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10 Awesome things from the Eighties
The decade of the eighties gets a bad rep. For those of you young rascals who weren’t there…
A nation dancing to their beat
While Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first presidential candidate to select a preexisting song for his 1932 campaign,…
Interview: Direct Hit!
It's hard to make money from music these days, but who needs it? Not American punk rock band Direct Hit!, Mark Wilson discovers.
Music Awards celebrate Dorset talent
The semi-finals of the Dorset Music Awards are to be held at Mr Kyps live music venue in Poole on Saturday March 17th.
Dorset Pubs thrive on business from live bands
Several pubs in Bournemouth and Poole are relying on live band performances for a better part of their business, but do customers enjoy this new surge in live entertainment?
Poole pubs in thumbs down to music plan
Local pub owners have raised concerns about the proposed changes to the licensing fee structure for hosting live gigs at their venue.
‘We make music by passing things back and forwards – we are correspondents’
The Correspondents are a two-piece band from Wandsworth, London. Their live show is a unique, incendiary blend of costumes, beats, jazz and a treadmill(!) Mark Wilson went to feast his senses on the duo when they played at Mr Kyps in Poole, where Mr Bruce and Chucks answered a few questions.
A funky night at O’Neills
With a bit of rock and a bit of funk, O'Neills this Thursday played host to The Sabres and Law Makers, with both wowing the crowd with their fantastic tunes.
Review: Frank Turner & Against Me!
Frank Turner fans beware! Mark Wilson tackles the recent O2 Academy show in Boscombe.