Issue 118 | December 2010 Publishing Director: Nigel Muntz / nigel.muntz@ outofhand.co.uk Editor: Rachael D’Cruze / rachael. dcruze@outofhand.co.uk Design: Lucy Reynolds and Ollie Hunt Production: Neil Hendy Advertising: Nigel Muntz, Andy Nelson & Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Contributing Writers: Alan Butler, John Barker, Aldo Vanucci, Arash Torbi, Backbone, Frances Allan, Ben Perks, Hannah Giles, Rob Sleigh, UK Rocka. Contributing Photographers: Front cover by Lauren Close. Other photos by Nigel Muntz, Laura Williams, Anna Jay, Sharon Gaal, Hannah Giles, Kirstin Prisk, Jacob Cockle, Jason Barres, Dom Moore, Lora English. Listings: Annie Scott Published monthly by:
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EDITORS LETTER:
Where does the time go? It seems barely five minutes ago that we were putting together summer issues and basking in the sun at festivals. Yet here were are, with a band spanking new year on the doorstep. It’s only right that you’d want to see 2011 in style, but where to go? Turn to page 6 for our top ten New Years Eve parties. We’ve got a cracking choice in the South West - who needs London? Give me St Ives’ street party and a pint of Rattler any day... On a different note, thanks for all the support this year. We’ve got big plans to make 247 bigger and better for 2011, so why not get involved? I’m on the look out for talented writers, photographers and models to contribute and I’m always sniffing out good local talent to feature in the mag. Drop me a line at rachael@ outofhand.co.uk. In the meantime, have a good one. Rach x Rachael D’Cruze, Editor.
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FEATURES New Years Eve guide 6 Our pick of the best parties in the South West
Wonkey Legs 8
We interview the man behind Plymouth’s best-loved club night
Electric Skies 10
Meet the passionate foursome from Exeter
The Truths 12
The boys from Bodmin: about to make it big
Broken 14
Penzance rockers talk about their plans for 2011
Press Pack Sessions 15
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04 News 16 Retail Therapy 17 Fashion 20 Style Hunter 21 Street Art 22 Music Reviews 28 Racket From The Pit!
LISTINGS
Contents Photography by Kirstin Prisk “I unwittingly took retirement between the ages of 14 – 26 when I surfed, with little thought about anything else. During this time I was lucky enough to have the backing of my family, and surf giant, Quiksilver who enabled me to follow my passion for wave riding across the globe. Of course, you can’t be a surfbum forever and I came to the conclusion I was in deep shit at the age of 26. Luckily about this time I became passionate about image making and I went on to complete a BA (Hons) in Photography & Digital Imaging, achieving 2:1,” says Kirstin, who studied at Truro College and Plymouth College of Art and Design. These days he works as a freelance photographer, out of his studio in Redruth, covering everything from snowboarding and surfing through to weddings. His work is inspired by time, emotion, the perfectly imperfect, life and how people live. Sounds good to us. Check out Kirstin’s work at www.kirstinprisk.co.uk
Regulars
We interview Rosie Vanier a.k.a ‘Kate Bush on crack’
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THE EDGE Email news to: 247@outofhand.co.uk Student wins national biography prize Matt Cox, who will shortly graduate from University College Falmouth’s MA Professional Writing course, has won this year’s prestigious Tony Lothian Prize, the Biographers’ Club prize for uncommissioned, first-time biographers. His work was entitled White Lies, Black Magic: Prince Monolulu, the Celebrity Britain Forgot and bagged him the £2,000 prize. See www.biographersclub.co.uk. Get your Odessa here! Fans of Odessa Footwear will be pleased to know that a new flagship store has opened at 16 Bank Street, Newton Abbot. Find out more at www.odessafootwear.com Crazy Arm release Plymouth roots-punk quartet, Crazy Arm, featuring 247 music reviewer and columist Backbone, are on tour this December (Cavern Club, Exeter on the 8th and White Rabbit, Plymouth 18th) with London’s Apologies I Have None. To coincide with the tour, the band will be releasing a double A-side single, featuring the Springsteen-esque anthem,‘Ambertown’, and the bluegrass-influenced ‘Sweet Storm’ – with live guest, Victoria Butterfield, on joint vocals – out December 13th. Get in touch with Crazy Arm via Facebook. Student Success Tom Jamieson, second year student on BA(Hons) Press & Editorial Photography, at University College Falmouth, has been awarded £1000 by established arts charity, Ideas Tap to shoot a photo story of his choice following submission of images taken on a Newlyn fishing trawler. Tom’s winning photography can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/9480784 Littlesouth DJ Comp The search is on once again to find the South West’s best loved DJ with the Littlesouth’s DJ of the Year competition. This year the competition is open to any Cornish DJ, so it’s wide open this year – will last years winner, Ryan R retain his title? Place your vote at www.littlesouth.com and voting closes at the end of Decmber. MARK CHADWICK Following on from our interview with Mark Chadwick in our November issue, we wanted to point out that Mark Chadwick is still very much part of, and heavily involved with his band, The Levellers. His solo project is running alongside the Levellers. And talking of the Levellers, they have just released tickets for their summer festival – Beautiful Days at Escot Park, near Exeter on 19-21 August. Tickets from www. beautifuldays.org PHOTO BOOK OF PLYMOUTH BANDS Burning from the inside – Plymouth Music in pictures is recently completed photo
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Jumble & Board Swap
Anyone with a slightly unloved and under-used surfboard should take it along to the Gul Bude Surf Jumble & Board Swap and and perhaps swap with someone elses. Simple! There’ll be a range of cake sellers, artists and jumblers of course, with all sorts of surf related jumble. Any profits made on the day will be donated to the Bude Childrens Toy Library - you can’t say fairer than that! Get yourself over to the Parkhouse Centre in Bude, on December 11, 11am-4pm, free entry.
UK Surf Awards
The annual UK Surf Awards in association with UK Pro Surf Tour celebrated British surfing, in a varietry of different categories. 2010 is the 7th year the awards have been running and we’re pleased to see the South West doing blisteringly well. Russell Winter, from Newquay, stole the honours receiving three of the awards on the night including the prestigious UK Pro Surf Tour Open Title. See www.ukprosurf.com
Product Giveaway
Our friends at Swedish clothing brand, We are the Superlative Conspiracy, otherwise known as Wesc have given us a outfit worth over £100 to give away to one lucky reader. The products include a pair of Eddy trousers, Yanik shirt and Banjo headphones. To enter, just go to the competition page at www.247magazine. co.uk and enter by 31 December. Wesc clothing and products are available from outlets across Devon and Cornwall, including Prime Deluxe in Plymouth.
Local model, and former FHM High St Honey, Charlotte Thomson has released her new calendar for 2011,12 pictures of her, on the beach in her bikini – perfect for the guys! Get your copy for only £7.99 at www.charlottemodel.co.uk We have a personally signed copy of the calendar to give away too, just go to www.247magazine.co.uk
We follow them, so you don’t have too. However you can follow us at www.twitter.com/247magazine stringerbessant i am thinking that when the great silence descends upon all and everywhere music will at last triumph. (G.Stringer & J.Bessant of Reef)
_kernowfornia_ Do you ever feel like the universe is conspiring against you having a surf? (Rebecca, surfer chick always on the hunt for waves in Cornwall)
Beardybobthedog they say I pulled my bandage off and left it all over the house. It wasn’t me. You can’t prove anything. (Bob The Dog, the adventures and misfortunes of Bob the Dog, Bideford)
Frootful I have signed with Freestyle Records! Who would’ve thunk it. Will keep you’s posted on album and single release dates. (Nick Radford, musician inspired by 60s soul, jazz, R&B, latin, & ska- funky stuff!)
Balticsirens Few are the scenarios that a Chicken Cuppa Soup will fail to improve. (Baltic Sirens, Indie Rock Band from North Devon with a free ep now available!)
Seasidedolly Pink yellow, blue orange, purple and red, I picked up your plastic ,wish you’d take it home instead. (Dolly ! Tweeting away constantly in Clovelly)
Josiestweet Guys u have got to help get me and the cornish wurzzles to number 1 for xmas. It will all b for south west childrens hospices. (Josie Gibson, Big Brother’s Blonde Bristolian plugs her Xmas Single with the Wurzles!)
Exeter Cavern Is that it?! Looks more like the aftermath of a poll tax riot than Xmas Lights. (Underground music venue likes the Exeter Xmas lights)
Wavelengthmag Surfing mourns the loss of Andy Irons, our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time... RIP Andy.
Joss Stone Would chickens fly, if people just gave them a little more encouragement...? (Devon’s most famous soul singer to date) Compiled by: Ailsa Watson
Web Watch - This Month We’re Loving
www.507illustration.co.uk Cornish illustrator Steve Knowles. We love the seven wonders of the world illustrations he did for a Mastercard advert.
www.thatbebristle.co.uk/dictionary Bristolian Dictionary. Learn the language, perfect your bristolian accent and have a few laughs...
www.pauljennerphotography.co.uk Want a visual lift? Expect vibrant, colourful images, capturing all that is beautiful about the South West.
http://tinyurl.com/3xslwa5 Something a little different, see them gigging all around the South West but by far their favourite haunt is The Old Smithy in Welcombe.
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NEWS
Ben Howard to play Christmas homecoming show
Singer songwriter Ben Howard will return to Cornwall to play a headline show on Friday 17 December at The Barn, Mount Pleasant Eco Park near Porthtowan. Ben’s based between the expanses of Dartmoor and Devon’s south coast and cites his environment as a major influence on his music, giving it a depth and authenticity that is as honest as it is compelling. So, it seems only fair we get off the sofa to see him live this December! The beautiful setting at the Mount Pleasant Eco Park will be the perfect surroundings for Ben’s live show, offering what could be one of the last opportunities to see Ben in such intimate surroundings, as he popularity grows. Tickets are £8.00 in advance. Available from www.seetickets.com / 0871 2200260.
Party in Dartmoor Zoo
Everyone knows a wild party animal, now you can party with real wild animals on Fri 10 December as Plymouth based Smileonthetiles.com take over Dartmoor Zoo for The Reindeer Ball. Live acts performing include Mad Dog McRea, The KBD Game and Freshly Squeezed, along with a Santa and real reindeer. Other things going on include an animal treasure hunt and late night tours of the zoo. Alex Smale, from Dartmoor Zoo said ““This is the biggest event we have held at Dartmoor Zoo, there is even a chance to win a close up meeting with the tigers!’. Tickets are available, which include coach travel from the centre of Plymouth from www.dartmoorzoo.org, In other news, a major Hollywood movie is to be created about Dartmoor Zoo based on memoirs written by owner, Benjamin Mee. The film will star Matt Damon and Scarlett Johnasson and filming is anticipated to start in January 2011.
Little help Cornish creative agency Stranger Collective has launched a set
of limited edition Christmas cards featuring one off designs from five of the world’s top illustrators, including Geoff McFetridge, Jon Burgerman and Falmouth local Nick Radford – with all profits from the cards going directly to the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox. Based in Helston the charity responds to worldwide disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, by delivering boxes of aid and shelter to those in desperate need. The cards are now on sale in selected stockists nationwide and online are complimented by a special sixth card design from Neil Keating, featuring Santa on flaming roller skates and was the winning entry in a hotly contested illustration competition held by Stranger Collective. Get yours at via http://shop.stranger collective.com
documentary from city based photographer, Mark Doyle. The book features 30 or so local bands shot over the past 6 months and captures the essense of the SW scene, which local blues legend Vince Lee sums things up by saying “I have played a lot of towns in the UK but Plymouth’s music scene beats them all. There is a wealth of talent here in the Southwest that cannot be ignored”. As a special treat for our readers, we have teamed up with Mark to offer a free download of the photo book at www.247magazine.co.uk Mark said “Enjoy the photographs, but more importantly, go out and enjoy the music. It’s fantastic.” Tom Costelloe Welcome Home gig Well known popular trance and hard style DJ, Tom Costelloe plays his first gig in two and a half years on New Years Eve at the special Distortion event at C103, Plymouth. Having been caught up with the Dance Academy drugs raid fiasco back in 2005, Tom is excited and keen to move on and put past events behind him and re-establish his DJ career and life again. With over 2,000 follows on the ‘Free Tom Costelloe Facebook group, he has a lot of fans and had a wealth of support during his period away from the club scene. Student Model Search Voting has been extended to Dec 17th. The top 10 male and female entrants have been selected to go through to the semi finals stage – vote for your favourites now at www.247magazine.co.uk The top 5 in each category go through to the finals in January so please show your support – there are some seriously hot students studying in the South West right now, check them out... Thirst opens Ride have finally opened their highly anticipated Thirst cocktail bar and club on Vauxhall St, Plymouth. Targeting the cities more refined party crowd, the venue’s been refitted with sharp, modern décor and the venue aims to deliver the very best top quality drinks, service and music, all in comfortable surroundings and a modern, relaxed atmosphere to make the new venue stand out from the crowd. Open from 4.30pm on Mon – Sat, with late opening until 3am on Fri & Sat nights.
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BIDEFORD
Join 20,000 partygoers in Bideford to see in the New Year on Bideford Quay. The Quayside bars STREET and clubs will be packed, but plenty of people PaRTy dance and celebrate in the streets before heading up to the Long Bridge to hear the parish church ring the bells to see in the New Year. Fancy dress is expected, but with all those people in costume, you better think of something original. This year, as the icing on the cake, there will be live music from Cover’d on stage from 9pm.
HELSTON SOUTH WEST AUDIO TEK NEW YEARS EVE 2010, THE LIZARD, CORNWALL (Nr Helston, venue TBA) Party crew, South West Audio Tek are putting on a special party in deepest Cornwall with D’n’B Djs Palm, Skint and Hertz from Restless, breaks crew Freerange DJs & Lush Dj’s, techno from special guest Chris Liberator (Stay Up Forever Records), 6|
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Maddog and Rattle. Tickets only £15 in adv from Facebook, cornwallscoolest.com or call the info line 07927 687124.
EXETER DEEP END V’S JAM THE CHANNEL AT AMBER ROOMS Taking over both floors, these two Exeter club nights and the Southwest Underground (SWU) crew present two rooms of dubstep, house and techno with special guest Silkie (who is currently finishing off his second album) and Deepgroove, alongside a selection of SWU radio DJ’s including Mystery, First Aid, Ollie 303, Necta Selecta, Will Hazard, Bump and the Magnet, Nonom, Jay Sanders and more. The night runs 9pm – 4am and tickets are £10 in adv/£13 on the door. Magic Hatstand at The Cavern, 83-84 Queen Street, Get out the glitter and flouro face paints; it’s time to make yourself look freaky for the Magic Hatstand’s New Year’s Eve Party. A www.247magazine.co.uk
regular in The Cavern’s line-up, this night of soulful, deep funky house music is as much about the partygoers, as it is the music. With over 100 hats to wear and swap throughout the night, there’s no dress code except for a smile! DJ’s Emma Magic and Tim’o Massive will help you see in the new year in a way only The Magic Hatstand knows how to. Tickets are £8, bought from www. southwestunderground.net.
THE! NEW YEARS PARTY AT EXETER PHOENIX BRADNINCH PLACE, GANDY STREET If tradition is anything to go by, this will be Exeter’s biggest party of the year. Now in its eleventh year, spending NYE at the Phoenix will be mind-blowing. With an extra room of music, you have five rooms to choice from, playing dubstep, drum & bass, techno, disco, reggae and hip hop, as well as live bands including NUMB, Occam’s Razor and The Afro-Dub Collective. DJ’s include Mampi Swift, Redlight, Taxman, Mensah, and Aldo Vanucci. Doors are from 8pm-4am and tickets cost £19 plus a booking fee, by online at www.exeterphoenix.org.uk or by phone on 01392 667080. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to this event, just go to the competitions page at www.247magazine.co.uk
PLYMOUTH B BAR, BARBICAN THEATRE, CASTLE STREET, THE BARBICAN For glitz and glamour head here for salsa dancing in one room and the sounds of gypsy swing from 1920s and 30s in another. A Thai buffet is included with your ticket; this unique night offers something a little different. Free bubbly on entry accompanies special deals, as well as a cocktail lounge serving mojitos, caipirinhas and bottles of champagne. There’ll be a Happy Hogmanay Hour and photo opportunities for everyone. Tickets are £20 for B-Card holders and £25 for everyone else, and are available from www.wegottickets.com. Doors are from 8pm-3am, and this event is for over 21s only. DISTORTION, AT C103, 103 UNION STREET For lovers of trance and hardcore, then Distortion is THE place to see in 2011. With four exclusive headline acts across two rooms, you can party until 6am. Tom Costelloe returns for his first gig in two and a half years, and will be sharing a stage with Sloarstone, Scott Atterill, Dark by Design and Pete Kingwell, along with other popular DJs. The fancy dress theme is Pimps and Hoes. Tickets start from £8. For more info visit: www.clubdistortion.co.uk and for tickets go to: www.theticketsellers.co.uk We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to this event, just go to the competitions page at www.247magazine.co.uk RIDE CAFÉ, TAVISTOCK PLACE Dress to Impress for Ride’s New Year’s Eve Blowout. Guests will be treated to a champagne reception before 11pm and a buffet until 2am. Live bands will be on hand to cover some of your favourite songs from the past decade, and DJs will be playing chart-toppers from the year gone by. The outdoor garden lets you catch your breath and chill out with your friends. Get your tickets to North Hill’s classiest night from the venue or by emailing info@ridecafe.co.uk. Prepare for tired feet, as doors are open from 8pm to 5am.
