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09 Hundred Reasons The emo metalists are currently riding high in the charts with their latest single, Silver. They ta lk to us about their successes so far.
03 Bits and Pieces Competitions: Win tickets to see Air, plus Delirious? album and gig tickets Round Up: The Beck ham Party
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19 Directory /Livewire The best guide to what's happening in Norwich
10 Summer Movie Preview We preview the highlights of the season.
04 Big Brother 3 Yes, the TV phenomenon of the summer is back and this time it 's personal. Well , maybe not, but it promises to be a lot tougher and even more entertaining than before. The Event previews the details.
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Frank Sinatra
05 Inquisitor 12 Albums
HyperKinako
06 Celebrities in Theatre
Hundred Reasons ; Tetra Splendour; Supernaturals; The Anniversary
Madonna is the latest uber-star to put her day job aside and walk the board s at the West End. The Event take s a look at the phenomenon.
Muse ; Saves The Day; Clinic; Angie Stone; Westlife
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07 Beverley Knight
Spiderman; Star Wars Episode 11
Hot from the LCR stage , Ms Kn ight chats to us about make-up, Mandela and Madonna .
16 TV/Radio Eurovision Song Contest; Meet the Livewire DJs; There 's Only One Kylie; Talking Comedy
08 Joanne Harris The author of Chocolat tells us why she's not really obsessed with food in her novels, it just seems that way .
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17 Arts The Borrowers; Plague Of Angels; Linton Kwesi Johnson
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tickets and olbum he Littlehampton rockers recently released their greatest hits album, Deeper, a double CD affair with 25 of their, er, greatest hits. To accompany the album the band have embarked on a UK tour and are set to return to Norwich on May 27 . We have two copies of the record and three pairs of tickets to give away to some lucky readers. To win the prizes just answer
T Win tickets to see Air he electronic French band are coming to the LCR on Saturday June 8, as one of only two dates in the UK this year, and The Event has three pairs of tickets to give away to the gig! All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a pair is answer the following simple question :
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Email your entries to su.concrete@uea.ac.uk with the subject Air competition in the subject line. Please include your name, school, phone number and favourite colour.
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Q. What venue are Delirious? playing at In Norwich on May 27? Email your entries to su.concrete@uea.ac.uk with the subject Delirious competition in the subject line . Please include your name, school, phone number and favourite colour.
Golden Triangle Competition Winners 1st prize: Barnaby Matley SOC3,
What I 'll miss most about UEA will be sitting in the Hive, watching the world go by, and pretending to work until someone comes to distract me! Barnaby wins pairs of tickets to both the Last LCR and the Christmas LCR reunion, plus a bottle of champagne . 2nd Prize: Mlchael Meisels
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What I'll miss most about UEA will be the paved paradise encompassing the Breakers burgers, Diner desserts, Hive hairdos and summer Square sojourns. Mark wins a pair of tickets to the Christmas LCR reunion , plus a bottle of champagne.
Round Up: All's not well in Beckingham Palace ... hey say that in the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king. Good, fair enough, I see their point . But it must be a sad barren cultural desert we live in if Victoria Beckham can count herself amongst the leading socialites of this country. Last week saw the Beckham's 'white tie and diamonds' party, the perfect opportunity for a large number of talentless, media hungry , B-list celebrities to ponce around Beckingham Palace comparing diamond collections and laughing at the fools they managed to con to get the top: namely the general public. On the Party A-list was Cilia Black, possibly the vilest thing ever to spring forth from the dungeons of London Weekend Television, (and yes I am aware just how cutting a remark that was) ; Jamle Ollver, who many believe should be incustody for child abuse: he named his child Poppy Honey Oliver, so not only will she get bullied at school for her Christian names but everyone will also know who her father is, something I wouldn 't wish on anybody ; Richard Branson, never one to miss a cheap publicity stunt ; Mohammed AI Fayed, only marginally more popular than Nell and Christine Hamilton; Natalie lmbruglia; and Sir Elton John, obviously. Really annoying, very rich people telling one another just how 'talented' they are whilst the rest of us are supposed to sit here and hope if we play our cards right then maybe lady luck will be knocking at our door ready to make us a
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star. That if we get our faces on a reality TV show we can live the Great British Dream, which, from what Heat magazine tells us, is to release a tuneless pop single, get bulimia and hang out with George Mlchael. And if you think it's just jealousy ; that we only hate the Beckhams and the Olivers because we want what they 've got then you couldn't be more wrong. If Victoria Beck ham was just some bint down my local then I still wouldn 't want to talk to her, I wouldn't need to write scathing attacks on her in the paper but I'd still dislike her. She's a brainless media whore and she is resented because she promotes herself in such a •way that every time one opens a newspaper, surfs the net , turns on the radio, watches TV there she is like a leper with a pole up its arse trying to look alluring and sexy. She stalks the general public and instead of being locked away, half the nation hail her and her husband as cultural King and Queen of Britain . And why? Because he can kick a football slightly more accurately than other people and she was once, about five years ago, in a pop group who marketed themselves on half-baked feminist ideals that basically involved shouting 'get your kit off' back at the lads. And what is particularly tragic , is that in this tucked up world terrorists take it upon themselves to blow up innocent everyday people almost every month , but when you get all these disgusting people in one place at the same there isn 't a bomb in sight. Luke Wrlght
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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Frank Sinatra
A Brave New Text: Gemma O'Donnell
The series that spawned a host of attention-starved celebrity wannabes is back. The Event offers you this guide to the prison show you just love to hate.
Who 's t hat?
A legend. Franc is Albert Sinatra was one of the finest big band singers the world has ever seen, surpassing even Tony Bennett. The son of a fireman and a waitress, he enjoyed a remarkable career spanning nearly five decades. How did he make his name?
Initially by leaving the band of trumpeter Harry James to join that of trombonist Tommy Dorsey. He then went solo in 1942, and w ith his conductor and arranger Axel Stordahl, focused on the swinging love songs that his tenor voice was suited to. His peak years in the 1950s and 1960s yielded some of the most famous songs ever written, including Only the Lonely, Strangers in the Night, That's Life, and his signature tune, My Way. Was he just a singer?
Far from it. In fact, he made over 60 films, inc luding the 1943 musical Higher and Higher. He won an Oscar in 1954 for his role in From Here to Eternity, and also appeared in such films as The Man with the Golden Arm, Guys and Dolls , and The Manchurian Candidate. He was also a serial womaniser, married four times. Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow were two of his wives. Most famously , he was the leader of the 1960s " Rat Pack ". Who else comprised the Rat Pack?
Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Mart in, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and Shirley Maclaine were all in there somewhere. The Rat Pack epitomised the cocktail culture of Atlantic City , Las Vegas and Hollywood, and indeed had films made about them, like Robin and the Seven Hoods.
t's that time of year again. No, not time for ice crea ms in the Square or flip-flops, its time to sit indoors, stick the kettle on and allow Big Brother to take over your life. Big Brother 3 kicks off on May 24 and promises us another nine weeks of 'real ity TV' mayhem. Who can forget last years Helen/ Paui /Big G saga? Narinder's. bitchey Diary Room co nfessions? Nasty Nick? Admittedly it takes a few episodes to settle into the show, scowling at the contestants is commonplace in the beginning, as is saying words to the effect of 'Oh God, I hope hejshe gets voted out first.' Then when he/she does get voted out first you realize you've misjudged them. However soon enough you'll be rooting for these cha ps as if you knew them since primary school. it's pretty hard to escape them really; one sniff of intrigue and t he media jumps on these gui nea pigs like bloodthirsty hounds with a serious case of the munchies. You can bet your life savings that you'll be glued to the set for the foreseeable futu re, despite your protestations that the show is a pi le of shit. So sit back, relax and allow The Event t o fi ll you in on The TV Event of The Year. Yes, really.
although mostly they prefer to languish in the murky depths of Z-list ce lebrity hell, and who can blame them? Big Brother has been hailed by many as the multi-media event of the summer, and this year there's not only a new house. new contestants, but new rules as well. Under these new rules, if a contestant doesn't present a decent excuse for their nomination, Big Brother'll give them a warning. Harsh, but far more entertaining, I think . Personal belongings are also under closer scrutiny, housemates are not allowed to keep their previous quota of books, musical instruments and magazines. instead they will have to earn such treats via the medium of weekly tasks. There 's more in store for us discerning viewers than there has been in previous years, for the first time, in a special edition of Big Brother, Channel Four viewers will be able to watch t he housemates entering t heir new abode; live . Saturdays will no longer be Big Brother free; as the contestants will be required to com plete these weekly tasks live on Channel Four. Treat! No doubt there 'll be the usual quota of mud wrestling and fro lics t hat we have seen in the last two series, all we need is shower cam and our lives will be complete!
