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Regulars Issue 105 | November 09 Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Lauren Taverner Brown lauren@outofhand.co.uk Design: Adrian Howe Antony Reynolds / Dan Hayman Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Cover design by Adrian Howe Contents: Illustration by Jessica Tremaine Contributing Arash Torabi, Backbone, John Writers: Barker, Alan Butler, Ollie Evans, Cherie Gordon, LTB Contributing Photographers: Alex Christaki, Ally Sopp Beauty Editor: Jo Barker Special Thanks to: Alex, Jo and Emma for this month’s shoot.

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FOX ILLUSTRATION BY JESSICA TREMAINE

Jess completed her National Diploma specializing in Graphics & Illustration at Truro College last June. After graduating, she decided to go it alone and see what she could do with her work. She lives in Falmouth and is currently setting up a clothing label called RBERT&JESCA with her boyfriend, designing t-shirts and fabrics inspired by outer space and geometric shapes. They’ll be selling one off pieces through their website and local shops. She is inspired by Basso and Brooke (pattern and fashion designers) and Philip Lim’s menswear. You can buy her prints and hand screen printed bags at The Soup Gallery in Truro. Check out more at http://rbertandjesca.blogspot.com, email her at rbertjesca@live.com or call her on 07891 639538

NEWS 247 Live Radio Show Welcomes Vicki Barnes

THIS MONTH WE ARE... …cultivating our Mo. Otherwise known as a moustache, our face fuzz efforts are all in aid of Movember (the month formerly known as November) when everyone (both Mo Bros and Mo Sistas) raises funds and awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health issues. This is a global event, everyone’s encouraged to grow a Mo and get friends and family to donate to support your Mo-growing.

Party with other Mo Bros and Sistas (generally fake mo’s are needed for the fairer sex but if its real, all the more impressive…?!) as you raise money at events across the country – Mo Bristol takes place at The Cooler in Bristol on 26 November, and there’s a Movember party at Walkabout Exeter on 30 Nov. The end of Movember is marked with a series of Gala Partés, held to thank Mo Bros and Sistas for helping to raise awareness and funds for men’s health – one of the official Gala Partés takes place at the Sandsifter (nr Hayle) on 28 Nov. The Gala kicks off with a Hurley Surf event from 8 – 4pm, followed by live music from Albenaza and Golden. Then the Good Groove Records tour brings you a fresh mix of nu funk, mash up and disco breaks for you to shake your mo to with sets from DJ P, Parker, Smoove, Sly Players and Baron Samedi until the early hours. Tickets are £10 and are available from http://uk.movember. com/events/gala-partes/ See http://uk.movember. com/ for more info.

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For a good while now, Arash Torabi has been representing ‘pon de mic and holding down the fort on the 247 Magazine Live show on Exeter’s Phonic 106.8FM. He does a sterling job of bringing you hot new music, the freshest news and loads more every other Saturday from 2pm – 4pm. But now, we are very excited to announce that Arash has a new co-host as super cool girl-about-town Vicki Barnes joins the show. She told us, “We are looking to bring live music sessions to the studio in the new year, so anyone who is interested in playing live on Phonic FM needs to let us know – email 247@outofhand. co.uk.” Alongside Arash, Vicki will be highlighting the talk of the town and what’s hot when the weather’s not in the South West.

They’ll also be broadcasting great interviews, gig reviews and competitions to the listeners, with prizes from gig tickets to cool gadgets. Vicki’s a Welsh girl at heart, but she lives in Plymouth and knows and loves the South West just as much as we do. And what sort of music will she be playing? “Ooh, absolutely everything,” she told us. “Give me the Soulwax/2ManyDJs mix of Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ with Destiny’s Child’s ‘Bootylicious’ any day. Throw in Vampire Weekend, Paloma Faith, the mighty Florence, Plymouth talent Kat Marsh, a little Ugly Duckling, Jay Z, Dizzee and N.E.R.D too… Anything I can sing or shake my booty to! I’ve got a big love for Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey (back to my Welsh roots)!”

Vicki will be on air with Arash on 14 November and then again on 12 December. If you live in Exeter, tune in on 106.8FM, but if you’re out of range, then tune in online at www.phonic.fm - and don’t forget to contact us if you’re interested in doing a live session in the new year.

Crazy Arm Record At BBC’s Maida Vale Studios

Plymouth based hard-twang, roots-punk quartet, Crazy Arm, released their debut album, ‘Born To Ruin’, on Xtra Mile recordings in June this year. Since then, they’ve toured quite a bit, have received great reviews from the likes of Kerrang and Big Cheese, gone through a change in their line up, have been asked to go on tour with Frank Turner (look out for them on his eight date UK tour in March 2010 – their South West date is on 19 March at Bristol Academy) and this month, they are also set to record a live session at BBC’s famous Maida Vale studios for the Mike Davies show on Radio 1. They’re also set to are do a small tour of France and Belgium with Bangers in February, and will be releasing their album in Germany next year on Gunner Records (who’ve also released albums by Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner).

Impressive! www.myspace.com/ crazyarm

247 Magazine ‘Pimp My Stand’ Design Competition

The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed our new metal stands popping up in certain popular distribution points across the South West. Well, aside from the 247 magazine stickers, they are looking a bit naked, so we’re launching our Pimp My Stand competition. Basically, we are looking for fresh, cool designs to customise our stands. We have at least ten stands that need pimping, and this number is growing month by month. We will pick the best designs and they will be produced and mounted on the sides of the stands. We’ll also aim to locate the stand in the winning designer’s home town or city where ever possible. And, the designer will even get to name their stand too! Each design MUST feature the 247 logo (email us for a jpg) – it’s up to you how you get it in there. Your design must be 225mm wide x 937mm high and as each stand has two sides, your design should consider this. Email your designs (attachments should be no larger than 5mb) to 247@outofhand.co.uk with PIMP MY STAND in the subject line. Competition closes on 30 November.

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If you think you’ve got the skills to impress on the decks, get involved at Highflyers Promotions’ OPEN DECK NIGHT on Wednesdays from 9pm – early am at The Underground on Mutley Plain in Plymouth.

Bring your own vinyl/ CDs. Half price drinks from 9pm – 10pm should make for a receptive crowd…

Pure nightclub in Newquay recently launched NU RAVE, a series of club nights for under 18s. With thousands of clubbers already enjoying Nu Rave nights where the likes of DJ Ironik and Skins star Thomas made appearances, their upcoming events will continue to keep the dancefloors jumping… throw free glowsticks, UV paint, whistles and a foam party room into the mix and you’ve got a party! Check out the Nu Rave Party on 27 Nov and the Nu Rave Xmas Party on 23 Dec. www. purenewquay.com Apart from opening for one off nights and special events like this (and private hire), Pure Newquay will be closed until May 2010.

The first TOTNES VINTAGE BAZAAR takes place on 14 November in the Civic Hall in Totnes.

Presented by Pickled Punk Events, the Bazaar will feature vintage clothing stalls, collectables, curiosities, music, dancing, wine and general merriment, and Ergo Phizmiz and the Midnight Florists will be entertaining everyone with their inventive musical mix. See http://pickledpunks. squarespace.com for more info.

Form82, the artist behind the recent Polytek exhibition in Exeter that showcased street art alongside fine art, is looking for more artists to get involved with monthly exhibitions at the Book Cycle

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NEWS

Gong Space rockers Gong (who have been around since the late 60s) recently launched their brand new Japanese animated video for ‘How To Stay Alive’, taken from their new studio album ‘2032’. The video is a manga animation of Daevid Allen’s drawings, done by the cutting edge Tokyo-based animation team Mood Magic. The video pushes all the classic psychedelic Gong buttons and mixes them with bang up to date sounds and video techniques. The track features a rap by band founder Daevid Allen based around the characters of the illustrious Planet Gong mythology. If pysch rock is your thing, then check them out on their UK tour when it stops off in Bristol on 19 Nov at the O2 Academy, and in Exeter on 20 Nov at the Lemon Grove.

Student Cornwall Film Festival Film Festival takes place from 13 – 15 November at Model Search Cornwall the newly opened Phoenix Cinema in Falmouth. Highlights

Calling all models – entries for the Student Model Search close on 13 November so if you haven’t entered yet, then send your name, date of birth, place of study/course and your phone number to 247@outofhand. co.uk, including a couple of clear, recent photographs of yourself. The closing date for entries is 13 November. Entrants will be notified after then if they have made it through to the semi finals. The competition is open to ages 18+ only and you must be a student with a valid NUS card. The semi finals of the competition are due to be held in Plymouth on Sunday 29 November, where the top entrants will be invited to have their hair and makeup done for professional headshots with fashion photographer Tom Hargreaves. Until then, keep an eye out for the Model Search team as we’ll be scouting for more beautiful students on the streets of Plymouth. More info at http://247magazine. co.uk/?page_id=1675

this year include an Age Of Stupid screening with a climate change discussion, and the o-region Big Pitcher event where filmmakers have two minutes to convince an audience that they deserve to win a £100 budget to make their next film. See www.cornwallfilmfestival.com for a full list of screenings and events. And don’t miss Board Shorts on 7 November from 8pm (tickets are £6/£5NUS from The Phoenix box office in Falmouth or on the door on the night), a mini festival of surf filmmaking at the Stannary Bar at the Tremough campus of University College Falmouth. Aiming to inspire and showcase an amazing array of perspectives on surfing and surf film making talent from across the globe, Board Shorts also demonstrates that homegrown talent can hold it’s own against international material. With music and surf photography alongside the films this is unmissable for all surf/film fans! www.cornwallfilmfestival.com/board-shorts-2009

Plymouth Complaints Choir

Everyone loves a good moan, right? Well now your complaints can be heard as part of an exhibition at Plymouth Arts Centre called The Pigs of Today are the Hams of Tomorrow. This project transforms your moans into an impressive choral song. The Arts Centre are looking for anyone who is interested in singing or complaining. Send in your complaints by 1 Dec to bryony@plymouthartscentre. org or post to Bryony Gillard, Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe Street, Plymouth PL4 0EB. Any topic allowed! The first Complaints Choir workshop is on 8 Dec, with the grand performance on 21 – 24 Jan. www.complaintschoir.org / www. plymouthartscentre.org

NEWS Rankin Shots Of Florence, Cornish Dub Pistols And More Up Crisps Auction For Charity! For The sought after photographer Rankin has joined forces with the The Cornish Crisp company is a crisp maker like no other. Not only are they totally homegrown and based in Cornwall at Kelly Bray (nr Callington), they use Cornish potatoes, and source all their other ingredients as locally as possible. Also, each of their four flavours are dedicated to supporting a different cause by donating a penny for each bag sold. The Commontater (aka ready salted) promotes , The Spectater (salt and black pepper) supports Hall for Cornwall, The Gratertater (cheese and onion) supports Cornwall Community Foundation, and The Agitater (salt and vinegar) supports Surfers Against Sewage. 4415 bags of The Agitater salt and vinegar crisps were sold between 1 June and 1 September, and Rachel Barclay from Surfers Against Sewage told us, “We’re delighted to have the support of the Cornish Crisp Company. All donations will help to support our clean water campaigns and our work to protect surfers and waveriders around the UK.” Find out more at www. thecornishcrisp.co.uk It’s all about keeping it local, and we think everyone should try Cornish Crisps so we’ve managed to nab a whole box (36 bags) of assorted flavours for one lucky reader to win. To enter the competition, go to www.247magazine. co.uk and click on the Competitions tab.

charity Youth Music to create a unique body of work featuring celebs including Michael Stipe, Beck, Jarvis Cocker, Florence, Dub Pistols, U2 and many more. The images were then given to the artists to “destroy”, and the exclusive pieces of artwork will be auctioned off to raise funds for Youth Music at an event in London on 14 Nov. A book featuring all the Destroy portraits will also be produced with all proceeds going to Youth Music to help change young people’s live with the power of music, whatever their circumstances. See http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/rankin/home for more info.

Ruarri Joseph Back In Kernow

Critically acclaimed singer songwriter Ruarri Joseph comes back to Cornwall for a special show at Penzance’s Acorn Theatre on Friday 11 December. The show is being recorded for a live album that will be released sometime in 2010, so expect the odd sing along and mince pie! Tickets are £8 adv from the venue box office 01736 365520, www.seetickets.com 0871 2200260 (24hr) and Hall for Cornwall 01872 262466 www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Calling All Musicians: Chew Tv Battle Of The Bands Is Launched

Chew TV, the online TV channel for young people in the South West, is launching a Battle of the Bands competition for budding young musicians in Cornwall. The top five acts, voted for by the public, will get to perform in the New Year, and the winner of this gig will go on to record their demo at Press Pack Studios in Plymouth, where they will also receive a full press pack to help them promote their demo. To enter the competition, submit a short film of your band doing your thing by 1 January 2010. Whether it’s a slick music video, or a shoddy clip filmed off your mobile, it doesn’t matter. All that we ask is that the films adhere to Chew TV’s terms and conditions (which means no cover versions – show us what you’re made of!) And you have to be aged between 13-19 to enter. To enter, go to www.chewtv.com/hollaboxx and register as a new user, then after receiving your confirmation email, click upload to enter, making sure you put the abbreviation ‘BOB’ in the title of your short film. The winners will be voted for online, so tell all your friends to sign up to Chew TV and get voting!

warehouse on Water Lane in Exeter on the first weekend of every month. Both fine and street artists are invited to get involved with NON COMMISSION – contact Form82 via formconcepts@live. co.uk or call on 07522 550958 for more info.

Raising funds for Oxfam, OXJAM REDRUTH takes place on 19 November at Twilight Zone in Redruth from 8pm – late. From dance to heavy metal, all musical genres are covered, and acts include Hedluv & Passman, We Fell From The Sky, The Electric Supermodels, Beyond Restriction, Eden, Tin City, Ark Angels and RedYOUth. Tickets cost £5, and all proceeds go to Oxfam.

Cornwall based bodyboarder Martin Yelland has spent the last three years traveling the world, collecting footage for a UK bodyboarding DVD, titled POST CODES. The DVD is finally ready for release, and Martin is holding a launch for it at the Crow Rooms in St Ives on 18 December at 9pm.

Entry is free! More info at www.myspace.com/ postcodes The SCREEN ACTIONS CORNWALL YOUNG FILM FESTIVAL takes place on 13 November, at the National Maritime Museum, Falmouth from 10am – 5.30pm.

From careers advice to screenings, everything film related is covered – there will also be VIP guest speakers, showcases of local talent and budget filmmaker tips. The event is open to all filmmakers from 8 to 18 years old (and their accompanying adults).

There’s an optional fancy dress theme of silly horror too so zombies and monsters are welcome!

FREEFALL FESTIVAL is the first Exeter Phoenix Youth Arts Festival, created entirely by and for people aged 13-25. Leading magazine | 11

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up to and during the Freefall weekender (6-8 Nov) there are a huge variety of performances, workshops and projects to take part in, or simply enjoy as an audience member. Stay updated at www.exeterphoenix. org.uk/freefall.php & www.exeterphoenixyouthartsfestival. blogspot.com The first SOUTH WEST ROCK AWARDS take place at The Exeter Phoenix on 11 December.

Presented by The Rock Show on Phonic 106.8FM, Jagermeister and 247 Magazine, the awards include categories like Best South West Venue (sponsored by 247 Magazine), Best Band, Best Club night and many more. Voting is now open – you can have your say by logging on to www. rockshowonphonicfm. com. The awards are open to any band, act, venue or clubnight from the South West – so log on to the website now and fill in the form to vote for your favourites – the closing date is 1 December.

Tickets for the awards show are now on sale from www.exeterboxoffice. com (£12adv/£15otd) and the event will include a special DJ set from Funeral For A Friend as well as performances from The Painted Smiles, Sanguine and many more. Tune into the Rock Show on Phonic 106.8FM or www.phonic. fm on Fridays from 10pm to find out more.

FLAMING TAR BARRELS If pound shop fireworks just won’t cut the mustard for you on Bonfire Night, then get down to Ottery St Mary (nr Exeter) on 5 November to watch the locals lugging flaming tar soaked barrels around a village packed with revellers. A tradition for hundreds of years, Ottery St Mary’s Tar Barrels is a great alternative night out – seventeen barrels are carried throughout the celebrations, often by generations of ‘Barrel Rollers’ from the same family. Fireworks and a huge bonfire add to the fun. www.otterytarbarrels. co.uk

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NEWS Find a Face For Sugarloaf!

