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Issue 176 | June 2010 Publishing Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Laura Williams laura.williams@outofhand.co.uk Design: Adrian Howe Antony Reynolds Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Design by Adrian Howe Contents: Illustration By Ricky Hartley Contributing Aldo Vanucci, Arash Torabi, Backbone, Writers: Dave Spenceley, John Barker, LTB, NME, Ollie Evans, Contributing Paul Davies / Clash on Clash Photography Photographers: & Matthew Smith Beauty Editor: Jo Barker Special Thanks to: All advertisers for their continued support!

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LISTINGS 20 Arts & Performing Arts 21 Film 23 Live 29 Clubs

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BY RICKY HARTLEY:

Currently a Barman and living in St Ives, Ricky also does graphic design and illustration as a hobby and freelance job on the side.A self taught artist with commissions for brands such as Aloha Surfboards, Tog24 and Cooper & Stollbrand. Passionate about design, especially Typography, his inspiration comes from the world around him, especially nature. Ricky plans to leave St Ives in September for London to give up hospitality work and pursue a career in the illustration and design industry.

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NEWS Gold Coast Festival U2 Cancel Glastonbury Appearance

It was seen as a bit of a coup for Glasto organiser Michael Eavis, securing the world famous Irish rockers U2 as their first headliners of 2010. But now, after battling with a back problem Bono has finally conceded defeat and revealed the group will not be taking to the Pyramid stage this month.

And from one inflated ego to another, Damon Albarn’s animated band Gorillaz have been tipped as the replacement act. Bono called Michael Eavis last week to let him know the bad news (or good, if you’re in the hate Bono camp). “It was obvious from our telephone conversation that U2 are hugely disappointed.,” said Eavis. “Clearly, they were looking forward to playing the Pyramid Stage as much as we were looking forward to watching them.” Bono added: “I’m heartbroken. We really wanted to be there to do something really special - we even wrote a song especially for the Festival.”

Nass Festival Tickets

The full line-up for next month’s Relentless NASS festival has now been announced and it’s looking pretty good. American jokers Bowling for Soup will be joined by Chase and Status, the ever popular Plan B and Hadouken! The three-day festival at The Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet on 9-11 July will also host a World Cup Street Skate (sod the football World cup!) and a BMX comp with thousands of pounds up for grabs. But worry not if you haven’t yet managed to get a ticket as we’re giving away a pair of tickets to on lucky reader. There are also four runners up prizes; two click and bindings street boards for beginners and two Sutsu T-Shirts. To enter please visit www.247magazine.co.uk

Beachbreak Live

One of the lesser known festivals in Wales looks set to be one of the highlights of the year, judging by the impeccable line up. Beachbreak live, which takes place in Pembrey Country Park, South Wales on 14-18 June has secured some epic headliners including the awesome 2ManyDJs, the chart topping Calvin Harris and indie favourites Vampire Weekend. Other acts include The Futureheads, New Young Pony Club and the massively underated Band of Skulls. This award winning student festival is sure to become a staple in the festival calendar and is well worth a punt.

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Tucked away on the north coast of Devon, miles of golden beaches are the perfect setting for the Gold Coast Oceanfest taking place on 18 – 20 June at Croyde, North Devon. With a mix of surf, beach activities and live music to keep you entertained, chart topping band, The Magic Numbers highlight what is, in our eyes, one of the UK’s best beach festivals of 2010. With a new single – The Pulse - flying up the charts, this is the only SW date on the Magic Numbers tour, before their new album, ‘The Runway’ is released on 26 July.

Other acts also playing over the three days include The Quails, Joe Brooks, Alan Pownall, Gideon Conn and smaller atcs such as The Universe Inspectors, Joshua Radin and Peter Grant amongst others. On the beach, and in the water, events such as Beach Volleyball and Soccer comps keep athletes busy, whislt ticket holders can relax watching skate and MTB demos, before hitting the beach to watch the surf and Aquathon champs taking place over the weekend. Visit www. goldcoastoceanfest. co.uk for more info and to buy tickets.

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GIG IN A LIBRARY Libraries are serene places of silence right? You’ll get told off if you’re chatting too loudly, or Godforbid listening to music on your iPod. You may be bemused to hear then, that Cheltenham Library is swapping silence for sound as up and coming Ska-Punk bands (that’s right, I said Ska Punk) plays a gig among the books at 7.30pm on 11 June. However, this won’t be the rip-roaring set which Imperial Leather usually play but an intimate acoustic set before their plugged in gig at the Boogie Lounge. The aim is to encourage sustainable live music to flourish in the town and it is hoped this will be the first of many similar gigs. It was part-funded

by Arts Development at Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Library (Gloucestershire County Council). Stefan Edwards said: “Staging a gig in a library is an unusual thing but it should be a great experience for the people lucky enough to get a ticket.”

BACK WITH TO BLACK After a turbulent couple of years The Black Swan in Bristol looks like its getting back on track with a late night DJ gig. The Eastville pub had its late licence revoked but it has managed to get it back again and is making the most of it with a mega re-opening party.

The night, organized by promoters Tiki, takes place on 18 June and will see DJs and acts taking to the decks in the main room, upstairs and in the corridor.

Black to the Swan kicks off at 10pm and goes on until 6am. Tickets cost £5 and are available from Bristol Ticket Shop.

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY… Following the success of last year’s Forestry Commission gigs at Westonbirt Aboretum, nr Bristol, organisers have upped the stakes to pull in even more big acts than last year. If Paul Weller, McFly and Simply Red weren’t enough to entice you up to the Gloucestershire/

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NEWS Royal International Air Tattoo If you thought tattoos were just ink sketches on your body then think again, for this air tattoo will see some of the most impressive aircraft displays in the world. Dubbed ‘the world’s greatest airshow’, the Royal International Air Tattoo takes place on 17-18 July at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. See the worlds most advanced high tech aircraft take to the skies including a Raptor stealth jet fighter and the RAF’s legendary Red Arrows aerobatic team, in a breathtaking seven-and-a-half hour hi-octane fuelled flying display. Special tributes marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be among the air show highlights including displays from legendary fighters such as the Spitfire and Hurricane. Tickets for the Air Tattoo, staged in support of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, are priced at £37.50. To purchase, call the Ticketline on 0800 107 1940 or visit www.airtattoo.com. All tickets must be bought in advance.

On The Beach

It’s that time of year again when Weston-super-Mare goes crazy. So it may no longer have it’s Grand Pier and the beach is nowhere near as nice as any of the Mediterranean shores we may occasionally escape to but that makes this one-day sold out event even more spectacular.

The T4 crew, including now veteran T4 presenter Miquita Oliver and the gorgeous Alexa Chung, will take it in turns to introduce a whole heap of music, including Plan B (who is clearly putting it about a bit this festival season), Pixie Lott, JLS, Dizzee Rascal and Scouting for Girls as well as Basshunter, The Saturdays, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah and this year’s marmite act Diana Vickers (you either love her or hate her). The cast of Skins will undoubtedly be in attendance along with the unmistakable Gok Wan.

Upfest

Europe’s biggest urban and street art festival Upfest takes place in Bristol on 5-6 June. As in previous years, the festival will be centred on live painting at the Tobacco Factory with over 200 urban artists and illustrators and 50 artists from around the world doing live art. There will also be a Very Affordable Art Sale and dedicated print room, where original artwork and prints by the artists painting at the festival will be available for sale at bargain prices. Throughout the weekend, DJs, beatboxers, hip hop groups and MCs will take to two stages at the Tobacco Factory. Upfest has already raised over £10,000 for Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics) and is hoping to boost this total this year.

Hobbs Returns To Bristol

Bristol’s biggest fashion, style and cultural event is back for 2010. The Hobbs ‘Born & Raised in Bristol’ show takes place on 19 June 2010, when the city’s leading fashion, style and music talents will take to the catwalk at Colston Hall with all the proceeds going to Meningitis UK. Styled by the Hobbs hairdressing team, a range of models will work the catwalk with the latest fashion from fashion names such as Karen Millen, and leading Bristol and South West designers such as corset specialist Gilly Woo, vintage favourites La Freak Boutique and leading independent menswear store LUKE, with optician Brian Vousden adding an extra element to the show’s look with a selection of trendy eyewear. Bristol artists, Beth Rowley and Jay Wilcox will provide the music at the event and after show party, supported by dance groups The Floor Technicians and Movement Collective. More info and tickets from www.hobbs-style.co.uk

NEWS Escape Into The Park

Dance fans in their thousands will head to Escape in the Park in Swansea on 12 June for the biggest dance festival in Wales. The mesmerising Beardyman and the talented Scratch perverts will join some big name DJs, such as Judge Jules, Steve Angello, Darren Styles and Lisa Lashes as well as a whole host of up and coming talent. This one isn’t for the faint hearted, gates at Singleton park open at midday with the party carrying on until the early hours. Tickets cost £41.50 and are available at www.escapefestival.com/tickets or by calling 0844 847 2505.

A Pair of Patongs

Paintfest

Ever been paintballing? Well this is like paintball clubbing. The Syndicate in Bristol will play host to this unique Smirnoff Paintfest on 8 June. Clubbers will get a stamp when they buy a Smirnoff cocktail, giving them access to the Perspex cube where they will don a free head-to-toe boiler suit and protective goggles. Then for the carnage. Fellow party goers will look on in amazement as 17 cannons fire red, yellow, green and blue from every angle in this luminous, paint splattered frenzy while the suited and booted clubbers dodge the colours and dance the night away to the DJs soundtrack of house, electro, old skool and club anthems.

It’s that time of year again where we expose our neglected paddles to the world, our pasty white toes screaming for some fresh air finally get their freedom.

But we don’t want to whack them in any old flip-flop. Cue Patongs.

The ultra-stylish new brand of footwear which is just perfect for the beach, festivals (except for the uber muddy Glastos) and travel. They come in a range of different colours and, of course, sizes and cost a modest £12 a pair. We’ve teamed up with the makers to offer two readers the chance to win a pair, just visit www.247magazine.co.uk for more details.

Wiltshire border for a gig then check out this year’s line up…as well as bowing to the older rockers with Simply Red, Status Quo and 80s band Blondie, the sessions will host X-Factor favourites JLS, the posh indie trio Keane and the mellow and slightly cheesy James Morrison. Simply Red, JLS and Keane are now sold out but there’s still time to get tickets for the other shows, which take place between 18 June and 18 July. For more info or to book tickets please visit www.forestry.gov.uk TEENAGE CANCER TRUST GIG IN BRISTOL Fresh from the amazingly successful Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this year (by that I mean the Suede reunion and a Noel Gallagher solo gig), the charity has teamed up with Topshop to put on more fundraising gigs across the country, including here in Bristol. Subject to licence, there will be a mini festival at the Castle Park bandstand on 13 June – possibly the smallest gig space in the whole city. Nevertheless, they have secured the likes of Charlotte Hatherley, Chew Lips, Slow Club and Goldheart Assembly. There will also be DJs spinning some summer tunes. The music, however, is only part of the equation, with the surrounding locale transformed into a classic, pincnic style playground, complete with Native Faces providing festival face decoration with Topshop Make Up, Sk8 House roller skate hire, and sports day games such as wang a welly, egg and spoon, and sack races with special prizes up for grabs. Tickets are £10 and are limited to 500. All proceeds go to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Created back at the turn of the new millenium, South Wales based hard style promoters, Bionic have a real driving force throughout clubland in the region. With varied guests at every event and a reputation for going the extra mile with the production of their events, we sat sown down with founder Cally as he returned from the USA for a chat about all things Bionic.

Quick history lesson for the uneducated – who are the people behind Bionic and what do they do? Bionic is owned by myself, Cally (of Cally & Juice) and Brian M (of Brian M vs. McBunn). Working closely with us we then have Gavin Davies, better known as Sat-Nav-Gav who we couldn’t be without...especially when Bri’s slacking! ;) Then there’s also McBunn who looks after all our promotion, and finally Dai Cochran who also does a bit of promotion for us and also lends a hand setting up each event.

said he was thinking of starting up an event and was told by several people that he should speak to me, as I was already established as a DJ and was well connected throughout the scene. Needless to say I jumped at the chance.

Not many nights reach their 10th birthday, what makes a Bionic party so special? I wouldn’t say it’s one thing in particular. It’s like having a recipe for an amazing meal. If all the ingredients aren’t there it just isn’t the same. A lot of time and effort is spent on every aspect of the night, from the marketing of the event (i.e. the flyer design), the line-ups How did Bionic start? I was approached by Brian 10 years ago when I used to work at Catapult 100% Vinyl in Cardiff. He sound, decor, etc. Very often by trying to put so much into...