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It’s said to be the third best place in the UK to spend NYE outside of London or Edinburgh. Looe’s New STREET Year’s Eve parties are so popular that all hotels are PaRTy booked up in advance, so lots of people sleep in their cars after they are all partied out. Fancy dress is the order of the day; everyone rocks a costume. Celebrate in the streets and then watch from the promenade or the beach at East Looe as a spectacular fireworks display sees in 2011. www.247magazine.co.uk
NEWQUAY BERTIES, EAST STREET Head to Berties for two rooms of huge hits and non-stop dancing. In room one DJ Will B keeps it recent with chart hits mixing in a touch of RnB, dance, indie and the necessary party classics. In room two DJ Proof brings an urban vibe to costal Cornwall. The whole town gets into the swing of NYE with fancy dress so it’s time to get your costume on. If you fancy a bit of exclusivity then book a VIP booth for you and your friends. Tickets are £8 and are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk. Doors open from 11pm-4am. FIFTEEN, ON THE BEACH, WATERGATE BAY Feeling sophisticated this year? Well, if you have some cash to splash and great food is your weakness, then get booked in for a night at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen in Watergate Bay. Begin with a specially made cocktail on arrival, followed by a four-course feast. Finish with coffee and dance into the early hours with DJ Joe Fabian. Guests can dress up or down as much as they like, and there will be party games and prizes. Tickets cost £95 per head and can only be booked by calling 01637 861000. Guests must arrive at 8pm for 8.30pm dinner and the night finishes at 1pm. SPACED AT THE KOOLA, 12 BEACH RD One of the coolest venues in Newquay goes into orbit with a space themed NYE party to round off another year in the UK surf capital. The Samiad DJ’s headline with some serious 4 deck mixing, expect breaks, soul and hip hop mashup, supported by local favourites, Robin Parris and Luke Gledhill. Doors open from 9pm – 4.30am and tickets from £5, VIP wristbands available directly from the club.
PENZANCE LOVE RIOT AT THE RITZ Pure first rate, super loose parties, Cornish style as the Slut crew take to the floor on the biggest night of the year with Shake Aletti playing live. Popfunk at it’s finest, his latest tune, Dancefloor is out now and smashing the radio airwaves… Support comes from the usual residents Ry Spenceley, Sir Vinyl, Rich Laity and more. If you haven’t experienced a Love Riot party, then this is the perfect time to get involved. Tickets are a bargain £12 or £9.50 for early birds if you get yourself sorted quickly and the night runs from 9pm – 4am. More info and tickets from www.slut.co.uk We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to this event, just go to the competitions page at www.247magazine.co.uk
ST. IVES
Join in the fancy dress fun down in St. Ives where thousands of people turn up to enjoy the atmosphere and celebrate with family, friends and strangers. Who knows where the night might take you, as this street party isn’t organised STREET by anyone, everyone just turns up and stampedes PaRTy from one drinking establishment to another, making their own fun. You’ll find lots of people on the beach too, especially at midnight, where you’ll see fireworks light up the sky. Warning: You will look out of place without fancy dress. There are loads more events taking place on New Years Eve, check our Featured Venues or the club listings for more info to plan your special night out.
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Forever Wonkey Keeping a club night legendary for a whole decade takes more than branded baked beans and a battered Robin Reliant. Rachael D’Cruze talkes to Aldo Vanucci, the giraffe loving dj and club promoter who keeps Plymouth’s infamous Wonkeylegs club night constantly filled to capacity.
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It was so long ago we can hardly remember, but are we right in thinking Wonkeylegs was originally started by a guy called Barney back in the early noughties, and took place at the Quay Club in Plymouth, which is now called Wow? How did you get involved? Yeah, Barney Logic and Lee from the Quay Club started the night in 2001, the original concept was an alternative to what student nights were at the time (Chesney Hawkes and Baywatch). The idea being to play classic tunes from soul, funk, house, hip hop, reggae, big beat and drum n bass. I played at a few of the Mondays in that first year. Then Barney moved to London. but passed the Wonkey baton to me. I was moving down from London and for me it was an opportunity to dj and promote a venue that everyone knew. I gave it my all and it went from being a night ticking over with a hundred regulars in three months to be capacity pretty much every week. The other resident at the time was Bloodshot and we would have Barney guest now and then, as well as most of the local djs. The night very quickly turned into a drum n bass and hip hop night as that’s all anyone ever asked for, the style of the night was and still is driven by what our regulars want, combined with my style of djing, which is always the vocal, singalong and party end of any genre.
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How do you think the club environment has changed during the life of Wonkeylegs and how have you kept the night fresh enough to meet the changes? Up until this year we’ve always been an alternative to what else was available, the bigger clubs cater to the mainstream and we always appealed to the more knowledgeable people, while remaining accessible - we don’t play end to end new tunes or dirty underground joints - we cater to people who know and love underground music but don’t necessarily keep up with it like djs and obsessives do. In 2010 though, all the other student nights played dubstep, drum n bass and house, a large part of that is down to how big dubstep is right now. As for the freshness, I’m not sure that’s the right word as we have evolved with music tastes but you can still hear a lot of the same tunes we played back in 2002, and I’m not shy to admit the real heads sometimes know which song is coming next! So, you like dubstep? I do now, I didn’t when it first started, I thought it was awful, it took our guest djs playing some and then loads of our regulars asking for specific tunes for me to try it, now you hear about half the night is dubstep. When I first started playing it, someone would ask for a tune and I’d say “I’ll play it but you do know dubstep is rubbish, don’t you?”
“Apparently, the giraffe is the Brad Pitt of the animal world”
What’s the wonkey’est thing to have happened at Wonkeylegs? There has been many. Guys jumping in the sea outside the Quay club in the height of winter is up there near the top and we once did Wonkeylegs on Ice, which was really funny. This year a regular asked for the logo so he could get a tattoo done! Everyone thought I should, but I politely said no - if he’d had it done I’d have felt I had to keep the night going forever. What’s the secret of a good Wonkey night? It’s the people that come to it, every club night is based on the crowd, get the wrong people in and it changes the atmosphere, not enough and it doesn’t feel the same. The right dj helps though. I’m alright but I’m only Plymouths 14th best, imagine if we had one of the other 13… If you weren’t a DJ and club promoter would you work in a zoo, attending to giraffes? Recently, I’ve had lots of conversations about what is a more appropriate job for someone my age. Norman said it’s better than working for a living. Biff said as long as I’m still on the way up I should continue. Up until the age of 17 I just wanted to be a Butlins Red Coat but when my hopes and dreams were dashed I discovered clubbing, that was 1987 and I’ve done nothing else since. For now, me and Wonkelegs are going nowhere.
Aldo’s well known for the dropping his Remix, Sign or Drop question on big name interviewee’s (Leftfield said they’d sign the cast of Glee and D’n’B Rinseout promoter revealed he had a soft spot for Take That...), so we thought we’d return the favour.
Is it true you tried to get a live Giraffe out to promo the night around the time of the Students returning for Freshers in September? What stopped you? Ha! Yeah that’s true, what stopped me was money. I had a budget of what I spend on Wonkeys over the first term and I have a connect who got me the number of a guy who supplies animals for films “Any animal you want, he can get you,” so I rang him, gave him the date, how many hours, then he asks which animal, then there’s a sharp intake of breath. Apparently, the giraffe is the Brad Pitt of the animal world as it’s so delicate and transporting it is a real nightmare. He could do it but the cost was fifteen times my budget. We’ve seen your Wonkey Rock (ooo er), branded Baked Beans, sweets, the Wonkey Robin Reliant (Dell boy Only Fools and Horses style) - what’s next on your promo mission? We had a new one planned and ready to go, I told a fair few people about it too but there was some behind closed doors goings on with the venue and so I held it back and put on Doorly for £2 instead, it’s a cracking idea so I’ll just use it again later! When we started Wonkeylegs, I was told specifically not to fly poster because while the council wouldn’t come down on big companies, they would on an independent club. So I had to box clever, not bigger, and did lots of things other club nights hadn’t, they might have more money that me but; ‘you can pay for school but you can’t buy class.’
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Remix, Sign or Drop – Dido, Billy Joel, Rick Astley. Jesus what a line up, I’d sign all of ‘em. Remix Dido, Sign Billy Joel Drop Rick Astley. My missus maintains I used to look and still dance like Rick Astley, I have a soft spot for Dido, I could listen to her all day long and “Vienna” by Billy Joel is up there as an all time Aldo at home track, I also love to play “Only the good die young” in my bar sets, has to be the right crowd though. Interview: Rachael D’Cruze
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Formally known as LetterstoLeaders, the Exeter based band have a new name, a new line-up and a new sound. We catch up with Frontman, Will, and Guitarist, Sam, to talk about their new single, cider, and recording parts of their album in the same place that Queen came up with Bohemian Rhapsody. Electric Skies, three quarters of which are born and bred Devon’s capital city, Exeter, are true ambassadors of the South West. Will loves the scenery, wide open spaces and fresh air, while Sam loves the fact he’s ten minutes from the beach and ten minutes from town; ideal. It seems the South West is also the perfect location for making lots of noise, as Will explains; “We get to practise next to a field and no-one gets annoyed.”
you got yourself wasted,” says Sam. Both Sam and Will are fans of going out on the lash. For Sam it’s all about cider, “I like Koppaberg, but I quite like Bow now too, no, not Bow, Thorn; Blackthorn. And I like Rattler!”
Their debut single “Alcohol” out this month and will be available on iTunes, Amazon, and on hard copy at Martian Records. What is it about? “It’s about having a big night out and waking up in the morning and realising that you said some bad things, normally to your girlfriend…, and you can only blame yourself because
‘Alcohol’ is out on December 20th followed by a launch party called “Christmash III” at The Cavern in Exeter on December 21st. Check them out: www.electricskiesmusic.com
Sam and Will give us three good reasons to buy their single; “It’s good, it’s something most people can relate to, and it isn’t Indie landfill bollocks.” “And we need the royalties to help pay back the The band recently played a sold out gig at The Phoenix in Exeter. album,” they add. As an unsigned act they had to fund everything “It was a University Fresher’s show. It was a bit mad, the night was themselves, gigging relentlessly to find the cash. Sam continues, going off and the fire alarm went off. But it was cool, we’ve played “I need new shoes as well.” And Will? “I could do with a new there a lot, we like it,” says Sam. While both Sam and Will reckon coat.” their favourite venue is The Cavern in Exeter, you might also spot them at the Blue Bar in Porthtowan, or at The Scholar in Plymouth. The album will be out in the New Year, expect guitar driven, anthemic songs, with a bit of a 90’s vibe. Will describes it as “a lot Electric Skies are among a number of big name artists like Oasis, rockier than ‘Alcohol’, the album is quite dynamic in sound.” Sam adds “it’s more British than most British bands at the moment, Muse, and Angus and Julia Stone to record their album by the who want to sound like American wannabes. 2011 is returning to River Fowey at the secluded Sawmills Studio in Cornwall. “We cool music again, not generic rubbish.” didn’t really think about it too much, but sometimes it dawned on us what had been created within the studio walls. There What else does 2011 hold for Electric Skies? “Promoting the was one occasion when I was sat at the piano and realised that album, touring, hopefully lots of festivals and good times, meeting Matt Bellamy had played it on their debut,” says Will. They also new people, and playing the music we love,” says Sam. “Fame, recorded parts of their album at Monnow Valley in Wales. Will riches and women”, adds Will, “haha, no, I got to go with playing continues, “Monnow claim to have the piano which Bohemium the music we love too.” Rhapsody was written and recorded on.”
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The Truths are gaining major adulation for their live performances, resulting in The Guardian to not spare the expletives and describe them as “fucking amazing.” The Cornwall-based musicians have recently released their powerful debut album, Above All, which is beginning to make noise beyond the moors of Bodmin. Anthony Neale (vocals) also plies his trade as a mixer having worked with Radiohead and other musical heavyweights. Joe Taylor (guitars) studied at Truro College and gained relative success with his previous band, Rooster. They both met to discuss their work ethic, the decline of the music industry and why you should never eat a pasty.
“I’m more surprised that we’re not getting more plaudits…our plan is to not follow other bands but instead pave our own way in the music industry” Upon meeting the front man of the band, and having the piss taken out of me when I asked for a “dash” of milk in my brew - I knew this guy had more words than his lyrics. “Being in a band has been a vision of mine since I was eight. Music is now on the fringes of culture unlike the 50s, 60s, and 70s where music was the driving force of culture. Now, thanks to various things including people like Simon Cowell, music has been turned into some sort of game show. Cowell just gets pub singers and turns them into pop stars and watches them spin out of control – it’s absolutely sickening to me.
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“It doesn’t apply to all musicians in the industry, take Radiohead for example, they have broke through and at the same time offered something different to music fans. ”He insists the glass isn’t always half empty though: “The other side of it is that it’s amazing to play in a band in front of loads of people, and have a good time,” he laughs and with it raises the sheet of despair hanging over their studio in Penryn. When asked about the recent comments by national papers the band’s singer keeps stern. “I’m more surprised that we’re not getting more plaudits…our plan is to not follow other bands but instead pave our own way in the music industry.” Once you’ve listened to their album it comes as no surprise to what music influences them. “I love the music of the 60s and 70s. Look at this way I’m always going to go back to a Doors album, I don’t think I’ve ever gone back to a Blur album. Funk, Motown that sort of stuff. It would be good to hear more groove back in modern music.” The topic brings Joe Taylor into the argument and why he believes music is like it is: “I mean if you can’t play your instrument past the spindley guitar, you don’t have a wealth of music you can dip into to play something different. I mean how many albums have you heard where every song sounds the same? We’re doing something different.” The Truths are: Anthony Neale (vocals), Joe Taylor (guitar), James Goddard (bass), Simon Ward-Wilson (keyboard) & Dave Neale (drums) To buy the album go to iTunes, or to see what the band are up to slap this into a browser - www.myspace.com/thetruthsband Interview: Ben Perks www.247magazine.co.uk
Penzance five-piece Broken have been playing a face-melting blend of hard rock riffage for the best part of three years now. Following a spate of gigs and their collaboration with Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell, they are finally getting ready to take the next step with their debut album. Rob Sleigh caught up with Broken guitarist and co-founding member Adam Floyd… Shortly after finishing university, Adam and vocalist Gwil Jones, both former members of RawDeal, joined forces with Keith Parker and Ben Richardson of local metallers Stryken. Completing the line-up with bass player Rach Pellowe, Broken was born and the band immediately set out to start work on their first album. “It started as just a jamming project - a chance for us to get together and just enjoy playing again. We quickly realised that we had something special and quite cool – something that people would enjoy.”
actually enjoy what you believe in. You can let people into the tight-knit group and, for the time that you’re on stage, they’re your best friends.”
Although they have all played in various rock bands in the past, their influences and backgrounds are surprisingly diverse. Drummer Ben Richardson, for example, works with a Cornwallbased dance company. Adam describes Broken’s music as “the best parts of Old School infused with modern rock.” He goes on to explain that the different influences, which range from classic metal like Iron Maiden to hardcore bands like Rise Against, have helped to shape the Broken sound: “The writing process that we go through is a really collective experience. Somebody might bring a riff and we just take it from there. We all have a say in what happens.”
Adam recalls another treat that the band were fortunate enough to experience, when Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell joined them in the studio: “On the track ‘Low’, Phil’s laid down a guitar solo for us, which has just been unreal. It’s difficult to do anything with the song because every time it gets to the solo, we just sit and giggle because it’s just so cool. The only bummer is that, when we play it live, I’m lumbered with playing the solo [Laughs].”
