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  • Rock n Roll Lives; in Melksham!

    Rock n Roll Lives; in Melksham!

    Found myself in the Sham last night, hail hailing rock n roll at the Assembly Hall, something Iโ€™ve been meaning to witness for ages; and Iโ€™m pleased to report, they do it with bells onโ€ฆโ€ฆ Passing through Swindonโ€™s GWR works prior to the Steam Museum, I perchance to natter to an aged engineer prepping a… Read more

  • Bit of a Shindig; The Most Luxurious Festival in The West?

    Glamping and other plush extras add to the allure of a modern-day festival, but how far are you willing to go to make your festie experience that bit more luxurious? Established dance festival Shindig, which takes place 26th-29th May in the glorious grounds of the Dillington Estate in Somerset, boasts the only festival in the… Read more

  • Mobius Loop Launch Anti-Hunt Song

    Mobius Loop Launch Anti-Hunt Song

    Nationwide hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists have inspired those gypsy-folk misfits, Mobius Loop to create this righteous tune, the Foxtrot Tally Hoedown; and we love it here at Devizine.…. I love it because despite social and political injustices linger, as it ever did, rarely does the mainstream music industry reflect this, whereas topical songs… Read more

  • Bath Reggae Festival Ticketholders Still Await Refund

    Ticketholders for the hugely publicised Bath Reggae Festival still awaiting a refund after the festival was cancelled in August last year are getting understandably disgruntled, as the organisers are reportedly unresponsive to emails and messages….   Like many others, I jumped on this when first announced in November 2020. With a real community feel to their… Read more

  • Soultimate; The Piaggio Soul Combination

    Soultimate; The Piaggio Soul Combination

    Hey you, with the comb in your back pocket, imagine if the Brand New Heavies were signed by Motown in 1964, and you’d be a smidgen near the awesome sound of the Piaggio Soul Combination. Sprinkle some talc on the dancefloor and I’ll give you lowdown on their scorcher of a new album, Soultimate, released… Read more

  • Talk in Code; Young Loves Dreamers

    Talk in Code; Young Loves Dreamers

    Set to release their new single โ€˜Young Loves Dreamโ€™ on Friday 11th February across all digital platforms, Talk in Code are rinsing their inimitable and uniformed sound with anthemic pop goodness; itโ€™s to be expectedโ€ฆโ€ฆ Coincidently, three years and one day ago Devizine reviewed this Swindon indie-pop four-pieceโ€™s album, Resolve, with the retrospective angle of… Read more