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Magoo then spent the rest of the summer putt1ng the finishing touches to their next album, due out on Chemikal Underground in October. While it must be the dream of many aspiring bands to be signed to such a highly regarded label, Magoo seem wise to the vanities and vagaries of the music industry: "Chemikal Underground are hip and trendy alright - maybe too hip and trendy. We're 300 miles away and communication is always a bit difficult." The band signed to Chemikal Underground after a brief spell on Norwich based label Noisebox, feeling they had to move on. They think that Norwich lacks the supportive music scene vital to give a band that first push: ''People try but it never works. There's not a lot except Noisebox really, though it 1s getting better all the

With a headlilling tour and a new album iD the pipeline, things look good for Norfolk based Magoo, as 拢uke l'u.r.ner found out

orfolk .. Not exactly a county renowned as a fermenting hotbed of musical creativity - our fine city's greatest exports are mustard, insurance and root crops. But within this apparent vacuum is a glimmer of light in the form of Kings Lynne four piece Magoo, who have signed to label of the moment Chemikal Underground - the home of acts like Mogwai, Arab Strap and the Delgadoes. Magoo are Andrew Rayner on lead vocals, Owen Turner on guitars, Hodge on bass and Dave Bamford on drums. They were recently tn Norwich to begin their second headline tour following a summer when they starred in the New Bands tent at Glastonbury - a gig

described by the band as being one of the best they have done. And just to prove that Magoo are still 'with the

people' they stayed not in a loo-equipped motor home. nor even tn a backstage field with bars and catering. No, comrades, Magoo were with us all the way; camping inches deep in mud and oomska - though drummer Dave defected and actually found some grass where "you could sit outside and everything."

time." Magoo have certainly witnessed changing musical fashions since they started out in the early 1990's as Ride influenced shoegazers, and their music reflects this development. Their songs combine hazy atmospherics with the hard sounds of American bands such as Pavement, Sebadoh and the Flaming Lips - although they cite the Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci as influences from closer to home. Magoo struggle to define themselves, finally concluding that "We sound like a band who have JUSt picked up their instruments for the first time. I suppose we're kind of raw. Like a carrot." So there we have it. Magoo are the New Wave of raw vegetable music. Perhaps Norfolk isn't so strange a home for them after all.

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What's the big fuss then? Only that Hendrix is widely regarded as one of the fathers of modern rock, melding jazz and rock n'roll with raw blues riffery. He has a reputation as one of the best guitarists ever. Who did/ does what? Well, obviously Hendrix was pretty much star of the show, what with fronting a band called The Jimi Hendrix Experience and all that. The other members of the Experience were Noel Redding, who played bass guitar, and Mitch 路 who drums.

Sold a few records? Just to prove that us Brits have better taste than them over the pond, it wasn't until Hendrix came to Britain in 1966 that his career really took off. His debut album was second only to the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers during 1967, although he did eventually go on to sell bucket loads in the US as well. Which Is the best? Released in 1968, Electric Lady/and is generally recognised as being the most ambitious and innovative. Not to mention that the cover features some naked lovelies. Is he still going then? Unfortunately, like so many of his peers Hendrix died in London in 1970 of an overdose. There is, however, some controversy over whether this was the final cause of death, and Scotland Yard have reopened and then promptly shut his case several times since. Did we mention Jimi was not a small man? Apparently during the crazy days of the. 1960s it was in vogue male rock stars to have plaster casts done 路of their most prized possession. Jimi is said to have taken the plaster of Paris plunge along with other rock n' roll legends like Mick Jagger. Legend has it that Hendrix was endowed with a particularly equestrian-esque package. In fact, one of the biggest in the business. Sadly, no casts have survived for posterity.

So what does the future hold? As Hendrix is unfortunately no longer with us, very little in the way of new music. There is, however, a big market in flogging off Hendrix memorabilia. Recently his stash box was sold for several thousand pounds - obviously without its usual contents. In retrospect? I have only one burning desire/ Let me stand next to your fire (for more sexy lyrics see next page)

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ike a Virgin is about a g1rl who digs a guy with a b1g dick", is the argument offered by Ouent1n Tarantino. and if you consider the blatant sexuality of much modern mus1c, this notion actually seems quite reasonable . This 1s especially the case since it 1s easy to argue that the sexual subtext in music has been around since its inception. After all , in AI/ things Bright and Beautiful, the censors have missed the delightful ambiguity of the "purple headed mountain" for years . it is now decades since rock and roll originally plundered its name from blues bed tal k, yet before either rocking or rolling was embraced by the establishment, such motifs were commo nplace. Prior to Bill Haley even thinking about round the clock mischief, John Lee Hooker was banging on about his homework, and though this may well have involved something lingual , it was not his French revision. The frequency of sexy references has at times encouraged the wireless nanny-state, to try and push dirty talking underground. Back in 1965. many US radio stations banned I Can't Get No Satisfaction, for being too sexually suggestive.

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lcom e to the first in a series of napshbts of music in UEA, Norwich nd the surrounding area . The aim is to promote locally based artists, be they bands, soloists, DJs or com posers , whateve r their style of music and however they choose to perform or produce it. We'll preview cutting edge club nights, feature gigs, and review records in attempt to publici se the University and the City's music scene, which, against all the odds appears to be thriving. it's simple to get featured in Down the Local. All you have to do is get in touch with us here at The Event by the dates below for inclusion in the relevant issue. Down the Local will appear monthly, and all inclusions should be directed towards the Music section at the Concrete office in Union House, UEA. (phone 250558; tax 506822, or post Concrete, PO Box 41 0, Norwich, NR4 ?TB) So good luck with you all your music endeavours and let us know what's going on.

