In the lull of gigs (there’s not a lot going on locally right now) and buying vinyl (I’m not allowed this close to Christmas in case its already bought and wrapped) I find myself down a regular rabbit hole on Spotify where I can while away way too much time discovering new songs and hopefully…
The dust has settled on Spotify Wrapped, the social posts have become “today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers”. For those not aware of that saying, here in the UK, your takeaway fish and chips was once wrapped in an old newspaper, not anymore. This created the saying that “today’s news is tomorrow’s chip…
The K’s took over the 1865, the fast energy rock from the indie rock band from Earlestown, Merseyside brought the house down. Delivered in their own was which switches from relaxed aloof swagger to down on the knees string killing guitar abuse. A great rhythm section backs it all up. The crowd was pumped even…
In a week that The Farm released news of a new album for 2025, one of the main songs that started it all, All Together Now turns 34. I say one of the songs as they also had the mighty album Spartacus to back it up with a track list that did not require a…
Last night it was Ian Broudie’s The Lightning Seeds taking to the stage at the 1865 in Southampton, I was lucky enough to be front row seeing them at Victorious Festival earlier this year but was not going to miss them on the 35 Years of Tour as well. Having been a fan since ‘Life…
I do not have any big insights into their announcement, that’s what the proper music press are for. I’m just a lifelong fan right from the beginning (which I have mentioned here in previous posts), so thought I would write a quick blog post to share my joy and spread the word to anyone who…
I’m sure it was just pure coincidence the Cast played in Southampton the same day that Southampton played Everton at home. There were certainly a lot of Liverpool accents at the gig although John Power is reportedly a passionate Liverpool fan so I very much doubt it. The band took to the stage to a…
Miles Hunt, front man of The Wonder Stuff played a special seated acoustic set at Papillon in Southampton. Billed as performing songs from his solo album ‘Things Can Change’ along with many classics from his 36 year career. It was so much more than that. One of the biggest problems I’m sure for any artist…
Those of you from a certain era most likely created mixtapes. The word ‘mixtape’ is a curious one as yes, they hold a moment of nostalgia in memory and a romantic essence as they were often created within a relationship for a desired effect. Most of the time the recording on a cassette was just…
The Stereo MC’s brought there distinctive brand of Hip Hop and Electronic dance to Southampton, much to the delight of a packed crowd at The Brook. I’ve seen them a number of times in the past at festivals and earlier this year supporting the Happy Mondays but to see them in such an intimate setting…