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Okay, you should know the rules by now, but for those of you that live in a constant fug of drugs, or in Timbuktu , here is a conc ise explanation of the Big Brother format. A group of twe lve people get bunged in a house together with no contact with the outside world for nine weeks. During these nine weeks cameras and microphones record their every move. in the hope that they will say or do something interesting. Sometimes they do, (I refer you back to Helen and Paul). sometimes they don't (why, oh why was El izabeth allowed into that house?). Every week the contestants who receive the most nominations are put forward for a public eviction, chosen by the great British public. Sometimes they cry when they leave. sometimes they simply scream and hug their relatives a lot. Sometimes they leave the house to go onto bigger and better things, eg. Brian.
The Big Brother house is a mass of cameras, trick mirrors and funny-shaped cushions. Usually kitted out in Scandinavian furniture, this year's house takes a much more minimal ist approach when it comes to decor. The kitchen is a plush haven, perfect for those bread-baking sessions, the adjoining dining room is sure to play host to more high-powered arguments and mealtime confrontati ons. The bedrooms harbor secret bitching sessions and quabbles about who gets to have the double bed, they have also, in past years, been witness to some pretty steamy snagging sessions. All that's missing from this modern domestic masterpiece is a condom machine and pornographic art; correct me if I'm wrong but don't the viewers want sex? The Diary Room is being kept under wraps, but expect a ridiculously large chair. perfectly suited to those tedious nominations.
Hoods? He wasn 't a criminal , was he?
No , but from 1947, when he was lin ked wi t h mobster Charles Luciano, Sinatra always had questions asked about his reputation. Newspapers branded him an abusive bully . In the 1950s, he was branded a Communist sympathiser. He did have political instincts though- he supported both the Democ rats and the Republicans during his lifetime. He sounds like he was a busy man.
I haven't even mentioned his nine Grammys, two Academy awards, his son being kidnapped and held to ransom, his comebacks (his first came in 1973, and was a platinum album), his friendship with Nancy Reagan, his charity work, his warning to a room full of journalists in 1985 ("You're dead, every one of you!"), his '90s Duets albums ... In Retrospect ...
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Picture: (Left to r1glrt) Usa; Phll; Jack; Toko; Shlgeto
Forget the overhyped electroclash movement here's HyperKinako, your new favourite Japanese electro-punk pop band! When and why did you cet started as a band? Phil : We started around last September. We met at a contemporary organ music concert, which was extremely long. As we were not particularly enthusiastic, we sat in the back row and ended up chatting and started from there.
Does the electronic and eclectic nature of your band derive from any Influences? Shigeto: Phi I and I are stimulated by our course in Music Development where we practice Electro Acoustic Music and Sonic Arts. Basically what we do is make strange noises all day for our study. Also, I can only play the keyboard and the computer, so why not use both of them. Phil: We like a lot of Japanese bands that use lots of electronic music . My favourite band in the world is a Japanese band called Melt Banana, who do very fast, very short energetic songs. Does the screaming, shouting, enercetlc nature of your band have a psychedelic aspect to lt? Phil: If there is, it comes from our drummer Jack! I guess we are vaguely psychedelic In a zany way. We started out making a list of English and Japanese words that Toko our singer liked and tried to make stories around them. The three English members of our band do not often know what she is singing a lot of the time. Toko: They have to trust me a lot. Lisa: She is probably singing about how much she hates us! You aim for a fairly extravapnt atace set up, don't you? Phil : We have used party poppers and drawings. But we intend to have doves flying at our audience and some dancing girls soon. To encourage interaction with the crowd, Toko acts as a cheerleader as well as singer.
Hopefully, there will be another den, and there are always chickens that have managed to survive despite shameful neglect and abuse at the hands of the contestants.
there'll probably be someone approaching their 40s, who will attempt to impress younger housemates with their 'crazy' Alan Partridge antics.
The Contestants:
The Hype:
E4 is currently showing the contestant selection process, and this week there is a special showing the housemates being picked. This year, 150,000 hopefuls requested Big Brother application forms, three times as many as in 2001. Applicants sent in 10,000 videos and these were narrowed down to 2,500 for the audition process across the UK. I expect , if past experience is anything to go by, that there will be an annoying blonde bimbo, a hideously bitchey crazy woman , at least two gay or bisexual housemates that will quarrel constantly in a sitcom way, and a boring loser who will be voted out in week three when we realize that they will never, ever be interesting. Also,
You can't possibly imagine Big Brother surviving without the hype it manages to create for itself. Expect tabloid frenzy, and daytime TV debates. Be ·prepared for witty slogan t-shirts, as banal sentences morph into catchphrases aloug the line of "Oh My God! " and "I like blinkin', I do. • There's no escape. They will trap you, despite your best attempts to remain an aloof spect& tor. The participatory nature of Big Brother makes it impossible not to feel involved, so don 't be surprised if you find yourself boring your mates down the pub, or striking up a conversation with a checkout girl about last night 's episode. But don't worry: go with it, don't resist it. it's all good clean fun after all.
Is the creation of the music on your computer a complex process? Phil: Shigeto creates a new Instrument for every song we play. So there will be no other songs in the world that have that instrument on it. Shigeto: I don't find it that difficult. Though it looks complicated to others when they see so much going on in my screen.
