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  • Tribute Acts Going the Extra Mile; Blondie & Ska

    Tribute Acts Going the Extra Mile; Blondie & Ska

    One surprise track contributed for our forthcoming compilation album for Julia’s House, (yes, it’s going sluggish but well, thanks for asking!) comes from Chippenham’s part-Blondie-tribute-part-ska-covers duo, Blondie & Ska. It’s a solid, rock steady original, with the added bonus it sounds as if it could’ve been an album track from Parallel Lines, Plastic Letters or Read more

  • Sheer Music’s Mum to Jump out of Aeroplane!

    Okay, it’s a funny headline, but a serious message is attached to it, all about Stanley. Stanley was born too early, at thirty weeks gestation in August 2016, and was placed in NICU. Luckily, both he and his mum came home from hospital. Unfortunately, having been starved of oxygen during the emergency caesarean he has Read more

  • IndieDay is Back in Devizes

    With a few i’s to dot and t’s to cross, the non-profit organisation Devizes Retailers & Independents announce a second IndieDay in Devizes on Saturday 5th June. With an aim to spread the word about all the excellent independent retail shops and small businesses in Devizes, last year’s event was well received and enjoyed, at Read more

  • Thirty Years a Raver; Part 1: Planet Rock & Tooth Extractions!

    New short series of articles exploring rave culture thirty years on, from a personal perspective…. In the early eighties my nan and grandad stood at the head of the hall, preparing from requests they adlib a speech for their surprise anniversary party. My grandad did the standard honours, thanking everyone for coming, excusing any clumsiness Read more

  • The Lost Promises of Sam Bishop

    The Lost Promises of Sam Bishop

    Five years on from Devizes six-form boy band 98 Reasons, we find vocalist and keyboardist Sam Bishop studying music in Winchester, while former Larkin partner Finely Trusler continues working with cousin Harvey as The Truzzy Boys and has become fresh new frontman for local mod heroes, The Roughcut Rebels. Last week we were able get Read more

  • Stockwell, Storm Jae and Nory Can’t Come Home

    Stockwell, Storm Jae and Nory Can’t Come Home

    It’s not every day we hear a quintessentially hip-hop track with the magnitude of enriching classic rock riffs, say, as Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street or Pink Floyd’s The Great Gig in the Sky. Agreeably the nineties downbeat and trip hop era unleashed some masterful acts, particularly of the Bristol scene. And there’s shards of precisely Read more