photographed and written by Peter Nicholson. www.peternicholsonphotography.co.uk PET NEEDS played the final night of a USA and UK tour at the O2 Guildhall Southampton last night (14 October). It was the culmination of weeks on the road, coast to coast across North America, touring with Frank Turner And The...
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Review: The Lemonheads, The 1865, Southampton
by Sam Wise. 30 years ago, Evan Dando blessed the world with one of the greatest albums of the 90s. It’s A Shame About Ray had no weak spots, no b-grade material, it ran through fast and tight with songs that veered between genius, and merely excellent. Not only...
Review: Easy Life at The Brook, Southampton
Photographs and words by Peter Nicholson. I had been looking forward to seeing Easy Life at The Brook, Southampton (8 October). I really like their studio work, but had been less than impressed by videos I’d seen of their live performances, so I wanted to see for myself. ...
Interview: Paul Young, coming to The Brook, Southampton, with Los Pacaminos
words and photos by Peter Nicholson. Paul Young’s career must be the envy of artists across the world. As well as singing the opening lines on Band Aid’s single Do They Know it’s Christmas? in 1984 and appearing at the iconic Wembley Stadium Live-Aid concert, he also released three...
Review: Craig David at The 1865, Southampton
words and pictures by Rob Davis. “They’re likely to sell out quickly” said the In Common article and Twitter announcement about tickets to see Craig David perform at Southampton’s The 1865 on 1 October as an ‘outstore’ event from record store Vinilo. That was motivation enough for me to...
Southampton music charity SoCo awarded £15,000 to support creative talent
Southampton’s premier Music Charity, SoCo Music, has been awarded £14,578 funding by three funders to work with children and young people in the local area. The Hampshire Music Education Hub Partnership Project Fund has granted the charity £4500 to work with children supported by the Primary Behavioural Service in...
Southampton musician Amy Da Silva nominated for Youth Music Awards 2022
Southampton musician Amy da Silva, who has featured on both Sounds of Southampton Vol 1 and Vol2 Albums, and her track THINK TWICE have been nominated for the Youth Music Best Original Track Award (Solo) sponsored by TikTok. Amy has been working with SoCo Music Project,a not-for-profit music organisation...
Southampton indie rock band launch new single Cheap Gold Chain with homecoming gig
On Friday (September 30) Southampton indie rock band, Pioneers, release their new single ‘Cheap Gold Chain,’ and will be marking the occasion with a homecoming gig at the city venue, The Loft, on Friday night. The four piece band is made up of Sam Watts on vocals/rhythm guitar, Toby...
Review and photos: Music in the City 2022
words and pictures by Mike Daish. I arrived at Guildhall Square on Saturday (September 24) just as The Rock Choir was about to kick of the music for the day. After they finished the Soul Catchers upped the volume a bit and by now a good-sized crowd had gathered...
Interview with Sean from The Clockworks on inspiration & the Irish music scene
by Anita Foxall. Rising stars The Clockworks come to Heartbreakers, Southampton, on September 30 as part of their first headline UK tour. Anita Foxall caught up with guitar player Sean. From Galway, to London, and visiting Southampton next week for their second show of their first tour as...