BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands – 25/03/23

On Saturday 25th March 2023 I was back on the radio for another two hours of new music from the islands with BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands which you can listen to by clicking here. As it seems someone made this month shorter than usual (or go by particularly quickly) and there was...

International Women’s Day Showcase – St James, Guernsey – 08/03/23

The last few years has seen the discussion around women in music come to the fore with it being highlighted quite how few female artists appear on festival line ups and how few women have influential roles in the music industry (and therefore I realise the irony in me writing this) so, for International Women’s...

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land Of Sleeper

When I first properly encountered Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (or PigsX7 for brevity) it was as they were preparing to release their third record, Viscerals, and they visited Guernsey to play a show at St. James and put on a set I can really only describe as a sonic kick in the...

The Erberts and The HQ House Band – The Doghouse – 03/03/23

For the last few months Friday nights at The Doghouse in Guernsey, a venue normally known for hosting tribute and cover bands, has been playing host to bands from the island playing their own music with Its Own Animal (aka Garry Minto) curating the line ups. For the first weekend of March 2023 the venue...

Global Collection: Robert J. Hunter and Ash Jarman – St James, Guernsey – 25/02/23

St James’ Global Collection series continued on Saturday 25th February 2023 by bringing a familiar face back home with his full band for the first time in four years in the form of Alderney’s Robert J. Hunter with support coming from Sark based troubadour Ash Jarman. Following successful solo outings at the Guernsey Gigs Unplugged...

Global Collection: Jackson Mathod and Holmes – St James, Guernsey – 10/02/23

Following on from its launch back in December with Plastic Mermaids, St James in Guernsey kicked off their Global Collection series for 2023 with a visit to the island from upcoming, young, jazz trumpeter Jackson Mathod and his band with new local four-piece, Holmes, opening the show. Made up of three quarters of Bordeaux Blue...

Flexagon, It’s Own Animal and Finley Gomez for Independent Venue Week – St James, Guernsey – 03/02/23

Friday 3rd of February 2023 was something of a triple celebration at St James in Guernsey as the venue kicked off its Independent Venue Week events (followed the next night by Buffalo Huddleston and The Honest Crooks) while headliner and show curator Flexagon and opener Finley Gomez were marking the release of their new records....

The Nightmares Before Christmas with Aktung, Mike Meinke and Charlie Sherbourne – The Fermain Tavern – 23/12/22

Coming to this, as I am, a few weeks more than normal after the event I hope I still manage to capture something of the show which saw The Nightmares cap off another great year with a real celebration of a show at The Fermain Tavern alongside Aktung and a team up from Mike Meinke...

Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol by Steve Jones with Ben Thompson

In 2022 Disney+ (of all unlikely places) released Pistol, a drama series, directed by Danny Boyle, telling the story of the most notorious of early British punk bands, the Sex Pistols, based largely on sections of Lonely Boy, the autobiography of the band’s guitarist Steve Jones (co-written with Ben Thompson). While the series was certainly...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Kiya Ashton and L’Islet Records – 25/02/23

2023 is getting into gear as far as new music and live music go and that led to a packed show for my February edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands, which you can listen to by cling here. I caught up with Kiya Ashton who, not being busy enough with her own...