Author: Simon Boyce


  • 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…

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 return after a long absence, but disappoint until it’s too late to reclaim the audience.