Usa, you also play for Bearsult. Do you find lt tricky to balance your commitments? Lisa: We have had to turn down one Hyperkinako gig at the Arts Centre because l·was playing with Bearsuit that night. And I felt really guilty. Shigeto: Though Lisa has been really dedicated to Hyperkinako, so she shouldn't worry. Anything to add? We have a record out in a couple of months and you should also get hold of some of our nice tight manga t-shirts. Toby Lewls
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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is Thursday Up For Grabs starring Madonna. opens at the yndham·s theatre and runs for ten weeks, plac ing her in direct competition wi th close fri end Gwyneth Paltrow. who debuted in Proof at the Don mar Warehouse last week. Not to menti on Matt Damon. Casey Affl eck and Summer Phoenix who al l start ed fe ig ning teenage status in Th is is Our Youth at the Garrick last month. The n there's the whole plethora of Hollywood stars includ ing Nicole Kidman. Kevin Spacey and Brendan Fraser. who have all trodden the boards in recent years. American imports such as these have cau sed quite a stir in theatrica l ci rcles. and it seems that these days anyone deemed a Hollywood hotty mu st tal1e t o t11e British stage. But why would they want to ? it' s not like Broadway can't put together a good play. Alan Ri c kman . Sir lan Mc kellan and Helen Mirren 11ave all been doing th e rounds in decent months. and Jude Law is set to take his performance in Or Faustus over t here nex t year . Holl ywood ve terans inc luding Kathleen Turner . Jessic a Lange and Donald Sutherland have also come over here with their Broadway offerings. So what is it that Britain has to offer these budding t hespi ans that Broadway doesn 't? And more to the point. what do these budding the spians have to offer Britain? Up For Grabs. despite seve ral hitches including performances being dropped because of Madonna' s reco rding commitments. is going to be a succ ess. So too is Proof, which has already sold out. and it doesn' t take Einste in or his livi ng equiva lent to wo rk out that this is not because of the performance Ric hard Coyle of Coupling fame. puts in. it' s official then : British theatre is booming, and America is the cause, or so every one keeps say ing. But it's not clear whether t hey deserve such praise. Up Fo r Grabs has been accused of being a glori fied Madonna token . and ignoring the six other cast members. And such criticism is justified when. under Madonna 's instruction , the orig inall y Austra lian play has been placed with in an America n context . Up For Grabs is now about an American art dealer (played by Madonna), who tries to manipulate her friends into buying a Jackson Pollock painting. A bit di fferent to a previous t heatre performance of M adonna's back in 1986 w hen she starred opposite t he n husband Sean Penn in the off-Broadw ay play Goose and Tomtom . But who rea lly cares whether M adonna can act (and j udging by her film s she can't) when fan s are able to see in her in the small theatre audience in 700. compared to ten t imes that at one of he r co ncerts . The same, however. cannot be said of Paltrow . whose play sold out weeks ago. and the onl y way to get ti ckets now is to buy them for £150 on the black market. Thi s shou ld be a shame, seeing as the play written by Dav id Auburn , and direc t ed by John Madden (who incidentally also directed Shakespeare in Love), actuall y sounds quite good. With onl y one set, the two-hour performance tel ls of Catherine (played by Paltrow). failing to c ope with the mental breakdown of her one-t ime brilliant mathemat icia n father. That is unt il one day an eager student turn s up. wanting to read her father's work. and rousing her from her Sleeping Beauty like slumber . How ever. soon everyone wi ll get the chance to watc h it as M iramax big boss Harvey Weinstein. has bought t he film rights, and ye s Palt row w ill be playing the lead. Paltrow has not, however. acted on stage si nce she played opposite her mother, the thespian Blythe Danner. back in 1994 and
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selves a couple . This Is Our Youth set in 1982. te lls of 48 hours of three bored, rich kids who steal $15. 000 from thei r parents and go on a hedonist ic spending spree . involving sex , drugs and rock and roll. The play was also written by Kenneth Logergan. who wrote Analyze This and was even Oscar-nominated for You Can Count On M e. Another example that Bntain isn't just getting Ameri c an ac tors. but the whole Hollywood pack age , making theatre all th e more of a Hollywood elite as a result. Indeed w11en Ni cole Kidman created a st orm back in 1998 for appearing in the West End in The Blue Room. she too was directed by a Hol lywood favourite. namely A merican Beauty's Sam Mendes. But Kidman did rece ive rave reviews, giving her career a much needed boost and resulting is a more respected film career. Kevin Spacey. ren owned for his theatri ca l flare. also featured tile same year in The Iceman Cometh and stro ll ed back to Hollywood with the title of Best Theatre Actor. awarded by th e London Theatre Critic's Circle. Brendan Fraser has also proved that there is more to him than a pet elephant and a piece of chamois c loth. having successful ly starred in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof last year. Maybe that's the appeal then. Whilst the West End used to be reserved for actors who had earned the right t o perform there. now any actor can gain c redibilit y with minimal effort . and their fan s will gua rant ee t hei r plays wi ll never be a flop. They get the prestige of say ing they've appeared in the We st End, and ca n go back home claiming to be more rounded actors as a resu lt. Plus the re's the added bonus that Britain is so grateful, an actor need only star in the show fo r a couple of weeks. And from a Bri tish point of view , who ca res if they can't act on stage, just to see them in the flesh is enough . And you never know. Wit h al l t he Americans on the stage , Brit ish film may soon be the next Holly wood. But t hen agai n, perhaps not.
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A Knight's Tale: Text: Liz Hutchinson
Hot off the LCR stage, UK soul diva Beverley Knight chats to The Event about everything from Madonna to Mandela orget J- Lo, Mary J Blige, Missy E and the rest of the initialled songsters, Beverley Knight is where it 's at in the world of funky soul diva-dom. Despite suiting this teen magazine-esque title in some respects, Beverley certainly isn't a diva in the prima donna sense. Down to earth and friendly , she chats easily about her upbringing in Wolverhampton, a place that she would give up London for. "I'm living in London now but I can feel that one · day I am going to end up in Wolverhampton. Not right now , but I know it is going to happen." Beverley has left her home town on<;;e before - to study Religious Studies at the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. I find it hard to believe that Beverley wouldn 't fit in anywhere, but she admits that her uni days were not particularly happy. "I wasn 't very happy at university because I didn 't like Cheltenham . I thought it was a pretty town, but it had a lot of ugly undertones, racial mainly, and I felt very uncomfortable being there.· Understandably then, Knight was less than pleased when she found herself accused of racism by a journalist. "There was a horrible article once , which was retracted , saying that I was racist because I had never employed white musicians, wh ich was wholly untrue.· Tabloid journalism is not the best topic to quiz Beverley about, as she has been the butt of one too many bitchy articles. "I appeared for some unknown reason in a liggers' chart which pissed me off, because the journalist , Dominic Mohan from The Sun - you wanker - happened to see me in the same week more than once. Nobody ever sees me anywhere because I am too busy working or out of the country . The other story was that I was sleeping with Jay Kay ." Beverley certainly hasn 't been sharing a bed with Jamiroquai recently , rather sharing a stage whilst supporting them on tour, which she described as " an amazing experience" . My question about which other artists she would like to perform with was met with typical enthusiasm . " Miss Dynamite, she is really good and kind of different ish to what I am doing . She has so much to say for somebody so young. As for anyone else I would like to share a stage with, I th ink it would be me supporting them . Annie Lennox 1 Prince would be my ultimate. I would really like to perform with Basement Jaxx funnily enough . Aretha Franklin is apparently coming for the Jubilee thing, so that would be my only incentive to go to that."
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everley has been lucky enough to meet some of her heroes already, including Nelson Mandela, "I could not believe that I had the chance to sit and talk to this man for five seconds and to perform in his honour. The most amazing moment of my career so far. He is one of the people that I really aspire to become more like, along with Ghandi. • There are a few celebrities that Beverley would rather not meet, since she is well known for taking the mic key out of other popettes. "I remember they .wanted me to go on Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes and do an impression of Heather Small , and I was like: nope! I take the pi ss out of everybody and people take the piss out of me and I like it because it means that I am distinctive enough to have the pi ss taken out of me." Beverley does however rate quite a few of the British pop acts doing the rounds, not least Coldplay and their song Trouble, which she surprisingly performed on Radio One's live lounge. "it 's just a well-crafted song. I was talking to Chris Martin and he was saying he hates it. I was like: how the hell can you hate it? I think it is because he has performed the arse out of it, but that song is so wellwritten, so well-crafted." Beverley herself has certainly written some well-crafted songs in her time, not least Shoulda Woulda Coulda. Feeling particularly crafty myself, I ask Bev what she should, would and could have done in her life so far. " I wish I could have written Trouble, brilliant song. I would have continued my education and completed my Masters. Music came first. I shouldn't have made some of the fashion and hair choices over the years when I look back.· Looking way forward , Beverley hopes eventually to join the realms of Madge and co in "we look so young but are old and still out there"-ville. "I look at Tina Turner, and Cher, people who keep going , and I think : how amazing. I look at Madonna and think : that 's where it 's at . That is my every intention. I will work my little arse off in the gym maKing sure it stays that way.· One thing 's for sure, the funky soul diva label will be following Beverley Kn ight for some t ime to come.