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...one event we can very easily go beyond our budget, but we always want people to leave our events feeling they’ve had their money’s worth and then some.

Unlike other hard style promoters, you book new European talent to headline your nights –how has this worked for you? It’s something we’ve done since our early days. Ever since I can remember my DJ sets have always been heavily influenced by European music, and so adding this element to our events was something we did without thinking. The one thing we didn’t want to do was put on a night booking the same DJs that everyone else was booking.

There were a lot of events on when we started and we wanted to give people a reason to come to Bionic, to experience something different, and that included the music.

Tell us your highlights from the past ten years of Bionic and why they stand out: Best night/event?

It’s almost impossible to pick one event, though the birthday events have always been among the best nights we’ve had, no matter what venue we’ve been in.

We always overspend and whether we bring in entertainers performing fire-breathing, or have very special stage shows planned (some that have even got us in trouble in the past, lol!), you can guarantee there are surprises in store each birthday event.

“I think that many of the scene’s top promoters can see for themselves that we’ve created something very special and exciting, and that we’re not just another event booking DJs”

so many other things. Admittedly it has been very tough for us, but our supporters are extremely loyal, and despite numbers generally being down across the country we’re still managing to keep close to 1,000 people per event.

The Bionic brand seems to be spreading across the UK with arenas hosted at most of the UK’s biggest hard style events such as Westfest, Sanctuary Outdoors, HTID, Hardcore Heaven weekender and Escape into the Park – how have you managed to achieve this? I think that many of the scene’s top promoters can see for themselves that we’ve created something very special and exciting, and that we’re not just another event booking DJs. They know that we’re very proud of the brand we’ve created, and wouldn’t involve ourselves in any event that we wouldn’t put a lot of hard work into. If we’re running an arena for anyone we’ll always tailor make the line-up for their event, we’ll supply and install our own decor and we’ll make sure it doesn’t clash with anything we’re doing to make sure we pull all our loyal followers.

You celebrate your 10th birthday in early July – what can clubbers expect at this event? Our birthday event is always one of our busiest events every year. The atmosphere is almost untouchable in clubland thanks to us having the most dedicated and insane crowd alive. If there’s one event to attend this year, then this is it!

What are you most looking forward to in 2010? Hardstyle finally moving away from the awful dark and heavy sounds that were killing it, and back to being melodic and uplifting, and finally a reduction in BPM’s. It’s about time. Hopefully we’ll see this move attracting more people to the genre.

What are your future plans for Bionic? Since winning ‘Best Event’ at the Hard Dance Awards this year, we’ve been trying to push forward with many different ideas and projects.

We’ve recently launched our label Bionic Digital, and have Best guest? From a stature point of view it would probably lots of exciting releases forthcoming from some big names we be Paul van Dyk. From a personal point of view it would be DJ already have on board. There’ll be new merchandise coming Tanith, an old skool techno DJ who was regarded as a legend soon, and we intend to tour more, taking our brand to more by many who attended the Universe Raves of the mid 90’s. new venues. We’ve also just began talks today on another exciting project which will be great if we can make happen...

Best blag? This would have to be from a female clubber but as you might have guessed it’s top secret right now! who once turned up on the door of Bionic saying she was my girlfriend and was on the guestlist. She may have got away Finally, what advice would you give up and coming new with it if my girlfriend at the time wasn’t taking the money on promoters on how to run a successful night? Firstly you the door, and I wasn’t stood right behind her. 10 out of 10 for need to be different. There’s no point in coming along and trying though! just offering what someone else is already doing. Secondly it’s important to set up in an area that needs a new event of the Most random moment? Well there’s a few and they all genre you are proposing to support. There’s no point putting involve our lovable MC Shocker. One in particular is when on an event where there’s already an event (or a few events) he went to announce The Prophet as he went to drop his first of the same genre. All this does is kill the scene in a particular tune. He said “ladies and gentlemen, all the way from...” and area, because rather than having one or two busy events, then couldn’t remember what country he came from, quickly you’ll end up with three or four mediocre events. Once this turned around, saw his t-shirt and said “...Scantraxx Records!” happens it’s only a matter of time before that sound is killed Luckily this was his record label! Close call Mr S! in that area, and rarely do events survive this happening. You may be lucky and have one event come out on top, but this Clubland is undergoing a period of change – how are you would usually be the one with the most experience. It’s all coping and what have you had to adjust to survive? I about supply and demand at the end of the day. If you can don’t think it’s clubland as much as it is the global economic see a gap in the market in a particular area then go for it. And situation, which has affected clubland, just as it has affected trust that your own ideas will be as good as anyone else’s.

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Ty is an UK based international Hip Hop artist who is best known and loved for his lyrical honesty, ability to conjure emotion-fuelled poetry out of every day realities, his dynamic live shows and eclectic sense of musicality, which never really did fit comfortably in to a musical box. Some may have thought him unwise not to jump on various bandwagons, but maintaining his independence and artistic integrity has allowed Ty the space to make consistent and uncompromised classic albums for the past decade. His new album, Special Kind of Fool is a cheeky hint that the wisest course is to be yourself and follow your passions in life, no matter what others might say about you. We caught up with him to chat about this new album and performing in the Southwest. Words: Dave Spenceley

for example, Big Daddy Kane and Marley Marl and Biz Markie - the relationships with the people, it all intrigued me.

Tell us about your new album This is my fourth album, I had to go through something special to be enthusiastic about making music again for this album, as I’d been diagnosed with diabetes a while ago and that thing can really throw you off track, mentally. I’ve really enjoyed the process of this album, it was basically built out of going through a set of emotions and feelings and being positive about music.

What are your memories of performing in Southwest?

Ah, the Southwest I have loads of How would you describe your style of music? memories! I remember first coming down I would describe my style of hip hop as hip hop to play Cornwall with Keith Lawrence and music, but different in the terms that I don’t just the show was crazy, full of vibes. My first settle with the sterotypical image or banter of gig was really small but I had my hand normal rappers. I’m all about the songs and the on the ceiling the whole time because of arrangement, the meaning and the sentiment! I the jumping around, it was an absolute make the type of music that would probably best be described as the UK slice of the native tongue era hip sweatbox. The next time we returned to a bigger venue with the band, and that hop but updated to fit now, that can’t be affected by WAS MADDNNNESS!!! After I play in record companies marketing demands!

Westcountry, I always want to stay around for a few days after the show because of Who have been your main influences? the whole Cornish vibe. Once, I opened It’s really been my hip hop experiences from the up my window and saw the words 80’s and beyond, the artists, the movements, the ups and downs and the creative brilliance that I have Land’s End at the end of the garden.

Everybody knows the saying from seen inside the music. This includes the flipping of samples and the creative evolutions of music videos Land’s End to John O’Groats and here I was! I found it funny that here I in general thru rap have all been influences. was, finally at the end of the country.

How did you get involved in music in the beginning?

I got involved in music because I loved it, I loved to dance to it, I loved to memorise the words of my favourite rappers, I loved to find out who made what, who did what and where it was made and who mixed it and who engineered it and why. It’s about the mechanics of why certain music happened,

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RETAIL THERAPY Save the planet for another day – without giving up the things you love.

Recycled First Buses shoes

£66.41

www.urbanremade.com These stylish Converseinspired sneakers bring a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘keep your feet off the seats’ as they are in fact made from recycled bus seats from Bristol and Bath.

Recycled drinking glasses

From £10 a pair

www.wow-wow.co.uk Everyone’s done it – gone home with a beer glass from their local boozer but these stylish drinking vessels from the Cornish green company Wow Wow take things to a new level. Choose from beer bottles, cider or even milk bottles but fill it up with whatever you want!

Alpinestars Ciclista T-shirt

£25

www.alpinestars.com Not strictly ‘green’ in the eco-friendly sense of the word, but literally green in colour, this T-shirt is sure to turn heads with a fantastic retro feel design on the front. Team it up with some beach shorts and you’ve got the perfect summer get up.

Polartec fleece

£85

Pukka Fairtrade Green Tea

£5

www.musto.com Festival season is upon us and although this looks like a mere thin cotton top, you’ll appreciate the super soft Musto fleece when the cold night air kicks in. This one is made of 87% recycled material.

Wind up mobile phone charger with flashlight

From £7

www.amazon.co.uk We’ve all been there, desperately needing to get hold of someone at a festival only to find your phone battery is completely dead. Worry not for this little gadget will give you enough juice for another half hour of so.

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www.pukkaherbs.com This trio of green teas made by the Bristol-based Pukka Herbs is not only bursting with flavour but is also full of antioxidents to leave you feeling thoroughly cleansed.

It’s fast becoming the herbal tea of choice with supermodel Erin O’Connor a recent convert.

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Olly wears; Blue Jeans by Monkee Genes £50 and tea not war t-shirt by Tea Appreciation Society, £19.99 Jasmine wears; T-shirt by Element, Flared jeans by Monkee Genes £50 and sunglasses stylists own.

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Olly wears; Robot Treble T-shirt by Vapour £22.99 and El Paso Shorts by Alpinestars £50

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Music Breaks & Beats

Rock/Indie

Jazz / Funk

Various Artists

Bustin’ Out 1982: New Wave to New Beat Vol 2 (Year Zero)

Early developments in electronic music, proving that there was more to the ‘80s than crap haircuts and loathsome Duran Duran videos.

There’s serious digital punk from Front 242 and Die Krupps, Man Parrish deliver an early electro blueprint, Mark Stewart gets experimental and there’s Gary Numan’s fretless bass stomp of Music For Chameleons. Highlight: Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force’s timeless electro-hip-hop classic, Planet Rock. Today’s music constantly relies on ideas from the past, so despite cheesy drum machines, Bustin’ Out is an educational listen.

Arash Torabi

Doves

The Places Between: The Best of Doves (Heavenly Recordings)

Over the last two decades, Heavenly Recordings has launched the careers of some of this country’s most innovative artists. Some have sold well (Manic Street Preachers & Magic Numbers) while others have been cruelly denied the limelight (The Rockingbirds and The Loose Salute) The Doves, however, haven’t done too bad. They’ve achieved commercial success by maintaining their own quirky creative process: psychedelic, cinematic and heavy on the melody. Here’s a glance back at their career, including the genius singles Kingdome of Rust, Pounding and Black & White Town. A band with heart and soul.

Arash Torabi

Television Personalities

A Memory is Better Than Nothing (Rocket Girl)

TVPs man Daniel Treacy is the UK’s best-kept secret. Although he’s had tribute albums recorded in his honour, his rough & ready approach has kept him a cult hero. Television Personalities are amongst the most influential bands of our time, and without having to rely too much on past glories, this album stands up on its own. Despite some experimental numbers, he can still deliver the heart-wrenching songs that we love him for. The Girl in the Hand Me Down Clothes and She’s My Yoko could easily belong on earlier albums such as The Painted Word.

Arash Torabi

Kah

More Than Dawn (Joy Lane Music)

Kah (pronounced “Car”) is a London-based singer, writer and producer who deals in electronica with a difference. Her dreamy voice is both sexy and eerie, and her approach to music is unique. Some of her songs have instant appeal, like the spooky Wanting to be Haunted and the single, Fugitive, while others

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Urban / Hip Hop

Dance / Electronica

Reggae / Dubstep

sway towards more complex song structures.

Playing all the parts herself, Kah casts a close eye to production, giving the songs a textured feel. Her use of sound and her sense of rhythm are also impeccable. A masterpiece from a deeply talented young woman.

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Jeye Severe The Hierarchy (Lish Media)

Just when I thought I’d grown too old and cynical to get excited about a rapper, let alone a UK rapper, along comes Jeye Severe to make me step back and kiss myself. I’ve not eagerly anticipated a debut release since the glory days of Rawkus with Mos Def, Talib and Mr Monch.

This guy’s album is gonna be so so dope. I first heard him on a Ras Kwame show and immediately made me pay more attention. On this, his first mixtape, he has quality producers, no big names but they lay a decent foundation for Mr Severe to do what he does, in fact this guy could recite the phone book and I’m sure I’d be hooked by his flow. UK hip hop of the highest order. If you have never bought something on my recommendation alone then this is the time, in his words he’s “here to save the game like a memory card”. UK hip hop of the highest order.

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Virus Syndicate The Breakout Trilogy (Virus Syndicate records)

These guys have been mentioned on more than one occasion in these hallowed pages.

