Does Pop Music Really Stand The Test of Time? Sixties Tribute Night at Devizes Corn Exchange Could Be Our Only Hope! All Pop Master T-shirt wearers would like to think it does, but will the music of an era stand the test of time? Make a record, seal the deal, surely? True, your songs will be…

Fantasy Radio to Attend and Broadcast from the Inaugural Wiltshire Music Awards As the excitement continues to detonate to an exploding point for our very first Stone Circle Music Events Wiltshire Music Awards on 25th October,, we are thrilled to announce that Fantasy Radio, Devizes’ own beloved…

Five Years in the Cotswolds: Lawton & Mack’s Breathtaking Debut Album When I put together the 4 Julia’s House compilation albums a few years ago I decided I shouldn’t pick favourites out of the eighty-one songs donated, but if I had to, it would’ve indisputably been Atlantic O by Will Lawton and…

Six Reasons to Rock in Market Lavington Alright yeah, it’s a play on band names and there’s only really two reasons to rock on Friday 17th October at Market Lavington Community Hall; Six O'clock Circus and The Reason. See what they did there? Genius! But, they’re two of the heaviest heavyweight…

Bonnie Weather: New Single From Swindon’s RnB Star, Weather You might think it's a laryngologist's dream come true, this Lewis Capaldi-led decade's penchant for the blue-eyed soul singers’ melismatic strain to cause Mick Hucknall to issue a health and safety warning, but to Swindon's Brandon…

Jon Amor & Friends; Juggernaut at Long Street Blues Club Oh yeah, invite me to a place with a bar, throw some of the best blues this side of New Orleans at me and then hope I’ll articulate some words about it next morning, why don't you?! It's okay readers, it's become standard protocol for me,…

You’re So Cruel; New Single From George Wilding Nothing cruel about our George Wilding; with his perfect match and another local legend of local music, Jolyon Dixon, they're knocking out great singles like it's child's play..... You're So Cruel is out today and is a prime example. It's an upbeat…

Man With Massive CCTV Says Northgate Street is Open! None too convenient when you need a wee down the alley where Wilkos was, but handy in other ways; all-seeing eye Noel has spotted something on his CCTV which is worth its weight in gold to anyone who dares to drive through Devizes. Northgate…

Shearwater: New Single From Nothing Rhymes With Orange There’s a new single from Bristol-based Nothing Rhymes With Orange out tomorrow (Friday 19th September) which takes the band to a whole new level, and it has got me thinking back to their Devizes roots…..  You know, I really cannot remember…

All Back to Sidmouth Street: The Olive Pizza & Grill We are creatures of habit here in old Devizes. We'll stand in the Market Place wearing a vacant expression, wondering where we can bag ourselves a good kebab in town now the Kebab House is sadly no longer. I urge you to think Sidmouth Street,…

Subtle slice of local political satire for you, sir? Yes, it's mild, we prefer to stand on the fence..... devizine.com/2025/09/15/o...

Oh Danny Boy! Oh Danny Boy, oh, Danny Boy, they loved your boyish Eton looks so, but when ye was voted in, an all democracy wasn’t quite dying, if it’s now dead, as dead it well may be, ye'll come and find the place where it was lying, and kneel and say an ave there for me a desertion, to save thy…

A Quick Shuffle to Swindon Milkman hours with grandkids visiting it was inevitable a five hour day shift was all I was physically able to put into this year's Swindon Shuffle. Apologies, but it was plenty to tell they knocked it out of the park again this year….. They don't even need a park. Just…

Wiltshire Music Awards 2025 Partnership with Stone Circle Music Events The Wiltshire Music Awards are delighted to confirm a new headline partnership with Stone Circle Music Events, who will sponsor the Awards for 2025 and into 2026. As part of this agreement, the event will be rebranded as: Stone…

Swindon Branch of Your Party is Growing Following the excitement and success of the first meeting of ‘Your Party’ in Swindon, a second meeting has been arranged for 18th September 7.30 - 9.30pm at Broadgreen Community Centre..... Almost double the expected amount of people attended the first…

No Rest For JP Oldfield, New Single Out Today It's been six months since Devizes-based young blues crooner JP Oldfield released his poignant kazoo-blowing debut EP Bouffon. He's made numerous appearances across the circuit since and created an impressive following. Today sees him on the next leg…

