Image by Paul Husband. Black Grape return this year with a new album ‘Orange Head’, which will be released on DGAFF Recordings on 3rd November. The album arrives ahead of a small UK tour, with Shaun Ryder and Paul “Kermit” Leveridge and the band due to headline venues in Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff,...
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Southampton’s Mantrafox releases debut single
Southampton-based Mantrafox release ‘I’m Needing You’ today (October 13th). Mantrafox is the brainchild of singer songwriter Robert Freemantle. Having ‘squirrelled songs away’ for years, he has emerged from the shadows of depression and anxiety to begin finishing/releasing them at last. He explains, ‘Addressing the complexities of mental health holds...
Interview with Punk Rock Factory – from online fun to TikTok stars, now selling out a venue near you!
By Nick Mabey. Punk rock, Disney songs and sausages; in the words of Maria Von Trapp, these are a few of my favourite things. And so it was I keenly put my hand up to interview Peej Edwards, singer and guitarist with South Wales on-line-turned-live band Punk Rock Factory,...
Southampton’s Weaver Márquez release debut album
Southampton-based band Weaver Márquez have recently released their debut album, Decline. Weaver Márquez started performing live this year and have shared the bill with with local rising stars Hunting Hearts and The Surge. They describe their music as “dark emotionally charged indie for fans of Radiohead, Placebo, Mogwai, Interpol...
Duo O. come to Southampton in the new year
Photo by Jamie MacMillan. O. – the London-based duo of baritone saxophonist Joseph Henwood and drummer Tash Keary – have announced details of their debut EP, “SLICE” which will be released on 24th November. They’ll be backing this up with a tour, hitting the road in October and coming...
FM 40th anniversary tour to bring the band to Southampton next year
Picture by Paul Stuart Hollingsworth. FM have announced their “Old Habits Die Hard” 40th Anniversary UK Tour 2024, bringing them to Southampton’s The 1865 in May. FM will perform songs from their past 13 albums including their 1984 debut album Indiscreet, plus Tough It Out, Metropolis, Synchronized and many more, plus songs from...
Photos: Music in The City
Photos by Joy Mckay and Anita Foxall. This weekend saw the return of Music in the City with some 150 acts playing for free at venues across the city including conventional gig venues, cafes, bars, alongside quirkier locations, such as the Holy Rood Church, Guildhall Square and God’s House...
Tickets for Take That in Southampton on sale this week
Take That have announced they are hitting the road with a massive stadium tour next year, bringing them to Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium on June 1st. The tour will follow the release of their ninth studio album This Life, on 24th November, and a new single Windows which is...
James Arthur tour coming to Bournemouth following release of new album Bitter Sweet Love
Following his recent return with new tracks ‘Blindside’ & ‘A Year Ago’, James Arthur has announced his fifth, brand new studio album Bitter Sweet Love – out on January 26th. James also announced his return to the stage with a huge UK and European tour that hits the UK in March...
Music at St Mary’s Church, Twyford
A historic church near Winchester has established itself as a centre for high quality music events. St Mary’s Church in Twyford started putting on shows in 2022 and among the artists who have already performed are Mary Gauthier, Plainsong, The Delines and blues maestro Aynsley Lister. The purpose of...