Category: Chinners

Preview: The James Warner Prophecies

Derby four piece band The James Warner Prophecies have been in touch with the Rock Regeneration office to tell us all that we should all be listening to their new single ‘You Are The...

Magnum/Gwyn Ashton(Two Man Blues Army)

The Brook, Southampton I have been a fan of Magnum since 1986 when I first saw them at Poole Arts Centre on their ‘Vigilante’ tour. The production was brilliant and the band pulled off...

Dorset Music Awards, The Final

O2 Academy, Bournemouth The Longest Day/New Volunteer/County Hospital/Evolver/Cella Creeps/Fearne The five bands in the Final have all had to go through the same process of playing through the various heats and Semi Finals to...

Tony Butler Interview (Big Country)

Portsmouth Pyramid Centre Tony Butler of Big Country interview chats with Chinners. Big Country are a band that together with the likes of U2, Simple Minds and The Alarm dominated the 80’s rock music...

Big Country/Mike Marlin/The Crowns

Portsmouth Pyramids At a U2 gig in 1983 Bono described Big Country and The Alarm as the “new breed”, two bands that bucked the trend of the electronic music of the time and stuck...

Preview: The Frequency

Bournemouth band, The Frequency, are to play a headline gig The Winchester on 15th April in support of the release of their brand new 3 track EP ‘High Society’. This talented four piece have...

Dorset Music Awards – Semi Final

Mr Kyps, Poole County Hospital/Constellation/Fearne/Bel Casino/Cella Creeps Saturday night at Mr Kyps and the 1st semi Final of the Dorset Music Awards, last years event was won by Bournemouth’s The Longest Day who fought...