Reflections From the  Costa Blanca to Amesbury! There's something to be said for the function duo route with universal appeal, you could be working somewhere hot! Powerhouse vocal harmony duo Reflections are back in the UK after ten successful years on the Costa Blanca…. Bringing the very best of…

DOCA’s Early Lantern Workshops Is it too early for the C word?! Of course not, Grinch! With DOCA'S Winter Festival confirmed for Friday 28th November this year, there will be a number of creative workshops and makery sessions, not forgetting the creation of those wonderful handmade lanterns for…

Yesterday’s Tomorrow; Debut Album From Ursa Way and its Launch at the Tuppenny If the eonian motivation of youths picking up guitars and forming bands has hit Gen Z enough that they're two to a penny, I'm in the right place to discover one new to us, The Tuppenny….  An adept drummer pinched from…

Winter Festival & Lantern Parade Confirmed for Devizes Photograph by Simon Folkard It's been a rocky road for Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA) these last few years, and I didn't mean the crushed biscuits and marshmallows sort! Cuts to Arts Funding has meant the unfortunate cancellation of a…

I See Orange….And Doll Guts! There was a time not so long ago when I See Orange was the most exciting new band in Swindon. Their latest offering released at the end of August, a single entitled Doll Guts, truly positions them way above that pedestal and I predict and hope, onto the international…

Come and find out more about the new Integrated Care Centre coming to Trowbridge Local people can find out more about a brand new state of the art Integrated Care Centre opening in the town in early 2026 at an evening information event on Thursday 11 September from 6.30- 8.30pm at the Holy Trinity…

Talk in Code Down The Gate! What, again?! Another article about Talk in Code?! Haven't they had enough Devizine-styled publicity?! Are their heads swelling?!  Didn't that crazy toothless editor catch them at The Vic in Swindon just last week? And now The Southgate in Devizes? Isn’t that his second…

Still Alice at The Wharf Theatre Raises Dementia Awareness Valedictorian graduate of Bates College in Maine, and with a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard, neuroscientist Lisa Genova self-published her debut novel, Still Alice in 2007. Acquired for publishing two years later, Still Alice made The…

How Much is Too Much? Vandals Deface Alton Barnes White Horse It had to happen eventually, but how much is too much? It seems, at over 200 years old, the second biggest and one of Wiltshire’s most iconic white horses, The Alton Barnes White Horse has been defaced with the St. George's Cross…. As…

Recommendations for when Swindon gets Shuffling Swindon's annual colossal fundraising event The Shuffle is a testament to local live music, which raises funds for Prospect Hospice. If you're ever going to spend a weekend in Swindon, believe me, the 11th-14th September is the one….. An entirely…

The Next Season at Devizes’ Long Street Blues Club The lawn is still frazzled but the apples and leaves are falling; the weather might not know what season it’s supposed to be running, but all is not lost as we look at what Devizes blues appreciation society, Long Street Blues Club has to…

Black Rat Monday at The British Lion; Not Just For Lions and Rats! There was a geographical population imbalance this bank holiday Monday in Devizes which risked the entire town conically sloping into the back of Morrisons; no one seemed the slightest concerned! It's Black Rat Monday at The…

Tidy: Talk in Code at The Vic with Riviera Arcade and Flora Flora It was only ever supposed to be a single launch gig but it could've been for a gold-crested gatefold triple LP, because Talk in Code were larging it last night at their hometown premier venue, Swindon's Victoria. The crowd was…

Revealing the Line-Up For The Wiltshire Music Awards 2025 As a result of probably the most productive meeting yet, yesterday, about The Wiltshire Music Awards, we can now reveal the most amazing line-up of local music acts who will be performing between the announcements at our grand ceremony on…

Black Rat Monday and More! Live Music This Bank Holiday Weekend in Wiltshire Never forget, there’s lots of other events on our calendar, for families and everyone of all ages. But this weekend is a bank holiday, and those local live music hunters will be out on the prowl, so here’s what we’ve…

A Busy Week For Lunch Box Buddy! It was great to bump into Lunch Box Buddy in Devizes today. Last week was hectic for him; first BBC Wiltshire stopped by his stand in the Brittox, which was busy dishing out free lunches for children during the summer holidays, as is Buddy’s mission. Then came an…

Wither; Debut Single From Butane Skies Whilst dispersing highly flammable hydrocarbon gases into the atmosphere is not advisory,  Butane Skies is a name increasingly exploding on local circuits. The young and aspiring Frome “a little bit emo, a little bit not” four-piece released a debut single…

