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FIONN REGAN Live @ The Wedgewood Rooms, 22/02/2010

Posted by Justin On March - 2 - 2010 4 Comments

Loz Bridge is gaining a bit of a reputation. Having dropped the box social, he’s now all on his own. On the back of supporting David Ford, he’s Hampshire’s best kept secret, winning fans wherever he plays. It’s no exception to night as everyone shifts from the bar as China starts the evening. He seems  [ Read More ]

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SOUTHSEA FEST: The Editor’s View

Posted by Matt On September - 20 - 2009 4 Comments

      Here is the first of our reports from Southsea Fest, but keep checking back for other people’s views of the day and some brilliant photos of the goings on       Many people mark down Bestival as the end of the summer festival calendar, but for those of us who dwell  [ Read More ]

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PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF: Loz Bridge

Posted by Matt On April - 29 - 2009 0 Comment

Here at Call Upon the Author we have no shame in crowing about the artists that we love, thats why we want to introduce them to you. One of our absolute favourite songwriters is a young man named Loz. He’s been one of the biggest influences on this site getting started in the first place  [ Read More ]

Categories: Interviews

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  [ Read More ]

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LOZ BRIDGE AND THE BOX SOCIAL: Witches EP

Posted by Matt On February - 8 - 2009 1 Comment

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  [ Read More ]

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