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FEATURES Issue 183 | February 2011 Editor: Design: Advertising: Contributing Writers: Contributing Photographers: Listings:

Laura Williams laura.williams@outofhand.co.uk Lucy Reynolds Nigel Muntz / Andy Nelson sales@outofhand.co.uk Ricky Ashman, Jamie Atkins, John Barker, Helen Brown, Jeffrey Johns, Rachael D’Cruze, Backbone and Aldo Vanucci. Lora English and Joseph O’Brien Annie Scott

Rhys 07 Gruff Welsh indie legend embarks on one of his weirdest ventures yet and it goes by the name of Hotel Shampoo.

Byrd 08 Danny Bath DJ looks forward to flying high this year as he prepares to play Hospitality Cardiff.

09 The Vaccines

London-based indie punk popsters head out on tour with Crystal Castles and Magnetic Man

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LISTINGS 18 Culture 19 Film 21 Live 25 Clubs CONTENTS IMAGERY: Sally Brown

Sally Brown is working as a Bristol-based freelance designer after graduating from Leeds Met with a degree in Graphic Arts and Design. She said: “I’m inspired by the things that most people would consider pretty useless. For instance, this piece features some amazing paper doilies I found at the back of my Grandad’s cupboard. I have a whole filing cabinet full of junk paper sorted by colour. I also collect a lot of old books which I cut and paste from. Most of them come out of charity shop bargain bins or even skips. I only feel bad about butchering them when the little old lady in the charity shop comments on how useful I will find ‘Every Womans Cook Book’ circa 1962.” She is currently digging the New Zealand based designer,Dear Colleen. “She has a great sense of humour,” said Sally. “I especially like her printed tea towel series entitled ‘Dishes I’d rather be doing’. Find her on Etsy.com.” More info at www.nimble-design.co.uk EDITORS LETTER:

So how are we all feeling? I don’t know about you, but two solid weeks of eating, drinking and general merriment took it right out of me and left me laid up for the first week of January with Norovirus. Thankfully, we’d sorted our awesome free wallplanner before we left for Christmas – hopefully you managed to nab one before they all went. And thankfully, early January proved a bit of a gig lull so I didn’t feel I was missing out. We’re back in full swing now though with reams of gigs to look forward to in the West and South Wales including Super Furry Animal Gruff in Bristol and one of those acts tipped for big things in 2011, The Vaccines hitting the road with the NME Awards tour. Not wanting to neglect you dance fans we also caught up with Bath DJ Danny Byrd to talk about what he’s got planned for the year ahead. And we couldn’t let February pass without mentioning the V word, so we’ve sprinkled some love throughout the magazine for Valentine’s day. Have a good one! Laura Williams, Editor.

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WIN TICKETS TO SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER The Southport Weekender is moving to Butlins in Minehead this year and we’ve bagged a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader. Taking place at the infamous seaside resort in Somerset on May 6 -8. The festival had been held at Pontins in Southport for much of its 24 year history but the move down south allows the festival room to grow by an extra 1,500. Artists already confirmed include Derrick Carter, Joy Orbison and DJ Swerve. Prices are £175 pp For self Catering & £165 pp for room only. More info at www.southportweekender. co.uk To win tickets see www.247magazine.co.uk

WIN TICKETS TO KERRANG! RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK TOUR The sixth Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour will hit the road this month, making its way around 12 cities in the UK and Ireland, including Bristol (Feb 8) and Cardiff (Feb 10). Headlining the shows are US pop-punks Good Charlotte with melodic hardcore from Massachusetts gang Four Year Strong and pop-rock from rising Nashville-based K! Award nominees Framing Hanley. Tickets, priced £16, will be available from www. kerrang.com and O2 venues. Or to win a pair of tickets to either Cardiff or Bristol gig, see www.247magazine.co.uk

WIN VALENTINE’S COMPILATION CDS Love it or hate it, you simply cannot escape Valentine’s Day. There are so many slushy love songs out there it’s hard to know where to turn, which is why we’re making things easy for you. We’ve got some compilations to get you in the mood. First up is Your Songs (inspired by Ellie Goulding’s recent cover of the Elton John classic) which features the signature tune as well as Take That, Duffy, Bruno Mars, Brandon Flowers and Cheryl Cole. The second is Me To You, named after those much loved grey teddy bears. It includes a selection of hits, from classic to funky and soul to swing. Artists include Blondie, Diana Ross, Eva Cassidy, UB40 and Louis Armstrong. To enter see www.247magazine.co.uk

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Big Jeff Documentary

Bristol’s most famous gig goer and 247 columnist Big Jeff has been immortalised on the small screen. The Jeffrey Johns Story is an online documentary made by a team from the University of the West of England. It features a full interview with Jeff, comments from other gig goers and footage of him doing his thang at Bristol gigs. So, if you want to know more about the legend that is Big Jeff you’d do well to watch this extremely well put together documentary at www.bigjeffdocumentary.co.uk

Live and Unsigned hits Cardiff

The UK’s biggest battle of the bands, Live and Unsigned, regional finals take place in Cardiff on March 20. The event which kick started at the Cardiff Coal Exchange on January 9 has seen hundreds of unsigned bands go head to head for a place in the grand final at the IndigO2 in London. Bands such as Bass 6, Psycho Kiss and The Echo to name but a few, caught the eyes of the judges in Cardiff, with solo acts through to the Regional Final Showcase including Ashanti, Helena Softley and John Anthony Adams. The act crowed winner will be awarded a recording contract with Future Music Management, a publicity package worth £15,000 (including coverage in national magazines), a further £15,000 towards a single release package (including studio time and promotion), a UK tour of up to 100 shows (with expenses up to £7,500) and the development of a clothing brand with Extreme State.

Bloc Festival kickstarts season at Butlins Minehead

Butlins Minehead is fast becoming the nation’s favourite indoor festival venue and the 2011 offerings begin with Bloc on March 11-13. Headlining the three day party is Aphex Twin and Magnetic Man. The festival sees more than 100 acts across five arenas. Other acts include LFO, Moderat, Four Tet, Beardyman, Gentleman’s Dub Club and Jamie xx. Tickets from £140 (including chalet accommodation) More info at www. BlocWeekend.com Other festivals taking place at Butlins Minehead include The Southport Weekender on May 6-8 (see left hand column for more details) and ATP curated by Animal Collective on May 11-13 (see www.247magazine.co.uk for more details).

Bristol Arnolfini celebrates 50th birthday

Bristol Arnolfini is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Established by artists Jeremy and Annabel Rees, and John Orsborn, Arnolfini began life in 1961 as a gallery above a bookshop on Triangle West in Clifton. Since then many thousands of artists and performers have been involved with Arnolfini, often gaining their first opportunity before going on to long-term success. Arnolfini is this year looking forward to taking part in the Bristol Poetry Festival, Festival of Ideas, Mayfest and special events for Bristol’s Harbour Festival. More info at www.arnolfini.org.uk

Infidelity is back in Bristol

We have received word that Infidelity is about to hit Bristol once again, and by the sound of it, with some impact! There is an event in the pipeline for Saturday March 19 at Lakota. They will also be opening up a listed building next door to the venue due to the size of the line up. The event, with Hi-Fidelity and Anticlone, will cover over 5 different genres of music including Drum and Bass, Dubstep, UK Hip Hop, Jungle and Grime. There are also outdoor attractions planned for the massive smoking area including graffiti battles, a skate ramp, inflatables, merchandise and clothing stall. The promoters are spending more on this event than any other Infidelity event at the O2 Academy. Join the Facebook group, ‘Infidelity Bristol’ for the chance to buy limited early bird discount tickets.

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After more than 15 years touring the world and staying in posh (and some less so) hotels, Super Furry Animals’ singer Gruff Rhys has collected enough shit to hand one gift out to every person on his 2011 Hotel Shampoo tour, but instead of doing that he used it to inspire an album and build a work of art. Intrigued? So were we… It’s been a long and colourful journey for Gruff-from his early days out in the dubstep haven of Haverfordwest (according to Rhys from Goldie Lookin Chain that is) to his move to the bright lights of Cardiff, when things started taking off for the Super Furry Animals in the mid 90s. And from his first solo album back in 2005 to his forthcoming low key tour of churches, theatres and other places of serenity – including Bristol St George’s and Bridport Electric Palace in deepest darkest Dorset. He said: “When I play with Super Furry Animals, we like to completely overwhelm people’s senses with visuals and volume and bass, so when I play alone, the songs are quite quiet so I find it helpful to play in seated venues. I asked to play in theatres and churches and they put it into a computer and it came up with Bridport. I like playing new places, places I haven’t been before. I’m planning a separate tour of Wales.” Gruff’s new album Hotel Shampoo (released this month on his very own Ovni label) is written in English, but he is also hoping to release another in his native Welsh tongue later this year – a soundtrack for the film Seperado, which he made last year. “My first language is Welsh so that comes to me very easily, but I grew up obsessed by Anglo American music so I enjoy writing in both languages. Every language is slightly different. I love artists like Meic Stevens and Euros Childs because they write in their own dialect, it’s beautiful.”

26 packets of shoe polish, 36 toothbrushes or paste, 121 shower caps and eight sanitary bags, 27 combs or brushes, five pairs of slippers, 13 nail files, one badge, one bottle of olive oil and two keys which he has collected over the past decade or so? “We have been staying in hotels since 1995. I found it all very strange. When I’m at home, I lead an extremely normal life,” he says ignoring the fact that he’s just made a Wendy house out of hundreds of shampoo bottles which he briefly set up camp in. “It was such a novelty to get to collect these things and to get to stay in a hotel at all. It was not something I felt was necessarily going to last so I started to hoard it all. The more generous they were, the more disdain I had for them – producing all this disposable crap. But I kept it anyway. After a few years I had too much crap in my house – combs, slippers, sewing kits, dressing gowns, shampoo bottles; it reached the point where a couple of years ago I started to put them into boxes. I had this batch of songs lying around as well and this inspired me to finish the songs. It helped me make imaginary shampoo names like Honey All Over. Despite this month’s cover image of Gruff with a hairdryer and despite his luscious curly locks, the bearded fella admits: “I used some of the shampoo and threw the empty bottles away. I don’t even use a hairdryer, that’s probably why it’s pointed at the wrong bit of my head.”

Finally, we asked Gruff about the Haverfordwest dubstep scene as revealed to us in last month’s interview with the GLC (Yes we Gruff has done several albums in Welsh including Mwng, which know he was pulling our leg). He said: “I’m not aware of it but he released with Super Furry Animals in 2000, which has since you just never know. Anything can come from anywhere. You been named the most successful Welsh language album ever. So don’t have to come from a big urban centre to be making the what’s happening with the SFA? most urban-style music. If there’s not a big dubstep scene in Haverfordwest then perhaps we’ll have to create it.” “Super Furry Animals made a pact on our first album that we would stay together forever,” said Gruff. “We need to make a start Now there’s a thought. on our 10th studio album but we are not in any hurry. We’ve all got our own lives, though we all live within a mile of each other. Quite a few of us have young kids and we would have to go on tour for a couple of years. It’s like a family – sometimes it’s amazing and Gruff Rhys plays at Bristol St Georges on February 28. Tickets sometimes it’s tricky, like anything really.” £13.50 from www.seetickets.com His new album Hotel Shampoo is out now and is reviewed on our music pages. Tricky like the mini hotel which Gruff made out of some of the More info at www.gruffrhys.com/hotelshampoo 555 bottles of shampoo/shower gel, 28 sewing kits, 22 razors, www.247magazine.co.uk

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After the release of his 2010 album Ravedigger, D’n’B DJ Danny Byrd is hitting the road with his Hospital label mates and heading to Cardiff and the boy has big plans for 2011. Ricky Ashman finds out more… When did you first start producing music? It’s hard to put a definitive year on it because it’s one of those things I wanted to do from an early age, 11-12 seeing bands during the rave movement getting onto top of the pops. I used to think right I want a keyboard, I want a four track, I can do that. My first release was in 1998 on DJ Ron’s Picasso label. DJ Ron was a big jungle DJ back in the day. Then I signed with Hospital in 2000 so you could say that 1998-2000 was the period that I started my professional career in music. Your latest release ‘Tonight’ was a highly anticipated one, what can you tell us about that? That’s a collaboration with one of Hospital’s newest signings, Netsky, he’s like the new boy in town and Tony from Hospital suggested that I do a collab with him for the album, and I thought it was a wicked idea. We got in the studio and I had only met him a couple of times at gigs and suddenly he was staying at my house for 3 days but we got on like a house on fire, really enthusiastic in the studio and that was the fruits of our labour. That’s the next single that is being pushed for radio and we have an MJ Cole remix which is a wicked thing for me as I’ve been a big MJ Cole fan for years. So to have an MJ Cole mix is wicked. Then we have another remix by Cutline who do Dubstep and a bit of Drumstep, that’s a cool remix as well. We’re filming a video for it, which I won’t let on too much about but I am in a Village Hall calling out bingo numbers, so watch this space! So I’m hearing on the grapevine about a possible live show being put together. Is that something you might take to festivals next year or is that under wraps at the moment? I think it’s a logical conclusion really because like, I play out every weekend, I know that I’ve got the ability to play live in me and I would put on a really good show. And with all this Radio 1 playlist stuff, you’d be cheating yourself really not to take it out on the road because even though club nights are really well supported, you can go so much further with that live format you can do those big festivals and make an impact on those people that haven’t heard your music before, y’know. The important thing for me would be not to do an Ableton set, it would have to be something very visual, very keyboard based, I can play the keys, I can play the drum machine live. I hate seeing someone behind a laptop, you don’t know if they’re cheating or not, you want to see a slip 8|