Calling All Creatives: Bright Young Things At Eden The Eden Project plays host to the Bright Young Things talent search again this year. From dance to film, and animation to creative writing, if you’re aged between 13 – 21 and you’ve got a talent to show off, you need to get involved. There are eight categories that you can enter, and the theme for all entries is Real Cool Future – so your interpretation of what a real cool future looks like – maybe your future, your community’s future, or even the future of the world. The winners of each category will perform or display their work at Eden in January 2010. Eden education officer Sam Kendall said, “We want to hear from any young people out there who are interested in using their creative talents to build a brighter and more positive future.” For more details of each brief and an application form go to www.edenproject.com/ brightyoungthings. Closing date for entries is 6 December 2009.

Win the Chance to Record Your Demo at a Professional Studio…

Chew TV has joined forces with Cornwall Council’s Integrated Youth Support Service and The Family Information Service to launch a ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition for budding young musicians in Cornwall.

The top five acts voted for by the public will get to perform in the New Year and the winner of this gig will go on to record their demo at a Press Pack Studios, Plymouth, where they will also receive a full press pack to help them promote their demo!

All you need to do to enter the competition is submit a short film of your band doing your thing by January 1st 2010! Whether it’s a slick music video, or a shoddy clip filmed off your mobile, it doesn’t matter. All that we ask is that the films adhere to Chew TV’s Terms and Conditions (which means no cover versions – show us what you’re made of!) And you have to be aged between 13-19 to enter.

To enter, go to www.chewtv.com/hollaboxx and register as a new user, then after receiving your confirmation email, click upload to enter, making sure you put the abbreviation ‘BOB’ in the title of your short film. The winners will be voted for online, so tell all your friends to sign up to Chew TV and get voting! www.chewtv.com/hollaboxx

Sugarloaf, the Newquay based retailer of exclusive Brazilian street and surf brands, recently launched a competition to find the male and female faces of the brand for 2010.

Open to ages 18 – 30, the winners will each collect £500 of product plus a year long contract to be the face of the Sugarloaf brands in shoots and promotional events.

Entry forms are available from www.sugarloafapparel. co.uk/findaface or by calling into the Sugarloaf Store at 1 Bank Street, Newquay, 01637 852535.

Lily Allen at Plymouth Pavilions

La Allen comes to Plymouth for a sold out show on 21 November as part of a UK wide tour. The mouthy pop star recently announced that she’d be quitting the music biz after her tour ends in March, after launching a short lived crusade against illegal filesharers with a blog called Its Not Alright (which has now been shut down). After being one of the first stars to emerge from the “myspace generation”, its safe to say that those illegal filesharers and downloaders probably had a lot to do with her initial rise to fame. Hmm. She’s also allegedly quit using Twitter after her boyfriend moaned that she spent too much time online. We’re still on it though… follow us at www.twitter. com/247magazine!

Words: Cherie Gordon

Ash have had their ups and downs over the years but after taking the bold step of only recording and releasing singles, the threesome have managed to reclaim that alternative sound that fans know and love. In honour of the band’s A – Z tour of the country, Cherie Gordon talks to Ash drummer Rick McMurray about life in one of Ireland’s top musical exports.

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Albums. Why have you stopped selling music in the more tradition way with albums?

The music business has changed so much over the last few years so we felt it was an opportunity to experiment and do new things. We thrive as a singles band. People are buying more singles tracks as downloads now too so it’s a good time to do this. We’re nervous but pretty excited.

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The Band. You have been together since the early 1990s, what do you think are the key elements that have kept the band together?

We like to branch out and experiment as a band. After we did our first album we thought ‘right, what can we do next?’

Musically we have felt a lot freer with the new singles that are coming out. We’re all good friends and grew up together and lived our lives together and so I think friendship has a lot to do with it.

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Candy. A top song from Ash album Free All Angels and also a yummy sweet. What is your favourite candy?

When I was growing up it was a Wispa, and they’ve made Wispa Gold now so I would have to say that. If I try and quit smoking I tend to eat a lot more chocolate. When we’re on tour there’s always loads of chocolate as well.

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Discography. What is your favourite album?

We have a soft spot for 1977 but I was listening to Free All Angels with Owen Morris who is now my neighbour, over a couple of ciders. We had the best time recording that album and it really stands out because it put us back on the map.

Some people were ready to write us off so we knew it was make or break and we had an absolute blast recording it.

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EPs. How does it feel to be releasing EPs three years after the release of your last album Twilight of the Innocents?

We’ve got an EP out at the moment, True Love 1980, which is doing quite well in the dance charts which is surprising, we never expected to have a dance hit.

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Fun. When you’re on the road what do you do to keep yourself amused?

How do I say this without sounding like an alcoholic? I can’t!

But I am trying to get a bit healthier and do more exercise and go running. I’ve got to keep fit just so I can drink more.

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Genre. Ash has been described as pop punk, Britpop and alternative over the years. How would you describe the band?

Alternative is probably the best way to describe us. I remember in the early days when 1977 came out and we were being written about in Kerrang!, NME and Smash Hits – all the musical gametes. I think we’re pretty lucky that we can’t be styled as one thing or another. That leaves us free to do whatever we like.

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Home. Do you miss your home when you’re on tour?

I just left my house in Edinburgh and that was tough. My cats were trying to get in my bag as I was leaving. You start to get homesick after around week six of a tour but it’s weird when we do get into the last week of a tour and we really just want to play. We just do not want to get off stage.

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Internet. You are releasing 26 singles, one each fortnight over the next 12 months. What can fans expect and will there be any surprises?

Some of the music is completely different. We’re breaking out some new great synth-driven music and being compared to New Order. There will be a lot of surprises but more traditional Ash stuff and more guitar driven music.

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Jobs. If you weren’t in Ash what job do you think you would have?

I would be a wine taster. I would just go into my local pub and taste wine all day although it probably wouldn’t pay well.

I dread to think what my life would be like if I wasn’t in the band. We started this when we were in school so other jobs are something we have never had to think about.

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Knuckles. Have you ever had a bit of fisty cuffs in the band?

We’ve never come to blows but every once in a while Tim will bring up the fact that the Police used to get into fights when they were doing interviews and says we should do that but we would only do it for a laugh.

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Limelight. How do you cope in the limelight?

It is probably easier for me and Mark. As the front man Tim is the focal point of the band. One of our regular gig venues growing up in Belfast was called the Limelight and we spent a lot of time there.

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Music. What other types of music do you listen to and what inspires you?

I listen to anything. Today I’ve listened to Metallica, Faith No More and some jazz. Probably our biggest influence as a band is Nirvana. They showed what you could do with a couple of cords and some passion.

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No limits. What is next for Ash? The tour is only the start. We will launch the singles campaign and after that we are busy for the next year and hopefully we’ll play at some festivals. It is exciting to get back into the thick of it. We’ve been playing the smaller festivals this summer so we will maybe get on the bill for the bigger ones next year. Our ultimate dream would be to headline Reading.

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On the road. What is the best part of being on tour?

Getting on stage playing with my mates. We’ve got a very close crew who we’ve been working with for years. Our lighting guy did his first gig with us in 1995 and my younger brother is working as a drum tech. He did his first gig with the band and he seems to be coping well. There is a big age gap with us – he was six years old the first time he came to see Ash.

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Pets. Do you have any?

I’ve got two cats, Chloe and Radcliffe, named after the characters in the League of Gentlemen. Charlotte (Hatherley, former band member) used to go on about getting a pet monkey and bringing it on the road but she was a bit crazy.

Although it would be pretty fun having a monkey.

Q

Queue. When was the last time you queued for anything?

Last night at the bar when I bought a bottle of wine, followed by another bottle of wine. I did queue to see The Cure last year and they were absolutely brilliant.

R

Reaction. Do you get nervous about the reaction your music will get when it is released?

We do get nervous and it is almost a relief when we do get the new release out there. We get quite tense. I try to be as relaxed as possible but Mark gets very stressed – he probably hasn’t slept for a week.

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Sound. How do you think your sound has evolved over the years?

It has changed quite a bit. If you listen to our first single or music from 1977 it is quite radically different. In the early days we were quite shambolic and now we are a well-oiled machine.

T

Tour. Were did you come up with the idea for the tour?

We did something similar to this before Free All Angels and we’ve got some really great memories of that. It was a bit of a chore for our booking agent to find all the towns alphabetically and we ended up with Exmouth for X - we dropped the E.

U

U-Turn. What would you do differently if you had the chance?

Maybe things would be different if we skipped Nu-Clear Sounds and went to Free All Angels but hardcore fans love that album. That was a hard time for the band. We were burnt out with our world tour and the recording company was crying out for a follow up. That was a stressful time. I am still proud of that album though.

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Venue. Where is the most random place you have performed?

Without a shadow of a doubt in Ullapool, Scotland. It was the tour before Free All Angels, where fans put up a list of venues on the website and voted where they wanted us to play. This place had more votes than it did people in the venue! We went up there and played to 50 people in this strange little pub. No one left after the gig, they just stood around the bar drinking whiskey and fighting with the bouncers. I’ve never seen a more drunk crowd.

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Writing. How do you write your songs?

We write separately but get together in the studio to learn each other’s ideas and see what fits well. We’ve been doing it for so long now we know what works. In our last session we went through eight songs and started recording them which is pretty good.

X

X-treme. What is the craziest thing you have ever done?

I don’t know. I don’t do that many extreme things. Mark is always the daredevil. He will get drunk and start climbing on things and breaking himself. It came to a head literally when he fell off the trailer on our tour bus. He was trying to jump from the trailer onto the roof of the venue and walked back to take a run up, fell off the trailer and smashed his head.

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You. Describe yourself in three words or less.

Paralytic.

Z

Zennor. The tour ends at Zennor on the tip of Cornwall.

Are you looking forward to playing in the tiny village?

I’m really looking forward to that. I think it’s going to be great.

The capacity of the hall is 60 to 70. The lighting guy lives about 30 miles up the road so he will get his family down and we will have an end of tour party in the village pub.

The A – Z tour heads to Plymouth’s Hippo on 8 November, Exmouth Pavilion 21 November, Yeovil’s Orange Box on 22 November and Zennor Village Hall on 23 November. Ash’s 26 singles can be downloaded from the band’s website for £13. www.ash-official.com magazine | 15

He’s a world champion beatboxer, a singer, a globetrotter and a musical constructor/deconstructor. Originally hailing from West Sussex, over the course of his career, 30 year old Killa Kela has worked with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Prince, De La Soul and Super Furry Animals. This month, he stops off in Truro to bless the mic, and to showcase his new album, Amplified – a creative melting-pot of ideas and collaborations. Arash Torabi had a chat with the man himself, to find out what makes him tick-tock… you don’t stop!

Tell us about Amplified, and how you represent the album in a live situation.

The album was created specifically for the live show, which is very much at the forefront. The beatbox is threaded throughout each track alongside what will be on stage – DJ turntables and live drums. And I battle alongside my DJ (Skeletrik) and drummer (Andy Knowles), constructing and deconstructing the tracks as they go along.

Tell us about other stuff you’ve been up to, like performing at South By South West earlier this year?

SXSW was dope. I’ve also been working on the Tune In campaign with the Government, with a whole host of different artists including Slash (ex-guitarist of Guns & Roses). Tune In is a new national project that aims to encourage children and young people across England to take part in more musicrelated activities. (http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/tunein/index.html) Ah yes: The World’s Best Music Lesson. Tell us more…

It did exactly what it said on the can. I was on the panel alongside VV Brown and Jamie Cullum, and we also did a live collaboration, which you can watch on You Tube. (http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=H-TsGiZR1tQ) And you’ve also done a fair bit of globetrotting.

I came back from Singapore yesterday. I performed at the Formula 1 Grand Prix, alongside NERD… it was amazing. I also went on a two-week Asian tour and shot a few videos in the States. Then I came back to do some recording alongside a producer called Alan Braxe, James Rushent from Does It Offend You, Yeah? and his dad, Martin Rushent (who produced synth-innovators, The Human League in the early ‘80s) It’s been quite a whirlwind.

You’ve collaborated with a whole range of people, from Martin Rushent to Bashy and Hadouken. How does that work?

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To put together an album of such diversity, you’ve got to have the ability to fit – it doesn’t work for everybody. But I think with what I bring to the table, I can mix it up a bit. From a Bashy or DJ Craze point of view, it’s hip-hop-related. But with Martin Rushent or Hadouken it’s more genre-specific. You can apply me vocally in other ways. And I get a bigger kick out of trying to adapt a beatbox into singing than I do just beatboxing on a record. A lot of people I’ve worked with, I’ve known for years, like Martin (he’s like my dad!), Bashy, James (Does It Offend You, Yeah?), Plus One and DJ Craze. These are people I’m actually close to, rather than bringing them in to work on the album for effect.

You’ve got some radio-friendly tracks on the album. Do you think you may find your way to mainstream superstardom?

When it comes to the beatbox, I wanna create the best platform I can and to bring it to a wider audience. I’d be fooling myself if I thought that the beatboxers who sit at home battling are the same people who buy the Killa Kela album. They just wanna battle you, you know? That’s cool, but I’m not interested in battling. I’m interested in making songs that will break through to a bigger audience.

What do you think of the celebrity culture, and do you see yourself following that road that many musicians take?

I’ve dipped my foot in that, and I haven’t been too scarred by it. But when you say ‘musicians’, I think it’s valid, because their talents should really exceed any kind of propaganda. There’s a lot of people who go out of their way to get attention. Then there are people like Pharrell Williams, a close friend of mine, who doesn’t want to get involved in that kind of spotlight, but it attaches itself to him.

OK, now tell us what to expect at the show in Truro.

It’s gonna be a flying circus! It’ll be wicked; so much stuff going on at the same time. There’s gonna be a lot of beatboxing, a lot of battling, a lot of constructing and deconstructing of tunes, and a few guests jumping up… It’ll be a good snapshot of where I am musically and also beatbox-wise.

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erner Brown Words: Lauren Tav

If you like to rock out to indie anthems, alternative rock, punk and electro, then Collision at Timepiece in Exeter is the clubnight for you. Playing everything from The Prodigy to Vampire Weekend, Collision is a mash up of quality tunes that has been testing the capacity of Timepiece’s dancefloor for fifteen years since it started way back in the mists of 1994. Terry Walters, aka Tezza, is the man behind the decks, and he’s also the voice behind the Collision radio show on Phonic FM, interviewing the hottest indie bands and playing all your favourite Collision tunes every week.

Terry has DJed alongside the likes of Ash, Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets), Andy Rourke (Xfm), Utah Saints, Steve Lamaq and Eddie Piller (Acid Jazz). We caught up with him for a natter about all things Collision…

How did you get involved with Collision?

Originally Collision was on a Tuesday night and run by a lad called Stuart, who was the original alternative DJ at Timepiece. Stuart was followed by Pete who was at the helm when Collision moved to Fridays, when it was situated where old Timers is now. When Pete moved up to London, he asked me to take over, and I haven’t looked back since. DJing is something I wanted to do from a very early age. My dad gave me a lot of support and encouragement (even though he wasn’t into music himself) and he bought me my first decks when I was about 13. It’s a shame he’s not around to see what I’ve achieved, I’m sure he would have been proud. A DJ from London called Tony Class gave me my first ever DJ spot.

What have been the highlights of your musical career so far?

DJing for Oasis on their Don’t Believe The Truth tour has definitely been one of my highlights - only a small number of DJs from the UK’s best indie club nights were chosen for the stadium tour. I’ve also DJed in Las Vegas for the High Rollers weekend in 2007 and 2009. I’ve played across Europe, America and the UK and also had a fair bit of success with an indie/dance crossover project called Oprative – one of our demos (which featured Tom Hingley from Inspiral Carpets) had a few plays on Radio 1.

“Radio was something I had never ever considered doing, but now I love every minute of it.”

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What sort of atmosphere do you try to create at a Collision night?

A fun atmosphere; the dancefloor

in Timepiece is a big space to fill so its no good having your head stuck up your arse playing obscure electro, because its just not going to work! I try to mix genres within the alternative scene but at the same time making sure the music flows. You have to give the clubbers what they want, but also stamp your identity and style on it.

