words and pictures by Peter Nicholson. It’s always great to be able to photograph a band whose music I grew up with. This was the case on Tuesday night (8 November) when I headed to The 1865 in Southampton to see Soul Asylum. Although the band originally formed in...
The 15th Southampton Film Week launches on Friday, bringing a whole range of cinematic treats to the city
by Sally Churchward. Returning to the city for the 15th time, Friday (November 11) marks the beginning of 2022 Southampton Film Week. The annual event celebrates films and the work of filmmakers from across the globe. Southampton Film Week was launched in 2008 as part of an initiative by...
View from the Kingsland: Thanks and Farewell
by Nick Mabey. After what feels like months of speculation Ralph Hasenhuttl is no longer manager of Southampton FC. Tuesday 7th November saw him sacked with immediate effect following a run of results in 2022 that, spread over a season, would have seen Southampton relegated. It’s a cut-throat business...
Southampton listings, 8 – 14 November
There’s a huge range of stuff going on in and around Southampton this week, from a vegan market to the very entertaining but also very adult immersive theatrical experience that is the stage version of Trainspotting (read more here). There’s loads of live music, including MF Robots at The...
Opinion: Marlhill Copse – the spirit of the woodland must be preserved, whatever Southampton Airport’s plans are
by Cllr John Savage. Councillor John Savage is a Labour Party councillor for Portswood, Southampton. Around five years ago, Southampton International Airport, purchased Marlhill Copse. In March 2021 the Council Planning and Rights of Way panel refused an application by the airport to the felling of Monterey Pine, Corsican...
Opinion: qualified counsellors should be paid & their professional organisation, the BACP, should support that
By Marvis Stewart. Many counselling organisations routinely expect qualified counsellors, who have spent years and thousands of pounds gaining their qualifications, to work for free, often whilst paying other member of staff. Southampton-based counsellor Marvis Stewart says this practice has to end and she is calling on the...
Peter Hook & The Light to bring a celebration of Joy Division and New Order hits to Southampton’s 1865
One of British music’s most influential bands, Joy Division will be celebrated by one of the founding members, Peter Hook, on tour next year. Peter Hook & The Light will be bringing Joy Division: A Celebration to venues across the UK, including Sheffield’s Foundry, Cardiff’s Tramshed and Southampton’s The...
Heritage: Eleanor Coade, the remarkable Georgian businesswoman
by Martin Brisland. The statue on the south face of Southampton’s Bargate is of King George III (1738-1820). pictured top. His head is on the body of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, a common practice for statues at the time. It was based on Hadrian’s statue in the British Museum....
Shelina Permalloo, KKB, plastic free Christmas crafts and more at October Books this November
This month October Books in Portswood, Southampton, has a huge range of events on offer to tempt you into the shop – alongside it’s regular offerings of ethical produce and books of course. Southampton’s very own MasterChef star Shelina Permalloo is giving an author talk on Wednesday, 9th November...
Review: Blancmange at The Brook, Southampton.
words and pictures by Peter Nicholson. Although I’d like to be thought to be far too young, I clearly remember the Summer of 1979 and hearing “Are Friends Electric” for the first time. It was arguably the birth of mainstream appreciation of synth-based music. It sprang from the “New...