GENERAL ELECTION 2010
"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little
THE ONE WITH...
kids, and nobody's around nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on
THE GLEE...!
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the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF>HANNAH LIVINGSTON| concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk THE EVENT EDITOR>GRACE SIMPSON| concrete.event@uea.ac.uk DEPUTY EVENT EDITOR>DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from
concrete.fashion@uea.ac.uk|FASHION EDITOR>KAT JONES
somewhere and catch them.
FASHION WRITERS>KERI DICKENS, KAT JONES, FRANCES TAYLOR, GEORGINA WADF
That's all I do all day. I'd
concrete.arts@uea.ac.uk|ARTS EDITORS>FIONA HOWARD & KIRSTEN PETER
just be the catcher in the rye
ARTS WRITERS>FIONA HOWARD, KIRSTEN PETER, ALEC PLOWMAN, LAURA RIGGS
and all. I know it's crazy, but
concrete.creativewriting@uea.ac.uk|CREATIVE WRITING EDITOR>STEPHANIE CROSS
that's the only thing I'd really
CREATIVE WRITERS>JOE DORAN, SARAH FORNEY, HANNAH GRIFFIN, CHLOE HONUM, JOSHUA KATZ, SANDY ROWSON
like to be."
concrete.tvdigital@uea.ac.uk|TELEVISION EDITOR>JOSH BUTLER TELEVISION WRITERS>HASINA ALLEN, JOSH BUTLER, MICHA BUTLER, LAURA LIDDELL, SHAUN KITCHENER, HANNAH LIVINGSTON, GEORGINA PURSEY, GRACE SIMPSON, MATT SLADEN, NATALIE STEPHENSON, KARINE WACH-DONOVAN
concrete.wired@uea.ac.uk|WIRED EDITOR>WILLIAM MORAN WIRED WRITERS>LOCHLAINN COYNE, VAUGHN HIGHFIELD, RICHARD JOSLIN, GRACE SIMPSON
concrete.film@uea.ac.uk|FILM EDITORS>ELIZABETH POOLE & ADAM SCALES FILM WRITERS>MICHAEL BLUNT, JACK BURROWS, MICHA BUTLER, JOE DORAN, PAUL MARTIN, LUKE NASH, TASHA PERCY, LORNA PONTEFRACT, LIAM PRITCHETT, DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN, CATHERINE WATTS, BERT WARDLOW
concrete.music@uea.ac.uk|MUSIC EDITORS>PAUL COOK & STEPH MCKENNA MUSIC WRITERS>MICHAEL BOND, GEMMA BOYLE, SAM DARGUE, SEAN HARRIS, TOM MCINNES, STEPH MCKENNA, PADDY MILLAR, ALEC PLOWMAN, LAURA RIGGS, ALEX THROSSELL, DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN, KARINE WACH-DONOVAN, JAKE WIECZOREK, BETH WYATT
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concrete.competitions@uea.ac.uk|COMPETITIONS EDITOR>WILL DONOVAN APOLOGY>>>THE ARTS ARTICLE ON PROJECT 365
IN LAST ISSUE SHOULD HAVE CREDITED JENNY BIRD AS THE CO-WRITER, MANY APOLOGIES TO JENNY.
HOLDEN CAULFIELD CATCHER IN THE RYE
FASHION ARTS CREATIVE WRITING TELEVISION WIRED FILM MUSIC CANVAS VENUE COMPETITIONS
J.D. SALINGER 1919-2010
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BRIT HISTORY So, for guys, think of bands such as The Kinks and The Smiths,
For girls, the fashion started with the icon Twiggy, with
Deyn is a modern day example of this, and she is not afraid to
partner, turn up Parklife frisky! <<<Twiggy<<<
>>>The Smiths>>>
BRIT POP BY CATFISH & DOGFISH out, or cosy knits for a quiet night in, but what about those moments of lust? Here, we capture the intense and passionate feeling idea, with fashion dwelling on edgy retro, we highlight
The atmosphere in both shops is laid back, yet classy, with a good mix of smart clothes and casual wear for
Rich>>> Hat>£32 Jacket (Baracuta)>£75, Polo (WESC)>£45, Jeans (Nude Jeans Co)>£85
THANKS | The Event
Izzy>>> Jacket>£55, Shirt Top>£108 (SONIA by Sonia Rykiel), Jeans>model’s own.