Although the original plan had been to write and record their album, Adam explains how the urge to get out and play to a live audience soon became too much to bear: “The ambition became to have a good time and play to people who like rock’n’roll. We had wanted to do an album and then take it out, but we couldn’t wait any longer. We just wanted to get out and play.” This gave Broken a chance to work on their reputation as a live band at venues such as Penzance’s Studio Bar. “You get a chance to misbehave and so do the crowd. It’s fantastic to see that people
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One of the band’s favourite shows so far was at Party in the Park on the August bank holiday weekend at Trereife House. “That was a really good gig and there were loads of other cool bands, so there was a real party atmosphere. It was good to get out and meet all the guys that play on the circuit round here.”
After all the recent excitement, Broken are now keen to crack on with work on their first record. “We’ve had this initial surge of gigs and now we want to get our heads focused to finish the album. It’s a long process and we’re learning everyday. The biggest goal for us in the immediate future is to get the album out there and to keep playing, locally and further afield.”
See Broken at Studio Bar in Penzance on New Year’s Eve. Check out the band’s MySpace page at www.myspace. com/brokenbandonline and also www.reverbnation.com/ brokenbandonline
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How many people do you know who’ve danced on tables with Cyndi Lauper and are referred to as “Kate Bush on crack”? We only know one: Rosie Vanier, formerly of Cornish electro-poppers, Rosie and the Goldbug. The trio broke out of the South West, broke up, and now their singer, Rosie, is going it alone with a new EP. Here, in this month’s instalment of the Presspack Sessions, the lady from Bodmin talks to Joe Biddle about her beginnings, inspirations and Ms Lauper. We know you’ve been busy in the studio but tell us about your background, as Rosie in Rosie and the Goldbug and how everything started for you? That was my apprenticeship. It first started in a band called Powder Strip, when I was at university. I moved back from London - I’d been doing classical music, and I was dying to make some noise! I did that for a year and then I started Rosie and the Goldbug - I loved the concept of the name. We got a lot of interest very quickly, and I was part of that whole scene with Marina and the Diamonds and Florence and the Machine, about three years ago. I got a lot of industry experience and got flown all over the place. I guess the best part of that was doing a European tour with Cyndi Lauper.
Are there any quotes that people have said about you over the years, that you love or hate? I think “Kate Bush on crack” is my favourite, and about as accurate as you can get. I mean, I’m very calm today, but I can get very hyperactive. I think my manager must have kept the really bad quotes from me!
Wanna tell us a bit more about Cyndi Lauper and what she’s like? She is wonderful, and you can see why she is the star she is: she has the star quality. She’s an inspiration as well: I noticed similar qualities in her voice and mine. I was a massive fan already, so I was a bit star-struck when I met her.
You’re known for your crazy style of piano playing. Do you play anything else? Over the years I’ve been collecting allsorts of quirky vintage instruments. On my new EP, I’ve got this Farfisa piano organ. I’ve also played autoharp and some African instruments.
You’re quite quirky yourself: a star in delivery. Yes, I can’t help that. I think that’s coming from Bodmin Moor! So, you kept in touch with Cyndi? Yes, I’m very lucky to have her in my life, and she’s been very supportive. One of the highlights was going to an after-show party with her, in a club in Oslo. They set up a VIP area for us, and we were drinking Crystal and dancing on the tables! www.247magazine.co.uk
Where do you draw your lyrical inspirations? From a lot of sad places. When I was growing up, I was surrounded by a lot of tragedy and deaths, and that had an impact on my life. It might sound unfortunate, but that’s where I get a lot of my inspiration from. Where my songs come from; that’s my dark side. I don’t do boyfriend and girlfriend lyrics.
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More pieces from the crews in Plymouth (including the OLC) and Exeter this month. Nice to see a range of styles up at the moment, including some stenciled pasted posters too, spotted in Exeter. For 2011 we are planning on bringing you a range of interviews with the writers behind the pieces we publish each month, to give you an insight into the process behind the scenes. We kick things off in our Feb 2011 issue with Spacehop from Exeter.
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Music Backbone
Aldo Vannuci
Arash Torabi
Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago Arcade Fire - The Suburbs First Aid Kit - The Big Black & The Blue
Otis Redding: Love Man Beats International: Excursion on the Version Gregory Isaacs: Night Nurse
The Duke and the King- Long Live the Duke and the King First Aid Kit- The Big Black and the Blue MGMT- Congratulations
Killing Joke
Faith Evans
(Spinefarm)
(E1 Entertainment)
Absolute Dissent They were post-punk trailblazers in the early ‘80s only to lose their standing over the next two decades. But with the benefit of hindsight, postmodern intervention and Dave Grohl, they’re now back on the radar and, like Gary Numan, more loved than ever. ‘Absolute Dissent’ starts out like quintessential KJ, with foreboding riffage and Jaz Coleman’s reinvigorated regimental growl. It’s pretty impressive. When ‘The Great Cull’ follows suit, you begin to realise that this is the sound of a band who have totally rediscovered their tempestuous, tormented muse. Maybe it’s the vacuum caused by a thousand identi-kit post-posthardcore bands or maybe it’s staving off retirement, but it works a treat and that’s all that matters.
Social Distortion
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes (Epitaph)
Long before The Gaslight Anthem started feasting upon Bruce Springsteen’s tagnuts, Social Distortion were taking the blue collar struggle to all the young punks with unbridled, tattooed zeal. Fast-forward 30 years and conscientious bruiser, Mike Ness, is back with his band of not-so-merry men but, alas, someone forgot to pack the memorable tunes. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the bluesy thrust of ‘Machine Gun Blues’ or the Stones-esque swagger of ‘California (Hustle and Flow)’, it’s just that the punk rock survivor shtick tends to wear thin when the songs fail to connect. Let’s be honest, anybody could write a Social Distortion album, especially this one.
None More Black Icons
(Fat Wreck Chords) Kid Dynamite went their separate ways. Boo fucking hoo. The hardcore backpackers got Paint It Black, the rock’n’roll disciples got None More Black. If it means more punky-tonk gems like ‘StillsSternLange&Norris’ or fightalong doo-wop rockathons like ‘Here Comes Devereux’, then viva la separación. Of course, NMB know when and how to punk it up (‘I’m Warning You With Peace & Love’) but they do it in such a way as to confound expectations with unusual harmonies, Paversesque charm and lots of heart. If the idea of Billy Joel dipping his wick in Screw 32 floats your boat, then ‘Icons’ will put a hefty grin on your phizog and a welcome shiver in those old bones.
The Decemberists The King Is Dead
(Capitol) Country lore runs so rampant and righteous through The Decemberists that it’s hard to imagine them without picturing a mutton-chopped Gram Parsons running naked through a cornfield. Not ones to fuck with the ‘60s template, Colin Meloy and co take us on another journey through the all-strumming, soul-crooning yesterworld of the American folk tradition. Michael Stipe and Bob Dylan wish they had the wherewithal to write a song as affecting as ‘Down By the Water’; the Steeley Span-ish ‘Rox in the Box’ is a copper-mining jig for the Green Man generation; while ‘January Hymn’ proffers folksy beauty to accompany the bittersweetest of Gilmore Girls scenarios. Really quite wonderful.
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Something about Faith Faith Evans is the first lady of R&B, no doubt, long before urban music was mainstream Faith Evans was A list, best known on these shores for what Fatman Scoop did to her tune as well as once being Mrs Notorious BIG. When she was signed to Bad Boy she did exactly what Mary J Blige did, big hip hop numbers with great melodies that broke clubs and radio. This is a great album, but it could have been awesome. Faith can sing and this album has some classic melodies and songs, the only slight hindrance is the producers, slightly lacklustre almost library tracks; even when she rides Biggie’s “Everyday Struggle”.
Donell Jones Lyrics
(E1 Entertainment) Another hot name for yesteryear but a slightly different approach. Whereas Faith went with a whole host of names to try and collaborate a great album, Donell, best known for “you know what’s up” with Lisa Left Eye Lopez from TLC, has produced almost all of this himself. Not usually something that pays off unless you are Timbaland etc, but in this case a brilliant move. Whilst The hooks and melodies are not quite as good as Faith’s the overall feel of the songs and album as a whole is brilliant. This won’t be anywhere near as large as his previous albums because the game has changed but for those of you who know your r’n’b this is a must.
Sara Mitra April Song
Impossible Ark Records This album has a lot to live up to, from the same label that brought out the Jeb Loy Nichols (one of my favourite albums in the last few years). This album while completely different musically, comes with the same heartfelt and musically outstanding place. Nowadays you hear about these long lost jazz classics that are quality but take 20-30 years to become known, let’s not let this happen with Sara. An amazing jazz album that’s accessible and has quality vocals throughout, the fact that she comes from Essex is even more astonishing, how come I never met anyone as talented as here when I was there? An album worth checking whether you like jazz or just want to be swept away.
Konfectionists No Artificial Flavours (Lench Mob records)
I’m usually up on my hip hop, so props to Lord Louis for hipping me to these cats. It’s their second and I have no idea whether they’ve stepped up on this or gone backwards, but this album would be hard to beat. Fine beats, some with wicked soul samples by Rola, tight flows by Gee Swift and Project Cee. You’ll hear no jiggy flows here so if you like your hip hop based in this country then you should check this album, in a time when so many UK hip hops are basing their productions in the pop market this shows that you can be true to the game and make an album the masses would feel.
Cherry Overdrive Go Prime Time, Honey (Heptown Records)
Second album for the all-girl garage rock & roll band from Copenhagen. Opening song, Count Me In suggests that you could be in for a stomping, charged up riff-laden ride, but that’s wishful thinking. What holds Cherry Overdrive back is a lack of rawness. Lighter moments are all good and well, but this album would have worked better overall, if they had gone for a grittier production, to do justice to their garage credentials. The singer’s voice just sounds too daytime radio-friendly and the guitars are too damn clean. Next time: less cherry, more overdrive please.
Engineers
In Praise of More (K Scope)
Album number three from the Manchester/York/ London dream-weavers, with the addition of new member, the German electronica heavyweight, Ulrich Schnauss. Let’s not tag them with the lazy genre word “shoegaze”- it’s too limiting. Dreamy, spacey or ambient pop: that just about sums up the nine atmospheric songs here. Engineers use landscapes of sound to create a hazy mood, that’s dripping with texture. There’s also room for variation: the pace is increased with the bleepy, electronica-style title track, which balances out the drifty psychedelia of much of the set. And on Subtroper, they rock it slow. REAL slow. There’s also an instrumentals disc of the entire album, if you just want to get off on the atmosphere.
Spokes
Everyone I Ever Met (Counter Records)
The Spokes hail from Preston and Manchester, and they fit roughly into the style donned by the likes of Broken Records or Young Republic. Everyone I Ever Met is a happy ménage à trois between post-rock, psychedelia and folk, which is at its best on Give It Up To The Night. There are dramatic instrumental build-ups and crescendos (Peace Rocket) as well as softlysung folk ballads (Sun it Never Comes). Big emphasis on skilful songwriting, and the use of layers of sound throughout is guaranteed to take the listener on a bit of an emotional journey, if you will pardon the cliché.
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Kris Needs Presents Dirty Water: The Birth of Punk Attitude (Year Zero) Enter Kris Needs: journalist, DJ, mate of Primal Scream (amongst others) and general rock & roll guy. He’s had a colourful life hanging out with some iconic people, and here he’s picked more than thirty songs on two discs, cantering mainly on ballsy & gutsy cuts from the ‘50s to the ‘70s. Many of us have already been well versed on the history of punk rock and the lineage of bands that helped to inspire, influence and shape it. Those who haven’t can start here. Highlights: sexy ‘60s garage punk from The Standells and The Seeds, punk rock blueprint from New York Dolls and classic reggae from Culture. And there’s more. Loads more.
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Backbone
Laura Malarkey
Nas & Damien Marley – Distant Relatives Kners ft Kardinal Offishal – Messy EP Concord Dawn-The Enemy Within
Giving new and unsigned bands the once-over since the start of the Noughties.
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Malditos Bass Star Dos! (Mental Machine Muzik)
From their signing to iBreak Records in late 2008, these guys have stormed their way through firmly cementing their name in the world of Breaks. This debut album released on their own label ‘Mental Machine Muzik’ is made up of 10 new tracks alongside 8 tracks published on iBreaks. This will take them even further up the ladder, paving the way for big things ahead. Festival ravers and general breaks lovers will be all over this like a rash. If you just like to dip your toe into a bit of breaks every now and then or if you are a fully fledged breaks fan, this album will give you the fill you need.
Dub from Atlantis A Decade In Dub
(Rengrang Records) Wholesome Dub for the masses from these guys. Starts off nicely with a ‘Heard It On The Frontline’ featuring Celestine and John Pearce. A nice take on 60’s classic ‘Heard It Through The Grapevine’ which became Marvin Gaye’s signature tune. Enough to get you swinging nicely into the groove of the album. This is a great collection of Dub including a remix of Celetine’s ‘Deeper Dub’ which shows off her smooth flowing vocal talent. This will appeal to a vast range of people especially if they haven’t got any Dub in their collection!
Groove Armada White Light
(Cooking Vinyl)
Groove Armada’s ‘Black Light’ was a good album but not quite up there with some of the back catalogue. ‘White Light’ is in tune with a more upbeat approach to the eight tracks that have been reworked from the previous album. The boys have not failed to please with this one. On top of the eight tracks taken from ‘Black Light’, you also have the highly demanded ‘History’ Love Remix. Any fan of Groove Armada’s past releases will want a copy of this in their collection. It picks up from the more chilled vibe of ‘Black Light’ showcasing more of the dance element that they posses. The album also features Will Young, Fenech Soler, Nick Littlemore, Jessica Larrabee, and Saint saviour who graces the ‘Love Remix’ of ‘History’.
Danny Byrd Rave Digger
(Hospital Records)
The Second album from the Byrd man, highly anticipated and for good reason! Danny Byrd is getting airplay all over the airwaves with some of the tunes from this album such as ‘Ill Behaviour’, ‘Sweet Harmony’ ft Liquid and more recently ‘We can have it all’. He showcases his quality production as well as his diversity with dance-floor bangers, jungle style and more vocal based tunes. You will pick up on some hip hop influences in ‘Judgement Day’ and some old skool rave vibes with ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Planet Earth’ which go down nicely alongside quirky news flash style intro’s. Will be keeping this one in the record bag for sure! Definitely recommend to all lovers of dance music. Out now.
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Sickwax
www.myspace.com/sickwax All-scratching, dubtastic sextet from Bristol, Sickwax, take their brassy, street-sculpted fare from the halcyon days of funk-inspired hip-hop but they don’t really take the genre anywhere special. Indeed, many before them have ventured into this heavily-populated territory only to move on to find their own voice. Released in conjunction with Uberphonic Records, ‘Skint Prestige’ reveals moments of jazzy dexterity during ‘Hospital Gloss’, and the confident ‘Dubington’ no doubt fills dancefloors but the rapping lets the side down, showing no real vestige of verbal inventiveness. At least, not the sort that would make you want to clutch them to your bosom. Great band, not so great songs.
Citadel
www.myspace.com/citadeltip Plymouth hardcore newbies, Citadel, haven’t wasted any time getting their noise out there in the public domain. The band’s debut demo, lovingly housed in a crude but effective homemade sleeve, runs rampant with mid-paced hardcore thuggery, sand-papered vocal cords and truck-loads of angsty frownage. All eight songs tend to stay in the same ballpark, sonically and emotionally, but if it works for Sick Of It All, chuck yourself in. The DIY production lends it a kind of authenticity that parallels the first wave of crossover bands but the relentless calls for a united, no-guts-no-glory kind of ‘brotherhood’ begs the question: is there a place for sisterhood in Citadel’s hardcore utopia? One hopes so.
National Pastime
www.myspace.com/nationalpastime Keen protagonists of Exeter’s lo-fi sub-pop coterie, National Pastime’s new platter, ‘Bookmarks’, sees the quartet adhere to their softly enforced remit of Field Mice-riven melodies with a wilfully outcast status. They’re certainly not ones for displaying typical male pride, given that you can’t hear any sonic semblance of sweat in these songs. The gentle melancholic thrum of ‘Geneva’, the Belle & Sebastian bounce of ‘Consolation Prize’ and ‘Fine Line’’s marshmallow-Buzzcocks hue all add up to a band who relish the opportunity to remind us that not every late-‘80s teenage schoolboy was queuing up to join the rugby team or ambush unwitting kids from other schools.
Art is Hard Records
www.artishardrecords.co.uk Art Is Hard Records release a split 7” this month, and it’s a (xmas) cracker. Indeed, it comes with some stocking fillers – an original print, a digital EP and a zine – which is very apt. Exeter’s New Years Evil enter the fray with a nod to Joy Division’s post-punk edginess and a wink to Killing Joke’s percussive menace. ‘Echo Canyon’ positively reeks of industrial angst, while the atonal ‘Shining Path’ heads leftfield for a bit of Jesus & Mary Chainage. Falmouth’s The Black Tambourines opt for a lush, widescreen sound with zinging echo, surf guitars and ‘50s romanticism, combined with a lovely shock of sharp-suited, new wave energy. A splendid mash-up.
