Last weekend the Larmer Tree Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary. In 1990 it was just a one day affair in front of 200 people, headlined by the late Dick Heckstall-Smith, this year the number of artists and performers was in well in excess of that or original audience, with around 4000 punters flocking to the ...

First up, apologies to Powdered Cows for this long overdue review. Second up, I’m glad I was given the nudge to submit these words as I’ve very much enjoyed discovering this debut album over the last few weeks. Not all of it mind, but certainly more than I expected after the first few listens. Martin ...

Next week sees us celebrating our fourth year. From where we’ve been looking and listening, Bournemouth’s local scene has been changing quite rapidly over the last twelve months, both in terms of venues and promoters, as well as the live music being played. Some venues may have appeared calm on the surface – seemingly business ...

It takes a lot of knowledge, hard work and dedication to make what is effectively a ‘battle of the bands’ competition as credible and successful as the Dorset Music Awards. Before I start to comment on the quality on stage, it must be said the quality shown off it by not just Rich and Trev ...