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of the keys and a riff go wrong, that’s the element of live music that people want to see. I’m trying to do something a bit like the way early Prodigy performed live but with more of a modern thing taking the whole Ravedigger thing on the road. Would I be right in saying you are the first Hospital artist to be A-listed? Yeah, also the first to go top 40 as well, we got to number 36 with ‘Ill Behaviour’ so it was the first ever chart success for Hospital as well. It’s really good because it’s on an independent budget as well and that’s the thing you realise with chart positions as well, it’s just as hard to get in the charts now, like my Dad will say Oh I see you only need 10,000 sales to get into the top 20’ but is everybody’s sales are down comparatively just as hard if not harder. It was a great achievement getting into the top 40 and nobody will take that away from me. No one on Hospital has done that before, we were all listening to our radios on Sunday night to see what position we had reached in the chart, it was an amazing feeling, I still can’t believe it really. With all your recent exposure on Radio 1 to the mass commercial market, do you think that you are going to follow the footsteps of Agro Santos and take a dive at ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’? Well, you would think that you wouldn’t - but given the opportunity you would have to think about it. Even if I didn’t want to do it Hospital would be like ‘this could be life changing you’ve got to do it’. You’ve already had Goldie on Strictly Come Dancing haven’t you so, I don’t know if I could eat all of those bugs but I guess I am a sell out. I think most people would do that if they were asked you know. Celebrity Big Brother is something I’d rather do, I don’t want to eat bugs, I don’t want to eat weird shit! Danny Byrd plays with High Contrast and Netsky for a big Hospitality showcase at The Great Hall at Cardiff University on February 5. Tickets £16 from www.cardiffboxoffice.com More info on Danny Byrd at www.byrdfeed.co.uk

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Media attention can be a bit of a double-edged sword for some bands - especially when they are swept away in a tsunami of hype and dubbed the saviours of rock’n’roll. Let’s face it, that’s a pretty tough accolade to live up to and one which The Vaccines take with a very large pinch of salt. They told Laura Williams that they don’t wanna change the world they just want to make decent pop music which people can dance to and that my friends, is exactly what they are doing.

The Vaccines, who have been together for less than a year, all come from very different musical backgrounds and as drummer Pete Robertson puts it, ‘all bring something very different to the table’. And what an exciting table it is. Pete said: “I was the last member to join The Vaccines, back in May. Justin and Freddy, the singer and guitar player, knew each other for a few years and were both involved in various projects (including Jay Jay Pistolet) and they felt the need to try something different. A bit more of a carefree and fun style of music and something they could be a bit more creative with. Then Anri joined them and introduced me to them. Even though me and Justin are both originally from Hampshire it took an Icelandic bass player to introduce us. He continued: “Freddie is the only true Londoner. But I would not go as far to say that we are part of any scene. We cover all four corners of London and we bring our own influences as we have all been involved in different scenes (for want of a better word). We ran off a couple of very rough demos and played them to a few musical friends to gage some sort of opinion. It changed hands a couple of times then we got a call from Columbia Records.” The Vaccines released a double A side – Wreckin Bar / Blow It Up - on iTunes and limited edition vinyl and from there they were picked up by the NME and Zane Lowe on Radio One. Pete said: “We didn’t really push it but were lucky enough to have Zane Lowe on board. The radio has been very important to us and then it’s the Internet and magazines like the NME.” The Vaccines are heading out on the road this month as part of the NME Awards tour. They play alongside US experimental duo Crystal Castles, dubstep supergroup Magnetic Man (featured on the cover of last October’s magazine) and Manchester indie kids Everything Everything – perhaps one of the most diverse single gig line ups to date. So how do The Vaccines see themselves fitting in to that bill? “If people are coming to see an evening of dubstep and electro then they are going to be disappointed,” said the 26-year-old former session drummer. “People call this the iPod generation, where they rip all their parents music as well as downloading the www.247magazine.co.uk

latest stuff. It’s much more diverse than it used to be and it makes it harder for bands to please. You can try and be calculated about it but you would have to be Nostradamus to know what people are going to like next month or next year.” The Vaccines have already played more than 30 shows, including one at The Flowerpot in London, which is no more. They were worried it was going to be a flop but they walked it. Pete said: “We spent so long rehearsing and writing and not doing any gigs and that was lifting the lid on what we were doing. We were a little worried no-one would be there but we went out and it was full. We want people to get it. If people like you there’s always going to be people who don’t but that’s life. He said: “The recording process is very live. There are two ways to make a record, you can make one that is like an intricate masterwork, which is fairly easy to do with the technology available, or you can try and capture a moment. When we first started recording we decided we wanted to make as live a record as possible. All four songs we’ve released come from very different places musically. We are very interested in the history of pop music and we covered as many areas as we could; starting with the 50s, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry with 60s garage, 70s punk and 80s hardcore. We’ve just finished the album which has a lot of different sounding tracks on it. We’re not really political, we’re just making the kind of pop music we want to and we want to keep it fun.” Catch The Vaccines live at Cardiff University Great Hall on February 13 and Bristol 02 Academy on February 15 with Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man & Everything Everything on the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour. Tickets £17 from www.nme.com/tickets Alternatively, we’ve teamed up with Shockwaves to offer 2 lucky readers the chance to win 5 tickets each for Bristol. You’ll also be able to rock your own unique style at the event with your complimentary set of Shockwaves Re-Create products so you can create your own frontman style and adapt to any situation. To enter see www.247magazine.co.uk magazine | 9

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Boiling Hot Graffiti

Located within a minutes’ walk from Wales’s biggest legal graffiti wall at Hailey Park, The Boiler House is the first graffiti and street art gallery in Wales. It is run by the Peaceful Progress crew, a graffiti and events crew who are also behind good-vibes events such as Dub in the Pub, and The Fair Play Festival. With the gallery actively support local artists, they provide opportunities to exhibit and sell their work as well as having two outdoor wall spaces measuring over 180ft long to paint at any time. They also run workshop sessions for people looking to build skills, art students looking to use a different medium and anyone with an interest in graffiti. The gallery space hosts bi-monthly shows of local and national crews,

Exhibitions this month

Outside of the daily changing art on the walls of the streets, these indoor shows are taking place during February:

China Mike

Presenting his first ever solo show, titled Beauty is the Beast at King of Paint, 9a Haymarket Walk, Bristol. Show opens on Fri 11 Feb and runs until 12th March. This is the newest gallery to add to the already vibrant street art scene in the city of Bristol, located right by the coach station.

Upfest Gallery

The Matti solo show, with his ApeScape themed monkey art and city scapes continues this month until Fri 25 Feb, when contemporary artists, Data, Louis Michel & Nigel Oddy present their work with a twist… Upfest Gallery, 198 North Street, Southville, Bristol.

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who in turn perform a complete takeover with work sprayed directly onto the walls as well as hung canvases. Previous exhibitions have featured Peaceful Progress, SIN Cru (a 20 year old crew hailing from many parts of the UK), NCF crew, and local crews such as Multiple Kuts and RTD. The next exhibition opens from Friday 18 Feb, with the mighty Birmingham duo, MEF and KEM, taking over the gallery space. This partnership is over 20 years old and they still continue to knock out some of the best graffiti productions in the UK today. The opening weekend also features a graffiti jam on Saturday 19 Feb, open to all. You can find the The Boiler House at the Rear of Andrew’s Rd, Llandaff North, Cardiff

Weapon of Choice

Old school graffiti legend Cheo hits up Weapon of Choice as solo show ‘Employee of the Month’ runs until Sun 20 Feb. As the artist puts it himself, No special offers, buy one, get one, buy now, pay now, spend over £200, get a free sticker! Weapon of Choice is at the bottom of St Michaels Hill, Bristol.

Festival Needs You Artists interested in taking part in Upfest ’11 need to register by Mon 28 Feb at www.upfest.co.uk You must have painted on the street and be able to get up to Bristol for the first weekend of June.

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Music Laura Williams

Jamie Atkins

UK Rocka

“What a wicked game to play to make me feel this way.” (Chris Issak)

“Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a truckers hand.” (Magnetic Fields)

“She’s an easy lover.” (Phil Collins)

British Sea Power

Gruff Rhys

(Beggars)

(Onvi Records)

Valhalla Dancehall

I’m still undecided about British Sea Power sometimes I’ll see them play and love them, other times I’ll remain completely unmoved by the whole experience. One thing’s for sure, these guys are most definitely a live band. You can hear it on this album, the shiny confines of the CD limiting the six piece to however high your volume button goes. In places (Who’s In Control) their sound escalates to the breathtaking heights of an Arcade Fire offering and in others, harks back to the simple balladry of Britpop underdogs Gene (Stunde Null). Mongk II is a rockier No Lucifer type affair and Living Is So Easy is the perfect modern day ballad employing txt speak as lyrics, including the phrase ‘VPL’.

PJ Harvey

Let England Shake (Island)

The Westcountry’s favourite daughter is back with her ode to England – possibly her most accessible album since Stories From The City. Where the former was tinged with an unashamed nostalgia for all things American this one (which was recorded in a 19th Century Dorset church) is all about her homeland (not one song passes without the word England somewhere in the lyrics). With a truly beautiful and remarkably youthful vocal performance from Polly Jean, some delightful keys and sporadic additions from harps and horns, Let England Shake takes you off on a dreamy wave of ethereal bliss. Standout tracks include The Last Living Rose and In The Dark Places. It ends with the folky The Colour of the Earth, which features guest vocals from long-time collaborator John Parish.

Iron and Wine

Kiss Each Other Clean

(Beggars) After watching fully grown men reduced to tears during Iron and Wine’s emotional performance at End of the Road Festival last year, I was expecting good things from this album; and while it was a pleasant meander through the divinely intelligent mind of Sam Beam, it lacked that momentous quality which makes a good record a Desert Island disc. While the first tracks don’t blow you away instantly, by the time you get to Tree By The River and Monkey’s Uptown, he’s got you. If you judged Iron and Wine on this album alone, then the early comparisons to Tom Waits will leave you completely baffled as this is much easier listening – more akin to Woodpigeon or Simon and Garfunkel - perfect Radio 2 fodder.

Chapel Club Palace

(Polydor) When you first hear Chapel Club it is quite easy to assume you’re listening to White Lies but that ain’t necessarily a bad thing. It simply means they have that compelling baritone voice which makes a beeline for your heart and grabs you by your soul. It means that Chapel Club have that superior sound carved by soaring riffs, atmospheric drums and suitably abrupt endings. But there’s much more to Chapel Club than sounding like the White Lies. They seize the energy of The Replacements, command the intensity of Suede and throw in the awesome vocal style of Richard Hawley to create a deep and timeless vibe. Check out their cover of Dream A Little Dream Of Me, truly awesome.

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Hotel Shampoo The other members of Super Furry Animals must be feeling slightly perturbed by the extracurricular work undertaken by their frontman in recent years; as well as his previous solo work he has guested with the likes of Gorillaz, produced an acclaimed documentary and collaborated with Boom Bip on the superb Neon Neon project. Now comes Hotel Shampoo, his most accomplished work since SFA’s peak, Rings round The Word. Working with musical magpie Andy Votel seems to have brought out the best in Rhys with his melancholic, melodic material married to a series of inspired arrangements. An esoteric pop gem of a record.

Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings (Wichita)

Until recently, Dylan Baldi was another 18 year old making lo-fi alt-punk in his bedroom. His swift ascent to indie infamy underlines the influence of internet word of mouth. This reissue of his is debut album is a relentlessly rambunctious love letter to American indie rock of the 80’s, recalling Husker Du, The Replacements or even R.E.M at their earliest and brattiest. Cloud Nothings is unlikely to change any lives but will no doubt soundtrack plenty of indie discos and awkward fumbles. A concise, energetic pop fix that hints strongly at the potential of its author.

James Blake James Blake

(ATLAS Records)

With each release James Blake makes it more apparent how redundant and reductive it is to attempt to pigeonhole his work. Last years EPs The Bells Sketch, CMYK and Klavierwerke made it clear how quickly he has outgrown his dubstep roots and prepared his fans to expect the unexpected. His debut full length is again a change of pace; it is a spare, meditative collection that has more in common with the likes of Talk Talk, The xx and Antony and the Johnsons than his early influences. The glitchy undercurrent combined with Blake’s haunting vocals and canny use of space makes for a unique document of where he currently stands creatively, it also happens to be utterly mesmerising.

Mogwai

Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Rock Action) Despite proving themselves as one of the more consistent rock bands of the last decade or so, Mogwai always seem to be unfairly judged against the lightening in a bottle genius of their early offerings, Young Team, Come On Die Young and a string of early EPs. It’s almost as if they are taken for granted; a shame because this is a band still capable of the brutal riffs of Rano Pano, imagining the soundtrack to the George Square Thatcher Dance Party and the gorgeous Death Rays and (title of the year?) Letters To The Metro. A few songs may veer too close to the conventional but another solid, often inspired album.

