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  • Frome based band, Bellwether, to release new single

    Frome based band, Bellwether, to release new single

    Formerly known as Judas Goat and the Bellwether, the now renamed band have announced the release of their latest single, “Drill Baby Drill” (coming out on the 27th November). I was given the pleasure of listening to it and you really couldn’t ask for anything better… The band themselves have gained a loyal fanbase with Read more

  • Yesterday’s Tomorrow; Debut Album From Ursa Way and its Launch at the Tuppenny

    Yesterday’s Tomorrow; Debut Album From Ursa Way and its Launch at the Tuppenny

    If the eonian motivation of youths picking up guitars and forming bands has hit Gen Z enough that they’re two to a penny, I’m in the right place to discover one new to us, The Tuppenny….  An adept drummer pinched from Bristol, with the remaining homegrown members formed a  youthful and hopeful Swindon indie-rock four-piece Read more

  • Winter Festival & Lantern Parade Confirmed for Devizes

    Winter Festival & Lantern Parade Confirmed for Devizes

    Photograph by Simon Folkard It’s been a rocky road for Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA) these last few years, and I didn’t mean the crushed biscuits and marshmallows sort! Cuts to Arts Funding has meant the unfortunate cancellation of a large part of their annual free event programme. Townsfolk and The Town Council have both been Read more

  • I See Orange….And Doll Guts!

    I See Orange….And Doll Guts!

    There was a time not so long ago when I See Orange was the most exciting new band in Swindon. Their latest offering released at the end of August, a single entitled Doll Guts, truly positions them way above that pedestal and I predict and hope, onto the international market…. Though there’s a nod to Read more

  • Come and find out more about the new Integrated Care Centre coming to Trowbridge

    Local people can find out more about a brand new state of the art Integrated Care Centre opening in the town in early 2026 at an evening information event on Thursday 11 September from 6.30- 8.30pm at the Holy Trinity Church in Trowbridge.…. The event will be a great opportunity for local people to find Read more

  • Talk in Code Down The Gate!

    Talk in Code Down The Gate!

    What, again?! Another article about Talk in Code?! Haven’t they had enough Devizine-styled publicity?! Are their heads swelling?!  Didn’t that crazy toothless editor catch them at The Vic in Swindon just last week? And now The Southgate in Devizes? Isn’t that his second home anyway?! Hold back your keyboard warrior typing fingers from those vicious Read more