Mar19

C-30’s

on March 19th, 2011 at 10:24
Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, Boscombe, Bournemouth

After a Saturday evening at the O2 Academy spent in the company of The Who’s Roger Daltery, I was not ready just yet to retire to my bed, a quick drink was in order as it was Saturday night ,just across the road from the 02 in a great place called Chaplin’s Cellar Bar. I had almost forgotten that there was a band playing: Bournemouth’s very own punk rockers the C-30’s were already up on the stage running through a set of energetic punk fuelled numbers with lots of excited people on the beer soaked dance floor.
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Mar17

Dead Lettuce/Amity Road/The Sabres – St Patrick’s Day Party

on March 17th, 2011 at 18:04
Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

Champions, Bournemouth

It’s St Patrick’s Day and Champions in Bournemouth have the Irish traditional drink Guinness at £2.50 a pint in celebration of the day, which will certainly helps make the evening go with a swing. Tonight we have three of Bournemouth’s major rock acts for the evenings entertainment.
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Mar16

The Primitives/The Morphic Fields/Subdued

on March 16th, 2011 at 14:05
Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Ross

The Joiners Arms, Southampton

We arrive at the venue at around 8.10 to find tonight’s openers Subdued are already on stage. With no band info to hand I’ll assume this 3 piece are Southampton-based. The sound is distinctly rock & somewhat heavy in places, mixed in with some heartfelt lyrics on a couple of numbers. Looking around me there’s barely 20 in attendance, one hopes the headliners swell the numbers. Subdued continue playing uncomplicated rock in a somewhat ‘subdued’ (sic) way! There’s hints of Pearl Jam in at least 2 of the songs but they end to warm applause.
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Mar15

CD Preview: Funeral For A Friend

on March 15th, 2011 at 23:43
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Tom

Preview: Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

A new line up, a new energy and a tour is now underway to promote their new album ‘Welcome Armageddon’ (out 14th March). It is their 5th full length studio album and their first with new bass player Richard Boucher and ‘new’ guitarist Gavin Burrough (was bass player previously).
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Mar15

Interview: Jeremy Cunningham – The Levellers

on March 15th, 2011 at 13:38
Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Interview

15th March 2011

This year the Levellers celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their ground breaking difficult second album ‘Levelling The Land’. To celebrate this the band are on tour of the UK playing the whole album each night to largely “Sold Out” venues. Rock Regeneration were invited to join the band backstage at the Southampton Guildhall to have a chat with the band’s multi talented spokesperson and bass player Jeremy Cunningham.
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Mar14

Review: Funeral For A Friend – Welcome Home Armageddon

on March 14th, 2011 at 22:43
Posted In: Gigs, Reviews, Tom

March 14th is the time that many of us have waited for: Funeral For A Friend will release their much anticipated and already critically acclaimed 5th studio album ‘Welcome Home Armageddon’. The new album brings a new line up with Gavin Burroughs switching to guitar and Richard Boucher joining the band on bass.
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Mar11

Not Advised/Checking Pulse/I Met Nature

on March 11th, 2011 at 22:29
Posted In: Reviews, George, Gigs

iBar, Bournemouth

Walking to iBar, I have to stop and actually think about what I’m seeing. There is a queue going out the door of the intimate venue which can’t help probe the thought that Not Advised are certainly moving up in the world, as most of the dates on their latest tour sold out at venues which are twice the size of iBar. On a frantic Friday, there’s nothing like a pop punk gig to get you in the mood for the weekend and the venue was packed to the capacity as a final push of, on the door sales saw the show sell out.
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Mar08

The Levellers/The Wonder Stuff

on March 8th, 2011 at 23:38
Posted In: Reviews, Chinners, Gigs

Bournemouth 02 Academy

In the current days of recession with money being very hard to come by, music promoters have to come up with ways of getting people out of their living rooms and into the music venues and combining bands on one tour is certainly a great way to bring people through the door. I really don’t know why they have not done it before, it just makes sense The Levellers and The Wonder Stuff just fit together so well, two great folk rock bands making for one great night.
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Mar06

EP: Kings Of Hearts

on March 6th, 2011 at 16:56
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Tom

Bournemouth’s very own Kings of Hearts are looking to start off 2011 with a bang. They see in the new year with some new songs that are planned to be released as an E.P., and I have been tasked with checking them out to give you taste of what’s to come.
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Mar06

Preview: Hot Vamp Club EP Launch

on March 6th, 2011 at 16:29
Posted In: Reviews, Jon, Preview

On April 22nd new band Hot Vamp Club are having a launch party at Champions for their debut EP “I Dream Of Fires”. Supported by Ivienna, Kinnie The Explorer, and Wild Fire.
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