Jessie J

Who You Are (Island)

Jessie J is a groundbreaking artist about to create a massive impact this year. As a singer and songwriter she shows great versatility in this album. The debut single ‘Do it like a Dude’ has already hit radio playlists as well as being remixed by the man in the spotlight right now, Labrinth. ‘Price Tag’ featuring B.o.B is a big singalong tune that will be stuck in your head and will have you humming along at the most awkward of times! ‘Nobody’s Perfect’ and ‘Who You Are’ delve a bit deeper showing a different, more serious side that impresses even further. ‘Mama Knows Best’ hits a side of Jessie exposing yet another level of energy and mood that she can put her hand to.

The Streets

Computers and the Blues (Atlantic)

The Streets return in their usual unique style for the last time apparently. The first track is hip-hop/rock cross and is actually pulled off quite well. ‘Roof of Your Car’ is a bit more happy go lucky with an infectious vocal hook whilst ‘Puzzled by People’ has more of a mood about, still keeping a nice bounce involved. ‘Without a Blink’ picks up the pace a bit, a more upbeat feel. ‘Blip on a Screen’ is back to a suitably serious vibe. Other tunes on the album include ‘ABC’ which has a garage style to it, ‘Trying to Kill Me’, ‘Trust Me’ and ‘Lock the Locks’. A good album but for any Streets Fan, it will be hard to top some of their past work.

T.I

No Mercy

(Grand Hustle / Atlantic)

Considering this is his 7th album, quite suitably named ‘No Mercy’, you have to give him props for the achievements he has under his belt so far. The album has an impressive line up of collaborations, With guest appearances from Kanye West, Eminem, Christina Aguilera, TheDream, Kid Cudi, Chris Brown, Pharrell, Drake and more, it’s enough to gather interest from a wide audience without even knowing who he is. The collaboration with Chris Brown ‘Get Back Up’ has already been a smash hit gaining regular airplay on 1Xtra and Choice FM. As far as Hip Hop/R&B albums go, this has a gloss of quality over it and stands out amongst the rest. If you’re a fan of T.I this should be blasting on repeat.

Various

Hospitality Drum & Bass 2011 (Hospital Records)

This fresh D’n’B mix CD starts with a collaboration between Danny Byrd and Netsky, jumping straight into the energy. Smooth mixes and a good variety of tunes taking you on a journey through D’n’B, Dubstep and Drumstep as well with Original Sin and Taxman’s joint effort, ‘Penamana’. This will not fail to get you moving, whatever time of day, wherever you are, this is a collection of high energy mixed well with the variety to keep you interested to the end. Look out for Netsky’s remix of Swedish House Mafia’s -’One’ as Danny Byrds contributions which speak for themselves. www.247magazine.co.uk

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Aldo Vanucci

Backbone

Laura Malarkey

“Tiny tears have gathered in the corner of your eyes, the smile upon your lips is just your heartache in disguise, lonely you need never be, if you’d only realise, you’ve got me for company.” (Billy Paul)

“Je t’aime... moi non plus.” (Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg)

“And we will know, won’t we? The stars will explode in the sky. But they don’t, do they? Stars have their moment and then they die.” (Nick Cave)

Foreign Exchange Authenticity

(+FE records) Producer Nicolay comes again with a new Foreign Exchange album but this time with a slight twist. For those that don’t know their story, years ago when online file sharing was still quite new Nicolay and Little Brother rapper Phonte did a whole album without ever meeting, nowadays pretty much everyone does it this way. Their last two albums have been wicked, very soulful beats and as you would expect from Phonte bang on flows, on this album though whilst the beats still have hip hop flavas to them, the samples have gone and the sound is very much like a new Jon Legend rather than a new Little Brother. A new direction and a move that has ever bit of quality their previous albums had.

Gangrene Gutter Water

(Decon records) Another album from a favourite hip hop producer of mine, the Alchemist. Alchemist has been on the rise for the longest time, progressively putting out soul jams with bigger and bigger artists but on this one he has gone grittier and darker and collaborated with Stones Throw artist Oh No. On this release they both share the mic and the man the boards and the output is amazing. The sound of this would usually be a little dark for me, but here while on a night time drive into Cornwall this felt perfect. If you are into Madlib or any other Stones Throw artists then this is for you, if you’re more into Nelly then maybe give this a steer.

Talib Kweli

Gutter Rainbows

(Duck Down Records) I’ve always loved Talib Kweli, since those first times of hearing him on the early rawkus releases, for me though the last few albums have suffered from not having the right producers. Talib’s flow is always on point and once again that’s the case, I don’t know who the producers on this one are as I just got sent a link to some mp3’s heavily idented which puts you off listening to the album all the way through properly. The tracks have a similar to flow and style to the beautiful struggle album, but nothing struck me like the next “get by” or “the blast”.

Rewd Adams Rewd Awakening

(Halal Beats Records) Here’s a UK rapper that seems to have all the boxes ticked, decent write ups in the press, decent beats in a variety of styles and covering radio friendly and more underground beats, radio support and decent collabo’s with other UK guests. The productions do shine brightly on this, so much so that every now and then I’m missing a decent line and having to rewind the track to check it. Overall a great album, if you are into the likes of Jehst, Skinnyman etc you should check this.

The Patrick James Pearson Band

www.myspace.com/ patrickjamespearson The name may be a bit of a mouthful but when it comes to music they’re grandmasters, pure and simple. The ‘Olé! We Ain’t Prey’ EP is a wonderful pick’n’mix of post-punk groove, Bowie-esque cadence, downbeat coo and fuzzy keyboard pop that does its level best not to repeat itself. The title track (and first single from imminent debut album) is a dazzlingly inventive song that evokes the melodic, lateral thinking of Les Savy Fav. With a complete gear shift, the minimalist ‘Recall Your Art’ is Marc Bolan re-imagined by The Evens; while a reworking of ‘Olé! …’ allows for more leftfield aspirations. Pure class.

Just Duggy and the Insurgents

www.myspace.com/justduggy Shufflesome Plymouth folksters, these guys don’t quite scale the heights of their blue-collar heroes but there’s enough Rumblestrips-esque charm on their album ‘There And Back Again’ to warrant your attention. Duggy’s voice is unsteady but inviting, brushed with a northeast inflection accrued from his hometown of Sunderland. ‘A Name On The Wall’ has worthy if well-trodden anti-war sentiments, ‘A Man Walked Into A Bar’ has a gently melancholic motif, while the R&B lilt of ‘Pacifish Blues’ proves that Duggy’s no sonic one-trick pony. In an ideal world, there would be a grittier attitude on display but, as demo albums go, it’s a praiseworthy artefact.

Cheating Jack Ketch

www.myspace.com/ cheatingjackketch Clearly in awe of the Gallows sneer, this fresh-offthe-blocks Plymouth trio keep things wretched and riff-centric on ‘The Bloodbeard’ EP. The title track ticks as many post-millennial punk boxes as possible with low-string chugging, relentless pacing and menacing growls; while elsewhere there are dissonant chords, heaving rock’n’roll breakdowns and more menacing growlage. At times, the band (unwittingly?) even stray into noisier Nirvana territory which is, of course, no bad thing. The playing is a little loose in places – tightness being one of the golden rules with this kind of sonic assault – but you suspect that CJK will iron out those creases in good time.

Bad Ideas

www.myspace.com/badideasuk Featuring ex-members of The Living Daylights, this Lincoln quartet inhabit that likeable middle ground between The Weakerthans and Jawbreaker, strumming reflective odes to love and life with scant regard for circle pits and male bonding sessions. Demo opener and standout song, ‘The Bitter End’, makes like a benign Alkaline Trio, while ‘Breathe In Breathe Out’ alludes to the singalong melancholy of The Lawrence Arms. Eschewing distortion for an acoustic guitar is an old trick but it means that the tunes have to stand up on their own without the bludgeoning physical clout. Bad Ideas needn’t worry. Their songwriting nous and ear for a familiar melody will stand them in good stead.

Lonely Tourist

www.myspace.com/lonelytourist Lonely Tourist is unmistakably Scottish but has been a regular on the South West gig circuit for the past year & enjoyed a couple of bigger gigs, Bristol Dot to Dot festival & Bristol Harbour Festival. His debut album ‘Sir I Am A Good Man’ grabs you from the start with a beautiful melancholy and endearing Scottish twang. His vocals have the right amount of angst to make it interesting (rather than simply twee) but are soft enough to remain tuneful, a la Frank Turner. You’ve got to love artists who can pretty much speak their lyrics to the backdrop of a simple guitar without sounding tedious - akin to Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap).

Zeropilot

www.myspace.com/zeropilot If you like your rock solid yet accessible then you’ll like Zeropilot. Hailing from Bristol, the 4 piece are all seasoned musicians. The tight drumming compliments Eddie Vedder-esque vocals perfectly – like a heavy Pearl Jam. With strong confident intros you’re left longing for the bulk of the song to kick in and when it does you’re not left disappointed. They have a remarkable knack for taking the good bits of metal, grunge and rock and leaving the shit to the other more pigeon-holed bands. Zeropilot have that timeless appeal of bands like Deftones and Faith No More. America you can keep your pop punk shit like Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy, we got the real thing here in Bris.

My Deprivation

www.myspace.com/mydeprivation At first listen, it’s hard to believe that My Deprivation come from sleepy Somerset. They are loud and angry and one wonders where and to whom they would play their hardcore metal In Yeovil. But they’ve been going for more than three years now and recently made it through to the regional finals of the Surface Unsigned comp. The vocals are strong and sincere, the drumming rhythmic and hypnotizing and the guitar riffs melodic and well-placed. Sometimes the roaring vocals can be a bit overbearing but then I’m an indie kid at heart so am probably being a bit mumsy about it. Check out their new EP Hard Times, Cold Lives, We’re Tied for a snapshot of what these boys are all about.

Astroid Boys

www.myspace.com/traxxcardiff These guys have some energy to them. They compliment a Dubstep beat just as much as they compliment a Hip Hop or Eski beat. Their album, Space Jam, starts with an intro that drops into a nasty Dubstep beat but it moves into a Bassline sound with smooth flowing lyrics and hyper hooks that will get the crowd singing along nicely. The beats have straight up nasty basslines whilst the Astroid Boys spit effortless smooth lyrics over them. ‘What We’re Talking About’ is a reply to Redlight and Ms Dynamite’s ‘What You Talkin About’ and it will have you in stitches if you listen to the lyrics closely. ‘Jungle Booku’ is showcasing their Hip Hop talents in a very tongue and cheek way. They work together neatly and have a catchy way about them. (UK Rocka)

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Words by Helen Brown

2 - 12 February BATH

AVENUE Q Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET, 01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk, £15-35.50 After nearly five years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness, London ’s funniest show is hitting the road. The Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q is the irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues: love, work, relationships and, above all, just how are you supposed to pay the bills with a BA in English? Hilarious and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, AVENUE Q is the musical like no other.

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and her art is inspired by landscapes and flowers from her surroundings. She enjoys creating painted landscapes, images of 1940s ladies and knitted flowers from her imagination, although another great source of inspiration are the stunning Cotswolds views, where she is based.

5 February

Dance

£81billion worth of cuts to public spending. Independent economic thinktanks such as the Institute for Fiscal Studies have described the cuts as highly regressive measures which will hit the poorest hardest. Join Bristol Indymedia for an evening of short films, invited speakers and discussion as to how best to resist the ConDem cuts.

JERK Chapter Arts, Market Road , Canton , Cardiff , CF5 1QE , 02920 304400, www.chapter.org, 8pm, £12/£10/£8. Gisele Vienne is an acclaimed French artist whose work spans dance, theatre, visual art and puppetry. A collaboration with writer Dennis Cooper and performer Jonathan Capdevielle, Jerk is an imaginary reconstruction of the crimes perpetrated by American serial killer Dean Corll who, with the help of teenagers David Brooks and Wayne Henley, killed more than twenty boys in Texas during the mid-70s.

BRISTOL

EDUCATED GUESS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ART, BY YASMINA REZA Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Road, Bristol , 0117 973 5171, www.almataverntheatre. co.uk, 8pm, £7. Three friends. One painting. No return? What do you do when one of your oldest friends does something extraordinary? How do you react? Serge buys a very expensive piece of modern art. Marc cannot believe what he has done. Yvan tries to see things from both sides and keep their relationships intact. This critically acclaimed comedy played in London’s West End for six years, has won numerous awards and has been performed in over 20 languages.

11 – 12 February TAUNTON

BRISTOL

4 February

NEWPORT

PUNT AND DENNIS The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport , NP20 1HG, 01633 656757, www.newport.gov.uk, 8pm, £20. RBM presents Punt & Dennis on tour in 2011; a brand new show which sees them returning to the live arena after four years. Hugh Dennis’ popularity has catapulted since their last tour, following his role in the award-winning Outnumbered (BBC1) and his quickwitted quips as a regular panellist on Mock the Week (BBC2). He and Steve Punt also enjoy continued success in the award-winning and acclaimed BBC Radio 4 programme The Now Show.

