Latest articles from Alan Jones

REVIEW: The Mikado

I’D forgotten what fun the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas can be. There must have been countless performances of The Mikado in the 133 years since it was first performed, both amateur and professional. But I doubt that any local G&S Society has ever brought more quality and polish to a production than the cast currently performing at the Regent Centre in Christchurch. They are quite simply outstanding.

REVIEW: Altered Images, the Christians, Midge Ure: 80s Triple Header, Bournemouth Pavillion

THREE great bands for the price of one was too good an offer to miss. For someone who left school and started their first job in the 80’s all three of these artists played a significant part in supplying the soundtrack to those times. Whether it was being a massive Jam fan listening to Ultravox and wondering what that synth stuff was all about, having a crush on Clare Grogan or discovering the Isley Brothers after listening to the Christians’ version of Harvest For The World (cheers guys).