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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 [...]
review: Glastonbury 2011
With over 50 stages to cover and little me as the sole reviewer in what was one of the hardest Glastonbury’s ever, it was inevitable that I’d miss a lot of what I planned to see…..however, the beauty of Glastonbury is that if you do miss something, you will definitely see something magical elsewhere on [...]
Review: Leigh Mary Stokes, Mikey Silhouette, Peter Leon, Jonny Bell & Alan Robertson & more
12/05/11 PLAY AT THE RMA – Featuring LEIGH MARY STOKES, MIKEY SILHOUETTE, PETER LEON, POLARITY, JONNY BELL & ALAN ROBERTSON, SMILEY CAMPBELL & LAUREN TAYLOR Leigh Mary Stokes shared the opening half hour this evening with Mikey (of local band The Silhouettes). Leigh gave controlled performances of several of her songs, ‘Lucky’ being my favourite. [...]
Review: Delays & Oresteia at The Joiners
Southampton is famous for a few things. Musically though, we do seem to be putting out some names. One is a famous little music venue called The Joiners, which has hosted the likes of Manic Street Preachers and Radiohead over the years, to name but a few, but when we talk about people, we kicked [...]
Review: Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Strange circumstances surrounded the release of Radiohead’s eighth studio album, their first since 2007’s In Rainbows: namely that one minute it wasn’t there, the next it was: The King of Limbs arriving silently on the morning of February 18th with only a few days warning and absolutely no orthodox promotion. It’s a move typical of [...]
Could Kings of Leon be heading to Southampton? (And other Festival rumours)
The festival season finished just over 6 weeks ago, and already rumours are flying around as to who will be playing next years festivals. Here in Southampton, tongues are really starting to wag, especially with news of the city’s own huge music event in May. Rock The Park is a large scale music event planned [...]