3 – 26 February GLOUCESTER

MICHELLE CIPRIANI Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street , Gloucester GL1 1NS 01452 503050, www.gloucester.gov.uk An exhibition of Hand and Machine Knitting, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture and Design. Michelle grew up in Gloucestershire

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THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS: NO DRESS REHEARSAL PREMIER. The Cube Microplex, 4 Princess Row, Kingsdown, Bristol , BS2 8NQ , 0117 9074190, www.cubecinema. com, 7pm, £7 Geppetto, the brilliant Italian carpenter, carves a block of wood into a puppet, who will be the son he has always wanted and a loving companion in his old age. The wooden boy is an oddity in the village and always in trouble until one night a little grasshopper tells him about a blue fairy who has the magic to turn him into a real boy… And so begins an epic voyage of discovery as Pinocchio tackles a fearsome fire-eater, conniving highwaymen, a killer shark and a really, really big nose.

7 February BRISTOL

anarchy of adolescence provide a rich vein of comedy. This is the first major revival of the play since the original National Theatre production.

8 – 12 February

CARDIFF

5 February

Events

BRISTOL INDYMEDIA PRESENTS: THEY SAY CUT BACK, WE SAY FIGHT BACK Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol , BS1 4QA , 0117 917 2300, www. arnolfini.org.uk, 8pm, £4/£3 – no one turned away through lack of funds. On October 20th 2010 George Osborne announced plans to implement

OUTSET FESTIVAL Brewhouse Arts Centre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset , TA1 1JL , 01823 283244, www. thebrewhouse.net/ Outset Festival is Somerset‘s weekend of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender creativity and community arts to celebrate the LGBT history month happening across the UK. Outset presents some great dance, comedy and music performances. On Saturday afternoon The Brewhouse will throw open its doors for a number of free events; join in a musical theatre or dance workshop, take part in the Big Gay Debate, watch some fantastic performance poetry or even sign up for an open mic poetry session.

14 – 19 February CHELTENHAM

THE HISTORY BOYS, BY ALAN BENNETT The Everyman Theatre, 7-10 Regent Street, Cheltenham , 01242 572573, www.everymantheatre.org. uk, £12-24. Presented by Theatre Royal Bath productions and West Yorkshire Playhouse, one of the great plays of the decade, The History Boys is set in a school in the North of England where a boisterous bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys are attempting to gain entrance to Oxford and Cambridge whilst fending off the distractions of sport and sex. In Alan Bennett’s much loved play, staffroom battles and the

17 February

BRISTOL

ANDI OSHO Hen & Chicken, 210 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1JF, 0117 973 7661, www. comedybox.co.uk, £10, 8.30pm (doors 7.45) Award-winning Andi Osho (BBC2’s Mock The Week and Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week) takes her critically acclaimed stand-up show on tour with Afroblighty, her touching and hilarious story of an identity crisis in the cultural crossfire of Modern Britain.

19 Feb – 26 Apr

BRISTOL

COSIMA VON BONIN Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol , BS1 4QA , 0117 917 2300, www. arnolfini.org.uk, 4PM, free. Arnolfini presents the first exhibition in the UK of work by Cosima von Bonin, one of the most prolific artists working in Germany today. Her practice incorporates a mixture of sculpture, installation, painting, textiles, performances, sound and films. Von Bonin’s approach is often collaborative, and she has organised numerous exhibitions and events with fellow artists, musicians and theorists, stretching the definition of an artist by also assuming the roles of curator, critic and producer. Her exhibition at Arnolfini is part of a wider European partnership, with the collective title of The Lazy Susan Series.

22 – 26 February CARDIFF

GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE New Theatre, Park Place Cardiff, CF10 3LN , 029 2087 8889, www. newtheatrecardiff.co.uk, 7pm, matinees 2pm, £8.50-£18.50.  See Roald Dahl’s amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper brought to life. When his grandmother drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George’s adventure has just begun! www.247magazine.co.uk

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HOT NEW RELEASES Words by John Barker 127 Hours (15)

11th - 17th Feb: Gloucester

Guildhall, 01452 503 050, www.gloucester.gov.uk Dir: Danny Boyle Starring: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara 2010/ UK / 94 min 127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and he has to chop it off to escape. A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey, but pack your sick bag for that amputation. Another Year (12A)

21 - 23 Feb: The Riverfront –

Newport, 01633 656 757, www.newport.gov.uk Dir: Mike Leigh Starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman and Imelda Staunton 2010/UK/129 min Mike Leigh’s latest thoughtful, delicately crafted and often moving film explores the lives of a contented couple in their early 60’s and their rather less than contented friends and family. The cast are excellent, they inhabit rather than portray the characters, helping make the film even more convincing and engaging. Blue Valentine (15)

4-10 Feb: Chapter Arts

– Cardiff, 029 2031 1050, www.chapter.org Dir: Derek Cianfrance. Starring: Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling USA/2010/112mins This crushingly melancholic antiromcom follows a couple whose marriage is on the ropes after being frayed by the strains of parenthood and adult life. The duo are effortlessly charming during flashbacks that show the seeds of their romance blossom, and convincingly tortured as the spark burns out. Gullivers Travels 3D (PG)

1 – 3 Feb: The Welfare –Swansea, 01639 843163, www.thewelfare.co.uk Dir: Rob Letterman. Starring Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt 2010/US/93 min Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but after a dramatic storm he ends up on the island of Liliput, where he is a giant in comparison everyone else. This reboot of the classic fairytale sees funny guy Jack Black take on Gulliver’s rather large shoes, and the 3D effects add a new dimension to Lilliput. www.247magazine.co.uk

Sanctum (TBC)

Released: 4 February Dir: Alister Grierson Starring: Rhys Wakefield, Allison Cratchley and Christopher Baker 2010/US/TBC An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world. This could be the cinematic sleeper of the new year. Produced by the uber-talented James Cameron in glorious 3D, which should make the cave diving extra claustrophobic, this should be a thrill rocket.

The Rebound (15)

Dir: Bart Freundlich Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha 2010/US/95 min Zeta-Jones plays Sandy, a happily married woman who seems to have the perfect life. But when she discovers her husband’s infidelity while watching her son’s birthday video, she flees from her comfortable suburban haven to New York City. She befriends Aram, who works at the local coffeehouse. Floating through life without direction, Aram (Bartha) accepts Sandy’s offer of a job as her nanny whilst Sandy takes on work for the first time since her children were born. Their relationship blossoms into an unlikely romance, but the question is: is their relationship real or is it just a rebound for both of them?

Titanic II (15)

Dir: Shane Van Dyke Starring: Bruce Davison, Brooke Burns, Marie Westbrook 2010/ US/90mins If you were asked to name a film which didn’t warrant a sequal, Titanic would be up there at the top of the list. However, this action packed simply named Titanic II film defies that assumption. It’s based around an identical voyage carried out 100 years after the doomed original journey and guess what? This one sinks too. Sorry if we’ve ruined it for you. We’re watching this one out of morbid curiosity more than anything else. Enter at www.247magazine.co.uk

Katalin Varga (15) 2 Feb: Swindon Arts Centre, 01793 614 837, www.swindon. gov.uk/artscentre Director: Peter Strickland Starring: László Mátray, Hilda Péter and Andrea Gavriliu 2009/ Romania/ 82 min Hilda Peter stars in the title role as a young woman who takes matters into her own hands after being mercilessly cast out of her home by her husband when he discovers that he is not the father of ten-year-old Orban. Taking her son along with her, Katalin strikes out across the treacherous Carpathian mountains in a wagon, intent on tracking down and confronting the men whose actions have blighted her life. The King’s Speech (12A)

1 -3 Feb: Curzon Community

Cinema – Clevedon, 01275 871 000, curzon.org.uk Dir: Tom Hooper Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter 2010/ UK/118 min Widely hailed as a major contender in this year’s film awards, The King’s Speech is based on the true story of Queen Elizabeth II’s father and his friendship with maverick speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The Prince suffered with a stammer from an early age and he turns to Logue in the hope of finding a voice with which to lead the nation

Up In The Air (15)

25 Feb: St Michael’s Hall - Highworth, 01793 330639, swindonfilm.org.uk Director: Jason Reitman Starring: George Clooney and Anna Kendrick 2009/ US/108 min Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert - in other words, his job is to fire people from theirs. When his job and way of life come under threat by new centralised procedures implemented by his hotshot colleague Natalie (Anna Kendrick), Ryan determines to show her just how valuable his role is - but instead ends up facing up to some of the pitfalls of his lifestyle. NEDS (18)

1-3 Feb: The Watershed

- Bristol, 0117 927 5100, watershed.co.uk Dir: Peter Mullan Starring: Conor McCarron, Martin Bell and Linda Cuthbert 2010/UK/ 124 min This hard-hitting coming-of-age drama set in 1970s Glasgow really packs a punch. John (Conor McCarron) finds himself transformed from a gifted, promising altar boy to a glue-sniffing, violent thug terrorising the streets in a gang of neds (non-educated delinquents). This is barbed wire filmmaking that could get a sneaky look in at the Oscars. magazine | 19

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Hello everybody and welcome to the New Year. I spent NYE with Pulled apart By Horses, Turbowolf, Idles and Jaws of A Giant at the Fleece. It was much fun and consisted of lots of stage invasions and me doing an impromptu rap with Pulled apart By Horses! I spent the first few days of January hibernating and procrastinating, as per usual it is a slow month, with most of the nights spent in front of the computer screen chatting to people on Facebook about what 2011 will hold for us all. I predict that this year will probably see my ego completely over-inflate and pop like a pin pricked whoopie cusion - due to the early amount of press I have been recieving since the interactive documentary went live www.bigjeffdocumentary.co.uk (see the news page). I also had some of my personal art work put on display at a little exhibition in an empty shop space on the bottom of Park St and I’m already getting good reactions to my work! Pretty much the only music action I saw in the first week of the year was a black Metal show with Traces, Austere, and Rosicurian. I don’t go to many metal shows not because I dont like metal, I love metal - I just dont know who is good really, because most of the stuff I tend to know about is more alternative indie based music. Out of the three bands, Austere were my favourites, this was partly due to the way they mixed post rock (akin to Pelican) with Isis style Doom metal guitar riffs that crashed and swirled. It was a bit like being taken on a magic carpet ride of sounds. Further into January, I enjoyed a hefty dose of acoustic folk punk mixed in with the story-telling talents from Jack Terricloth, Dave Haus and former Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay, as they cracked open stories about travelling across the States and being hobos; all three of these guys were equally as entertaining and engrosing as each other. January has given the chance to make my one regular trip to the St George’s Hall for the Bristol Acoustic Festival. St George’s Hall is one of the most beautiful venues in Bristol, it emulates that Royal feeling with its huge dome poking out, just off of Park Street. As per usual there were too many highlights to really list them all, amongst them were Festival regulars The Cedar, Beth Porter, Daisy Chapman, Moscow Drug Club, Something of The Night, The Duckworths, Eyebrow, Owl in the Sun and Collin Smith. I must admit that at least two of those acts made me cry, call me a wuss but something about certain instruments or types of voices in big echoey rooms that brings a tear to my eye. Then for something completely different, I checked out Bristol hardcore kids Bats About Bats, who headlined a rather stellar local night of hardcore punk rock and Queercore before I got to post-garage rock it with The Walkmen, be spaced out by Esben and the Witch, and finally see Connan Mockasin supporting Metronomy at the Thekla. If You are unaware of Connan then all I can say is that he is responsible for one of the most interesting, if not down right weird, Psychadelic-Blues pop albums of last year in Please Turn Me Into The Snat, with songs about made up magical lands and strange characters, his imagination is almost child like. Finally, I Alt-Countried it with Band of Horses at the Academy. February is where things will really hot up gigs wise where I will hot footing it around Bristol, playing a human game of Baggettell, highlights will no doubt include The Joy Formidable, Wire, Phantom Band, Janelle Monae (so excited about seeing her because she is like the female equivilant of Prince!), Mogwai, Gay For Jonny Depp (The Ultimate Queercore band, I will say this if you are easliy scared then it is probably best avoiding this show), The Computers, Lulu and The Lampshades, Darkstar, Japanese Voyuers and the Metal Hammer tour amongst many other shows! I’ll probably end up hospitalising myself this year! 20 |

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Tue.01 Bristol

RUCKUS COLLECTIVE & EWAN HOOZAMI, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £5. LIVE MUSIC, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £2-£3. A trio of alternative & Post Rock bands-Fair Weather Fiends, Austere & Pony. LATERPick Up The Pieces DJs.

Cardiff

DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £7.50/£9.50. Crushingly heavy, darkly atmospheric, emotionally poignant, & never less than utterly enthralling. Support from Heights & In the Firing Line. THE KEYS, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £3. Infectious guitar pop + support.

Gloucester

LOS CAMPESINOS, Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS, 7.30pm, £10. Bringing their wryly uproarious indie-pop to Gloucester Guildhall.

Weds.02

7pm-10pm, £8adv. COMA BRIDES, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Plus Ashes to Angels & Dead Elms. A DAY TO REMEMBER, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. RANDOM HAND, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £7adv. + Support. COMMUNION, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £4. With Vadoinmessico, We Play Parties, Samuel Brookes & Luke Ritchie. LATER-Dj Lunchbox. KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £6. + Martyr Defiled, Through The Abyss & All Guns Blazing.

