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  • Penny Lane, Wootton Bassett

    Did you know Wiltshire boasts the UK’s only female Beatles tribute? Couldn’t let this be, so had a chat with manager Roger, so far failed to hold the ladies’ hands though!   Royal Wootton Bassett musician, Roger Mepstead promotes tribute acts. In the past we’ve mentioned Olya & The Bond Girls, and we love Sophia Read more

  • Soul Sucker

    Soul Sucker

    I am a bit, yeah, but I’m talking more about the debut EP from George’s band, Wilding…   Images by Nick Padmore   It was all going swimmingly in the wee hours of this morning, until I backed the milk float into a ditch. Wedged firmly in the bracken which now resembled a milk bottle Read more

  • It’s 1AM, and what are Larkin going to do?

    It’s 1AM, and what are Larkin going to do?

    Release a new EP called Live by Night, that’s what; and I’ve had an exclusive listen, so there!   Images by Nick Padmore and Matthew Hennessy   Upgraded from Dad’s cast-off mono record player, in the early eighties our Amstrad Hi-Fi was the stuff of Star Trek, with a record deck drawer openable by the Read more

  • Sheer History

    With Sheer Music returning to Devizes on 8th December at the Cellar Bar with Sam Russo and support by Jamie R Hawkins, I hassle creator Kieran J Moore for a quick chat about Sheer Music’s history.   A lone drunken straggler wandered into our ring of barely free-standing friends amidst the temporary city of tents Read more

  • It’s Complicated and Kirsty Clinch bid to improve Village Hall with Christmas Party

    Easter in Christmasterton…. No, hold on, I meant Christmas in Easterton; it’s not complicated, yet, in a way, it is. Have I lost you with the first sentence? It’s okay, I’ll be brief and let you get on with your tea.   The sleepy village of Easterton, squashed between Lavington and Urchfont are to get Read more

  • Why I Don’t Write “No Surprises Living in Devizes” Anymore

    Gil Scott-Heron chanted “the revolution will not be televised,” bloody right too, it’ll all be on Facebook no doubt. Videos captioned “what the BBC aren’t showing us,” go viral, even if it’s a link to a BBC video. I should stick to posting my all-time favourite album covers and annoying others by nominating them to Read more