Corbyn and Sultana’s Your Party Launch Swindon Presence The excitement and hope generated by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana announcing a new political party has reached Swindon….. A broad range of people have been keenly messaging and talking to each other and have decided to work together with…

Crowned Lightbringer: New EP From Ruby Darbyshire If I was bowled over backwards by Ruby’s teaser single last week, its title, Crowned Lightbringer, now also belongs to this five-track EP, released today, and as you might guess, you’re in for a treat….. There’s so much incredible time, effort and…

Find Out The Winners of Wiltshire Music Awards Results of the public vote have been put to our expert panel of seven judges in our inaugural Wiltshire Music Awards, and now the judges have decided. I bet you're wondering who has won and who the runners-up are, aren't you? Well, I'm not going to…

REVIEW – The Pump Acoustic Club @ The Lamb, Trowbridge – Friday 8th August 2025 Pump Acoustic Nights Are Back!  Andy Fawthrop For those weird enough among us to be of an acoustic bent, particularly on the folkie side, the time since the Covid lockdowns has been a bit of a desert.  Several local…

Swindon Palestine Solidarity Host Summer Fete Swindon Palestine Solidarity will be hosting a summer fete on Saturday 23rd August 11am - 4pm at The Broadgreen Community Centre, Salisbury St, Swindon SN1 2AN.... Bring the family to float a boat for Gaza, send a postcard to Gaza, or play ring toss,…

Strangers Frontman Hugh Cornwell Coming To Cheese & Grain Image: John Kisch Legendary songwriter and original Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell has announced a run of UK dates this November, accompanied by special guests The Courettes, and it includes Frome’s Cheese & Grain on Saturday 15th…..…

Talk in Code Announces New Single; More Than Friends Atmospherically anthemic and reinforced with that infectious rhythmic groove we’ve come to love Talk in Code for, More Than Friends is chockfull of it, and it’s their latest single, to be released on Friday 22nd August 2025 via Regent Street…

Female of the Species Return for the Last Time “More deadlier than the male” is my usual corny pun for this, but if supergroup Female of the Species returns to Melksham this September, it looks like the last time I’ll be able to use it…. September 2017, when Devizine had merely eight articles…

Crowned Lightbringer; New Single From Ruby Darbyshire Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! So good the Kaiser Chiefs wrote a song about her, or if not, at least brilliant enough to silence the most rowdy venue into an utter state of jawdropping awe! A video of a new tune, a metaphorical sea shanty, Crowned…

Wiltshire Music Centre Announces First New Season Under New Leadership Wiltshire Music announces a new season for Autumn Winter: and the first under the new leadership of Daniel Clark, Artistic Director and Sarah Robertson, Executive Director…. Since first opening in 1997, Wiltshire Music Centre…

Announcing The Top Ten Nominees of Wiltshire Music Awards 2025 Yeah, I hear you! An update on our inaugural Wiltshire Music Awards is overdue. So my partner on this monumental project and the guy doing all the work while I take the credit, Eddie Prestidge of Wiltshire Music Events, has taken off…

Devizes Rising Star Jess Self in Final for West End Kids If you’ve seen Jess Self performing at the Wharf Theatre, singing at the FullTone Festival or elsewhere I’m certain you’ll agree with us; Jess has that star quality which lights up the stage….. At 13 Jess won Vernon Kay’s Talent Nation,…

FullTone Festival 2026: A New Home It's been a wonderful summer's weekend, in which I endeavoured to at least poke my nose into the fabulous FullTone Festival, despite being invited to cover Devizes Scooter Rally, Trowbridge Festival and My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad festival in Swindon as well! I…

Devizes Scooter Rally; Best Yet, Ranking Full Stop! If there's been hearsay and ballyhoo about the date clash of two major but individually different events in Devizes this week, I hold my hand up for stirring the pot, yet try to attend both and find fair balance. But at the dawning of them, as…

FullTone Gets Underway With Devizes Music Academy Showcase and Something About Jamie Devizes annual orchestral festival, FullTone got underway yesterday afternoon with a showcase of local talent from Devizes Music Academy,  and finalised Friday night with their recent musical There’s Something…

Static Moves Crawling Back With Debut Single In a way it’s more intriguing when a cover band sends an original song than one already producing originals. For if original bands can sometimes be critical of the desire of pub venues to value cover bands over them, yeah, your average cover band is…