The Blims (acoustic Surf Rock) & Lori Campbell. LATER-Dj Ewan Hoozami. PETE STILLWELL FUNDRAISER, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £5adv. With The 45’s, Dead Cities & Peter & The Harmonics. THE PHANTOM BAND, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £8adv. Imagine Alabama 3 jamming with Battles. Support from The Short Life Of Gracie, An Axe & The Bad Joke That Ended Well. GROUPLOVE, Start the Bus, 7-9 Baldwin Street, BS1 1RU. Indie-alt quintet.

THE JAZZ REVHŴ, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £3. Innovative Jazz featuring Inc A bringing an original mix of Jazz, D&B, Gypsy, Breaks, Hip-Hop & Funk & the uplifting Schrödinger’s Cat.

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Fri. 04 Bristol

MURDERDOLLS, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. God Save The Scream Tour with Murderdolls, THE XCERTS, Moles Club, 14 Black Veil Brides & The Defiled. George Street, BA1 2EN, 8pm, £5. Searing Scottish indie band making heavy ATRIUM RIOT, The Croft Front Bar, soul-fuelled rock influenced by the likes of 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £3. The Smiths and The Clash. Support from MUSIC MAYHEM, The Den, 31 What Now. Corn Street, BS1, 8pm–3am, £2. 4 Bristol amazing Bands are taking over The Den! & THE JOY FORMIDABLE, The it’s all for Macmillan Cancer Support! I Am Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, Forever, The Joe Public, September Gun & BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10adv. So Be On Fire. JIMMY WEBB, St George’s Bristol, INVADA, The Louisiana, Wapping Great George Street, BS1 5RR, Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, 7.30pm, £23.50. Intimate singer & £6adv. Plus Mugstar, Thought Forms & legendary composer. Plus Nell Bryden. Vertical Slum. SMOKE FAIRIES, The Fleece, 12 MAN LIKE ME, The Cooler Music St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, Venue, 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG, £7adv. Two girls delivering ethereal, 7.30pm, £7.50adv. folk-tinged wonderstruck song-craft. + ECHOLOUNGE, The Fleece, 12 St. Sea Of Bees. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £5. OPEN MIC, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Local band showcase night with Phanton Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free Quartet, Moreton Vue & The End Effect. entry with 2-4-1 Noodles! Gloucester Weekly night of mellow music from JILTED GENERATION, Gloucester anyone of any level on any instrument. Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 Cardiff 1N. 10pm, £10. Prodigy tribute band TWIN ATLANTIC, Clwb Ifor Bach, followed by DJ Donovan, a legend within 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, the Drum & Bass scene, Lee Chaos, Jilted 7pm, £6.50/£8.50. Support from Generation DJ Set & Impact MC. Straight Lines & Town. FOLK AGAINST FASCISM, Sat. 05 Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £2. Like Bristol folk music, hate fascism. With the Somali JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN, The sounds of underground band, Iskawaran Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, & the smooth Blues, Country, Jazz-Rock BS1 4RB, 7pm, £15adv. strumming’s of Dueling Biscuits. THE PHANTOM BAND, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, Thur. 03 7.30pm, £8adv. With An Axe. THE HOLD STEADY, 02 Academy, Bath Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. iLiKETRAiNS, Moles, 14 George MR MEDLER PRESENTS........... Street, BA1 2EN, £7adv. Haunting FLYIN’ FOLK! Grain Barge, instrumentation & broken, world weary Mardyke Wharf Hotwells Road, vocals portray a tender depiction of BS8 4RU, £4. With Beth Porter & The tragedy, past, present & future. Support Availables, Bex Baxter & Mike Stanton. from Napoleon IIIrd. UNDER THE DRIFTWOOD TREE, Bristol Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, CHAPEL CLUB, The Thekla, The BS1 1JX, £3-£3.50. Beautiful acoustic, Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, alternative Folk music! Support from

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JUJU NATIONS, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £2. Special mix of Afrobeat, Funk & Reggae.

Bristol

A DAY AT THE RACES, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £5. Ep Launch. RUSSIAN RECORDS, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. Monthly update from the frontline of future dub and fuzz. LULU & THE LAMPSHADES, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, 7.30pm, £6adv. Quirky folk-pop group.

Cardiff

JUNIP feat. JOSE GONZALES, Millennium Music Hall 2, Millennium Plaza, Wood Street, CF10 1LA, 7:30pm-11pm, £10adv. Jose Gonzales has teamed up with Elias Araya &Tobias Winterkorn to form Junip. Jose’s remarkable voice remains centre stage as he leads the amped up trio. GRAMERCY RIFFS, 10 Feet Tall, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 7.30pm, £4/£3NUS. An eclectic blend of Rock’n’Roll, Blues, Country, Soul, & dashes of surf & psychedelia.

Mon. 07 Bristol

FLORRIE, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 9.30pm, £3adv. Club show. JONNY, The Cooler Music Venue, 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG, 7.30pm, £7.50adv. The lovechild of Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) & Euros Childs. SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. LATER-Dj Alfie.

Cardiff

BRITISH SEA POWER, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7pm, £13.50/£15. Be sure to hear tracks from the new LP & plenty of BSP gold. Support from Race Horses & Teeth of the Sea. UKULELE NIGHTS, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £free. Cardiff’s uke-powered jam session. THE LOVELY EGGS, Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 8pm, £5/£4NUS. Their music is mainly influenced by The Velvet Underground, Daniel Johnston, Sonic Youth & Moldy Peaches. & 2-3 supports.

Gloucester

FOLK UNPLUGGED, Blue Coat Room, Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1N, £free. Come and make some noise at these folk/ roots acoustic evenings.

Tue. 08 Bristol

BRITISH SEA POWER, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £13.50adv. KERRANG! RELENTLESS ENERGY TOUR 2011, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. With Good Charlotte, Four Year Strong & Framing Hanley. DIRTY BREAK, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Plus Cassette Cutlure & Memoirs of a Magician.

Cardiff

NILE, Millennium Music Hall 2, Millennium Plaza, Wood Street, CF10 1LA, 7:30pm-11pm, £15adv. Support from Melechesh, Dew-Scented & Zonaria.

Wed. 09 Bristol

WHITE LIES, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 7pm, £16adv. A three-piece indie band formed from the ashes of Fear of Flying. With Crocodiles & Active Child. LAUREN PRITCHARD, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, 7.30pm, £7adv. A remarkable voice & a rare song-writing talent to match. OPEN MIC, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free entry with 2-4-1 Noodles! Weekly night of mellow music from anyone of any level on any instrument. LATER-DJ Chazzy Jay. ANDY MCKEE, St George’s Bristol, Great George Street, BS1 5RR, 8pm, £17.50/£13.50. Jaw-dropping & distinctive mastery of the six-string guitar.

Thur. 10 Bristol

THE BRAVERY, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10adv. Alternative rock band with electronic influences, their musical style has been compared to The Strokes, New Order & The Killers. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, 7.30pm, £6.50adv.

Fri.11 Bristol

THE GO TEAM, The Anson Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1LN, 8pm11pm, £12adv. 6 piece band whose songs are a mixture of action theme songs, cheerleader chants, noise-pop guitars and early hip-hop, with a hint of ’70s funk. BARRYMORES POOL PARTY, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 9pm, £free. CLUMSY, Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf Hotwells Road, BS8 4RU, £4. Original, youthful, energetic & cheeky

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LIVE COSMO JARVIS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA. THE FUNKINSTEINS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £5. Local band showcase night with Ingido Lights, 33 Thieves & Crimson Sky.

Cardiff

MEIC STEVENS, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 8pm, £8. Support from Colorama. FUNKADELIC with NEoN, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £3. Expect a glorious mashup of Funk, Hip Hop & Ska from NEoN & Funkadelic resident DJ’s bringing you obscure beats, an eclectic mix of Northern Soul & funky disco floor fillers.

Fri.11 Bristol

THE GO TEAM, The Anson Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1LN, 8pm11pm, £12adv. 6 piece band whose songs are a mixture of action theme songs, cheerleader chants, noise-pop guitars and early hip-hop, with a hint of ’70s funk. 6 piece Reggae-Ska-Pop group. + Very Special Guests TBC. BAILA LA CUMBIA, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3-£3.50. Brass led Cumbia explosion mixing up Latin, Ska & Jazz. Plus a mix of Folk, Pop & Jazz with Fabiola Melegari. LATER-DJAlfie/DJ Big Chief Weird Bird. SCARLETT RASCAL & THE TRAINWRECK, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA. Plus Rocket In Your Pocket & Flags.

Sun.13 Bristol

ULTRASOUND, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £8.50adv. ANCIENT ASCENDENT, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 1.30pm, £5. With Fleshrot, Merciless Precision, Merihim & more. DAVID MCALMONT, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £16.50adv. David McAlmont is most famous as part of the duo McAlmont and Butler who’s hit ‘Yes’ reached the UK top 10. GEORGE KNIGHT, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Plus Back to the Lake, Spaces Between & Hawthorn.

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THE CRAVE, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £7/£9. Part melodic, part COLONEL RED, Gwdihw Café Bar, sleaze & part good time rock & roll the Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, lads are supported by Tiger Please. 8pm, £2. Soul drenched vocals & HOOTANANNY, Gwdihw Café Bar, rhythms. With host Sarah Sweeney on Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, the decks bringing her usual eclectic Soul, 7pm, £donation. Open mic night hosted by UK acoustic/ singer songwriter Funk, Jazz & House. Huwie Price. HOLD YOUR HORSE IS, Sat.12 Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 7.30pm, £4. Taking influences Bristol from Rueben, At The Drive In, Mclusky & TEDDY THOMPSON & DAVID FORD, The Thekla, The Grove, East Shellac. Plus Mojo Fury. Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £13adv. Mon.14 WAITING FOR KATE, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Bristol £3-£3.50. Play funky, alternative, big GRINSPOON, 02 Academy, beat, Ska with horns, spike & dance. Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. With Jett Plus Origami dinosaur & Stealing Sheep. Black & Cars on Fire. LATER-Dj Vallee. SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. SCHNAUSER, The Canteen 80 Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. A Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY. selection of bands playing a variety of folk VALENTINE SPECIAL DUO. 02 and acoustic. LATER -Dj Sho’Nuff. Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 Cardiff 5NA. Soul Meets Reggae with Millie 9XDEAD – ALBUM LAUNCH, Jackson & Ken Boothe. Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 BURY THE ARCHIVE, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, 1BG, 8pm, £3. Dark rock sound. With Crux and Preacher. BS1 3RW, 1.30pm, £5. With The Finest Bloodlust, Hostile Theory, Gehenna & more. Tue.15 CABARET ABBATOIR, The Den, 31 Bristol Corn Street, BS1, 8pm–2am, £10 SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS adv/£12otd. A mix of dark cabaret and intense live bands.Featuring music from Al TOUR 2011, 02 Academy, B Damned, The Whores & Seven Crowns. Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. With Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything EMILY WRIGHT BAND, Bocabar, The Paintworks, 9pm, £free. Relaxed, Everything & The Vaccines. GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP, The sensual & original Jazz & Soul.

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Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £6.50. & The Computers. MILES KANE, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £7.50adv. Vocalist of The Last Shadow Puppets & The Rascals. OLE VYBZ, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. Spanish party night with music from Vamos- Folk, funky Rumba and Latin. LATER-DJ Diversion.

Cardiff

JAPANESE VOYEURS, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £6/£8. Support from Special Guests. THE DUKE SPIRIT, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £8/£10. Support from Tape The Radio.

Wed.16 Bristol

METAL HAMMER RAZOR TOUR, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 6.30pm, £9adv. With Sylosis, Bleed From Within, While She Sleeps & Anterior. OPEN MIC, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free entry with 2-4-1 Noodles! Weekly night of mellow music from anyone of any level on any instrument. A free bottle of beer to anyone who will step up to perform! CITY OF ASHES, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £5. + Painting Bus Stops, Mind Museum, Daylight Fireworks & more. SHOW IT OFF, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £5. Local punk pop night.

Cardiff

GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £7/£9. Gay for Johnny Depp have been described as Spazzcore, Hardcore & Metal. Support from The Computers, Exit_International & Cell Mates. SPACE, Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 9pm, £tbc. From the people behind At Your Own Risk & Zoo Pop, showcasing the best new bands.

Thu.17 Bristol

IMELDA MAY, Colston Hall, Hall 1, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 7pm, £20/£17.50adv. Putting a modern spin on classic rockabilly. OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. TIGER PLEASE, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £7. & The Crave. TINA DICO, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £10adv. Plus Peter & the Harmonics & Cajita. THE SHOW, The Croft Front Bar, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £4. + Drunken Butterfly, Splutter & El Wristo. INCREDIBLE BRISTOL, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. A percentage of the money raised will go to Brisfest. LATER-Dj Vallee.

Cardiff

METAL HAMMER RAZOR TOUR 2011, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7pm£9/£11. With Sylosis, Bleed From Within & While She Sleeps.

Fri.18 Bristol

HOPE REMAINS LOST, The Croft Front Bar, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £4. + Hold To This, Dirty Break & Clear The Coast. THE BUSINESS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, £10adv. + Support. THE KAST OFF KINKS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £12.50adv. The Kast Off Kinks are what is left of The Kinks since Dave & Ray Davies left in 1994. FLOOD OF RED, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £7adv. Plus Archimedes & Hello Lazarus. ZANG TANG, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3-£3.50. Jazz Funk act fusing acid Jazz, House and funky groove. LENNY SAVAGE & FRIENDS, Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf Hotwells Road, BS8 4RU, £4. Elements of folk, swing, rock, grunge, synth-pop, dub, Latin & African music swirl in the mix along with Lenny’s original love for all things acoustical.

