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Andrew Foster is an artist we always pay close attention to, so when we heard he was releasing a new EP we had to have a listen. Matt Merritt shares his thoughts.

Matt Merritt heads to The Cellars to check out a line up of local troubadours playing completely unplugged!

Matt Merritt brings us his views on the latest release from CUTA favourite Andrew Foster

Andrew Foster is something of a favourite of ours here at Call Upon The Author, some may even accuse us of favouritism, though they’d be wrong, the reason we like Foster so much is because of his consistently high quality output. As such, it was with more than a little excitement that we contemplated listening [...]

So, here we are at the end of our 2009 roundups, we thought we’d end close to home with three of our favourite acts, all of whom have local roots. Andrew Foster www.myspace.com/andrewfostermusic So, 2009 is pretty much up, how was it for you? A bit like falling out of the tallest tree and landing [...]

   One of the perks of getting to know a promoter well is that you can slip in early to their gigs. It’s always fascinating to see artists set up and go through sound check, but when I strolled past the track suit wearing locals and the fishing enthusiasts and turned up at the Albert [...]

Stiff Promotions have a strong reputation and steady following in Portsmouth, but when they decided to venture into Southampton we at Call Upon The Author decided we had to be there! The Talking Heads is a real spit & sawdust venue, a stage in the large back area of what is essentially a pub. It [...]

Loz Bridge is a talent I’ve been fortunate enough to come across many times, making plain my admiration for him both as songwriter and performer. Thus it’s rather obvious that his debut EP is going to become a favourite part of my collection, especially as the titular Witches is, in my opinion, the best thing he’s written [...]