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'The Dirty South focuses on music and culture from across the South coast. Everything from club nights and art exhibitions to gigs and theatre.
'Brought to you by Vicky Halliday (with assistance from Dai Howells and the glamorous Dirty South family) we'll take a light-hearted look at all things Southern - and Dirty! From Bournemouth to Brighton (with the occasional jaunt to London) The Dirty South team will give you an insight into all things cultural "Southern Style"
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Archive for September, 2011
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Goodwood Revival
words and photos by Martin Hoare Ahh the smell of burning rubber, burning fuel and the noise of rumbling engines and screeching tyres, then all of a sudden the sound of merlin engines above…this can only mean one thing, day two of Goodwood Revival. The sun is out albeit very low and spitfires are flying [...] -
Southsea Fest: Chris Hilson
by Chris Hilson photos by Hannah Mesquitta and Andrew Hayward A quick trip up to London for a midday gig by The Wonder Years meant that I missed the first couple of hours of Southsea Fest. However, I was back time to check out Southlands, who were part of the incredibly good Southsea D.I.Y line [...] -
Southsea Fest: Dai Howells
by Dai Howells Local boys and Wedge Showcase finalists The Planes kick off Southsea Fest, seemingly on a mission to bringing their street urchin indie to every pub, club or venue in Southsea, preferably within a week. Their slot is an early one, however, and restless festival-goers stream in and out of the venue just [...] -
Review: Gary Numan @ O2 Academy Bournemouth
words and photos by Daniel Cook Very few acts of the nineteen-eighties survived the great change to the decade of the nineteen-nineties. With the rise of the boy band, and evolution of American Alternative Rock, the world of Synth pop ended with the dreamscapes of Smashing Pumpkins and the thrash of Nirvana. So, for someone [...] -
Review: Howling Bells @ The Wedgewood Rooms
by Ben Clark photos by Hannah Mesquitta Australian four-piece Howling Bells have had a long road to the desired cult/cool position they hold in the world of music today. Hailing from Sydney in 2004, their release two years later epitomised the cool atmospheric sound characteristic of Aussie godfather Nick Cave. Vardenafilo levitra Levitra reviews Songs [...] -
Review: The King Blues @ The Wedgewood Rooms
words and photos by Mark Hayward I didn’t know completely what to expect. Cheap Levitra online I’d heard quite a lot about The King Blues from word of mouth and from my friends who themselves had seen them play at Butserfest last year. As I wasn’t sure who they were, I had done some background [...] -
Review: Lanterns on the Lake @ The Joiners
by Daniel Cook Upon entering The Joiners, we were soundtracked by a selection of Post Rock tracks. I presumed this was to set the audience up for what they were about to be exposed to, but we were wrong. Vardenafilo levitra We had a brother-sister duo called The Douglas Firs, and they were rather good. [...]