Rock Regeneration Blog

The Manic Shine/Tommy Needs A Gun

The Inferno, Bournemouth Tonight London-based four-piece band “The Manic Shine” have made the trip down the motorway for a gig at the Inferno in Bournemouth. This is their second gig here after plenty of...

Hooligan Choir/The Blues Machine

Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, Boscombe Tonight The Cellar Bar plays host to an exceptional amount of local young talent in the form of two quite different bands; who both have been impressing audiences for a...

The Jimmy Hill Billies

Hope Fm Studio, Bournemouth A Bunch of rednecks from deepest South (Of England) spend their weekdays as highly respectable people with families and jobs. Then come the weekend they spend their time sleeping under...

EP: “Canvas” by Lower Lands

Lower Lands are four lads from Lincoln who are making waves with the release of their new EP “Canvas”, as they surge through the boundaries of alternative rock. After big names such as Rock...

Eddie’s Army – Adam Scholey

Local musician and AFC Bournemouth fan Adam Scholey has written a song called “Eddie’s Army” which was inspired by their recent triumphant promotion to the Championship, led by their manager local hero Eddie Howe.

EP: “Digging Holes” by Raglans

Four-piece Raglans are a lively Indie band from Ireland. They’ve just begun their UK tour of and impressive twenty four dates, and released a single named “Natives”. But it’s the newest single “Digging Holes”...

CD: “All For One” by Arthouse Hours

I’ve been wracking my brains on how to describe the music on All for One that Arthouse Hours make and all I can come up with is that it sounds like some freeform Jazz...

Metal 2 The Masses – Bournemouth Final

The Anvil, Bournemouth Decarrta/Toledo Steel/In The Hills/Terrahorn The Metal 2 the Masses Final was held at The Anvil this year returning to again being hosted by Bear, after two years of being put on...

Heaven’s Basement/Buffalo Summer/Skarlett Riot

Sound Circus, Bournemouth Oh my. Sometimes, just sometimes, I go to a gig that is so good that all I want to write is “THAT WAS SO GOOD”, because I know that my clumsy...