Archive for January, 2012

The Charlotte Gay Podcast 22/1/12

The Charlotte Gay show has returned back into 2012 and with a very food obsessed show. The podcast carries with it the regulars of Gay Pride and Sunday Soother, but also brings the return of Radio Fail. Charlotte also hatches a plan to bring The Blanks to Bournemouth in her new feature, parody corner*. *Better [...]

A Tribute to a Legend: Nerve Remembers Gary Speed

When the news broke on the morning of November 27th, that Wales’ manager Gary Speed had died, the footballing world recoiled in shock. And when it emerged that he had been found hanging in his garage, the already tragic news became almost unbearable. How could a man who had been described as being ‘excited and [...]

Sports Personality: All male shortlist, an all male award?

At the end of the year the BBC celebrate the achievements of UK sportsmen and women; however it appears that it was a bad year for women’s sport  in 2011 as NO women were nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award. But has it been a bad year for women’s sport? Arguably [...]

Tennis 2011: A look back at a scintillating year.

If the recent ATP World Tour Finals taught spectators one thing, it’s that anything can happen on a tennis court in major tournaments. World ranking is sometimes more a guideline than a reflection of ranked skill, with form often playing havoc on the ATP Tour circuit. As Novak Djokovic’s god-like 43-match unbeaten run earlier this [...]

Veteran Shaun Cooper talks a turbulent 2011 for AFC Bournemouth

Beginning to find a good run of form, AFC Bournemouth’s shaky start to the season looks to be wearing off. With manager Lee Bradbury settling in to the demands of managerialism, and new assistant manager Russ Wilcox bringing in decades of experience, 2012 could be a successful year for the Cherries. Nerve’s Patrick Farren asked [...]

Live Review: Gary Numan @ Southampton Guildhall, 9/12/11

Edging my way through the grand entrance of the Guildhall it dawned on me that I was considerably under the average age of this gigs audience. On my way to the front of the room I was able to count on one hand, the number of fans under the age of 45! However, it was [...]