It seems that the pages of time have turned in their favour and now is their moment. Where the music industry is right now it appears that every bright shining light from the grime scene has seen the crossover production as the direction to take, even Roll Deep have a record Dj Sammy would be proud of for god’s sake.

So it’s good to hear a grime / UK hip hop crew who still have that raw edge and sound that retains the energy of grime without thinking they need to compete with radio one playlists.

If you like raw UK flows and productions with head nods towards dubstep production and a very non pop approach this album is for you.

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Clan Edison Clan Edison (self release)

With the spirit of 16 Horsepower and Gallon Drunk coursing through their veins, Southern French trio, Clan Edison, unleash an album of dark portent and slashing blues-punk designed to gleefully unnerve. Drawing from a deep well of misanthrope rock, ‘Eternity’ pulsates with a sinister swagger that Nick Cave would be proud of, while ‘Orvietan’ pushes their bourbon-soaked conquest into angrier territory. Unknown in this country, CE deserve your attention by dint of their Gallic coolness. Écouter!

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The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster Blood & Fire (Black)

Back with a vengeance! And in an age of ten-a-penny Britpunk bands with tattoo sponsorships, Guy McKnight and co could be more relevant than ever. Things really begin to thrill with the paranoiac throb of ‘Mission From God’, and by the time you’re reeling from the suckerpunch that is ‘Man For All Seasons’, the Brighton gothaholics have hijacked your arteries and rerouted your blood cells straight to their bleak heart. Fuck Gallows et al, this is what punk rock sounds like when it isn’t seeking kudos from Kerrang.

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Seth Lakeman Hearts And Minds (Relentless)

It’s all a bit local television newsdesk chez Lakeman these days. Sentimental songs about soldiers (‘Spinning Days’), bankers (the title track and new single) and toilers (‘Hard Working Man’) rub shoulders with easily digestible, fiddlesome stomps and Seth’s windswept warble to create an album that mirrors our times but refuses to get righteous on our ass. Of course, it’ll be lapped up by ardent fans who like nothing more than an unchallenging album that loyally adheres to the neo-folk formula. Backbone

The Gaslight Anthem American Slang

(Side One Dummy) How the hell is ‘American Slang’ a dramatic leap? On what criteria is this statement based?

No, this is just The Gaslight Anthem doing what they do best: stealing Springsteen’s plaintive back catalogue and reframing it in simple modern rock language with a little bit of punk soul brotherliness to appease the old fans.

Predictably, Brian Fallon laments the passing of time, nostalgia pouring from every snare snap and howled refrain, but nothing here holds a candle to ‘The ’59 Sound’. Underwhelming.

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Tiesto

Magikal Journey: The Hits Collection 1998 – 2008 (Nebula)

Global superstar DJ and producer, Tiesto needs no introduction - he is on top of his game, having spent 12yrs carefully crafting his sound and career with shows like opening the Olympics amongst other things. Two CD s of dancefloor classics and floorfillers from the past ten years, if you’re a trance fan, then this compilation is full of memories direct from clubland.

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DEMOS DEMO OF THE MONTH Teignmouth indie-rockers, THE QUAILS,

have clearly set their sights on the big time. Recorded at Sawmills Studios, their debut album, ‘Master Of Imperfection’, knows when to rock (‘Fever’, the title track) knows when to take stock (‘Argentina’) but never quite knows how to grab the listener by the proverbial cock and lead them giddily to the gates of Valhalla (although the bridge in ‘I Know Myself’ comes close). They’re awesome musicians – check the Queen tribute during ‘For The Good Times‘ – and Dan Steer is a very fine songwriter with a voice to match, but they’ve yet to stumble upon greatness. If they maintain this standard and keep the faith it could be pretty soon. (Released through Like The Sound Records - www.thequails.co.uk) TRANSGRESSION are a Plymouth five piece force to be reckoned with mixing classic thrash riffage with a more progressive angry sound of modern times where they wouldnt be out of place in a line up that included Sylosis,August Burns Red and Metallica. For a band that haven’t been going more than a year they have a sound and feel of an act that a comfortable with each other talents and have been since day one. Be sure to catch there live shows this summe for more info on them and to watch there video visit www.myspace.com/ transgressionuk Mike James The new release from the laudable onec label is a two disc, experimental poetry package from MARK GREENWOOD, a man whose streaming prose, delivered in an unforgiving North East accent, is as perpetually perplexing as it is pleasing. ‘White Mice, All Colours’ features 19 pieces of cryptic, absurdist and esoteric concoctions recited slowly, fragmented, with resignation or under duress; set to an array of analogue drones and tones. Exploring the darker sides of identity, chance and otherness, there are snippets of coded insight here that reveal a healthy and brilliantly skewered mind at work, although lines like “200 collated foreskins dangle from the arm” (‘Crouching Down’) take some getting used to. http://greenwood. dysfunction.de Post-rock tubthumper and Elliot Whale Boy mainstay, STEVE STRONG, branches out further into the realms of sonic self-discovery with a solo demo EP, ‘Safety In Numbers’. It’s a deceptively dreamy, chiefly instrumental set of post-rock soundscapes that, for the most part, centres around cyclical melancholic guitar motifs with shuffling drum patterns that dodge and dive throughout the musical passages like a kid with ADHD. Sometimes it works perfectly (the awesome ‘One Hand One Knee One Foot At A Time’); other times you feel like you’re being prodded with little sticks (the frenetic title track, which is nothing if not ambitious). As with all Steve Strong’s projects, you feel that the journey is half the fun. www.myspace.com/stavrossewb

Plymouth grindermen, WILLE & THE BANDITS, are undoubtedly a band with a real passion for their slide blues manoeuvres but on the band’s debut album proper, ‘New Breed’ (released through URM Records), I’m just not feeling it enough. That could have something to do with Wille Edwards’ voice: a gravelly Joe Cocker grumble that tends to edge way too close to parody, especially on ‘Galloping Horses’; while on the likes of ‘Country Girl’, he resorts to a wimpering, Deep South coo that begins to grate after a while. The musicianship is clearly competent and all the songs have moments of authentic blooze-power, but ‘New Breed’ feels like the work of a band who haven’t been put in

a position where they need to challenge themselves much. Album number two, you feel, could be killer. www.myspace.com/willesband

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Cornish yoof rockers, I AM LIZARD, may be a little clunky and graceless but their new EP, ‘Who Are You’, showcases decent enough, adolescent new wave tuneage that at least alludes to the importance of structure and form. In other words, pretty neat.

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Plymouth hardcore punks, DEAD POETS, are much better when they’re screaming their balls dry than when they’re harmonising like polite emo chaps. Great riffs, punchy as fuck, well worth a listen, especially the Bronx-like ‘Sit Down’. www.myspace.com/deadpoetsplymouth

I avoid ska-punk like the plague but South Wales tykes, DETACHED, slipped through the net by dint of the fact that they’ve played with N-Dubz. Alas, their EP, ‘None The Wiser’, is the same old deal: dated, brassy, thrashy jollity and not a decent tune in sight. Boo. www.myspace.com/detachedska

The debut EP from Penzance prog-metallers, KAIDEKA, entitled ‘Puppets To The Parasites’, is a bitter, bilious affair that pays homage to Machine Head et al. ‘Drowning’ goes one better with an intro straight out of an Edgar Allen Poe novel. www.myspace.com/kaideka

Bristol-based chanteuse, LENNY SAVAGE, is something of a revelation. Flirting with all things jazz, folk, swing, rock, world and synth-pop, her voice flits between Tori Amos mellifluousness and gin-joint diva at will. Debut album, ‘Quaintrelle’, out now. www.myspace.com/lennysavage

We want your new music to review. In an effort to make things as easy and straight forward as possible, you can now simply put your tunes/ mixes etc into our DropBox on Soundcloud. You can also check out the latest music we have received and share it with your mates too – gone are the days of passing around the copied CD’s etc. Check out the latest new music we have received, send us your tracks and mixes and generally join us at www.soundcloud.com/247magazine Remember, we still accept tracks/EP’s/mixes etc via CD in the post, myspace links and if your really keen, why not come and play a live set in our office...

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1 – 9 June Bristol

Bristol Photography Festival Various, Bristol, www.bfop.org There’s still time to catch a glimpse of the impeccable showcase of talent running in exhibitions across the city as part of the Bristol Photography Festival.

Venues hosting free exhibitions include Hotel Du Vin, Three Sugar Loaves, Christmas Steps, YHA, The Cube, The Arts House and The Left Bank Centre.

Artists featured include Terry O’Neill, Mark Simmons, Kochy and Lora English.

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Holly Davey: I told you so Chapter, Cardiff, 029 203 11050, www.hollydavey.com, £FREE Cardiff artist Holly Davey has ventured into all of the nooks and crannies in Chapter, the stairwells, offices and roof, using her body to visually mark out a series of frozen tableaux. While the public cannot all gather on the inaccessible roof to watch this for real, Davey has taken a series of photographs of her experiment which are on display at Chapter. The photography exhibition forms part of Davey’s residence at the arts centre.

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Most people endure a 24-hour flight to get to Australia but one daring woman, Barbara Haddrill, decided to hop on her bike and cycle all the way to Brisbane for a friend’s wedding. Now she is giving talks on her experience, something which is undoubtedly going to inspire others.

28 – 30 June Bath

4 – 5 June Bristol

1 – 6 June Hay Festival

Various, Hay on Wye The tail end of the Guardian’s famous Hay on Wye Festival sees Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg talking to Philippe Sands about constitutional reform and coalition politics. So if you voted Lib Dem and are still bemused as to why they got into bed with the Tories, now’s your chance to ask questions to the Organ Grinder. In other events, Weakest Link lovers can hear the Queen of Mean Anne Robinson talking to Max Hastings and The Undertones’ frontman Feargal Sharkey spouting off about copyright law. It’s such a middle class affair, it would not be complete without comedian Marcus Brigstocke and national trasure Stephen Fry, who are also giving talks on the final day of the festival.

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Biodiversity – who cares?

Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, 01495 790311, www.museumwales.ac.uk, £FREE, 10am – 5pm During the International Year of Biodiversity, Big Pit museum is hosting an exhibition on how biodiversity effects our lives. This display explores nature’s connections, the effects of climate change and non-native plants and animals, the loss of habitats and how we can help, urban biodiversity and much more.

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A Theatre to Address Arnolfini, Bristol, 0117 917 2300, www.arnolfini.org.uk, 8pm, £8 The pen is mightier than the sword so the saying goes and A Theatre to Address is hosting A Festival of Textual Form – concrete material, scripted, performed. It looks at artists who use text to express themselves. We’re not just talking straightforward poetry and prose but text in a visual and sonic form, with a shape and structure of its own. Clare Gasson presents a new work The traveller walking walking walking through ... that explores the connection between the text, the rhythm and the action. Maryam Jafri presents a performance-lecture Death With Friends Is A Feast, a body of visual and textual material that forms the basis for her new film of the same name.

Pil and Galia Kollectiv present a radical worship for the apocalypse, featuring a sermon for the Church of the Atom with live music by Gelbart.

6 – 8 June Bath

VaVoom! The Story of a Showgirl!

Chapel Arts, Bath, 01225 461700, www.chapelarts.org, 7.30pm, £12 This hilarious musical comedy follows the story of LiLotta VaVoom, an aspiring showgirl in New Orleans, Lousiana.

Set in the 1940zxs on the backdrop of the Second World War and the Great Depression, the tale not only tells of LiLotta’s quest for stardom but also explores political and feminist themes from then and now. The infectiously upbeat, all original score makes the show a whirlwind of sequined costumes, smarmy magicians, vengeful chorus girls and plotting stagehands, sure to make any audience want to sing along. Sarah Blakemore, RQE is a writer from New York City.

9 June Bristol

Babs2Brisbane, Create, Bristol, 0117 925 0505, www.babs2brisbane.com, 2.30 – 3pm, £FREE

Events it is the turn of art students at Coleg Gwent whose paintings, sculpture and photographs will feature in the first student exhibition of the season. This will be followed, at The Riverfront, by artwork from talented pupils at Newport Schools.

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1 June – June 13 Bath Fringe Festival 2010

Various, Bath, www.bathfringe.co.uk All the decent creative cities have their own Fringe and while nothing can really compare to Edinburgh, the creative folk of Bath sure do give it a good try.

