The People's Republic of South Devon

Punk old-boy TV Smith is in Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth Continue reading…...

Lemonfest at Newton Abbot Racecourse has three stages and shed-loads of music. Tickets are on sale now Continue reading…...

YThe next instalment of Simmer-stuff explains why the band doesn't gig as much as you might expectou might not see the Simmertones gigging as much as you would expect for one of the top bands in Devon, but that doesn't mean they're not busy Continue reading…...

Musicians need to wear many hats, as acousitc diva Katie Marie keeps finding out " this week she's been busy wearing her promotional chapeau bigging up the Monkey Moo Records Promo Night at Miss Peapods in Cornwall Continue reading…...

Katie Marie's recording and gigging, punctuated only by games of pool, also saw her looking for a specific shacker, for a specific song, only to delve into a box containing her first songs and details of her early gigs. Was it all really that hard? Continue reading…...

Max Bygraves was one of the 1,000 Mods who visited Torquay on Easter Monday, 1966. Kevin Dixon finds about a bit mor about the Torquay Mod scene in Torquay's Other History Continue reading…...

Folk superstar Donovan spent a summer in Torquay, where he wrote his first hit " and picked up his famous fisherman's cap in Brixham. The rest, as they say, is history Continue reading…...

Torquay is a hot-bed of creativity. Here's a run down of some of the bands that have sprouted from The Bay's fertile music heritage, including She's Gone, Last Tik Band, The Indiana Highway, Subdued Hubub, Hip Hooray Band, Riff Power Band, Headlode, The Wurzels and Five Knots Max Continue reading…...

Katie Marie has been on a mission to find and get to grips with an acoustic stomp box to add a little more oomph to her set as she gets ready for a new tour of Germany Continue reading…...