Have there been any standout moments amongst all the Collision nights you’ve put on?

DJing with Steve Lamacq, who is someone I have a lot of respect for – he’s a really sound chap. I also enjoy doing album launches and having the chance to give back something to the clubbers when we give away t-shirts and cds and so on.

Tell us about the Collision radio show on Phonic FM – what can people expect to hear if they tune in?

Radio was something I had never ever considered doing, but now I love every minute of it. Through doing the show I’ve interviewed the likes of Maximo Park, Athlete, Stereophonics, The Ting Tings, Feeder and many more. I’ve been lucky enough to interview loads of people; I recently met the legend that is Johnny Marr – he’s a really nice bloke. Frank Turner is always a good chap to interview, and Paul Smith from Maximo Park has to be one of the most pleasant people in rock ‘n’ roll. The show focuses mainly on upfront indie and alternative new music, and interviews with both signed and unsigned acts. I also get the chance to play tunes that aren’t always suitable for the club environment. You can tune into Collision on Phonic 106.8FM or online at www.phonic.fm every Thursday from 6 – 8pm.

What is next for Collision – are you planning on branching out into any other areas?

I enjoy running the clubnight just as much now as I did when I first started, and I love doing the radio show. I’ve also got a side project called the Darkside Progressive Sound System; working with around eight other DJs from across the UK, we run alternative rooms at various scooter rallies around Europe – they seem to be taking off well (scooters are another passion of mine). I love alternative music and am very grateful to have been given the chance to do something I enjoy.

Collision is on Phonic 106.8FM/www.phonic.fm every Thursday from 6 – 8pm and at Timepiece, Little Castle St, Exeter EX4 3PX (01392 493096), every Friday from 10pm – 2am www.timepiecenightclub.co.uk

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In association with

This month we bring you some top pieces from South West artists Bisok and Soup as well as a roundup of images from the street/fine art exhibition Polytek, held in Exeter last month. Form82, one of the artists behind Polytek, is looking for more artists to get involved with monthly exhibitions at the Book Cycle warehouse on Water Lane in Exeter on the first weekend of every month. Both fine and street artists are invited to get involved with NON COMMISSION – contact Form82 via formconcepts@live.co.uk or call on 07522 550958 for more info. And keep sending in those graff pics!

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Soup ATTENTION ARTISTS: If you would like to see your pieces here, please email images to 247@outofhand.co.uk and we’ll try and Include them in a future issue. And no, we don’t want to know your real names or anything like that, please keep it strictly street only!

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Music Breaks & Beats

Rock/Indie

Jazz / Funk

Urban / Hip Hop

Dance / Electronica

Baddies

Reggae / Dubstep

own compositions (in English) with an exceptional voice, and it’s all produced

by Graham Dids-Gagarin, who’s worked (Proper Records) with legends such as Nico, John Cale and Pere Ubu. This album is not so much world ‘Tiffany, I’m Sorry’ is an ace start to an album. music as head music: atmospheric, spooky It takes the menacing poetic swagger of at times but serene with it. It’ll make winter a Andy Falkous and sets it to a delightful surflot more interesting. punk shuffle. By the time new single, ‘Open Arash Torabi One Eye’’s Zutons-meet-Futureheads rompstomp gathers pace, you’re hooked, you’re seeking out vids on You Tube and you’re Shut Up & Dance doing rubbish impressions of the singer’s How the East Was Won 1989-2009 clipped, Devo chant. All that’s missing is a (Shut Up & Dance Music) few more gnarly, noo-wave wigouts like the first song. Then we’re in love.

Backbone Setting the blueprint for rave in the late ‘80s, SUAD are true pioneers. This 3-disc compilation shows how both the label and Various Artists the artists gave DJ culture a proper kick 15 Years Of Metalheadz up the arse, allowing it to blossom into the (Metalheadz) many genres enjoyed by today’s clubbers.

All the classics are here, including Ragga Twins’ awesome Hooligan 69, Rum & Metalheadz doesn’t really need a big Black’s Fuck the Legal Station and SUAD introduction, the pioneering Drum & Bass the artists’ own tunes, including their recent label was founded by Goldie & Doc Scott breakbeat ventures. No SUAD, no breaks, 15yrs ago, being home to some of the no D&B, no nothing: FACT. scenes biggest talents & providing us Arash Torabi with quality music of the years. With huge anthems from the likes of Adam F, Dillinja & Commix, this 15 track album is packed Get Back Guinozzi! with nothing but pure classics from start Carpet Madness to finish. What else could be a better way (FatCat Records) to showcase 15yrs in the game? This is a must have for all DnB/Jungle fans, a true history lesson! 15yrs on & still going strong, There’s a sense of twisted fun with this here’s to 15 more!

5-piece from London and South of France.

In:sight/Ollie Evans Their style is bouncy guitar-pop, jerky rhythms and the odd bit of electronics thrown in for good measure. Singer Alix Perez Eglantine Gouzy sings in a childlike voice, 1984 which will either make you cringe or smile, (Shogun Audio) depending on what mood you’re in. Their cover version of Junior Murvin’s Police & Thieves is hilarious, but in a good way.

Alix Perez is definitely one of the most talked about producers in DnB, having had GBG lull you into thinking it’s all a bit of a plenty of releases over the last few years on laugh, but there’s something darker that some of the scenes most respected labels, lurks beneath.

Arash Torabi its now time to drop his album. ‘1984’ provides a perfect crossover between club/ home listening, showing us this isn’t just John Brown’s Body a DnB album. From downtempo beats to experimental Hip-Hop, soulful grooves Amplify and of course drum and bass, Alix Perez (Easy Star Records) shows his diversity to deliver an album for real music lovers. With collaborations from US reggae band’s sixth album, which has Spectrasoul, Lynx, Zero T and Sabre plus already topped the US Billboard Reggae guest vocals from Foreign Beggars, Ursula Chart, gets a UK release. Not that chart Rucker & Peven Everett, you can’t go positions have anything to do with decent wrong! A must have for all. music, but in the case of this lot, they In:sight/Ollie Evans deserve the props. Most of Amplify has a live band sound, which is bright and upfront. conscious, heavy on the melody Roshi Feat Pars Radio Soulful, The Sky and the Caspian Sea and generally pleasant.

Arash Torabi (GEO)

Do The Job

Fitting around some very fine lines between folk, electronica, ambient and classical, Roshi takes traditional Persian songs and gives them a whole new laidback/ experimental twist. She also sings her

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Saving Aimee

We’re The Good Guys (The Agriculture Records)

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Man alive, there’s some saccharine shit out there these days. Saving Aimee tender an updated, turgid version of ‘80s fodder like The Buggles: treated rock guitars, lots of play-school synth hooks and horribly affected singing that makes you want to hunt down the culprit and piss on his tonsils.

SA may take great pride in the p-operatic harmonies of ‘High 5s’ but when they have nothing else to offer but over-produced superciliousness, who gives a flying furball?

Backbone

Brainworms II: Swear To Me (Rorschach)

It’s refreshing to learn that members of Municipal Waste and Landmines, amongst other notables, are central to Brainworms: a Virginian post-punk ensemble who revel in revisiting the complex earnestness of Braid and the scuttle-funk of Minutemen.

With overdrive pedals set to 0.5, the likes of ‘Whatever, That’s How You Get Famous’ celebrate the salad days of late ‘80s US hardcore when innovation was the greatest accolade. We need more of it.

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Buckcherry

15 / Black Butterfly (Eleven Seven)

I can’t imagine that anyone takes Buckcherry seriously even when they’re taking themselves seriously (to wit: a brace of songs on the new album, ‘Black Butterfly’, that deal with child abuse – read about, not necessarily experienced). The other album, ‘15’ – nothing but a safe succession of Guns ‘N’ Roses jams – was released a few years ago. Throw in an exclusive, superfluous Bonus Disc and you’re armed with enough Buck material to hang yourself with. Be my guest.

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Mumford & Sons Sigh No More

(Universal Island) Many have embraced the nu-prairie sounds but few British acts have managed to pen the songs that matter. Enter London indie-folks, Mumford & Sons: a band of wide-eyed minstrels who utilize banjos, dobros, dreadnoughts, brass and strings to augment their brilliant soul-grass sojourns.

‘Little Lion Man’ typifies the band’s heartrending yet heartwarming nature, located somewhere at the Arcade Fire/Deliverance interface; while the lush harmonies of ‘Timshel’ owes a debt to the ‘60s majesty of CSN. Devastatingly good.

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DEMOS DEMO OF THE MONTH We mentioned Cornish indie-boho trio, JOSIE & THE LOVECATS, a couple issues ago. Having since received their debut demo EP, ‘Spider’, they deserve a full review. Well, it’s still evident that the now-defunct Rosie & The Goldbug have left their mark along the coves and B roads of Kernow but, then again, any female singer in awe of Kate Bush will inevitably end up sounding a little wayward. This is a very good thing. Where Josie & The Lovecats differ is that they keep themselves rooted to a more organic tradition, especially with the cello, which, on the likes of ‘Forward Facing’ takes up as much foreground space as the sensitive piano; while ‘Phenomenal’ betrays a fondness for the sultry coo of PJ Harvey. Imaginative and intelligent. www.josieandthelovecats.com

ROCK SHOW DEMO OF THE MONTH This month we have been bombarded by demos sent to rockshow@phonic.fm but we managed to choose VOLATILE who describe their sound as “twenty cheesegraters in a tumbledryer” which to us seems to work very well to describe the way they fuse heavy melodic riffs with soaring vocals, and they’ve also managed to nail that classic sing-alongness that too few bands seem to hit nowadays. Check them out on the Rock Show on 8 November or www.myspace.com/ volatilelads Hear these demos on the Rock Show on Phonic FM 106.8FM in Exeter or online at phonic.fm, every Friday from 10pm – 12am with Mike James and crew. You can also email your own tracks to rockshow@phonic.fm Email your tracks to rockshow@phonic.fm or post them to Rock Show on Phonic106.8FM, 6 Belvedere Court, St Davids, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4DA Featuring (ex?-) members of Blindfold Garden, you would expect South Cornwall’s FIRE IN CAIRO to have something special going on. And they do. Rounded out by ex-Baby Astrolab vocalist, Ben Harris, the band evoke, at times, haunting soundscapes that flit between the acoustic wistfulness of, say, Fields and the angsty guitar therapy of Placebo.

Perhaps their greatest strength is the ability to build songs from innocuous beginnings to towering, paranoiac monsters without sounding contrived – reminiscent of the developed presence of mind of their former incarnations. Although demo opener, ‘Initial’, is a riot of introspection from the outset. An auspicious start. www. myspace.com/fireincairo2008 Straight outta Glasgae with their balls on fire come TRAGIC CITY THIEVES – one of those bands who don’t mind acting faintly ridiculous in their quest to put Glam back on the Rock agenda. You get the impression that singer, CJ Monk, probably points his finger into the crowd a lot when singing cryptoemo couplets like “How many boys have had their lady taken by a lady machine?” (‘Lady Machine’). TCT are more convincing when they drop the sexist folly and crack out the solos (‘Beverly’) or the chunky, sleazy riffage (‘Metalboard’) – songs that make Viking Skull sound deadpan. It’s clear that they’ll never get far beyond their hometown (other than as a bit of a joke band) but there’s no reason why they can’t have fun in the process. www.myspace.com/ tragiccitythieves

York quintet, DEATH DEFYING LIFE, come bounding out of the traps armed with the same kind of melodic hardcore that sells out stadiums these days. Caught somewhere in the crossfire between A Wilhelm Scream and Rise Against, the band never let the urgency drop, which is kind of good and bad at the same time. Good for pubescent punks who zoom through life at one pace, bad for old punks like me who want more shade to balance up the periods of light. The thing is, there are so many bands ploughing this particular furrow, most of which are technically proficient, that you begin to yearn for something special, with more depth and meaning. Or maybe I’m too cynical to be reviewing young hardcore bands. www.myspace.com/deathdefyinglife With Denada’s Darren Miles at the helm, Plymouth’s THE WATERBOARDERS dedicate themselves to reminding people of how good ‘50s/’60s instrumental surf rock’n’roll was by doing a bunch of cover versions of songs that you’ll know when you hear them (Dick Dale’s ‘Misirlou’, The Chantays’ ‘Pipeline’, Pixies’ ‘Cecilia Ann’) alongside others that you probably wouldn’t recognize so eagerly (The Swiv-O-Matics’ ‘She Walks On Bars’). The musicianship is gloriously rudimentary and the recording defiantly lo-fi – which is, of course, a bonus with this kind of garage groove – with echoes of The Cramps at their gnarliest (minus the sleazoid vocals). All told, a loving and loyal rendition of an era that time forgot. www.thewaterboarders.net

Meanwhile, over on Murdoch-Space…

Bath’s WITH LOVE FROM HUMANS boast of their intentions to produce an Xbox Arcade game and ‘attention-grabbing merchandising ideas’.

It smacks of industry gimmickry but their single, ‘Bottle it Up’, is a harmless, wistful acoustic-avectrumpet ditty with echoes of The Kooks; while other songs from their EP amble along in an inoffensive, slightly melancholic way. www.myspace.com/withlovefromhumans CROWLEY’S TEARS is one Ramon Welsh, a Plymouth-residing solo muso who clearly lamented the passing of the ‘80s to the point where he’s written 30 songs of Thomas Dolby-meets-Talk Talk electro-pop like some kind of one-man revival machine. I’m old enough to remember the ‘80s and they were hideous but, strangely, I like this a lot. Time heals everything. www.myspace. com/crowleystears Exeter trio, ANDERSON, take their ‘alt rock’ careers seriously. They recorded their debut offering, ‘Take A Bow’, in Italy and are touring there in October. They take great pride in gear sponsorship deals.

They’ve made their Myspace look like a corporate prospectus.

Unsurprisingly, then, the music is as safe as sofa cushions, as bland as sand, and has nothing alternative about it whatsoever. www. myspace.com/andersonband Exeter rockers, DISSONANCE, aren’t half as bad as I thought they were going to be from that name, although the occasional attempts to lay falsetto over Maiden-like riffola are ill-advised, to say the least.

The vocal harmonies and guitar hooks are pretty chipper though so we’ll forgive them their shortcomings. www.myspace.com/ dissonanceuk And finally, the best of this month’s bunch, Wadebridge quartet, ELLIPSIS – whose six song debut EP is a work of sonic wonder, caught somewhere in the ethereal weave between Death Cab and Circa Survive, even if they only tease you with samples on their Myspace page. www.myspace.com/ellipsiscornwall

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ARTS

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2 – 5 Nov Plymouth

ASSEMBLAGE, The Roland Levinsky Gallery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, www.peninsula-arts. co.uk 10am to 5pm, £Free Showcasing MA work from across the Faculty of Arts, this event features a range of projects and approaches from Contemporary Film Practice, Fine Art, Digital Arts and Technology, Communication Design, Creative Writing, Publishing, Architecture and Three Dimensional Design. Exhibiting students draw together diverse ideas and objects in ways that are encapsulated by the expansive theme of ‘assemblage’.

Theatre

Comedy

Project, St Austell, 01726 811972, www.edenproject.com, 7.30pm – 12.30am, £7 Residents Jelly Jazz provide you with your monthly fix of mighty, musical vinyl slapping soul, funk, jazzy breaks, salsa, Latino and Afro funk fix. This month’s event features live drum and bass from DJ v The Drummer. Plus UK slam champion Dizraeli and The Small Gods.

6 Nov Great Torrington

films

4 Nov Great Torrington

SWITCH - ACE DANCE & MUSIC, The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore Street, 01805 624624, www.plough-arts.org, 8pm, £11 Following the fantastic success of “Skin” last year, ACE return with another dance masterpiece. “Switch” draws inspiration from ancient practices and their relevance to our lives now. Set in a black and white space, this is an exciting new collaborative work which promises to be a blend of sophisticated dance, music and visuals, accompanied by a robust and agile cast of six international and UK based dancers and a world class composer.

ARTS CAFÉ, The Core, Eden

people aged 13-25. From workshops to performances, there’s something for everyone. Highlights include the 48hr Film Challenge competition where filmmakers must rise to the challenge of creating a film in two days with the best films being shown at Exeter Phoenix’s Two Short Nights film fest on 27 Nov. A lomography photo collage will be constructed from participants images of the festival over the weekend, there’s a Book Crossing event and live music and DJ showcases as well as arts and breakdancing workshops too. See www.exeterphoenix.org. uk/freefall.php for more details.