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ON THE BALL>>>
FASHION V FOOTBALL >>> THE BECKHAMS WIN
When the Posh one from the Spice Girls met the good-looking footballer, I don’t think the world was quite ready for the impact they would have on the fashion
VERSACE STORE OPENING PARTY, 1999>>>
days of heavily clad matching leather, to their own line of high street clothing; they truly are one of the great fashion icons of the last 20
fashion, this Sunday, Mr and Mrs Beckham stunning people take no risks when it comes to making fashion decisions, so we applaud them for these statements. David evolved the species of metrosexuals with his highlighted locks, long cardigans and,
their own Full Length and Fabulous Ball in 2006. David opted for the sharp dinner suit:
colours. Victoria has chosen a stunning Roberto Cavalli neon yellow, full-length dress, which
be worried about showing an interest in personal appearance. Victoria has gone Gucci dress”, from the Wannabe days, to the scuplted and feminine shapes of her
a slit reaching right up to her hip, parading her amazing, bronzed physique. Victoria proved that you don’t need to be a raver to get away with neon; all you need is a good tan, and a bit of courage.
and three kids down the line, together they their style. As a couple, a brand, fashion icons and parents, they are dynamite. Beckham will be around for a while longer. Here we take a look back at three stages of their evolving style. Anyone would want to make a statement if
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store, and, in 1999, the Beckhams did just that. Both dressed in full black leather, you would be
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Beckhams, as they became style ambassadors the world over, launching their own brand of clothing and sunglasses. Victoria also appeared on the runway and in countless campaigns for the likes of Roberto Cavalli, Emporio Armani and Marc Jacobs With minimum fuss and frills, the Beckham’s beauty. Georgina Wade
to be extras in The Matrix. However, back
and blow dry at Back To Your Roots
FULL LENGTH AND FABULOUS DINNER AT THE CONNAUGHT, BALL, 2006>>> 2009>>>
In this picture, the Beckhams look by far the
‘Pob’, the head-to-toe black teamed with the notably 90s choker and mid-heels starves any have clinched. Her pleased-as-punch grin has also been lost at the back of the wardrobe, and the now infamous Posh pout is yet to be discovered. But let’s not forget David. He’s a
the couple appear most at ease with each other. each other as precisely as they once did, and this more subtle, yet sexy and stylish look,
his once commonplace bleached side-sweeping locks, which unfortunately, aren’t a good
each other as a couple, in a way that doesn’t
school teacher-esque footwear.
dishy suit nicely compliments Victoria’s sassy
clear that the Beckhams felt that they needed to prove to the world how perfectly suited they
way, he makes a statement showing support for his wife on such an occasion.
the beginning of an unfortunate run of mirrored
similarly adds to the chic look displayed by
have thankfully well and truly been ditched for a suave, suited and styled set of Beckhams. Frances Taylor
whilst appearing blissfully devoted to each other. Keri Dickens
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COMEDY>INTERVIEW>PAPPYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Kirsten Peter chats with Tom Parry
gig. Do you think new media is helpful, or will it cause the death of live comedy?
and what do you prefer?
it! Since Edinburgh, how has your show changed to go on tour?
What sort of comedy are you a fan of; heard of? Any last words for UEA students?
Mr Show;
LITERATURE>OBITUARY>J.D. SALINGER so, for Catcher In The Rye
of The Simpsons Simpsons
Alec Plowman
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LITERATURE>ARAB LITERATURE PROGRAMME
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TOP TRANSLATED NOVELS : The Alchemist
Death in Venice as Der Tod in Venedig The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Laura Riggs Censoring an Iranian Love Story
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Don Quixote.