This year’s Fringe Festival comprises a compelling mix of street art, comedy, theatre and fashion shows. There are programmes for children, including a show from The funky Puppet Company and the nofitstate circus and there’s more adult events, including Counted – a take on modern democracy and the funny women awards. If you, like most men, believe that women comedians just aren’t as funny as men then you may want to check this out.

The Fringe Festival also plays host to a festival within a festival, in the form of the Bath Banjo Festival. Meanwhile on the theatre front, students from the University of Bath are putting on a production of Juliet and her Romeo and another of The Pillowan.

Finally, there’s the usual mix of music including local heroes The Zen Hussies and The Blockheads, just without the late great Ian Dury. Venues include The Little Theatre, Green Park Station, The Bell and Sydney Gardens, and some events are free of charge.

17 – 19 June Newport

Coleg Gwent art showcase The Riverfront, Newport, 01633 656757, www.newport.gov.uk/ theriverfront, 10.30am, £FREE That time of year has come again, when art students across the region frantically rush to finish their end of year projects for a showcase of their material in the local arts centre or museum. This time

The Man Form Stratford: Being Shakespeare, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal. org.uk, 7.30pm, £19.50 plus Shakespeare is the greatest writer the world has ever known. He is the man who created the cleverest comedies and most towering tragedies in our literature, who conceived characters as consummate as King Lear, Macbeth and Othello and as savvy as Puck and Touchstone and whose numerous witty aphorisms have become part of everyday speech. But we know nothing about him. Or do we? In a magical tour-de-force, Simon Callow, one of Britain’s greatest actors, tracks down the real William Shakespeare, bringing to life both the man and the unforgettable characters – lovers, kings, soldiers and clowns – who have since conquered the world’s stages.

25 June

The Hairy Bikers Big night Out

Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Gwynedd, 01492 872000, www.venuecymru.co.uk, 7.30pm, £24.75 You’ve got to love those friendly hairy bikers. If you are a fan of their shows where they travel, cook and generally enjoy life you may want to get yourself along to their live show.

The cuddly duo will be cooking up a treat and talking about their experiences with bikes and food. A bizarre combination but one which just might work.

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The Bad Lieutenant - Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) 1-3 June: The Watershed Bristol, 0117 927 5100, www. watershed.co.uk Dir: Werner Herzog Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer. 2009/ US/125 mins Werner Herzog brings us possibly one of the most deliciously loopy films of the year with this darkly comic noir set in the ravages of post-Katrina New Orleans. Nicholas Cage plays Terence, a detective trying to bring down a drug lord who slaughtered a family of immigrants while on a personal downward spiral of addiction (cocaine, painkillers, gambling and sex) and madness. Cage is glorious as the increasingly deranged cop in an intelligent performance that shines with some marvellous hallucinogenic moments involving iguanas and alligators. It’s offbeat, inventive, and refreshingly unpredictable - a reminder of what the crime genre used to excel at.

– Newport, 01633 656 757, www.newport.gov.uk. Dir: Roman Polanski Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, and Kim Cattrall 2010/France/128 min An unremarkable ghost-writer (McGregor) has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister (Brosnan). After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. Soon, Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture the UK’s “special relationship” with the USA. His ghost-writer is in possession of all the facts, but will he expose the truth or take the money and run? This intelligent thriller from director Roman Polanski will capture the imagination of a public gripped by political intrigue in Britain.

Four Lions (15)

Iron Man 2 (12A)

The Ghost (15)

1-3 June: The Riverfront

4-10 June: Bridgewater Arts

Centre, 01278 422700, www. bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk.

Dir: Jane Campion Starring: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish and Paul Schneider 2009/US/119 min With this affecting and deeply considered account of the poet John Keats’s love affair with Fanny Brawne (Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish), director Jane Campion has made a fine and even inspiring film. Love for this pair is thwarted by a series of problems involving money worries, social scruples and irrelevant male loyalties. Nominated for the Golden Palm at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Bright Star is unapologetically romantic, and responds to Keats’ life and work with intelligence and grace.

Inferno (15)

13 May: Curzon Community Cinema – Clevedon, 01275 871 000, www.curzon.org.uk Dir: Christopher Morris Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch and Julia Davis 2009/UK/101 min Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory in death to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an entirely plausible farce. In a storm of razorsharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force. It shows that while terrorism is about ideology, it can also be about idiocy. Only Chris Morris, the man behind Brasseye and Nathan Barley, could make such a sensitive subject so funny.

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1-3 June: Curzon Community Cinema – Clevedon, 01275 871 000, www.curzon. org.uk. Dir: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, and Gwyneth Paltrow, 2010/US/117 min Tony Stark (Downey Jnr.) dons the heavy metal once more to battle Russian inventor Whiplash (Rourke).

Meanwhile, the government are after his suit and he’ll have to fight back Justin Hammer (Rockwell), Black Widow (Johansson) and his affections for Pepper Potts (Paltrow).

Still, Colonel Rhodes (Cheadle) looks to help him by donning some armour himself, becoming War Machine.

Aside from having the most stupid roster of character names ever, this film should rock. Great special effects and Downey Jnr. playing a role he was born to inhabit could make this the film of the summer.

Dir: Sam Taylor Wood Starring: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ann-Marie Duff and David Morrisey 2009/UK/98 min BAFTA nominated debut feature by Sam Taylor Wood, Nowhere Boy is a look at the early life of John Lennon.

Thrumming to a fierce narrative beat the story rewinds to the mid-1950s when Lennon was growing up in leafy Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, failing at school but just beginning to discover himself as a delinquent and heart-throb. Brought up by his prim aunt Mimi since the age of 5, the film picks up when he is reunited with his flirtatious, flamboyant mother (an award-winning turn by Anne-Marie Duff), who encourages his interest in music. You’ll feel fine after seeing this touching and funny drama.

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Nowhere Boy (15)

5 June: Bridgwater Arts Centre, 01278 422700, www. bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk

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Released: 8 June TOY STORY 3 (PG)

Robin Hood (12A)

4-10 June: The Welfare

–Swansea, 01639 843163, www.thewelfare.co.uk 11 – 17 June: Curzon Community Cinema – Clevedon, 01275 871 000, www.curzon. org.uk. Dir: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Mark Strong.

2010/US/148 min Following King Richard’s death, this tale follows an archer that returns from the crusades to become the infamous outlaw Robin Hood (Crowe).

This realistic take on the legend will pit Hood against King John (Isaac) and his evil right-hand man the Sheriff of Nottingham. This film sees the re-teaming of Gladiator duo director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe, so expect epic medieval battle scenes and not even a whiff of a Bryan Adams theme tune. Could be one of the big hits of the blockbuster season.

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Dir: Lee Unkrich Starring: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. 2009/US/88 min Woody, Buzz and friends are back nearly 10 years after Toy Story 2.Their owner Andy is now bound for college and their fates are unknown. Will they wind up in the attic? Will they be chucked out with the rubbish? Through fate and accident they all go to the local daycare, where they are welcomed by the other toys in residence there and just a little terrorized by the toddlers who play with them.

There’s also over a dozen new characters, from the imposing pink bear Lotso to the buff Mantis Man and the silent and imposing Big Baby. A sure fire hit that will be enjoyed by children and adults in equal measure.

Shutter Island (15)

21 – 23 June: , The Riverfront – Newport, 01633 656 757, www.newport.gov.uk Dir: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley. 2010/US/138 mins It’s 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston’s Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. Teddy’s shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals escape in the confusion and Teddy doesn’t know which way to turn to solve the case. This marks the 4th collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio and going by past results this should be nothing short of stunning.

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Released: 2 July

SHREK THE FINAL CHAPTER (U)

Dir: Mike Mitchell Starring: Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers. 2010/US/93 min The fourth in the Shrek series sees our green hero make a deal with Rumplestiltskin to get back to his old ogre ways, but instead finds himself in a twisted world where he and his wife Fiona never met. He has to fight his way to recreate the life he now appreciates. A slice of comical fun that draws the curtain on this much loved animated series.

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+ The Fuel + Flash Echo.

SIMON FOWLER & OSCAR HARRISON, Fiddlers Nightclub, Willway Street, BS3 4BG, £12.50. The guys from Ocean Colourscene.

HAWTHORN & FRIENDS, Grain Barge, Clifton Road, BS8 4SF, £3. Brilliant night of acid-folk and electronic looping from this bright new singer-songwriter Natalie Farr. myspace.com/ nataliefarr.

ROCK IN YOUR POCKET, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, £3. Rock In Your Pocket launch their new E.P with support from Dynamo Hum, Roxy’s Wardrobe and more.

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THE ROLLING CLONES, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £10adv / £12otd.

Sat.05

5th THE FREESTYLERS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT, 8.30pm, £8. + Flak Attack.

Bristol

BENIN CITY, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3-£3.50. London-based Benin City are coming to Bristol! Tipped

by Mark Lamarr & XFM’s John Kennedy as THE band to see this year, they will tear the roof off!

Support from Emmett Brown - Ska, Funk Fusions & The Coronettes provide witty Jazz-Style Covers.

LATER-Dj Ewan Hoozami THE EMPERIALS, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, £7adv. The Emperials are a long running major force on the UK’s Ska scene with a live reputation for fun and very lively shows. With an 8 piece line up; the rock solid drums, pounding bass, skanking guitar and Hammond keyboard provide the basis of the band, with the tightest and most energetic brass section in the land adding the blasting horn lines, all topped off by versatile lead & backing vocals.

PAUL GERRY, The Croft (Front bar), 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £donations. +

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gritty harmonies, pyrotechnic fiddle playing and exhortations to sing loud and drink heavily.myspace. com/whiskydrifters.

PET SOUNDS CLUB NIGHT, Mon.07 The Cooler Music Venue, 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG, www.

Bristol coolerclub.com, 8pm, £tbc.

AUDREY COSTELLO, The Pet Sounds play every 2nd and Louisiana, Wapping Road, 4th Friday of the month. The night Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, features the best emerging national £4adv. Fire For Your Safety / With bands alongside the cream of local Love From Humans. acts, followed by DJ’s spinning JULIAN COPE (solo), The indie, soul, funk and new wave.

Cardiff Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Headliners are Out Like A Lion Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm-10pm, THE DRIFTBENDERS, The -myspace.com/outlikealion. Bristol 8th WHEATUS, 02 £17.50adv. myspace.com/ Globe, 125 Albany Road, based atmospheric rock band Academy, Frogmore Street, julianhcope Parrington Jackson play an electric Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, Bristol, BS1 5NA, 7pm, £10.

POWDERFINGER, 02 set at 10pm. £10adv / £12otd. Feat Joey Celebrating the 10th anniversary Academy, Frogmore Street, Molland (ex Badfinger) and Phil NUTTYNESS (AKA 1 STEP of their debut album and hit BS1 5NA, 7pm, £16.

Solem (ex Rembrandts) BELOW), The Fleece, 12 St. single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ this year, SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs. 33 Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm, Wheatus are back in the UK. St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £8adv. Definitely the best Madness £free. A selection of bands playing Thu.10 tribute in the country. You will not Tremblo Ghosts. a variety of folk and acoustic. get much closer to the original FRUITION, The Junction, With-Cole Stacy&Scott Ward/Steve Bristol band than these boys.

51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. A Page/Lonely Tourist. LATER-Dj BARE THREADS, Mr Wolfs.

WE START PARTYS, The Croft, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 night dedicated to live music and Sho’Nuff.

117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 exhibiting new artists work at The TUNNELMENTAL 1JX. Soulful and funky, prominent 3RW, £4. + We Push Buttons + Junction.

EXPERIMENTAL ASSEMBLY, bass lines, easy going riffs and On Off Switch RIOT:NOISE, The Louisiana, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes sassy vocals from Joanna Bennett The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, these guys have got it going on!

Wapping Road, Bathurst Croft, BS1 3RW, £4.

BS1 3QP, 8pm, £3. Siddy Bennett Plus Arthur Walker create their Terrace, BS1 6UA, 7.30pm, Cardiff presents a new night with twists of own brand of disjointed rock with £4adv. myspace.com/ folk, indie and pop.

ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, The riotnoisemusic. Plus Rough Cut. epic, punchy, glass-infused songs.

DEFINITELY MIGHTBE, 02 Globe, 125 Albany Road, The Good Gods- The gentle drum Cardiff Academy, Frogmore Street, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, beat builds to a crescendo of THE BROKEN VINYL CLUB BS1 5NA, 7pm, £7. Oasis are £12adv / £14otd. infectious guitar hooks, a catchy The Globe, 125 Albany Road, no more, but their fans need not as hell bassline topped off with Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, despair as Definitely Mightbe’s Tom Hatreds quirkily brilliant and £5otd. live show reproduces the rousing instantly recognisable vocals.

