These are exciting times for many local bands. We’d like to share some of that excitement with you… Saturday Sun: The Conversion Live version of Saturday Sun’s song ‘Seagull’ will be featured in upcoming movie House At The End Of The Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence, released April 2012. The band have also just announced… “we’ll ...

This is it! The OXJAM BOURNEMOUTH TAKEOVER 2011! This will be the climax to our fundraising activity this year (okay, apart from the closing party the week after…), and looks set be be HUGE!! Last year we received mainly positive feedback from the Takeover, with two notable criticisms. One being the fact that the venues ...

This Bank Holiday weekend, the Oxjam Bournemouth fundraising campaign continues at Champions, with four fundraisers in four days. With our total now in excess of £4000, we’re well on our way to raising our £8000 target which will be put to fantastic use by Oxfam, including their ongoing aid in East Africa where more than ...

So, another live music venue has bitten the dust. Okay, so the ibar was more a ‘bar’ than a ‘venue’, but due to Chalk Ink and Dom Patience in particular it attracted a long list of quality bands into a room, which in truth was inadequate for their needs. ibar had its loyal followers, its ...

What makes a festival special? I’d say two things in particular – the entertainment and the atmosphere. In ten days the Endorse it in Dorset Festival returns for its 8th year, a festie that has built its success on fantastic music in an environment which is (for anyone who wants to have fun in a ...