Goan Dogs
www.myspace.com/goandogs I first caught Bristol’s Goan Dogs last month at a gig at The Croft and genuinely wondered where they’d been all my life; then I found out - this was their first ever live gig. It takes some bands years of gigging to fine-tune the haunting vocals, energetic drums and carve the overall cohesion which these guys nailed on their first attempt. With the underlying uplifting melancholy of Radiohead, the contemporary relevance and mature vocals of Beiruit and vivid lyrics which conjure up some eerie dark and twisted imagery, Goan Dogs follow in the footsteps of bands like Revere. This could be one Bristol band which breaks through the confines of the South West to gain the recognition they deserve.
Cavalry Bears
www.myspace.com/cavalrybears Bristol’s Cavalry bears sure are a talented bunch of guys. Singers Chris Levens and Michael Fox are both budding actors seen gracing the stage of many a play in Bristol and beyond and now they’ve joined forces to fuel their musical desires. Soft and gentle vocals soar high above the uplifting guitars and drums to create the most delightful indie tracks. With a compelling yet indistinguishable accent present in the track Rooftops, it has definite hints of Bellx1 and Haven about it. Summer’s Lease has a more contemporary feel to it, think Death Cab for Cutie. The joint vocal efforts compliment each other perfectly and the consistent guitar keeps the whole thing flowing like a beautiful ornate steam train.
*Nancy*
www.myspace.com/ nancyofficialmusic Bristol’s proving it’s worth as a producer of a wide range of demo fodder in this month’s mag and not wanting to focus entirely on guitar based indie we checked out a newish popster by the name of *Nancy* who lists Pink, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry as her top myspace friends. Sadly she doesn’t sound much like this trio of superstars. You can see where she’s going with her styling but she ends up looking like a watered down (yet prettier) Lady Gaga. And she’s got the electro synth and produced vocal thing that Gaga has to a certain extent with the odd catchy riff but she sounds a lot more like 90s Kylie or Madonna – a little less Grrrr than Pink and Perry - like a cup of tea without the teabag.
Dead Star Sonics www.myspace.com/ deadstarsonics
I challenge anyone to stay still Dead Star Sonics. Their music has that constant energy which makes you want to head to a London club, covered in leather and glitter and jump around like some trendy motherfucker. It takes the best bits of Britpop and that godawful lull in the early Noughties and drags it into 2010 with a sniff of the New York underground arty scene about it. The comparison to Lou Reed/Iggy Pop/The Strokes is an easy one to make. However, in places the vocals (by Nicky Sonic) are hidden slightly by the vocoder effects and one wonders whether that’s a deliberate attempt at hiding some shaky vocals or showing off some techy production skills but it kinda works. magazine | 23
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Australia as the location for a case study exploration of the questions involved. The pictures also set out to work against the clichés held of Australian culture.
Words by Alan Butler Alan studied Modern Drama at Exeter University and is currently responsible for front of house at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, which suits him as he’s a real culture vulture.
17 - 18 December Plymouth
3 December St Austell
EDEN ARTS CAFÉ WITH JELLY JAZZ, Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall 01726 811972, edenproject.com 7pm, £10/£15 Christmas Capers abound in the Core Eden’s education, arts and events hub. Come and celebrate the launch of the Time of Gifts at Eden. Explore the site, enjoy the festive offerings and stay on late to party! Tickets £10 a free drink if you book in advance.
7 December 1 – 4 December Plymouth
RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY 2010 , AWAKENINGS TOUR, Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com, 7.30pm, £10 - £23 Rambert is at the heart of British dance, and returns to Plymouth with its award winning formula of imaginative, ambitious and high quality performances. This autumn, Britain’s national contemporary dance company presents its ravishing new work, Awakenings, a theatrical rollercoaster of emotions based on true life stories and inspired by Dr Oliver Sacks’ book of the same name, made famous by the 1990 Hollywood film.
Exeter
EXCURSION: AN ARTISTS NETWORKING EVENT ON THE GO, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Exeter, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk 5.30pm approx, No Charge (except your train ticket) Are you an artist working in the territories of live art or intermedia in the vicinity of Exeter? Join us on a trip to Bristol to share a glass of mulled wine with members of Residence. Be prepared to talk a little about your work, and be interested in hearing about the work of others. Interested? Email Stephen Hodge at programming@ exeterphoenix.org.uk by November 9.
7 – 11 December Plymouth
CHESS, Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752a 267222, theatreroyal.com, 7.30pm, £35 - £10 Two of the world’s greatest chess masters battle it out at the world chess championships but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman. A romantic triangle that mirrors the heightened passions of the Cold War all set to an explosive score by the composers of Mamma Mia and the lyricist of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. Should be brilliant
8 - 10 December Plymouth
STREETZ, The Plough Arts Centre, 9 – 11 Fore Street, Great Torrington, EX38 8HQ 01805 624624, theploughartscentre.org. uk 7pm, £5 They’re back! For the fourth consecutive year the phenomenal Streetz crew return with their unique style plus a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Proceeds to Great Ormond St Hospital and The Plough.
14 – 16 December Exeter
1 – 19 December Plymouth
BARBERSHOPERA, Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com, 7.45pm, £8 - £12 This award-winning musical comedy was recently heard on BBC Radio 4, and has delighted sell-out audiences in London’s West End and at the Edinburgh Fringe with its blend of sublime four-part harmony, irreverent comedy and festive medleys.
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SLEEPING BEAUTY, Hall for Cornwall, Black Quay, TR1 2LL, 01872 262466, hallforcornwall. co.uk 7pm, £18.50 - £13.50 Join the cast of Hall for Cornwall’s pantomime as the Good and Bad fairies lock wands over the fate of Beauty and her handsome prince. Despite the efforts of the Good Fairy, Beauty pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into an enchanted sleep…
Events
Exeter Comedy Club St Geirges Hall, Exeter. Three nights of Xmas comedy with James Mullinger, Matt Green, Shazia Mirza & Junior Simpson on 14, Sally Anne Hayward, Matt Price, Mark Olver and Tony Law on 15 and Joe Bor, Joe Rowntree, Hils Barker & Ali Cook on 16. Tickets £12, doors open at 7.45pm for 8.30pm start. Call 01392 665938 for tickets and info.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FROM MARS, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, 01752 267131, barbicantheatre.co.uk, 7.30pm, £10/£8 A madcap space-inspired homage to the swinging sixties and science fiction B movies of the era. Beauty and the Beast from Mars retains all the elements of a traditional family pantomime with-outof-this-world extras, from rock and roll tunes to ruthless space aliens.
Until 21 December Exeter
OWEN LLOYD: BUILDING MATERIALS, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Exeter, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk A nigand modern folk song. Jim Causley, ‘Devon Incarnate’, is a folk singer and musician from Whimple with four years of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations under his belt for his solo work and collaborations with the likes of Waterson:Carthy, John McCusker and folk boy-band Mawkin:Causley. Julie Murphy and Ceri Rhys Matthews are best known for fronting Welsh band Fernhill, who have taken Welsh traditional music to a worldwide audience.
Until 23 December Plymouth
FOTONOW, Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe Street, Plymouth, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org 10am to 8.30pm, Free Admission Cameras in the Community, is a contemporary photographic exhibition curated with FOTONOW, Plymouth based photography collective. It features Camper Obscura, Daniel Meadows, Launderette Residencies and the South West Graduate Photography Prize; all of which explore the documentation of communities through contemporary photography.
Until 29 January Plymouth
CENTURY, Plymouth Arts Centre,
Looe Street, Plymouth, 01752 Until 17 December 38 206114, plymouthartscentre.org
Plymouth
AUSTRALIAN PICNIC: GLOBOGRAPHY Cube3 Gallery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, peninsula-arts.co.uk 10am to 5pm, Free Admission This exhibition introduces some of the new visual work made by David Bate on his recent Artist-in-Residence in Melbourne, Australia. Based on the thematic of ‘globalisation’, the work takes
10am to 8.30pm, Free Admission This exhibition features all aspects of the museum’s permanent collections to mark its one hundred year anniversary. Highlights of the exhibition include a cape and a pair of shoes worn to the coronation of Queen Victoria, an outfit from Tibet that was donated to the Museum by the explorer Gertrude Benham, plus the outfit Nancy Astor MP wore on the day she became the first woman to take up a seat in www.247magazine.co.uk
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films
Our film competitions are proving more popular every month so we’ve gone all out this Christmas to bring you even more pressies. Check it out.
John Barker gets his head around this months cinema listings Alice In Wonderland (Pg)
14 Dec: West Anstey Village
Hall, 01805 603201, www. beaford-arts.org.uk Dir: Tim Burton Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee & Johnny Depp 2010/ US/108 mins Disney’s updated live-action / CGI reimagining of the classic fairy tale seen through the warped vision of Tim Burton. Budding Australian actress Mia Wasikowska (AMELIA) stars as the young heroine who journeys down a rabbit hole and ends up in a bizarre fantasy land. A brilliant fantasy adventure to watch over the Christmas holidays. Black Death (15)
1 Dec: Exeter Phoenix, 01392
667080, www.exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir: Christopher Smith. Starring: Carice van Houten, David Warner, Sean Bean. Germany/UK 2010 101min Set in plague ridden England in 1348, a bishop’s representative Ulric rides to find out if a village has been spared the plague as it full of Satanists and pagans. Thos portrayal of medieval England is strong on menace, and the wild countryside with horrible peasants and religious nutters is really creepy. Action-packed and thought provoking, this is like a modern update of the Witchfinder General.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1(12a)
There’s no way we could deny you your dose of little Kevin McCallister in our Home Alone issue so we’ve secured FIVE Home Alone boxsets. Each boxset features not only the original (and in our opinion, the best) Home Alone and the sequal Home Alone: Lost In New York but also Home Alone 3 and 4 (yes we missed those the first time round too). They may not feature Macauley Culkin but they stick with the festive family comedy theme to bring you some light entertainment over the cold winter months. “Mam I’m eight years old, you think I’d be Home Alone? I don’t think so…”
Lourdes (U)
01326 313072 www.merlincinemas.co.uk Dir: Jessica Hausner Starring: Sylvie Testud, Lea Seydoux, & Gilette Barbier 2009/Austria/99 min Christine (Sylvie Testud) has been in a wheelchair for most of her life, and suffers from a sense of isolation. Desperately wanting to be a part of the world around her she acts up so she can be taken on a church tour to Lourdes. She is a sceptic, but still hopes for a miracle cure at the famous religious site. She will discover that the most important part of the journey is to believe in something, whether basic human kindness or divine intervention.
Dispicable Me 3D (U)
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Tbc)
17-23 Dec: Plymouth Arts
Centre, 01752 206 114, www.plymouthartscentre.org Dir: Daniel Alfredson Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist & Sophia Ledarp. 2010/ Sweden/ 148 min The third and final part of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy won’t disappoint its fan base at all. Lisbeth www.247magazine.co.uk
17-31 Dec: Tavistock Wharf, 01822 611 166, www.tavistockwharf.com Dir: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint 2010/UK/146 min The Harry Potter saga is almost at an end as Voldemort’s power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore’s work and defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned. Should be magical as always. 16 Dec: Falmouth Phoenix,
4-5 Dec: The Barn –
Dartington, 01803 847000, dartington.org/barn-cinema Dir: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud Starring: Steve Carrell & Jason Segel 2010/US/94 min Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who have some rather odd ideas about glory in death. As their random interpretations of Islam clash, what emerges is a hopelessly funny farce. Four Lions is a comic tour de force and only Chris Morris, the man behind Brasseye and Nathan Barley, can make such a sensitive subject so funny.
Salander is hospitalized after the meeting with her father and later put on trial for murder. Mikael Blomkvist takes on the task of proving her innocence as he continues to uncover the reasons why Lisbeth has been treated so harshly by the Swedish authorities. Less action driven than the first two films, this is a satisfyingly tense conclusion to the story with the complicated legal investigations and gripping court finale keeping the tension high throughout.
The Social Network (12A)
1-2 Dec: 1 – 2 December The From one festive classic to another - Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a good old dose of Raymond Briggs’ Snowman and Father Chrismas and we’ve got two copies of each to give away. How can you forget the heartwrenching story of the little boy who makes friends with a Snowman and enjoys a magical night of ‘Walking In The Air’? Equally as poignant is Father Christmas; a tale about the big fella’s busiest night of the year and his quest for a post Christmas holiday.
Finally, if you like your Christmas a bit less twee - for all you horror fans we’ve bagged three copies of the slasher film, Black Christmas. As brutal in its violence as it is terrifying in its effect, Black Christmas is a true horror classic that left its mark on the genre for years to come, influencing such horror greats as Halloween and Scream. Now the 1974 classic is re-released for a new generation to once again experience the sheer terror of the original stalk-andslash masterpiece.
Flavel Arts Centre –Dartmouth, Devon, 01803 839530, www.flavel.org.uk Dir: David Fincher Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake and Rooney Mara 2010/US/TBC On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and creates a global social network and a revolution in communication, Facebook. It makes him the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. Hopefully you won’t need poking to go and see this one.
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Wed. 01 Exeter
THE XCERTS, Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, EX4 3RP, 8pm-2am, £free B4 9pm. Searing Scottish indie
band making heavy soul-fuelled rock influenced by the likes of The Smiths and The Clash. Support from What Now and LOFI HIFI DJs.
Plymouth
BIFFY CLYRO, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 7:30pm, £65. Scots trio Simon Neil (guitar/
vocals), Ben Johnston (drums/ vocals) and James Johnston (bass/ vocals) combine moments of extreme aggression with achingly tender guitar pickings and passionately lovelorn lyricism.
Thu. 02 Exeter
Sisters.
Falmouth
SOLO COLLECTIVE, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR. Funk,
Soul, Latin & Jazz.
TG COLLECTIVE, Constantine Tolmen Centre, Constantine, TR11 5RP, 7:30pm-9:30pm. A
glorious combination of gypsy hotclub, flamenco, jazz and contemporary classical influences underpin this superb ensemble, built around a core of two guitarists.
Street, EX4 3LS, 8pm-11:30pm,
£12. Britain’s most exciting and talked about contemporary Blues guitarist. His mix of Blues and New Orleans funk is unlike anything else on the block.
Falmouth
RED, The Poly, 24 Church Street, TR11 3EG, £5, Arts Collective
Fundraiser for the British Red Cross. MINKO and her band perform psychedelic folk with a live show spectacular, Lukas Drinkwater and special guests perform acoustic, stringed melodies, Lily Hayes, at just 13, Exeter writes her own songs and plays piano THE SHOWGIRL, Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, EX1 1BW, and Johnathan Gallagher is an amazing guitarist and local singer/songwriter. 7:15pm, £12.50. Europe’s definitive Kylie impersonator Cheryl Hadley aka Hayle Rogue Minogue. WINTER MOUNTAIN, Sandsifter, 1 ZION TRAIN, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 8:30pm, £12.50. Expect
top-notch reggae-fusion which combines soaring vocals, conscious lyrics, high-energy dance beats and the fat sound of the Crispy Horns in a live dub-mix second-to-none. Plus support from Peachy Farmer, Trouble & Mischief and Purple Rabbit and friends.
Plymouth
Godrevy Towans, Gwithian, TR27 5ED, 9pm–late, £free. Live music,
acoustic folk duo back in Cornwall back from a national tour supporting Sara Watkins.
Penryn
PEAPOD SESSIONS, Miss Peapod’s Cafe, Jubilee Wharf, TR10 8FG. Lively monthly music night
showcasing local and South West talent
Plymouth
SQUEEZE, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, £33.50.
Best known for their hit singles Cool For Cats, Up The Junction and Labelled With Love, amongst others. With support from one of the most prominent bands of the 1990s; Lightning Seeds.
2nd VILLAGERS
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 8pm, £9
THE VIBES, The Junction, 6 Mutley Plain, PL4 6LA, 9pm, £free.
A brooding collection of fragile, emotional, dark and heartfelt songs blending acoustic, modern folk and alt-rock elements
Indie Pop/Rock.
RUARRI JOSEPH, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 8pm, £10/£12otd. Cornish singer/
Falmouth
LIVE, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR. Every Thursday live
entertainment for the late night Christmas shoppers along with mulled wine and cider, hot toddies and other winter warmers.
Plymouth
VINCE LEE AND BECCA LANGSFORD,The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 9pm, £2.
