Born from a simple conversion between Paul Gonella & Tristan Savage over some drinks on Albert Road, the idea for Strong Island came from our passion about where we live and the fact that we would often miss certain events, gigs, exhibitions etc and had no real source to find out about them in one place… We launched 8 days later on the 27th September 2008 with some of our own photos and videos alongside scans of flyers we picked up and articles we dug out about the city. Unfunded and independent we’ve managed to keep the original ethos of quite simply being a site designed to promote, showcase and inform people about Portsmouth and Southsea’s scene. Be it past, present, or future we’ll do our best to keep you up to date with photos, interviews, and articles about the city. However, we really couldn’t have made it this far without our readers, contributors & the people who make up this fair city. From foraging for articles to write back in 2008, to being inundated with all manner of related information. Welcome to Strong Island. Tristan, Paul & Stuart.