Y PROMATICS, Clwb Ifor Bach, Tue.08 anthems, stage presence and LATER-Dj Alfie/ Dj 16.33 atmosphere of the originals.

11 Womanby Street, CF10 LOS CONIOS, The Junction, 51 Bristol MEAN POPPA LEAN, Mr Wolfs. Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, 1BR, 8.30pm, £6. Plus Just Like THE SOULVENTS, The Croft, Frank/ Creision Hud/ Clockwork 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 £3. Plus support.

117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 Radio.

1JX, £3. Fresh from their European 3RW, £4 Cardiff Tour come to put the fun into LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 funk. Plus The Horny Brassholes!- WHO’S NEXT, The Globe, 125 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, Catchy, tonguein-cheek tunes Albany Road, Roath, CF24 Sun.06 £3. Lead Exhibition presents the backed by a horn section. Plus The 3NS, 7.30pm, £10otd. finest rock/indie acts from Bristol.

Hit Ups- Bristol’s own Hip-Hop / RICHARD JAMES, Clwb Ifor Bath Dancefloor Warriors with Guitars Bach, 11 Womanby Street, BACK TO THE LAKE, Moles, CLEAR THE COAST, The and support from Gravel Pit Lungs. CF10 1BR, 7.30pm, £6. Plus The George Street, BA1 2EN, Louisiana, Wapping Road, LATER-Dj Big Chief Weird Bird Gentle Good/ Huw M/ Huw Evans.

3pm, £free.”...distinct Americana Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, ALF HALE BAND, The resonances referencing the likes £4adv. Smoke No Fire / Social Louisiana, Wapping Road, of Wilco yet with more than a Consent.

Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, Sat.12 nod to British shoegaze and folky £4adv. John Sinnott / Joyce The Cardiff acoustica. Back To The Lake Librarian.

Bristol feature harmonies, finger picked BRILLIANT COLOURS, The Taunton guitars and dreamy lyrics with Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park DOREEN DOREEN, The unexpected bite...”

Place, CF10 3QD, £free. With La BROTHER JOHN, The Perfect Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, La Vasquez 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, BS1 6JJ, 8pm-1am, £8adv.

Bristol 8.30pm, £3. + Port Erin + The Outrageous 70s and 80s covers AVIUS, The Louisiana, Random Vandals. band guaranteed to get the whole Wapping Road, Bathurst house dancing.

Wed.09 Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv.

BRISTOL FESTIVAL OPEN MIC NIGHT, Mr Wolfs.

FUNDRAISER, The Junction, Fri.11 VALDEZ, The Croft (Front bar), 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. All 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 1JX, £free with 2-4-1 Noodles! day Bristol Festival fundraiser. Live Bristol 3RW, 8pm, £donations. + The Weekly night of mellow music bands, djs till late. Acts TBC. Amistad + This Hidden Switch.

THE WHISKEY DRIFTERS, from anyone of any level on any BROWN NOTES, Mr Wolfs.

Grain Barge, Clifton Road, instrument.

A free bottle of beer 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 Taunton BS8 4SF, £3. The Whisky Drifters 1JX. Brown Note returns blending to anyone who will step up to OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect specialise in rootsy bluegrass and heavy funk, breaks, jungle and hip perform! LATER-Dj Chazzy Jay. 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, Americana, taking inspiration from hop. All Live Band, All Freestyle, DAY LIGHT FIREWORKS, The 7pm, £free. Bring your own acts like Crooked Still and The Louisiana, Wapping Road, All star lineup. Plus support from instruments and perform to an Old Crow Medicine Show. Expect Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, Cazal-The brand new collaboration

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LESS THAN ME, The Croft (Front bar), 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £donations. + Natural Tendency + Social Flatline.

LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm. A night of the finest metal and punk bands from Bristol and the South West.

DUBLOADED, The Croft, 117 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £4.

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between guitarist Sam Payne and singer Kesty Morrison [CCQ, The Brownnote Collective] combines bluesey country and Flamenco influenced soul. LATER-Dj Vallee.

NINEBAR, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. + Wiretrap + Special Move.

SURFACE UNSIGNED, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA.

Cardiff

CAKEHOLE PRESLEY, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £5otd. Plus England vs USA on the big screen

hip hop and good vibes party music till the early hours!

A OK, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, £free.

Bristol’s latest art and music mash-up. Expect a diverse range of work with classic funk, soul, reggae and rare grooves to vibe with! Live drawing, graffiti and clothing sale.

EL WRISTO, The Croft (Front bar), 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, £donations. + Cassette Culture.

Wed.16

Cardiff

DER COLLECTIVE, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £5otd.

Taunton

TAINTED ORANGE, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 7.30pm, £3. + The Darlingtons + Emphatica + JD Williams.

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Fri.18 Bristol

THE STOPMOTION MEN, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. THE MAN FROM FUNKLE, The THE BAD JOKE THAT ENDED KUTOSIS SINGLE LAUNCH, Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, WELL, The Louisiana, Wapping Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby TA1 3PT, 8.30pm, £4. + Shoot Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 Street, CF10 1BR, 7.30pm, £4.

The Moon.

6UA, £4adv. Boo Birds / Aye Aye. Plus Samoans.

LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 SLAUGHTER HOUSE 145, The Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 £3. OffBeat Promotions presents a 3QP, 8pm, £free. Psych-Fi Hi hi Sun.13 night of local alt/indie music. with live music.

BURLY CHASSIS, Mr Wolfs. 33 Bath St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, THE BEAR THAT WASN’T, £3-£3.50. Brand new Supra-funk Moles, George Street, BA1 Thu.17 from live purveyors of dancefloor 2EN, 3pm, £free. The Bear That mischief. Curvaceous beats and Wasn’t is Nils Verrisen, just a Bath sizely basslines mix with live Belgian Boy with a guitar and an JEFF KLEIN, Moles, George electronics and poetry as these angelic voice. His music bears Street, BA1 2EN, 8pm, £7adv, rhythmic mavericks deliver an resemblance to Gravenhurst, 18+. Jeff Klein is an Indie Rock innovative funk/breakbeat/spokenElliott Smith, Bon Iver, and Sufjan Singer-Songwriter/Musician from word techno mash-up. LATER-Dj Stevens. The Bear That Wasn’t upstate New York. Equal parts Neil Dad. whispers fragile songs for fragile Young, Peter Gabriel, Beck and people, creating a warm and quiet Gram Parsons. With support from safe heaven in times all too chaotic Bitter Ruin.

Taunton

Bristol

11th THE MAGIC NUMBERS, Anson Rooms, Bristol University SU, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1LN, £14. Touring their new album.

Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £7/£9. The best Black Sabbath tribute act in the UK play Clwb Ifor Bach for the first time. Expect an hour and a half set of full on Ozzy era Sabbath!

Taunton

THE FRED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 8.30pm, £6. + Casino Drive.

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Bristol

PETE ROE, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv.

Bristol

LIVE MUSIC, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. 3 of the cities best and most innovative live acts interspersed Taunton OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect with DJs and accompanied by live visuals. LATER-Dj Hame One5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, Local Bristol Scratch DJ mixing 7pm, £free. Bring your own a wide range of hip hop, funk, instruments and perform to an breaks, swing, electro, drum & intimate crowd or just come and bass and party beats long and listen.

I MADE THIS MISTAKE, The Croft (Front bar), 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm, Mon.14 £donations. + Neil Sutherland and Friends.

Bristol TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs. 33 Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. + Bleed St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. From Within + Through The Abyss A selection of bands playing a + Flayed Disciple + The Dead Lay variety of folk and acoustic. WithMartha Rose/Pink Froot/Si Holmes. Waiting.

LATER-Dj Alfie CENTREFOLDS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Josie And The Love Cats Tue.15 / Porcelain.

OFF KEY COLLECTIVE, The Bristol Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, OLE VYBZ! Mr Wolfs. 33 St. BS1 3QP, 8pm, £2.50. Woop Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Music Presents: Off Key Collective, £3. A regular Spanish party night presented by Suchy la. Bringing with live music, Tapas & Sangria. you a mash up of Reggae, Ska, LATER - Dj Yosahn Selecta – Soul, Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop. mixing up flamenco, rock, salsa,

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Bristol

GUARAPITA, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. + Power Is Poison + Threat Manifesto + Diane SENSER, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, Sat.19 7pm, £9. The band showcase what Kerrang! call “their righteous Bristol political agenda, that pummels just BIG NIGHT OUT, The Fleece, as much as it informs” - not to be 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 missed.

6JJ,,8pm-11pm, £6adv. One of SUNDAY SESSIONS, Mr Wolfs. the best Funky Jazz big bands you 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 will find in Bristol, made up of the best players in town and fronted by 1JX, £free. Sunday Sessions with the Funky Freedom crew-Little Bo the fabulous Henry Raye.

Selecta. Spinning retro dance beats CONCRETE GUMBO, The to keep the dancefloor moving & Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 shaking till late.

3QP, 9pm-late, £3. Live bands, Cardiff BBQ and DJs playing funk, dub, hip-hop and break beat.

THE ULTIMATE EAGLES, MONKEY CHUCKLE, Mr Wolfs. The Globe, 125 Albany Road, 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £15.

1JX, £3-£3.50. Three piece horn section, funky rhythm section, with Taunton a groove directed straight towards OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, the dancefloor. Plus Prime Funk 7pm, £free. Bring your own Collective-Just who’s the funkiest instruments and perform to an right now?’ straight outta Bristol 9-piece PRIME FUNK combine the intimate crowd or just come and best in groove-based urban dance long and listen. music with a deep knowledge of jazz, funk, rock, and blues. LATERRat-A-Tat DJs. Mon.21

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KING PORTISTOMP, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £5otd.

SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH / SKELTON SET, Clwb Ifor

Bristol

UNICORN KID, The Croft, 117 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £8.

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LIVE 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £6. + Lavotchkin.

UNBREAKABLE PATTERN, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv.

LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 9pm, £3. Lead Exhibitions presents live music from the region.

CLUB 2nd THE SUGARHILL GANG, The Tunnels, Lower Station Approach Road, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QF, 8pm-1am, £12adv/ £15otd. With support from: Blacksmith, DJ Betamax and Chalk & Switch. Plus Live graffiti in the bar (starting at 8.30pm).

Thu.24 Bristol

CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN CHUNK, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. + Maycomb + Ready Set Low + Wolves At Heart.

SONGSMITH, The Junction, a variety of folk and acoustic.

With-Cole Stacy&Scott Ward/ 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. Steve Page/Lonely Tourist. LATER- Featuring the best and most Dj Sho’Nuff. popular acts from its long running SongSmith series of nights.

INCREDIBLE BRISTOL, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, Tue.22 BS1 1JX, £3. This night brings together some of the best of Bristol Bristol’s acts. A percentage of the LIVE MUSIC, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. money raised will go to the Bristol Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £2- Festival, making it a new festival £3. Bristol based live music talent for 2010. LATER-Dj Lunchbox-An TBA. Plus DJs till late 8bit mash up of jazz, dancehall, QUANTIC AND HIS COMBO breaks, Hiphop,Ska, Dubstep BARBARO, Metropolis, 135and more!

137 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RR. Bringing you a high-energy, rich and authentic tapestry of Fri.25 sounds and influences, from the rhythms of Africa, Latin America Bristol and the Caribbean, to Pacific GEE BABY I LOVE YOU, The Folklore. The charismatic and Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, beguiling singer Nidia Góngora BS1 6JJ, 8pm-11pm. £8adv. also joins the band onstage once Big band Soul. more for what is sure to be an incredible spectacle.

KNUCKLEDUST, The Croft, DEATH BY STEREO, The 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, 3RW, £7. Prowler + True Valiance + Crossbreaker.

BS1 3RW, £10. + Out Of Bounds.

ZANG TANG, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Cardiff £3-£3.50. 5 piece Jazz Funk act AL GREEN AND MICHAEL hailing from Ross-on-Wye fronted MCDONALD, Cardiff

by Jack Baldus on keyboards.

International Arena, Mary Ann Guaranteed to make you dance by Street, CF10 2EQ, 7.30pm, their fusion of acid Jazz, house £42.50 / £50. and funky groove blend.

Plus Puppet Therapy-Euphoric choruses and complex harmonies, compliment the genre-bending Wed.23 atmosphere that Puppet Therapy create. LATER-Dj Chazzy Jay/Dj Bristol Pappa Moomin OPEN MIC NIGHT, Mr Wolfs.