I WAIT FOR DUSK, The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore Street, 01805 624624, www.plough-arts. org, 8pm, £7.50 Fusion arts present a pre-show talk on ‘A Journey with the Maasai’, with some beautiful photography and interesting cultural anecdotes followed by a performance of a dynamic and powerful play,‘I Wait for Dusk’. This play is a redemption piece told by Cathy, an African woman returning to many memories in a deserted mission, where she spent most of her life. Any profit and donations made from this production will be going to Fusion Arts’ charity whose current aim is to build a school in the deprived area of Kigoma, Tanzania assisting children to live a more fulfilling life.

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6 – 8 Nov Exeter

7 Nov Great Torrington

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6 Nov Nr St Austell

Dance

FREEFALL FESTIVAL, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 01392 667 080, www.exeterphoenix.org.uk Freefall is the first Exeter Phoenix Youth Arts Festival, created entirely by and for

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MARK PAWSON, Here Gallery, 41a Killigrew Street, TR11 3PW, 01326 211505, www.heregallery.co.uk Mark Pawson is a self confessed image junkie, photocopier fetishist, semi-retired International Postal Art Superstar and aficionado of accessible, affordable, low tech printing methods. His favourite toys/ tools are rubber stamps, photocopiers and the Print Gocco. He’s a one man production line, creating and selling a constant stream of books, postcards and lots more. He’s collaborated with Tatty Devine and Levis Vintage Clothing and now he’s coming to Falmouth! www.mpawson.demo.co.uk

DELETE THE BANJAX, The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore Street, 01805 624624, www. plough-arts.org, 8pm, £7 Following sell out gigs and two Edinburgh Fringe runs, London-based comedy sketch group delete the BanJaX present a one-off show in The Plough of their ‘best bits.’ delete the BanJaX formed early in 2008 and are North Devon raised Samuel Champion and Gareth Cooper combined with the comedic skills of Daniel Cook and Caroline Jones. Having built up a reputation through live gigs alongside the very best sketch groups on the circuit, delete the BanJaX are known for their energetic and charmingly chaotic style. A sketch show with a difference - come join the revolution!

10 Nov Exeter Until 14 Nov GRAND GUIGNOL

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Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, Plymouth, 01752 267222, www.theatreroyal.com, 7.45pm, £12 This show is not suitable for those with a weak or nervous disposition! In the back streets of Monmartre, the Theatre du Grand Guignol opens its doors to an unsuspecting public. The plays are full of madness and murder, are so sell out every night. A psychiatrist obsessed with the playwright’s gruesome dramas ingratiates his way into the company. But when he starts to unpick the author’s mind, the boundaries between theatre and truth begin to blur…

This is a head-spinning, genre-bending phantasmagoria guaranteed to keep you guessing (and wincing) to the very last horror show…Kill for a ticket!

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KEEP DANCING, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £9 Keep Dancing is a piece for computer, projector and performer – a brief marathon dance for the lone figure – an incantation of human action – a dialogue with technology – a visual puzzle. Keep Dancing is all about persistence, age, visibility, inertia, fighting, surrendering, continuing and dancing.

10 – 14 Nov Exeter

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6 Nov – 12 Dec ERM ONE

The Soup Gallery, 106 Kenwyn St, Truro, TR1 3BX, 01872 278135, www. thesoupgallery.co.uk Erm One, a globetrotting graffiti heavyweight, originally hails from Yorkshire but currently lives and paints in Paris.

He’ll be heading over on the Eurostar for the opening night of his exhibition at The Soup Gallery for a meet and greet. This is definitely one NOT to miss!

THE WINTER’S TALE, Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road, 01392 493493, www.exeternorthcott. co.uk, 7.30pm, £20 - £12 With a lost child, a jealous King, a beautiful statue and the most famous stage direction of all time, Shakespeare’s great romance weaves high drama and low comedy to tell a story of heartbreak, reunion and new found hope. The Winter’s Tale combines the tightly plotted excitement of a thriller with the mythic beauty of a fairytale. It has charmed audiences for 450 years and is now imagined afresh in this bold and contemporary new production.

12 Nov Great Torrington

CUCKOO JACK, The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore Street, 01805 624624, www.plough-arts.org, 7.30pm, £8 No Limits invites you on a fascinating journey inspired by the legend of Cuckoo Jack. Son of a clockmaker, Jack left home early, drawn towards the river and its ever changing tides.

He proves to have a rare talent for finding things – trinkets, treasures and people – alive or dead. Locked in a loveless marriage, Jack’s a liar and a cheat. But Cuckoo Jack has a secret. As Jack’s past returns to haunt him we must decide if he is an innocent victim of circumstance or a heartless criminal.

13 -14 Nov Exeter

THE SAM AND DAVE SHOW, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www.exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £5.50 The Sam and Dave Show is a comedy sketch show featuring Sam Morgan and Dave Rees. Prepare to be dazzled with a unique blend of silly, intelligent and

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17 – 21 Nov Plymouth

IS EVERYONE OKAY?, Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, www.theatreroyal.com, 7.45pm, £12 Daisy’s job’s on the line and whilst she can’t remember why she has it, she’s sure she can’t afford to lose it. Meanwhile Em’s about to become a self-elected single mother and Cameron doesn’t know what to do with these strange warm feelings that the office temp has infected him with… Is Everyone Okay? is a sixty-minute joyride for the lost and bewildered. A brand-new theatrical experience for anyone who has ever hit 30 and wondered what they’re doing with their life and is a brutally honest combination of explosive stand-up comedy and stand-up tragedy.

24 -28 Nov HUGH HUGHES in… 360

Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, Plymouth, 01752 267222, www.theatreroyal.com, 7.45pm, £12 Hugh Hughes returns to the Drum and invites you into his wonderful world to share an evening of delightfully comic stories of friendship, mountains and the sculpture of the excitement of building a dam! Hugh is finding things tough. People keep telling him to ‘grow up’. He returns to his childhood home in Anglesey to climb Snowdon with his best friend Gareth. But as the journey to the summit descends into a farce, Hugh starts to ask some big questions about fantasy, friendship and bottling things up. A comic and compelling adventure through white lies, first love and super hero alter-egos all told in Hugh’s uniquely charming style. outrageous humour created using a secretly developed and highly sought after formula.

4 -19 Nov Plymouth

FOUR ROMANIAN ARTISTS, The Roland Levinsky Gallery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, www. peninsula-arts.co.uk 10am to 5pm, £Free Peninsula Arts is proud to present an exhibition of four of Romania’s leading contemporary artists: Anca Boeriu, Florica Prevenda, Alexandry Radvan and Florin Stoiciu. It is the first time any of their works will be seen in the UK. This collection gives us a powerful and intriguing look into the culture and history of Romania and is presented in conjunction with the Romanian Cultural Institute.

17 Nov Exeter

JOY COLLECTIVE, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £9/£7 Don’t miss the extended version of this phenomenal live showcase, presenting the work of 17 exceptional visual artists, choreographers/dance artists, digital media artists and filmmakers on a stunning live soundtrack by Exeter based music artist duo Drunk With Joy. On your doorstep one last time, before it goes on a national tour.

15 Nov Exeter

MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE – DOG COLLAR, Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road, 01392 493493, www. exeternorthcott.co.uk, 8pm, £15

“There’s probably no God… but I wish there was. I’ve got some things I need to ask him.” A brand-new hilarious stand-up show from Argumental (Dave) and The Now Show’s own award-winning comedian.

16 Nov – 11 Dec Plymouth

YOUR PEACE OF MIND, The Sherwell Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, www.peninsula-arts. co.uk 10am to 5pm, Free Admission This exhibition is in celebration of 25 year anniversary. It will feature a wealth of untapped creative talent from the Mind Oasis Art Group, displaying a large number of unique artistic compositions. Members of Mind Oasis experience a wide range of mental health issues. These cross all social backgrounds and professions and through this exhibition key issues including social inclusion and mental health awareness will be promoted.

17 Nov Exeter

WATCH ME FALL, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £9/£7 Drawing on footage of Evel Knievel jumps, interviews with Niagara Falls daredevils, the speeches of American presidents and transcripts from Chuck Yeager’s supersonic flights, Watch Me Fall questions our obsession with those who attempt the impossible, the futility of their attempts and their inevitable fall from grace. Watch Me Fall is presented by Action Hero and is an intimate, yet epic live performance; an experiment with the relationship between an audience and an event; a celebration of futility and danger.

as Sex and the City and as unmissable as Friends - bring your mum, your best friend, your sister or even your granny – this is the ultimate girls’ night out… trust us!

23 Nov Truro

VAMPIRES ROCK, Hall for Cornwall, Back Quay, TR1 2LL, 01872 262466, www.hallforcornwall.co.uk, 8pm, £22 & £19 Following on from the phenomenal success of the 2008 tour, Toyah Willcox will once again join the cast of Vampires Rock for the 2009 tour! Hailed by some of Rock’s royalty including Brian May ‘Queen’ Paul Crook ‘Meat Loaf’ and Eddie Ojeda ‘Twisted Sister’ Vampires Rock is a show like no other. With a twist of rock and a hint of comedy, and jam packed with the greatest anthems you know and love, you’re guaranteed to be on your feet! With a massive fan base and sales well over a million, Vampires Rock is theatre’s best kept secret, that’s about to explode the world over.

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21 Nov – 10 Jan Plymouth

CONTROL POINT, Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe St, PL4 0EB, 01752 206114, www. plymouthartscentre.org The galleries at Plymouth Arts Centre will become an information hub about artists operating and active in the city of Plymouth and the UK, presenting the hidden processes of the artist’s studio. Curated by artists Sovay Berriman and Steven Paige, the exhibition offers artists and audience an opportunity to examine how to accomplish significance and survive in the current climate, through workshops and talks in the galleries. Find out more at www. controlpoint.org.uk

24 Nov Exeter

WATCH THIS SPACE, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £8 A first chance to see the best home-grown contemporary dance with an engaging evening of the latest work from established and emerging local choreographers. This eclectic mix of new pieces is created by professional dance artists who all share a strong connection to Devon but produce their own special brand of dance.

Join the dancers and contribute to an open discussion of the work after the performances.

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20 – 21 Nov Exeter

KELLERMAN, Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road, 01392 493493, www.exeternorthcott.co.uk, 7.30pm, £16 - £10 Diagnosed as delusional, Harry is in a hospital where he’s struggling to come to terms with a tragedy that nobody believes has taken place. His notebooks are filled with calculations that attempt to show the past can be manipulated and the future predicted. Can he prove everyone wrong by changing the order of events that led to the disappearance of everything he loved?

Kellerman is a gothic tale of obsessive desire, demonic doctors and monstrous nurses, a story that explores how meddling with the past can have tragic consequences and how the search for origins can lead to the mind’s disintegration.

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22 Nov Plymouth

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, www.theatreroyal. com, 7.30pm, £20 - £12 The Vagina Monologues returns to Plymouth for one night only with an all star cast! Based on author Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Interviews’ conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories. As sharp

Until 29 Nov SEVEN YEAR LINEWORK

Spacex, 45 Preston Street, Exeter EX1 1DF, 01392 431786, www.spacex.co.uk 10am to 5pm, £Free The exhibition presents the work of Australian artist Shaun Gladwell whose practice critically engages personal history, memory and contemporary cultural phenomena through performance, video, painting and sculpture. His works engage these concerns through forms of urban expression such as skateboarding, hip-hop, graffiti, BMX bike riding, break-dancing and most recently, extreme sports.

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26 Nov: Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth, 01752 585050 www. plymouth.ac.uk. Dir: Christian Mungiu, starring Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasili 2007/Romania/113 mins This film is a visceral account of abortion in Romania during the repression of the Communist Caecescu regime. Otilia is set on helping her friend Gabita abort an unwanted pregnancy. Due to the oppressive laws regarding abortion and contraception they seek an illegal abortionist by the name of Mr Bebe.

The ensuing events are realistic and horrific in equal measure. The film has received the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is well worth a look.

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annual celebration of Cornish and international filmmaking. Taking place at The Phoenix Cinema, University College Falmouth’s Wood Land and Tremough campuses, and the National Maritime Museum, the festival includes screenings, workshops, networking events, competitions and premieres.

LIVE The Cove (12a)

1 Nov: Exeter Picturehouse,

0871 704 2057 www. picturehouses.co.uk Dir: Louie Psihoyos, starring Hayden Panettiere.

2009/US/92mins In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan lies a shocking secret that a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep hidden from the world. The Cove is an astounding piece of investigative journalism with the heart of an action thriller. Led by Louie Psihoyos, leader of the Ocean Preservation Society, and Richard O’Barry, an internationally recognized authority on dolphin training, this ecopic follows a high-tech dive team on a mission to discover the truth about the international dolphin capture trade as practised in Taji, Japan. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide.

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Away We Go(15)

13 Nov: Plymouth Arts

Centre, 01752 206114 www. plymouthartscentre.org Dir: Sam Mendes, starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, and Maggie Gyllenhall 2009/US/98 mins When Burt’s (Krasinski) parents announce an imminent move abroad, he and his pregnant partner Verona (Rudolph) find they have no reason to stay in Colorado. Looking for the perfect place to start their new family, they embark on a road trip to visit a motley crew of old friends and relatives across North America – from Verona’s mad former colleague in Phoenix (Allison Janney) to Burt’s militant cousin in Wisconsin (Gyllenhall).

Written by American literary royalty Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, and directed by the masterful Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolutionary Road) Away We Go is a hilarious and heartfelt journey across America.

Gran Torino (15)

30 Nov: The Church Rooms, Lostwithiel, 01208 873242 www.lostinfilm.org Dir: Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley and Bee Vang 2008/US/116 mins Clint Eastwood goes all Dirty Harry as Walt Kowalski a grumpy, tough-

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minded, unhappy an old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbours. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino motor-vehicle which he keeps in mint condition.

When his neighbor Thao, a teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth.

Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighbourhood.

Definitely worth a watch.

The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus (15)

1 – 4 Nov: Plymouth Arts

Centre, 01752 206 114 www.plymouthartscentre. org. Dir: Terry Gilliam, starring Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp and Jude Law 2009/122 mins.

The much anticipated film from Gilliam (Brazil, Time Bandits, The Fisher King) is set in the present day and tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’: a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. But Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret - he made a bet with the Devil many years ago and it is nearly time to pay up. A film about the transformative power of the imagination and its ability to change the world, handled with a brilliant vision by Gilliam and a cast led by Heath Ledger in his last film.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (15)

27 Nov: Launceston Town

Hall, 01209 313200 www. carntocove.co.uk Dir: Jim Sharman, starring Tim Curry,

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Board Shorts 7 Nov: , The Stannary, University College Falmouth www.cornwallfilmfestival. com/board-shorts-2009 8pm (films start 9pm) – 2am, £6 (£5 NUS) Board Shorts 2009 offers up a stokefilled array of unique perspectives on surfing, surf culture and the power of surfing in people’s lives, told through the medium of the short film. Taking place as part of Cornwall Film Festival, this year’s Board Shorts includes everything from animations to films from established filmmakers like Mr B, Ollie Banks and Rod Sumpter. Check out the website for more details.

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13 – 15 Nov: venues

across Falmouth. www. cornwallfilmfestival.com The Cornwall Film Festival is an

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Richard O’Brien, and Susan Sarandon. 1975/UK/100 mins After Janet accepts Brad’s marriage proposal, the happy couple drive away from Denton, Ohio, only to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite who is holding the annual convention of visitors from the planet Transsexual. Frank-NFurter unveils his creation, a young man named Rocky Horror, who fears the doctor and rejects his sexual advances.

This will be a barrel of laughs as fancy dress and audience participation in the musical number is encouraged.

Rumba (PG)

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Dir: Dominique Abel & Fiona Gordon, starring Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon 2008/France/Belgium/77 mins This hilariously inventive, jet-black tale follows the fortunes and misfortunes of two school teachers obsessed with latin dancing. Their passion is cut short by a car crash which leaves him with amnesia and her defective in the leg department! Using minimal dialogue, the visual set-pieces pile up with a sustained brilliance worthy of Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy at their best, but with a dark, contemporary twist.