Plymouth’s top bluesman and the lovely Becca double up for a duo session of bawlin’ blues. JOSIE AND THE LOVECATS, Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX. OPEN MIC NIGHT, University Of Plymouth Student’s Union, Drakes Circus, PL4 8AA, 9:30pm. With a
full back line provided and plenty of entertainment on offer this is certainly a night not to be missed!
Fri. 03 Bideford
CUT THE RUG,The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd. The return of ex-members of
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3rd PIXIE LOTT
Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, price from £49.99. One of
3 course meal. Gypsy jazz straight from the Hot Club with this outstanding outfit.
THE DIRTY ROBBERS, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. With maximum effect
and minimal subtlety, they combine stylish punk with jaunty guitar rhythms to create an in-your-face live spectacle. Influenced by dirty early R & B and rock and roll artists, they create a 50’s and 60’s garage sound.
Sat. 04 Exeter
MATT SCHOFIELD, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy
FREE CUBA PARTY, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 9pm, £free.
Latin tunes and cocktails, comrades with our resident DJ playing the best in salsa, merengue, bachata, son and more.
Torquay
CRAIG & WILLOUGHBY, The Blue Walnut, 14 Walnut Road, Chelston, TQ2 6HS, 7:30pm-11pm, £9adv/£10otd. Craig & Willoughby’s
material is powerful, literate and melodic.
Sun. 05 Bridgwater
GALLOWS, The Palace, 25-27 Penel Orlieu, TA6 3PF, 7pm, £13.
Disenfranchised DIY punk band fusing rage and disgust with their social surroundings, music critics were quick to draw comparisons to the Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Falmouth
BIG SCARY MONSTERS CHRISTMAS TOUR, Mango Tango, 5-7 Church Street, TR11 3DP.
With Tall Ships, who fuse the energy and stylings of Battles and Foals with influences as wide ranging as Why?, Prince and Explosions In The Sky to form a dynamic musical marvel. Support from Tangled Hair, featuring ex-members of Colour.
Plymouth
ACOUSTIC WINE DOWN, Ride Café, 45 Tavistock Place, PL4 4AX, 9pm-2am, £free all night. Welcome
to an evening of acoustic delights. Dave Ankers (9:30) - Josie Ghost (10.30) - Jess Lambert (11:30) - Elizabeth Davison (12:30).
Tue. 07 Bideford
the UK’s brightest pop acts Pixie Lott on her first UK tour HAMER & ISAACS, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, £18.95 inc
Influenced by dirty early R & B and rock and roll artists, they create a 50’s and 60’s garage sound.
JAM NIGHT, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £free.
Wed. 08 5th XAVIER RUDD
Exeter
The Lemon Grove, Cornwall House, St Germans Road, EX4 6TG, 8pm, £15
Australian Surf / Roots artist with a definite multi-instrumental element to his music, utilising not only the guitar, but the didgeridoo, slide steel, tongue drums, harmonica and an assortment of percussive parts. THE DIRTY ROBBERS, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. With maximum effect
and minimal subtlety, they combine stylish punk with jaunty guitar rhythms to create an in-your-face live spectacle.
8th FRANK WHITE The Lemon Grove, Cornwall House, St Germans Road, EX4 6TG, 7:30pm. Million Dead singer turned folk troubador.
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‘I hope nobody chokes to death on their Xmas turkey but I do wish terrible acid indigestion upon all of you’
Nothing puts a big, goofy smile on my face more than a bunch of amiable New Yoricans dancing like Napolean Dynamite to Enya. Of course, DARWIN DEEZ’s talents don’t end there (Exeter Cavern, 20th Oct). The band’s quintessentially American indiepop whims are the stuff of NYC legend but it’s Mr Deez himself who garners most attention; looking genuinely humbled by the capacity crowd’s unbridled enthusiasm for his slightly awkward yet utterly beguiling persona. The singles, ‘Constellations’ and ‘Radar’, are received like old friends as fellow band members provide the wistful crypto-Strokes rhythms and boogie back-ups. He’s Darwin Deez and he loves to dance. Who could argue? Down in the depths of Kernow, the ad-hoc zombies were out in force as THE KAT MARSH BAND slinked onstage in their finest disguises (Ritz, Penzance, 30th Oct). Resplendent in She-Ra getup, Kat led us willingly through her female-dominated synth-pop garden with a couple well-executed, topical covers thrown in for added Woooh-factor. It may not scale the giddy heights of ‘…Van Occupanther’ but MIDLAKE’s ‘The Courage Of Others’ is still one of the best albums of 2010. And when those two towering achievements are jumbled up and rendered live, the results were nothing short of epiphanic (Lemon Grove, Exeter, 31st Oct). It all hinged on the Texan septet’s beautiful pastoral vocal harmonies, replicating the sound of CSNY frolicking with Fleetwood Mac in some woodcutter’s lumber camp in the late-19th century. ‘Roscoe’, ‘Head Home’ and ‘Branches’ were transformed into superlative displays of authentic, melancholic folk-rock, with pitch perfect vocals and exquisite duelling flutes. And with no less than four guitars battling for pole position, the band never lost sight of their melodic munificence. Astonishing. JASON LYTLE, who ably filled the opening slot, joined the ‘Lake for a loyal runthrough of his old band, Grandaddy’s ‘AM 180’; while ex-Czars JOHN GRANT – reborn and rebooted – cast some beautiful, Neil Sedaka-shaped images over gentle piano song. The scaled down, White Rabbit floor shows are going from strength to strength. This time ‘round, BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE brought the organic noise with a cracking new drummer in tow (Plymouth, 4th Nov). Rocking the telecasters, the Plymouth quintet seem to be expanding their sheet metal palette and it worked a treat. Club owner, Danny Boy James’ very own BEARFIGHT! played to their gnarly punk rock strengths despite an ill-advised cod-reggae interlude. The first prize belonged to DEAD POETS tonight. Their masterful, cleverly punctuated riffage revealed an absolute command of rhythmic dynamics – the sort of thing that separates great seething rock’n’roll bands from the good, especially when it’s played with this much self-belief. CYNICS is London boy, Giles Bidder, and Giles Bidder is a big fan of singalong punk songs. When he’s not competently covering Descendents and Defiance, Ohio gems, he’s bashing out heartfelt paeans to love, liquor and life on the road with the aid of a pretty semi-acoustic guitar and a great, Tom Gableesque voice (The Junction, Plymouth, 10th Nov). Ex-Living Daylights quartet, BAD IDEAS, were a pleasant surprise, taking the melodic clarity of Samiam and imbuing it with some organic, acoustic warmth. While Plymo-punk trio, THE BLOWOUTS, battled through an erratic sound with their early Green Day via The Living End credentials intact. Once the tedious, narcissistic metalcore thud of WHILE SHE SLEEPS had subsided it was time for Essex quintet, RINOA, to reign supreme with a staggering display of guitar-pummelling, throat-shredding, Envy-ous post-rock (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 12th Nov). Sadly, the band were calling it a day after this tour, which is a crying shame when you consider just how cathartic and contagious they were. Good luck in any future endeavours, lads. See-ya bye. Backbone (johnsycash@yahoo.co.uk) Backbone (johnsycash@yahoo.co.uk)
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CAFÉ ACOUSTICA, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 8.30pm, £free. Our fortnightly showcase of
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Plymouth
unplugged talent, hosted by singersongwriter Jessie Mullen.
Thu. 09 Bridgwater
THE SAW DOCTORS, The Palace, 25-27 Penel Orlieu, TA6 3PF, 8pm, £20adv. Tuam County Galway’s
The Saw Doctors play their inviting, guitar-rich, punk-infused rockabilly songs that mix pub roots with the astute Springsteen-like observation and an effortlessly popular appeal.
Exeter
CRAZY ARM, Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, EX4 3RP, 8pm. They rely
chiefly on folk/country open tunings and slide guitars to evoke moods that are at odds with the punk orthodoxy. Support from Apologies I Have None.
Falmouth
LIVE, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR. Every Thursday live
entertainment for the late night Christmas shoppers along with mulled wine and cider, hot toddies and other winter warmers.
Plymouth
CARPETFACE AND AUDIBLE, Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX. ROCKSTAR TOUR OF CHAOS, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 6:30pm, £25. An explosive
tour featuring today’s biggest and on-the-verge of stardom hard rock and metal bands. This year will feature Disturbed, Papa Roach, Buckcherry and Halestorm. MAD DOG MCREA, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 7pm, £18.95 inc 3 course meal. 5-piece
10th ANGUS & JULIA
STONE Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 8pm, £12.50.
Australian brother & sister duo, creating beautifully explosive folk-pop with a lazy, hazy summery feel.
REINDEER BALL, Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell, PL7 5DG, from 6.30pm, £15-£20. The official Christmas party of
Plymouth’s favourite website; The Smile On The Tiles. Music for the evening will be provided by funk soul band Freshly Squeezed, the infamous Mad Dog McRae and Alex’s new band, The KDB Game.
JOOLS HOLLAND, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 7:30pm, £32.50. One of the UK’s most
proficient jazz and blues pianists is joined by Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Alison Moyet for their Autumn Tour.
OUT TO GRASS, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 7pm, £18.95 inc 3 course meal. Our
favourite bluegrass boys mean bad-ass business as they apply their amazing ability to well-known tunes. Like Plymouth’s Hayseed Dixie. But better! CONGO FAITH HEALERS, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. Their
Celtic rock/folk band using fiddle, whistle, bass and drums, fronted by singer/guitarist Michael Mathieson.
special brand of rockin’ swing, swamp boogie and gypsy blues are currently blazing a trail across the land with an intense and utterly compelling live show.
full back line provided and plenty of entertainment on offer this is certainly a night not to be missed!
Bideford
OPEN MIC NIGHT, University Of Plymouth Student’s Union, Drakes Circus, PL4 8AA, 9:30pm. With a
Fri. 10 Bideford
MAYBE NAKED, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd.
Exeter
CLARE TEAL, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, EX1 1SN, 7:30pm, £17. Talented jazz vocalist and
songwriter, whose influences range from Ella Fitzgerald to Cole Porter and Noel Coward.
Falmouth
SPINFORTH, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR. Hong Kong Ping
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Sat.11 DEAD BETAS, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd.
With support from New Riot and Arts & Crafts.
Exeter
THE HAMSTERS, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 8:30pm, £13 (£12).The
guitar, bass and drums trio are widely regarded as the UK’s leading interpreters of Jimi Hendrix’s music.
CHRISTIAN BREWER, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 8pm, £9 (£8.50) adv. Alto sax player Christian Brewer
is one of the real stars of the UK jazz scene.
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LIvE MORNING RUSH, The Globe Inn, 39 Clifton Road, EX1 2BL, 8pm11pm, £4otd. Exeter-based acoustic
folk-rock outfit.
Falmouth
guitarist, he is almost unique in the UK in his playing lap slide. A life long devotee of acoustic guitar music, especially the ageless blues and roots sounds, he has a plethora of diverse influences.
‘BUSYHANDS’ WILL DARWIN, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR.
Hayle
HIJAX, Sandsifter, 1 Godrevy Towans, Gwithian, TR27 5ED, 9pm–late, £3otd. Dance DJ night
showcasing new talent.
Penryn
LIVE MUSIC, Miss Peapod’s Cafe, Jubilee Wharf, TR10 8FG. A jolly night
of capering about and a bit of Balkan Gypsy music amongst other things......
Plymouth
12th JOHNNY FLYNN & THE SUSSEX WIT
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, EX4 3LS, 8pm, £10
11th MAD DOG MCREA Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. Their numerous musical influences include Irish Folk, Punk, Rock, Irish & Scottish traditional, Eastern European and Country & Bluegrass. Plus ‘DJ Breeze’.
NERINA PALLOT, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 8.30pm, £15. Fresh from song writing
With support from Basia Bulat plus Melodica Melody + Me.
Plymouth
ACOUSTIC WINE DOWN, Ride Café, 45 Tavistock Place, PL4 4AX, 9pm-2am, £free all night. Welcome
to an evening of acoustic delights. Stevie Sampson (9:30) - Matt Brenton (10.30) Sam Johnson & Elis Davies (11:30) Dan Cottle (12:30).
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successes with Diana Vickers and Kylie Minogue, Nerina is probably one of the best exponents of quirky, catchy pop songs that stay in your head from the first listen.
MAD DOG MCREA, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. Their numerous
musical influences include Irish Folk, Punk, Rock, Irish & Scottish traditional, Eastern European and Country & Bluegrass. Plus ‘DJ Breeze’.
FREE CUBA PARTY, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 9pm, £free.
Latin tunes and cocktails, comrades with our resident DJ playing the best in salsa, merengue, bachata, son and more.
JOKER, The Junction, 6 Mutley Plain, PL4 6LA, 9pm, £free. Covers
band.
Sun.12 Penryn
MARTIN HARLEY, Miss Peapod’s Cafe, Jubilee Wharf, TR10 8FG.
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14th UK SUBS Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, EX4 3RP, 8pm, £7.50. Nicky Garratt,
Paul Slack, Pete Davies and Charlie Harper continue their constant touring regime, maintaining and pioneering the true spirit of punk rock.
Bideford
JAM NIGHT, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £free.
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LIvE CULTURE UK SUBS, Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, EX4 3RP, 8pm, £7.50.
Nicky Garratt, Paul Slack, Pete Davies and Charlie Harper continue their constant touring regime, maintaining and pioneering the true spirit of punk rock.
Plymouth
MADNESS, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 7:30pm, £35. The original Nutty Boys, back
Street, PL4 0EY. If you love be-bop,
rock n roll swing, jazz and boogaloo this is most definitely a night for you!
OPEN MIC NIGHT, University Of Plymouth Student’s Union, Drakes Circus, PL4 8AA, 9:30pm. With a
full back line provided and plenty of entertainment on offer this is certainly a night not to be missed!
£free. Popular, talented and very
watchable Cornish indie band.
Plymouth
THE HOT HOUSE PLAYBOYS, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. Up tempo
Rhythm n Blues, Jump-Jive, Swing and Doo Wop with a side order of rip-roarin’ Rock n Roll boogie. Later DJ ‘Breeze’.
FREE CUBA PARTY, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 9pm, £free.
together with all their greatest hits, including ‘Baggy Trousers’ and ‘It Must Be Love’. Support from The Beautiful South’s Paul Heaton.
Latin tunes and cocktails, comrades with our resident DJ playing the best in salsa, merengue, bachata, son and more.
Wed.15 Plymouth
Fri.17 Ride Cafe,Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX. With
support from The Wishbones..
ASIA, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 8.30pm, £22.50/£25otd. Original Line-up of
prog rock supergroup on their Omega Tour.
UK SUBS, White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, Breton Side, PL4 0BG, 8pm, £7.50. Nicky
Garratt, Paul Slack, Pete Davies and Charlie Harper continue their constant touring regime, maintaining and pioneering the true spirit of punk rock.
Thu.16 .Falmouth
LIVE, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR. Every Thursday live
entertainment for the late night Christmas shoppers along with mulled wine and cider, hot toddies and other winter warmers.
Plymouth
GANG OF THIEVES, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd.
Falmouth
TITAN SOUNDS, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR.
Plymouth
DIZ WATSON, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 7pm, £18.95 inc 3 course meal. Boogie-woogie man
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White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, Breton Side, PL4 0BG 8pm, £4.
They rely chiefly on folk/country open tunings and slide guitars to evoke moods that are at odds with the punk orthodoxy. Support from Apologies I Have None.
Sun.19 Plymouth
LOUISE PARKER, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 3pm-5pm.
ACOUSTIC WINE DOWN, Ride BOOGIE KNIGHTS, Annabel’s Café, 45 Tavistock Place, PL4 4AX, Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY. Five-piece Disco funk, 9pm-2am, £free all night. Welcome
soul, big wigs & high boots band! And In to an evening of acoustic delights. Joe top form, class retro spinner DJ ‘Breeze’ Biddle (9:30) - Alex Hart (10.30) James Robinson (11:30) - Josh Sarget to keep the party flowing! feat’ Justina (12:30). Porthtowan
Sat.18 Bideford
THE BREAKS COLLECTIVE, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd. Top local Hip Hop, Rap
2 TONIC, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 7pm, £18.95 inc R’n’B fusion act. 3 course meal. Fantastic, characterFalmouth filled blues-folk duo featuring jaws harp DANTE GABRIEL, Toast, 18 and harmonica - good time, guaranteed. Church Street, TR11 3DR. COSMIC JARVIS, Ride Cafe, Hayle Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX. With JOSIE & THE LOVECATS, support from The Wishbones. Sandsifter, 1 Godrevy Towans, THE ROOSTERS, Annabel’s Gwithian, TR27 5ED, 9pm–late, Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall
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18th CRAZY ARM
Smooth vocal jazz from Louise Parker, performing a mixture of jazz standards, blues, a little funk and a whole lot of Diz Watson brings his brand of New Orleans-style piano back to the B-bar for soul. Support from young jazz singer Hattie Spilsbury. a night of blues.