Cardiff 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free with 2-4-1 Noodles! HABANA FLEX, Clwb Ifor Weekly night of mellow music Bach, 11 Womanby Street, from anyone of any level on any CF10 1BR, 7.30pm, £5. Plus instrument. A free bottle of beer guests. to anyone who will step up to perform! LATER-Dj Alfie .

JESSE MALIN, The Thekla, Sat.26 The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £10 adv.

Bristol myspace.com/jessemalin.

A OK, The Junction, 51 Stokes THROATS, The Croft, 117 -

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Croft, BS1 3QP. All day special.

Live music, DJs and painting.

PARTY MASH UP, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3 -£3.50. Bristol’s original party mash-up. Expect a genre-defying mix of dancefloor-orientated fun!

Guest Dj’s plus Pick up The Pieces till Late.

Cardiff

JOHNNY CAGE’S VOODOO REVUE, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £5otd.

Sun.27 Bristol

SHOW IT OFF, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. / Sleeping With Satellites.

EVERGREEN TERRACE, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £10. + Bury The Archive + Aurora + Burials

Cardiff

THE STRANGE BOYS, The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Roath, CF24 3NS, 7.30pm, £6adv / £8otd.

Taunton

OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 7pm, £free. Bring your own instruments and perform to an intimate crowd or just come and long and listen.

Mon.28 Bristol

JOHN ILLSLEY, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 7pm, £12. John Illsley of Dire Straits with support from Louis Eliot & the Embers.

SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic.

With-Cole Stacy&Scott Ward/Steve Page/Lonely Tourist. LATER-Dj Sho’Nuff.

Tue.29 Bristol

MOMMA ROBINO’S BIG 60, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. Momma Robino’s big 60!! And charity fundraiser for The Southmead Project. Plus Zang Tang-5 piece Jazz Funk act hailing from Rosson-Wye fronted by Jack Baldus on keyboards. Guaranteed to make you dance by their fusion of acid Jazz, house and funky groove blend. LATER-Dj Alfie.

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02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 7pm, £12.50. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1 1JX, £free. Russian Records present their monthly update from the frontline of future dub and fuzz.

Cardiff

ATTACK ATTACK, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £8. Plus Guests

Wed.30 Bristol

THE ROTTED, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £4. + Man Must Die + Seven Year Kismit PUPPET THERAPY, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. / Plastic Mermaid.

OPEN MIC NIGHT, Mr Wolfs.

33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free with 2-4-1 Noodles!

Weekly night of mellow music from anyone of any level on any instrument. A free bottle of beer to anyone who will step up to perform! LATER-Dj Alfie .

Cardiff

TIGER PLEASE, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7pm, £5. Plus The Broadcast/ Francesqa.

Taunton

LIVE BANDS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 7.30pm, £3. + Theories of Revolution + Ostriches + Nautilus + Cameron Murray.

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PLEASE DONT FEED THE BEARS. Elbow Room. 64 Park St. MONDAY’S STUDENT NIGHT. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. £Free. Indie, Dance and Electro.

The Paragon. £free. Dj Asian Hawk KANDI TUESDAYS. Joe Publics. 3 turntable wiz kid mixing funk, soul, R’n’B, Queens Avenue. Clifton. £5/£4. 10pm hip hop, jazz, D’n’B, reggae & more.

– Late. Commercial, R’n’B, hip-hop, SMOOCH. ClubXL. Walcott St. £2 funky house.

B4 9.30pm. £3 b4 10.20pm. Or £3.50 RETRO. Mbargo. The Triangle. thereafter. Student night with resident DJ 8pm – 2am. Retro sounds from the Mister Bibby + guest DJ’s 70’s, 80’s and Classics.

DOWNTOWN. Po Na Na. North STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Lounge.

66 Queens Road. 9pm – late.

Parade. 10pm-2am. £3 (Remember Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & your student card please.) Downtown Anthony Li. (in association with BUSU), is the best JUST CLICK, 31 Corn St. 9.30pm. student party in town. We have enough £free before 10.30pm/£3 after. drinks deals to fill your boots, including We will be bringing you the best in all selected bottles for £1.50, spirits and aspects of dance and house music. mixers for £1.50 and our infamous Electro, Funky, Fidget House and More! cocktail buckets for £7.

THE MASH UP. The Bunker, 78 Bristol Queens Road, Clifton Triangl.

SLAM ON THE BREAKS. mbargo. £4/£3 guestlist b4 11.30pm/£3 The Triangle, Clifton. 8pm -2am. with VIP Bristol card. The Mash Up Electro, Breaks and House. represents the perfect excuse to lose GET LOST. Oceana. Cannons yourself in the biggest mixes Bristol has Road. 9pm – 4am. £2 B4 10pm / £3 ever seen, played at the kind of excessive after. Student only night of messiness!

GORILLA. The Thekla, The Grove. levels your mum would strongly disapprove of.

10pm – 3am. Playing hip pop, filthy electro, party & dubstep, 1st PROJECT 13. Mr Wolfs. 33 B.E.D. The Bunker, 78 Queens St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Road, Clifton Triangle. 10pm-3am. £3. Monthly Hip Hop night with a lick B.E.D is an exciting new concept of of Dubstep and DnB, Party Tunes & student clubbing. Bristol’s Enchanted Turntablism. Live local Mc’s & guest Dj’s Discotheque offers a unique combination till late. With- Split People/Benjamin One/ of commercial, classy and sexy finely Mr Soulsbury. Plus regular P13 team blended with cool, edgy and underground shenanigans. Hosted by Chalk MC. over three rooms with an elegant outdoor 8th THE BITCH’S BOLLOCK’S. space.

Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, Cardiff BS1 1JX, £4nus / £5. New to Mr BUFFALO LIVE... Buffalo Bar, 11 Wolf’s! With such a male-dominated Windsor Place. 9pm-3am, £3. scene, it’s time for us Lesbians to cause Bands, live music, drinks offers, DJ’s and a stir! Indie/Rock/Electo Djs inc-Dj more! Followed By Le Freak Club - The Ironmonger (burn the bra)/Dj Starspirit/Dj best in fashion, music & art.

SK/Dj Poppea Cherry plus live Burlesque, MONDAYS BONKERS. Glam. Greyfriars Drag Kings and more...

Road. 9pm - 3am. £free with flyer. DJ 15th SKITZ. The Thekla, The Richie Hart Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, LATE NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS...10 10pm-3am, £6/£8otd. Skitz’s new Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. album launch party with Rodney P, Rob CF10. 9-4am. £tbc. Cinema Sam Smith (Smith and Mighty), Dj Die and plays post punk, 50s/60’s garage rock Dread Mc - (Clear Skyz), Engine-Earz and delightful oddities, and Steve Frecnh Experiment, Benny Page, Deadly Hunta, plays contemporary indie, electro and Buggsy and more! garage rock, mixed in with some old Cardiff skool hip-hop and floor-splitting classics! BUFFALO PRESENTS... Buffalo FUNKY MONKEYS. The Old Bar, 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-3am.

Library, 18-19 Trinity St. 9pm-2am.

A showcase for the best upcoming £3. Funky/Electro/Fidget/House. promoters / bands / acts and more Swansea 10 FEET IN SESSION HAIR OF THE DOG. Monkey PRESENTS... 10 Feet Tall. 11A – Cafe. 13 Castle St. £2/3. 9pm-1am. 12 Church St. 9pm-4am // £tbc.

Student night.

Residents Rowdy Club Dj’s will be dancing in the bar till 3am, bringing you Tuesday the best in new music mixed in with some 60’s, 70’s garage rock, old skool Bath hip-hop and bar floor splitters! !CRASH! - THE POP! INDIE! JETSET. Glam Cardiff. Greyfriars DISCO! SMASH-UP! Po Na Na. North Parade. £3/£2.50 NUS. 10pm Rd, 9pm - 3am. Cardiff’s newest and best Tuesday student night out.

- 2am. A huge smash up of the best JUST DANCE. Clwb Ifor Bach.

Pop, indie & electro party anthems.

Womanby Street. 10.30 – 2am. £3.

DJ FINGERFOOD, Back To Mine, £free before 11. Commercial tunes, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon. rock and R’n’B. £free. DJ’s Hip Hop/Experimental/ STUDENT NIGHT. Toucan.

Progressive.

THE BIG CHEESE. Moles, George Womanby Street. £2. All Genres of Music.

St. 10pm. £4/£3.50 NUS. Bath’s Newport original and best cheese night. Expect TORN Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. all the cheesiest tunes, the best drinks NP201FU. £2/£1 nus. 9-3am. South offers and most unpretentious fun times www.247magazine.co.uk

Wales Sickest Metal Night. Torn residents play Metal, Hardcore and old school 80’s rock anthems in the main room while the F’n’K crew take over the Attic playing industrial, punk and goth in the Attic.

Taunton

1st GAY & LESBIAN NIGHT. The Perfect 5th. 61 High Street. 9pm2am. £5. DJ all night.

Wednesday Bath

CLUB MOJITO. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers St. £4 / £3 NUS or before 11. 10pm - 2am. International music, uplifting Latin house music and live percussion. with Jake Gabai & friends.

DISCORD - ROCK/METAL/PUNK/ BEATS. Po Na Na. North Parade. £4/£3 B4 11pm. 9.30pm - 2am. A full tilt mix of the best rock, metal, punk, industrial & classic alternative anthems!!

Bristol

A BRONX TALE. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, £free, 8pm – 2am.

R’n’B, hip hop, soul with DJ’s Benny Cane & The Urban Knights.

PROPAGANDA. Syndicate. Nelson St. £5 entry, £4 nus. £4 entry, £3 with a flyer. Indie, rock, alternative in the main room, Sabotage in room 2 with emo, goth and metal.

STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Lounge.

66 Queens Road, 9pm – late.

Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. UP THE RACKET. Elbow Room.

64 Park St. £Free till 2am. Indie, Alternative and 80’s.

KITSCH. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. The massive London night straight from Embargo 59 is coming to take over. Bristol’s best DJ’s playing Chart, House and Kitsch classics! Home of DJ Croz in room 2, playing the latest electro and house. Say goodbye to the monotony of themed nights!

PROPAGANDA. Syndicate. 15 Nelson St. 9.30pm-3.30am. £3 with flyer/students/£4. The UK’s biggest indie night. Main room: DJ Dan mixing the best new and classic indie music.

Room 2: Alternative Rock, Metal, Ska and Punk.

9th THE END OF EXAM PARTY. Thekla. East Mud Dock. £7/MOTD. With DJ Zinc, Zeds Dead, Mensah, Senseoffense, Trick-E & Illusive, Koyejo and Shake a Leg host top deck with Fireman Sam, Swift, Snooperscope, Kaliro, Laska and Sam F. Hosted by Remidy & Hotrock.

9th FULL MOON END OF TERM PARTY. 31 Corn St. 9.30pm-3am. £6adv/MOTD. Bringing the beaches of Thailand to England! Featuring Mismatch (DJs Jamie B and Ali D) playing the best in Dubstep, Electro and Funky House and performances by the Motion Bang Dance Crew.

Cardiff

POPTART! Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. CF10 3BY. 10.30-3am. £free.

The Pop Tart Djs playing wonky pop, electro and alt bangers.

LISTEN UP! Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. 9.30pm – 3am. £3. Top Floor: Indie, electro, pop. Middle: Special Guests.

Bottom: Soul, disco, funk THE BOOM BOOM BOUTIQUE. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church Street.

CF10. 10-4am. £free. The biggest, baddest bass blowing, booty shakin’ party beats!

CRATE DIGGERS. The Old Library, 18-19 Trinity Street, CF10 1AH. 8pm-2.30am. £free. Let us take you on a musical journey through 90’s Indie, Golden Age Hip Hop, Electro, Jamaican Ska, 60’s Soul, 70’s Funk and Brand New Beats!

Cheltenham

LOLLIPOP. Dakota, 12-14 Bath Road, GL53 7HA. 9pm-3am. £free before 10pm/£4 after. Expect loads of fun as our Candy girls and boys will be out in full force with loads of free giveaways. Selected drinks £1 all night.

Newport

STUDENT NIGHT. Meze Lounge.

6 Market Street. 9pm-4am £free.

Mash up kings Matt Kirk and Here There Be Monsters play indie, hip hop, electro, reggae, dubstep, drum and bass.