Synecdoche (15)

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (TBC)

Dir: Chris Weitz, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Melissa Rosenberg. 2009/US/100 mins Twilight saw vampire Edward fall for human teen Bella - and vice versa. But the course of true love never does run smoothly, so the sequel sees Edward leaving Bella, for her own protection. She goes a bit doo-lally and starts engaging in death-defying activities in order to feel connected to him again. On the bright side, however, she does become closer friends with Jacob, a young Quileute Indian who clearly has a crush on her but also has some secrets. This sequel will have teenage hearts swooning and the male members of the audience throwing up.

4 Nov: Exeter Picturehouse,

0871 704 2057 www. picturehouses.co.uk Dir: Charlie Kaufman, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton 2008/US/124 mins Caden Cotard is a New York Theatre director who yearns to create a work of profound significance. He is plagued by paranoia and prone to intense self analysis, and his artist wife Adele’s lack of interest in his problems drives him closer to his leading lady Claire and devoted box office assistant Hazel. As always with writer/director Charlie Kaufman this is unconventional, surreal, but is hugely enjoyable.

Two Short Nights 2009 Film Festival

27 – 28 Nov: Exeter

Released: 27 Nov

11 Nov: Exeter Picturehouse,

Phoenix, 01392 667080 www. exeterphoenix.org.uk The eighth Two Short Nights Film Festival is set to showcase some of the most exciting and diverse short films from the UK and abroad. This year, the much anticipated Phoenix Media bursary films will be premiered as well as the two new Devon County Council, UK Film Council and South West Screen supported Digital Shorts, which will be premiering along side the other Exeter Phoenix supported films from the year.

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They are currently in the studio working with Ric Levy (Yeah Yeah Yeah’s/Mystery Jets) and had a wild summer with Glastonbury Festival and many others amongst the highlights. myspace.com/partyhorsemusic ABSU. The White Rabbit.

Bretonside Bus Station. Breton Side, PL4 0BG. myspace.com/absu + Nachtmystium + Razor Of Occam

Sun.01 Great Torrington

BRAGGING HAND ft PETER PRICE. The Plough Arts Centre. £10/£8/£7.

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OXFORD CLASSIC JAZZ TRIO. The Mermaid. Frogmore Avenue, Eggbuckland, PL6 5XH. £6, (Members £4, Full-time Students £2) This trio features Norman Field, Debbie Arthurs and Nick Gill, three of the finest exponents of 20’s and thirties jazz and dance music.

Mon.02 Exeter

FRANKMUSIK. Exeter Phoenix.

Bradninch Place. Gandy Street.

EX4 3LS. 8pm/£10.50/standing/ Ages 14+. Electro/synth-pop.

Cancer Bats + The St Agnes WILLE AND THE BANDITS. The Computers Taphouse. Peterville Square, 4 Nov, Falmouth Princess Pavilion, 5 Nov, The Cavern, Exeter They’re back already! Toronto’s finest return for a couple SW dates hot off the heels of their successful summer jaunt. Expect a seismic explosion of Southern metal, hardcore and punk rock. Exeter’s The Computers bring the punk’n’roll ruckus.

CLIVE GREGSON. The Wharf, Tavistock. Canal Road, PL19 8AT. £11 adv/£13door. 8.00 p.m. Now resident in the USA this is a very rare Exmouth visit to the westcountry from one of the MARTIN WELLER. Famous Old finest singer/songwriters this country Barrel. Princess Street, EX8 1JA. 8.30pm – 11pm - Hosting an acoustic has ever produced. tavistockwharf.com open mic night

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OPEN MIC. Number 20. Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG.

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LE CHAT NOIR + GILL +MORE TBC. Voodoo Lounge . Drake Circus, PL1. £2.50. 8.30pm - late.

Hard rocking duo take the Voodoo Lounge stage, with support from Gill and others. myspace.com/ nowaybackpromotions

Tues.03 Plymouth

OPEN MIC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Thurs.05 Exeter

ERIK MONGRAIN. Exeter Phoenix. Bradninch Place. Gandy Street. 7.30pm. £12.50. myspace. com/erikrain + support from Richard James

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LIVE LOCALS. Number 20. Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG. From 8pm. Local Bands.

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THE SPECIALS. Plymouth Pavilions. Millbay Road, PL1 3LF. 10 BEARS. Ride. Tavistock Place.

PL4 8AX. 8pm. + Party Horse

TR5 0QU. free. 10pm - 1am. Great tunes, buzzing atmosphere myspace. com/willesband

Fri.06 Exeter

FACTORY GIGS SHOWCASE. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 7.30pm/ Price TBC/ standing A showcase for new young Devonbased bands – part of the Freefall youth arts festival.

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SCOTT MATTHEWS. Princess Pavilion. £12.50 adv. myspace. com/scottmatthewsmusic. Solo show + support.

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MARTIN WELLER. Ashcombe Club. EX7 0QD. 8.30pm – 11pm. – Hosting an acoustic open mic night

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OPEN DEC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

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CRUSH UK. Kings Arms. Regent Street, TQ14 8SU. 9.30pm – 11.30pm – Power pop/rock

THURSDAY JAM SESSION. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. Every Thursday night musicians from Mid Cornwall and beyond ascend upon The Stag Inn to impress the crowd with their boundless talents. Featuring... the established, the up and coming, the collaborators and the solo acts: All with a great crowd to match. All nature of instruments available! Just turn up on Thursdays for your place to play

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JACK ROSE AND THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS. Miss Peapods.

Jubilee Wharf. £8. 8pm. + Sons of Noel + Adrian.

CANCER BATS, COMPUTERS, CROCUS & BANGERS. Princess Pavilion. £8adv. myspace.com/ cancerbats + The Computers + Bangers & Crocus

SCORCHERS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Duke Johnson & The Scorchers have become an institution in the live music scene & have rightfully gaining the reputation of one of the best Rock & Roll bands in the UK. Plus ‘Kitty`S Kane’ With Burlesque Treats

14 Nov, The Hippo, Plymouth Despite the band’s low media profile, Ugly Duckling have built a unique reputation for delivering soulful, humorous hip-hop and a white-hot live show that attempts to break down rap clichés and generally accepted notions about the culture.

Yellowman

13 Nov, Falmouth, Princess Pavilion Jamaican dub/reggae master, Yellowman’s material is as strong as ever, both engagingly comic and totally convincing. Bursting with energy, the albino dancehall star was once the biggest reggae artist after Bob Marley.

Sat.07 Exeter

YOUNG DJ SHOWCASE. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street 7.30 – 11pm. Young DJ’s get the chance to spin the wheels of steel – part of the Freefall festival.

THE APPLES. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8pm–2am/£14.50/ £12.50. standing/Over 16s. myspace.com/ theapplesmusic. This Israeli/New York 9-piece band blend hip-hop and soul-jazz, folding cuts and scratches from every imaginable source on top of a raw funk base. Support from sublime DJ collective Hong Kong Ping Pong plus Devon’s own Jelly Jazz and Full Melt DJ’s.

CRUSH UK. Longbrook. Cowick Street, EX4 1DG. 9pm – 11.15pm YOUNG DJ SHOWCASE. Voodoo Lounge. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

7.30 – 11pm/Price TBC. Young DJ’s get the chance to spin the wheels of steel – part of the Freefall youth arts festival

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LIVE sound-gallery.net SPIERS & BODEN. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 8pm/Price TBC. Winners of a three BBC Folk Awards and founders of the folk super-group Bellowhead, John Spiers (melodeon, concertina) & Jon Boden (singer, fiddle, guitar, stomp-box) have changed the face of folk music since their arrival on the scene in 2001. Known for their energetic performances and powerful reinterpretations of traditional English material, they have rapidly become central figures in the new folk revival.

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Mr Scruff

19 Nov, The Hippo, Plymouth Ninja Tunes maestro, Mr Scruff, is a well-loved British DJ, producer, artist and fair trade tea seller. Taking in hiphop, funk, soul, jazz, Latin, Afrobeat, house, electro, reggae, R&B, ska, dubstep, disco and oddball samples, it’s safe to say his live repertoire is pretty unique, amusing and varied.

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MAD DOG MCREA. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. This 5 piece Celtic rock/folk band bring Irish Hooley & tin whistles into Annabel`s cabaret room! Plus ‘Kitty`S Kane’ With Burlesque Treats 3 DAFT MONKEYS. The Hippo.

9 Bath Street (behind the Pavilions), PL1 3RT. 8pm. £6.

U:DISCO LIVE WITH ALBENAZA. UPSU. Drake Circus. PL4 8AA 10pm – 12. £free b4 10pm, £2 NUS Extra, £3 NUS/Guests. Local famous Plymouth band take to the stage tonight! They made their claim to fame in 2009 when they went on to support international superstar KT Tunstall in the French Alps! For the past few months the lads have been in the studio, working on their first full-length release. New material such as “Sing It” and “World Falls Down” really showcase their rockier side, whilst new acoustic tracks such as “Waterside” and “Stupid Song” remind the world that they haven’t forgotten their acoustic roots

CRUSH UK. Exmouth Arms. 21 Exeter Road, EX8 1PN. 8pm 10pm.

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ASH. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street.

PL1 3LT. 8pm. myspace.com/ash + Panama Kings - myspace.com/ panamakings

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Tour. 8pm/£18 adv (£20 door).

Originally a key member of the classic Genesis lineup in the 70’s, Hackett’s complex and distinctive guitar playing contributed heavily to the band’s early success.

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ALEX HART & BARNEY DINE. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Acoustic Funk Duo WILLE AND THE BANDITS, PLUS SUPPORT FROM THE WHISTLING BISCUITS. Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Pl, PL4 8AX. £3. 8pm - 2am. Roots Rock supplied by the Bandits. Support from Cardiff legends the Whistling Biscuits

Gambia headlined at Respect In The Park this summer and are a collaboration of worldbeat group Zubop with Gambian master musicians Njega Sohna (djembe, talking drum, vocals) and Mose Condi (guitar, percussion, vocals). Their music is an upbeat blend of traditional West African pieces, jazz, township music, pop, reggae, blues and other styles. Peachy Farmer provide live support.

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CARUS + FULL BAND. Sandsifter. 1 Godrevy Towans.

Gwithian. TR27 5ED. £4adv / £6otd. Our favourite Aussie legend, Carus and his full band are gracing Kernow with only one date on this stretch of their UK tour. A sweet blend of Acoustic, rock and reggae will make the evening a real treat at the sifter.

Support from KatMarsh and Grey Dog.

Mon.09 Exeter

ELLIOT MINOR. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

7.30pm/standing. myspace.com/ elliotminor. York-based indie band, touring to support the release of their second album.

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OPEN MIC. Number 20. Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG.

Plymouth

ACOUSTIC NIGHT FEATURING DAN BROADLEY, STEVE STRONG, LUKE DUMPER AND CHRIS WOODS. Voodoo Lounge . Drake Circus, PL1. £2. 8.30pm - late. Full sets by some of the best acoustic talent in Plymouth, with short open mic slots betweens sets. myspace.com/nowaybackpromotions

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ONLY MOSES. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. 9pm. myspace.com/ onlymoses

Sun.08 Exeter

SUNDAY SOCIAL (PART OF FREEFALL FESTIVAL). Exeter Phoenix cafe bar, Gandy Street, 3LS. 12-4pm. Acoustic music open mic event showcasing singer-songwriters and bands. www.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Weds.11 Plymouth

OPEN DEC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Thurs.12 Exeter

STEVE HACKETT BAND. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. Train On The Road

Gong + The Steve Hillage Band

20 Nov, Lemon Grove, Exeter University You don’t have to be a spaced-out, gibbering acid casualty to work here... Indeed, psyche-rock free spirits, Gong’s longevity defies logic. This line-up features the classic mid-‘70s line-up including Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage and the 76 year-old, Gilli Smyth.

St Austell

THURSDAY JAM SESSION. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. (see 5th)

Fri.13 Bideford

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. The Palladium Club. 1 Lower Gunstone Town Centre, EX39 2DE. 8pm - 1am.Blues, Roots, Rock TBC.

Exeter

DREADZONE. Exeter Lemon Grove. Exeter University. EX4 6TG. £14. 8pm-12. myspace.com/ gregdread + Subgiant - myspace.com/ subgiantband ZUBOP GAMBIA. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8.30pm/£12.50/standing. Zubop

Plymouth

TOP SHELF JAZZ..Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Hot Jazz & Filthy Swing. Hot filthy swing prohibition quartet with verve, nerve, class and rakish banter! Also, the lovely Lola De La Fuega is here to delight with her sexy burlesque routines.

Shaldon

BOBKATZ. Ferryboat Inn. Fore Street, TQ14 0DL. 9pm - 11pm.

- Pop/Punk

Sidmouth

SIMON BISH AND ROGER HUNT. Tudors. High St, EX10 8EL. £Free.

8pm - 11pm. Simon Bish and Roger Hunt play acoustic sets...indie folk alternative rock.

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GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP. White Rabbit. Bretonside Bus Station.

Breton Side, PL4 0BG. myspace. com/gayforjohnnydepp Son House once said that the only rewarding way to experience the blues is with the singer’s breath condensatin’ on your whiskey glass.

Actually, he didn’t, but this is how it felt watching the charismatic THOMAS FORD & THE DIRTY HARMONYS in a compact and bijou summer bar-room in Plymouth (Ride Café, 23 Aug). But it wasn’t just Ford’s delta slide groove that got us hot under the hemline. The Dirty Harmony’s themselves – Vince Lee on guitar, Patrick James Pearson on sax/keys, and Becca Langsford on vocals – are all astounding talents in their own right, making for a boozy bloozathon that never failed to amaze, even when the band members started disappearing halfway through the night. PATRICK JAMES PEARSON also performed a solo stint on electric piano, crooning like an over-zealous David Bowie and displaying an acute understanding of how to turn emotional experience into devotional tuneage.

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I’m not sure if NYC anarcho-nihilist squat-punks, LEFTÖVER CRACK, are in full possession of their faculties, especially when you consider their marginal lifestyle and narcotic inclinations (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 26 Aug). But who can deny frontman, Stza’s celeb status in the politico-punk community? And that wretched voice: the sound of a man who has been force-fed razor wire (by the cops, probably) for the whole of his adult life. Punk rock rarely has this much revolutionary venom to its bite, but I just wonder how many of their fans are truly on the same side of the fence.

On first witnessing Belfast’s AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR a couple years ago it was clear that they were a band who would make mincemeat of all other post-rock pretenders. The difference now is that the band themselves believe it too (Cavern, Exeter, 17 Sept). The misconception some people have about instrumental music is that its protagonists just couldn’t find a good singer. In some cases this might be true. But with ASIWYFA, you feel that words would fail to match the band’s levelling power, and would only compromise the radicalism at the core of their ethos. If this sounds a touch overblown, you obviously haven’t seen them. By contrast, THE XCERTS were a man down – their bassist having broken his wrist – and thus slightly underpowered. But still they bravely soldiered on as a duo, batting off hecklers with quickwitted retorts and oft-times beautiful chordal modulations.

You don’t see many 41-year-old punks fronting modern touring bands, which is why I felt some spurious kinship with Dan Yemin and PAINT IT BLACK (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 24 Sept); although, there’s something decidedly odd about a middle-aged man doing a young Rollins impression whilst gurning like a gorilla in heat. Still, a great, fiercely righteous band who understand the history and validity of punk rock despite its many dubious tangents. Exeter quartet, RAT ATTACK, laid on the hardcore hors d’oeuvre, and we played our first full show with our new bass-player. Boombastic.

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It doesn’t matter any more if VIKING SKULL are or aren’t a heavy metal parody, because as far as undiscerning 21st century rock fans – and myself – are concerned, there’s no difference (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 25 Sept). The thing is, if you had an aversion to ‘classic metal’ first time around then ogre-sized, plodding riffage with inane lyrics isn’t going to be any more appealing now, whatever post-everything era you hang it on.

