Posts Tagged ‘Jo Stass’

Welcome to cupcake school

What do you do when you’re tired of your stressful job in London? Well if you’re Rachel Filmer, you start up a cupcake school in Bournemouth… In the gorgeous Green House Hotel, tucked away just outside of the busy town centre, 29-year-old Rachel Filmer unpacks her many bags of impressive baking equipment, most of which the [...]

Can you help fund Bournemouth’s blockbuster?

A bunch of talented students at Bournemouth University’s Media School are making a film, but they need a bit of extra cash to help finish it. The film is entitled ‘Soap’ and is a dark comedy about a guy in his late 20s who is addicted to cannabis and living on the dole. Realising he [...]

Interview: All Time Low

All Time Low are certainly one of the world’s best loved pop punk bands. After all, if fans are queuing outside the venue from 10am in sub-zero temperatures just to be in with a sliver of a chance of touching your hand, you know you must be doing something right. Alex Gaskarth (vocals & guitar), [...]

Interview: Max Raptor

Max Raptor are determined to keep British punk alive, and after a tremendous debut album, support slots for Billy Talent and Oceansize, and incredible festival appearances, it seems they’re doing a good job… Are you pleased with the reception your debut album ‘Portraits’ has received? Yeah, it’s been really interesting. We played for years and years [...]

Interview: Bowling For Soup

You may only know them for one or two songs, but believe it or not, Bowling For Soup have been going for 17 years and have released a staggering 11 albums. Nerve spoke to frontman Jared Reddick before their show at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy about life in a middle-aged ‘fart joke’ band. You guys tour a [...]

Live Review: Kids In Glass Houses @ Southampton Guildhall, 8/10/11

Kids In Glass Houses have been away far too long. In fact it’s been almost a year since they played a headline show. So tonight is a chance to show exactly what they’ve been up to. But first, they have kindly laid on a feast of British talent for tonight’s crowd. Save Your Breath throw [...]

Interview: Kids In Glass Houses

Nerve spoke to Kids In Glass Houses frontman Aled Phillips before their incredible show at Southampton Guildhall. It also happened to be the day he was labelled the 15th Sexiest Man in Wales… First off, how do you feel about being labelled the 15th Sexiest Man in Wales? It’s just hilarious really. I don’t know [...]

Interview: Blitz Kids

Things are finally coming together for Blitz Kids and they’ve come a long way from their spooky beginning. Under the name Rig Up Explosive, they formed on the night of Halloween in 2005. ‘That wasn’t planned but it just so happened that or first practice was on Halloween’ says frontman Joe James. ‘It was just [...]

Black Veil Brides @ Southampton University, 6/10/11

Standing outside Southampton University tonight, you’d be forgiven for thinking its Halloween, or at least a freshers fancy dress party. But no, Black Veil Brides have rolled into town, bringing with them an army of teens dressed in the deepest shade of black and smothered in eyeliner. My Passion fit the bill perfectly, with their [...]

Tiger Please Review – July 22nd, 2011

Tiger Please @ iBar, Bournemouth We all know that Wales has produced some of the UK’s greatest musical talent over the years, and South Wales five-piece Tiger Please are not about to break the tradition. A crowd of bright young things have eagerly arrived at Bournemouth’s iBar, ready to kick off the summer holidays with [...]