Category: Reviews

Interview: The Frequency

The Frequency – The Honeycombe Sessions Part 1 Since forming a little over a year ago, Bournemouth based band The Frequency have achieved a good deal in their short time much, more than most...

Aesthetic Perfection/Uberbyte/Hybrid 6/Surgyn

The Talking Heads, Southampton Tonight saw me back at Talking Heads for another evening of electronic based aggression, this time in the form of Los Angeles group Aesthetic Perfection. However, kicking the evening off...

CD: “Glory Days” by The Hype Theory

On 10th October 2011, The Hype Theory finally surfaced after releasing their debut album “Glory Days”. The flamboyant four piece, led by feisty front girl Katy Jackson have been showing some killer potential recently...

EP: “The Orange Moon Beach Party” by Willowen

If you have frequented some of Bournemouth most popular music venues over the last 12 months you cannot have failed to have seen up and coming Surf Folk band “Willowen”, they have been working...

EP: “In Fez” by El BosCO

The man with the infectious smile from Discos Out(Murders In) Steve Perry has a new project with his fellow bands members Ed and Giles. They have been hard at work in their garage with...

Sepia Daze/Traffic Cone Wizard/Bad Magic/Ordering Chaos

Champions, Bournemouth It’s Wednesday night at Champions and four local acts of differing elements of rock are here to display their wares. First up are Ordering Chaos. Four young chaps on what is only...

The Darkness

Southampton Guildhall Following the triumphant intimate warm-up shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire and the famous 100 Club (the roof of Shepherd’s Bush Empire was reportedly eventually found floating in Chelsea Harbour in the early...

KMFDM/Army of the Universe/I Am Immune/Dreams Divide

Talking Heads, Southampton Tonight saw industrial rock giants KMFDM playing at a smaller than usual venue. Having seen them a few times at larger venues around London, to have them playing almost on the...

CD: “10 Years Too Late” by The Unit

One doesn’t want to start by pigeonholing bands but two immediately come to mind on this EP, The Wildhearts, and Angelic Upstarts. On opener “Feel It” vocalist Harvey’s Wildhearts inspired vocals come to the...

Blackfoot

The Brook Southampton I got to say I was really looking forward to this show, Blackfoot are one of my favourite bands and I would go out of my way to catch ‘em live....