WEDNESDAY STUDENT NIGHT. Mojo. Market St.NP20 1FU. £8/£7Nus. 9pm-2am! Matt Kirk spins R’nB, hip Hop cool indie and student anthems

Swansea

ALLSORTS. Monkey. Castle Street.

Free b4 11. 10pm till late. Filthy, sexy, funky music – soul, rare grooves, hip hop, breaks & grime with Vinylism DJ’s.

SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 2-4 Kingsway, £2 after 10:30pm. 9pm-

3am. Alternative DJ’s bring the best in alt rock, punk, metal, indie, ska, hip hop and drum and bass.

PLAY WEDNESDAY, Salubrious Place, Little Wind Street , SA1 1DZ. 10pm2.30am. £3. Join us for a night of RnB, Party Anthems & Dance classics together with amazing drinks deals.

Thursday Bath

MR JIMMY MAC & TEAM PRESENT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT & SPOKEN WORD. Back To Mine.7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon.

Free b4 11. £2/£1 mem. Monkey lLke Banana Dj’s mixing funk, soul & dance floor classics

BLOW - BATHS INDIE CLUB NIGHT. Moles. George St. £5/£4 Cons.. 11pm - 2am.

Playing a huge sweaty mix of new & classic Indie Rock & Pop!

FLASHBACK: 80’S & 90’S. Qube. 1 South Parade. 10pm – 2am. £4/£3Nus. Dj Colino playing

party tunes.

LE CRUNCH PARTY. Club XL. 90B Walcot St. 10pm – 2am. £2 b4 11 / £3 b4 12am/ £4 after. £2 all night with Nus. R’n’B. The

Second Bridge. 10 Manvers Street. Dj’s playing the best in R’n’B, hip-hop, soul, funk, dancehall & funky house.

MONKEY LIKE BANANA, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon. £free before 11pm. A mix of Breaks, Soul, Hiphop & DnB.

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CLUB Girls go free b4 11pm / £3 b4 11pm / £4after / £1 off with TT flyer. A wild, anything-goes party night based on American College Fraternity / Sorority parties. Bangin’ party tunes all night from THE DEVIANTS playing Hip Hop, House, RnB, Indie, Rock & Rave!

Bristol

FRESH AS A DAISY. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton. 9pm – 2am. Funk, hip hop and funky house.

RACK EM UP. Elbow Room. 64 Park St. £free till 2am. DJ’s upstairs plays chart, dance and alternative.

PRESSURE. Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock. 10pm. £3/£4.

Bristol’s best 2-4-1 Indie night.

SAWDUST. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle. £3. DJ Kelly presents to you the best in indie and electro, alongside the cheapest drinks prices Thursday is definitely the night to be out!

3rd ANARCHY. Lab. 27 Broad Street. 9pm-3am. £7adv. Featuring Hijak, Chasing Shadows, Central Spillz, Statix, Superisk, UK Rock and more.

3rd ITCHY FEET. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10.30pm-3am. £5. Ska, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul, Swing. Room 1 DJ Leo.

10.30pm-2.30am. £5-£4 NUS. Bath’s Biggest Night Of Guilty Pleasures!

Room 1: The Cheesy Disco: All your favourite Cheesy Pop Anthems from the 60’s-00’s.... Room 2: The Singalong Suite: Belt out all your classic hairbrush hits in our Karaoke Lounge - hosted by the legendary Karaoke John.

DISCO MASH. Revolution. 10 Manvers St. 10pm-2.30am. £4 with flyer. Disco, Party, Retro.

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Cardiff

BETHAN ELFYN & FRIENDS. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place.

8pm-3am // £2-6 Free After 11pm..

HI TOP . Undertone Basement.

11a - 12 Church St. £free. 10pm - 3am. D’n’B & hip hop with residents Jaffa, Killer Tomato, Veto, Focus Lyons & Ruffstylz.

ON THE ROCKS. 10 feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 10-4am. £free. Classic Anthems Old and New, Party Riffs, Alternative Mashups, New Music and Ultimate Air Guitar Bangers!

SOL 2 SOL. Revolution Bar. 9-11 Castle St. 0.00. 9:30pm 2am. Sexy uplifting house grooves with

DJ Jake Gabai.

C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby St. £4 unless stated.

10.30pm – 4am. The biggest

midweek rave this side of the Bridge.

Electro / DubStep / Techno / DnB / Rave REVERB. Liquid. St Mary St. £2/£3 £motd. Room 1: Electro & Drum n Base with resident Reverb DJ’s.

3rd TWICE AS NICE. Glam, 2 Greyfriars Road. 9pm-3am. £ladies free with flyer/£5. The summer send off party with Scotty B (MTV Base) and MC ‘Ayia Napa’ IBZ. RnB, Hip Hop, Funky, Old Skool and Dub Step.

Swansea

FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle St. 9mp-late, £2/free B4 11pm.

Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dance floor classics.

TNT: THURSDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER. Escape Nightclub.

The Kingsway. £4/£3 b4 10.30pm.

DJ Scott Kirby playing party anthems.

Friday Bath

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COMFI FRIDAYS. CLUB COMFI. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8pm4am. £7-£8. Party classics, R’n’B, dance and more.

EGO. Platform 1. Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Road. The ultimate Urban night with Resident DJ TOUCH. FUNKY FRIDAYS! Chicago Rock Cafe. The Waterfront, Canon’s Rd. Free B4 9pm / £1 till 10pm / More after. From 8pm until 2.30am.

RAMSHACKLE. Carling Academy.

Frogmore St, 10pm-3am. £3/5.

Bristol’s biggest alternative night with resident DJ Dan, Steve Gerrard plus Carlton and Dave Remix playing alternative, indie, hip hop, beats and funky shit in the main room whilst Generation X play punk-rock and metal anthems with DJ’s Link and Matt Setback.

STREETLIFE. Elbow Room. 64 Park St. £Free – open till 4am. DJ Nick Evans. Chart & Floorfillers.

THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. Funk, disco and R’n’B with DJ’s Suisse Tony & Alex.

WEEKEND PARTY PART 1. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – late.

Current and classic party tunes with residents Big Daddy & Milky.

THE BOMB. The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle.

9pm-3am. £3 b4 11pm/£5after. DJ Amo smashes it week in week out with help from residents, the Urban Knights, Lucas Lafone, Joe Bananas and Jambo!

We play the best in new and underground music.

ASSEMBLY. Timbuk2. 22 Small St. 11pm. £6. Bristol’s Finest New Underground Night. This instalment brings you Kry Wolf, Run Seven(AV Set) Johnny3Snares,Space Panic(AV Set) Hush House DJ’s, Paddy Jinnah, Zhou and resident DJ’s, plus visuals from Mashie. TV, Rhombus Arts, VJ EDA and Fata. Bi Monthly event.

4th BACK TO BASSICS. The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. Noiz + Pariah + XXXY + DJ Madd (Boka) + DJ N/A + Back To Bassics Residents.

11th JUNGLE SYNDICATE. The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. Wagawaga + Brokoli + Raggamuffin + Sketch + Resinate + Uprizing + Noisy Boy + Svengali + Psyda b2b Haywire + DJ LX + Sargy.

11th BASS KITCHEN. Timbuk2.

22 Small St. £5. Headliners Hexadecimal, DJ Derek and DJ I.D with Richie Balboa, Will Streetwise, Mobius and Morphosis & Fat Harry.

11th CONCRETE BEAT Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-5am. £12.50. Jungle, DNB,

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Dubstep, Oldskool, Tech/Deep DNB, Fidget House, Jakin, Electro, Breaks with hosts Harry Shotta, Dread MC, C-Strike-Z, Shadz, Koast, Carasel,Remidy MC, KB and more to be announced.

18th UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL GRADUATION BALL. The Passenger Shed. Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads. 9pm-late. £40. You are cordially invited to The University of Bristol’s prestigious Graduation Ball. In its most glamorous incarnation yet the ball moves to Brunel’s beautiful Passenger Shed.

18th INTRIGUE. Dojo Lounge, Park Row. 10pm-6am. £7adv/more otd. Doc Scott, Naibu, Need for Mirrors, The Insiders, MC Fokus, Messy MC. 25th ALT VAULT. The Croft, 117 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £free.

DMX Krew + DJ Tendraw + Team Brick + Suzy Wan + Misaligned Men + Tim C Holehouse + Open Sauce + Live Electronics.

Cardiff

F.A.K.E. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £4/£3/free B4 11pm. The Towel & Colin play electro and party toons.

HUSTLE. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 6-4am. £5/£4/£free entry before 10pm. Classic funk, soul, jazz, roots, motown & dsico.

FUNKY FRIDAYS. Glam Nightclub (level2). 2 Greyfriars Rd, CF10 3AD, 10pm-3am, £5/£2 b4 12pm.

Urban DJ’s Jigga, Veejay and Troopa take over.

GET YER ROCKS OFF. Barfly.

Kingsway. 10.45pm. £5/£4nus.

FUNKALICIOUS, Zync Bar, 63 St Mary St. till 5am. Soul Jams, Motown, Old School Funk, 90’s RnB. DEAL OR NO DEAL, Code, Millennium Plaza, Wood St. 10pm-3am. Deal £10 plus 7 free vouchers. No Deal £3. Sexy RnB, Smooth Groves, Funky, Electro & Club Classics.

APERTURE, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby St. 1:37pm, £5/£7. Off the hook drum and bass night, held up by a community of Cardiff’s finest DJ’s - with residents such as High Contrast and guest DJs such as Grooverider, Fabio, Hospitalty, Zinc, Makoto & Deeizm, Break, Ramadanaman, Kasra, Vicious Circle, Black Sun Empire, Commix, Alix Perez, Klute.

THE DUDES ABIDE. Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby St. 10:30pm. £3.50/£4.50. The Dudes Abide is the weekend’s finest way to let your rock hair down, shake your indie fringe wildly or bounce your beehive madly to the best sounds around. From the debauched cool of The Velvet Underground to The Bolan Boogie, from the anthems of Joy Division to the twee joy of Belle and Sebastian and right up to modern day classics from the likes of The Cribs, Friendly Fires,and local aceness Los Campesinos, FREQUENCY. Kirkhouse. Merthyr Tydfil. Till 2am. Tune into the best Funky House, mainstream and club classics.

FRIDAYS. Cardiff Arts Institute. 29 Park Place. 10pm-4am. £2 before 11pm, regs £free/£4 after/£3 regs.

Dubstep, Future Garage, Bassline, Tropical, Electro, Nu-Disko, D&B, Nu-

Rave, Wonky Pop, Crunk Rock.

11th HELLS BENT. Clwb Ifor

Bach, 11 Womanby St. 10:00pm. £4. Hell’s Bent is Cardiff’s only alternative gay night however everyone is welcome! Expect to hear the likes of : Kings of Leon, Blondie, Erasure, The Cure, Ladyhawke, Pulp, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ting Tings, Interpol, Queen and La Roux.

Cheltenham

4th TINIE TEMPAH. Dakota.

12-14 Bath Road. 10pm-3am. £5/7adv/£10 with Q jump. Tinie Tempah live performing his Number 1 hit single ‘Pass Out’ plus resident DJ Darren Thorne.

11th BASSIX. Dakota, 12-14 Bath Road. 10pm-3.30am, £7 students/ £8 b4 11pm/ £10 after.

Bassix Drum and Bass, Uncz full crew showcase plus Ruffstuff, MC Skibadee, MC Funsta, Harry Shotta and more!

25th. END OF A-LEVEL EXAMS PARTY. Dakota, 12-14 Bath Road. 9pm-3am. £adv/£6adv + Q jump/£5otd. Join us to celebrate the end of exams in style, expect the Ultimate Student Mash Up in Room One, plus a very special live performance from Cheltenham Beatboxing Heroes Duke! Room Two: RnB and party tunes!

Newport

THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY £8 ALL YOU DRINK . Mojo. Market St. NP201FU. £8. 9pm-2am. Residents spinning fresh party tunes.

FRIDAY MASH UP. Meze Lounge.

Market St. Resident and very special guest DJ’s playing Alternative, mash-ups, bootlegs, indie disco, hip hop and rock.

Taunton

4th RANDOM MADNESS. The

Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 8pm. £4 B4 10pm/£5. Mixed genres of dance with Krausey (Rubbadudub), Sugarshaker (Housework), Zoido (ICBINC), SK2 vs The Maestro (Inferno), 4Sight (Rubbadubdub) and Moleskin (Rubbadubdub).

11th LIZZIE CURIOUS. The Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 9pm. £5.

