Portsmouth
review: I Dream In Colour – Strangest Place
Having made a strong impression in the South this summer with sell out gigs in Portsmouth, Southampton and a triumphant set at Blissfields, Essex based I Dream in Colour are finally releasing debut single ‘Strangest Place‘ next month. Starting with a Doves style drum beat and a intricate piano line, the track is clearly a step [...]
I Am A Camera to play Free Portsmouth gig
London duo I AM A CAMERA are performing live at Church Gone Wild at The Registry in Portsmouth next Thursday, October 27th. Inspired by the likes of John Carpenter / ‘Assault On Precinct 13’, Robert Mapplethorpe, Spike Jonze, Brian Duffy and HAL from “2001:Space Odyssey”, the electronica duo deliver Torch Songs for the 21st Century. [...]
Breathe Carolina to play Talking Heads in September
BREATHE CAROLINA will be bringing their unique juxtaposition of hardcore guts and pop glory to the South Coast in September – they play Southampton on September 18 and Portsmouth on September 30th. The duo are more than ready to bring the party across the Atlantic from their native US – “We are seriously so excited to [...]
Review: All The Shapes- All The Shapes EP
Despite their name, there is no great desire to show off ‘All the Shapes‘ here. But what you do get is some pretty solid folk rock- if there’s one word for this, it’s ‘ pastoral’. Only four tracks long, but there is a definite sense of the outdoors here- even the sleeve art shows a [...]
Skindred back on the South Coast this week
Skindred come to the South Coast this week and mintsouth’s Chris Morley took the chance to have a chat with frontman, Benji, ahead of the gig. Speaking to Benji, a ‘”take every day as it comes’ attitude prevails”. Benji Webbe is one of the most fierce frontmen in all of rock and not only does [...]