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We’re back with another Southsea fest update and we’re headed to The Wine Vaults again. We’ve already previewed the downstairs stage, but head up the wooden staircase to find the volume turned right up and the vocalists competing to obliterate your face. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? Much heavier than the stages we’ve looked at previously,  [ Read More ]

Ask yourself a question… when was the last time you listened to the radio? You remember? I’ll bet you don’t. Sure you might remember the last time you had the radio on, it might even be playing away in the background while you’re reading this, but when was the last time you really listened?

The Wine Vaults is such an integral Southsea Fest venue that it has two stages! Today we’re focusing on the downstairs stage WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? A smorgasbord of styles that pretty much covers every base. NOT TO BE MISSED: Head Full Of Yoko. The editor caught these boys a week or so ago and  [ Read More ]

Nick Courtney brings us the Porters Bar stage this year and, as always, it’s Southsea Fest’s free entry venue… if last year is anything to go by the audience will be spilling onto the street and enjoying a mixed bag of local performers. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? All manner of things, opening with the venue  [ Read More ]

So, the time is almost upon us once again… Our favourite one day festival returns on 18th September and once again grizzled Cap’n Josie Curtis and her scurvy ridden crew of expert promoters have booked their favourite acts to entertain at venues up and down Albert Road in Southsea. Who can you expect to see?  [ Read More ]

A couple of weeks back we reviewed Violent Soho’s album. We thought it was a breath of fresh air amongst the wealth of stale music that pops through our letterbox. We thought we’d catch up with the band to find out more about them, so we fired our questions at drummer Michael Richards and here’s what he had to say!

Double A side “Fast Car / Slow Traffic” / “Andromeda” will be the next single release from Paul Weller’s overwhelmingly critically acclaimed hit album “Wake Up The Nation” which has been hailed as the best album of his career. Released on September 13th, the single also reunites Paul with his former Jam bandmate Bruce Foxton  [ Read More ]

Hey folks, we’re back again with a bunch of brilliant videos for your viewing pleasure! As always we’ve tried to grab vids that you won’t see repeated every 30 minutes on Viva, but that deserve your attention! First up, a lovely acoustic version of the next single by Little Fish. Here we have Juju’s voice  [ Read More ]

If, like me, you first started listening to music ‘properly’ (ie: seeking it out, rather than listening to what the radio/tv told you to) in the early to mid nineties, then your musical tastes probably take in a lot of what might be called alt.rock and you probably like a bit of grungey angst here and there…

It’s time for some more cracking videos from our favourite artists! First up, we’ve got Them:Youth. We love these boys and they’ve been good friends of the site, so if you haven’t come across the band before (where have you been?) check out the video for their latest single Fever Rising below for your own  [ Read More ]