Divorce have recently shared new single ‘My Room’, the second new song to emerge from the Nottingham quartet this year. ‘My Room’ follows March single ‘Gears’ . The band also recently shared news of a full UK tour which will take place through October, kicking off with a sold-out...
Celebrating Refugee Week in Southampton
Refugee Week, taking place later this month (17-23 June), sees a host of events taking place across Southampton, as the city comes together in community celebration, organised by Southampton and Winchester Visitor’s Group. On Monday 17th, there will be a poetic drama performance at 1pm in the city’s Central...
Review: Pride in the Park, Southampton Day #2
By Mabel Wellman. Pride In The Park 2024 continued into the 9th June – just like every other year, this Pride festival lasts for two days. It was noticeably quieter on Sunday. However, the music, amusements and food and drink stalls continued to entertain all who attended. It was...
Empowered women invoke sacred activism in protest against Southern Water
Image and original artwork by Iwona Demko – image edited. In what is set to be a powerful display of sacred activism, a group of courageous women will gather to protest against Southern Water, employing the traditional Anasyrma method, commonly known as ‘Raising The Skirt’.** This unique and culturally...
DIIV come to Southampton in December
Image: DIIV by Coley Brown. Following the release of their critically acclaimed new album Frog In Boiling Water, DIIV will go on a run of EU / UK tour dates to take place in winter 2024, bringing them to Southampton’s Engine Rooms. Frog In Boiling Water has received critical acclaim...
Review: Pride in the Park, Southampton – Day #1
By Mabel Wellman. The two day Pride In The Park event has started today on the 8th June, and will continue into the evening of 9th June. The day started fairly quietly, but the live performances soon grew a crowd to sing and dance along to many queer classic...
Shed Seven bring partly sold out tour to Bournemouth this autumn
Image by Chris Little. Shed Seven have already had an unforgettable 30th anniversary year, taking in their first ever No.1 album with ‘A Matter of Time’, two huge upcoming homecoming celebration shows at York’s Museum Gardens, and aNo.1 vinyl single with the BBC Radio 2 playlisted ‘Let’s Go Dancing’. Yet the fun doesn’t stop there....
Acclaimed author and thinker Alva Gotby comes to Winchester this weekend
Verso Books author and thinker Alva Gotby comes to Winchester to explore the perceptions and politics of emotional life. On Sunday 9th June acclaimed author and thinker Alva Gotby is coming to The Railway Inn, Winchester to and talk about her book – They Call It Love: The Politics...
In Conversation with Romilly Morgan at October Books
Southampton’s independent radical bookshop, October books, will be celebrating Independent Bookshop Week later this month with a special event. On June 17th, they will will be joined by Brazen Books founder Romilly Morgan for a discussion around independent booksellers and fiction in translation. BRAZEN has just published Japanese bestseller...
Southampton peace protest against Gaza genocide
By Nazrin Wilkinson. Hundreds of Southampton residents marched peacefully through the city on Sunday 2nd June, to protest against the ongoing Israeli offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 36,000 people have been killed. The march, organised by the Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) with the support...