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Then , two years later, chief Stone Mick Jagger was not allowed to perform on the Ed Sullivan show until he agreed to sing "Lets spend some t1me togethei' rather than "Let's spend the night together'. The 1980s saw Radio One get 1nto an frenzy over Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax (thank you Mrs Whitehouse), whilst Utah radio stations were extremely concerned about the blatant mnuendo of Olivia Newton-John 's Physical. Even during the current decade, the need for

less than clean references have consistently penetrated popular culture subtl ety in music has been re-emphasised , w1th The 2 Live Crew prosecuted for performing their not very ambiguous Me so Horny. On the whole, though, less than clean references have consistently managed to penetrate popular culture . Before pop grew in to the sprawling monster it is today, the use of metaphor was infantile in its srmpl1c1ty. Yet somehow the public's guardians seemed to be

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On Friday, September 25. the Waterfront will be taken over once again by Norwich based dance promoters Offyerface, who will be staging their allnight Kitchen . This tim e around the Kitchen will feature 15 DJs - 13 of whom are local - three rooms and the most cool chi ll out area this side of the Antarctic. "We get the guest DJs in as the icing on the cake," explains Offyerface main man DJ Louis, "but Offyerface has always aimed to have a majority of local DJs. Name DJs can be pretty unreliable and they're always very expensive. You can get the quality of music from the local talent and we'd rather spend the money on other things the punters will enjoy, like performers and giving out free champagne." The upstairs Rollercoaster Room at the Kitchen proves this point: all the DJs - who will be mixing drum 'n' bass - are based in East Anglia. Elsewhere in the Waterfront, local DJs will be spinning between 1Opm and 6am in what promises to be one of Norwich's best all nighters to date. The Lizard Lounge earns special mention. In order to keep rhe punters "in the action", the chill out room will be cozied up, while weird films, animations and playstations keep the club goers entertained. Tickets are only on the door and cost £10 with a

DCP satisfied by the rather pathetic excuse that everyone was championing the joys of dancing. lt was in the 70s, when the beautiful sound of funk first reared its dirty head, that sexual - sorry dancing - references came to the fore. With hindsight, it is now fair to say that Michael Jackson singing "I want to rock with yotl' is an image perhaps best forgotten. The word 'funk' even sounds like the popular abbreviation for the beast with two backs, but its intrinsic dirtiness and wanton sexuality were diluted somewhat when spectacularly unfunky groups who wished to sound hard, but were too scared to be really rude, hijacked the word. There is much competition for the most appalling bastardisation of funk, but the smart money is on 80s long haired rockers Extreme, with their sub-diabolical recording, Get the Funk Out. As the graffiti in UEA's own Pub toilet once pointed out, "Funk used to be a bad word," and should its assocation with the darl< arts of soft rock persist, one can safely guarantee it will be once more. When talking sex, the ideal lyrics are the ones that slip by virtually unnoticed because of their near perfect ambiguity. Serge Gainsbourg's songwriting, however, proves an exception to the rule, with songs such as Soixante-Neuf, l'annee Erotique, and certain lollipop oriented lyrics winning respect for their audacity rather than ambiguity. How the censors failed to realise that his nymphettes were championing the pleasures of

sucking something other than bon-bons remains a mystery to this day. In recent years sexual innuendo in music has generally moved back towards an affectation of coyness and singing about dancing, rather than, in a more vulgar fashion, saying what you really, really want. Returning to Madonna, her finest hour remains Get Into The Groove. A brief analysis: "dancing', according to Madona, â&#x20AC;˘can be such a sweet sensatiorf. At night she normally locks the door so no one can see her dancing by herself. However, on this particular night she would much prefer to dance with someone else. She wants her man to prove his lo_ve for her by getting into the groove. Doing the dance, or doing the deed? You decide. nce you've accepted the existence of such innuendo, altogether more ludicrous lines start to rear their ugly heads (no pun intended). When, for example, Jamiroquai's Cosmic Girl is reported to say, "Step in my transporter, so I can teleport you, all around my heavenly body", does Jay Kay truly expect us to believe that a gir1 he's just met in some Croydon nightclub really has access to Star Trek technology? For sheer abandonment of polite pretences, it is

perhaps Tricky that picks up where Gainsbourg left off. His Suffocated Love is little more than several minutes of thinly veiled allusions to oral sex. The line, "She's on her knees, I say please ... she makes me finish too quick," is relatively restrained compared to what comes next. The ante is upped with, "Her tongue's her favourite weapon", and finally, throwing off every last vestige of tact, he states, "My head's between her knees, 69 degrees." lt is not quite clear if this refers to the temperature or the angle. When all is said and done, however, it is possible to go a little too far in searching for these messages. While some people believe Pink Cadillac pits the Occident against the Orient (lt is bigger than a Honda, alter all), the Bee Gees' enquiry, How Deep is Your Love is perhaps / overstepping the bounds of decency. And anyone applying this argument to Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh is, frankly, a bit sick.

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Mass1ve Attack do 1t very well. The Verve did 1t and then got stung w1th a huge royal t1es bill And it is very unlikely th at yo u'l l ever find Cliff Richa rd doing it. I refe r of cou rse to sampling. because it is sn1ppets. sampl es and precious littl e else that dom1nate Luke Vibert's latest proJect, Wagon Chn st's Tally Ho. Filled w1th sampl es rang1ng from mus1c to th e spoken word and backed with some nondescnpt amb1ent tec hno, Vi be11 has somehow managed to cement Tally Ho 1nto the realm of tile uttl erly unremarkabl e. Tracks me rg e into one and you begin to forget that you've left th e record playing, save for the one rath er sharp , sh ock of Jwcy Luke Vibert. This part1cular collect1 on of samples. which ca nnot JUStifiabl y be call ed a song or Instr umental, sounds just l1ke a radio b e ~ng Violently tun ed, and in all truth, re- tun ing a radio is probably more fu n than listening to this ~n consequen t1 al reco rd1 ng . Klaus Estop