LITERATURE>UEA WRITERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CORNER> MALCOLM BRADBURY
The History Man
The History Man
The History Boys
The History Man
Fiona Howard
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HOW TO DISMANTLE A LIFELESS LIFE
PERFORMANCE
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THE PERFORMANCE
DRESS REHEARSAL
You are not there to enjoy
Chloë Honum Joe Doran
BECAUSE I DANCE LIFE PERFORMANCE
THE PERFORMANCE
My troubles can cease
anymore. Sandy Rowson muscles are torn.
Sarah Forney He is metallic Taste him. Bite him.
Joshua Katz
Next issue’s theme: LOVE AND HATE
television
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Television’s Glee mixtape offers an alternative to Journey playing endlessly on the radio and in your head. ‘PAPER PLANES’ - M.I.A.
‘I NEED A HERO’ - BONNIE TYLER ‘SEASONS OF LOVE’ - RENT
‘MISS MURDER’ - AFI
Glee cast smashing Saltn-Pepa’s hip-hop classic Push It
It has to be said, one of the best things about Glee is the awesome soundtrack. From classic rock to Liza Minnelli, it can't be watched without the joy of hearing unexpected songs turned into amazing arrangements by the teeny-boppers to end all teeny-boppers. As much as everyone loves the characters,
The really special moments in Glee are when a
ballad, hip hop verse. So why not take on “All ching!) and take ya money”? running Glee club, would lead with hood up, bling on, nodding to his own singing while serving food from the school cafeteria. An ‘a cappella’ version of Paper Planes shouldn’t
be whether or not the Gleesters choose to incorporate the obligatory Paper Planes head
much dogs, so I propose this song by the Welsh queen of 80s hair. The song already has the musical theatre-esque “Doo doo doo doooooooo” sung by a choir, so an arrangement wouldn't be too unfaithful to the original masterpiece. As for someone to sing it, Emma is the obvious choice. She's hung up on a married anyone needs a hero in this show, it's her. Micha Butler
A lot of the major musicals have been covered already in Glee, from Cabaret to Wicked, yet
Rehab never sounded so perky) which is why performing High School Musical’s Breaking Free, the song I would like to see performed is possibly the most predictable choice for a show like this: Seasons of Love from Rent. the solo parts would be given to Mercedes and would be a perfect choice for regionals. The song is so typically Broadway that it
You Can’t Hurry Love, as sung by Rachel Berry, Mercedes Jones and Quinn Fabray American girl - if you only know the show by its stereotypes) would be perfect for Glee. As the African-American, Mercedes would obviously have to take on the role of Diana Ross, and her
challenging for the cast and writers, but imagine it jazzed up in the style of Chicago and you’ll understand it could sound amazing. The plot revolves around Will Schuester. In a bid for more support from the school he agrees to let the student body nominate
the stage, and I would love to hear the cast’s version as the song has Glee
That results in the school’s surprisingly
Karine Wach-Donovan
eclipsing the movement behind the Rage Against The Machine Christmas number one. Laura Liddell
Hannah Livingston
‘YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE’ THE SUPREMES
cover Miss Murder, because it’s both lyrically a great song and it has so much musical and
‘BY THE WAY/CALIFORNICATION’ ‘YOU MAKE MY DREAMS’ RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS HALL & OATS
‘WALK THROUGH THE FIRE’ BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Following along the lines of the lively covers of Queen and Bon Jovi, I’d love to see the mash up of these Red Hot Chili Peppers songs to give the kids a bit more edge - ‘proving themselves’ to their cooler Californian counterparts in an
Alright, hear me out. The creator of Whedon, is set to direct an episode of
hip Glee kids out there somewhere). ‘By the Way’ opens, with Finn’s voice and
Glee excells at featuring a mixture of musicaltunes and chart hits which are ‘reinterpreted’ for a new audience. With this in mind, I’d love to see this song - last seen being mimed by (500) Days Of Summer - featuring on this brilliant new series. It has a perfect upbeat sound, ideal for some swinging choreography; maybe some twists,
Joss and
has poisoned her against them, playing on her her to come back, but he too feels disillusioned
background. The rest of the group would have especially when sugar coated by the sweet background “Ooh”s of two of the other best voices in the show. The song manages to cover all three girls’
but then show their amazing harmonising, centred on reigning queen Rachel, during the
bubbly lyrics, as well as containing a fair share of ‘Ooh-Ooohs’ and backing vocals to please bicker and look on helplessly, and Mercedes
some kind of bitchiness to it, possibly involving characters with a backdrop to suit. Imagine the theatrics of it all!