BEN HOWARD, Mount Pleasant Eco Park, TR4 8HL, 8pm, £8.
pays meticulous attention to the way Elvis sings, to adopting the attitude and passion that Elvis expresses when performing and interpreting a song.
CAFÉ ACOUSTICA, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 8.30pm, £free. Our fortnightly showcase of
unplugged talent, hosted by singersongwriter Jessie Mullen.
Thu. 23 Plymouth
OPEN MIC NIGHT, University Of Plymouth Student’s Union, Drakes Circus, PL4 8AA, 9:30pm. With a
Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, EX4 3RP, 8pm, £5.
Bideford
LEE “MEMPHIS” KING, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF, 8pm, £16.50. One Night of Elvis! He
com/yessirbossmusic.
DUB CLUB
15th COSMIC JARVIS
Plymouth
YES SIR BOSS, Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX. myspace.
16th GENTLEMAN’S Fronted by the beautiful Tamara 9-piece with a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, combining tight grooves and a heavyweight sound, along with a super high-energy show. Great. Quite lovely.
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FUSION, Crash Manor, 35 Union Street, 6pm, £4otd. A fresh mix of
local young talent, with all proceeds going to the charity Invisible Children. Something for everyone: Indie (THE ICONYX) metal (Battle of the Bands winners ELITHIA) hip hop (G V CLIK) crunk (TEE & CRUMPETZ) acoustic (THIS JULY) electronic (MILLION & RAZR) and street dance performances.
Tue. 21 Bideford
JAM NIGHT, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £free.
full back line provided and plenty of entertainment on offer this is certainly a night not to be missed!
ED TRESLOGGETT, The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ, 9pm, £2.
New crooner on the block performs his versions of well-known tunes, to piano accompaniment.
Fri. 24 Bideford
THE BLUES DOCTORS, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £3otd. Special Christmas show
by local Blues favourites.
Tue. 28 Bideford
JAM NIGHT, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £free.
Thu. 30 Plymouth
BACKBEAT SOUND SYSTEM, Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place, PL4 8AX.
Fri. 31 Falmouth
NEW YEARS EVE, Toast, 18 Church Street, TR11 3DR, till 2am.
Live music until midnight and then DJ until 2am.
Plymouth
ANOTHER LAST NIGHT OF DECADENCE, Annabel’s Cabaret & Discotheque, Vauxhall Street, PL4 0EY, 8.30pm-4am-ish! STRICTLY
OVER 21’s, £10adv only. Hot Blues rhythms and Soul, saucy burlesque and belly dancing with filthy cocktails! With Soul/Blues band Beth And The Black Cat Bones and the resident DJ raising the roof.
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C103 is by far Plymouth’s most cutting edge & versatile nightclub! No matter what you’re looking for, C103 has it all, from the biggest names in the hard dance world, to the southwest’s biggest & longest running rock night, alongside the city’s most popular student night seven years running! Three rooms under one roof with a large outside smoking area! If you’re looking for a night out to remember, this is the place to be!
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DECEMBER listings Mondays GET FUNKED
10pm-3am / £3 / £2.50 in advance Plymouth’s BIG new student night bringing you the biggest RnB, Chart & Electro in room one with DJ XL + Guests, and the phattest D&B & Dubstep in room 2 with the Deckheads + Guests! Tons of quid drinks! www.funkedevents.co.uk 13th MASSIVE CHRISTMAS SNOW PARTY then a three week break for Christmas, back on Monday 10th Jan.
Wednesdays BOOGIE NIGHTS
10pm-3am / £3 Plymouth’s No.1 Student Night – UPSU’s official Clubs & Society’s Night Out! Plymouth’s number one student night, seven years running as voted for by the students of Plymouth. Great drinks deals all night. (3 week break over Christmas, closed Dec 22, 29 & Jan 5)
Fridays THE ROCK SHOW
10pm-4am / £3 b4 11pm / £4 b4 12am / £5 after, members save £1 Established in 1996, the biggest and longest running Rock night in the southwest. Three rooms of rock, metal, punk, ska, alternative, indie, festival hits, drum and bass and dubstep from DJ’s Konrad, Aides, Synn, JJ & Guests.
Saturdays SOUTHWEST’S LEADING DANCE BRANDS
The world’s biggest dance acts at Plymouth’s number one dance club. 4th SENSATION HARDSTYLE SPECIAL 10.30pm-5am / Members just £3 b4 midnight & free drink! £4 after. Non-members £4/£5 D4rk, Steinbeck, Pete Kingwell, Mr E, Patho + more! 11th FASTTRACK HARDCORE SPECIAL 10.30pm-5am / Members just £3 b4 midnight & free drink! £4 after. Non-members £4/£5 With Mob, Last of The Mohicans, D-Linquants, Age-O, Skatty + more! 18th HARD-KNOX CHRISTMAS PARTY 10.30pm-5am / Members just £3 b4 midnight & free drink! £4 after. Non-members £4/£5 Ed E T & DTR, H20, Kinger & Sean Hamley + more! 25th Closed, Merry Christmas!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
26th (BOXING DAY) - PREMONITION 10.30pm-6am / £12/£10 Kutski, Mark EG, Organ Donors, Bootek + more! 31st NEW YEARS EVE 10pm-6am / £12/£10 in adv Distortion presents Tom Costelloe’s massive homecoming! Trance & Hard Dance with guests Solarstone, Scott Attrill...... Don’t forget, New Years Eve in The Warehouse (next door to C103): The Rock Show! DJ Konrad takes you into 2011, entry just £4 all night with some awesome drinks deals! Photos: Dom Moore
122a Fore St, Exeter / 01392 423212
Are you a classy type of person? Then Exeter newest nightspot could be the club for you! Offering a lively but intimate atmosphere, you can relax and enjoy a cocktail at either of the ground floor bars. At the weekends, dance the night away in our top floor club with our resident and guest DJs. Alternatively, you can hire our top bar facilities for your own parties and functions. We have drink promotions running every night, all our vodka is served chilled and for all you Jagermeister fans, we have it on tap!
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DECEMBER listings Thursdays Open Deck Night 7pm-12.30am / £Free Everyone welcome, bring your tunes and your friends. Anyone who plays gets a free drink. Five slots a week up for grabs. Get in contact with Lee on 07985736455 to book your slot.
Fridays 3rd
HOUSE TRAP ALL STARZ CHRISTMAS PARTY 7pm – 2.30am / £5 The HOUSE TRAP ALL STARZ battle it out on the decks dropping some of the fattest Electro & Tech House around. DJ’s on the night Lee H, Symon R, Henry The 8th, Wheels & new HOUSE TRAP resident DJ Justy. Drinks deals all night, including bottle of Becks for £1.80
10th
LUMINALS
7pm – 2.30am / £4 before 10, £5 after One of Exeter rising promotion LUMINALS drop in for some festive madness. Headlining the event from Electrik Shandy Recordings they have Dan Kelly and Creature Craig with support from LUMINALS font man Squiffy, number one female resident Franetic and debut set from Batch. Drinks deals all night, including bottle of Becks for £1.80
17th
TOGETHER 7pm – 2.30am / £4 before 10, £5 after Several of the south west’s biggest club nights join forces to create one monster clubbing experience! Expect top DJ’s playing the best upfront dance music covering many genre’s plus live sax and bongo players. For their Christmas party guests should also look forward to lots of extra décor, including a snow machine as well as an extra 5kw sound system. We are also offering a free glass of bubbly for the first 50 through the door! Drinks deals all night, including bottle of Becks for £1.80
24th
KLASS A ‘WHITE WINTER WONDERLAND PARTY’ 7pm – 2.30am / £Free Special fancy dress party, where we encourage you to wear something white, with resident Dj Davey J providing you with all the Christmas and chart anthems. Drinks deals all night, including bottle of Becks for £1.80
31st
KLASS A - NEW YEARS EVE FANCY DRESS PARTY 7pm – 4am / £Free Dance the night away in the top floor club in any fancy dress of your choice. Bottle of booze for the best dressed.
Drinks deals all night, including bottle of Becks for £1.80
Sundays KARAOKE SUNDAYS
8.30pm-12.30am / £Free Hosted by DJ Skeletor – Come down pick your song and have some fun.
Drinks deals include Fosters, Strong Bow & Wkd Blue at only £1.90 and two Fosters for only £4 and two bottles of Wkd for only £4.
Festive Drink Promotions : Winter Warmer Mulled Wine - £2, Christmas Cocktail £2.50 available every night WE ARE OPEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY! 7pm till Close, BOXING DAY Boxing Day 7pm Till Close
Calenick St, Truro, TR1 2SL
L2 is Truro’s largest Nightclub. With state of the art lighting, amazing sound system and some of the best DJ’s around, L2 is the place to be. Spread over 4 Rooms with music ranging from House to Drum and Bass, Chart to Dubstep and anything in between, there is something for anyone. With an extensive drinks selection at great price’s and a great atmosphere, you wont find a better night out!
www.l2nightclub.co.uk / 01872 222023 Search: Loft Truro
DECEMBER listings Mondays STUDENT NIGHT 9:30pm till 1:30am / Free entry before 10pm / £5 after The biggest student night around, Matt Wing plays all the big tunes, Drinks from £1. Get your advance tickets at www.l2nightclub.co.uk 20th
MONDAY XMAS SPECIAL - JUDGEMENT MONDAY
27th
BURN THE TURKEY - FESTIVE MASHUP!
Radio 1 Superstar Judge Jules & Cornwall Favourite Charlie G (CGI) drop all things house and trance, whilst DJ Matt Wing with all the biggest Tunes in the other room.
Superstar scratch master Krafty Kuts makes a rare appearance in the South West. Guaranteed dance-floor destruction from the party master! Support from Charlie G, Klimax, Premise & Kristoff
Thursday 23rd
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 70s, 80s, 90s Night
9:30pm - 1:30pm / £Free
Fridays FRESH FRIDAYS - Something different every week 3rd 150 FRIDAY 9:30pm till Late / £free DJ Tom Willz playing all the latest tunes and taking your requests All Drinks £1.50
10th
FRESH 9:30pm till Late / £Free Jason M playing all the upfront House and Electro with support from Tom Willz
17th
VITALITY XMAS SPECIAL
24th
CHRISTMAS EVE SPECIAL
31st
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY - THE BIGGEST PARTY 10pm - 3am / £6 & free drink after midnight IN TOWN
9:30pm till 2:30am / £8 B4 11pm / More after The biggest names in Drum and Bass, Breaks, and Dubstep with Mampi Swift, DJ Blame & IC3, Devinyl, Leroy, Chazza and Palm. MC’s Express, Mr Offensive and Rootise. Room 2 with Will Streetwise and Lush DJ’s Advance Tickets online at www.l2nightclub.co.uk
9.30pm-2.30am / £1.50 Tom Willz & Jason M on the decks with the latest tunes and Christmas beats . Drinks £1.50
DJ MATT WING playing all the latest Chart, RnB and Hip Hop. Jason M with all the latest House and Electro Advance tickets ONLINE at www.l2nightclub.co.uk
Saturdays SOCIAL - Truro’s Weekly big party night
9:30pm till 2:30pm / Free entry before 10pm / £3 before 11pm / £5 after Matt Wing plays all the best chart, hip hop and R’n’B, Jason M with all the upfront house, electro and trance.
Photos by: Jonathan Jacobs.
Branwell’s Mill, Penzance | 01736 331211 | www.soundpenzance.com
As in the story of Christmas, out with the old and in with the new. Formerly Club 2k in Penzance has been totally transformed with a new entrance on the Market Jew Street leading into a luxurious cocktail bar. The new main nightclub area with a capacity over 1000 is unrecognizable with new bars, dance floors, state of the art light and sound systems, giving Sound the Wow factor! The club opens Tuesday, Friday and Saturdays playing Commercial chart, Dance and R&B to a packed main room on. Friday night Room 2 holds regular urban events from promoter such as Dyminate Hip Hop, Love riot and Restless. Entrance is just £5 all night, whether Jurassic 5 is playing or D&B legend Spy. If you are celebrating a special occasion then why not do it in style and book the Sound limo for you and seven friends on a Tuesday, included in this package is free entry for you and nine friends and bubbly on arrival. And the best bit about this VIP package is it doesn’t cost you a penny, it is completely FREE! The Sound team is specialist in event planning and can provide the perfect corporate or private event for you. Any of our rooms are available for private hire so we can cater for all events, small or large.
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DECEMBER listings Tuesdays TWO POUND TUESDAY
11pm – 3am / £4/free before midnight
DJs Boris & Diesto playing chart and commercial bangers! Celebrating a special occasion? Then why not do it in style and book the Sound limo for you and seven friends and get picked for free, and free entry into the club too. Dress nice, be nice All drinks £2
Wednesdays 8th
BEHIND SAVANNAH’S EYE’S
9pm-1am / £5
A fund raising night inspired by the strength and courage of one little girl and her fight for life! Purple Theme , music from residents and special guests. Special 16+ night, bring ID for alcohol
22nd
COLTS AND COLLEGE
10pm-2am / £6
The big ticket for Students this Christmas! Providing students with their most primitive needs, cheap drinks, quality music from residents and special guests . Special 16 + night, bring ID for alcohol
29th
BLAST
9pm-1am / £5
Another Sound Metal night, with bands on from 8.30pm, including Kernuyck, Mad Hatter 2.0, Beryllium & Blind Belief. Last metal gig of the year, don’t miss it!
Sound Fridays 10th
DYNAMITE HIP-HOP
11pm-4am / £5
with production duo the Krate Krusaders titled ‘Before I Was Famous’. Genesis Elijah continues to make a name for himself as one of the most hard working and consistent artists in the hip hop game. Supported by Tommy Gramma from the Inkspillaz and Seth Giveaway from Dopescribes and Resident Dynamite DJs Louis & Paul Robbin. Room 1 will be the usual commercial party with DJ Boris.
17th
RESTLESS
11pm-4am / £5
X MASH UP
11pm-4am / £5
Restless is back in the game with one of Drum and Bass’s most sought after artists, SPY! Over the past few years S.P.Y. has really come into is own, releasing tune after tune on countless labels and being booked at almost every major event in the world. This night will be fully supported from Restless residents, Pessmist, Butter, Skint & Hertz and Valour. Room 1 will be the usual commercial party with DJ Boris
24th
Special night with residents and guests, supported by DJ CQ and Boris in Room 1. Buy your New years eve tickets for £10 in advance and get free admission tonight!
31st
NYE
11pm – the until early hours / £10 in adv.
Full resident line up taking the party in 2011! Buy your New years eve tickets for £10 in advance and get Xmas Eve admission thrown in for free!
Sound Saturdays 11pm – 3am / £4/free before midnight DJ’s Boris and Diesto playing chart and commercial bangers in main room. Relive your youth with the best of the 80’s, 90’s and 00 in Room 2. Special Guest in Room 2 (check out facebook for more info).
25th
CLOSED - MERRY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
& 1st
FROM EVERYONE AT SOUND
Sundays 24th
X MAS SUPER SUNDAY
11pm-4am / £6
With residents and special guests, dress nice, be nice
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MONDAYS Exeter
MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm2.30am. £4.50/£2adv available from reps and the student guild. Exeters biggest and best student night, every week is themed, check out the weekly themes on our facebook group - Monday Madness at ArenaMONDAYS. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 7.30pm1am. £free. Cheesy pop mash up! METAL MONDAYS! Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-late, £3otd. Vanadium/ Cambion/ These Ruins/ Caesura. Metal.
Calenick St. 9.30pm-1.30am. £free B4 10pm/£5 after. DJ Matt Wing playing Chart, RnB, Hip Hop and Party Classics.
TUESDAYS Exeter
9pm-late. £free. All aspiring DJs welcome. Come showcase your skills and maybe land yourself a night!