It’s always a joy to watch Exeter’s THE CUT UPS, especially when vocalist Jon Curtis is making vague yet well-intentioned statements about unjust wars and military ethics (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 2 Oct). Coupled with their anthemic and honest-to-goodness folk-ish punk vignettes, the band instilled a unanimous sense of self-worth that transcended opinions or explanations. Swansea quintet, THE ARTERIES may only be the sum of their parts but who cares when the factors of that sum are: AC/DC - school shorts x the cream of classic US hardcore to the power of Hundred Reasons? One of the most thrilling bands on the Britcore underground right now. Fact. Exeter trio, OK PILOT, rose gallantly to the challenge, ardently ploughing their slinky post-punk hooks with Chris Moynihan’s monster howl at the helm. While headliners, Virginia’s LANDMINES, were tight and punchy enough although it was hard to distinguish them from the bumper crop of similar sounding bands that have sprouted up throughout the Western world in what has become known as the Great Hardcore Hegemony. Some more progressive thinking, please. Thanks.

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Exeter

POP NOISE RECORDS SHOWCASE. Phoenix Arts & Media Centre. Bradninch Place.

Gandy Street.. EX4 3LS. £free.

8pm - 11pm. Pop Noise Records showcase including live acoustic sets in the bar from Simon Bish / Fat Battery / Some Beans / National Pastime / A Fine Day For Sailing. Expect indie rock / acoustic and electronica.

INGESTED. Tiggas Bar. Magdalen Street, Exeter, EX2 4HZ. 8pm-1am.

4.50 on the Door. + Support.

Heavy Metal UK UNSIGNED. Voodoo Lounge.

Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 8pm/Price TBC A showcase for new unsigned bands.

Plymouth

THE HOTHOUSE PLAYBOYS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Also, the lovely ‘Soup Du Jour’is here to delight with her sexy burlesque routines.

UGLY DUCKLING. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street (behind the Pavilions), PL1 3RT. 8pm.

LETHAL BIZZLE. Main Hall.

University of Plymouth. Drake Circus. PL4 8AA. 8pm – 11pm. £11 available from upsu.com For the first time in Plymouth catch the King of Grime - Lethal Bizzle Live and Exclusive @ University Main Hall Bizzle will Performing Classics like Pow, Fire, Oii and Go Hard and also tracks from his brand new album and previous album Back To Bizznizz and Against All Odds. www.upsu.com

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MID RIFF. The Stag Inn. Victoria

The Fall

7 Nov, The Exeter Phoenix This Israeli/New York 9-piece have spent the last seven years folding cuts and scratches from every imaginable source into Big Band blares and Middle Eastern elements on top of a raw and dirty funk base, baking a thick multilayered sonic treat. Keeping true to their origins as a spontaneous composition ensemble, they kick ideas up and down the stage in a torrent of decks, horns, double bass, drums and electronic effects so this should be an amazing live gig. Support from the brilliant DJ collective Hong Kong Ping Pong plus our very own Jelly Jazz and Full Melt DJs. Doors open 8.30pm – 2am and tickets are £13. Over 16s only.

Place. myspace.com/midriffrock

Teignmouth

MARTIN WELLER. Jolly Sailor.

46 Northumberland Place, TQ14 8DE. 8pm – 11pm. + Support – Fundraiser for local charities

Truro

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. Blue Bar. Beachside, Porthtowan. TR4 8AD. 9pm - 12am. £free. Blues by the Beach.

Sun.15

20 Nov, Exeter Phoenix As long as Mark E Smith is panting, ranting and gurning, The Fall will exist. Now in their 33rd year, the quintessential post-punk band have signed to Domino Records, with their 28th album – provisionally titled ‘Our Future - Your Clutter’ – due in January 2010.

See-ya bye.

Backbone (johnsycash@yahoo.co.uk)

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1am. £free.

Exmouth

THOMAS FORD AND THE DIRTY HARMONYS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Thomas Ford & the Dirty Harmonys consist of some of the best blues musicians in the South West. Led by Thomas Ford, the band also features Vince Lee and Al Wallis from internationally acclaimed blues and roots band ‘The Wildcards’.

The line-up is completed by Thomas’ brother Timmy Langsford (drums), his sister Becca Langsford (vocals) and longtime musical companion Junior Pearson on saxophone and keys.

Plymouth

CINDERS FALL. Exeter Cavern Club. Queen Street. 8pm-1am. £4otd. myspace.com/cindersfall + Support.

JOY COLLECTIVE. Phoenix Arts & Media Centre. Bradninch Place.

Gandy Street.. EX4 3LS. 8pm/£9 (£7)/Over 16s. joycollective.com

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MARTIN WELLER. Famous Old Barrel. Princess Street, EX8 1JA. 4pm – 6pm - Acoustic pop

Plymouth

GREG ABATE (USA), WITH ‘THE COOL’ SEXTET. The Mermaid.

Frogmore Avenue, Eggbuckland, 20 Nov, White Rabbit, Plymouth PL6 5XH. Admission £7, One of the country’s great hopefuls, The Skints mash up roots and punk rock like (Members £5, Full-time Students many before them, but in a way that authentically reflects the stylistic nature of £3). Brilliant leading American reggae’s heritage. Quite stunning. Debut album imminent. saxophone and flute player returns to front vibrant seven piece band, featuring a powerful four horn front line, the Tips of Fingers merged elements of acoustic musicians. myspace.com/ cool jazz, funk, dance music, free jazz, thewishbones playing 50s and 60s mainstream and MR SCRUFF. The Hippo. 9 Bath electronica and drum and bass and Blue Note classic jazz. was a big crossover success, earning a Street (behind the Pavilions), PL1 3RT. 8pm.

Mercury Music Prize nomination.

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. Mama BLUE BEAM PROPHECY + DEAD CITY KNIGHTS + MORE Stones. 1 Mary Arches Street.

Penryn TBC. Voodoo Lounge . Drake EX4 3BA. 8pm - 2am.

OPEN MIC. Number 20. Lower Circus, PL1. £2. 8.30pm - late.

Penryn Market Street. TR10 8BG. Post punk/Indie/Rock myspace.com/ LIVE LOCALS. Number 20. Lower nowaybackpromotions Plymouth Market Street. TR10 8BG. From Redruth CINDERS FALL, VIOLENT 8pm.

VIRTUES, RED MIST, BURY OXJAM. Twilight Zone. 8pm till Plymouth THE HORDES. Voodoo Lounge late. £5. TICKET ONLY EVENT. . Drake Circus, PL1. £4 OTD. THE WISHBONES + DAN Hedluv & Passman, We Fell from the DONNELLY. Ride. Tavistock place. sky, The Electric Supermodels, Beyond 8.30pm - late. A night of true metal mayhem. Not for the weak stomached! PL4 8AX. Having recently supported Restriction, Eden, Tin City, Ark Angels, xavier Rudd, The Wishbones have myspace.com/nowaybackpromotions RedYOUth... been going from strength to strength myspace.com/cindersfall with their hard hitting roots and groovy St Austell THURSDAY JAM SESSION. The reggae tunes. With support from Stag Inn. Victoria Place. (see 5th) one of Irelands most charasmatic

The Skints + Dirty Revolution

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Tues.17

Plymouth

Fri.20

OPEN MIC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Exeter

Weds.18 Plymouth

OPEN DEC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Thurs.19 Exeter

GOMEZ. Exeter Lemon Grove.

Exeter University. EX4 6TG. myspace.com/gomez + Frightened Rabbit - myspace.com/frightenedrabbit POLAR BEAR. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8pm/Price TBC. The experimental post-jazz band feature members of Acoustic Ladyland and the F-ire Collective, including the hard-working, and massively coiffed, drummer Seb Rochford. Their second album, Held on

Joe Lally + Babar Luck + The Rooftop Gambler + Jon Shoe

24 Nov, White Rabbit, Plymouth Ex-Fugazi bassist, Joe Lally, brings his leftfield post-pop ensemble to Plymouth for the first time, with deadpan voice and bass-centric grooves galore. While ex-King Prawn bassist, Babar Luck, turns on the anarcho-acoustic reggae troubadour charm.

GONG. Exeter Lemon Grove.

Exeter University. EX4 6TG. + The Steve Hillage Band THE FALL. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8.30pm/standing. The Fall remain the quintessential post-punk band, the mouthpiece for enigmatic singer and leader Mark E Smith.

STRAIGHT TO YOUR FACE FRIDAYS. Tiggas bar. Magdalen Street, EX2 4HZ. 8pm-1am. £3.00 pre-order (see website for details)/£3.50 on the Door.

Heavy Metal. myspace.com/ jeckyllandhydepromotions

Exmouth

BOBKATZ. Famous Old Barrel.

Princess Street, EX8 1JA. 9pm – 11pm

North Devon

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. The Thatch. Croyde. EX33 1LZ . 9pm -

Polperro

LOUIS ELIOT & THE EMBERS. The Crumplehorn Inn. myspace. com/louiseliot

Sat.21 Dawlish

BOBKATZ. Lansdowne. 8 Park Road, EX7 9LQ. 9.45pm

Exeter

GLEN MATLOCK. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8pm/Price TBC. The ex-Sex Pistols bassist presents an intimate acoustic show.

Exmouth

ASH. Exmouth Pavilion.

Esplanade. 8pm. myspace.com/ ash + Panama Kings - myspace.com/ panamakings

Plymouth

BOOGIE KNIGHTS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. Disco funk,soul,big wigs & high boots band.

Also, the lovely Lola De La Fuega is here to delight with her sexy burlesque routines.

ASERE WITH PERCUSSION & SALSA WORKSHOPS, Marjons, Derriford Road, PL6 8BH, £15 (£12 conc). Featuring Cuban band Asere the event will also include a percussion workshop and salsa dance lessons. Asere are seven young Cuban musicians who came together in the 1990s to create music with a contemporary edge that also maintained the feeling of the music produced by their forefathers. The event begins with a percussion workshop open to everyone from 2 – 4pm. The workshop is open to people who have bought tickets but limited to 50 places. To book, email livemusic@marjon.ac.uk or call 01752 636700 ext 2092. Salsa dance lessons will then take place between 7 – 8pm, followed by the live gig in the dining hall from 8 – 10.30pm. Tickets can be purchased through UCP Marjon Student

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24 Nov, Hall For Cornwall, Truro Formed in 1999, ‘extreme power-metal’ sextet, Dragonforce, have shared stages with the likes of Iron Maiden, proffering a ludicrously overblown yet strangely alluring sound inspired by a love of ‘80-influenced power rock and metal.

Union website or for large bookings call 01752 636809. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. For more information on the event and the UCP Marjon Live Music degree check out facebook.co.uk/ucpmarjon.

U:DISCO LIVE WITH COSMO JARVIS. UPSU. Drake Circus. Pl4 8AA. 10pm – 12. £free b4 10pm, £2 NUS Extra, £3 NUS/Guests Jarvis displays a musicality and presence that is beyond his years. His voice works perfectly amidst inspired Folk/Pop arrangements driven with hints of punk energy. Cosmo Jarvis is an absolute breath of fresh air, blowing up the conceptions of traditional pop music with flair and a distinct sense for good musical decisions.

And you can catch him up close and personal in UPSU! www.upsu.com

St Agnes

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. The Driftwood Spars. Trevaunance Cove, TR5 0RT. free. 8pm - 1am

St Austell

AN DEW. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. myspace.com/andew

Sun.22 Exeter

SUNDAY SOCIAL. Exeter Phoenix cafe bar, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS.12-4pm. Acoustic music open mic event showcasing singersongwriters and bands.

LOU RHODES. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8pm/£10 (£8). Also a member of downtempo electronic band Lamb, Lou Rhodes’ solo work is more organic and rooted in folk music. Her debut solo album Beloved One, was short listed for the Mercury Music Prize and she followed this up with a second album, Bloom, in 2007. The show is intimate, warm and heartwarming.

HUNTING THE GIANT’S DAUGHTER. Voodoo Lounge.

Gandy Street, EX4 3LS. 8pm/£8 (£6)

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BREAKESTRA. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street.

8pm/£12.50/standing. This 10-piece funk orchestra from Los Angeles base their style on late 60’s and early 70’s soul and funk music, adding a twist of hip hop.

BREED 77. The Cavern. 83-84 Queen St. EX4 3RP. 8pm – 1am. £10. myspace.com/breed77 + Symphony Cult - myspace.com/ symphonycult + Cars on Fire myspace.com/carsonfireband

Penryn

OPEN MIC. Number 20. Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG.

Tues.24 Plymouth

OPEN MIC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Wed.25 Plymouth

OPEN DEC NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain. 9pm till early am.

Thurs.26 Cockwood

MARTIN WELLER. Anchor. EX6 8RA. 9pm – 11pm Great Torrington JOHN MARTYN – IN MEMORY – KEITH JAMES AND RICK FOOT. The Plough Arts Centre. £7/£6.50/ £6

Exeter

BULL SEE RED. The Cavern.

EX4 3RP. Free before 9. Doors 8-1. An evening of riotous alternative rock and punk as Exeter’s new

LIVE Lockjaw signings Bull See Red launch their debut album. Support comes from labelmates Klay and more.. cavernclub.co.uk LAU. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 8pm/£12.50 adv £14 door. Winners for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2008 & 2009, Lau are a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today.

Sat.28 Exeter

MALCOLM MIDDLETON’S LONG, DARK NIGHT. Voodoo Lounge, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 8pm/£12.50 An intimate evening with Scotland’s second favourite Arch-Miserablist.

Hopefully uplifting, quietly depressing, Malcolm will perform a collection of comforting wintery acoustic songs about love, hate, death, and other stuff

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LIVE LOCALS. Number 20.

Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG. From 8pm.

Plymouth

FRESHLY SQUEEZED. Ride.

Tavistock place. PL4 8AX. There is only one word to describe these cats and that is funk. amazing brass sections and explosive lyrical skills.

St Austell

THURSDAY JAM SESSION. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. (see 5th)

Fri.27 Exeter

ED SOLO PRESENTED BY CABARET VOLTAIRE. The Cavern. Special 2 hour set. £6 advance tickets from Cavern (no booking fee)

Lympstone

BobKatZ. Saddlers Arms.

Exmouth Road, EX8 5LS. 9.15pm – 11.30pm

Plymouth

LOUIS ELIOT & THE EMBERS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. myspace.com/ louiseliot Also, the lovely ‘Lola De La Fuega’ will delight you with her burlesque!

UK SUBS. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street (behind the Pavilions), PL1 3RT. 8pm.

Great Torrington

JOEY THE LIPS – RED HOT SOUL. The Plough Arts Centre.

8.30pm. Full £10, Concession £9, Supporter £8. Tickets on door £12/£10/£9.

Newquay

WILLE AND THE BANDITS. Belushi’s Bar. 35 Fore Street.

TR7 1HR. 10pm - 2am.

Polzeath

LOUIS ELIOT & THE EMBERS. The Oyster Catcher. myspace.com/ louiseliot

Plymouth

THE FAUX FURS. Annabels Cabaret and Discotheque. 86 – 88 Vauxhall Street. PL4 0EY. The Faux Furs are hugely talented band playing all the very best hits spanning the 50’s right up to the present day.

Also, burlesque from ‘Fleur Blanche’ and ‘Khandie Kisses’

St Austell

THE HEATHENS. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. myspace.com/ marcheathen

Mon.30 Penryn

OPEN MIC. Number 20. Lower Market Street. TR10 8BG.

Lau

26 Nov, Exeter Phoenix BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners, Lau, are a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today: Kris Drever (guitar, vocal), Martin Green (piano, accordion) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle).

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Mondays

Exeter MONDAY MADNESS. Arena Summerland St. 10pm-2.30am, Advance tickets £3 available from reps and the student guild.

Exeter’s biggest student, with weekly themes.

THE MONDAY MIXER. Timepiece. Little Castle Street.

DJ Spin Doctor.

Falmouth BAR 150 Remedies. The Moor.

10pm-2am, £free. D’n’B, reggae, indie etc.

Newquay SUPER CHY MONDAYS. The Chy & Koola, 12 Beach Rd. 10pm-3.30am, £4/£2. DJ’s Robin Parris & Proof playing hip hop, funk, party, breaks, indie, rock, dance,

grime, R’n’B, reggae, D’n’B, gypsy swing kinda thing & cheap booze for locals!

Plymouth BIG NIGHT OUT. Varsity, Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am. More party, dance tunes whilst the drink flows.

FUNKOLOGY. Revolution.

Derrys Cross, 8pm-2am, £tbc.

Fusing funk, hip hop & breaks.

Bass and Dubstep.

