Author: Jon

The Longest Day/Evolver/Hessian

Champions, Bournemouth It’s a special night in Bournemouth as Champions hosts one of its home grown talents in the form of four piece rock band, The Longest Day. After the release of the band’s...

Sucioperro/Part Dinosaur/Icarus1

Joiners Arms, Southampton Sucioperro from Scotland are back at the Joiners after a successful performance last taking the long trip down from Ayr to support Aldershot three piece Reuben. They obviously made and good...

Roger Daltrey and Band

Bournemouth O2 Academy Saturday Night at O2 Academy in Bournemouth and a rare chance to see one of British music’s finest vocalist’s in action. Mr. Roger Daltrey with his band who are in town...

C-30’s

Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, Boscombe, Bournemouth After a Saturday evening at the O2 Academy spent in the company of The Who’s Roger Daltery, I was not ready just yet to retire to my bed, a...

The Primitives/The Morphic Fields/Subdued

The Joiners Arms, Southampton We arrive at the venue at around 8.10 to find tonight’s openers Subdued are already on stage. With no band info to hand I’ll assume this 3 piece are Southampton-based....

CD Preview: Funeral For A Friend

Preview: Old Fire Station, Bournemouth A new line up, a new energy and a tour is now underway to promote their new album ‘Welcome Armageddon’ (out 14th March). It is their 5th full length...

Interview: Jeremy Cunningham – The Levellers

15th March 2011 This year the Levellers celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their ground breaking difficult second album ‘Levelling The Land’. To celebrate this the band are on tour of the UK playing the...

Review: Funeral For A Friend – Welcome Home Armageddon

March 14th is the time that many of us have waited for: Funeral For A Friend will release their much anticipated and already critically acclaimed 5th studio album ‘Welcome Home Armageddon’. The new album...

Not Advised/Checking Pulse/I Met Nature

iBar, Bournemouth Walking to iBar, I have to stop and actually think about what I’m seeing. There is a queue going out the door of the intimate venue which can’t help probe the thought...