Interviews
Here at bh one Chris R. Wright is best known to us a friend and occasional musical collaborator with country/rock fellows Black Bart, as well as being one of the
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Chris R. Wright
29/03/2008
Michale Graves is the young man who fronted iconic band The Misfits and brought th
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Thomas Wykes - A+E Line
10/03/2008
Finally, the clouds have blown over. True Swamp Neglect wait, counting down the days, hours, until their colossal new long player sees the light of day. Why
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Tony Foster
04/03/2008
After years of playing support slots, Voodoo Vegas have finally secured their own headline gig at more
Tony Foster
27/02/2008
Michael Wookey's new album is another from a local artist which has been eagerly awaited and long overdue. With 'You Shield Me From Darkness' now out and available
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Tony Foster
19/12/2007
Just two weeks ago The Sables' music had been heard by just a few friends and associates of the band. With no recorded music having been released and no gigs played, the ban
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Tony Foster
22/11/2007
Like a couple of groovy vagrants, Solid Air's Conrad Barr and Paul Tucker are moving home once more, this time (in comparison to their last abode) to the expansive and centrally located Dutch Husband begun making their debut album. Finally, after many trials and tribulations, stops, starts and breakages, their debut
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Tony Foster
09/09/2007
With their EP 'Into The World' now out for public consumption after their launch at Centre Stage, The Velvet Hearts are about to embark on a string of live dat
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Tony Foster
13/06/2007
There are very few bands outside the bh postcode who we're happy to promote. Toupé are one of those bands. Having played in Bournemouth more times than your average home town band,
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Tony Foster (photo by Al De Man)
30/05/2007
Ethel are a band on the up and up. Sounding better at every gig, they very much held their own at the recent bh one Live event with Toupe. About to release their second ep, Chri
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Chris Kyriacou
28/04/2007
As individuals, the four Dirty Rotten Scoundrels have more musical history than most, with previous bands going back as far as the mid-ninetie
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Tony Foster
23/04/2007
Having signed a deal with industry big-hitters EMI within months of moving to London last year, local lads Air Traffic are now on the verge of their first major release,
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Tony Foster
24/03/2007
So, blues-tinged rockers Butcher Blues Foundation are taking the short journey up the M3 to go live with the Queen. Her and the music biz. Having been playing in and around Bournemouth for the last ten years, they've decided it's now or never. bh one c
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Tony Foster
02/03/2007
Never ones to shout too loudly about their own achievements, Solid Air's Paul Tucker and Conrad Barr reach a milestone this Monday 26 February, with the 600th Solid Air at The Portman. The event will be one of their monthly #Forbidden Planet# nights, s
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Tony Foster
25/02/2007
Having just launched his superb brand new album 'The Giant Killer Session' with three separate performances at Borders in Bournemouth town centre, bh one got together with Alex Roberts to discuss the many influences behind the album, and his musical jo
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Tony Foster
22/02/2007
After the champagne bottle was prematurely smashed late last year, this weekend sees the relaunch of Sancho's long-awaited new album 'Mystery Year'. We've caught up with Paul Hanford, the inspiration behind the band, and tried to dive to hidden depths
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Tony Foster
18/01/2007
After five and a half years of weekly Thursdays, Rubber Soul is coming to an end with a 300th and final gig at the Portman Hotel's 'Green Room' on 28 Dec. Having become tired of uninspired bands and disappointing turnouts, Solid Air's Paul Tucker and C
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Tony Foster
19/12/2006
Having just released the first in a series of eps, young country/blues rockers Black Bart have been talking to bh one about their roots-based sound and their various in
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Tony Foster
16/11/2006
Having just released second album ‘Still In The Cities’ with a superb launch party at Mr.Kyps, featuring fellow Americana appreciados Jinder and Black Bart, bh one caught up with band members Ollie Gray (vocals/guitar/harmonica) and Joe Young (bass/dou
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Tony Foster (photo by John Ralph)
04/10/2006
Online venture One Minute Album launches this week. Comprising ‘a collection of sixty second masterpieces’ which founder Martin Kitcher challenged a whole host of artis
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Nat Harrison
29/09/2006
Since getting together in February 2005, first performing at a Bournemouth Uni Battle of the Bands; filling in at a day’s notice, it could be said that The A+E Line have
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Tony Foster
27/08/2006
On Saturday 28 October, The Michael Wookey Band, Bad Science, The A&E Line and The Family Buzzard will be playing upstairs at The Opera House as part of a national tour raising money for the WarChild charity. Event organiser Cameron Laing spoke to bh o
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Tony Foster
22/08/2006
Since moving to the capital towards the end of last year, local lads Air Traffic have been making quite a name for themselves. Whilst major success is still a little way
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Tony Foster
07/08/2006
Seven years after the birth of Betika, and they “struck the first note”, Dave Purse and Carolyn Evans have been speaking to bh one about ‘Halflove’, the band’s brand spanking new album
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Tony Foster
30/07/2006
With his new album ‘I’m Alive’ due for release on Folkwit Records on 31 July, bh one has been talking with more
Tony Foster
14/07/2006
This Sunday heralds not only the World Cup Final but also Solid Air's sixth annual Grooves on the Green, held at the park, in Lower Parkstone. So what can be expected? “A chil
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Tony Foster & Natalie Harrison
05/07/2006
Since the early nineties Matt Maher has been a mainstay of local indie favourites The Marlins. Well respected by many, the band have carved a reputation for being capable of quality songwriting, due largely to Maher, whose influences seem to have been
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Tony Foster
19/06/2006
Local recording studio ‘Room With A View’ played a major part in the production of UK Number One single ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’ by Sandi Thom. But the single hasn’t been t
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Natalie Harrison & Tony Foster
10/06/2006
Voodoo Vegas have been hard at it recently. After a short tour with UK Guns & Roses and a slot coming up at this years Gulilfest, bh one asked frontman Lawrence Case about all that’s been happening in Voodoo Vegas’ rock ‘n’ roll world.
bh o
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Tony Foster
05/06/2006
So, The Street have reached a dead end. No u-turn, no change in direction, no rest break. The end. Having just finished recording brand new album ‘The Electric Press’
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Tony Foster & Natalie Harrison
25/05/2006
On May 4th at Benedicts, Rubber Soul celebrated its fifth birthday, featuring five local bands in full-on, plugged-in and amped-up electric splendour. A vision of Conrad Barr, half of the Solid Air team, a year after the ‘Acoustic Adventures’ nights we
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Tony Foster
04/05/2006
So, the ‘Eccentric Elvis’ charity cd has been unleashed on the public, and the launch party at The Green Room in The Portman Hotel has been and gone. Solid Air’s Conrad Barr gives his thoughts and afterglow on the events before and during the night tha
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Tony Foster
29/03/2006
The best ideas come in the strangest ways, such is the case with the Eccentric Elvis album, the brainchild of Bournemouth musician/singer/agent Martin Kitcher. Having spent far more time than he cares to remember in Elvis tribute bands, Martin had a mo
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Tony Foster
20/03/2006
