New book The Broken Promise of Infrastructure tackles the divisive cultural politics that have been used to deflect attention away from Britain’s failing infrastructure, from Brexit through to the ‘levelling up’ agenda. Building on more than a decade of research, this book argues that infrastructure projects are always far...
Articles with the Tag Southampton
Newton Faulkner comes to Southampton’s 1865 next month
Newton Faulkner is embarking on a new UK tour this spring, bringing him to Southampton’s 1865 in May. Kicking off with an appearance at Liverpool’s Hangar 34 on 27th April, the ‘Feels Like Home Tour 2’ will see the Reigate singer-songwriter taking in shows all across England. Newton Faulkner...
Joe Bonamassa performing one off intimate concert at The Anvil, Basingstoke
After performing two sell-out shows at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, celebrated and award-winning blues rock guitarist, Joe Bonamassa has announced a rare one-off intimate concert at The Anvil in Basingstoke on Saturday 15 June. This special indoor concert follows Joe’s exclusive UK festival performance at The Black Deer Festival on Friday 14 June. Backed...
Southampton band Regent release latest album today
On 26 April 2024, Regent release their highly anticipated second ‘Beggars Belief’. The swift follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed ‘Just a Revolution’, the latest from the ascending Southampton indie-rock outfit finds them leading the charge with an album for the here and now. ‘Beggars Belief’ is a record of politics...
Southampton’s oldest musical society celebrates its centenary
SOS Presents (“SOS”) is the performing name of Southampton Operatic Society, the city’s oldest musical society, which celebrates its centenary this year. Having performed shows at the Guildhall, the Mayflower and the Nuffield Theatre in the past, in 2022 SOS adopted the wonderful MAST Mayflower Studios as its new...
Interview: Southampton singer/songwriter Welly on single Shopping and more
By Lewis Maclean. Southampton-born singer/songwriter – Welly (aka Elliott), is the frontman in a group – Welly – named after the main character (like Scooby Doo), but the other players are Joe and Matt on guitars, Jacob on bass, and Hannah on percussion/synthesisers. Welly no longer lives in/around Southampton...
View from the Kingsland: Ruled by hope or fear?
Saints fan column by Nick Mabey. I’ve been wanting to write this for a while, but the games have come so thick and fast that it is been hard to squeeze it in. And Saints’ fortunes have remained tantalisingly unknown throughout. Every match now means something and yet...
Real Climate Solutions screening and discussion tonight
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of the climate crisis, but Transition groups provide a way to do something concrete to help. Tonight, Transition Southampton is holding a discussion evening based around the Real Climate Solutions videos at October Books in Portswood, Southampton. These six short,...
Review: Caity Baser – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
Pictures: Callum Linklater. Words: Vicky Greer. “This is a big one,” says Caity Baser on stage at the O2 Guildhall at the homecoming show of her Still Learning tour. It’s a full circle moment as she tells us about how she came to this very venue as a...
Review: And Then There Were None, Mayflower Theatre
By Martin Brisland. Image: Manuel Harlan. With a Mayflower programme full of musicals, concerts, opera and ballet it is refreshing to see a classic ‘whodunnit’ play with an intricate plot delivered by a company of excellent actors. Agatha Christie is the undisputed Queen of Crime and the creator of...