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MELODRAMAS – Melodramas

Posted by Matt On February - 2 - 2010 0 Comment

When south coast youngsters Melodramas released their debut EP last year, we grabbed a copy, liked it and stated that the band were “on the cusp of stepping up to the next level” (read the full review here ). Since then the lads have played Southsea Fest (I missed them, but did catch up with  [ Read More ]

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SOUTHSEA FEST: Matthew Clarke’s View

Posted by Matthew Clarke On September - 21 - 2009 0 Comment

Presumably, one has been here before. A year ago to the day (funny, being that it has become an annual thing) I was stood here, looking just as bemused as I did today. But a year has proven itself to be a long time in terms of social arrangement and within seconds I have met  [ 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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MELODRAMAS – EP One

Posted by Matt On May - 1 - 2009 0 Comment

We here at call Upon The Author have a fondness for the lads at Jelly Maid Music. They put out CDs we like from bands we really admire. So it comes as no surprise that when Melodramas announced the release of their debut EP, I snapped up a copy pretty sharpish. I’m glad I did  [ Read More ]

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Here at Call Upon The Author we’ve been keeping tabs on the good folks at Jelly Maid Music for some time. Last year we were dazzled by the debut release by Dawn Chorus and our thoughts on B of The Bang are well documented here. So, when we realised label boss Rich Tamblyn was putting  [ Read More ]

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