It’s Wednesday night, it’s Song of the Week time…. I’m just amazed with myself that I’ve actually committed to this new regular feature for a whole month, incredible!
This week, it’s post-punk eighties alternative/goth duo Deadlight Dance. Tim Emery and Nick Fletcher are a rekindled two-fifths of a Marlborough’s St Johns six form band and released a debut single this week, Missives from the Sisters.
Out on Ray Records, a debut single from a forthcoming album Beyond Reverence, due later this the year. This sullenly emotive tune of darkwave rings alarms for a reawakening of the gothic rock genre, once emblematic of Marlborough. I was just 14 when I moved there from Essex, it was a culture shock as we didn’t have goths in the motherland of shopping and stilettos, doubt we even had black hair dye, but I quickly realised the importance of liking the Cure, if I wanted to snog any girls!
Recorded at Nick Beere’s Chisldon studio, Mooncalf, the duo play The Crown in Aldbourne tomorrow (23rd Feb,) and The Plough in Shalbourne on Saturday March 4th, after dropping in for a 6pm-ish slot at my birthday party down the Three Crowns, Devizes….I’ve told you about my birthday, haven’t I? It’s okay, if you come too, I pinky promise not to try and snog you!
- Discovering the Devizes Festival of Discovery!
Yeah I know, right, it’s come up on us rather unexpectedly, this Festival of Discovery thing, hasn’t it?! What’s it’s all about then, I hear … Continue reading “Discovering the Devizes Festival of Discovery!” - Lady Nade’s New Album, Identity
There’s musical acts which play united on equal pegging, and then there’s those which follow the lead of a virtuoso. Be it guitar, like Hendrix, … Continue reading “Lady Nade’s New Album, Identity” - My River, New Single from M3G
Tomorrow, Friday 2nd October, sees a new single from Chippenham indie folk singer-songwriter Meg Hoy, or M3G, and it’s called My River….. If you deem … Continue reading “My River, New Single from M3G” - Flora Fiora Kicking the Tyres
Chedworth, Gloucestershire; proud village soloist, songwriter and model Flora Fiora is kicking the tyres and smashing windows in with a new single, and it’s about … Continue reading “Flora Fiora Kicking the Tyres” - The Wharf Theatre Becomes New National Theatre Live Screening Centre; Launching with The Misanthrope starring Sandra Oh
The Wharf Theatre in Devizes is thrilled to announce a major new chapter in its artistic programme: the theatre has officially become a registered screening … Continue reading “The Wharf Theatre Becomes New National Theatre Live Screening Centre; Launching with The Misanthrope starring Sandra Oh” - Devizine Launchpad! Hosting Emerging Talent Area at DOCA Festival of Discovery
Young, talented, I tick neither box, but I am delighted to tell you Devizine has assembled the very best of emerging musical talent from across … Continue reading “Devizine Launchpad! Hosting Emerging Talent Area at DOCA Festival of Discovery” - Loser to Loser; George Wilding’s New Single
Second single of 2026 from local legend George Wilding, Loser to Loser is a grower which carries a delightful punch…if any type of punch could … Continue reading “Loser to Loser; George Wilding’s New Single” - New Ladies-Only Club Opens In The Market Place.
A ladies-only club, four gloriously eccentric rooms and a barista in a bowler hat: The Dressing House is anything but ordinary. Devizine contributor Charlotte Howard … Continue reading “New Ladies-Only Club Opens In The Market Place.” - World Food Day Ends Devizes Food & Drink Festival
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy! Another great year for Devizes Food & Drink Festival ended on Sunday with the World Food … Continue reading “World Food Day Ends Devizes Food & Drink Festival” - 3 Daft Monkeys at The Barge on HoneyStreet
Witnessed amazing fireworks for Confetti Battle in Devizes, and I hopped eastwards to that sacred hippy haven in the Pewsey Vale, The Barge at HoneyStreet; … Continue reading “3 Daft Monkeys at The Barge on HoneyStreet”
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