Tuesdays Exeter CAFE SABROSO. Latin & Salsa.. Timepiece. Little Castle Street. Special guest on the 10th DJ Food. £7adv, 10-1am. + Support: Heavy Stylus and Guests. myspace.com/strictlykev .

Exmouth OFFICE PARTY Fahrenheit, The Parade. 10pm-2.30am, £2/free B4 11pm. Commercial night.

Falmouth CHILL OUT SOUNDS. Remedies. £free, 10pm-2am.

Chilled sounds.

GLITCH! Shades. £2/£1 NUS, 10pm - late. Indie-electro, nu-rave

THE BIG MIX WITH DJ PAUL BLEE L2, Calenick St. 9.30pm1am, £3. Featuring the latest tunes and

Exmouth QUIDS IN. Fahrenheit. The Parade. 10pm-2.30am, £2/£1 NUS. Student night that does what it

Camborne STUDENT NIGHT. The Corn Exchange, 19 Commercial St. 9pm-1am, £5/£1 B4 10.30pm.

+ Funk Breaks / Groovy Soul / Nu-Jazz / Re-edits / Hiphop / Reggae.

says on the tin!

Falmouth DA PULSE. Shades, 4 Quay Hilll.11pm-2am, £2/£1 NUS. An

eclectic mix of electro, minimal, techno, breaks and drum & bass with Da Pulse.

Joint

Fri 4, December, Lemon Grove, Exeter University, Exeter, 9pm2am, £12 in adv.

The last ever Joint showcases a special Ram Records v’s Fingerlickin Records showdown with Andy C, MC GQ and Lomax representing the D’n’B, whilst A-Skills and Soul of Man, alongside Dub Pistols members Barry Ashworth & MC Sir Real represent the Breaks. This is a co-promotion between two of Exeter’s leading promoters, so show your support for their last Joint show. & I.D.M.

Newquay LOCALS NIGHT. The Beach.

10pm-2am, £tbc. DJ Gary Roberts

does his thing on a party tip.

Penzance PLAY. The Barn Club. 10pm2am, Entry £3 b4 12pm, £4 after. HALF PRICE entry b4 12pm for students with ID. Buses running from hayle. Student night with commercial tunes.

LADIES NIGHT. Remedies, The Moor. 10pm-2am, £free. Free shot for the ladies. Chart and cheese music.

Q.COLLECTIVE Q. Bar, 15a Killigrew St. 8pm-late, £free. A

mix n blend of all things funky.

Plymouth BEATAMIX. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am, £2/free B4 10pm. All the best funky house, classic

drinks deals.

Thursdays

Student night with commercial tunes.

Exeter

INVASION OF THE RECORD SNATCHERS. Amber Rooms, 161 Sidwell St. Random selection of

tunes, 9pm-2am.

SCANDALOUS. Timepiece, Little Castle St. 9pm-1.30am, £2 B4 11pm. Fresh mix of R’n’B with Aldo

Vanucci & JSR.

WEEKEND WARM-UP. Arena, Summerland St. 9pm - 2am, £2/free for ladies & NUS B4 11.30pm. Cheese, R’n’B & chart, very

busy student night!

Exmouth LADIES NIGHT. Samantha’s, St BIG WEDNESDAY. Ride Andrews Rd. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc.

Cafe,Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am, Ladies discount and chart tunes. £2. Wonky Ben - Hook up, kick back, BABES & BOOTNECKS. rock out. £1 drinks deals, this night is Fahrenheit, 7 The Parade. rammed every week!

10pm-2.30am, £3. Classic tunes, MIDWEEK BREAKDOWN. get dirty!

Crash Manor. 35 Union Street. Falmouth PL1 3LU. 9pm. Open decks hosted FAT HARRYS DISCO MACHINE

by Aiden Howard GUN. Shades, 4 Quay Hilll.

HUSH. Oceana. Barbican 11pm-2am, £2. Disco classics Leisure Park, 9pm-3am, £tbc. and tunes

disco, rare beats & R’n’B.

The best in funk, hip-hop and R&B with resident DJ Benny Blanco.

JUZZY’S HARD ONES. Zero’s, 24 Lockyer St, 10.30pm-2am, £free. Bouncy house, trance & hard Trance with DJ Juzzy B.

TINY MUSIC. Remedies, The Moor.

10pm-2am, £free. Rock, indie and alternative music.

Newquay

PARTY NIGHT . Walkabout, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am, £free.

DJ Marcus Clarke with commercial tunes.

SCANDALOUS. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free. RnB, Hip Hop and Classic

Plymouth DANCE DANCE DANCE. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free B4 midnight, £2 after.

Old Skool.

Matt Burley spinning funk, breaks, hip hop whilst the drinks are all £1.50.

Rock, Metal and Indie.

STUDENT NIGHT. Oceana, Barbican Leisure Park. 7pm2am, £5/£4 NUS. Plymouth’s biggest Underground House, Minimal & Techno. student night with 70’s, 80’s, 90’s party LOVE TUESDAYS. Ride Cafe. in the New York Disco, Commercial 10pm-4am, £free. Wonkey Ben & classics in the Ice House WONKEYLEGS. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £2 from 10pm. Hip-hop, Drum &

THE ANGEL GUM CLUB. CHECK THE FLAVA! The Angel Bar. 32 Queen Street, EX4 3SR. £free, 9pm till 1am. DJ Dropsteady

THE MARK WILLIAMS ROCK NIGHT. The Quay. Above the Live Louge. The Barbican.

10pm – 2am.

TECHNIQIES BEATS. The Voodoo Lounge. The Money Center, PL1 1QH. £2. 10pmplaying the best in R&b, Hip-Hop, Electro, 4am. Funk/Hip-Hop/House/Electo/ STUDENT SESSION. The Quay.

Above the Live Louge. The Barbican. From 10pm. DJ Spike

Indie, Soul, Pop and Rock.

TWO’S DAY. Revolution. 8pmlate. Funky house and dance classics.

Wednesday Bude ROCKABLE. Rouge Nightclub.

38 The Strand. EX23. £3. 9pm2.30am. All the best in Llive Bands and

Unsigned. Acts from across the country.

Exeter HIGHEST GRADE SOUND SYSTEM. Amber Rooms, 161 Sidwell St. 9pm-12am, £free.

Dancehall & reggae vibes.

LEGENDS. The Student Night .

Timepiece. Little Castle Street timepiecenightclub.co.uk

Drum&Bass/ DJ’s On Rotation: BOSSA, PANDAMONIUM, GARAGE CATS, AMES, BAILEY. Facebook.com/techniquesnbeat for more info.. 07877 082 696. techniques-beats.co.uk

SOUL NATION. View 2, Vauxhall St. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Soul, funk &

Motown.

St Austell BOOGIE NIGHT. Puls-8, 14-16 High Cross St. 8:30pm-1am, £3.

Ultimate over 25s Party Night.

Torquay FLAVA. Park Lane, 1 Torwood St. 8pm-1am, £tbc. Urban selector

night with Face playing hip hop, R’n’B, dancehall, garage, funk & soul.

Truro

Hindsight 10th Birthday

Fri 6 November, Bohemia, Torquay, 9pm-5am, £15 on the door / £30 VIP tickets.

Celebrating 10yrs of Hindsight, Devon’s leading hard dance and old skool promoters have pulled out all the stops for this special night, with over 1,200 people expected to party hard.

Guests include Mark EG, M-Zone, Dark by Design, Cally & Juice, Frisky, Vandall, Vinylgroover, Ed Real, Nick the Kid, Gamer, Kevin Energy, Joey Riot, Sharkey, Frantic and many more over two rooms. Big night, big line up, big up Hindsight, be there.

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CLUB txt ‘mini’ to 82085 for free admission B4 12am. Freshest mix of RnB and Commercial Dance

THE THURSDAY DISCOTHEQUE. Play. Victoria Parade, £free B4 12am.

Commercial night.

Truro MID WEEK MADNESS The Office, 1 River Walk. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Emergency staff special with free

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Sat 7 November / Fri 4 December, Fortescue Pub, Plymouth A must for all reggae and roots fans, Plymouth’s long running reggae night returns with 247 contributor, Bloodshot playing a guest slot, alongside promoter DJ Crusty. Heads up for their birthday bash on Fri 4 Dec with Bristol legend, DJ Derek headlining, supported by Crusty. 10yrs in the game is pretty god going, so show your support.

SINSATION. Sailors, 11-17 Fore St. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Commercial

dance & party with Pete Jordan.

Plymouth BANGERS & MASH UP. The Underground. Mutley Plain.

9pm till late.

DIGITAL LOVE. The Quay. 11 The Parade, Barbican. £1 b4 11pm, £3 after. From 10pm. Electro

entry, early start to the weekend.

Fridays

Bideford FUNKY FRIDAYS. Caesar’s Palace, King St. 11pm, £4. All the classics, a DJ and no rules whatsoever.

Bude PARTY NIGHT. Rogue Nightclub, 38 The Strand.

10pm- late, £3/free B4 11pm.

Commercial dance.

Exeter COLLISION HOLD IT DOWN. Timepiece, Little Castle St, 11pm-2am, £tbc. Indie night with DJ

Tezza (Phonic FM) & guests playing the best in new, current and classic indie and alternative tunes. Upstairs, Residents Mr Onions, Heavy Stylus and guests spin hip-hop, breaks, soul, jazz, broken beat and more.

Deadline for December: 12th Nov

John London.

FUNKY FRIDAY BEACH PARTY. The Beach Nightclub. 9pm3am, £tbc. Chart/dance & retro tunes.

THANK FUNK IT’S FRIDAYS. Berties Nightclub. East St, 10.30pm-4am, £free. DJ Will B

plays his chart mash-up mix. RnB/Indie/ Party with special guests this summer including Chappers & Dave (Radio 1) and Max & OB (Hollyoaks). with special guests.

Penzance CLUB 2K FRIDAYS. Club 2k, Branwell Mills, 10.30pm-4am, £tbc. Chart cheese dance and reggae.

First 50 get free entry wrist bands for following week, drinks from £1.50, DJ’s CQ, Boris and Max Honeyman

DIRTY DISCO Bar 2k, Bramwells Mill. 10pm-3.30am, £free. Chunky, funky house and electro with Charlie G, Tommie Quick, Greg Zizique, Mark B & Ashley Thomas.

RETRO:SPECTIVE. Barn Club, Eastern Green. 10.30pm - 4am.

80p entry B4 12 with flyer more after. Dj Tony Douglas & Jurassic Dave 70s & 80s fancy dress welcome.

TEMPTATION. Secrets.

Branwells Lane, 10.30-3am, £5.

2 Poles, Private booths, Beautiful women,

FRIDAYS ARENA. Summerland VIP dance areas, catering for stag and hen night. Info secretspenzance.com St. 9pm-3am, £5/£4/Free B4 ESSENTIAL. Oceana, Barbican 11pm. Commercial tunes, no trainers.

SOUNDS OF THE Leisure Park. 7pm-2am, £3/ free UNEXPECTED. Amber Rooms, before 10pm. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s party 161 Sidwell St. 10pm-3am, £2/ in the New York Disco, House/R’n’B in free B4 11pm. 60’s, 70’s global the Ice House. funk, beats.

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. Xclusive. NV Nightclub. 9.30pmAnnabel’s Cabaret and 2am, £3/£2. Sexy Urban Music / Discotheque. 9pm-2am, £tbc.

HONKY TONK. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free. Soul, Funk, Ska World and

other treats.

THURSDAY HOE DOWN. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm2am, £free. Gay night with resident DJ

Stev-e playing club classics, chart R&B & Euro dance.

19th KEEP IT UNREAL with MR SCRUFF. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street. PL1 3LT. 10pm – 3am. £12adv/£15otd.

Redruth STUDENT PARTY NIGHT. Twilight Zone, Little Vauxhall.

9pm-1am, £1. Expect chart & commercial tunes across the board.

St Austell BEATS AND PIECES. Puls-8, 14-16 High Cross St. 9pm-1am, £4/£2 NUS. DJ Stan Collins and BK One.

Torquay REMIX. Bohemia. 39 Torwood St. £tbc, 10.30pm - 3am. New weekly gay club night launching with top London DJs & live entertainment. www. club-remix.co.uk.

WEEKEND WARM-UP. The Valbonne. 9.30pm-3am, £3/

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Grime / Hip Hop / Bassline / Garage .

Residents Killa B & DJ Ugly with Killa B & DJ Ugly & special guests.

all night!

week! 2nd Friday of the month with DJ Dante Gabriel (Groove Juice), 3rd Friday of the month with Plymouth’s DJ Skank Marvin and Hong Kong Ping Pong’s Spinforth rounds things off on the last Friday of the month.

WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies. 10pm-2am, £free.

Chart n cheese with Matt Shepherd.

Newquay C.O.D.E. RED. Red Square (upstairs). 10pm-4am, £free.

Bringing you drum and bass with gresidents on a weekly basis with special guests.

FLIRT. Sailors, Fore St. 9.30pm-

2am, £ladies free. Chart/dance & retro tunes to shake your booty with

80’s, 90’s party in the New York Disco, house & RnB in the Ice House.

DJ Rob and Clubroom Session mixing Club Classics, Dance Anthems, RnB and Chart. Main Bar: Classic RnB, Soul, Hip Hop, Garage and Urban House. revolution-bars.co.uk

DJ APACHE. View 2, Vauxhall St. £5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pm-late. Soul, swing, R’n’B, Motown

& funk classics with DJ Apache.

DJ PARKER. Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place. 10pm-2am.

Playing quality hip hop, funk and breaks.

DOLLY MIXTURES. Zero’s, 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-4am, £4.

Gay night with resident DJs Stev-E & Juzzy B play cheese, chart R’n’B, dance and hard house.

FIREFLY. £free. Resident djs on rotation. Last Friday of every month Just J from Jac the Disco playing a disco set downstairs and a banging club set upstairs.

FUNKY FRIDAYS. The Treasury, Royal Parade. 9pm-3am, £tbc.

Funky grooves.

FUNKY FRIDAYS. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, Vauxhall St. 8pm-late, £tbc. Funky grooves all night.

FRIDAY NIGHT CHEESE. The Underground. Mutley Plain.

8pm till late.

HOUSEAHOLICS. 45 Degrees, Union St. 8pm-3am, £free B4 10pm. Dirty, jackin, electro & funky SUPER FLY. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free. DJ’s playing a mixed bag of Funk,

weekend in style, cheesy tunes, NUS discounts and drinks promos.

Falmouth FRIDAY NIGHTS. Toast. 6.30pm2am. £free. Something different every

DETENTION. Oceana. £free before 10.30pm £4 after. 70’s,

house with resident Damien James plus special guests.

Exmouth THE WEEKEND WARM-UP. Samantha’s, St Andrews Rd. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc. Start the

TIMEWARP. Fahrenheit. 7 The Parade. 10pm-3.30am, £5/£3 B4 11pm. Requests and chart toons

mix of Indie/Punk/Rock/Hip-Hop/ Funk/80’s. Served to you by JC & OZ. 07886821408. whiterabbitradio.com

HOUSE OF THE LORD The DIRTY STOP OUT. Revolution.

Koola. 9pm-3am, £tbc. House night Derry Cross. £free until 11pm.

and Indie Electro House Night. DJ’s Wonky Ben, Also Vanucci and Tilla.

A unique night for talented artists to impress a live audience.

Plymouth CRISIS. White Rabbit.

Bretonside Bus Station. £1.

12am - 5am. An eclectic hot

Soul Beats & Dance floor treats.

Pure Energy

Fri 13 November, Pure Nightclub, Newquay, 9pm-3am, £12 in adv.

Huge multi-arena event with Hard Energy teaming up with Twisted Passion, Code:Red and Looney Tunez to present Hardcore, D’n’B, techno, old skool & hardstyle across four arenas, with guests Anne Savage, Scott Brown and M-Zone headlining this one-off event in Cornwall’s new superclub. Other DJ’s playing include Madam Zu, Andy Vortex, DJ Faydz, Mr Nice, Re-Defeat, Hektek, Agent M and many more. This is the first of a new monthly series of events at Pure, more info at www.hard-energy.co.uk. If you can’t wait this long, then don’t forget the Hard Energy Core Fest on 7 Nov at Crasken Farm, Helston with Crissy Criss, DJ Force, MC Junior, Scorpio, Sharkey, Brisk, Madam Zu, Mr Nice and many more.