3 Traffic's Heaven 1s m Your Mmd sounds like the k1nd of mus1c designed espec1ally fo r men with beards that can be earnestly tugged duri ng th e long gu1tar and piano 'jams路 wh1ch constitute a large part of pretty much every song. On f1rst Hsten 1ng you may be forgiven fo r hav~ng a terrib le deme to hornbly and vindictive ly mut1 late an album wh ich seems to noodle on and on ... and then on a bit more However it is definitely worth persevering as soon a defin1te musical complex1ty IS revealed w1th

different Instru ments 1ncludlllg flutes and Hammond org an blended 111to a psychedelic soup. Al l in all the album works as in tended by Islan d records - basically as an 1ntroduct1on to eight albums worth of Traffic's mus1c. If yo u're lllto all t h~ngs retro or mod, th iS could be an album for you, espec1ally w1th such beautiful song t1tles as John Barleycorn Must Die and Roam1n' Thru the Gloam1n' w1th 40,000 Headmen. One note of cau tion路 please keep in mllld while you re listening that it's bands like th1s who are to bl ame for the existence of Ocean Colour Scene Luke Turn er and th e li ke -J -"

Spu rning the usual tradition of releasing singles merely as trail ers fo r the next album, the Divine Comedy have ta ken the unusual step of bri nging out Genera tion Sex a week after the excellent album , Fin de Siecle. Generation Sex sees Neil Hannon discussing society's obsession with reproduction , backed up by a fun tun e, a thought provoking reference to Diana and some inte resting sampling . lt makes Paul Stokes me horny!

When Mansun re leased the1r f1 rst albu m. Attack of the Grey Latern some two years ago they seemed to be a band wi th great promise. Stro ng voca ls were backed wi th diStinCtive, atmosph eric guitar and tracks like Strippe r Vica r and W1de open space demonstrated that th ey had a way wi th a tun e. However, after a relatively long absence dunng which they seemed to tour almost constantly, Mansun have returned with what constit utes. given the expectations. a distinctly d1sappo111 ting album it's not th at S1x is bad as such路 it is more that the album could have been so much better As a whole th e tracks have been overproduced, wh1 ch tends to obscure the qual1 ty of Drapers vo ice wh1le at the same time destroying the nuance 1n the gu1 tar work The tune-sm1thery that made the first album shine is also not much 1n evidence, although there are indications that it st1ll l~ngers on 1n the shadows with tncks like Six. Let's hope the next ones a bit bette Arnold J ohns

4 The West Country s Pally Jean Harvey has returned w1th her firs t solo album Since th e criticall y accla1med treat that was To Bring You My Love. Dispens1ng wi th the deliberately rough edge production of her prev1ous work. Harvey uses the new found gloss to challen ge the listener's senses as she moves from th e more traditional song format 111to more haphazard yet equall y rewarding terntory The result is a stark, brittle, yet ult1mately beaut1ful record in wh1ch static wildernesses strangled guitars. stnngs and even garage beats trade places as Harvey weaves a chaotic and ~ntense soundscape Th1s moody underwash prov1des the perfect setting for Harvey's remarkably versatile vo1ce. wh1ch encompasses violent screams, threatening wh1spers. wistful harmon1es and haunting chants. The record. which leaves the casual listener unsettled, does on closer Inspection actually reveal an emotionally raw account of the art1st. The result1ng glimmer of warm th ins1de sue a bleak enVIronment gives the album its frag ile beauty, mak1ng 1t one of the most rewarding records so far this year Paul Stokes

Arnold 's Windsor Park is Creation Records' 300th release ; but you can't help wishing that they'd picked a more exciting record with which to celebrate. Arnold seem to be trying to mimic th e sound of Radiohead. but sadly they fail, creating instead a whining drone of Britpop mediocrity. Luke Turner

As1 an Dub Foundation are known for their big beats and raw energy, and th is EP doesn't disappoint. Naxalite itself - undoubtedly the highlight of the EP - is reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine in the way it can imbue th e listener w1th a feeling of random1sed rebellion , wh ile Culture Moves is more la1d back and. frankly, nowhere near as exciting. Even so, a must have. James Tapsfield r:--r ,o:.J(

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This record pretty much sums up the poor quality of this summer's pop releases. Heavy Tra nsit tries to be so many things: hip-hop, dub basically anything 1ts misguided creators deemed to be 'coo l'. Instead all they have managed to come up w1th is several m1nutes of pure, unmitigated rubbish. Emma Newbery

The second single lifted from th e forthcoming album Without You I'm Nothing follows the typical Placebo format of melodic, punky guitar and Brian Molko's trademark nasal whine. The band have also reached new levels of sensitivity, both musically and lyrically; making th1s their best release to date. Carolyn Boyd

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Poor old Luke gets his hand chopped off as h1s father tries to convert him to the Dark Side. F.reud would have had a field-day with thiS one.

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eventJ Even if the viewer ignores this analysis of The Simpsons as a direct political comment on the American people , it is stil l extremely funny in its own right - after hundreds of shows, it seems the writers have successfully retained their ability to create a programme which can be appreciated on many different levels by people of all ages and nationalities. If The Simpsons is a series suitable for viewing by all the family , America's latest cartoon export is more appropriate for being viewed by a load of pissed up students. Which , funnily enough , is exactly the audience Channel Four have picked for their new series , South Park, which hit th e airwaves early this summer. For those who are not yet hooked on th e ser;zs, it conce rns the lives of a group of extremely dirty minded eight year olds living in the small Colorado mountain town of South Park. There is the disgustingly fat

Cartoons used to b e for kids, but now the adults are getting in on the act. Luke Turner gets to grips with the genre

ost of us students are probably Qld enough to remember the days when cartoons were aimed solely at kids , and had a storyline and characterisation which even a backward sloth could fully comprehend. Cartoons wou ld always involve two rival species of animal battlin g it out as one tried to nosh the other for its tea. But in recent years there has been a

new trend in animated television. Cartoons have moved away from the slapstick comic violence of the past , and developed a new subtlety which can be appreciated by adults and children alike. Most of these new shows are imported from Am erica, which is surprising when one cons iders the insipid, irony bereft nature of 'human ' comedy shows such as Friends. The Simpsons was th e first of these new shows to make the tra nsatlan tic crossing, first on to Sky, and then moving to the terrestrial channels a couple of years ago. Since then The Simpsons has steadi ly grown in popularity, generating both a mainstream and cult following , along with millions of pounds worth of revenue from merchandising and video sales. Part of the reason for the success of the show is undoubtedly the way it exposes that side of American life that we Brits find so fascinating; the small town , neo-Redneck existence of those who amuse us by appearing on Jerry Springer and screaming at each other. But The Simpsons is never unsubtle or brash in the same way as the raucous atmosphere of th e talk show ; instead the show's writers subvert the American way of life through subtle use of irony - a stylistic device they peri1aps picked up during their time spent as students at British universities.