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Chocolat a uthoc Joanne Harris, talks to The Event about her late st projects ... ft er writing the novel s Chocolat, Blac kberry Wine and Five segments of the Orange, yo u'd t hink Joanne Harris cou ld forg ive a student journalist for preparing interview questi ons t hat have a c ul inary aspect to t hem. Unfortunately for me, she was not in a fo rgiving mood , w it h my first food based questi on goi ng down about as wel l as a cup of co ld sick. "There was never a food theme , there was a food metaphor, but most writers don't use one metaphor forever, and I 'm getti ng very t ired of it ac tu ally, I 'm ge tt ing tired of people commenting on the food instead
of thi nking about the ideas ... Feel 1ng di stinct ly like I had been caug ht out for not doing my homew ork , it stru ck me that Joanne st ill had somethi ng of t he teacher about her , a profession she left to bec ome a full t ime writer. Her first job however, was in th e sl ight ly less creative wo rld of acc ount ing . By the sou nd of her voice, t his wa sn't all w ild office part ies and sci nt ill at ing co nve rsat ions, "I was a lousy accountant. I was a cyn ical manipulative acco untant for reasons of my ow n and I got a great deal of money for very little work at all. I got sacked after t he first yea r whe n I fai led all my exams , wh ich was my intention bec ause I hated it ." A wise caree r change by all account s, and a decision that has seen her
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become one of the most popular paperback w riters in Brita in t oday. This acco lade is not something Joanne takes lig htl y. " I was brought up t o thi nk th at writing isn't a real j ob and that ve ry few peopl e are lucky enough t o make a living from it. This, in a sense, is very tr ue, the majority of write rs on the shelves don't make a living, there is real ly only a very lucky few wh o manage t o make a li ving out of it and I fee l rather privileged that I am one of them ."
er latest book Coastliners which, al though it may have a few salmons and macke rels along the w ay, is act uall y not about food. Set on a island off the Brittany coast , it tells the story of a woman who attempts to pull a small co mmunity t ogether t o fi ght t he problems that becomes them. Hav ing lived in York sh ire for most of her life , a strong sense of comm unity is something t hat Joanne has ex peri enced fi rst hand , " I t hin k it is based on my ow n experie nces in a lot of places but I think it is something that we c an all relate to because un less we are hermits we all know exactly wh at it is like to live in a co mmunity and we can usually spot t he people that fit in and those who don't and the insiders and the ou tsi ders, and we all know what it is like to not fi t in. " In fact , her French mother was faced with the prospect of fitt ing in with the Yorkshire women when she moved to England in t he late '50s. " I thi nk anybody w ho is foreign and moves int o a community in the north of England who didn 't see many foreigners at t he time and al l although it does see foreigners now it doesn't behave any bett er t owards them I have to say. All yo u have to do is look at the race problem s in Bradford and places li ke t hat and see th at ba sic al ly we st ill have the same probl ems, and you know some people are perfect ly nice and others are hostil e for reasons that you can on ly guess at ." Indee d, I c an only guess at t he reason s behi nd Joanne' s hostile respon se to my quest ions about Ameri ca and it s film industry. Other writers before me have spec ulated that thi s stem s from her ex perience s of the golden hil ls last year, w hen a rather sickl y adaptati on of her first be st seller Chocolat was released by Miramax. to mixed reviews. "The Osc ars were
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interesting , but be li eve me it is much more glamorous on the other side of t he sc reen. You rea lly do not want to get t oo cl ose t o these peopl e becau se you see th at what look s like gold is just rather cheap gilt plating. it' s quite nice t o keep some il lu sions real ly and the fi lm industry is based so much on illusions that you don't want t o go investigati ng to c losely, because otherwise yo u might get let down . I th ink America is vast ly overrated. " This distast e towards Americ a could perhaps be behind her decision t o sign th e film ri ghts to Coastliners to a British com pany. Joanne , how ever, is keen t o deny this, "They are two very different th ings, I didn't wa nt to be involved with Chocolat so I wasn' t invol ve d very muc h at all. In t his case I have been writing the screenplay, and because they are London based it is muc h easier fo r me to be there and liaise with them and go to meetings and become involved. lt is a good time to do it because it is a time which the pressure is kind of off" But as Joanne ru shes off t o a book signing at Norwich Ottakers and with another book in the pipeline, it seem s that th e pressure has onl y just begun.
''I' m getting tired of people commenting on the food instead of th inking about the ideas."
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Punk? Ugh, how last century. Emo is where it's at, as British rocksters Hundred Reasons are happy to explain. undred Reasons. Right now, probably the nation's favourtite home grown rock band. Forget Gavin Rossdale and his Bush. laugh at the insistingly melt-your-face mediocrity of Ash. Giggle at Muse's stupid falsetto winings. The Beatles: who? Well okay, the last one is possibly an exaggeration, but come on, everyone loves HRI Their song's are a rush of excitement and emotion, they make you throw yourself all over your room, screaming into your hairbrush and pranging your air guitar for every imaginary penny it's worth. As you read these words, their debut album, Ideas Above Our Station, has only just been released, yet a slew of top class EPs and singles and a punishing commitment to touring has built them the type of fan base that no amount of Wham! or Michael Jackson covers could accumulate. at least not with as much love inherent in their fans' appreciation. And to top it all, they're bloody nice blokes to boot. "l'ni quietly confident," is Paul Townsend's (guitar) feeling a couple of weeks before HR's debut long player Is released, "I feel we 've achieved what we wanted to do, which is record ah album we're proud of and to have it released. I know a lot of people have high expectations for it to chart or whatever, but I don't really care about that - that'd be cool but it's not the main aim for me. Once it's out I'll feel like I've made a mark, that I'll have done what I wanted to do, and anything after that's a bonus. • After several impressive EPs and singles though, fans have come to expect a certain HR sound, a progressive blend of emo and metal, that Townsend relates to the album's sound. ·we tried to hint at what it will be like through the singles. From Cerebra through to Silver you can see from our stuff that we can go from sounding very heavy to emo to rock. We try to work within lots of different areas of rock which is why we're a rock band above everything else." The group's latest single, Silver, is certainly a departure from the norm, being more of a lighter and more sensitive track than on previous outings, with Townsend taking lead vocals. "That song's about my personal love life, and loss in a sense, in that my first serious relationship turned very sour because we were young and I misunderstood the whole situation and really felt rejected. Colin (Doran, lead vocalist with HR) wrote the chorus and it reminded me of what was going on at the time.· Unlucky in love Townsend may be, but the English music press and British audiences alike were quick to take Hundred Reasons to their heart. When looking back to the first gig the band played, the journey they've taken to the top seems like a fairytale, a mixture of luck, gall and talent.
"I'm quietly confid·ent about our album. I feel we've achieved what we wanted to achieve."
"The first show was at the Pheonix in Exeter on New Year's Eve and we were headlining," remembers the guitarist, "lt was awesome, nuts... and then our third show we supported Kittie. We did one gig where we heard there were going to be loads of Kerrangt people there, so we went with the four copies of our demo that we had and they liked it so much that they gave it to Phil Exander (the then
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Kerrang! editor) arnd he gave it to Mary-Anne Hobbes (the Radio 1 rock DJ) _After that we got really lucky, everyone paid attention to us straight away. • "That same year we won the Kerrangl award for best new British newcomer," carries on Bews, "And our first single had only just been out a week. We heard they'd given it to us and we were just like 'Are you joking?' We thought they'd gone mad_· This fame has even landed them on Top Of The Pops: a performance that - and there comes no greater accolade - my Dad was reasonably impressed with ... "That was eerie as hell." laughs Townsend. "lt was kind of amusing, • says a frequently grimacing Andy Bews (drums) at this point "They had that bird on going 'And from the rock capital of England, Surrey', and we were like, 'What are you on about?' We sat around for seven hours in a tiny dressing room waiting to do our thing, and then when we got out there there was this guy trying to hype up this crowd of 13-year old giggly girls who were blatantly there for Britney Spears or whoever. He was there shout ing 'You have to Imagine that it's a real rock show and you have to go crazy I Imagine it's the last gig you'll ever go to!', and most of the crowd were like, 'We've never even been to one, what's a gig?' lt was wierd ... we did it in one take, and then they were like 'Great, cheers, see ya' and we ran out, got a taxi and went to see 'A' at the Asteria. That was cool though."
night, the Waterfront is jumping. I may have to hold my ands up and say that I was marginally more impressed by · he support band, the American noiseniks Cave-In, but then if ou were in the mood for dancing (which my company that ight certainly was) there wasn't a better time to be had for miles. True to their reputation, Hundred Reasons are a mesmerising live act, an explosion of lead singer Colin Doran's gangly afroed body gyrating about the stage with the rocktastic theatrics of his guitartot ing compadre's IP.erfectly complementing his.energy. At one point I turned to a young squire on my right who had been singing every word of every song perfectly for the whole evening and couldn't stop myself saying to him with a smile "Man, you really like Hundred Reasons!" "I know,· he said " Who wouldn't love them?" Well, I'm sure a group of 13 year old giggling girls could come up with a few hundred reasons ...