Gloucester

DREADZONE, Gloucester Guildhall Theatre, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS, 7.30pm, £15adv/£18otd. Dub pioneers Dreadzone will play tracks from their most recent release ‘Eye on the Horizon’ plus live favourites from their back catalogue.

Sat.19 Bristol

MOGWAI, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. KING KURT, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £15adv. With support from Coffin Nails, Cowboy & The Corpse & Cheaterslicks. RUNNING NUMBERS, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. Expect Hip Hop, Dubstep & DNB. LATER-Rat-A-Tat. MY FRIEND FRIDAY, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Plus In Your Honour & Pioneers.

Gloucester

THE BIG BANG FESTIVAL, Gloucester Guildhall Theatre, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS, 4pm, £5adv/£6otd. Support local music! With Swift Manouver, La Heroine, The Mememe’s, Charlie Baxter, Yours, Courson, The Lost Gonzos & more!

Sun. 20 Bristol

SENSES FAIL, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. DESECRATION, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 4pm, £6. + Flayed Disciple, Lordaeron, Bloodshot Dawn & more. BOSC MONITOR, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £5adv. Local band showcase all-dayer with Legends Of Flight, A Tale Of Two Cities

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& more tbc. JAMIE WOON, Start the Bus, 7-9 Baldwin Street, BS1 1RU. Electrosoul singer Woon has come fourth on the BBC’s Sound of 2011 list.

Mon. 21 Bristol

CARL BARAT, The Anson Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1LN, 7pm, £14. Co-frontman of punk and indie rock revivalists The Libertines & lead guitarist in the band Dirty Pretty Things. SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. LATER-Dj Sho’Nuff.

Cardiff

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, C.I.A, Mary Ann Street, CF10 2EQ, doors 6pm, £27.06. ROLLDEEP, Millennium Music Hall, Millennium Plaza, Wood Street, CF10 1LA, 7pm-11pm, £12.50. Plus supports. PAIGE, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7.30pm, £5/£6. Support from Fine Young Firecrackers. TOM HINGLEY, 10 Feet Tall, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 7.30pm, £6adv/£7otd. Of Inspiral Carpets fame. Support from John Mouse, Chris Hicks & Jon Fazal.

Tue. 22 Bristol

DUTCH UNCLES, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £7adv. ROLL DEEP, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. CARPATHIAN, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £8. + Defeater, Austere, Foxxes & more. JAZZ, SOUL & BLUES, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. Hosted by Lady Nade-Soulful plus guestsTerry Clemmett-Acoustic Urban street & Molly Samson-Acoustic / Alternative / Folk. LATER-DJ Lunchbox. MORNIG PARADE, The Cooler Music Venue, 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG. Their pulsating synths, energetic guitars & candid lyrics fuse to create a supercharged sound WE ARE THE OCEAN, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB.

Wed. 23 Bristol

ZEBEDY RAYS, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 9.30pm, £3adv. Club show. OPEN MIC, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free entry with 2-4-1 Noodles! Weekly night of mellow music from anyone of any level on any instrument! LATER- Matt Hampshire. THE DREADNOUGHTS, The Croft Main Room, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £6. EX LOVERS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv. CENTREFOLDS, The Croft Front Bar, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £3. + New Zero Kanada &

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Dead Consent. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, Colston Hall, Hall 1, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 7pm, £18.50adv. Heavy metal band formed by Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist Zakk Wylde. THE OPERATION, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £5. Local band showcase night with A Day At The Races, Zepher & more tbc. EUROPE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA.

UK BEATBOX CHAMPIONSHIPS, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. South West Heat. GIMME SHELTER! The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £5adv. John The Mod returns. Expect to see a smashing line up! With Schnauser. THE END EFFECT, The Croft Front Bar, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £4. + Raven County & Lights And Clockwork.

Thu. 24

SHAUN RYDER, Millennium Music Hall 2, Millennium Plaza, Wood Street, CF10 1LA, 7:30pm-11pm, £16.50. Performing hits from The Happy Mondays, Black Grape & solo material with special guests The Twang. Gloucester THE BEAT, Gloucester Guildhall Theatre, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS, 7.30pm, £14adv/£16otd. These Ska & 2-Tone legends never fail to entertain & deliver powerful concerts full of hit after hit.

Bristol

JANELLE MONAE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. EMMETT BROWN, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. Ska/ Funk/Reggae/Hip Hop freestyling group. LATER- Dj Sho’Nuff. THE STANLEYS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Plus Wires & Interroband. RAY LAMONTAGNE, Colston Hall, Hall 1, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 7pm, £23-£26. With his band The Pariah Dogs in support of the album God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise. FUTURE PLANS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, £5. With C.O.I & more tbc.

Cardiff

LAISH, Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 7.30pm, £5. An exciting alternative folk band. With Little Arrow & Evening Chorus.

Cardiff

Sun. 27 Bristol

FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 7pm, £8. Indebted to a lineage of vintage indie bands like Pulp, Orange Juice & The Smiths, they make retro-romantic anthems full of swooning and crooning. FUTURES, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA.

Cardiff

FRANCESQA, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7pm, £7/£9. Bursting at the seams with soaring vocal hooks & summery guitar lines. Support from The Dangerous Summer & Cuba Cuba.

Mon. 28 Bristol

DEAD CONFEDERATE, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £8adv. Plus The Whigs. REEL BIG FISH, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. LATER DJ Alfie. PETE LAWRIE, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv.

Cardiff

WEEKEND GUITAR TRIO, 10 Feet Tall, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 7.30pm, £4. Producing composed & improvised music for 3 electric guitars & electronics. The influences are Jazz, Electronic music & world music. EUX AUTRES, Undertone, 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG, 8pm, £5/£4NUS. Great selection of up & coming indie pop rock’n’roll bands. Feat. Standard Fare, Them Squirrels & support.

Fri. 25 Bristol

ROCK SOUND EXPOSURE TOUR, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. With Japanese Voyeurs, Dinosaur Pile-Up & The Xcerts. DISCHARGE, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm-4am, £10adv. Discharge were the first band to mix Punk with Metal which influenced Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Crust Punk, Grindcore & various Extreme Metal Sub genres. DOLL & THE KICKS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv. BASS 6, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3-£3.50. Support from East Pole Orchestra. LATER-DJ Chazzy Jay/DJ Pappa Moomin. MANGO FACTORY, Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf Hotwells Road, BS8 4RU, £4. Massive, Punchy, Brassy & formidable Latin-Funk from this astonishing 9 piece ensemble.

Cardiff

THE WATER TOUR BUCKET BOYS, Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ, 8pm, £3. A much acclaimed bluegrass, 2-step, psychedelic old-time band from Portland, Oregon. Later DJ Mr. Potter

Sat. 26 Bristol

EMILY BARKER & THE RED CLAY HALO, The Thekla Top Deck, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £7adv. LETS TEA PARTY, Mr Wolfs, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. Pop bounce! LATER-Pick up the Pieces DJ’s. magazine | 23

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MONDAY Bath

MONDAY’S STUDENT NIGHT. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. £free. DJ Asian Hawk mixing Funk, Soul, R’n’B, Hip Hop, Jazz, D’n’B, Reggae & more. MARVELLOUS MONDAYS. ClubXL. Walcott St. £1 B4 11.30pm with flyer/ £2 B4 9.30pm/ £3 B4 10.30pm. Student night with resident DJ Mister Bibby + guest DJ’s. THE STUDENT SOCIAL. Po Na Na. North Parade. 10pm-late. £3 (Remember your student card please.) Downtown (in association with BUSU), is the best student party in town. With DJ David Mayo and his eclectic style. MY MY MY. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers St. Bath’s premier student night. FLAUNT. Celsius Ice Bar and Club. 1-3 South Parade. 10pm- 3am. £3 B4 10:30pm/£4 after. Bath’s premier student night. NUS required. DIVERSION. The Weir Lounge. St Saviours Road. Two house DJs playing popular Dance & Indie Rock.

Bristol

ZOOLOGY. The Thekla, The Grove. 9.30pm – 3am. £free B4 10pm/£3NUS B4 midnight /£4NUS after. Hippo-hop, indie-raccoon, panda pop & your favourite elephant-scale party tunes plus Hub Radio DJs on the top deck. BOUNCE. Mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton. 8pm -2am. £free. Suisse Tony presents fun & funky feel good grooves. THE LASH. Oceana. Harbourside. 9pm–4am. £6otd. Student only night of messiness! B.E.D. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. 10pm-3am. Massive Student night with a soundtrack of chart, hip hop, electro house, dubstep & D’n’B.

South Parade. 10pm-2am. £5 all night £4 Student I.D/Flyer £3/£3.50 Guest List. DJ Mister Bibby & Guest playing Funk,Soul,90’s,Cheese,Motown, Britpop,Ibiza Classics, Oldskool, HipHop & Charts.

Bristol

DISCO BLOODY DISCO! The Den. 31 Corn St. £free. Indie remixes, synth pop & funky French electro. DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. Mbargo. The Triangle. 8pm – 2am. £free. With DJ Jewell. KANDI TUESDAYS. Joe Publics. 3 Queens Avenue. Clifton. £5/£4. 10pm – Late. Commercial, R’n’B, hip-hop, funky house. THE BITCH’S BOLLOCKS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens St. £4with/ £5without NUS. New lesbian night every 2nd Tuesday! Old Skool, Hip Hop/ Indie/ Electro plus guest DJs. THE MASH UP. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. £4/£3 guestlist b4 11.30pm/£3 with VIP Bristol card. Resident DJ’s smash out the best Drum ‘n’ Bass, Dubstep, Electro & Breakbeat producers. 8th. THE WORLD AT LARGE. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens St. £2with/£3without NUS. A new alternative/electro night. Live bands and DJ’s till late. 8th. SILENT DISCO CHARITY NIGHT. Undertone. 12 Church St. 10pm-3am. £4. Fundraising Silent Disco in aid of Barnardos with 3 different channels of music/DJs to choose from at any one time!

Cardiff

BUFFALO LIVE . Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £varies/ £free downstairs. Showcasing the best promoters, DJs & bands. Dubstep, Drum’n’Bass & Hip Hop. INSIDER SOUND. 10 Feet Tall. Cardiff 11A – 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. BUFFALO LIVE PRESENTS... £3NUS/£2 with flyer. Party beats Marky Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. 9pm-4am, £varies/£free downstairs. De Sade. Old Funk tune meets modern Hip Hop plus party dancefloor fillers. Bands, live music, drinks offers, DJ’s and GLAM TUESDAYS. Glam. more! Downstairs - Bands, live music, Greyfriars Road. 10pm-3am. £2. drinks offers, DJ’s and more! JUST DANCE. Clwb Ifor Bach. LATE NIGHT LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. Womanby St. 10.30–2am. £free B4 11A – 12 Church St. 8pm-3am. 11pm/£3. £varies/£free downstairs. Indie, Folk, A mixture of modern day Pop, Rock Acoustic, Pop, Experimental, Alternative, & R&B. Rock, Electro, DJs. £2 selected bottles/ LATINO HEAT. Zync Bar. 63 St. spirit & mixer. Marys St. 9pm- 3.30am. Latino night, JAGERFEST. Glam. Greyfriars DJ Adry will be playing Latino, Salsa Road. 9pm - 4am. £free B4 12/£2. and Socca.

Cheltenham

THE FACULTY. Dakota, 12-14 Bath Road. 9pm-3am. £free B4 10pm. With DJ Carlos, playing RnB & Chart.

Swansea

CHAKA CHAKA. Bar Sigma. 1 Northampton Lane. 10pm-3am. £free. Funk Reggae Dancehall Dub Hip Hop.

TUESDAY Bath

!CRASH! - THE POP! INDIE! DISCO! SMASH-UP! Po Na Na. North Parade. £3/£2.50 NUS. 10pm - 2am. Pop, Indie & Electro party anthems. THE BIG CHEESE. Moles, George St. 10pm-2am. £4/£3.50 NUS. Expect all the cheesiest tunes & drinks offers. TNT. Celsius Ice Bar & Club. 1-3

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Newport

TORN. Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. £3. 9pm-3am. Torn residents play Metal, Hardcore & old school 80’s rock anthems. The F’n’K crew play Industrial, Punk & Goth in the Attic.

WEDNESDAYS Bath

CLUB MOJITO. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers St. £4 / £3 NUS or before 11. 10pm - 2am. International music, uplifting Latin House music & live percussion. With Jake Gabai & friends. DISCORD. Po Na Na. North Parade. 9.30pm-2am. £3 B4 11pm/£4 after/£2.50NUS. Rock, metal, punk, industrial & classic alternative anthems from DJ’s itBoy & Davo.

POP FICTION. Moles. George St. 11pm-2am. Playing the best bubblegum pop, hip-pop, synth pop & kitchen sink pop! WEDNESDAYS. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. £free. DJs on rotation playing Reggae, Dub, Eclectic, Rare Groove, Funk, Ska & more.

