Tomorrow I’ll be mentioning a different gig for a different reason, but today I’d like to highlight this – GREGSTOCK! This Saturday at Champions, Greg from legendary ‘80s Bournemouth glam band Poze (pictured above) will be celebrating his 50th birthday, accompanied by a mountain of musicians who shared a stage with him many, many years ...

Just a quick announcement to say that as from this Sunday 6 November Champion Sound rehearsal rooms will no longer be run by myself, but they will remain open, being run by Mr Nacho Jase and his partner Marianne. So, business as usual for all bands and musicians who have used the rooms since they ...

Well, that was fun! Six months planning, and every single minute was time well spent. It is impossible for me to look at last Saturday’s Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover objectively – it has been the most important thing in my life for the best part of six months, so I can only look from the inside ...

Five months and sixteen fundraisers after our launch at Chaplins in Boscombe, and the main event is nearly here. This Saturday the Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover returns. With nearly £6,500 already raised our original target of raising £8,000 for Oxfam is almost certain, and our hope is to now raise in excess of £10,000 – a ...

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 ...