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Forget long hot afternoons spent on picnics in long sweet-smelling gras~; or sleepily sunbathing on soft white sands. This summer, sitting in a big dark room is where it's at. Well, okay it may not be top priority at the moment, but read on and you. might just change your l)lind ... come to the summer! Finals are done, work is boring, and friends smell. What's a young student-type person to do? "Tanning is over rated, swimming makes my ears hurt ... hey, I know! Let's hence to the Movie House!" I can hear you cry. And why not? The summer's movie fare is unusually dense compared w ith the rest of the year. While 'tis the season for blockbusters and sequels, occasionally the summer provides a small glimmer of hope for those true cine-files. This summer is no different than any other summer, cinematically. lt is filled with its usual fare: explosions, blood and fluff. But sifting through the rubble of the summer movie season, a few shiny gems exist that might - just might · be worth the price of admission. Let's have a run down, shall we?
Men in Black 11 Finally, they're back. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith reprise their roles as K and J in this sequel to the immensely popular Men in Black. This one looks to be much of the same as the first one, which will be a relief to anyone hoping for "originality" this summer. This new film sees J going back to get K (you remember, they erased his memory last time). K gets his memory back and the two of them work together to save the planet once again. The twist this time is that J knows what he's doing and now has to lead K around- last time J was the new guy. Anyway, the plot doesn't really matter here - all we' re going to be looking for are funny one liners, brilliant action and a few cool special effects. And it doesn't look as though we're going to be disappointed. Will Smith is perennially funny (his Fresh Prince is constantly one of the funniest things in repeats on TV) and Tommy Lee Jones has perfected the art of the deadpan. With Rip Torn back as Z and Patrick Warburton (the voice of Kronk, the funniest character in Disney's The Emperor's New Groove and Elene's boyfriend in Selnfeld · and the star of the upcoming Tick TV show · this guy's everywhere!) as a new agent, T. This should be hilarious and exciting- everything you'd expect from Men in Black 1/, really. Hopefully director Sonnenfeld is back in form after the atrocious Wild Wild West. This is one of the big ones this summer. Released August 2
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The hype about this film is not so much about the plot (after all, the plots of the last two were laughably silly · and made no effort to hide that fact) but about the title. MGM, the owners of the James Bond moniker took offence at the "purposefully degrading• title "Goldmember" and sued New Line (the studio of Austin Powers) . After a long court battle and endless negoti· ations, the title has been reinstated. Everyone sigh a collective "whew • . The fact is, no matter what the title was, millions are still going to flock to see this third instalment at the fantasti· cally successful Mike Myers British spy spoof series. Part Bond, part Alfie, all Kitsch, this time Austin (Myers) must face FOUR deadly enemies at once: Dr. Evil (Myers), Mini-Me (Verne Troyer), Fat Bastard (Myers) and the newly recruited Goldmember (what 's that? Myers again?). This time, though, Austin has a new sidekick, Mini-Austin (Troyer), and yet more sexy secret agents including Foxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child). The plot? Well, the quartet of evil start time travelling around and end up kidnapping Austin's father, anoth· er famous British Sexy Spy (Michael Caine - once again, reprising his A/fie charms). Austin must stop them. it's as simple .and as mind-bogglingly complex· as that. Expect plenty of jokes from all angles in this one. Remember, in the last Austin Powers film he drank liquid poo and mimed getting a' knotted rope pulled out of his ass. I don't expect Myers to have grown up much In the Intervening years, but you know what? I also don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Should be very funny. Released July 26
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If netting Tom Cruise and Stephen Spielberg doesn't entice you to come see this, then perhaps the plot -will. In the future, crimes can be seen before they are committed, and Cruise heads up the organization that is in charge of stopping the crimes before they happen. Then, uh-oh, Cruise is under suspicion for a crime he hasn't even committed. In fact, he doesn't even know the guy he's supposed to murder 36 hours in the future. it's a race against time, the law, robots and men with jet backs for our hero as he has to figure out who' s framing him (if they are) and who he' s supposed to kill (if that person even exists). This is a tricky one. Both Spielberg and Cruise have a history of great action films and terrible action films. But both together this could spell a romance like no other. If Spielberg doesn't put any of his trademark smulch in it, and Cruise doesn't prance about like a tart, then it looks very promising. From the trailers, the special effects look great. But I did catch at least one heavy handed "I love youl" in· a badly judged place. Hmm ...this heavily anticipated film could either be a fascinating look at a militaristic totalitarian society...or a pile of teary-eyed poo. Looks promising, though, doesn't it? Released July 5
While a little bit past the ·summer• market, Insomnia is still a film that should be watched. In 1997 a little known Norwegian film of the same name starring Stellan Skarsgllrd (the professor in Good Will Hunting) cam_ e out across the world. While it did little business · a damn shame, mind you · it impressed enough people to warrant this Hollywood remake. And the remarkable thing is the amount of talent they've crammed into this formerart flick. Taking over the Skarsgllrd part, AI Pacino makes his first film in a few years. Forging once again into new territory, old staple Robin Williams appears as his nemesis and fresh from her Oscar a few years ago, Hilary Swank is his partner. The action may have been transplanted from Norway to Alaska, but the plot · directed by Christopher Nolen (writer/director of last year's Memento) - is remarkably similar. Pacino Is an investigator called in to examine a crime scene In rural Alaska. The day is 24 hours long, and he finds that the deeper he gets involved in the crime, the more difficult it becomes to get some sleep. With the onset of insomnia, his mind starts whirling and within a short space of time he's acci· dentally committed a crime. The twist is, the baddie that committed the first crime sees him commit the second, and blackmails him. He must then not only attempt to find the killer, but deal with the blackmail at the same time. Tense, atmospheric and moody, Insomnia should hopefully attract viewers with its cast and director. It'll be hard to equal the brilliance of the original, though. Rent that before you see this, would be the safest bet. · Released September 27
If I was a ten-year-old boy, with complete reign over the studio, this is the film l'd' make. Take one part fat-kid-that-<:an-fart-alot, add a rocket-ship-fuelled-on-tarts and mix thoroughly with that-ginger-kid-from-Harry-Potter and you've got Thunderpants. Good for the kids. Good for those that still think tarts are really funny. Frankly, the film of the year if you ask me. And people wonder why British Cinema is floundering -with products like this, I don't know how they possibly could be. Released May 24
Pictures: (Top row , left to right) Insomnia; Minority Report; (Bottom Row, left to right) Austin Powers: Goldmember, Men In Black //; Thunderpants
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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What Is t his? Some kind of crazy scl-fi disappearing man movie? Not quite. Although there is a weird moment where a car disappears (but this makes sense at the end.) This is the coolest road movie you will ever see. What happens? Kowalski (Barry Newman) drives a humming Dodge Challenger very fast across the Nevada desert. On his way he has numerous encounters with da fuzz, and runs them, and other contestants battling for king of the highway, off the road. He also meets a commune of desert-dwelling hippies who praise the Lord with their music. We are told they used to do it with snakes, as do some real-life extremist cults. Why, I do not know, especially since many are bitten and die every yearl Why drive all that way? lt starts off as a bet. Kowalski has to make it from Colorado to California in fifteen hours, fuelled on amphetamines, adrenaline and sheer determination. As the film progresses, it becomes less of a bet and more a spiritual journey. Little is revealed about our swarthy anti-hero in the present, but lots of flashbacks tell us how he came to be such a thrill seeking nihilist. The story of his lost love is revealed as is footage of his old racing days and how he came to be so contemptuous of authority's corruption. As if the dumb red· neck policemen weren't enough to make us sympathise with his noble cause.
