Words and pictures by Spring Wise. There was a lovely long queue of goth and goth-adjacent punters snaking by the Joiners, Southampton, on Sunday, which always warms my heart and hints at a good night about to be had. Opening the evening was local band, Riteoff, who had a...
Suburban Safari: Ladies Walk, Thornhill
By Katie Isham. Let’s go back in time a little, to the late 19th century. Thornhill Park was still an estate, but a sprawling parkland one of over 400 acres. It was initially formed by Michael Hoy, later passed to his widow, Elizabeth and then after her death, to...
Michael Akadiri brings Trust Me I’m a Daddy to Totton
Image by Edward Moore. Following his Biggest Award in Comedy nominated debut and subsequent hit tour, multi-award-winning comedian and junior doctor Michael Akadiri takes his sophomore show, Trust Me I’m a Daddy on the road, bringing him to The Attic in Totton on November 15th. Described as “supremely...
Review: Lacuna Coil, Bournemouth Academy
Words and pictures by Billy Perrett. The energy for Lacuna Coil in Bournemouth last night was incredible (18/10/24). From the line outside until the very end of the show, everybody was so amped and ready for what was to come and rightfully so. Blind Channel kicked off the evening...
Review: Bastille Presents & – 1865, Southampton
Words by Sally Churchward. Photos by Bella Briscoe. There was something intimate, magical and raw about Bastille’s gig at Southampton’s 1865 last night (18/10/24). Obviously it was a much smaller venue than frontman Dan Smith typically plays with the band’s regular line up – who routinely sell out arenas...
Opinion: Anti-racism – a call to action
By Manthan Pathak. This summer, the country endured a series of racist attacks that were perhaps the most vivid expression of hatred we’ve witnessed in decades. Now, we face the threat of that hatred spilling onto our streets again. As an anti-racist campaigner for 30 years, I write these...
Benefits come to Southampton’s Joiners this month
Image by Tom White Last month, Teesside’s Benefits returned with their new single “Land Of The Tyrants,” ahead of their tour, which brings them to Southampton’s Joiners on October 22nd. The track marks their first new material since 2023’s widely acclaimed debut album “NAILS”. “NAILS” landed in April last...
Interview: Delilah Bon – the ‘evil hate-filled female’ on rage, songwriting and making tiny furniture
By Spring Wise. Images by Helen Tate. Delilah Bon (she/her) chats with Spring Wise (they/them) ahead of her sold out show at The Joiners, Southampton, on November 1st. About a year ago, I complimented a friend on a t-shirt they had on which said “Dead Men Don’t Rape”. She...
The Stranglers announced as latest Summer Sessions headliners in Southampton
Today, Live Nation leading live music and event promoter Cuffe & Taylor have announced legendary British band The Stranglers as a headliner for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions, taking over Guildhall Square on Saturday, 14 June. Joining them as main support will be the seminal punk rock band...
The Darkness come to Portsmouth next spring
Legends of rock, The Darkness, have returned to bedazzle and amaze once more as they serve up their eighth studio album Dreams On Toast via Cooking Vinyl in March 2025. Not only will Dreams On Toast feature arguably their best collection of songs yet, but The Darkness will also be hitting the road...