Phoebe Cross has a chat with Scholars.
Phoebe Cross and Connor Butler met up with The Computers after their packed out set at Southsea Festival.
Phoebe Cross caught Ben Marwood for a chat at Southsea Fest.
Phoebe Cross reviews local Southamptoners Band of Skulls’ gig at the Joiners
Kicking off their gig-filled summer in France today, indie pop 5-piece Dutch Uncles will be arriving at Southampton’s Joiners Arms on 24th May. With album number three (released in January this year), ‘Out of Touch in the Wild’, receiving critical acclaim, this is also a band not to miss playing live – check out their video for…
I met up with Ralph, Ian and Jon from folk rock band To Kill A King at their Portsmouth support date whilst they were on tour with Dog Is Dead. We talk album recording, vinyl and Daft Punk covers. Have you been to Portsmouth before? Ralph: This is our first time in Portsmouth ever actually!…
Local Winchester-based musician Josh Savage released his debut solo E.P, Mountains in Hurricanes early last month, which was recorded partly in his bedroom and partly at studios in York University where he studied. Josh has been fortunate enough to have had BBC Introducing air play, as well as being a support act for the likes…
The first date of Frightened Rabbit’s UK tour started out at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth (the opposite end of the country to their hometown of Glasgow!) at the beginning of February. The band certainly received a warm and welcoming reception from the crowd and it was definitely worth the drive from Southampton with a car load of…
Myself and Taliesin Davies caught up with lead singer of Frightened Rabbit Scott Hutchison before their gig at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is the first date officially of your UK tour – are you looking forward to the upcoming gigs? Yeah! It’s always exciting starting a tour – we’ve got all these new…
Glasgow-based alternative rock band Frightened Rabbit will be commencing their UK tour tonight at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, with support acts coming from Wintersleep and Washington Irving. The tour consists of an impressive 15 dates at some of the best venues in the country and will be finishing up in Scotland at the end of…
Last week I headed to Kingston to a little pub venue called The Cricketers to see some of my favourite local musicians, most of whom I’d met at open mic nights in Southampton. Headlining was Tim O T, accompanied by his backing band, who delivered a very enjoyable set with his songs that “ironically combine…
Everything Everything’s debut album Man Alive was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2011, and is one of our my favourite musical works of the last few years. So, has album number two, Arc, been worth the wait?
Gaz Brookfield recently played a great set at the Bent Brief alongside Cat McLean, Rob The Liar, Tim O T and Tom James. It was a lovely evening of acoustic acts, and I had a chat with Gaz beforehand about the Bristol music scene, supporting The Levellers, and gig swapping. Have you played in Southampton before?…
I caught up with lead singer Mike Sparks and drummer Scott Peters from Canterbury before they played to a packed out gig at The Cellar on 13th December in Southampton. What do you think about the local music scene at the moment in the south of England? Mike: It’s always been very kind to us,…