A road movie has to have a good soundtrack , right? Oh yes. Not only is there soul, rock and roll and some hillbilly banjo music for those comical moments when the fuzz eat the dirt, but there is an in-film DJ to deliver it all to us. 'Super Soul' transmits information vital to Kowalski about where the "blue meanies· are at and preaches emphatically about our "last American hero. To whom speed means freedom of the soul." Super Soul's beating adds the theme of rac ial oppression into the melting pot, showing us the falsity of the American Dream in all its colours. Wasn't Vanishing Point a Primal Scream album? Indeed, as inspired by the film. Freedom of the soul... that is what rock and roll is about, as is this film more than anything else. 1t sounds like a blatant rip off of Easy Rider. How Is lt any different? Although there is little script, John Alonzo's photography is breath taking. The symmetrical contrast between extreme long shots and close ups gives it a dynamic rhythm and pace as effective as the soundtrack. There are no surreal hallucination scenes and the sleazy Fonda and Hopper seem dislikeable in comparison to Kowalski. After all, the '60s had more to it than drugs and sex, something that often overshadows Easy Rider's social comment. Vanishing Point carries more poignancy and conviction than the latter showed at its best moments. If you don't believe me, try out Vincent Sarafian's masterpiece. I'm sure you will not be disappointed. Ed Purkls
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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Hundred Reasons: Ideas Above Our Station Emo is a label that is used to categorize and lump together a variety of very different sounding bands. lt is short for 'emotional.' lt is a very bad label. Why? Well, let's indulge in a little logic. Although it is entirely subjective, on the whole, good music is emotional. Therefore, all good music, whatever its genre, could be considered 'emo.' Which is ridiculous. lt is a bad, non-descriptive, abstract label, and it sucks. That is the first point. The second point is this - that because 'emo', as a genre, does not comment on the music itself but on the (supposed) emotion contained within the music, it inherently implies that it is good. This is a fallacious argument. All good music is emo(tional)? Yes. All emo(tional) music is good? Definitely not. Which is where Hundred Reasons come in. This is a group who have been hailed as Britain's answer to the recent explosion of American 'emo' bands in this country and whose debut album, Ideas Above Our Station, has been hyped by the music press, presumably because this is a British band doing the same as the Americans, just better. Or so the theory goes. The problem is that the album really isn't all that good. lt is doubly ironic that the best track, the fantastic_Silver, has its roots deeply embedded in the very American emo-corejpost-hardcore sound of bands such as Braid. And while this isn't necessarily a good thing, it certainly works here. Silver bops along with the best of them, combining passionate discord and furious guitars with a good sense of melody, the delicate moments and tender vocals counter-balancing the noise extremely well. One song, however, does not a great (or even good) album make, and this is the over-riding problem. There simply aren't enough first-class songs to make Ideas Above Our Station anything more than a mediocre album. Answers is one of the good ones, and quiet closer Avalanche isn't bad, but that's about it. The rest of the songs just blend together in an indistinguishable cacophony of ineffective screaming, repetitive guitar riffs and abstruse lyrics, Gone Too Far being one of the worst offenders. And with the exception of the aforementioned songs, all the tracks pretty much sound the same, and even those three aren't particularly distinctive. The rhythms are all too similar, the vocals too monotonous (screaming doesn't make up for not having a particularly good voice) and the lyrics too abstruse to be emotive. This severe lack of variation means the album just becomes 38 minutes of annoying noise, and one that doesn't improve with multiple listens. There is certainly great potential here - there is a power present in the songs which, if properly unleashed, could quite easi· ly blow any listener's mind. Hundred Reasons just need to work out how to use that power to its maximum effect and make something truly original, moving and inspiring. In the end, t hen, whether or not this is emo doesn't really matter. lt might be, it might not. it's just a bad label. And this is, somewhat fittingly Mlscha Pearlman perhaps, is just a bad album.
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Tetra Splendour:
Supernaturals:
The Anniversary:
Splendid Animation
What We Did Last Summer
Your Majesty
Tetra Splendour want to align themselves with various laudable environmental and political protest movements. They hold forth on CFCs, and contemplate the devastating weapon that has scarred the landscape of so many modern war zones, the Land Mine. Sadly, though these are two of their better songs. The lyrics are second-rate indie-pop whine, and the tragic themes are treated without the explosion they deserve and instead transposed onto the singer's shit love life. Let's face it, this is a slightly banal Travis style album. Some intriguing jazzy riffs lurk within, but nowhere near enough variety is present. Thus, the album is often a plodding repetition of guitar themes that never work towards anything that sounds remotely new or different. This is despite claiming Frank Z appa as one of their influences. In a charitable description, the songs are generally about as eclectic as a Barclays Bank staff party. Pollenfever, the recently released single, •would have got into the Top 100 if they remembered to barcode the vinyl" according to the website. This optimism in the face of crass organisation, although meagre, is entirely unwarranted by the evidence of the song. This insignificant piece of indie-pop revolves around the highly sophisticated concept of pollen in the singer's eye making him cry. He repeats this a hell of a lot, so he must have felt confused at the time of writing. My heart bled for his lack of spiritual clarity. Spare yourself the plight of listening to this dull summer haze music . lt will make you gaze at your shoes in boredom rather than from awestruck psychedelic ecstasy. Interestingly, the NME apparently claimed of this dross band, "in the realms of the bombastic, this is the bomb. • Surely an unscrupulous lie on the off chance this band ends up playing V2003. Toby Lewls
I'd hate to meet TtJe Supernaturals. Not because they're objectionable, but rather because they would deflect any criticism of their music with their relentless cheeriness. Any negativity would doubtless be met by the kind of innocent optimism that only comes from the truly laid back. Their previous big hits bear testament to this: Smile was completely inescapable and infectious, and I Wasn't Built to Get Up at this Time an honest peon to failings of persoMI motivation. The Supernaturals have been going for years without ever really making the big time, and to be honest, What We Did Last Summer won't make them pop stars. lt will cement their reputation as an underrated band par excellence though. What We Did Last Summer initially mean· ders along on its quest to re-establish daydreamy, keyboard-led pop as the lazing-about-in-the-sun soundtrack of choice. The wistfulness of songs such as Elfe and Wishing You Were My Girlfriend is mindful of Brian Wilson, and 'not until Life is a Motorway do The Supernaturals really throw in anything different. Here they revert to their alter ego, transplanting an appalling chorus onto the Pet Shop Boys' Go West, including the camper-than-camp male backing vocals. From the[e on in, there is this album's I Wasn't Built to Get Up... in the shape of Late for the World, and, from there on, the electronics start to dominate a little. The songs become sparser, lending this album a feeling of completeness- if the early tracks reflect a hot summer afternoon, then the later ones are the evening, and the realisation that even perfect days must come to an end. This is enjoyable stuff, not even spoilt by some awful rhyming couplets. Serene and shimmeri ng, What We Did... is one of the best albums you won't hear much of this summer, which will doubt· less be dance-dominated. Keep listening, people! Anthony Lovell
Vagrant Records cannot fail to impress at the moment; if not for the reason that they currently stock the hottest names in American lndiejEmo, such as the Dashboard Confessional, the Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and Hey Mercedes, then also for the odd fact that the bands residing on said label are maturing into acts that can hold their heads high beyond their previous underground roots. For instance, I' defy any of you to find fault with the new Get Up Kids' record. it 's almost a perfect slice of guitar pop. So is The Anniversary's Your Majesty a perfect lndie Rock record? Of course not, only the holy trinity of Pavement is ' perfect', but oh how The Anniversary try ... This really is a lovely record. You'll know from opening track Sweet Marie if this is your bag or not. There's a certain campfire nature to the song that carries across the rest of the album, of some fairly cheesy love songs all deftly given a musical authority as an ironic buffer to what could otherwise be some cringemaking moments. In Husam Husam for instance, there 's the sing along chorus "Drink of this milk, and be freeeeeeeeee" ... it's like Tom and Barbera in The Good Life singing to a wounded pig or something. The same pleasure can be taken from this record as can be taken from The Flaming Lips' The Soft Bulletin or Ryan Adams' Gold, that heart-warming feeling of smirking sincerity applied brilliantly to the musical canvas. But I'm making this record sound sickeningly sweet. Tracks such as Tu-Whitt Tu-Whoo and Devil On My Side show the band's will to pull out the harsher guitars or darker.bass to texture the album which will undoubtedly mean you listen to this album for months rather than weeks. A respectable triumph for The Anniversary, and another home run for Vagrant Records. Matt Sargeson
