Snotty nose, change of weather, otherwise Iโd have dragged my sorry ass down to Underground, formerly Level III in Swindon for last weekendโs Children in Need fundraiser with our heroes Talk in Code, and these Malmesbury guys, The Dirty Smooth. Instead I stayed in, feeling sorry for myself; man flu, the struggle is realโฆ.
Rub salt into the wound, why donโt you, Dirty Smooth, and put out a buzzing new single?!ย
Itโs a rare find, a single from The Dirty Smooth, last one was all out Guns n Roses fashioned power rock Black Jack City, last March. A welcomed return then, and Snakebite has a more pop feel, the like Talk in Code are putting out, and their punchy Seed The Spark. Snakebite is tempting, with this archetypal smooth bridge for the band, and it just rolls, slick, give a whirl, do yourself a favourโฆ..

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Devizes Arts Festival Reviews: Steve Tuffinโs Have-A-Go Workshop on Memoir-Writing, Anthony Horowitz โ โA Life In Murderโ, and Becky Greyโs โHow I Became A Ghost Writerโ
Itโs All In The Writing Andy Fawthrop The Devizes Arts Festival is now in its 40th year and, as ever, seems to be in robustโฆ
PREVIEW: Bullshot Crummond [*], Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath June 17th – 20th 2026
by Ian Diddams images by Josie Mae-Ross If you have been fortunate enough to have experienced the four hander parody version of “The 39 Steps”,โฆ
โNothing Rhymes With Orangeโ at Cursus Festival, May 24th, 2026.ย
by Ian Diddams images by Ian Diddams Though now based out of Bristol, at university studying Music and sharing digs together, NRWO (as they areโฆ
Make Music This Summer Launches at Wiltshire Music Centre; 19 Days of Musical Activities for Children and Young People
Wiltshire Music Centre is launching the Make Music This Summer programme, a vibrant 19-day programme of musical activities for children, young people and families….. Designedโฆ
After Ruby, Barrelhouse and RowdeFest 26
Images by Jess Worrow A busy late spring weekend across the county, with major events from Bradford-on-Avon to Swindon, but I’m bringing quality acts Iโฆ
Sir Tony Robinson, Nigel Planer, TโPau, and Timmy Mallettโฆ and More at Frome Festival in July
Tickets are now on sale for Frome Festivalโs silver anniversary year, taking place between the 3rd โ 12th July, 2026. Three hundred events are scheduledโฆ
โWe Will Rock Youโ at St. Augustine’s, Trowbridge, May 27thโ30th, 2026
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Devizes Wharf to Edinburgh; Whose Play, and The Sh!t They Don’t Tell You in Books!
Images: Chris Watkins Media May seemed so far away back in Feb when we ran a preview of two plays which will see a Devizesโฆ
Phil, Jamie and Tamsin Return to The Fold
With duty calling in the wee hours of each Saturday, itโs got to be something special to drag me off the sofa on a Fridayโฆ