THE MARK WILLIAMS ROCK NIGHT. The Quay. Above the Live Louge. The Barbican.

10pm – 4am. Rock, Metal and Indie.

ROCK SHOW C103. 103 Union St. 10pm-3.30am. £5/£4/£3 B4 11pm. Rock, indie and punk.

St Ives KAPOW!! Guitars vs Beats the Isobar Is Dead. 11pm - 3am £Ladies FREE/£2/£3 Robin Parris plays Guitars vs Beats.

Torquay FRIDAYS. The Valbonne.

10pm-2.30am, £2/free B4 12am.

Commercial tunes.

FULL TILT. Bohemia. £6/£4 B4

11pm, 10.30pm-late. Hard dance night with regular guests and special nights (See 6th Nov for details)

LADIES NIGHT. The Venue.

9pm-1am, £3/ladies free all night. The biggest party in the bay.

6th HINDSIGHT. THE 10th BIRTHDAY. Bohemia. Torwood

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CLUB CLUB CHEESE SANDWICH. Ceasar’s Palace. 10.30pm – 3am, £5. Two rooms, one for Dance

and R‘n’B and one for pure filthy cheese.

Deadline for December: 12th Nov

best night out in Exmouth, chart anthems and drinks promos.

Bude Ben D.S. and Louis.Lou.I - Hip Hop, RENAISSANCE. ROCKABLE. Reggae, nu-funk, nu-jazz, breaks, jungle, Rouge Nightclub. 38 The Strand. EX23. £5. 9pm - 3.30am. swingbeat, dubstep & UK Garage. Last

All the best Commercial Club Classics from the past two decades.

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14th REMEMBER DJX 2009.

Penstowe Kilkhampton. 9pm2am. Superhero and Villain Party. £10

Crash Manor

Sat 21 November, Crash, 35 Union St, Plymouth, 10pm – late, £8/£7 in adv/£6 NUS Monthly special - The Winter Warm-Up with guests Super8 & Tab, Matt Hardwick & Joel D alongside residents Guy Alexander & Aiden Howard. If you like you hard dance, then make sure you show your support for the Plymouth scene.

Street. 9pm – 5am. £15 on the door / No advance tickets. VIP tickets £30. Zone 1: Hard Trance

/ Hardstyle / Hard Dance: Mark EG & M-Zone / Dark By Dark Design b2b Phil York / Cally & Juice b2b Frisky / Scott Attrill / Vinylgroovevr b2b VAndall / Ed Real b2b Nick the Kid / Wragg & Log:One / Louk b2b Jonez / Marcio, Rennz & Menace / MC Ribbz / MC Si the Sigh / MC Shocker. Zone 2: Wise up get Stupid’s “Zombie Nation” Hardcore Zone!

GAmmer & Kevin Energy / Joey Riot / Sharkey / Frantic / Matt EP & Jimmy P / MC Whizzkid / MC Wotsee / MC Odyssey

Truro

20th BODY ROX. The Office Nightclub. 10pm til 3am. Ivor

Novello nominees Jon Pearn and Nick Bridges are two of the most talented and in-demand producers in the UK. Having both enjoyed huge success as solo producers and through previous partnerships, it is now as Bodyrox where the pair are enjoying new-found success and attracting a new legion of fans. theofficenightclub.co.uk

Saturday Bideford

from Lucky Kiss Sports Bar, Bude. Room 1: House, Hardhouse + Trance. Adam Hodgson + Alex Ca$h. Dave Monk, Gary Bee + Karl Bennet, Paul D + Dick E.P. Room 2: Breaks and Electro – The Bidiots, Mystical Tommy, King Conerz, Pop Tart.

Camborne PARTY, The Corn Exchange 9pm-3am, £7/£6 B4 11pm.

MC Junior: Live PA- Pretty Green Eyes & More. Scorpio: Sharkey: Brisk & MC

Wotsee: Madam Zu / Mr Nice. Indoor Falmouth MAKING BREAD. Toast. 6.30pm Barn – Hardcore / Freeform / Hardcore Techno / Gabba. Bunker Room – Drum n - 2am, £free. Mash up fun with

Saturday of every month hosted by UFO with DJ Mitch playing electro.

28th STRICLY STEPPAS : ROUND ONE. Rugby Club. The Recreation Ground, Dracaena Avenue, TR11 2EQ. £4 Adv / £5 on the Door. 9pm - 2am. DUB BOY / ATKI 2/ STYLATRON RUFFNEK DISCOTEK RESIDENTS “One of Bristol’s most consistently excellent underground events” UK Metro karnival riddems and bouncey bass lines, bringing you the freshest dubs in the south west!!! myspace.com/derudestproductions

Bass / Breaks. Bar Arena – Hard Dance / Hardstyle / Techno. Outside Barn Arena – House / Electro / Old Skool.

Newquay EYE CANDY. Berties Nightclub.

East St, 10.30-4.am, Eye Candy Ladies Free b4 11pm. 2 Clubs

means more choice. Cornwall’s biggest nightclub brings the UK’s biggest acts and DJ’s to Newquay on Saturdays. Main Club: Resident DJ Will.B mashes up the best Chart/Dance/RnB/Indie/Party with special guests including Scott Mills/ Greg James/Jaguar Skills and loads more. Club 2: Party & Cheese varies.

HOUSE OF THE LORD. Chy. 10.30pm-3.30am, £5. House all the way!

Helston Exeter 7th GORE:FEST. Crasken METAL NIGHT, Artful Dodger, St Farm. 2pm – 3am. The Slightly Late Davids, 10pm-3am, £tbc. Metal Halloween Ball. House / Electgro / Breaks

THE BIG WEEKEND. The Beach. 10.30pm-3.30am, £4/ free B4 11pm. DJs Kai & Leon

POSITIVE PARTY NIGHT. Arena, Summerland St. 9pm3am, £6. The latest chart and party

PASSION. Sailors. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc. Chart, dance & retro tunes to

Commercial dance night.

night with guest bands.

/ DnB / Old Skool / Hardcore / Techno / Hard Dance: Crissy Criss: DJ Force:

shake your booty with DJs John London & Pete Jordan.

hits, smart dress only, no trainers or scuffy clothes, make an effort please!

Penryn RECIPE. Number 20. Lower Market Street. 8pm – late. £free.

Penzance LUVD-UP Barn Club. 10.30pm4am, £8/£7/£6. Party night,

INFILTRATE EX4, Fore St. 10pm-late, Entry £5 all night, girls get in free before 11pm.

Playing Hip Hop, RnB, Grime, Dubstep with DJ UGLY and guests.

World beat. Timepiece. 8pm1.30am, £4/£2 B4 11pm. DJ A

drinks deals, commercial tunes, with resident Djs Tony Douglas and DJ Max Honeyman. More info at barnclub.com

mixed bag of hip hop, disco, funk, techno classics, ‘60s, indie & deep house.

Basically anything goes!

Plymouth BEAT THE CLOCK. Varsity.

Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am. Drinks

STRICTLY VINYL. The Angel.

Queen St. 9pm - 2am. £free.

promos & deals.

Proper job old skool, funk, reggae, breaks and hip hop. Bump and grind with the Angel residents! Info: 01392 432611.

NICHE MARKET. Amber Rooms. 9pm-late, £free B4 11pm. Tracing the roots of rock n roll

each week playing a selection of the finest soul, beat, mod, ska, punk, new wave, indie, rock and pop with DJ Top Cat.

Exmouth HEATWAVE. Fahrenheit.

10pm-3.30am, £5. Chart & dance to celebrate the weekend.

SATURDAYS. Samantha’s.

9.30pm-2am, £tbc. The biggest and

playing Rnb, dance, party, indie, garage, 70s funk & soul over 3 floors.

DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. 9pm-late, £5/£4/£3/free B4 10pm. Soul, swing, R’n’B, Motown &

Pendulum

Fri 27 November, Bohemia, Torquay, 10pm-3am, £12/£10 D’n’B roadblock alert as Pendulum hit the bay for an exclusive DJ set, supported by MC Jakes on the mic. The Coalition, Mr Nice and DJ Persue warm up before the big don hits the decks.

funk classics with DJ Apache in the main room & Ryan Platts downstairs playing funky house, classic soul & Motown.

FIREFLY. North Hill, £free.

Resident djs on rotation.

FREE CUBA PARTY. The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street.

DJ Power Lisboa plays the best in Cuban and Cuban-inspired tunes. From Son to Salsa, from New York Soul to latino hip hop. 8pm. Free. Info: 01752 242021

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CLUB Watts.

PROVOKE. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 8pm-2am, £3/free B4 10pm. A collection of R’n’B, chart,

funky house & disco over two floors.

RENEGADE. Voodoo Lounge. £2. 9 Till Late. Rock, Metal, Hardcore,

Deadline for December: 12th Nov

Union. Univeristy Of Plymouth Campus. PL4 8AA. Sublime play

host to Radio 1’s very own Aled Haydn Jones! Free before 10pm, £2 NUS Extra, £3 Other. 8pm - close. ents@plymouth.ac.uk

Sundays Exeter WORLDBEAT. Timepiece. Little Castle St, 8pm-12.30am, £2/ free B4 9pm. The wind-down session

21st UNLEASHED. White Rabbit. White Rabbit. with some serious grinding! Expect the Bretonside Bus Station. Breton RIDE DJ’S. Ride Cafe, Tavistock Side, PL4 0BG. 10pm – 4am. £5. best in Afro, reggae, ragga, Spanish, salsa, Arabic & R’n’B flavas. Well worth Place. 10pm-2am. DJ’s on a weekly Alix Perez. Brookes Brothers.

Indie. 3 Live bands followed by DJ’s.

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rotation- Aldo Vanucci, Matt Taylor and Bad Adams.

SEXY SOULFUL FUNKY AND HOUSE. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque. 8pm-late, £tbc.

SCHOOL DISCO NIGHT. The Underground. Mutley Plain.

8pm till early am.

SUPER FLY. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free. DJ’s playing a mixed bag of Funk,

Raver Baby Experience

Sat 28 November, C103, Plymouth, 10pm-6am, £12/£10 in adv.

One of the UK’s leading hardcore and hardstyle nights visits Plymouth with two arena’s of hardcore beats. Guests in the main room include Recon, Squad-E, Supreme and old skool favourite, Dougal, supported by Kurt, Technikore, Rescue, Age-O, Bishop & Ben Niacin. MC’s Whizzkid, Age-O, Skatty & Mayhem keep the lyrical vibe alive. In the back room it’s all hard trance and hardstyle with Kurt, Pete Kingswell, Hakka, Liam Squared & Jamie Allen.

FRESH CITY Candy Store.

10pm-5am, £5/£3. Main room: R&B,

hip hop and bashment from DJ Jonezy, DJ Snake and Danny Fresh. Room 2: Garage Love with Mr Flexx and residents spinning garage. Official Jay-Z Blueprint 3 album launch release party, and then special guest Young Lion on the 19th.

Hardcore, Hard Trance & Hardstyle with Recon / Squad-e / Dougal / Supreme / Kurt / Technikore & MC’s Whizzkid, Age-O and more.

Soul Beats & Dance floor treats.

28th UNLEASHED. White Rabbit. White Rabbit.

Bretonside Bus Station. Breton Side, PL4 0BG. 10pm - £6.

70’s, 80’s, 90’s party in the New York Disco, House/RnB in the Ice House.

St Austell BIG WEEKEND. Puls-8. 10pm2am, £6 B4 11pm. Dj Stevie G,

THE WEEKEND. Oceana. 7pm2am, £free b4 10.30pm £5 after.

ZERO’S. Zero’s, Lockyer St.

10pm-4am, £4. Regular gay night with resident DJ and friends playing club classics, handbag, uplifting house & camp classics.

7th 2MUCH. Candy Store.

99-101 Union Street. PL1 3NB. 11pm – 5am. £4 before midnight: £5 after. Discount for NUS. Support: DJ Jonezy + DJ Badness

CITY LIGHTS. Images Nightclub. 89a Cornwall St., PL1 1NX. £5. 9pm - 4am.Quality

NORTHERN SOUL, Crossover & Modern Soul mini-allnighter with special guest DJs Dave Morris (Bournemouth), Andy Hutchins (Bristol) & Matt (Trowbridge), traditional wooden dancefloor, barbecue at midnight.

7th DANCE ACADEMY

CLASSICS. C103. 103 Union Street. PL1 3NB. 7th UNLEASHED. White ULTIMATE SATURDAY NIGHT EXPERIENCE The Quay Club & Rabbit. Bretonside Bus Station.

Breton Side, PL4 0BG. 10pm – Barbican Live Lounge. 11 The Parade, The Barbican, PL1 2JL. 4am. £10. DJ Yoda. £2/£4 for both venues. 8pm 14th LISA LASHES. C103. 103 4am. Two venues, playing music across Union Street. PL1 3NB. the board. You request it, they’ll play it!

14th ULTIMATE SATURDAY PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout, WITH ALED HAYDN JONES. Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am, £free. University Of Plymouth Student Latest chart & dance hits with DJ Darren

28th RAVER BABY. C103.

103 Union Street. PL1 3NB. 10.30pm – 6am. 2 Arenas of UK

DJ Chef.

Massive party night with the best chart/ dance and party classics slammed in the mix.

Torquay KINDA FUNKY. Bohemia. 41 Torwood St. 10pm-4am, £tbc.

checking out.

Newquay BELUSHI’S LAZY SUNDAY. Belushi’s, Fore St. 9pm onwards, £free. Enjoy uninterrupted

ocean views on the sun terrace with a sizzling bbq and chilled live acoustic music.

RELOADED. Sailors, Fore St.

£tbc, 9pm-late. Round the weekend off with commercial tunes.

THE EXPRESSIONS SESSIONS. Fistral Beach Bar. Fistral Beach. 8 till Late. £free.

Live Music featuring local talent. Hosted

by Dean O Donnell.

Penzance SUNDAYS WITH BORIS. Club 2k. Branwell Lane, 7pm - 3am.

Live entertainment with DJ Boris.

Plymouth CHURCH OF ZERO’S SUNDAY SESSIONS. Zero’s , 24 Lockyer St, 10pm-2am, £free. Regular gay

Funk, R’n’B & soul with resident DJs Paul Bowden, Ben McGowan, Iain McKenzie and guests.

night with resident DJ Stev-E playing chart, R&B, bouncey house & trance.

Commercial dance.

R’n’B all night.

SATURDAYS Play. 26 Victoria, Harbourside. 10pm-2am, £tbc.

THE BIGGEST PARTY IN TOWN. The Valbonne. 10pm3am, £5/£4 B4 11.30pm/£2.50 B4 10.30pm. Commercial & uplifting

house, anything goes.

Truro EVIL GENIUS, THE ONE EYED CAT. One Eyed Cat. 116 Kenwyn St, £free, 9pm-1am The

latest funky, sexy, dirty house music brought to you by Dr Evil Genius. 07968 433227. evil-genius.me.uk

SATURDAYS L2. Calenick St. 9pm-2am, £5. Chart and cheese with

DJ Paul Blee, house and trance with DJ Marc Holden. Look out for special events - Live performace from Blazin Squad on 20th June.

THE BIG NIGHT OUT The Office, 1 River Walk. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Weekend party for over 21’s.

LOVE R’N’B. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am. £free.

STRAIGHT UP. Firefly Bar. Opposite University, North Hill. £free. Blues, Soul and other Americana hosted by Thomas Ford.

SUNDAY LOVE VIEW 2.

Vauxhall St. £tbc, 9pm-late.

Music for lovers, whatever they may be!

THE SUNDAY CLUB. Ride Club.

9pm-4am. DJ Super Duper Dan serves up party mashups as you recoever from your come down!

WE LOVE SUNDAYS. Oceana.

Barbican Leisure Park. PL4 0LG. Bar Room: Urban Grooves with

DJ Snake 7 Mr Flexxxs. Club Room: Commercial Chart RnB & Dance with Mark Allan.

Torquay SUNDAY NIGHTS. Play Nightclub 10pm-late, £4. Drinks deals and commercial tunes.

Another fine night out by the sea at the Sandsifter with Cornwall’s dirty house lovers – Love Riot. Find out when the next Love Riot is at www.slut.co.uk

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