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meets, Mr Garrison is the school's right wing, slightly deranged class teacher. In one episode he makes a verbal attack on homosexuals, but in the next is revealed to have been indulging in a spot of crossbreeding with a pig after a wee cute little piglet appears with very Mr Garrison like facial features. With this collection of characters and script-writers who are not afraid to be controversial ('I haven't seen a Jew run like that since Poland, 1938' was one gem), South Park is perhaps the most adult and subversive animated series to date. Apparently thought up whilst the show's writers were on a colossal acid bender, South Park

veers from the banal to the cleverly surreal, complete with crass toilet and • ahem • body-part humour which, though infantile, is utterly irresistible. Part of the reason for the show's popularity is that, like The Simpsons, it works on two distinct levels. There is not only the crude humour which appeals to the drunken and bemuddled; but it also plays on American stereotypes and the incestuous, small town mentality perfectly characterised by the publicity obsessed Mayor. Concrete spoke to Channel Four's head of publicity Tracy Blacher to find out if South Park's content had attracted many complaints: 'We expected much more of a fuss about South Park because of its controversial content. We were geared up for a lot of complaints, but most calls - in fact nearty all - were complimentary.' Perhaps this indicates a seachange in British opinion. Maybe at last we have realised that cartoons are not just for kids; that writing aimed at adults has a niche within the genre, and a niche which can be used to subvert our ways of seeing the ~ wortd. Our appetite for such shows

remains unquenched. Channel Four plans to show a new English animation, Bob and Margaret later in the year, along with the second series of South Park, and a South Park movie is being planned in the States. As Kenny would say, "Mmmmnnmllfmdmdmmnn." Translation supplied on request.

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This year's summer films have borne more than a passing resemblance to the UK Gold progl'aiiUiling schedule. lack Hanauer asks whether BoUywood has run out of ideas ere's a little brain-teaser for you. What do the films Lost in Space, The Avengers, Godzilla and The X-files all have in common? Yes, they're all Hollywood films released over the last few months in an attempt to fill that highly lucrative "Summer Blockbuster" spot, but there's something else... Any ideas? Well, let me put it this way, none of them are likely to win the Oscar for best original screenpla}' at this year's awards. Remakes, sequels and big screen adaptations have dominated this summer's movies to an extent never before seen, and the situation looks set to continue with the imminent release of Dial M for Murdera remake of the Hitchcock classic • Lethal Weapon 4, and The Mask of Zorro, to name but a few. Hollywood seem.<; to have convinced itSElf that reworking an old idea and giving people something they are already familra r with is a sure-fire way to fill cinemas. Over recent years there has been an increase in the film budgets for Hollywocd productions. and a reciprocal drop in the number of pictures released by the major companies. From a kindly perspective it may seem that they are thus sacrificing quantity in favour of quality However, the mediocrity of cinema releases this summer indicates that this is far from the truth. Fewer films means that each film must make more money, and so it has to be pitched at a more mainstream and popu ist audience. Failure to capture large box offtce takings cannot be tolerated as n once could, and

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so film producers are less inclined to risk an entirely new, original idea. Instead old ooncepts are reworked, sequels are made, and successful television shows are plundered. Remakes are easy pickings for film-makers, because they do not require much original thought, nor do they need heavY marketing as the public are already aware of the film's nature. Recent Hollywood targets have included The Nutty Professor, The Preacher's Wife and Lo/ita, which are all rehashings of successful films of yesteryear. Some film-makers aren't even content with stealing the idea for a film on one occasion. Repeat - ~ offenders include makers of the comedy Father of the Bride. Not content wiUl the success of this ripped-off remake of a Hepburn-Tracy classic, the producers decided that they would book their birth in the Hollywood "I've got the imaginative capabilities of a mentally chal!enged gerbil" Hall of Fame by oommissioning a sequel. This of course works like a dream if the audience didn't see the better quality original or are not patient enough to sit through three hours of ancient actors in black and white. TV serials have provided the idea for literdlly hundreds of features. Mission. Impossible, The Sain~ Superman and Batman were all popular programmes on the small screen before they were upgraded, to give just a few examples, and some of the films they spawned were good fun. Others, however were not. Who can remember the glut of Incredible Hulk films that came out in the eighties? Truly some of the worst movies to feature a giant green man with way too much testosterone ever

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The only problem is that over recent years this niche has begun to grow out of control, and this summer an unprecedented four major cinema releases owed their existence to the small screen. Lost in Space was an extremely camp but fun American series in the sixties, and The Avengers was a similarly well loved British serial, featuring John Steed as the epitome of the English gentleman, and his stylish sidekick Emma Peel. Godzilla appeared in many Japanese films of the 1~40s and we all know where The X-Files found· its inspiration. But none have fully satisfied cinema-goers or critics. lt is no wonder its makers refused to show The Avengers to anyone before its release. Another risk

