Four great bands, one packed out venue! The first ever MAG-NITE was essentially a showcase of some of the best […]
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Tomboy are a combo fronted by two brothers who describe themselves as coming from “Southampton via Milton Keynes”. The five-track […]
Los Skeletones have been peddling their own brand of three-piece funk ‘n’ roll for the past two years, turning heads […]
Shard had the task of kicking off proceedings and after a shaky start they just kept getting better. They settled […]
The Fallout Theory describe themselves as a four piece melodic outfit. This may sound like the description of a flashy […]
Starting out sounding like the bastard son of Jimmy Eat World and Allister, ‘One Shot Nothing’ has hooky chorus lines […]
A suitably quirky biography sets the scene with snappy phrases that promise nothing but demand that you listen to ‘In […]
Coming off the back of a string of favourable live reviews, ‘Liquid Cocaine’ is Southampton based band, The Morning’s, first […]
There’s an old saying that springs to mind after seeing Cast Iron Shores at The Railway – ‘treat ’em mean […]
This Blood Burns are an angsty hardcore band that sound like an angry sibling of The Used. ‘It Begins with […]
Unanswered Call is the latest recording from Southampton based pop-punk Drive-Thru look-alikes, Not Advised. ‘Leave One Eye Open’ kicks off […]
Having done quite well recently in the Emergenza competion, The Landing have pulled a three-track demo out of their hat […]
The note attached to the CD explained that Raising Sand play rock from an era when it was ‘…dangerous and […]
You could be forgiven for thinking that, with a name like Mr Fungus, a new antibacterial bubble bath for grubby […]
Take five fashion savvy celeb’s, rough them up a bit, take away their fame, and give them instruments and artistic […]
Philtre opened the ‘Rubber Soul’ night at The Gander on the Green, Bournemouth, with a retrospective rock sound. The songs […]
With the upsurge in retro bands like The Darkness and The Datsuns, we may actually be forgiven for thinking that […]
Bonemachine are an electronic fousome from Portsmouth who are due to release their debut album, ‘Vent’, later this month. ‘Another […]
My Mantra opened the night, playing to an already busy Joiners Arms. First impressions suggest that these chaps play 90’s […]
The Mag’s very own editor hands me a distinctly non-CD-sized envelope and with a smug grin says “I think this […]
Loki started the three-band line up at The Joiners, Southampton, with a set that on many bills would have been […]
Cameron are a four piece Worcester-based rock band with dry-throated vocals, excellent drumming, and harsh guitars. They describe themselves as […]
Sitting in between influences such as The Smiths and The Beatles, The Red Kites comfortably avoid a complete slating by […]
Containing four of the tracks that you will have heard if you’ve seen them live, Hygiene Advice for Cheerleaders is […]