Bristol

IDENTITY. The Den. 31 Corn St. Till 3am. £free B4 11.30pm/£3 after. The Indie/Alternative Wednesday clubnight Bristol deserves. A BRONX TALE. Mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, £free, 8pm – 2am. £free. Benny Kane with a solid mix of HipHop, R’n’B, Dubstep & Drum & Bass! SPORTS NIGHT. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Party Classics & Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. KITSCH. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. DJ’s playing Chart, House and Kitsch classics! 2nd. CRAVE. Timbuk 2. 22 Small St. £3. Crave’s opening night, don’t miss out! House Party Beats! & Electro Smashers! 9th. SWAMPLOADED. The Croft. 117 - 119 Stokes Croft. 10pm-late. £5. Swamp 81 & Dubloaded are joining forces for a special event, expect the High Pressure sub frequencies to rumble the Croft, with Addison Groove, Pinch & Loefah.

ALLSORTS. Monkey Cafe. Castle St. 10pm till late. £free B4 11pm. Filthy, sexy, funky music – Soul, rare Grooves, Hip Hop, Breaks & Grime with Vinylism DJ’s. ALLIANCE. Monkey Cafe. Castle St. Monthly. Premier Drum & Bass night. FUNKED UP. Bar Sigma. 1 Northampton Lane. 10pm-3am. £free B4 10.30pm / £2/3 after 10pm. Funk Soul Disco Latin & Hip Hop.

Taunton

DROP THE BOMB. Bliss. 43/45 East St. 10pm-3am. The biggest dance tracks, RnB tunes & party favourites.

THURSDAY Bath

MONKEY LIKE BANANA. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon. £free before 11pm. DJs mixing Breaks, Funk, DnB &Eclectic. BLOW - BATHS INDIE CLUB NIGHT. Moles. George St. 11pm 2am. £5/£4 Cons. New & classic Indie Rock & Pop! THE BOMB. The Second Bridge. 10 Manvers St. £5/£4 NUS/£3adv. THIRSTY THURSDAYS. Po Na Na. North Parade. 10pm-2am. Girls go free b4 11pm / £3 b4 11pm / £4after / £1 off with TT flyer. The Deviants play Hip Hop, House, RnB, Indie, Rock & Rave! Cardiff POP SCENE. Celsius Ice Bar & SUGAR DROP. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 10-4am. £5adv/£6otd. Club. 1-3 South Parade. 10pm2am. £4 B411pm/£5 after. DJ Dave A regular dose of Roots, Electro, Dub, party Breaks, Dubstep, Drum’n’Bass & all Mayo mixing top tunes from the 80s, 90s round floor-filling mashups. & 00s. SHOTGUN RULES. Revolution. KITSCH. The Weir Lounge. St 9-11 Castle St. 9pm-2am. £2 B4 Saviours Road. The massive London 10.30pm/£3 B4 12pm/£4 after. Fancy night straight from Embargo 59. a night of VIP treatment? GLAMOUR PUSS. Club XL. 90B BLENDER. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Walcot St. £1 B4 11pm. Student night. Place. 8pm-4am. £varies/ £free Bristol downstairs. A blended-up clash of pop BUMPING ELECTRO. The Den. culture, fashion, music & bands! 2-4-1 31 Corn St. Till 4am. £free B4 cocktails until 10pm 11pm/£3/£2 NUS. Drinks promos LISTEN UP! Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. 10pm. all night. £3. Indie, Electro, Pop, Soul, Disco, Funk. THURSDAYS. Lizard Lounge. 66 SOUL MOVEMENT. Zync Bar. 63 St. Queens Road, 9pm–3am. Student party night! Marys St. 9pm-3.30am. Sexy Ladies PRESSURE. Thekla. The Grove, Night with Soul, RNB, Hip Hop, Dancehall East Mud Dock. 9.30pm-3am. & Bashment. £3/£4. Guitar-orientated indie rock & pop 23rd. BASS CLEF. 10 Feet Tall. with DJ MrSteveBob. 11A – 12 Church St. 9pm-4am. FRISKY. Oceana. Harbourside. £4adv/£5otd. Rough & ready mix of £free B4 10pm/£4 B4 12/ £5 after. A Dance(hall) inspirations, urban roots music, Caribbean rhythms, glitch, hypnotic variety of genres over 5 bars. brass & classic rave dynamics. Plus Sugar WANTED RECORDS. The Big Chill Bar. 15 Small St. £free. Vinyl delights Drop DJs. from all genres featuring DJ’s John Cheltenham Stapleton, Andy Payback HIFI, Steve Rice LOLLIPOP. Dakota, 12-14 Bath & other guest spinners. Road, GL53 7HA. 9pm-3am. £free JUICY. Bijou Bar. Whiteladies Road. before 10pm/£4 after. 10.30pm – 2am. £free. The Cream of Newport local DJ’s playing music from all genres. POUNDED WEDNESDAYS. Meze REHAB. The Bunker, 78 Queens Lounge. 6 Market St. 9pm-4am Road, Clifton Triangle. Student night. £free. Mista ifsta presents 3 rooms of From Dubstep to Dancehall & Bristols Rock, Indie, Electro, Ska, Punk & more. finest student DJ’s pumping out the tunes. WEDNESDAYS. Mojo. Market COMMUNION. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. St. £8/£7Nus. 9pm-2am. With DJs Stephens St. 1st Thursday of each spinning R&B, Hip Hop, Funk, Cool Indie, month. Live performances interjected Club Bangers with Electronic Dance & with DJs Classic Party Anthems! DAFT FUNK. Mbargo. The Triangle, Swansea Clifton. 9pm–2am. £free. DJ Ammo DEAL OR NO DEAL. Odyssey. &Dj Dre serve up modern & classic takes Salbrious Place, Little Wind across all genres. St. 10.30pm-3am. £free B4 11.30pm/£2. Deal: £5 & get 5 free 3rd. CONCRETE DUB. Basement drinks! Visit www.odysseynightclub.co.uk 45. 8 Frogmore St. 10pm-4am. £6 for details. magazine | 25

CLUB B4 11pm/£6NUS. Presenting Ed Rush, Cyantific, Octane & DLR, Mikal & hosted by Remidy MC & KB.

10th. DIRTY OLD TOWN. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens St. £4 B4 12pm. A new monthly night featuring a mix of freestyle live art & DJ’s. WithSickwax-(6 piece Reggae / Funk Fusion/)/ Dj Stryda (Dubkasm )/ Rackabeat & BarLow/ Dj Skint & Mr Soulsbury/ Richie Delf Cardiff

SIGNATURE. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. A night of experimental, Dubstep, House, Hip-Hop, Glitch, Electronica, leftfield & future sounds. PROPAGANDA. Glam. 2 Greyfriars Road. 10pm-3am. £3 NUS B4 11.30pm/ £4 after. The Best New & Classic Indie Alternative Music. SUGARDROP. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £varies/£free downstairs. Jump-up beats, VJs, Breaks & Beats, drink offers, dope Dubstep & more.. ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. £free. Classic Anthems Old & New, Party Riffs, Alternative Mashups, New Music & Ultimate Air Guitar Bangers! C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby St. 10.30pm – 4am. £4 unless stated. Electro / DubStep / Techno / DnB / Rave.

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Church St. 10pm-3am. £3 B4 11.30pm/£4(£3NUS). Dubstep, UK Funky, Techno, Rave, Garage, Breaks & Dub feat. Doc Daneeka & more.

10th. NATION RADIO TAKEOVER. 10 Feet Tall. 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. £free. Nation Radio Wales plays some of the best new music with My Ceramic Rabbit & Nation Radio vs On The Rocks DJs. 24th. BASS’D IN SKADIFF TAKEOVER. 10 Feet Tall. 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. £free. Reel Big Fish aftershow party with Ska crew New Riot & On The Rocks DJs. Swansea

S.A.M.P.L.E. Bar Sigma. 1 Northampton Lane. 8pm-12am. £free. Acoustic Music & Live Performance.

Taunton

BLISS THURSDAYS. Bliss. 43/45 East St. 10pm-3am. £5 B4 11pm includes your first 3 drinks on us! Biggest student friendly night playing Dance, Urban, R & B & Anthems.

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RAMSHACKLE. Carling Academy. Frogmore St, 10pm-3am. £3/5. Bristol’s biggest alternative night with resident Bath DJ Dan. DELIGHT. Club XL. 90B Walcot St. MELTING POT. Mbargo. The £2 B4 11pm. House, Dance, Electro & Triangle, Clifton. 8pm – 2am. Funk, Chart Hits. Disco & R’n’B with DJ Suisse Tony. CONFESSION. Moles, George St. FRIDAYS. Basement 45. 8 9.30pm-4am. MrSteveBob plays the best Electro, Pop & Indie & The Snugs play Frogmore St. Run by external promoters playing everything Drum n’ Bass, Breaks, Reggae, Funk & Soul upstairs. Funk, Disco, Hip Hop & Dubstep. SQUEEZE THE CHEESE. Po WEEKEND PARTY PART 1. Lizard Na Na. North Parade. BA2 4AL. 10.30pm-2.30am. £5-£4 NUS. Cheesy Lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – late. Pop Anthems & Karaoke. Current and classic party tunes with DISCO MASH. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers St. 10pm-2.30am. £4 with residents Big Daddy & Milky. THE BOMB. The Bunker, 78 flyer. Disco, Party, Retro. Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. FRIDAYS. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud 9pm-3am. £3 b4 11pm/£5after. DJ Buildings. £free entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. DJs on rotation playing a mix Amo, the Urban Knights, Lucas Lafone, Joe of Funk, Soul, Classics, Eclectic, RnB Bananas & Jambo! The best in new and & more. underground music. SAVED BY THE BELL. Celsius Ice PHUCT. Bristol Bierkeller. All Bar and Club. 1-3 South Parade. Saints’ Street. 9pm-3am. £3 B4 10pm-3am. £4 B4 11pm/£5. When 10pm/£4 from 10pm-11pm/£5 the bell sounds, ALL drink prices are after. Metal, Punk & Rock to make your drastically reduced ! spine tingle. ELEMENT. The Weir Lounge. 4th. EAST PARK REGGAE St Saviours Road. £free with COLLECTIVE. Start the Bus. 7-9 password from facebook. DJ Touch Baldwin St. 10pm-late. £3 B4 delivering the hottest new tunes. 10pm/£4 after. Moving audiences with I LUV 90’S. Komedia. Westgate St. 10.30pm-1.30am. Expect the BEST Brit- their rough breed of Dub, Reggae, Ska & Soul, performing infectious original material. Poppin & Chart-Topping anthems. 4th. BEDLAM 9TH BIRTHDAY. Bristol Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pmTHE BLAST. Thekla. The Grove, 6am. £16. With Dirtyphonics, Danny East Mud Dock. 1st of month. Purveyors of the best parties in this fair town, Byrd, Datsik, Aphrodite, Rat Pack & more. Hosted by Evil B, Harry Shotta & Dread including the legendary Shit The Bed nights. among others. HOSPITALITY/SHOESTRING. Thekla. The Grove, East Mud 4th. DJ PAULO FERNANDEZ. Dock. 2nd of month. Biggest and most Bocabar. The Paintworks. £free. respected hip-hop night around these parts. Expansive Dance Music From All Over MONKEY! KNIFE! FIGHT!/PLAY. The World. Thekla. The Grove, East Mud Dock. 4th. BANG. The Big Chill Bar. 3rd of month. Electro Beats & Bass and 15 Small St. £free. Alternative fifties House and Techno. & sixties, Garage, Punk, New Wave, BLOWPOP. Thekla. The Grove, underground Indie, & more. East Mud Dock. 4th of month. 4th. THE DROP VS DUBS.TEK. Breakbeat / Club / Electronica Motion, 74-78 Avon St. £10/£12.50. SPLIT HAPPENS. The Lanes. 22 Nelson St. 9pm-3am. £5adv/£7otd. Featuring Tight Music, Jack Krums / Dubs. Tek / Gareth Mellor / The Drop & others. With our resident DJs playing the best in 4th. GO GO FANDANGO. Rock N Roll, Soul, Ska & other hits to bop The Bank of Stokes Croft. 84 and bowl to! Stokes Croft. £free. A night of PET SOUNDS. The Cooler Music musical entertainment & roaming cabaret Venue. 48 Park St. 9.30pm. £5. performances feat. Beatsy Collins, John Every 2nd & 4th Friday. The best Stapleton, The Disco Two & more. emerging national bands followed by DJ’s spinning Indie, Soul, Funk & New Wave. 4th. WABISABI. Timbuk 2. 22

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Small St. 11pm-5am. £5adv/£6 B4 12/£7 after. Well known for being one of UK’s biggest hip hop producers, mix-tape maestro & a damn good DJ. 11th. DRAWN PRESENTS MOTHBOY EP LAUNCH. 12 St Stephens St. 10pm. £4adv. & Clubnight with Kähn, Mothboy (Live), Startslow (Live) & more alongside resident DJs. 18th. DJ KIRPS. Bocabar. The Paintworks. 9pm-1am. £free. Funk, Soul, Rare Groove & 70’s / 80’s Hip-hop 18th. BORDER COMMUNITY. Thekla. The Grove, East Mud Dock. 10pm-4am. £5 earlybird/£7/£10adv. With special guest James Holden & DJs James Holden, Nathan Fake & October. 25th. BAD BASS. . Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm-5am. £5 B4 11pm/£7. Jungle, Dubstep, DnB, Oldskool, Breaks with Kenny Ken, Ramjack, Ed Cox, Mr Loco Live & more.