Plymouth
BIG WEDNESDAY. Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. £2. Wonky Ben - Hook up, kick back, rock CAFE SABROSO. Timepiece, out. £1 drinks deals; this night is rammed Little Castle St. 7.30pm-1.30am, every week! The ultimate antidote to mid £free. Salsa, Samba and Merengue with week blues! DJ Ricardo come along to one of Exeter’s STUDENT SOCIETY NIGHT. Blush longest running salsa nights and see how Lounge. 102 Tavistock Place, North they party on the continent! Hill. 10pm-3am. 2 cocktails for £6 and CHEESY TUESDAYS. Arena. draught lager from £1.50. Summerland St. 10pm-2.30am. £4.50 A huge slice of cheese from the 80’s, VODKA WEDNESDAY’S. Revolution. Derrys Cross. 90’s & 00’s sandwiched in between all the 9pm-2am. £2/free B4 10pm. Every biggest student anthems. Wednesday Revs card holders can take Falmouth Exmouth advantage of 2-4-1 on all our Revolution STUDENT NIGHT. Toast. 18 Church OFFICE PARTY. Fahrenheit, The Cocktails, Pitchers and six shot sticks! St. until 1am. £free. Monday night Parade. 10pm-2.30am, £2/free B4 BOOGIE NIGHTS (in assoc. with is student night at toast with lots of 11pm. Commercial night. Uni Plymouth). C103. 103 Union £1.50 drink deals! Falmouth St. 10pm-2am. £3. Student only night. BAR 150. Remedies. The Moor. TUESDAYS. Remedies. The Moor. Commercial tunes, giveaways, games and 10pm-2am. £1.50. £1.50 drinks 10pm-2am, £free. Indie music with drinks deals. and a different DJ for each week of competitive drinks prices. COWPOW. The Dairy, 25 the month. Bretonside. 6pm-late. Student night, Penzance STUDENT NIGHT. Q Bar. 15a chart popping classics, great student deals, STUDENT NIGHT. Sound Killigrew St. 8pm-late. £free.Tons of all are welcome to join in the fun. Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance great drinks deals, and Monkey T of Simian WIRED WEDNESDAYS. Crash is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Sound playing guilty pleasures on the Manor. 35 Union St. 10pm-3am. Kasbar). 10.30pm-3am. £2 B4 decks. You know you love a little guilt! And £free. Electro, Dubstep, Drum & Bass of course the Famous Cookie Monster shots. midnight/£4 after. DJs Boris & Diesto and Indie being provided alongside the best playing chart and commercial bangers! All Newquay drinks deals. drinks £2. SUPER CHY MONDAYS. The Chy VIBE. Oceana. Barbican Leisure Plymouth & Koola. 12 Beach Road. 10pmPark, 9pm-3am, £free with flyer B4 3.30am, £4/£2. DJ’s Robin Parris & Proof TWISTED TUESDAYS. Wow. 11 The 11pm/£3. All your urban favourites from Playing Parade, Barbican. 10.30pm. playing hip hop, funk, party, breaks, indie, old-skool to new-skool, courtesy of your the best in Chart, RnB and 90’s classics rock, dance, grime, R’n’B, reggae, D’n’B, resident, DJ Jonezy Disco - Cheese and with amazing drinks deals. gypsy swing kinda thing & cheap booze Party tunes all night long with John C With SCANDALOUS. Firefly. 2 Sherwell for locals! £1.60 drinks all night. Your Arcade. 10pm – 4am. £free. JAGER MONDAYS. Belushi’s. NON-STOP MUSIC. Zero’s. 24 weekly dose of everything RnB supplied by Fore St. 9pm-1am. £free. Playing all Lockyer St. 10.30pm-1am. £free. Plymouths 14th best Aldo Vanucci. things funky and soulful every Monday this HOUSE PARTY . Firefly. 2 Sherwell LOVELY JUGGLY. Blush Lounge. summer. £1.50 Jager bombs mixed with 102 Tavistock Place, North Hill. Jugs Arcade. 10pm-4am. £free. One of Firefly’s Hip-Hop, Funk, DnB, Breaks, House and weekend resident DJs, DJ I.D.E.A.L exclusive mash-ups with EatBeatz + Adski. of fruit flavoured cocktails for £10! introduces a night of electro, all mixed in with some Breakbeat, House and timeless Plymouth WEDNESDAYS dancefloor classics to get everyone going! GET FUNKED. C103. 103 Union St. 10pm-3am. £3otd. Electro, Dubstep and Exeter Penzance STUDENT NIGHT. Timepiece. Little DnB with residents The Deckheads and JJ. 8th. BEHIND SAVANNAH’S Chart, RnB and Dance anthems in Room 2. Castle St. 7.30pm-1.30am. £free. In EYES. Sound Nightclub. Branwell the main room they go bananas to all the DROP THE BOMB. Ride Cafe. 45 Mill. 9pm-1am. £5. 100% of profits Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. £free all student disco classics and current cheesey going to Behind Savannah’s Eye’s appeal. faves. In the Balcony Bar they get down to night. Featuring DJ Wonkey Ben bringing Purple Theme. A fund raising night inspired the very latest urban sounds with JSR. This a totally new night of House and Electro. by the strength and courage of one little girl is a night run by students for students and Bombs from £2! and her fight for life! Residents and special FUZZY LOGIC. Oceana. Barbican proceed go to support student societies. guests. Leisure Park. 7pm-2am. £free B4 THE GUM CLUB. Angel Bar. 32 29th. BLAST. Sound Nightclub. 10pm/£2 until 11pm/£3NUS. Free Queen St. 9pm-1am, £free. With DJ Branwell Mill. 8pm till late. £5. Metal bus from UPSU 9.30pm-12.30am. Dropsteady. You can expect to hear funk/ night - Mad Hatter, 2.0, Blind belief Plymouth’s biggest student night with 6 reggae/hip hop/breaks/old school/latin/ rooms of entertainment. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s northern soul/cheese and generally anything and guests. party in the New York Disco, Commercial that makes you rock your head and puts a Truro classics in the Ice House. Selected drinks big grin on your face. THE MID WEEK SOCIAL. L2 just £1.50. LOFI HIFI. Cavern Club. 83-84 Nightclub. Calenick St. 9.30pmWONKEYLEGS. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Queen St. 8pm-3am. £free. Indie/ 1am. £free. DJ Paul Blee playing Chart Arcade. 10pm– 4am. £2/£free with Electro clubnight. LOFI HIFI bring you the and Cheese. flyer. Drum n Bass, Hip Hop, Breakbeat and best in Indie/Electro/Dubstep with resident now Dubstep and House, all in a party style. DJs and live guests. Carlsberg £1 before THURSDAYS Wonkey cocktail £3. 9pm. Camborne Penzance 8th. BEATS & BASS XMAS STUDENT NIGHT. The Corn 27th. LOVE RIOT. Sound Nightclub. PARTY! Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen Exchange. 19 Commercial St. 9pmBranwell Mill. 11pm-4am. St. 8pm-3am. £free. The Beats & Bass 1am. £5/£1 B4 10.30pm. £2 drinks and crew round of the year with a great night of St Austell commercial tunes. the best in Dubstep, Beats and Breaks. BIG STUDENT NIGHT. Puls-8. 14 Bude High Cross St. 10pm-2am. £4/£2 Falmouth REVERT. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The NUS. DJ Dean playing the party classics. LADIES NIGHT. Remedies, The Strand. 10pm - 2am. £5. Student/local All drinks £1.50. Moor. 10pm-2am, £free. Free shot for night with all drinks £1.50 all night! the ladies. Chart and cheese music. Truro Exeter L2 STUDENT NIGHT. L2 Nightclub. WEDNESDAYS. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. FLAVA. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St.
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9pm-1am. £free. Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop, House, Beta, Breaks and Bass. Hosted by DJ Freddy Pimms (Solid Steel/ SWU/ Full Melt) plus special guests. FUZZY LOGIC. Arena Nightclub, Summerland St. 9.30pm-2.30am. £5.Without doubt the busiest student night in Exeter. Playing the biggest and best tunes, with some great drink deals!! ‘WAX THE VAN’ PRESENT SHAKE. The Amber Rooms. 161 Sidwell St. Main Bar. 9pm - 2am. £free. DJs playing the finest Funk / Disco / Acid Jazz. SCANDALOUS. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 10pm-2am, £2 B4 11pm with flyer/£3. DJ JSR provides the upfront freshness and youthful vigour while Aldo Vanucci brings you the biggest and best joints around. 999 NIGHT. 44 Below. 44 Queen St. Exeter’s newest cocktail and wine bar will be holding a weekly night for the city’s emergency services. Selected drinks and food for just £9.99 on presentation of relevant ID.
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DJ DENO. Remedies. The Moor. 10pm-2am, £free. Chart music R&B Hip-Hop. STUDENT NIGHT. Toast. 18 Church St. Until 1am. Thursday night is student night at toast with lots of £1.50 drink deals!
Plymouth
METAL UP YOUR ASS! Blush Lounge. 102 Tavistock Place, North Hill. 10pm-3am. Shooters from £1.50, 4 bottles from £5. HONKYTONK. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Arcade. 10pm–4am. £free. DJ Griff (rambunctious social club / jelly jazz) Playing the best in Soul, Funk, World, Jazz and all that good stuff. STUDENT NIGHT. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-2am. £free. Chart, Cheese & RnB. ROCK NIGHT. Wow. 11 The Parade, Barbican. 10pm–3am, £2 B4 11pm/£3 after. Rock night with DJ Mark Williams. BATTLE STATIONS. Voodoo Lounge. 1 The Money Centre. 9pm-2am. £2. 2nd Thursday of Every Month. Plymouth’s only night of TRUE hip-hop battles, representing all the elements in one massive session. Bboying, Graffiti, Turntablism, Beatboxing, MC-ing all under one roof, with bragging rights on the line.
Taunton
ESSENTIAL. Shout. 43/45 East St. 10pm-3am. £5 B4 11pm includes your first 3 drinks on us! We are the biggest student friendly night in town with the best mix of drinks deals, tunes and events to start your weekend early, playing Dance, Urban, R & B and Anthems bought to you by one of the South West’s finest DJs.
FRIDAYS Bideford
FUNKY FRIDAYS. Caesar’s Palace. King St. 11pm. £4. All the classics, a DJ and no rules whatsoever.
Bude
RETOX. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm-3am. £5. Alternative night featuring Funky/ Electro, House, live acts plus more!
Exeter
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local boys blowing up party vibes and digging out of the crates to unleash their hidden vinyl. Funk/ Hip-Hop/Old School/Reggae/Ska/ Party/Cheese/Selected Boom COLLISION. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 10pm-2am. £3. The only Friday student night in Exeter. The beginning of the night brings you a mixture of current charts and cheese to get the dance floor in full swing with our in house DJ A Bigger Hammer. In the latter part of the night DJ Tezza takes over with the biggest Indie hits around. FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm-3am. £free entry with sticker/wristband. Start the weekend in style at Exeter’s premier nightclub, £2.60 on selected drinks, feel good party atmosphere, party pictures for the website! Get down and party on the dancefloor with all your favourite music - the very best dance, chart, party and RnB - and all your shouts, birthdays and requests! GOLD BLENDZ. The Amber Rooms. 161 Sidwell St. 8pm3am. £free. 100% Real Hip Hop guaranteed. Some old, some new but all fresh! DJs include: Loctite, Ron Willis, Mix Masta Mullet and Mad Beats. XCLUSIVE. NV Nightclub. 9.30pm2am, £3/£2. Sexy Urban Music / Grime / Hip Hop / Bassline / Garage. Residents Killa B & DJ Ugly with Killa B & DJ Ugly & special guests. 10th. BRACKLES. Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm. £4adv. One of the most prominent figures in the rapidly mutating post-dubstep scene, he has breathed fresh life into the bass music scene through his unique confluence of elements of dubstep, UK funky, garage, grime and house. 17th. PHONIC.FM XMAS PARTY. Exeter Phoenix. Voodoo Lounge. Bradninch Place, Gandy St. 8.30pm-2am. £5. Party Ska with Melosa, Count To Fire, Hazaar, Lucky Ol’ Sun, Velveteen Rabbit and Phonic FM deejay rota!
17th STANDOUT XMAS PARTY
Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-2. £free B4 10pm/£5 after.
Rounding off a busy year and some roadblock nights, the team behind Standout invite everyone to come and join them for a drink with residents, Ben & Lex, Niceness, Maxxi P & Lewah taking the front of stage and rock it, peak time styleee!!
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Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. Featuring: Super Duper Dan’s block quaking five hour soundclash of dance floor mashups, megamixes & twisted basement noise. Leaping over dullness in a single bound! PUNK ROCK DISCO. Jack Chams. 50 Ebrington St. £1.50 vodka and mixer all night. FUNKY FRESIAN FRIDAYS. The Falmouth FRIDAY NIGHTS. Toast. 18 Church Dairy. 25 Bretonside. THE FRIDAY JEFF SPENCE St. 6.30pm-2am. £free. Something EXPERIENCE. Wow. 11 The different every week! 2nd Friday of the month with DJ Dante Gabriel (Groove Juice), Parade, Barbican. 10pm–3am, £2 B4 11pm/£3 after. Great Chart Party 3rd Friday of the month with Plymouth’s DJ tunes to let your hair down to and heighten Skank Marvin and Hong Kong Ping Pong’s that Friday feeling! Plus some great drinks Spinforth rounds things off on the last Friday deals! of the month. CRISIS. White Rabbit. Bretonside WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies. Bus Station. £1. 12am-5am. An The Moor. 10pm-2am. £3. 3 Bars, eclectic hot mix of Indie/Punk/Rock/Hip-Hop/ 2 Floors, 3 different DJs playing all sorts Funk/80’s. Served to you by JC & OZ. of different music from R&B to Cheese DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. and Chart. £5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pmFRIDAYS. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 8pm-2am. Only the best DJs from the area late. Playing RnB, Funk, House and Club classics. Downstairs DJ Ryan Platts. playing for your aural pleasure. DOLLY MIXTURES. Zero’s, 24 Newquay Lockyer St. 10.30pm-4am, £free B4 I CANDY. Sailors. Fore St. 10.30pm- 11pm/£4 after. Gay night with resident 4am, £ladies free/£2 B4 12.30am. DJs Stev-E & Juzzy B play Cheese, Chart, Chart, RnB, Dance and Party. R’n’B, Dance and Hard House. OMG! FOAM PARTY! Berties SUPERFLY. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Nightclub. East St. 10.30pm-4am. Arcade. 9pm–5am. £free. Resident £2 B4 12.30pm. In the main room our DJs on rotation. Just J from Jac the Disco resident DJ Will.B mashes up the best Chart, playing a disco set downstairs and a Dance, RnB, Indie and Party. banging club set upstairs. KOOLA ROCKS. The Koola. FUNKY FRIDAYS. The Treasury. 9pm-3am, £free with VIP cards. All Royal Parade. 9pm-3am, £tbc. Funky 3 rooms open / live music & DJ’s / Indie grooves. Electro mash-ups / Latin spirit / live dancers FUNKY FRIDAYS. Annabel’s / cocktail lounge / happy hour 6pm - 11pm Cabaret and Discotheque, Vauxhall / special guests. St. 8.30pm-3pm. £tbc. Funky grooves FILTHY FRIDAYS. Red Square. all night. Gover Lane. 10.30pm-4am. UNLEASHED. Crash Manor. £free. A brand new fortnightly event for 35 Union St. 10pm-4am, £3 B4 Newquay bringing you an awesome mix of 12pm/£4 after. Dubstep, Drum & Bass underground sounds, with Resident DJ’s with Darko and guests. Re-Defeat & Grudge expect to hear - Breaks/ 31st. DISTORTION NEW YEARS Electro/Dub Step / D&B and everything in EVE. C103. Union St. 10pm-6am, between!! (£2 Drinks promo’s all night). £8 earlybird/£10. Trance and Hard Dance in the Main Arena with Tom Costelloe, Penzance Solarstone, Scott Attrill and Dark By Design. 10th. DYNAMITE HIP-HOP : GENESIS ELIJAH. Sound Hardstyle and Hardcore in Room 2 with Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pmAlex Foxx. 4am. £5. With support from Resident St Austell Dynamite DJs Louis & Paul Robbins. FRIDAYS. Puls-8. 14 High Cross 17th. SPY. Sound Nightclub. St. 10pm-2am. New resident DJ Stevie G throwing RnB, Chart and Dance into the mix. Branwell Mill. 11pm-4am. £5. Drum DUB SUB & PUB. The Stag Inn. and Bass’s most sought after artists SPY! Victoria Place. 8pm-2am. £free. This night will be fully supported from Restless residents, Pessmist, Butter, Skint & Dubstep Cornwall presents its weekly night of underground electronica and the latest in Hertz and Valour. 24th. X MASH UP. Sound Nightclub. Dubstep. 18+ Branwell Mill. 11pm-4am. £5. DJ CQ Tiverton and Boris in Room 1. THE FUSION PROJECT. The White 31st LOVE RIOT The Ritz, 9pmHorse. Gold St. 9pm-1am. £3otd. 4am, £12/£9.50 early bird. Crazy Fortnightly. A night of Breaks, Dirty House & house party with Shake Aletti live, supported Trance with a hint of Old Skool. An alternative by residents Ry Spenceley and friends. evening which you won’t find anywhere else. Torquay Plymouth LADIES NIGHT. The Venue. 13 THE ROCK SHOW. C103. 103 Torwood St. 9pm-1am. £3/ladies Union St. 10pm-3.30am. £2/ £free all night. The biggest night in members £1. Rock, Indie and Punk with the bay. DJ K-Rad, Dy Synn, DJ JJ and Aides over FRIDAYS. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 three rooms. Torwood St. 11pm-3pm. £4 B4 THE BIG CHEESE. University of 12pm/£5 after. DJs on rotation including Plymouth Students Union. Drakes DJ Hype, Coalition, MC Daddy Earl, Jordan Circus. 8pm. £1 B4 12/ £3after Suckle, Lee Haslam, DJ Gammer, DJ (NUS)/£2 B4 12/£4after. All the Supreme, Ben Mcgowan and Jimmy P. cheesiest tunes to get your weekend off to FRIDAYS. Studio 22. 22 Victoria Parade. a flying start. The club on rotation is pumping the best of SUPER DUPER SOUND CLASH. The Wall. Little Castle St. 9pm-2am. £1 all night. Main Room: Leon B, DJ Tiny, Nitrix, Aggey and Rapo. 31st. DAYBREAK NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY. Hole In The Wall. Little Castle St. 8pm-6am. £4 all night. Playing RnB, Dance, Hardcore, Chart and DnB over 2 floors. DJs include Maccy, Benny P, Robbie Dogg, Fluffy and Squiffy.
