IT may be hidden away but managers of a Hampshire pub say its location and its historicTV fame have made it a hotspot for tourists and locals alike.

Bacaro, Ocean Village, Southampton

“COME hungry, leave happy.”

SET in the heart of Hampshire it is the historic pub that has had a dramatic makeover.

ANYONE looking to get into the Christmas mood in style this year need look no further than Tylney Hall.

Slate Digital just released the Virtual Mix Rack plugin and while I was trying it out I made a quick demo video. I’m using presets…

The Soundbrenner Pulse is a wearable vibrating metronome that syncs to your smartphone, or DAW. Jon tests the Pulse device, Metronome app for iOS and the DAWs Tools app for MacOS.

Putting the AirTurn BT-200S-4 bluetooth foot controller to the test for hands-free DAW control.

Tory Bilski could have called her well-written and witty memoir of riding horses in northern Iceland “Wild Horses of the Midnight Sun,” but in naming it “Wild Horses of the Summer Sun,” shows her writing creds: the alliteration effectively plays on the popular image many people associate with this starkly beautiful land of lupine fields and black volcanic sand banks – not to mention Johnny Mercer’s lyrics in that old jazz standard, “Midnight Sun.” Like Mercer, Bilski evokes a nostalgic warmth for what is gone but indelibly remembered because it was so affecting. In “Wild Horses of the Summer Sun” the love is for Icelandic horses and the country, not far from the Arctic Circle. An unusual destination when Bilski started going years ago, having heard about the horses from a woman who owned a horse farm in the Berkshires. The marvel of this moving, funny, episodic narrative is that Bilski turns living on a horse farm in Iceland with other women for a week every June into a universal story

Before there was the Algonquin Round Table in New York in the ‘20s, a lunch group of literary bon vivants whose often quotable put downs would become famous, there was – and STILL IS – The Club, a unique London tavern assembly of intellectuals, started in 1764, that included some of the most dazzling verbal sharpshooters of the day. Their extraordinary, wide-ranging conversations, passionate arguments and often hilarious provocations and rejoinders have now been captured by the award-winning cultural critic Leo Damrosch. Called “ The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped An Age , ” this fascinating history will likely prove one of the most engaging, enlightening and delicious books you’ll come across in a long time. Damrosch wears his scholarship with ease and grace, including references, as he genially corrects or adds ironic commentary to the private lives and public careers he celebrates. As the title has it, he follows the arcs of the humbly born Samuel Johnson and of

He didn’t at first appreciate the scare and chose to stay in the crowded city. And he hadn’t at the start stockpiled food or self-isolated or realized the extent of the contagion. But he did come to acknowledge the horror and the “brutal courage” of those who tried to help. “He” was Daniel Defoe. The time was 1722. The occasion, the publication of “A Journal of the Plague Year,” three years after Robinson Crusoe. In the “Journal” Defoe is looking back 57 years to when The Great Plague hit London, one year before The Great Fire would destroy just about anything that was left. Ironically it was probably the fire that helped finally destroy the vermin carrying the infecting bacteria. Writer, merchant, at times spy, Daniel Defoe created in the “Journal” a chronological first-person narrative of the epidemic in the voice of a middle-class tradesman, a saddler. Defoe would have been 5 when The Plague broke out, so his gripping on-the-scene account, augmented by research, must be considered

Andy Munro listens to a new re-release from one of Birmingham's early trailblazers.

Richard Lutz survives a full assault of Jools Holland.

Richard Lutz takes a seat for this tragedy at The Swan in Stratford

Richard Lutz is dragged into the world of Restoration noir at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Richard Lutz chews his pew over Hot Rats at Birmingham Town Hall.

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a barnstorming night of Celtic connections.

Richard Lutz listens to Jamie Cullum fill a big stage.

Richard Lutz takes his pew at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

Simon Hale finds fresh delight in a familiar favourite.

Simon Hale watches the Alexandra Theatre's big Christmas production.

Richard Lutz takes his pew for Christmas technicolor mayhem at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Richard Lutz take his pew for a fanfare of classics.

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a classic performance at Symphony Hall.

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a feel.good musical about change and friendship.

Kings Heath’s Hare and Hounds was the venue last night for the first appearance in Birmingham of Police Dog Hogan

Richard Lutz watches a searing account of sexual violence and a descent into hell.

Richard Lutz takes his pew for an endearing play about two movie icons.

Richard Lutz takes his pew at BIrmingham Hippodrome for the team that brought you South Park. 

A cheeky take on Jane Austen’s classic comedy of manners tickles Richard Lutz’s ribs. 

Stephen Pennell looks over a photographic record of the coolest neighbourhood in Britain.

Emkay Global expects PVR and Inox Leisure to post steep year-on-year drop in revenues at 19 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively.

Most consumer durables companies in India rely on imported components. Poor input supplies since January and later closure of factories, malls, shops and offices due to the lockdown hit consumer demand badly.

I was devastated when I saw the notification ping onto my phone that Nanika were taking away some of their noodle dishes.

Raw, heavy, and in your face, Germany's Primal Fear return with an album that kicks off 2016 with explosive force.

Primal Fear make a strong statement with Rulebreaker, showing yet again that their tried-and-true metallic formula works effortlessly.

Perhaps Squire would have been a more fitting title?

King doesn't quite reach the new heights listeners have come to expect from a new Fleshgod Apocalypse release.

Nevermind the freaky ghoulish creatures behind the curtains... the music inside will make you a proud Brainiac.

Brainstorm return with a solid effort that takes a step forward in the evolution of their sound while staying true to the Power Metal subgenre.

Abbath has arisen... or returned, depending on how you look at it.

Abbath is pretty standard fair in a lot of ways, but it manages to stray enough away from being completely formulaic.

Though mostly a demonstration of live capabilities, Delain delivers a few good new punches.

This EP delivers a short glimpse into the band's future, but little more.

XI packs a real punch to the face and twice to the gut.

Metal Church come full circle back to where they should be and return with a fantastic new album that delivers the very best they can offer.

Sweden's very own modern-day Viking horde return with a truly epic masterpiece.

With Jomsviking, Amon Amarth deliver a pulverizing, yet highly enjoyable listening experience that will keep you coming back for more. A pure masterpiece for the masses.

Good things come to those who wait nearly a half century.

Santana regress back to their roots and redefine themselves with a fantastic, highly-listenable album that exceeds expectations.

No Folk?

A nice demonstration of Terji's capabilities from start to finish.

Not their best, but not their worst either.

Lacuna Coil manage to deliver a decent listening experience, thanks mostly to Cristina Scabbia's beautiful vocals. However, overall Delirium takes a step back in comparison to the band's more successful efforts.

Quite possibly the Metal album you've been waiting for.

With all its creativity and musical genius, Proponent for Sentience could definitely be one of the best albums you've ever heard.

With The Holographic Principle, Epica continue to get better with each new release, and there's no telling where they'll go next.

With The Holographic Principle, Epica continue to get better with each new release, and there's no telling where they'll go next.

A complete paradigm shift.

The Ninth Hour tries to inspire but it's ultimately a complete genre-shift that will leave many fans scratching their heads.

Accept's classic era comes to life one last time.

Dirkschneider puts the pedal to the metal in delivering some of the best live Accept material heard to date. Fans young and old will cherish this for years to come.

Metallica prove that they can still play Metal.

Hardwired... To Self-Destruct has that familiar Metallica flavour while venturing into some interesting new territory, but fails to deliver a hefty blow like the glory-day albums.

The Boardman Review is a quarterly publication founded by brothers Nick and Chris Loud. They recently published their third issue, a winter edition.