Well, all votes are in, they’ve been counted and verified and the results are out. Numbers have been whittled down from twenty to twelve, all of who will be competing at Mr Kyps in two semi-finals on Sat 3 and Sat 10 April. This year’s Dorset Music Awards is generating tidal-sized waves of support. Say ...

Tomorrow night (Fri 12 March) sees an event at Champions featuring three quality local bands, which is justifiably gathering a lot of interest and attention. Brothers Grimmer, Muddy Miles and Nion Abeo will all be playing sets, half of which will be their own songs, the other half covers. The credibility of covers bands is ...

It’s been a busy week or two for Honey Be comrade Matt Marr. A warm-up gig at Connie’s Solid Air birthday adventure (featuring a wonderfully funked up David Holmes meets Billy Cobham three-track Sonic Arkestra trip) was followed by a gig at The Luminaire in London, supporting Andy Burrows’ new band I Am Arrows. Both ...

Ever since that hideous day in the summer of 2009, when The Gander and Metropole were finally closed for good, we’ve kept our mouths reasonably shut regarding the goings on which preceded the closure. Why? Partly because we didn’t want to appear to be simply bad-mouthing individuals at a particularly sensitive time, as to a ...