Category: Reviews

Black Water County at Hope FM

Hope Fm Studio, Bournemouth Black Water County bought along their lively style of Celtic folk rock to the Hope FM Studio on Wednesday with the band playing four brilliant toe trapping tracks that got...

EP: “Ugly” by Vienna Ditto

Vienna Ditto describe themselves as a “female-fronted electronic blues duo” and while this is certainly true, it doesn’t really come close to describing the beauty and oddity of their sound, a trippy and evocative...

CD: “Willowen” by Willowen

The 11-track debut album from the Indie-Quirk Folk trio from Bournemouth will transport you into a place far more pleasant than the one you began in. With their unique folk sound and use of...

CD: “Skies Are Falling” by Hornet

What we have here is some good ole metal and hard rock coming out of the big smoke. Something from a past time, but something modern, and ass kicking!

Suede/Teleman

Southampton Guildhall Three years after the reformation of one of Britpop’s shining stars, Suede finally release the new album that their fans have been longing for after a string of rehashed greatest hits packages...

The Cult/Bo Ningen

Southampton O2 Guildhall Released in 1987 The Cult’s “Electric” album was a complete change in direction for the band after the Goth/Rock style of “Love” and “Dreamtime”. The band had discovered America and along...

Draw Me Ugly/The Syghtseers

Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, Bournemouth On a very wet Autumn evening I find myself down at the Cellar Bar in Boscombe for an evening of two different bands, both at very different stages of their...

EP: “Lucky Louise” by 9 Left Behind

As far as music goes there is nothing easier to listen to than Pop/Punk, the songs are catchy and get stuck in your head quite quickly. Experts at this are bands like Blink 182,...

EP: “Self Titled” by Dan Gordon

This EP from the Bournemouth based singer/songwriter is packed full of passion and undeniably catchy songs. Within the four tracks on this EP, Dan Gordon displays not only that he is a fantastic songwriter,...

EP: “Aches/Escapes” by Race Car Hearts

Race Car Hearts is the solo project of former Thirst member Chris Perrin, a local singer-songwriter from Portsmouth who has performed at festivals all over the country. Aches/Escapes is the follow up to his...