop as part of the 2011 nine date...

The Feeling/Wallis Bird

Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth The Feeling have been busy writing new material and have been away from the public eye for quite a while now, they feel the time is right now to get out...

Ocean Colour Scene/Pint Shot Riot

Southampton Guildhall The Brit pop scene of the 1990’s produced many great albums and ‘Moseley Shoals’ has got to up there as one of the best. It was an album that catapulted Ocean Colour...

Liability/Mother Ukers /Willowen

Champions, Bournemouth Tonight Miles Hunt and Erica Nockells of the mighty band The Wonder Stuff were supposed to be gracing the stage at Champions. However a last minute phone call from the band’s manager...

EP Review – We Start Partys

‘Powerpop’ is a genre that I don’t come across that often, but I’m glad I did come across it in the form of Bristol five piece, ‘We Start Partys’ who describe themselves as a...

Western Sand – Video shoot

Champions, Bournemouth Western Sand are a four piece rock band from Bournemouth that are certainly making a few waves in and around the local area with their southern classic rock sound impressing audiences in...

The Neon Tigers/The Hops/Brothers Grimmer

Champions, Bournemouth This is no ordinary night of music at Champions, as for the first time since popular Bournemouth band ‘Clams’ broke up, the disbanded members have shared the stage. As soon as I...