Plant lovers can bag some greenfingered bargains at a spring plant sale this month in aid of a charity working to eradicate loneliness in Southampton. Communicare is holding the event on May 11 at CommuniBakes, at 21, St James Road in Shirley, with all money raised going towards helping...
Exhibition: Oceans on the Rise, Harbour Lights Picture House, Southampton
A new exhibition at Harbour Lights Picture House, Southampton,seeks to find new ways to talk about climate change and its impact on our lives. The ocean is fundamental to life on our planet, from the air we breathe to the water we drink. Oceans are global: so too is...
Frank Turner: Record Breaking Most Gigs In 24 Hours
Words and pictures by Callum Linklater. Portsmouth 9am, Sunday 5th May – Show 13 of 15 a self admittingly tired Frank Turner takes to the stage donning a shirt reading ‘Whose stupid idea was this anyway?’. “My name is Frank Turner, Welcome to my mid-life crisis. I am losing...
Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast come to Southampton’s 1865 this autumn
After building up a cult-like fanbase over the past year with a steady wave of singles, rising American roots rock band Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast will embark on their first UK Headline Tour this autumn, coming to Southampton’s 1865 on September 25. The UK tour follows the release...
Review: Wanderlust Festival, Southampton
Words: Vicky Greer. Pictures: Opus Kink by Callum Linklater. For Southampton gig-goers, brand new festival Wanderlust is a dream. A whole day of hopping between our favourite grassroots venues to see the best up-and-coming names in indie and post-punk on a sunny bank holiday weekend? Nothing could be better....
Groundbreaking composer Erland Cooper brings latest project to Southampton’s Turner Sims
Image: Erland Cooper – Credit Samuel Davies. Scottish groundbreaking composer Erland Cooper – who merges music with evocative storytelling and conceptual art – has just heard the mastertape he buried in the earth three years ago for the very first time. The only recording of his new work, Carve...
Review: The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea.
By Nick Mabey. It was a Night to Remember* The Men They Couldn’t Hang are, in my (not so) humble opinion, probably the best band ever to not get really famous. So it was a joy to see them at the Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea as part of their 40th...
Photos: Queen Anne maiden voyage
Words: Mabel Wellman. Main image: Callum Linklater. At 9pm on Friday, 3rd May, the Cunard’s Queen Anne ship began her maiden voyage from Southampton. The Queen Anne will first stop at La Coruña, Spain and then Lisbon, Portugal before returning to Southampton on the 10th May. The maiden voyage...
Breast Walk Ever fundraising events in Hampshire this month
This month you can walk for life saving research into secondary spread breast cancer. You can choose from a Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K distance in the fundraising event for Against Breast Cancer. Follow in the footsteps of King Charles after his escape from Worcester in 1651 on “The...
Frank Turner’s record attempt brings him to Winchester, Portsmouth, Southampton and beyond
This weekend Hampshire musician Frank Turner is undertaking the first ever Music Venue Trust world record attempt for the most gigs played in 24 hours. Coinciding with two huge landmarks – his 3000th show and the release of his tenth album ‘Undefeated’ today (3 May) – Frank Turner is...