THE ENEMY AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS...

THEY’RE the young gunslingers from the Midlands who bring together the potent swagger of Oasis with the nervy passion of the Jam.

The Enemy, pictured right, became one of the UK’s most talked about bands of 2007 on the basis of a pair of independent singles and some firebrand live shows.

In 2006, the band started writing songs and within a year they had over 20 original tunes in their repertoire.

The Enemy’s live gigs caught the attention of the British music press, and the band struck a deal with the legendary British indie label, Stiff Records, who had reopened their doors and were looking for new talent.

The Enemy’s first single, 40 Days and 40 Nights, was released in November 2006, and was Stiff’s first new 7” since 1988. The single became a modest hit, and their next, It’s Not OK, earned rave reviews and next big thing predictions from the UK music press. Soon the band found themselves opening for the likes of Kasabian and the Manic Street Preachers, and they scored a major-label deal with Warner Bros, though the group had arranged for Stiff to issue their third single, Away from Here, which entered the UK charts at number eight.

The album, We’ll Live and Die in These Towns, was released by Warner in 2007, followed by a second album, Music for the People, in 2009. Three years would pass before the band reappeared with the release of Streets in the Sky, which included the singles, Gimme the Sign and Saturday, which also appeared in EA Sports’ FIFA 12 video game.

n The Enemy appear at the Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea on Wednesday in a rescheduled date. Tickets for the original June 12 show remain valid and a few returns are available.

LEE DESTY & EVERCLARE AT THE CELLAR, SOUTHAMPTON...

THE man who runs one of the BBC’s most popular regional TV news programmes is hearing the sound of success in a totally unexpected fashion – as singer songwriter.

And that musical talent is about to benefit the Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance via a fundraising free concert at The Soul Cellar in Southampton next week.

Popular Hampshire party group, EverClare, will also be performing.

Southampton-born, Lee Desty, leads a team of 90 staff who deliver the popular BBC1 programme BBC South Today reaching nightly audiences of over half a million viewers in central southern England.

It’s a job which has bought numerous broadcast awards for the journalist, who also worked as a reporter for the Southern Daily Echo in the 1980s. He’s just released an album of his own songs called On Roosevelt which will be showcased at the gig on Thursday. Also you can stream the album free on Soundcloud and Lee will be also be selling CDs on the night for the charity.

MEGSON AT WINCHESTER DISCOVERY CENTRE...

STU Hanna (vocals, octave mandola, banjo, guitar) and Debbie Hanna (vocals, accordion, whistle) are the husband and wife duo, Megson.

Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the 2011 Spiral Earth Awards, they draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a unique brand of folk music.

Their infectious sound is a mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars and mandolas.

  • Hear them live at Winchester Discovery Centre on Sunday.