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avoiding practice is to steal • sorry remake - a foreign film, that most English speaking viewers will be unaware off. How many of you would have sat through T;ois Hommes et un Couffin or La Aux Folies before they were remade into Three Men and a Baby and The Birdcage? lt could be argued that Armageddon was the only major action flick of the summer that was not a remake, big screen adaptation or sequel Perhaps it is Significant that of all the films th1s was the received by the public. And yet even this

apocalyptic smash was hardly the most original of concepts. The earHl seems to be heading for annihilation and there is only one hope for salvation - a long shot that depends on a hardy bunch of aiiAmerican heroes. Been there plenty of times, got a wardrobe full of the T-shirts. The most worrying aspect of this unoriginal trend is that with its huge distribution chains, and promotion budgets, Hollywood is preventing the vastly more original films from penetrating the mainstream. Despite more imaginative and ' daring films originating from • so-called 'indie flick' circuit or from studios outside of the US, only a few managed to reach large audiences. However with tho success of J;sinspotting, Wifde, Tne Full Monty, Four Weddings and a Funeral. Sliding Doors and Shooting Fish, all "'llliillllil"'1 films originating in the UK, it appears that outside film makers have the ideas. if not always the money, to challenge ror the first time in decades America's postlion as undisputed king of the movie scene. So after a summer that as hot as itS' ftlm releases, it seems Hollywood is starting to

lose its grip on the audiences' wallets. lt may not be long before cinema goers get tired of their hackneyed fare and start to put their money on something a little different . If things don't change soon, then Tinseltown may find itself lacking in viewers just as it did in the late 80s, and that oould spell the much talked about 'death of cinema'. Unfortunately this time the audiences may just be too bored to care.

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Get one of the best directors of our age, Spike Lee will do. Blend with one of the most underrated Hollywood actors, Denzel Washington would be perfect. Put on a low heat and mix in some pertinent socio-political commentary perhaps about the divisions between father and son in 1990s America. Add some sport-orientated excitement, you could use a boy's struggle to become a basketball pro here. Season with a classy soundtrack, I think some Public Enemy songs would do the trick. Let it simmer for a couple of months, and you end up with a moving, thought-provoking film. Serve with a selection of confectionery and some sucrose-based beverages and you're onto a winner. That's the recipe for He Got Game, the film that could mark Spike Lee's return to form after a few less spectacular efforts. In it, the man responsible for classics such as Malcolm X tackles a number of topics. But none of them gets short shrift in this film. Lee successfully combines a critique of the world of professional basketball, with an examination of family relations that is not limited to black America, an accusation that is sometimes thrown at him. This film is about the whole of modern society and is equally accessible to cinema-goers from all backgrounds. And to his credit the director has not allowed the serious issues he is addressing get in the way of an enjoyable two hours of cinema entertainment. Well worth a look. Abi Ovenden

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Making the Break 1986 saw Lee's film debut with his independently produced She's Gotta Have lt, which he single-handedly wrote, directed, produced, edited and acted in. His hard work was recognised at the Cannes film festival, where he won the Prix de Jeunesse, in turn putting the Black New Wave in cinema well and truly on the map. The rewards didn't end there, with Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Screenplay for Do The Right Thing, Lee's tradition for tackling racial issues in America soon became established. This was consolidated by the 1992 film, Malcolm X, for which Denzel Washington received an Oscar Nomination for his part as the charismatic civil rights advocate.

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Fllmog!!AhY-------Following Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads • his student masterpiece - Lee went on to make She's Gotta Have lt (1986), Schooldaze (1988), Do the Right thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever(1991), Malcolm X (1992), Clackers Girl 6 (1996) He Got Game (1998). Lee has also directed music videos for artists including Michael Jackson, Chaka Kahn, Tracy Chapman, Publi.c Enemy and Arrested

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Would you know what a hyperlink was if it came and bit you hard on the rear? If not, Sfu Dredge might just be able to help Why should I after snails , so that's the obvious keyword. Tap it in, click on the search button, and voila: a list of use the Net? sites ttiat can be visited straight away. The same applies if you 're looking for sites about blancmange, football or Belgian wallpaper. The more keywords you can think of, the more likely it is that the search engine will find some good matches.

How do I get my mates' e-mail addresses? How can I get my friends e-mail addresses? Most of your mates at other Universities will have e-mail. lt can be annoying waiting for them to tell you their address, but you can use the Internet to find it out for yourself. There is a list of every British university's Internet site at: www.scit. wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/uk.map.html. Many (although not all) of these have an on-line e-mail address directory that you can look through . With luck, your friends should be on here.

How can the Net help my work? Every student knows that academic work is best done at the last minute, preferably ir) an all night caffeine-fuelled session . 11 can 't be avoided. However, should you be one of the organised sorts who likes to get their research done early, the Internet can be dead handy. Whatever the subject, it's quite likely that there will be a site devoted to it somewhere. Just use the search engine to find it. If you get really stuck, you could always try one of the many essay bank sites which are libraries of other students' essays from the past. With luck, you'll find a useful one, although obviously copying it would be cheating ...

For a start, the Internet is one of the growth areas in employment. When you leave University and start job-hunting, the ability to use the Net is a useful skill. Businesses are so worried about keeping up that they send their employees on £80-a-day courses to learn to use it. You've got three years to learn to do it

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Tile Event selects a handful of tasty tit-bits from the arts world for your delectation it has to be a bad sign when the biggest laugh of the mght is saved fo r the agonising death of one of the players. yet despite this aberration, the Theatre Royal's production of Agatha Christ1e's class1c crime thriller is not at all bad The play 1s set on a remote Island where ten characters have been brought together by an unknown host. Shortly after they arnve a disembodied voice accuses each of t11e guests of murder. and issues a s1nister warnrng. From th1s moment onwards they start dropping like flies and the ever dwindling group of survivors are left rn the unenvrable situation of hav1ng to identify the killer before they become the next batch of maggot food. it is not t11e most revolutionary of productions ever to have hit the stage. The cast don't bring anything new to their stereotypical characters among others the prudish spinster played by Ruth Madoc of Hi-de-Ht1 fame - and the transition to the 1930s era does feel a little forced. However. after a lacklustre start the typ1cal Christ1e nail-bit1ng suspense does start to kick m. and the audience soon finds itself engrossed in the quest to find the killer. And Tilen There Were None is certainly not a classic, but I can think of worse ways of spendmg a few hours on a miserable September night.