Only Finn could sing this song, and he’d obviously be singing it either about, or to, Rachel, because we know things can’t work out between him and Quinn.
Natalie Stephenson
Georgina Pursey
of unrequited love, the complete lack of interest
Unless you’re well versed in both, that Glee’s show tunes got a bit Dreamgirls not-with-
Quinn Fabray’s seemingly endless pregnancy. standing). Hasina Allen
Josh Butler
television
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PRIMETIME > ROCK & CHIPS
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DOWNLOAD > THE CLEVELAND SHOW
when it comes to the actual act (a literal bit of Only Fools and Horses featuring all the fabled events of Del Boy’s adolescence and what we got was an hour-and-a-half kitchen-
whole conceit has been a terrible mistake and you just want to look away from the ensuing The Inbetweeners
are more laughs in the worst episodes of Life on Mars from Ashes to Ashes.
dominant force behind US animated sitcom. He accounts for three of the country’s biggest shows of their kind, and with King of the Hill be forgiven for feeling nervous. Sadly however, whilst Family Guy and American Dad! have been runaway successes, The Cleveland Show Cleveland may be a likeable character on Family Guy but, as Joey Tribbiani proved, that
ago; the endless in-jokes that Rock & Chips lives That being said, this venture was not necessarily a mistake. Take away all the cheekychappy misdemeanours and it has at its heart a sweet, melancholy drama of 60s London. It’s
does, it does quite well. It’s the kind of bearable
show, MacFarlane and co have simply copy and pasted their most popular show and put one of the less-developed characters in the driving
something about the show that just feels messy. Controversial gags are all well and good
with glasses, Tim the Bear is the token subBrian animal character, and, most shamelessly obvious of all, talking toddler Rallo Tubbs is just comes from Cleveland’s new step-daughter
No one rolls over a squad car, no-one is called There’s a lot to be said about what’s wrong with Rock & Chips, Nicholas Lyndhurst playing the man that fathered his Only Fools character,
show. The jokes are, unsurprisingly, crude and boundary-pushing. MacFarlane does
As for Cleveland himself, he is hardly a
impressive. The Cleveland Show sitcom, but when it’s so underwhelming
are hearty sitcom belly-laughs but there’s
obviously looks like he could be Rodders’ dad,
if most of its viewers are far too young to say with any authority whether it actually is.
quaint Back to the Future air to it. It is only
Josh Butler
good for a few throwaway moments and the occasional sub-plot, and it is good to see him get a bit more development here, but the looking promising.
REALITY > CHARLIE BROOKER’S NEWSWIPE Screenwipe, Newswipe refocuses Charlie Brooker’s stream-of-spleen to the in-part via a budget mock-up of a riverside news same darkened living room seen in Screenwipe,
last laugh of the news; lightweight handbags, miniature dogs and brain-mapping all make appearances against the backdrop of piled bodies on the streets on Port-au-Prince. Another leader is how the BBC, ITN and Sky managed to
Shaun Kitchener
sounds like a disclaimer against sincerity.
