It’s been a long weekend, if Thursday counts. Starting with the debut gig by the dubby ska-punk of The Sporadics… a little messy but hugely promising. Very Specials. My ears are currently enjoying the noise of their first home recording Truth & Rights. Unfortunately (after a three week break) it was another slightly disappointing turnout ...

This Saturday at The Portman in Boscombe, a fundraiser is taking place in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The all day event has been organised by Siobhan Ferguson who has put together a superb line-up of local acts, made up of friends and bands whose music she has enjoyed over the last thirty years. For ...