A day before it all kicks off proper the party atmosphere had started Thursday night. Whilst walking around the venue in the dark it was hard to see just how far the campsite stretched but the lights seemed to go on and on, and while access to the main “field” was restricted, the eateries nearer the main campsites were open.
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As far as ska punk goes, you won’t find too many bands like New Riot. This brass pumping, punk rock roller coaster has certainly had an interesting journey building up to the release of their new EP, “Raising The Stakes”. After touring with ska punk legends Reel Big Fish, the band shifted numerous copies of their more ska punk rooted material and devised a new plan; to create an EP which combines pop punk and ska punk in a manner to tickle the taste buds of a wider range of fans.
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Back in the swirling mists of time…1972 to be precise! A band that had played at Monterey, Woodstock, with the Rolling Stones at the infamous Altamont concert and shared the bill numerous times with the Grateful Dead and the legendary Janis Joplin…dissolved. That band was Jefferson Airplane but in true sci-fi style, ex members Paul Kantner and David Freiberg re-styled the airplane and launched again with some new members: vocalist Cathy Richardson, lead guitarist Slick Aguilar, drummer Donny Baldwin and keyboardist/bassist Chris Smith as Jefferson Starship.
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Bournemouth’s Brave Mariner have just released a new 6 track EP which is available from their bandcamp site for free, the band have recently performed one of their biggest ever shows in front of many thousands of people at Ashley Cross’s “Groove’s On The Green” and also the have another gig at Mr Kyp’s in Poole on 3rd August supporting top R.E.M. tribute act. R.E.M. UK.
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The Inferno in Bournemouth have recently started two regular live music nights, firstly, Thursday Evenings is the best in local acoustic acts, and Saturday nights is band nights.Tonight three local very different Bournemouth bands have been lined up for the evenings entertainment.
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Ok, first a confession. I went out to The Anvil Rockbar to see my mate Bear, catch up with some friends and sink a few cold ones. I didn’t have any intention of reviewing, so I didn’t take my big Canon camera as I fully intended to be steaming by the end of the evening.
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Once again the relentless work that goes on at Mr. Kyps helped to secure a booking of certain importance, as the once album chart topping, “The Hoosiers” made their way to the small seaside town of Poole in an effort to prove to their south coast fan base that they are still capable of firing on all cylinders.
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On December 22nd, Bournemouth based hard-rock quartet Bad Magic supported Dirty DC at Poole’s Mr Kyps. Now, roughly seven months on, they’re back in the same venue supporting the same band, but everything’s different and it’s obvious how far they’ve come and achieved in those months.
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“You can’t kill The Metal, The Metal will live on” – Jack Black – Tenacious D
…and it’s true, heavy metal, for all of its ridiculous sub-genres (Post grunge hardcore deathpunkcore, I mean really?) has survived in some form of another, and I’m always gunna have a little bit of time for the heavier side of music.
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Featuring October Fires, Ordering Chaos, Beth Bayliss, Hello Hawaii and Bad Magic
We all know and love it, it’s the go to place for fans of live music in this area, and today (being Sunday the 15th of July, 2012) the stage was set for the ACMR Battle of the Bands Final, with five bands fighting it out for the top prize, professional studio time and £250 cold hard cash.
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