strange bunch, these writers. Last year poet Andrew Tail went on a hunger strike in an attempt to attract publisher for his life's work; Beauty s in the I of the Beholder. He was unsuccessful , but he's back (presumably minus a few pounds) and this time he's got an even more ingenious plan. Now he has threatened to drink disinfectant on National Poets' Day if he doesn't get his way ... I do hear tell that dettol has a particularly fine flavour to it, Mr Tail. Someone who has had considerably less trouble getting his book published is Tony Adams. Addicted, the Arsenal and England footballer's autobiography, came out last week and contained the usual fare of alcoholism, night-club shenanigans and , um, bedwetting, as well as the odd anecdote confirming the sensitivity that is synonymous with football. On one occasion , after being sent down for drink-driving , Adams was handcuffed to another prisoner, prompting the comment; ''What a nightmare, I'm a Tottenham fan and I get cuffed to you." Charming. Still, at least he was recognised. The same cou ldn't be said for Stephen King. During a

recent visit to Trent Bridge to watch the cricket, the author was taken on a VIP tour around the grounds by Dickie Bird, and appeared to be enjoying himself, until the bemused umpire was heard to ask; "Who on earth was that?". And why should Mr Bird have recog nised him? it's not as if Stephen King can see into the future is it? Unlike some writers I co uld mention . Morris West may not be a household name, but he was the man who predicted the election of the present Pope, John Paul 11 , in his novel ''The Shoes of the Fisherman", long before he was in the ru nning. And it looks as though West has been back at his crystal ball again. In his latest novel , Eminence, a powerful critique of the contemporary Catholic Church, he has made anoth er Papal prediction . The next Bishop of Rome will be, wait for it, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini of Milan . Pah! Tell us something we didn't kn ow, Morris!

They lived 2000 years ago, yet the Romans are still a popular subject for writers, fictional and factual alike. That can only serve as testament to their unique status in the history of the world. The Caesars and their citizens were people before their time. They developed a social structure seemingly far superior to anything known before or experienced for over a millennium alter. They made dramatic technological advances and included some of the greatest minds ever known. And yet we frequently overlook the Roman tendency towards debauchery and hideous cruelty, an inclination that seems all the more contemptible when set against their many admirable achievements. Not the case. however, for Allan Massie . whose novel about Mark Antony, Julius Caesar's famous ally and successor, pa1nts a far more balanced picture than we are generally accustomed to. The novel takes the form of Antony dictating h1s memoirs to his trusted secretary, Crilias However instead of writing down all of his master's glorious stones and omitting his less impressrve asides, as he is instructed, the wily Critias does the opposite including numerous unflattering admrssions made by the •great general"', and adding his own acerbrc commentary to the 1ext. The result is a clever critique of history's

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tendency to see things in black and white, good or evil , great or pathetic. not to mention an extremely witty, funny book. Massie's Antony is a flawed hero, like the society in which he lives, pitiful in some areas and masterly in others. unlike this book. which is purely the latter. Jack Hanauer

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The comeback of Stephen Fry must be one of the most complete and most successful of modem time. lt seems only seems a couple of years (though it must be more) since his unscheduled walkout of West End play Cell Mates, and his even more unscheduled trip to Belgium. Never to work again, never to write again and never to perform in public, it is pleasing to that Mr Fry has failed to keep to his word. In 1996 he realised his best selling third novel, Making History, which flew out of books shops in both hard back and more recently in paper back with great acclaim. Fry then took the title roll in Wilde. His presence lent the film an air of authenticity which was lacking in many the previous portrayals of Wilde's life, thus making it one of the most interesting accounts of the playwright's life. Now Stephen Fry has turned confession with his autobiography Moal) is My Washpot. Originally released last winter, the paperback imprint of Fry's early years has recently been unleashed and has shot straight into the best sellers list. Including school expulsions, failure of A-level at Kings Lynne college, and a short prison sentence as some of the low lights, Fry never asks for pity from the reader, supplementing his frank account with his enormous wit which produces some memorable essays on music, and PE teachers amongst other things. Stephen Fry has not stopped with just the book release. He is currently presenting a new discussion programme on Radio Four called the Saturday 路 Night Fry. With a healthy dose of wit, the Fry examines one issue of modem life each week with along with an impressive selection of guests, which includes regular foil, John Sessions and his array of unusual impressions which have so far included a George Carey obssessed by James Joyce, and an Internet obsessed Sir Alec Guinness. Paul Stokes The Saturday Night Fry

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J(afe Da is the new name for Hector's House. Paul Stokes crossed the Iron Curtain to s ample some Soviet hospitality f you take a trip down the back streets and cobbled ways of Norwrch. then JUSt past that Great Bntrsh symbol and mstitution. the main branch of the National Westminster Bank. you will come upon one of the last retreats of the Sovret Union Yes. Hector is no more and Lenin rules supreme rn the revamped Hector's House. now called Kale Da Thrs stylish bar rs now decked out m red and white. while posters and pop art Interpretations of Sovret icons adorn the walls . However unlike rts . Russran brg brother Kale Da rs qurte prepared to embrace caprtalism. is happy to play 'decadent western music and best of all doesn't require you to queue for three weeks, only to find the last cabbage has gone mouldy. In fact the only real debt the Kale owes to the KGB and Co. is its vast collection of Vodka. Not only can you dnnk from a range of origrnal flavour vodka. but there rs an range of slightly less orthodox flavours. whrch range from Chile to Mars Bar from which to chose.

Some friendly agents have also been parachuted rnto the terntory as the bar also serves a range of lager, beers and sprrits. Drvided onto three levels , the ground floor entrance leads you straight into the spacious mai bar, which. wrth fresh pine floors. and vast windows lookrng out onto Bedford Street has a cool , spacrous feel and a unflustered atmosphere In the basement downstarrs. the domrnatrng low ceilings and trght outcoves lend themselves towards a more mtense ambr which is occasronally hyped up by the presence of a live DJ The bourgeors can also enJOY these Sovret surrounds. because instead of meeting with Bolshevik prstol they can dnnk along wrth the proletanat. or enjoy the more rmpenal and decadent surroundrngs of the Romanov room on the frrst floor So comrades the message is clear and srmple. Drinkers of lhe world unite' You have nothing to lose except your loose change'

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ggs play a huge part in the dret of the British people. In fact there are about 32 million egg-laying hens in the UK alone. EU law allows anything up to five battery birds to be kept in a cage with an area of just 50cm by 50cm. Each of these birds has a wingspan of about 80cm, and it is unlikely they will be able stretch their wings or carry out any of their normal behaviour. The RSPCA say that battery farming is equivalent to making three people live out their lives in a telephone box. So. what can be done? Well, without legislation banning battery farms. the answer seemed' to be to inform the public and let them choose whether to buy battery farmed eggs or pay more for freerange. Free-range eggs have about 200 times more space than battery hens to roam about in, and can even go outside for a stroll.