is undermined by a self-consciously awkward the sublime back to the ridiculous. But perhaps
faced condolence changing to a rictus grin with televised vaudeville - complete with talkingheads occasionally lunging into the spotlight to on’. In last week’s second episode of the new
stunt’ through constant reportage and analysis, to its target, so it makes sense for Brooker to studio sofas to argue the toss with enraged social commentators. As usual with Brooker, much of his
NO, I DON’T WANT NO SCRUBS
reminder that a news story is only as big as its headline. Duncan Nichols
She hates it, he loves it. Housemates Grace Simpson and Matt Sladen take their remote
I HATE SCRUBS
I don’t like the juvenile JD. As a character, he is
Scrubs, I will quote a far superior American comedy, Family Guy had it on the other night, and I was kinda fading in and out, you know. I was watching and wondering..... which one is the funny guy?’
Scrubs that really makes the show’s mishaps on the comedy ward
I LOVE SCRUBS zenith and the latest season of Scrubs, minus
by most American comedies but Scrubs has managed to make this the basis for nine
argument: Scrubs is just not funny. If I take the each other, I’d rather not watch the saccharine, is ridiculous to say the least and as for the comedy, or lack thereof, juvenile would be an undeserved compliment. I like juvenile humour.
than not, Newswipe proves to be the poke in
Even the theme tune makes me grind my teeth. Scrubs’ imminent cardiac arrest cannot come quick enough.
The key to Scrubs’ appeal is JD; the audience’s access to his interior monologues allows an empathy with the character that is not JD through his work, surreal fantasies and
characters allows for episodes to feature incredibly non-linear plots, ranging from the hilarious to deeply moving and these scenes are series of the show. The very fact a single show can contain such to episode and even scene to scene creates a perfect balance between pathos and bathos and is a major reason behind why Scrubs is the best show on television.
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<G AMING><REVIEWS> M E 2 ASS FFECT
wired
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races, the tension between the Council races
go,
at the deep end having to either trawl through
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<I NTERNET> A P >W B PPLE I AD
From the get-go BioWare, developer of the Mass series, revealed that the games would in fact be a trilogy meaning that at the end of the original players were holding their breath for part
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ROWSING REVOLUTION, OR TECHNOLOGICAL GIMMICK?
for last week and a half, you may not have heard ports other than the same connector as the experience of
, and maybe even their
story, or instead choose to push on and have exactly be a bad thing, considering the original of the story, and when playing an RPG like Mass
and it cannot support mkv format videos (the that would proceed to usher in the age of the tablet, kill the netbook, and perhaps the laptop
( a western-developed Role Playing Game (RPG)
scratched the surface of the main storyline; this game is begging to be played and deserves to be,
a physical keyboard for something this big
one thing is clear: the target market for the iPad is people who are very casual users of modern too big; it fails at being a laptop, it has nowhere with anything deeper than face value should not with assembling a team to head on a suicide
the correct way to describe their approach on of being a standalone mission and they actually have impact upon how your team acts towards
survive into ME3 cliché for a Sci-Fi RPG game, however the script
with clumsy and clunky movement and cover, responses range from polite to rude, calm to system that makes almost every other third
around the massive space map has again
clusters and, most importantly with any RPG game, the universe and lore holds up well and manages to explain just about everything you What makes the key elements of the game
for resources to help further research and level up weapons and items; this makes every planet,
where moving between solar systems is now as simple as moving within, which is very easy, and
was a computer in tablet form, or at least some
paper display) and so it will hurt your eyes over
GOOD STUFF
average person on their netbook or even their
-Good story line and great script -Graphically impressive with a massive world -Player-driven plot
BAD STUFF
from completely changing how its key features
GADGETRY> FIVE FREE IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH APPS
it gets more expensive - the prime example
listening to music while talking to a friend on
the universe, having upscaled something that
internet in your browser program, while looking
games - as opposed to laptops and netbooks, Flash because the market will adapt to the iPad and developers will want to meet the needs
feature of open desktop OS that the iPad does
-Quite a lot of loading to sit through -Possibly confusing without original game -Scanning planets can become tedious many this wont be a problem as, no doubt, a lot of people will be taking their original character
price or less a windows laptop will let you do you cannot watch videos, unless they are on
9/10
gives you reason to put down your laptop or only one of these things, and the programs (or enough to rename it) you use can only come from the closed and regulated apple-run store,
For the high price, you would expect it but
JOHN TERRY>FACEBOOK’S WET DREAM exclusives of weekend rags such as the Facebook has become the forum for largest digital depository of books as well as others, it is simply a screen with sound bite you the chance “to become the next member of
Facebook groups are a place for pub banter on such tabloid treasures to be shared, and for to share jokes, and, in some cases, show (pun intended), they are also a place to post
cinemas within 5, 15 or 50 miles, and seamlessly
every bubble you hit and there are hidden
headlines in the same way as you would with your album artwork is a novel way to view the
leaving the lips of
readers,
of the Facebook community - fast becoming synonymous with the general public - to events
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MAIN FEATURE YOUTH IN REVOLT
Based on the novels by C.D.
