Sunday 16 October 2026 Papillon, Southampton There are several features around tonight’s gig to mention. Firstly, it was a bit of a bonus gig – it had crossed my mind earlier in the week that it was a possibility, but the decision to actually go was only made going into the weekend, and the ticket purchased the night before! Secondly, I have been to two previous gigs in Southampton, and both are amongst the worst I have ever been too; the Smashing Pumpkins (supported by a the

The Paisley Underground sounds like a movement that might have been from the free love west coast of the 1960s - tune in, drop out, and all that. It wasn't, but it was another west coast thing, and very much rooted in some of those earlier sounds, especially the electro-folk guitar and garage rock sounds of bands like Love and the Byrds. Where, What, Who & When Image from PowerPop blog The movement centred on Los Angeles, and while its roots were back in sixties L.A., the soi