Long time no speak. I’ve been on holiday. Not in the physical sense, just taking an impromptu bh one sabbatical. I’ve been feeling a kind of post-Oxjam mental burnout which has put me in a strange head space. My back has been playing up something chronic too, which has meant standing up for any length ...

Zac Harris is a perfect example of why we run this website. We first saw Zac playing about five years ago, not yet even sweet sixteen and showing the most ridiculous potential imaginable. Thrashing his acoustic to within an inch of its life, radiating and raging perfectly uncontrolled energy his solo performances were, even at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...