Juno and Superbad Tasha Percy
7/10
“Twisp’s alter-ego proves to be an amusing and devilish character”
OTHER SCREENS
Precious The Princess and The Frog
Snow White
Precious Micha Butler
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
8/10
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OTHER SCREENS
Astro
Boy Invictus Astro Boy
Slumdog Millionaire, Invictus
Astro Boy depicts.
clear. Bert Wardlow
5/10
7/10
DVD RELEASES
Michael Blunt
8/10
classic novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray
Cruz, Broken Embraces
Twilight
Joe Doran
8/10
Volver Jack Burrows
5/10
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RATED OR SLATED? SHUTTER ISLAND TO SHUT CRITICS?
CINEMATIC CHANGES SPECIAL: FILM AND NEW TECHNOLOGY Before Avatar, 3D technology cardboard
glasses
and
Island
Pandora Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Monsters versus Aliens Avatar that
Alice in Wonderland
of Shrek and Gone, Baby, Gone, both
of
Last year Odeon and UCI , the release Piranha
has already been pegged by
,a
Lorna Pontefract
Avatar
Avatar
TRIVIA TIME: OSCAR NOMINATIONS SPECIAL and Invictus in the Air
Up
Kells Ajami
and Avatar A Prophet Secret of Her Eyes Avatar, , An , , , Precious, A Serious Man, Up in the Air and Up
Burma VJ,
,
Crazy Heart, Nine and Paris 36 are
Avatar, , , Sherlock Holmes, and
Which Way Home
Julia Avatar
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and Helen by Avatar
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,
and Julie and
Precious Up in the Air
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When the Kerrang! wagon rolled onto UEA campus this month, The Event with cheeky Welsh boys The Blackout, and electro-edgy My Passion frontman, Laurence René...
THE BLACKOUT>>> out and a piece of cucumber on the end of it, crazy. Sean: Southampton was really good, except for a laugh, hoping up covered in blood, it was awesome! People
him back to his dressing room, he threw the look on his face… R: the tour, just in case it kind of escalates out of control. S:
S: the age where they just love everything, they’re so open to it all. When you get a bit older you
But the kids who come to the Kerrang! shows are brilliant, and not too creepy yet. There will always be the single strange one that stands next to you without saying a word. Just smelling you.
S:
pigeonholed and everything; if it wasn’t for Lostprophets we wouldn’t have got anywhere
but they can’t so they just go, “right, what else is
shock them.
