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SKIN FOR A CANVAS – “LONG DISTANCE CALL” (SINGLE)

Posted on 14/06/2015 by admin

After working on the Skin for a Canvas project for a number of years the paring of Ian Mortimer and Dani Burnett went their separate ways, having released their debut album Burnett would produce stripped down acoustic numbers whilst Mortimer … Continue reading →

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MAC SABBATH, DRIFT: SOUTHSEA

Posted on 09/06/2015 by admin

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MAC SABBATH – DRIFT: SOUTHSEA, 7th June 2015

Posted on 09/06/2015 by admin

All the way from Los Angeles and en route to the now legendary Download Festival the self-claimed founders of drive thru metal made a stop off in Portsmouth with their fast food influenced tribute/parody to Black Sabbath… it was soon … Continue reading →

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CAUGHT IN A CROSSFIRE – “LIGHTEN UP”

Posted on 04/06/2015 by admin

I could bite my lip on any preconceptions about the term “Pop Punk” however I’ve said it before and I will say it again, it’s always a genre that seems to become a contradiction in terms – not enough attitude … Continue reading →

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RECORD STORE DAY 2015, SOUTHSEA

Posted on 31/05/2015 by admin

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CARDBOARD HIT – “SUBJECT TO STATUS”

Posted on 30/05/2015 by admin

Not so much an EP as advertised but a two track single from East Sussex, where the three members that make up Cardboard Hit formed the band out of friendship and a mutual respect to create a group that just … Continue reading →

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SKREAMER – “PIGFEED” (SINGLE)

Posted on 25/05/2015 by admin

Having received great press from the likes of Metal Hammer the online following for London based Skreamer increased dramatically almost overnight, with 2012’s debut album “Blackened Earth” becoming the end result.  Since then the band have relocated into their own … Continue reading →

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RAY D’INVERNO QUINTET – THE INN LODGE, PORTSMOUTH, 18th May 2015

Posted on 19/05/2015 by admin

It wasn’t until this evenings show that I was aware of the Inn Lodge having a monthly jazz night and having arrived at the hotels reception and being directed to the executive suite (ie one of the venues function rooms) … Continue reading →

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RIP BB KING – September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015

Posted on 15/05/2015 by admin

When I awoke this morning and checked the news, I was (like many) devastated to hear the legend that is Mr BB King had passed away at the age of 89.  The recent photographs that emerged of the great man … Continue reading →

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JUNKYARD CHOIR – “LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE”

Posted on 04/05/2015 by admin

Whilst the paring of Mark Woods and Tom Herbert are a Brighton based duo they sum themselves up as “One half Scottish grit, the other half Caribbean Spice” with distorted guitars providing the grit and presumably it’s the rum soaked … Continue reading →

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