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  • A Modern Reggae Classic: Wonderland of Green

    A Modern Reggae Classic: Wonderland of Green

    On first hearing Wonderland of Green, I was like, yeah, thatโ€™s as sweet as a sugarcane field. But itโ€™s moreish; every listen it approves all elements, everything I love about reggae, and why I love it. Fruits Records may be based in Switzerland, but their dedication to authentic Jamaican roots reggae is paramount. This latest Read more

  • Our IndieDay at Brogans!

    Our IndieDay at Brogans!

    Images by Gail Foster Coming from Essex where shopping is religion, youโ€™d think Iโ€™d be impartial to the duty. But no. To be bluntly honest, as I believe I mostly am, I find nothing entertaining or enjoyable in sauntering a continuous stream of mundane chain stores aimlessly, other than to spend money I havenโ€™t got Read more

  • Bristol Hip Hop Group, The Scribes Coming to Salisbury

    Bristol Hip Hop Group, The Scribes Coming to Salisbury

    Described by The Evening Herald as, โ€œraw and exciting, honest and sensitive, a soulful brand of rap,โ€ Bristolโ€™s trailblazing hip hop outfit, The Scribes play Salisburyโ€™s The Winchester Gate, on Saturday September the 12th. The Winchester Gate is a community pub just on the out skirts of Salisbury city centre which heralds live music, particularly Read more

  • Two Man Ting Bring Sunshine to the Southgate Today

    Two Man Ting Bring Sunshine to the Southgate Today

    Winding up their โ€œmini tour,โ€ after last nightโ€™s gig at Salisburyโ€™s Winchester Gate, world/reggae duo, Two Man Ting appear at Devizes Southgate for an afternoon session from 4 to 6pm. Midlands Jon Lewis and Sierra Leonian Jah-Man Aggrey, are a branch of world dance collective Le Cod Afrique, who play a cheerful combination of multicultural Read more

  • Opinion: House Party Organiser in Devizes Issued with ยฃ10,000 Fine

    Opinion: House Party Organiser in Devizes Issued with ยฃ10,000 Fine

    Daniel Jae Webb reports for Wiltshire 999s that the organiser of the house party, in Wick Lane, Devizes on Friday night, has been issued a ยฃ10,000 fine by Wiltshire Police, for ignoring a police warning. Officers were called to the house and requested the party was be shut down in line with COVID-19 regulations, and Read more

  • The Lost Trades on Cloud 9

    The Lost Trades on Cloud 9

    New song from our local purveyors of the perfect folk vocal harmony trio, The Lost Trades. Out for another Bandcamp Day, today, Friday, where the website drops itโ€™s fees and gives the artists 100% royalties; and darn it, if this isnโ€™t worth a quid when it constitutes a mere quarter-cup of coffee from a posh Read more