When I started this project at the beginning of the year, I wasn’t sure how it would go. I wasn’t even sure I’d get anyone interested in being involved, but it’s been such a positive thing for me to do and I’ve loved it all, not only being able to do more of what I love, but it’s enabled me to meet and chat with some incredible humans who have some really important things to say. This week, I’m very pleased to share my conversation with Sam and Rach from Memory Palace, a band hailing from South Wales and Bristol.
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Women In Music: A Conversation With Omam Dawn
At the end of February I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Amy, a truly beautiful soul, from Hampshire. Having lived and worked as a musician in London and now back in Gosport, we discuss the differences between the two places for musicians, and what may be necessary to encourage young women to go into different roles within the music industry.
Read MoreCaity Baser @ O2 Guildhall Southampton
If you haven’t already heard of Caity Baser, she’s Southampton’s own pop princess who went viral on TikTok during the pandemic and became a bit of an online sensation with her great vocals, contagious energy and funny videos.
Read MoreEnter Shikari @ Utilita Arena, Cardiff - February 2024
I’ve got to be honest, I had been waiting for this day to come for a LONG TIME. I’ve been following Enter Shikari for around 17 years. Their music has been with me through the highest of highs and lowest of lows, with Take To The Skies being a pinnacle album for me, and then finally, there I was, in Cardiff Utilita Arena, ready to shoot the band that had instantly got me hooked all those years ago.
Read MoreBring Me The Horizon @ BIC, Bournemouth
A look back at Bring Me The Horizon’s Bournemouth show on the Nex Gen tour.
Read MorePunk Rock Factory @ The 1865, Southampton
Punk Rock Factory. A band that’s only been around for 4 years but has picked up quite the following! With support from the brilliant Adam And The Metal Hawks.
Read MoreSkindred @ O2 Guildhall Southampton
Saturday saw the genre-crushing sounds of the mighty Skindred take to Southampton’s O2 Guildhall, and what a show it was.
Read MoreThe Xcerts & Snake Eyes @ The Joiners
One of the reasons I love shooting live music is that it’s an easy way to get introduced to bands you’ve not listened to before. I’ve been aware of both The Xcerts and Snake Eyes for a while now, but shamefully I had never really listened to their music before, so to cover this gig for Punktastic was a great opportunity for me to get a good introduction to both.
Read MoreThe Return of Black Foxxes
2020 saw the last Black Foxxes album, which helped many of us get through a tough year or two. During the last 3 years social media has shown us there’s been the odd show, lots of travels, and an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign for the band which will bring us the eagerly awaited new album, ‘The Haar’. Friday night kicked off a set of three 2-hour set shows by the band, with the first being in the town of Newport, Wales. No supports. Just 2 straight hours of those good old Black Foxxes riffs and melodies we all love (with a quick interval/wine break, in the middle.)
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