August 17, 2010 | Posted by Chinners
New Model Army arrive for their first visit to Mr Kyps in Poole this Friday night (20th August 2010). The gig has been slotted as an intimate warm-up show just before the band’s appearance at The Levellers ‘Beautiful Days’ Festival at Escot Park in Devon. New Model Army celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year, which is some major achievement as they have played on many worldwide tours and produced eleven top quality studio albums during that time. Earlier this year they finished a ninety date tour of Europe and America in support of their album Today is a Good Day which critics rated as some of their best work since the infamous Thunder and Consolation.
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Tags: Dorset, Mr. Kyps, New Model Army, Poole, Punk, Rock | 
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June 27, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
Beachbum Baby has the blood of old school Punk Rock coursing through its veins. Andy Nazer and Co have injected just enough of that radio friendly melody that bands such as the Foo Fighters are renowned for, to make it appeal to more than just fans of The New York Dolls and similar bands of that scene and era.
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June 10, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
Get to know Thomas and the Mock Ups a little better with their video below. These guys got a Track of The Week for ‘England’s Glory’ from us here at Dorset Rock Online and they recently won The Blandford Forum Battle of The Bands. Punk and Indie fans, what are you waiting for?
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May 13, 2010 | Posted by Shannon McMillan Brewer
This weeks Track of the Week is brought to you by recent Blandford Battle of the Bands winners Thomas and the Mock Ups. This song is perfect to feature now considering the UK has just been through another election full of political unrest.
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May 5, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
Slam Dunk By The Sea will take place at the O2 Academy Bournemouth at the end of May 2010. Bands and artists include New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, Hit The Lights and Out Of Sight. More info and ticket links below.
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April 27, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
The following review was submitted by Matt Upchuck.
Mention the Meat Puppets to most people and you will almost get a blank look from them, the best you can hope for is “didn’t they support Nirvana on the MTV Unplugged Session?” and yes they did; but to remember them for simply having Kurt Cobain singing along with them would do them a severe injustice. Especially for a fan of noisy and discordant punk rock like me.
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April 20, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
On Saturday 17th April, the 2010 Dorset Music Awards reached it’s conclusion. After months of campaigning and performing from the bands, the prizes were finally issued by music industry bods and festival representatives. The prizes were in effect split in two. The overall winners get the trophy and a prize bundle worth thousands of pounds. Also up for grabs were four festival slots. These slots were issued independently, to whichever band the festival rep’ wanted at their event. Potentially there were five prizes up for grabs for the five bands competing – Mutant Vinyl, Lady Winwood’s Maggot, Sarah Griffin, Disco’s Out (Murder’s In) and The Longest Day.
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Categories: Event Review | Tags: Bournemouth, Devil's Music, Discos Out (Murder's In), Dorset, indie, Lady Winwoods Maggot, Mutant Vinyl, Punk, Robert Whetton, Rock, Sarah Griffin, Ska, The Dorset Music Awards, The Longest Day, The Royal Bath Hotel | 71 Comments »