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Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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Muse: Dead Star I In Your World Muse: three young men who on most occasions sound like the in-house band for a rock n' roll gameshow go so far as to take out the sparkly suit and twirling motorised bow ties on latest double A side single Dead Star/In Your World. First up, Dead Star is the usual heavy riffage interspersed with clever noodlings, smothered in the thick toffee topping that is Matt Bellamy's ever impressive Jeff Buckley impersonation. But whoever thought Muse would end up sounding generic? The sense of excitement mustered by the band after finding their feet with their now signature sound on such hits as Plug In Baby and Hyper Music is now lost to complacency. Yes it rocks but it fails to go that extra, goose-pimpling distance. But fear ye not prog rock freaks, for In Your World is an epic buzz-around-your-brain pop stompalong, all packed into a 2:36 running time. Bellamy wails from his emotional bear trap about some skirt who fails to empathise with his sensitive side in most spectacular fashion, while bass and drums throw in all the neat tricks they can to tear you away from the vocal maelstrom. All those lucky enough to go to Reading, brace yourself for In Your World- for if anything will smack you out of the mind numbing smug-rock blandness of Ash on that warm summer night it'll be this... Matthew Sargeson
Saves The Day:
At Your Funeral
As someone whose contemporary music adventure started with the grunge and the flood of American indie-punk bands of the early '90s, I can barely contain my excitement at the current media hunger for emo. These four fresh-faced young upstarts are around to prove there's nothing quite as refreshing as a blast of no-nonsense melody driven indie-rock. Brimming with confidence, At Your Funeral introduces itself with the cocksure line: "This song will become the anthem of your underground. • And in truth Saves the Day have got every reason to believe this will come to pass. Heavy MTV rotation and a thumbs up for Tom Delonge will shift units no matter what you sound like. Thankfully Saves the Day have no worries in that department either, part Green Day , part Weezer, At Your Funeral makes me wanna get stoned and relive my teenage years. All together Merek Cooper now: ·Just gimme indie rock! " .
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Clinic:
Come Into Our Room Antihero:
Rarely does a band's name reflect their music. If it did, many bands would never have made it. Could Elbow have ever risen with only the said body part as an instrument? Would Primal Scream really be that fun? And as for Counting Crows ... What this band have done with disco is put it through an intense surgery session and have it come out all atmospheric and spooky. According to Clinic, their sound is like disco at 5:56 am. Although absent of crying and vomiting noises, they are pretty close. The track is driven by a Radiohead/ Aphex Twin style drum machine and ambient organ backing that is reminiscent of Air. The melodies rise and then cease to the sound of the lyric "it's wonderful with you.· There is a haunting tone throughout which lingers like American Beauty's vapour trail; faded but well Ed Purkls formed .
Rolling Stones T-Shirt
"it looks so good on you· sings Pete Hurley in the chorus of Antihero 's debut single, a song that is about as upbeat bubblegum punk rock as you can get. In an age where most rock bands who sing about the dilemmas of being a teenager are old enough to actually remember a time when Nirvana were just some obscure band from Seattle (has someone actually told 'A' that hanging with people ten years your junior is just not cool?). it's refreshing to hear something from a band who are experiencing such dilemmas first hand. Not that Rolling Stones T-Shirt allows the listener to dwell on such angst as its squealing guitar solos and uber-catchy chorus bounce past at top speed. The B-sides are similarly strong, with Limb from Limb showing a darker side, whilst To Old Times is a break-your-heart lamentation. So if you like your punk rock with a pop edge then you won't go wrong with this. Markland Starkle
Bop Bo p Baby Angie Stone: Wish I Didn't Miss You
----------------------------------------Hot on the heels of their latest number one hit, World of Our Own, Westlife are keeping up their upbeat reputat ion with their new single Bop Bop Baby. it seems that the days their mellow boy band tunes are over. The song, which is set to be the band 's 11th number one hit is a great chill out for the coming summer months. That said, Bop Bop Baby is certainly not one of the Irish group's better hits and for God's sake, what is all the Sop Sop about? Come on boys, you 're dropping your standards. But then, every cloud does have a silver lining: better than the song itself is the video. Not only do you get to see the boys taking up the role of five musketeers, but footballer turned film star, Vinnie Jones, plays the baddie . Not too much of a stretch for his acting talents then. Katle Hind
In a word, brilliant. I found myself instantly lik ing this latest contribution to the R 'n ' B scene, from one of its finest and longest serving artists. Wish I Didn 't Miss You samples the O'Jays' Backstabbers, epitomising the ever growing gap between the quality of US and UK R 'n ' S... simply incomparable. Stone's vocals sit beautifully upon a rolling melody and calypso-like drums. A must for late nights with dimmed lamps. This track builds upon the strength of her previous single Brotha, and looks set to feature bumper remixes from the usual suspects, including funky house don, Full Intention. Wish I Didn 't Miss You is testament to the notion that quality always stands the test of time, and this is no more evident than in the talents that Angie Stone displays on this forthcoming release. Mark Wheeler
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Spiderman:
Directed by Sam Raimi Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Wille m Dafoe
Superhero fresh from your bathroom plughole spins his web around the tower blocks of New York and cops off with a ginger... welL it is Kirsten Dunst. Familiarity can be a dangerous thing. it is the enemy of any budding film pioneer who wants to push the limits of c inema. The kind of fi lm-maker who wi ll defy conven t ion , turn thei r back on generic formulae and write gri pping and original dialogue. On the other hand , familiarity does not always breed contempt. We like what we know; it is natural; something that has proven entertaining to us we learn to trust and want to see again. If this wasn 't the case, James Bond and Star Wars films would have ceased to be made a long time ago, and where would the wo rld be t hen?!!? Spiderman is one such film that grabs everything the public know s about the famous superhero , adds tons of action and big explosions and puts t hem all on the screen . As celluloid superheroes come , Spiderman is pretty cool. Watch him as he swings from building to building with such dare and zeal! He can c limb up walls! He c an throw sticky webs! So we have a fi lm full with things many of us know and love ( and not just sti c ky webs.) There is even a wrestling sc ene with the yo ung Peter Parker outsmarting , and out-j umping and outwebbing his musc ular opponent, wl1ic h is as good as most fi g ht scenes get. The film fleshes out th e David/ Gol iath t heme nicely here , and it is somet11ing that runs all the way throug h. although Goliath is not reall y a tall bearded man . He is Willem Defoe 路s skizophrenic ' Hobgoblin .' But no mat te r how many cheesy one-liners and ex pl osions he can deli ver, it is still painful to see this man in a big metal goblin suit laughing maniac ally
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as he rides his funny hovering board. 'Why? 路 I screamed , with my knees on the floor and my hands reaching to the heavens for mercy. Okay , not rea lly but you get the point. He was so good in Platoon. But that is the way of movies, Hollywood give-eth and Hollywood take-eth away . As superhero films go , this is closer to X-Men than Batman. There is more sentimentality however, due to the love interest who undoubtedly ends up snagging the arachnid boy. There are more comic book sty le shenanigans than we saw in Burton ' s version of the Dark Knight , w ith Spidey leapi ng into burning buildings to save babies and the usual authoritarian conflicts with poli ce. There is no message here, just entertainment. The only comment this possibly has to make is that science really shouldn 't mess with natu re. Who knows what evil powers can be spawned from genetic engineering? Only the patriotic product of such an experiment would be able to save Amer ica路s bold c itizens! If yo u feel like w atc hing something you know you 've seen before, go for it . Th is can become qu ite repetitive and boring however, espec iall y since th ere is littl e complexity to the Spiderm an cha racter and no ex pl oration into his psy chology . as th ere wa s wi t h Bat man. But if yo u w ant hypn ot ic esc api st ci neEd Purkis ma, t his is it. But wi thout light sabres.
