words and pictures by Peter Nicholson. Another stormy night was on the cards as I headed to this iconic venue, The Joiners, in Southampton for the Plastic Mermaids gig (November 4). They were back in Southampton to promote their recent album “It’s Not Comfortable To Grow”, and, hailing from...
Suburban Safari: A Walk to Remember
by Katie Isham. There’s some corner of an English field, in a park by the sea, where a gate leads to remembrance. Through an avenue of determined oaks and tired leaves clinging to the autumnal branches, a path cuts through a valley to the final resting place of many...
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Southampton music charity SoCo awarded £100k to support music making for younger children in the city
Southampton music charity, SoCo Music, has been awarded £100,000 funding by Youth Music to support music making for children under five in the city. SoCo was set up in Southampton in 2008. It is a not-for-profit music organisation, providing inclusive music-making opportunities and supporting the music-making sector, across Hampshire. ...
Review: Asylums at Vinilo Record Store, Southampton
words and pictures by Peter Nicholson. With any review of a gig, honesty is always the best route to follow for the reviewer. Otherwise, what’s the point? Anything else would simply give a false impression of the gig. So, to be frank, it was a wet and windy night,...
Blancmange come to The Brook, Southampton, following the release of album Private View
Following the release of their new album Private View, Blancmange are on an extensive nationwide tour, bringing them to The Brook, Southampton, on November 5. The album’s highlights include ‘Reduced Voltage’. With a cosmic feel, the song features David Rhodes’ guitar unfurling in waves of immersive tones alongside subtle electronics. ...
Review: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Martin Brisland. An Inspector Calls is a modern classic. It is rightfully still on the school curriculum, hence the plethora of schools in attendance on the opening night last night (November 1). The play follows the Birling family, who receive a visit from Inspector Goole regarding the death...
Southampton listings 1 – 7 November
There’s a lot more going on in and around Southampton this week than firework displays – though there are a lot of those. There’s now a temptation to write the rest of this piece, highlighting some of the delights on this week with lots of bonfire night themed puns...
Chair Emeritus of Hampshire’s Blue Apple, theatre company honoured
Georgiana Robertson, Chair Emeritus of Hampshire charity Blue Apple, has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Winchester in recognition of her enormous contribution to Blue Apple and the wider impact of her work in supporting people with learning disabilities. Georgiana (pictured top) was chair of Winchester’s...
A Tenants’ Union is being formed in Southampton and all are invited to be part of it
A Tenants’ Union is being formed in Southampton and all local people are invited to be part of it. Supported by Positive Money Solent, Southampton Friends Of Co-operation and Southampton Area Co-operative Agency (SACDA) and Southampton Democracy Café, an initial meeting will be held at God’s House Tower, Southampton,...