Houseworks presents...Plus Marcus Gauntlett, Sugarshaker, Tom Pearson.

18th RUBBADUBDUB. The Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 9pm. £5.

Dub-Step with various DJs. 25th SMITTEN PRESENTS. The Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 9pm. £5.

Various DJs playing Electro/House/Booty Bass/Techno.

25th S.M.I.T.T.E.N ANTI GLASTONBURY PARTY. The Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 8pm-3am. £5. Join us for a fun filled night of bassline, Electro, Fidget House, Booty Bass and Techno. DJs on the night are Dom Unique, Markutz, Lil Miss Gurnit, Smash, Bra Dee and more!

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18th PIMPS & WHORES

PARTY. Bar Mango, 20 Hosier St. 10pm-5.30am. £10adv/£12otd.

Featuring Judge Jules plus Filthy Funk Funk, Shane Davies, Dirty Cowboys and Andy Trafford.

Swansea

FRIDAY FIX. Lava Lounge. Little Wind St. Till 10pm. Re-live prices

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FREE FRIDAYS PRESENTS MONKEY ALLSTARS. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle St. 10pm till late. £Free The Best Monkey residents.

SLAM ON THE BREAKS. Sigma.

St Helens Rd, £3. 10am-3pm.

Swansea’s Daddio Beat Party. playing the best in hip hop, electro, disco and dubstep

hottest new night club!

I LOVE RADIO TWO! Thekla Top Deck. East Mud Dock. Every 1st and 3rd Saturday, classic Roc, Pop, Motown.

Easy & cheesy!

5th KINEMA, SUBSTATIC & AMP; NIGHTBUS. Start The Bus, 7-9 Baldwin St. 10pm-3am, £2/3.

Debut EP launch party for Bristol based electro 3-piece, Substatic. myspace. com/substatic.

5th AFRICAN SAMBISTAS, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft. 9pm3am, £3. + World Beatz DJs 5th MEET AND GREET MO GEORGE. Bar 11, Palmer St. £8 before 12pm/more after. Let me see you Swagga presents Mo George aka Gus from Eastenders plus your residents DJ Biggz, Sweets, Simba & Fricker playing the freshest and latest bangers hosted by Ashlow & Hibbz.

5th MONGREL V’S AGRO. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm6am. £10/£12/£15. DNB, Jungle, Breakcore, Dubstep, Acid, Experimental, Techno, Minimal, Hardcore. Facebook Group – Mongrel Vs Agro.

FLY SWATTER. Barfly. Kingsway.

10.30PM. £5 / £4nus. All the best alternative music from yesteryear lined up with current dance floor fillers to make your weekend throb with brilliance.

ME AND YOU CLUB. 10 Feet Tall.

11A – 12 Church St. 6-4am. £free before10pm, £4/5 after. “An Unruly Rock ‘n’ Roll Party” Cardiff’s one and only Saturday night heroes bringing Swindon Good Time weekend Indie Rock ‘n’ Pop, CASSETTE PLAYER, Suju New Music & Classic Alternative Tunes Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town.

DJ Mike TV all night. Mansfield Green 11pm-4am, £3 b4 11.30pm/£5. DJ’s 6 – 10pm in the bar. (Entrance includes Downstairs: Enjoy a mix of indie/ access to: Live Space, Mezzanine, rocknroll/choice pop cuts/electro/funk/ Ground floor cocktail Bar) soul with Rob The Mod and Phil Dirt.

VANITY. Glam Nightclub. 2 Greyfriars Road. Free before 10pm The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and / £5 before 11pm / £6 after. 9pm classic hits with The Chief.

3am. Cardiff’s coolest weekly club night Trowbridge in Wales’ sexiest club. Level 1 Chart/ 11th RENOV8. Civic Hall. Saint Dance/House and Level 2 RnB/HipHop/ Stephen’s Place. 9pm-4am. £5adv.

Funky/Urban Fusion.

Main arena: Hard Dance and Hardcore LOVE LIFE. Life. St Mary St. with Jon Doe, DJ Sc@r, Miss Special (Nextdoor to Liquid) £free b4 K and more special guests. Arena 2: 10pm/ £3 b4 Midnight/ £5 after.

Dubstep, DnB and Breakbeat with DJ R&B, Bashment, Funky, Hip Hop & Abel, James G Junior, L While and more!

Old Skool.

AFTER LIFE, Oceana, Greyfriars Saturday Road, CF10. 2.30am-6am.

5th AFRICAN SAMBISTAS. £4/£2members. After Hours/After Bath The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Party/ After Life. R&B, UK Funky, MOTORCITY. Komedia. Westgate Croft. £3. + World Beatz DJs. St.. BA1 1EP. £4/£3 NUS. 11pm Hip Hop and Old Skool, 12th SMASH-ALAF FESTIVAL. Bashment, - 3am. A classic mix across all the featuring resident Monique B. Plus food The Black Swan, 438 Stapleton Motown, funk, soul and rock’n’roll greats, Road. 7pm-3am. St. Werburghs served throughout the night.

SATURDAYS. Cardiff Arts Institute, with a touch of disco to boot! fair after party, pre festival warm-up.

29 Park Place. 9pm-4am. £2 before SCANDAL. Po Na Na. North A benefit for charities and community Parade.10.30pm-2.30am. £5 b4 11pm (free with regulars card)/£4 after. projects in Bristol. Feat. Macka B & The 12pm/£6after. Absolutely rammed Our ‘new’ Saturdays get into full swing.

Roots Ragga Band, Dubheart, Dirty with Bath’s party elite every Saturday Full of festival fun, expect to see the Revolution, Ruckus Collective plus more! night, this is the place to be seen on the best Funk, Ska, Swing, Gypsy, Balkan, Caribbean BBQ from 7pm. weekend, with superstar DJ Ross Deviant Reggae, Hip-hop and Rockabilly bands 12th FRIENDZ ELECTRIC. The we’ve picked up from random fields blowing up the spot with an eclectic Tunnels. Below Temple Meads mix of quality anthems from a variety of along the way providing the musical Station. 10.30pm-4am, £10otd. Roll background to the best alternative musical genres. up roll up for the grand opening night of Saturday night out in the city.

Bristol Friendz Electric who will showcase the LOVE LIFE. Code. Millenium Plaza.

BIJOU. Whiteladies Road. 10pm very best new cutting edge electrohouse 10pm-3am. £3 before midnight/£5 – 3am. £free. Resident DJ’s Shawn and finest quality techno tracks, feat. after. R&B, UK Funky, Bashment, Hip Fleming, Elliot Guise and Mark Davis Colin Dale, DJ Mach One and Ribbz.

Hop & Old Skool. £2 drinks all night. playing everything from funk and soul to 19th FATHOM PRESENTS A OBSESSION. Kirkhouse. Merthyr old skool hip hop and house NIGHT OF LIVE & ELECTRONIC Tydfil. 9pm-2am. £2 off with flyer.

BY THE POOL. Elbow Room. 64 Playing the best dance music in town Park St. £Free – open till 4am. Chart MUSIC. Lakota. 6 Upper York St. 10pm-6am. £10early hosted by DJ’s Sean Jay and DJ Sye. and Old Skool classics all night long. bird/£12//£15otd. Feat. Phi Life Cypher, 5th THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS, COMFI Saturdays. Club Comfi.

Loefah, DJ Troubl, Paradox, Ed Rush, Lakota. St Mary St. 8.30pm-3am.

10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8-4.

Equinox, Fracture and Neptune and more! £3/£5. Goldie Looking Chain DJ set £7-£8. DJ’s playing everything from Hosted by Remidy and Koast. + guests. party classics, R’n’B, dance and much 26th I DONT WANT TO GROW Cheltenham more!

UP. The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes THE LIVING ROOM Building 11, LOVE. Dakota, 12-14 Bath Road.

Harbourside. 10pm-2am, £free. Karl Croft. £5. Punk / HC / Ska from the 80s, 10pm-3am. £free with flyer/before 90s and 00s.

Marx playing soul, disco & funk.

12am/£5 after. Experience the glittering RHYTHM & SOUL. mbargo. The Cardiff LOVE sonic soundtrack mixed by a Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am.

THE BEATBOX BALLROOM. selection of the UK’s finest DJs, the Soulful Funky House. DJ’s Paul Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. beautiful performing dancers and all Morrisey & Clare James.

8pm-4am. £free B4 11pm £3/4 situated within the lavishly decorated WEEKEND PARTY PART 2. Lizard after. Bringing together the best bootyLOVE surroundings! lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – busting breaks, pimped out soul and Chepstow late. Current and classic party tunes clock-stopping rhymes in a celebration of MUSIQUE 10. The Kings Head, from Big Daddy & Milky. everything new and old school. Resident Welsh St. 8pm-1am. £free. Every 3rd KARL MARX. The Living Room.

Djs: Killer Saturday of the month Musique brings Harbourside. 10:30pm - 2am. Soul, DIRTY POP/ VINYL VENDETTAS/ you House, Breaks, Electro, Classics Disco, Funk.

MR POTTER. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 and Urban.

WE MULTIPLY. Thekla, The Grove, Womanby St. £5. 10pm – 3am.

Swansea East Mud Dock. 10pm-4am. £5 Saturday night at Clwb is probably the MARVEL. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle before 12am. £7 after. Dubstep & longest running DJ night in Cardiff, St. 9pm – late. £ free B4 ten. DJ Electro, Indie, Rave. clocking up 25years in 2008, and it just Noah and Father Jared present a stormin’ UNI SEX. The Bunker, 78 Queens keeps on getting better. Offering three Road, Clifton Triangle, BS8 1QU. floors of the best tracks from a variety of night funk, soul hiphop and jazz.

MI CASA. Mambo.

46 The 9.30pm. Uni Sex is the only STUDENT genres Clwb has cherry picked the best ONLY club on a Saturday!! So come and DJs currently gracing the decks in Cardiff Kingsway, 8pm, £free. Deep house night - strictly for the headz. live the dream of the weekend @ Bristol and put them all on the same night

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SATURDAYS. Lava Lounge.

Salubrious place. Open till 3am.

Playing commercial chart & the best of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s.

Swindon

LOVE LOVE. Suju, 28 High St. 11pm-6am, £6 before 1am, £7 After. £1 Off for Suju / Mixmag Members before 2am. DJ’s Downstairs: playing nothing but house music The Chief, Martyn Davies, Daniel Boast, Stacey Lea. The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and Classic Hits with Vinz M. 5th ANNUAL BEACH PARTY. Suju, 28 High St. 11pm-6am. £6 B4 11pm/£7after. Kandifunk are welcoming Mark Eteson (Godskitchen), plus Danny Kissane, Andy Canguelo, Hannah Wild and Brett Corvette! DJ Chief in the Lounge spinning smooth RnB and classic hits.

Taunton

26th SHEBANG! The Perfect 5th. 61 High St. 9pm. £5. The Female Federation of House feat. Sarah Holder (SW4)/ Holly Bee (Delice de Funk)/ Natalie Parker/ SugarShaker (Housework) Sundays Bath

STOOPID FRESH! Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon. £3 (cheaper if you dress up) Get your 80’s bling on & head down to one of Bath’s most popular nights! With our bran spanking new sound system in place, you’ve the opportunity to celebrate an evening of Break dancing, Hip Hop, Scratching & Graff!! These Live break dancing from the physical jerks & survival of the freshest. DJ’s Asian Hawk, slick wizard slim & special agent chuck Rock.

Cardiff

DRIVE THRU CINEMA. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church St. 6pm – 3am. £free. The Rev Samuel Jones presents a selection of cult classics and twisted cinema, expects the weird and wonderful, strange trailers and independent shorts.

THE FULL FAT ANTI SOCIAL. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place.

8pm-4am. £free B4 11pm. Featuring the best up and coming bands, a selection of Cardiff’s cream of the crop promoters hosting something different every week.

MOCKA SUNDAYS. Mocka Lounge. 1 Mill Lane. £3 after 11pm.

Sexy RnB. Funky & Soulful House.

Classics & Old Skool.

Newport ALTERNATIVE TWIST. Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. £free.

Acoustica / cocktails / films / board games/ Verns Quiz / Art live guests and the perfect end to your week.

FRESH JAMZ. Mojo. Market St. £free, 9pm-2am. DJ slider mixes the floor fillers / R’n’B / hip hop / dance and old school funk.

Swansea

ERUPTION. Lava Lounge. Little Wind St. Open till 3. £free. Playing the biggest dance anthems & rare cuts.

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