2011 was a great year for new music – personally, there was so much good stuff I literally couldn’t keep up. We asked a few of our writers to put together a few words on their new music highlights of 2011. We also asked them for their top tips for 2012. Joel Ransom (Express FM) [...]
As part of The Weekender, Guava this Saturday plays host to an Oxjam All-dayer, featuring some of the cream of local talent – and a couple of special London acts thrown in for good measure too. At just £4 for 12 acts over the whole day, it’s a real bargain. Here are some to look [...]
Well now, here’s a pleasant surprise. Back in the olden days of MintSouth, before our relaunch on the interweb, yours truly reviewed an EP by a band called I Remember Tapes. Since that day, it would appear they’ve discovered the synthesiser. And by the sound of it been listening to a lot of both pre [...]
This weekend in Southampton promises to be a musical delight as Oxjam take over some of the best venues in the city. The gigs begin today (Saturday 23rd October) with an all day event at The Joiners. Kicking off at 4pm, bands including Doyle and the Fourfathers, Burn The Fleet, The Long Haul, Manhatten, Drawings [...]
The Oxjam Southampton Takeover Festival have announced that Thomas Tantrum, Charley MacAuley, Leigh Mary Stoke and CoLoUrMaSkS are among the bands who have all been added to this years line-up for the event, which takes place on Sunday October 24th. They have also added an extra venue, Mavericks, to cope with the demand for bands [...]