First up, a massive thanks you to everyone who voted for their favourite local band to play at this year’s Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover Event, and to the huge number of bands and djs who have applied to play. We received nearly 2000 votes, with many bands creating facebook events and online campaigns to encourage votes. ...

Chords was taken by a storm last Thursday by some of the best young alternative/indie bands in the Bournemouth/Poole area, totalling in a fantastic evening of new and original music. The Pretty Marx were the first band onstage, beginning with EP opener ‘Ab Imo Pectore’ they displayed a tighter and more confident band then when ...

I can’t remember how I stumbled across Kinnie The Explorer, but my very limited knowledge of them is this: they are new, they are young, they sound refreshingly different, and are supporting Noah & The Whale at the O2 Academy on 30 June. I could have chosen any of the four tracks (from the Blood, ...