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BETH ORTON – PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 16th April 2013

I had forgotten how much I enjoy Beth Orton, but from the opening verse on “Call me the Breeze” happy memories of a previous gig soon came back to me and I couldn’t help but watch with a smile on … Continue reading

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GAZ COOMBES – PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 17th April 2013

 Melodramas The early stage time meant south coast indie rockers Melodrama’s only played to small crowd but this didn’t stop them giving it their all with guitarist Rob playing some great solo’s whilst bassist Greg rocked out to every tune. … Continue reading

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BRITISH SEA POWER – PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 15th April 2013

Word had soon got around via social media and such like that British Sea Power would be taking to the stage early for a special set, which came in the form of five tracks – all of which were a … Continue reading

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The B OF THE BANG – “TREMORS AND NOSEBLEEDS: MELODIES OF A MALADY”

Having seen B of the Bang live a number of times in recent years it was surprisingly only a few weeks ago that I finally purchased the debut release “Beginning Middle End“, so it was a pleasant bonus to hear … Continue reading

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DIVORCEE, MONOLITHIAN, ED WOOD, FLOWERS OF FLESH AND BLOOD – EDGE OF THE WEDGE PORTSMOUTH 12TH February 2013

Divorcee Having seen members of Divorcee many a time in their previous incarnation as local hard core act Senator it was a shame the early stage time resulted in missing the start of their set, however fear not as I … Continue reading

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DREADZONE – CONCORDE 2 BRIGHTON 21st March 2013

With the DJ playing classic reggae tunes to get the crowd in the mood there was no need for any live support act this evening, the likes of Junior Murvin and Bobby Womack sounding great through the Concorde 2 sound … Continue reading

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It’s always a pleasure to see someone truly pleased to be on stage, and this was clearly the case with Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman Huey Morgan from the moment he came on at the Wedge to the moment he left. … Continue reading

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ATOMS FOR PEACE – “AMOK”

The term supergroup seems to be used the moment any members of two or more seminal bands collaborate, and as such the hype behind this release was always going to be huge – a recording which has come about from … Continue reading

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YELLOWCARD – PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 25th February 2013

Opening the evening were Like Torches, whose album “Keep Your Head High” was produced by members of Yellowcard themselves and as such makes perfect sense to take them on tour, and although I feel the early stage time meant their … Continue reading

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PIE & VINYL PRESENT WOLF ALICE WITH CURXES – THE REGISTRY PORTSMOUTH 15th February 2013

It seems strange to me that a pub of this size has the stage in the least accessible area, however this said the intimacy suited Brighton/Portsmouth based two piece Curxes with their dark electro sounds. Haunting female vocals ring out … Continue reading

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