Rock Regeneration Blog

Dorset Music Awards, The Final

O2 Academy, Bournemouth The Longest Day/New Volunteer/County Hospital/Evolver/Cella Creeps/Fearne The five bands in the Final have all had to go through the same process of playing through the various heats and Semi Finals to...

EP: Harbourtown

‘Harbourtown’ is a 7 track EP from The Midnight Disco Patrol. The Midnight Disco Patrol are a six piece currently unsigned indie-rock band, originally hailing from Weymouth, Dorset, but are now spread across the...

Hot Vamp Club

As I entered Champions, I was hit by a heat wave as I saw a flood of indie kids spread across the venue. Hot Vamp Club are the headliners and they have come a...

Kids Can’t Fly/Mimi Soya/This Fall/The Bottom Line

Champions, Bournemouth Kids Can’t Fly and Mimi Soya are two of the most promising upcoming pop punk bands in the UK at the moment and Champions was the last stop on their joint UK...

Western Sand

Chaplins Cellar bar, Boscombe, Bournemouth Hell yeah, I’d been looking forward to seeing these guys play an extended show and I was lucky enough to have been invited to the launch of their debut...

The Frequency/The Push/Kings Of Hearts/Lauren Bannen

The Winchester, Bournemouth Its Friday night at The Winchester and it’s launch night for The Frequency’s debut single ‘High Society’. But what about the supports you ask me? Due to a late line-up re-shuffle...

Preview: Dom Remi

Today sees new Bournemouth band Dom Remi hit the scene, formed from the ashes of the alternative rock 4 piece The Metropolise.

Mark Greaney/Voodoo Vegas

Mr Kyps, Poole Its Wednesday night and Mr. Kyps is once again hosting an ‘In the Round’ gig featuring none other than JJ72 frontman Mr. Marc Greaney. But first we are treated to a...

Funeral For A Friend/Rise To Remain/Tiger Please

The Old Fire Station, Bouremouth First it was a venue change, then a date change; I was starting to think this gig might not happen. Luckily for me and all that were in attendance,...

Tony Butler Interview (Big Country)

Portsmouth Pyramid Centre Tony Butler of Big Country interview chats with Chinners. Big Country are a band that together with the likes of U2, Simple Minds and The Alarm dominated the 80’s rock music...