Author: Simon Boyce


  • Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer on Chap-Hop, Banjoleles and Influences

    You’ve played here in Southampton before. How does Hampshire compare to the mean streets of Surrey? Well at the mo I live in Hove, so I suppose I’m somewhere between the two. Surrey has more single malt; Hampshire more port. November is just drawing to a close and many students in particular have been growing […]

  • Preview: Gary Numan at the Guildhall (9/12/11)

    Synth pop legend Gary Numan returns to Southampton for his latest tour.

  • Rewind: Earth – Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991)

    The 20th anniversary of Nevermind by Nirvana has just passed, with a re-release and radio and television programmes dedicated to the best loved album by the trio. Earth’s debut Extra-Capsular Extraction has also been around for two decades now, but its own anniversary slipped by without a mention. Perhaps it is time that this is […]

  • Sunn O))) – ØØ Void

    This month sees the re-release of the pioneering second album by Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley, known together as Sunn O))). ØØ Void (first released in 2000) is a powerful piece of work, challenging the listener with wave after wave of droning guitars. Become accustomed to the sheer noise, and you will find hints and suggestions […]

  • Retro: Space Rogue (1989)

    Space Rogue was a game that in its day very much broke the mould for top-down 2D RPGs by including in it a flight simulator. Taking inspiration from the Star Wars character Han Solo, and adopting the gameplay of popular 80s fantasy role-playing game Ultima and the space flight simulation and trading concept of Elite, […]

  • Death From Above 1979 – Brixton Academy, 7th October 2011

    Death from Above 1979 return after a long absence, but disappoint until it’s too late to reclaim the audience.