The next best option is barn eggs - with sulfrcrent space to move about and perches to roost on, the hens lay eggs in boxes around the building. Packaging that says farm eggs or naturally fresh eggs is in fact meaningless - the chances are these come from a battery. However. concern is now rising as loopholes in free-range regulations are being found. For example, the chickens have to 'have access' to the outside so that they can peck and kick dust but nothing states the level of access that they should have. Ultimately, short of giving up eggs altogether. buying free-range or barn eggs is the only way to be sure that the hens have at least been fairly well treated.

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The guide to what's on this fortnight LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS Vinnie Jones hangs up his boots and picks up a shotgun as he goes in for a bit of thuggery that won 't get him a red card. Press gang's Dexter Fletcher also stars having finally found an English accent. 4/5

SPECIES 2 Sex, murder, sex, murder, sex, murder, sex, murder. Sci-fi at its best. 1/5 SLIDING DOORS Gwyneth Paltrow manages to have two different hairstyles at the same time, not to mention a life that goes two ways when in one reality she misses a train and her life goes down hill, and in the other she gets it and things go whoopie-do. Never has Railtrack seemed so powerful! 4/5 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Feast your eyes on this Spielberg screen sensation and they're bound to come out weeping. The 'war is bad cinema' hasn't been this good for years. 5/5

THE WEDDING SINGER Don't you just dig those legwarmers? That purple eyeliner? Those side-ponytails? More eighties nostalgia than Club Retro can deal with. 3/5 DOCTOR DOOLITTLE The dogs find that sniffing each others' rear end is more interesting than talking to Eddie Murphy in this Beverley Hills Flop. 215

LOST IN SPACE Listen very carefully. Some people, right, are zooming around the cosmos, ok, and are a bit disorientated. Got it? 3/5

GOOD BURGER Saturday, September 19 at 2.30pm Rival fast food companies battle each other with dirty tricks. More to get your teeth into than a Big Mac.

THE HORSE WHISPERER Robert Redford murmurs sweet nothings to some nervous nags. Not we don't mean Kristin Scott Thomas you cruel, cruel , people 215

THE REAL BLONDE Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, Monday, September 21 & Tuesday, September 22 at 5.45pm. Thursday, September 24 at 8.15pm. Matinee on Tuesday, September 22 at 2.30pm. A satire on the shallowness of advertising , soap operas and the music industry of New York ... And Matthew Modine gets his kit off. Ooh Sir!

THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE "lt's another case for Mulder and Scully .. ." as the the TV series hits the big screen. The Truth is in a cinema near you. 4/5

THE REAL APOSTLE Friday, September 25, Saturday, September 26 & Monday, September 28 at 8.15pm. Tuesday, September 29 - Thursday, October 1 at

5.45pm. Matinee on Thursday, October 1 at 2.30pm. Robert Duvall as a smarmy preacher who fails to turn the other cheek when he loses his job and his wife to another man. After calling down the power of the mighty baseball bat in vengeance, he attempts to redeem himself. THE LAND GIRLS Friday, September 18 at 8.00pm; Saturday, September 19; Monday September 21 & Tuesday, September 22 at 8.15pm. Wednesday, September 23- Saturday, September 26 & Monday, September 28 at 5.45pm. Tuesday, September 29 - Thursday October 1 at 8.15pm. Matinees on Thursday, September 24 & Tuesday, September 29. A story about girts and hay- no not a dirty romp about girts rolling around in the stuff, but a serious account of women tending the land in the last wortd war. THE MISFITS Sunday, September 27 at 5.00pm An classic anti-western starring Clarke Gable and Marilyn Monroe. 011 Paula Cole, the cowboys are over 'ere!

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GOOD WILL HUNTING Friday, September 18 Matt Damon is a genius under the guise of a university cleaner, so now you know who to go to with your essay questions. 4/5 GATTACA Tuesday, September 22 Genetic manipulation in a futuristic world creates Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. Apparently it was on the set of is film where this husband and wife met and fell in love. Ahhh ! 3/5

September 24 treats us to another helping of , drugs and pimps. Samuel L gets more than his fair share of Robert De Niro also stars no one told the script writer. 214

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, September 25 Drew Barrymore and 80's music is your of nostalgia, then this is for you. will remind you of the records that wish you had never bought. 3/5

September 29 girt, boy and girt fall in love, poison, Boy not impressed. Hollywood tosh starring Leonardo and Claire Danes. Who is this Shakaleg cowboy? 4/3

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UEA, LCR COMEDY NIGHT Friday, September 18 Jeff Green and Regurgitator Stevie Starr appear in the LCR as part of the fresher's weekend festivities . £6 MIKE MANDEL Monday, September 21 Hypnotism fun at the Union's first Quid's In event you are feeling very sleepy. £1

NORWICH GAI.I.ERY REAL TIME Until Saturday, October 17, 10am- 5pm An exhibition by MA Fine Art students from the Norwich School of Art and Design FREE

NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE CEILE Norwich Puppet Theatre Sat 19 Sept. 8.00pm This five-piece acoustic irish band· will have your feet tapping to their accordion, fiddle and flute.

THEATRE ROYAL. SEE HOW THEY RUN Monday, September 14Saturday, September 19 7.30pm Wednesday, September 16Saturday, September 19 2.30pm A 1940s suburbian tale of mistaken identity. An all star cast featuring Brit Ekland, Su Pollard and many of the Hi-De-Hi and You Rang My Lord regulars. £3 - £15 adv.

