In May 2006 bh one launched in glorious shades of beige. At the time our intentions and expectations were limited to simply promoting local music, primarily through gig and record reviews. There was a thorough gig guide and a few other features, but we had no idea how the site and our involvement with various ...

I was going to start writing words about this year’s Endorse it in Dorset Festival yesterday, but a mixture of fatigue and a very real comedown delayed it by twenty-four hours. It takes it out of you does Endorse it, in a lovely, messy, sleep deprivation kind of way. Somehow I managed an eight hour ...

Last Thursday Oxjam Bournemouth’s fundraising activity kicked off in earnest, with an afternoon pitch at the Bournemouth Family Festival in Meyrick Park, followed by a five band gig at O’Neill’s in the evening. Fundraising Co-ordinator Geoff Birchenough deserves a standing ovation for his efforts, not just in organising these events, but more for his dedication ...

Duninadé is the brand new album by Toupé, recorded in a day at the Ranch Production House just outside Southampton. With the band taking an enforced break due to Karl Evans swanning off to Oz for a year, Grant Sharkey’s focus appears to have been very much on his beloved Chapter One Bookshop. Anyone who ...

As the preparation continues for the main Oxjam Bournemouth Takeover Event on 23 October, we’ve been busy organising a number of fundraising events over the coming months. The first of which will be taking place a week tomorrow (29 July) at O’Neill’s at the Lansdowne in Bournemouth. This gig is FREE ENTRY! and features five ...