R: nice. S: actually hear them on the radio. Radio 1 played Save Our Selves a fair bit, and my mother would
S: We’re going to Japan with Lostprophets! Then there’s Australia, America…everywhere really. We’ll be back in the UK later this year to do the The Best In Town and recording for the next record. R: We have a huge amount of live footage of the band over the past 6 years so we are hoping to
R: The Live Lounge was the biggest thing we’ve
R:
show the following night also went really well. We’ve got a great team behind us now, so the
Amsterdam and All Time Low in London. S: There’s no rivalry or hatred…yet. We’re working on it. The other day, Jack from All Time Low came in to our dressing room with his cock
in a band, really. S: Apart from the drugs and the sluts – they are obviously the best bits.
called? S: ‘McHammer’? R:’Beethoven?’ S:
S: The Guns, Revoker and Middle Finger Salute. R:
Steph McKenna
>>>MY PASSION So far, it’s been the best thing we’ve been a
night there’s been a vibe from the crowd... they’re here for the Kerrang! tour because it’s an event in itself, as well as for the bands that are on the bill. We’ve been working hard for quite a while and the last year’s just been a
were to make, say, the darkest album ever, it’d be because we were in a dark place, and that’s why we’d put it out. There’s a lot of thought behind My Passion, but it always has to relate
club shows. These people are new to seeing
struggle. We’re one of those bands that does
year ago, we wouldn’t have thought that we’d be part of the Kerrang! tour. We’d hope to be playing arenas in however many years that takes and we’d love to be selling out venues
work.
challenge, but we don’t mind a good challenge.
hopefully be a big 2010.
music, you don’t want to be told otherwise. favourite bands who have created an album it rejected by the record company. For us in My
We rehearsed really hard for this tour. With
scale on that, but our sights are set there. We believe in the music that we make and think that it appeals to a lot of people. We might
rehearsal room where every muscle in your
the next album, we’re almost ready to record it. Hopefully there’ll be more touring, more be out next year.
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INTERVIEW > LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Tom McInnes
Does
Blackout,
Tom McInnes
“THIS ONE IS ON US...”
Closer
music LIVE REVIEWS >>>
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WOLFMOTHER > UEA LCR > FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY Joker and the Thief,
Cosmic egg White feather
Dimension, Paddy Millar & Sam Dargue
OPENMIC NIGHT > UEA LCR > THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY
Gemma Boyle
JAMIE T > UEA LCR > SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 368 Spider’s Web The Man’s Machine You Got The Money,
Northern Line,
Kings & Queens,
MUSIC NEWS>
Michael Bond
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ALBUMS>>> EELS END TIMES
HOT CHIP 4/10 ONE LIFE STAND
8/10 In Your Honour
End Times The Beginning Nebraska
Gone Man
In My Younger Days
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YOU ME AT SIX UNDERDOG
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 6/10 HOLLYWOOD
The Surrey lads are back with Underdog single from their second album Hold Me Down. Despite being one of the bands unfortunately labelled as ‘emo’, You Me At Six have enjoyed successes, such as Hold Me Down reaching number 5 in the UK Album Chart, and the last few months on their side, you would expect this single to fully showcase their strengths. However, Underdog just comes across as average. The short
JLS 8/10 ONE SHOT
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Marina and the Diamonds be one of the most successful and, as their latest single is
not
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lads, One Shot shows that the group have proved themselves to be more than just reality show
Following
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The chorus, however, is set
Hollywood have created an upbeat and catchy record that it is unlikely to fade
sound to their previous two singles. Nevertheless, because of this, the chorus and the verses do not seem to gel as well as they should. One Shot
to be promising, and although Josh Franceschi delivers his vocals
such as “just look at the mess you made” don’t really bring the
remain grounded within the band’s original sound. Refreshingly Hollywood next year! Although not as catchy as Beat Again or Everybody in Love,
scathing enough. Underdog lacks the energy and magic of their brilliant debut single Save It For The Bedroom.
compared to Florence and the Machine, all the signs indicate that Hollywood is sure to propel Diamandis and her band towards the Sean Harris success that they deserve.
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WHAT IS MEDIABOWL>>> Concrete,
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Livewire
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(formerly Nexus) in a quest to become UEA’s champion media society! The winner is decided over three events: the quiz, the football patch and a heroic round of pub golf. Last year’s victors, Livewire, are set for a thrashing from a buoyant Concrete team... not that we are biased or anything...
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS>>>
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To get involved in Mediabowl, get
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