grimey, dirty heavy Dance, DnB, Dubstep and Hip Hop. I LOVE INDIE. Rude Bar. 3 Victoria Parade. 9pm-2.30am. £2. With Electric Kills Children. 3rd. HINDSIGHT VS. BIONIC VS. DHF. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 10pm-5am. £10otd. 30 artists over 2 arenas. Main Room: Hard Trance and Hardstyle from Cally & Juice, Brian M vs. McBunn, L.E.D & Frisky, F.J Project & Nick The Kid and more. 10th. BRANDON BLOCK. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 10pm-4pm. £5 B4 12pm/£7 after. Xmas bash with Ibiza House legend Brandon Block alongside Vicky Devine spinning an exclusive House set. Plus Nick The Kid, Ben McGowan, Andi Shane and Nick M. 17th. FULL TILT CHRISTMAS PARTY. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 11pm-late. £6 B4 12pm/£7 after. DJ Sy & Unknown who are at the forefront of the Hardcore scene with support from MC Storm, Jimmy P, Matt EP, Mike Ahmet, Tyrant & Limpstar. Truro FRESH FRIDAYS. L2 Nightclub. Calenick St. 9.30pm-2.30am. £free. DJ Tom Wills playing all the best party tunes. Lots of drink promotions inc. all Draught £2.50, Selected Spirits £1.50. 17th. VITALITY. L2 Nightclub. Calenick St. 9.30pm-2.30am. £8 B4 11pm. Drum and Bass event with Mampi Swift, DJ Blame & IC3, Markie B B2B Devinyl, Chazza B2B Palm, Leroy B2B Corp. Breaks and Tech Funk in Room 2 with Will Streetwise and Lush DJs.
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PROJECT, THE XMAS CRACKER
Qube Club 7pm-3am. £7.
DJs Easygroove, Genius, Slipmaster, Spuddy, Spinna, Connerz, Lee Kay and Rachael E.E take it back to the old skool, with some new school bangers too.
Bude
RENAISSANCE. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm-3.30am. £5. All the best Commercial Club Classics from the past two decades.
Exeter
PLAYGROUND HQ. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 9pm-2am. £free. A fusion of local and beyond Djs offering what we consider to be the biggest and baddest party tunes. INDIE CLUB. Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-3am. £free B4 9pm. www.247magazine.co.uk
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The best in Indie/Alternative AND Electro Sounds from DJS Jake and Paddy. With live guests. ESSENTIAL SATURDAY. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm-3am. £2 B4 10.30pm with flyer/£4 after. Get on the dancefloor in the feel-good party atmosphere and dance around to all your favourite music - the very best Dance, Chart, Party and RnB. ROCK, GOTH & METAL NIGHT. Artful Dodger, St Davids, 10pm3am, £free. Metal night with guest bands. WOBBLE. Timepiece. 8pm-1.30am, £3 B4 11pm with flyer. DJ A mixed bag of Hip Hop, Disco, Funk, Techno classics, ‘60s, Indie & deep House. Basically anything goes! SATURDAYS. The Amber Rooms. 161 Sidwell St. 9pm-3am. £free. Guest DJs dropping all things funky. 4th. TRASH CITY. Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-1am. £free B4 9pm. DJ Joe rebel and guest DJ playing punk, indie, alternative and the very large kitchen sink of tunes. 4th. HARDCORE FREQUENCY VS. ABDUCTATION. Hole In The Wall. Little Castle St. 8pm-3am. £5 B4 10.30/£6 after. Two rooms of banging Hardcore, Hardstyle, Hard House and Gabba with Joey Riot, Mike Steventon, Searly, Benny P, Jammer, Aggey, Mastervodkaman and many more. 11th. THE BEST OF THE SOUTH WEST. Hole In The Wall. Little Castle St. 9pm-2am. £5. Big bassline beats with Mr Nice, Maxxi P, Johnny G, 8th of Henry, Artisan and Rizen. 11th. INDIE CLUB. Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-2am. £free B4 9pm. DJs Jake and Paddy bring you the best in indie, alternative and new wave sounds. Special Guests Kosmo Kings. 18th. SWU XMAS PARTY. Exeter Phoenix. 8pm-2. £5. Five rooms of SWU Dj’s playing everything from dubstep to techno and everything inbetween. Dj’s playing include Rektchordz , Freerange Djs , Hezit & Lurka , Pulsar , Ollie303, Mystery ,Tumble MTD VS Necta Selecta, First Aid, Full Melt Djs, Ron Willis and Compo, Dephecit, Shire Roots, Limelight Featuring Mc Jabba Jaye, Noisemonkey, Iron Man, Treazon, Rizen, Connerz, Fusion Project Djs , Will Hazard, Nonom Djs , Sharkman (Topless set) Dance Dance Dance DJs, Tim Badd, JamTheChannel Djs, Jay Sanders, Dizzit, Remy, Mark Neenan & Alex Selly, Edgy
NICE LIKE ICE. The Beach Club. 1 Beach Road. 10.30pm-3.30am, £4/£free B4 11pm. PASSION. Sailors. Fore St. 10.30pm-4am. £tbc. Chart, dance & retro tunes to shake your booty with DJs John London & Pete Jordan. GIRLS NIGHT OUT. Berties. East St. Ladies £free B4 1am with flyer/£2. DJ Will.B mixing the best chart/RnB/Dance/ Party/Indie and Old Skool. DJ proof keeps it Urban in Club 2. (Saturdays). Red Square. Gover Lane. 10pm-4am. £free. An upfront mix of everything from Chart to Club, R&B to Dub... we have everything you’re looking for to make that ultimate Saturday night out in Newquay. DJ EDGE. Belushi’s. Fore St. Till late. £free. A live DJ night with a selection of Hip Hop (mainly old school) , Funk, Electro, Soul, 80’s/90’s Pop.
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SOUND SATURDAYS. Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Kasbar). 10.30pm-4am. £6 B4 midnight. DJ’s Boris, Diesto, JP playing chart and commercial bangers in main room. Special Guest in Room 2 (check out facebook for more info).
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SUBHEAVY. Maggies. Bretonside Bus Station. 10pm-4am. £free. Dubstep night playing UK Funky, Grime and Garage on a 10K subheavy sound. ULTIMATE SATURDAYS. University of Plymouth Students Union. Drakes Circus. 8pm. We have great music, great value for money and a great venue to ensure that everyone has a brilliant night. SUPER DUPER SOUND CLASH. Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. Featuring: Super Duper Dan’s block quaking five hour soundclash of dance floor mashups, megamixes & twisted basement noise. Leaping over dullness in a single bound! SATURDAY FORUM. Jack Chams. 50 Ebrington St. Live show and DJ sets. FRESH CITY. Crash Manor. Union St. 10pm-4am. £4 B4 midnight with flyer. R&B, Hip Hop, Bashment and UK Funky with residents DJ Jonezy, DJ Snake and DJ Badness. DJ SPYKE. Wow. 11 The Parade, Barbican. 10pm. Quality Saturday night entertainment on the Barbican with DJ Spyke playing the best in Chart, R&B, Electro Pop, Dance, Indie & Soul. Falmouth SHUFFLE. Toast. 8pm - 2am. £free. POWERHOUSE & CHEESE FACTORY. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. Music Selector Mark Bishop (Cafe Mambo Ibiza) & Special Guests. It’s 10.30pm- 5am. £5. DJ DARON main room: Chart remixes, Commercial Dance & all about a fine mixture of quality upfront new & classic music genres RnB. DJ FUZION upstairs: Cheesefest and where you’ll hear Balearic anthems, camping up the top floor with Camp classics nu-jazz / broken beats, Latin & through the years!! Brazilia and even some liquid DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. Drum & Bass thrown in for good £5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pmmeasure. late. Playing RnB, Funk, House and Club SATURDAY. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. classics. Downstairs DJ Ryan Platts. 8pm-2am. Always a massive night @ Q SUPERFLY. Firefly. 2 Sherwell with the DJs spinning the best music for you Arcade. 9pm–5am. £free. Resident to dance and drink to. See weekly invites DJs on rotation. Just J from Jac the Disco for line-ups! playing a disco set downstairs and a WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies. banging club set upstairs. The Moor. 10pm-2am. £3. 3 Bars, FREE CUBA PARTY. The B-bar. 2 Floors, 3 different DJs playing all sorts Barbican Theatre, Castle St. 8pm. of different music from R&B to Cheese £free. Cocktails, Latin music, a steamy and Chart. atmosphere and dancing until late. PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout. Derrys Newquay
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Cross. 10pm-2am, £free. Latest chart & dance hits with DJ Darren Watts. SATURDAYS. Revolution. Derrys Cross. 8pm-2am, £free B4 11pm. A collection of party grooves, funky tunes, soul & old skool beats, RnB, Funky house, House & classic anthems over two floors. SATURDAY NIGHT MASH-UP. Bac Bar. North Hill. 10pm-3am. £free. DJ Skank Marvin, playing a bit of everything from dancefloor classics, mash-ups, cheese, dance, rock and funk. Anything that will get the crowd bouncing gets dropped!! SATURDAYS. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque. 8pm-3am. £tbc. 2 floors of entertainment with live cabaret and discotheque. 4th. Roots Street. Fortescue Cellar Bar. Mutley Plain. 8pm-12am. £free. LINE UP Tony Popkids, Jim The Hat & DJ Crusty. 4th. SENSATION HARDSTYLE SPECIAL. 10.30pm-5am. £5/£4/£3memebrs. Hard style with D4rk, Steinbeck, Pete Kingwell, Mr E, Patho & more. 11th. FASTTRACK HARDCORE SPECIAL. 10.30pm-5am. £5/£4/£3memebrs. Hardcore with Mob, Last of The Mohicans, D-Linquants, Age-O, Skatty & more. 18th. HARD-KNOX CHRISTMAS PARTY. 10.30pm-5am. £5/£4/£3memebrs. Hard dance special Ed E T & DTR, H20, Kinger & Sean Hamley & more.
St Austell
THE BIG ONE. Puls-8. 14 High Cross St. 10pm-2am. £6. Massive party night with DJ Stevie G playing RnB, Dance, Hip Hop and DnB.
St Ives 18th. MY HEROES KILLED
COWBOYS. Isobar Is Dead.10pm4am. £7/£8otd. With Jean Nipon from international label Institubes shouting at you in French, plus Jac The Disco, Timbo Symons, Louis J and Hong Kong Ping Pong.
Taunton
THE BIG NIGHT OUT. Shout. 43/45 East St. 9pm-3am. £free B4 10.30pm with guestlist/£5 after 10pm. We’re having a party.....you coming? It’s the original big night out, with the biggest mix of Party, Dance and R & B. Torquay KINDA FUNKY. Bohemia. 41 Torwood St. 10.30pm-4am, £4 B4 11pm/£6 after. Room1 plays R&B, Hip Hop and smooth Grooves. Room 2 for uplifting House, Trance and Dance anthems. MOUNT THE CURB. Studio 22. 22 Victoria Parade. 6pm-3am. The blacked out Back Room is the new home of Torquay’s Niche music and is supported by the BEST promoters in the area, including Mount the Curb (Savo’s excellent Live Music Brand) bringing music to Studio 22 every Saturday! All your favourite bands and DJs. SATURDAYS. The Venue. 13 Torwood St. 10pm-3am. £free B4 12am for members/£2 B4 12am/£3. REWIND. Rude Bar. 3 Victoria Parade. 9pm-2.30am. £free. Playing the best mix of classic Rock, Indie, 90’s anthems and chart.
B4 11pm/£5 after. DJ Matt Wing in Room 1 playing Chart, RnB, Hip Hop and Party Tunes. DJ Jason M in Room 2 playing House, Electro & Trance. Room 3 - Chillout Room. Room 4 - Lounge Bar. THE BIG NIGHT OUT. The Office. 1 River Walk. 10pm-3am. £tbc. Weekend party for over 21’s.
SUNDAYS Exeter
SUMMER IN THE CITY. Timepiece. Little Castle St, 8pm-12.30am, £free. Soul, Funk, Jazzy Grooves.
Newquay
WONKEY DISCO. Sailors. Fore St. 10.30pm-4am. DJ Rob Freejak brings you the very best in Chart, Dance, RnB and Party music mashed together.
Plymouth
CHURCH OF ZERO’S SUNDAY SESSIONS. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-1am. £free. Chart & RnB, and Dance. REQUEST. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Arcade. From 9pm. Everything from Dubstep to chill out, the music is yours to control all night, the perfect way to carry on with the weekend or chill out and wind down. LEGENDAIRY. The Dairy. 25 Bretonside. 6pm-late. 80’s & 90’s music. SUNDAY SESSIONS. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am. £free. In the Club, DJ Jonezy (a premier south west Urban and RnB DJ) brings you his legendary ‘Sunday Session.’ DESTINATION. Oceana. Barbican Leisure Park. £free for 1st 100 ladies/£1. With 2 fantastic rooms of music to chill out, relax & enjoy the best Sunday night in town. In First Port it’s DJ Snake & Mr Flexxx as the host for all the classic urban tunes. In Disco it’s DJ Mark Allan for a night of full on Mixmash of every genre you can think of so like join us & everyone else because We Love Sundays.
Plymouth 12th OLD SKOOL TO NEW
SKOOL. Crash Manor, Union St, 9pm-3am. £5 B4 10pm. As it says on the tin, with Jonezy, Steve Fudge (House Set), Tommie Quick, Guy Alexander, Aiden Howard & Simon Debruin – expect classic house through to current bangers, all proceeds to charity. 26th. PREMONITION AUDIO SURGERY. C103. Union St. 10pm6am, £8 earlybird/£10. All nighter from the South West’s biggest Hardstyle event, Premonition have teamed up with Audio Surgery to present Kutski, Organ Donors, Mark EG, Bootek and more. Hosted by Jay-P. Trance, Electro, DnB and Dubstep in Room 2.
Penzance 26th. BONKER’S SUPER
SUNDAY. Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm-4am. £6. Residents and special guests.
Truro
SATURDAY SOCIAL. L2 Nightclub. Calenick St. 9.30pm-2.30am. 9.30pm-2.30am. £free B4 10pm/£3
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Halloween Masked Ball
The sold out Halloween Masked Ball did indeed bring the Sandsifter back from the dead with all manner of ghoulish goings on. The masterminds behind Barnfest constructed a 15ft skull for party goers to enter through and from that moment on people where transported to the underworld. The music was incredible, the dancefloor was pumping, the bars were busy, and everyone had a ball. The event may be best summed up by headliners of the night Monarchy ‘’It was the night of the undead, the masked and the mental. We had an amazing time, a crowd collectively grinning from ear to ear, a marquee that was ready to take off, and a big sound system that went on well past the witching hour. We really couldn’t hope for more, and it was one of our best gigs to date.’’ Images: Anna Jay
Vampire Ball
This was a special fundraising night for local Bude surf legend, Skat-man, who at 43 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. In the water he is known for his fluidity and natural ability, out of the water, Skat has been know for his vertical ginger bufoon and his punk slash fluro ‘get up’. He is also a dedicated drinker and party animal, so the fundraiser was a fitting show of support, with over 200 people partying with bands Forty Seasons, The Adventures of and The Sum of... Evo sorted out the sound, and did a spot on job of it too.
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