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...
Category: Chinners
Preview: Big Country to Play dates either side of the Isle of Wight Festival
Big Country have announced two dates either side of their forthcoming appearance at The Isle of Wight Festival on Friday 10th June. Currently in the middle of a hugely successful tour of the UK...
Preview: The Alarm to play the Brook in Southampton Tuesday 10th May
The Brook, Southampton The Alarm – new album, and single, plus 30th Anniversary Tour On June 6th 2011 it will be 30-years since Welsh rockers The Alarm performed their debut concert in their hometown...
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...
The Virginmarys/Til Dusk/The Fringe/Alice Avenue
The Joiners Arms, Southampton The Virginmary’s are a three piece band from Macclesfield have quite surprised themselves with the speed that their name is spreading through the music world, after successful tours with New...
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...