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GIRLS NIGHT OUT IN IBIZA Wednesday, September 23, 7.30pm Thursday, September 24- Saturday, September 26 6pm & 9pm If you've been missing the sun , sea and sex of your holiday in Spain then get a ticket for the world premiere of the sequel to Girl's Night Out and relive all your sordid memories. £3-£14 adv. AMADEUS Monday, September 28- Saturday, October 3 7.30pm. Wednesday October 30- Saturday, October 3 2.30pm Poirot star David Suchet leads the cast in this major new production of the story told by Salieri, Court Composer to Emperor Joseph 11, of the musical genius Mozart.

lECTURE THEATRE 1 THE Arthur Miller Centre's International Literary Festival 1998 gets underway with guest writers visiting UEA for book readings RICHARD E. GRANT Wednesday, September 23, ?pm The star of Withnail and I and How To Get A Head in Advertising graces UEA with his presence to talk about his books With Nails and By Design. A video link may be set up in Lecture theatre two if Lecture Theatre One is full. £2 Stud . /£3 on the door JOHN FOWLES Monday, September 28, 7pm Author of The French Lieutenant's Woman , Daniel Martin and The Magus talks about his latest novel. A video link may be set up in Lecture theatre two if Lecture Theatre One is full. £2 Stud. /£3 on the door

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THE CONCEPT COMEDY CLUB Wednesdays Comics from the London circuit tread the boards at the Concept Nightclub on Prince of Wales Road. All drinks are £1.50, and tables can be reserved in advance by phoning the club. Along with two professionals there will be an opportunity for the would-be prankster with an open mike slot on the September 16. The winner will walk away with a crate of beer. £4 Doors, open at 8.30

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JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET+ GAS STATION Saturday, September 19 fresher's weekend adopts a distinctly cool vibe courtesy of the Acid - Jazz flavoured swirls and fake spy themes of the Taylor boys. DJs from Norwich club night the Gas Station provide complete the bill. £5 FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS Sunday, September 27 Self-styled suave kings of melodic rap funk are out and about robbing banks and promoting their new album . £10 Student holds

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MUTTON BIRDS Tuesday, September 29 Melodic harmonies New Zealand style. FREE

The freshest student night in town. Cheap drinks £1 Stud./ others £1 before 11 pm/ £2.50 after

THE WATERFRONT Puressence + Straw Tuesday, September 22 Powerful and emotive indie pop from the band who've charmed the wavelengths this summer with their single This Feeling. £6 adv.

CHAINS ON VELVET Tuesdays Rock, metal & alternative. £2 before 11pm/ £2.50 after

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MELTDOWN Saturdays Regular indie, Britpop, and alternative dance club. In the Studio: All Our Yesterdays (19th) , Full Steam Ahead (26th) 9.30pm-2am £3 uea £4/ £3.50 cone. THE THATCHER YEARS Friday, September 18 80s nostalgia. Funky Groove Shack in the Studio £3 uea adv.

U Y'S WILDE CLUB Feat. Hirameka Hi- Fi + Fleece + Headless Jellybabies Monday, September 21 Colchester based trash punk band who've caught the ear of Johnny Peel, headline along with Noisebox's Fleece £3.50 adv/ £4 on door WILDE CLUB Feat. K + Profane + Sulk Monday, September 28 Another wilde night headed up by a punk grunge hybrid. £3.50 adv/£4 on door

OFFYERFACE PRESENTS THE KITCHEN Friday, September 25 10pm- 6am Main room: Cutting edge of tech house from : Colin Dale, Mr. C + Offyerface residents Vodka, Dr Tonic, CJ . Upstairs: Twisted drum n' bass from : Rollercoaster, DJ Dimension, DJ 2000E, DJ Louis Cafe Bar: Underground garage from : Stave Wurly + Mindy + Guests £12/£10

SANCTUARY Mondays Old favourite Student night. Chart downstairs, lndie/ Britpop upstairs 9pm-2am £1 stud. before 11/ £2 stu~. after

THE LCR DISCO Thursdays Old favourite night of drunken student antics, to the sounds of chart favourites and old classics. £2.50 Club MISS MONEYPENNY'S Saturday, September 26 House from DJs Simon Owen and Lisa Pin-up. £9.50

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PRINCIPAL SKINNER'S NIGHT CLASS Mondays

NEW BREED Wednesdays Both , indie, metal, and alternative. 1Opm-2am £1.50 stud. before 11 / £ 2.50 after BIG MIX Thursdays Hip-hop, soul, Funk, Reggae, House Garage. 10pm - 2am £3 all night WRAITH Friday, September 18 and alternate Fridays. The best in goth. Grrrl 1Opm-2am £2.50 before 11 pm/ £3.50 after CWFS@ZOOM Saturday, September 19 and alternate Saturdays. Uplifting house & garage with DJ Mog. 10pm-3am

THE EVENT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998

SEPTEMBER Fri 18 Comedy Night featuring Jeff Green + Stevie Starr £6 Sat 19 James Taylor Quartet £5 Sat 26 club Miss Moneypenny's djs Simon Owen + Lisa Pin-Up £9.50 Sun 27 Fun Lovin' Criminals £10

OCTOBER Sat 3 club Retro with Bandit Beatles £5 Sat 1 0 Bjorn Again £9.50

THE THATCHER YEARS £3 (UEA) adv

MELTDOW 9.30pm-2am £3 (U EA) £4/ £3.50

PRINCIPAL SKINNER'S NIGHT CLASS £1 (UEA)

PURESSENCE £6ad

Sun 11 l a n Drury & The Blockheads £1 0 Fri 16 Ash £10 Sat 17 Bernnard Butler £8.50

NIGHT CLASS

Sun 18 Motorhead £11 Wed 21 Mansun £9 Sun 25 Terrorvision £9

CHAINS ON VELVET £2 before 11 pm/ £2 .50

Fri 30 Stereophonics £9 Sat 31 Shed Seven

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Fri 6 Del Amitri £13.50 Sat 14 Jools Holland £12.50 Wed 18 Dr John £9.50 Fri 20 The Stranglers £9.50 . Mon 23 Reef £11

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