Cardiff

BUMPER. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. 9pm-4am. £4/£3/free B4 11pm. Massive jump-up party anthems & beat-driven mayhem. HUSTLE. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. Till 4am. £5/£4/£free entry before 10pm. Classic Funk, Soul, Jazz, Roots, Motown & Disco. NEUROPOL. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby St. 10pm. £5/£6. A night dedicated to Heavy bass music. FLAWLESS. Sodabar. Mill Lane. 10pm-3am. £free with flyer B4 10.30pm, £3 B4 12pm, £5after. Join us for a night of Sexy & Smooth R&B, from old skool classics to big floor fillers. FREQUENCY. Kirkhouse. Merthyr Tydfil. Till 2am. Tune into the best Funky House, mainstream and club classics. THE WEEKEND WARM-UP. Zync Bar. 63 St. Marys St. 8pm-5am. With DJ Adry from 8pm till 12pm then its DJ Milky, Richie playing a mixture of chart, R’n’B, Funky House & Indie.

Cheltenham

FRIDAYS. D-Bar, Dakota. 12-14 Bath Road. 9pm-late. £free with flyer. RnB & Urban with selected drinks deals all night.

Newport

RETRIBUTION. Meze Lounge. Market St. 9pm-5am. Rock night with the lastest Metal, Metal Hardcore and Death Metal.

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Bristol

INDIESCRETION. The Den. 31 Corn St. until 3am. Live bands & awesome indie tunes. FRISKY FRIDAYS. Odyssey. GENERATION X. The Hatchet Inn. Salbrious Place, Little Wind Frogmore St. 10pm-3am. £3 B4 St. 10.30pm-3am. £free B4 11.30pm/£3. Chart, Party, Dance & RnB. 11.30pm/£4after (£3 Members*). Bristol’s Premier Rock Night. Main Room: FRIDAY FIX. Lava Lounge. Little Generation X with DJs Dave Remix, Dr. Wind St. Till 10pm. Dance to tunes Stein, Jason X & Old Man Rich and the from the last two decades with drinks best in Punk, Rock, Metal & Alternative prices to match. music. SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 1 POP CONFESSIONAL Thekla. Top Northampton Lane. 8pm-12am. £free B4 10.30pm/£3. Punk Rock Metal Deck. East Mud Dock. £4 with flyer. Playing pop classics from all eras, think Indie Electro Ska D&B & House. Hall & Oates and David Essex! Swindon KLUB KLUTE.The Cooler Music CASSETTE PLAYER. Suju Venue. 48 Park St. 10pm. £5. The Nightclub. 28 High St. 11pm-4am, Best Indie night in Bristol with DJ George. £3 b4 11.30pm/£5. DJ’s Downstairs: HIGHER GROUND. Mbargo. Enjoy a mix of indie/rocknroll/choice pop The Triangle, Clifton. £free until cuts/electro/funk/soul with Rob The Mod 10.30pm. With DJ Jambo. & Phil Dirt.The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip DEPARTMENT S. The Lanes. Hop & classic hits with The Chief. Nelson St. 9pm-3am. £3. Twice Taunton Monthly. Pounding 60’s Garage beats, BLISS FRIDAYS. Bliss. 43/45 East freaky 60’s Pop, Mod Soul, vintage Rock & Roll & Indie Anthems. St. 9pm-3am. The biggest tunes around! WEEKEND PARTY PART 2. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – SATURDAY late. Party tunes from Big Daddy & Milky. Bath UNI SEX. The Bunker. 78 Queens PLAY. Moles. George St. 10pm– Road, Clifton Triangle. 9.30pm. 4am. Live bands & late night DJ’s playing Only student only club on a Saturday!! 3 your favourite Dance & House tunes. rooms of Chart remixes, House & Electro FORBIDDEN FRUIT. ClubXL. Dubstep. Walcott St. 10pm-3am. £4.50 B4 5th. JUST JACK & 11.30pm/£3 NUS/£6 after/£4.50 FUTUREBOOGIE BIRTHDAY. NUS. DJ Paul James blending a Motion. 74 Avon St. 10pm-6am. commercial, hip swinging bash of musical £10adv. Special guest Tensnake plus DJs delight. Dan Ghenacia, Guti (Live), Tensnake, Joe SCANDAL. Po Na Na. North 90 & more. Parade.10.30pm-2.30am. £5 b4 5th. POOLSIDE. The Bank of 12pm/£6after. DJ Ross Deviant with Stokes Croft. 84 Stokes Croft. £free. an eclectic mix of quality anthems from a With Credible, Little Tom, Lukas & friends. variety of musical genres. 5th. CLUB COSMIQUE. Start the SATURDAYS. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. £free entry b4 11. Bus. 7-9 Baldwin St. £4. Acid Washed £5/£3 mem. DJs on rotation playing Old use modern & vintage equipment to create Skool Beats & Nu Skool flavours as well as sophisticated electronics with a sharp pop aesthetic. With Stopmakingme, Pardon My Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, DnB, RnB, Hypnotic French DJs & Okay Deejay. Breaks & Progressive Beats. THE QUALITY. Second Bridge. 10 5th. CODE OF THE STREETS. Manvers St. Funky house, dance music. Cosie’s Wine Bar. 34 Portland R&B in the vaults. Square. £3. Music from B.I.G LUSH. The Weir Lounge. St Saviours Productions with DJ Style & DJ Fagan Road. DJ Touch (Coco Loco, Twice As (Ujima Radio). Old Skool, Dancehall Hip Nice) & Rudeboy Marcus play party tunes. Hop RnB & Soulful House. 12th. DUB MAFIA. Moles. George 5th. DSCI4. Basement 45. 8 St. 10pm–4am. £free before Frogmore St. 10pm-5am. £7/£8 11pm/£5after/£4NUS. Dub heavy band after 12. Drum & Bass representing 12 with influences drawing from Funk, Jazz years of DSCI4 with Trace, Siren, Fierce, & Hip Hop. EBK& more. Techno in Room 2.

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5th. THE BLAST: PLASTICIAN

+ 16BIT. Blue Mountain. 2 Stokes Croft. 10pm-5am. £9adv. With Plastician, 16BIT, Smutlee & more. Hosted by Koast & C-Strike-Z. 5th. CHRIS COCO. The Big Chill Bar. 15 Small St. £free. DJ, producer, broadcaster, critic & music junkie. DJing everything from House to Indie Rock ‘n’ Roll & Dub. 5th. THE NEON LIGHTS. Timbuk 2. 22 Small St. £6/£5NUS. With Fun House Twins, Luke Black & Constant Pitch. 12th. DMT VALENTINES MASSACRE. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm-7am. £6. Bass for all! With Hellfish, Audio, Wicked Squad, Krumble, a Live 2hr Narkotek takeover, Asbo Disco, Ruffnek Diskotek & much more. 10PM-7AM 19th. INNOVATION. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm-6am. £10/£13.50/standard £17.50. DnB, Jungle & Dubstep with Grooverider, Adam F, Mampi Swift, Congo Natty & many more. 26th. TRIBE OF FROG. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm-7am. £10/ motd. Psytrance, Trance, Psy, Goa, Dubstep, Techno, Progressive, Acid Techno & more.

Cardiff

ME & YOU CLUB. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 8pm-4am. £free B4 10pm/£5 after. Good time weekend Indie Rock’n’Pop, new music and classic alternative tunes with MIKE TV! THE BEATBOX BALLROOM. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £free B4 11pm £3/4 after. Celebration of everything new & old school. SATURDAYS. Gwdihw Café Bar. Guildford Crescent. 8pm. £varies. LOVE LIFE. The Philharmonic. 76-77 St. Mary St. 10pm-4am. £3 B4 midnight/£5after. R&B, Hip Hop, Dancehall and Old Skool with DJ Raheem, DJ Spice & Monique B. DIRTY POP/ VINYL VENDETTAS/ MR POTTER. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby St. £5. 10pm – 3am. Offering three floors of the best tracks from a variety of genres. SOPHISTICATION. Zync Bar. 63 St. Marys St. 7pm-5am. Shalim 7 ‘til 10pm playing Funky House and Classics. Nick Madge 10pm ‘til 12am Milky or Richie S, from 12am ‘til 5am playing a mish mash of everything.

VANITY. Glam Nightclub. 2 Greyfriars Road. 9pm - 3am. Free before 10pm / £5 before 11pm / £6 after. Level 1 Chart/Dance/House and Level 2 RnB/HipHop/Funky/Urban Fusion. SATURDAYS. Club X. 35-37 Charles St. 8pm-6am. £free B4 10pm. Residents Kevin Williams & DJ Mandy B playing Dance & Dirty Electro, DJ Dan playing party anthems & DJ Tyler playing sexy Soul & RnB. 5th. RELEASE. Undertone. 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. £4. Tech House, Electro, Trance & hard Dance. 12th. FEMME FATALE. Undertone. 12 Church St. 10pm. £tbc. Chilled to 80s, Cheese to Indie! Men must be accompanied by one woman. 26th. MOVE D. Undertone. 12 Church St. 10pm-4am. £8. A true pioneer of electronic music. With Marc Parsons, Matt Owen, Lee Graves & Torik Holmes.

Cheltenham

ULTRA. Dakota. 12-14 Bath Road. 10pm-3am. £free B4 12am/£1 off with flyer after. Chart, Party & RnB in the D-Bar. .

Chepstow

MUSIQUE 10. The Kings Head. Welsh St. 8pm-1am. £free. Every 3rd Saturday of the month Musique brings you House, Breaks, Electro, Classics and Urban.

Newport

SWITCH. Meze Lounge. Market St. 9pm-6am. Alt, Indie, Rock, Hip-Hop, D&B, Dubstep, Old Skool, Emo.

Swansea

DESIRE. Odyssey. Salbrious Place, Little Wind St. 10.30pm-3am. £free B4 11.30pm/£4. Chart, Party, Dance & RnB. MARVEL. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle St. 9pm – late. £ free B4 10pm. Fortnightly. Urban Night, playing the best of Funk, Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Rare Grove, Jazz & those guilty pleasure anthems. SATURDAYS. Lava Lounge. Little Wind St. Open till 3am. Playing commercial chart & the best of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s. SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 1 Northampton Lane. 8pm till 3am. £free B4 10.30pm / £3/£5 after. Punk Rock Metal Indie Electro Ska D&B & House.

Swindon

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LOVE LOVE. Suju. 28 High St. 11pm-6am, £6 before 1am, £7 After. £1 off for Suju / Mixmag Members before 2am. DJ’s Downstairs: playing nothing but house music The Chief, Martyn Davies, Daniel Boast, Stacey Lea. The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop & Classic Hits with Vinz M.

Taunton

BLISS SATURDAYS. Bliss. 43/45 East St. 9pm-3am. The biggest tunes around!

SUNDAY Bath

STOOPID FRESH! Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon. £3 (cheaper if you dress up) Break dancing, Hip Hop, Scratching & Graff!! DJ’s Asian Hawk, slick wizard slim & special agent chuck Rock. SUNDAY SELECT. The Weir Lounge. St Saviours Road. A party mix of RnB, Old Skool, Soul, Funk, Pop, Funky House & more.

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Cardiff

ALLSORTS MASSIVE. Kirkhouse. Merthyr Tydfil. 8pmlate. £free B4 9pm. With Sean Jay & Thunderbolt Tommy Dean. HOUSE PARTY! Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £free. Featuring a selection of up & coming bands, DJs & Cardiff promoters. SODA SUNDAYS. Sodabar. Mill Lane. £free for Industry Card holders/payslip/£2 everyone else. £1 drinks with Industry Card. SUPERSTITION. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. Till 4am. £free. Good hangover food followed by the ultimate alternative party to extend your weekend with funk, soul & boogie until the early hours. £10 lunch for two. 2-4-1 cocktails, all drinks £2.50. MOCKA SUNDAYS. Mocka Lounge. 1 Mill Lane. £3 after 11pm. Sexy RnB. Funky & Soulful House. Classics & Old Skool.

Newport

SIN. Mojo. Market St. £free, 9pm-2am. Service Industry Night with a twist. DJ LUNCH BOX. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. SSSHHH! Revolution. 8-11 Stephens St. £free. A night of Reggae, Griffin St. 9pm-2am. £free. Expect Ragga, Hiphop, Ska, Swing & Balkan to hear Commercial House, Classics, beautys! R&B, Soulful, Hip Hop & Breaks right THANK YOU PLEASE! Mbargo. The through to Electro. Triangle, Clifton. 8pm -2am. £free. Swansea Alex Taylor presents live music! DILICIOUS. Lava Lounge. Little 27th. DJ 16.33. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens St. £free. Reggae, Funk & the Wind St. 9pm-3am. £free. It’s the only Industry Night that counts! dopest in Old Skool Hip Hop... with a lick Resident DJ’s play only the finest dance o’ Jungle...! tunes all night.

Bristol

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Bristol’s best-loved booze boat was transformed into a naughty Noah’s Ark for the biggest party night of the year – New Year’s Eve. Cute cats and lairy lions were joined by tipsy turtles and pissed parrots for a sold out special edition of the regular Saturday night, Pop Confessional, at the Thekla. The Great Flood all-nighter lived up to it’s name and went on until 6am, for those hardcore party animals at least. And this is what it looked like… Photos by: Lora English

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