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Review: Ejector Seat Arts Festival, Southampton

Ejector Seat promotions and their friends deserve a huge amount of credit for what they pulled out of the bag in Palmeston Park this weekend.  A full day of live music, street art and a film tent without a big name headline band is a lot for anyone to pull off.  But pull it off [...]

Haunted Stereo getting Arty

Southampton’s hotly tipped Haunted Stereo are all set for an intimate performance at Southampton’s trendy Art House this Wednesday (17th February).

Haunted Stereo are an alt-folk/ indie/experimental six-piece line-up from Southampton. Originally founded in late 2007, the band plays over 15 instruments between them. Creating intricate layers of sound with an array of melodic instruments [...]

mINtroducing Some To Watch in Twenty10…

Forgetting all about acts like Marina and the Diamonds, The Drums and Ellie Goulding, who are all guaranteed  their share of success after being nominated in various “Tips for 2010” lists,  mintsouth’s Jodie Copeland has (probably stupidly) decided to have a pop at what bands I think you should be watching out for in Twenty10.
The [...]

It’s charity charity charity all this weekend in Southampton

we can all get our year’s good deeds out of the way in one this weekend as well as getting down and checking out some local music.
On Friday & Saturday evenings / Saturday PM The Hobbit plays host to Soundbyte – a free music festival organised to raise funds for Open Sight – Southampton’s charity [...]

The Southsea Fest mINterviews: Haunted Stereo

Haunted Stereo @ Southsea Fest
1235 – 1255 @ The Loft

Andy Harris, Anja McCloskey, Ben Tong, Lewis Ford
mINtSOUTH: Tell me a bit about yourselves.
Lewis: “I think we have been going about a year and a half. Me and Andy got together musically but it was all slow, we met at his stag do and then didn’t [...]

Haunted Stereo Release Amnesty Charity Single

Southampton’s alternative-folk six-piece Haunted Stereo have decided to release their new single “Cross the Sea” exclusively through Tracks for Amnesty. All proceeds will go directly to Amnesty International.
The collaboration was inspired by a performance in Brighton’s vibrant Amnesty Book Shop. “We enjoyed our performance so much”, says singer Andy Harris. “The manager, Mark Hannington, is [...]

Southsea Fest Preview – Hong Kong Gardeners Club

Hong Kong Gardeners Club has gained a reputation for putting on new, exciting and unique bills featuring acts that exist a little outside the road most of us walk in life, but close enough that if we make the effort we can really relate to what they play for us.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?
A real musical [...]

Saturdays at Southsea Bandstand

Saturdays at The Bandstand in Southsea are in full swing now, and there have been some fantastic bands on already!!  But just take a look at the lineups for the rest of the Summer!!!
All gigs are free to attend, and start at midday.  Come down, bring a picnic and enjoy the sun (hopefully), and some [...]

Review: Haunted Stereo EP Launch

Saturday saw the Launch of Haunted Stereo’s ‘Treehouse EP’, at The Joiners Arms.

Buy Our Comic Relief Single!!

mINtSOUTH have teamed up with SouthSCENE, Grant Sharkey from Toupé, The Ranch Production House and a whole host of local musicians to record an alternative record to raise money for this year’s Comic Relief.