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The fifth installment of the Star Wars series hit our screens last week, so expect more geeky nonsense, and a fight between an 80 year-old man and a green anamatronic dwarf Dear George, Just got in from seeing your latest Star Wars Epic. I don 't mean to be critical or anything, but c 'mon George. Put down the pen and paper, leave them for someone more ÂŤapable of writing dialogue, and stick to thinking up exciting and new ideas. I mean, you 've never really been an accomplished writer by any means, but Attack of the Clones is just one step too far. Be honest here, did you write this movie in just a few short hours? At least the title's appropriate: the entire rove story aspect of the movie is just a clone of countless other romantic movie cliches. But f do have to concede one thing, George. The last hour and a half of this movie is, quite simply, the best work you have ever done. I don't really understand how you can make two movies in one - and have them both at the extremes. One, the romantic part with Anakin and Padme, is the worst film you have ever made (and yes, I have seen American Graffiti 11) thanks to the atrocious dialogue (oh, and Hayden Christensen whinges like a puppy for most of it). The other half, the Jedi battle complete with the Yoda fight, did the impossible: it actually reminded me of your original Star Wars trilogy. I felt like I had been taken back to when I was a small boy when I first saw them. Every emotion I felt then, I felt when I saw the last half of your movie: excitement, exhilaration, anxiousness. Ironically, it was at this point that I got most involved in the film. Let's go over what exactly happened in your film so that we can see how you can make Episode Ill something worthwhile. it picks up ten years after Episode I. Good move on your part making Jar Jar a minor character. He's much easier to take when he's only on screen a total of two minutes. But did you have to make the stereotypical racist aliens more stereotypical? Anyway, Rebel forces, lead by a rogue Jedi named Dooku (Christopher Lee) are threatening the peaceful Galactic Republic. Senator Amidala 's (Natalie Portman) life has been threatened, so two Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin Skywalker (Christensen) , are sent to protect her. Anakin looks after the Senator while Obi-Wan seeks the killer. it is as this point your film splits. The Anakin/Padme romance
would have been fine , had you managed to write something interesting for either of them to say . But the Obi-Wan investigation is incredible, leading us from incredibly beautiful Clone planets, to killer bounty hunters, to space chases. Do you remember, George, the romance of Han Solo and Princess Leia in the first films? lt was understated, but understood. We all knew it was coming, and then, when it did, it was a relief. You belabour the point so much in this film, though, that we all cringe when it happens ... over and over again for an hour.
Simply put, George, everyone's going to see your film anyway . You can do what you want, really . But please, don't underestimate us anymore. We may like space fantasy and green, wrinkly midgets fighting with lighted sticks, but that doesn't mean we don 't have any taste. So I beg you, put the pen down and everything will be okay. Yours hopefully, Paul Booth
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Eurovision Saturday May 25 BBCl 8.00pm Being an avid listener of Radio 2, I never tire of the inimitable cha rms of Terry ( love god) Wogan. Hi s dulcet , husky tones arouse me every morning . Out of bed, ~hat is. Anyway , El Tel is soon t o grace our screens in t he kitsch fest ival of all things European (and Israe l). the Eurovision Song Contest . Sure to alienate more of our co ntinenta l neighbours with his own bitchy brand of comm ent ary ( last year he called t he presenters " Dr. Death and t he Tooth Fairy " ), Te rry will no doubt en liven this otherw ise frankly odd co ntest. In previous years, t he c ontest has offered up such audit ory delight s as Dana Intern ational (i s it a man ? Is it a woman?), Buc k s Fizz (t hey of the velcro ski rts- and that was j ust the men) and my ow n part ic ular favourite , Sonia. Can 't for the life of me rem ember th e song , but her ch irpy , ch ipmunk redheaded presence lent a hint of Liverpud lian normality amidst the German tec hno-rap and Irish sic kening ballads. Speak ing of the Irish, the ubiqu itous w inners have sadly t;>een relegated this year, fo ll ow ing the ir fa ilure t o garner even sympathy votes in 2001. So no Daniel O'Donnel l in Eston ia then . However, we can look forward t o our very own, unfortunately monikered Jessica Garl ick , with the UK entry " Come Bac k ". Top Eurovision triv ia, k ids - this was written by an airline pilot ! A suitably bland yet rousing number, it w ill probably do quite well, although it ' s not up to Katrina and the Wave s' st and ards . Inc identally , isn 't it a little odd that our la st Eurovi sion tri umph was brought to us by an Ameri c an? Not odd in the way that a transsexua l Israeli entrant is odd, but odd nevertheless. Ex pect more political voting ( "And so w e give the 12 points t o our neighbours, Luxembourg ") and Russia 's an sw er to Take That. Also, watch for the transvest ites fro m Slovenia - not something you come ac ross every day . Just don't stu mble unawares into Waveney , whe re we are host ing an ' ironic ' Eurovision party . Complete w ith foods of Europe it w ill no doubt degenerate into downing a sangria eve ry t ime Norway get s " nil points". I'm sure Mr. Wogan w ould approve. Ruth Charnock
TV Appeal: Neighbours from Hell
Essential TV 02: There's Only One Kylie Saturday May 25 BBC 1 11 .15pm
" Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours, to be the re fo r one another." We al l know how the old adage goes but we also know that the chan ce of your neighbours being as kind-hearted as Harold Bishop is highly unlikely. If you have had some scary neighbours then researchers at Carlton Television want to know. They are currently producing an ITV1 documentary on neighbourhood disputes and want to feature university students. They are looking for people who may have fallen out w ith their neighbours, had problems in halls of residences , problem s with the local commun ity (or town ies as we like to call them ) to spill the beans. Any stories fol lowed up will be taken in confidence and handled sensitively , of course. If you are interested in featuring in this documentary, please contact lain Cunningham at Factual Development , Carlton Television , 35-38 Portman Square, London , W1H 6NU or telephone him on 020 7612 7364.
Everyone's favo urite pop princess is currently t aking her brilliant 2002 'Fever' tou r around Europe. But for anyone who is not lucky enoug h to have got ti c kets for the two hour arena spec t ac ul ar, Ky lie M inogue can be found on virtua lly every te levision programme and magazine cover. Jumping on the bandwagon of her suc cess, the BBC are devoting a whole hour to the miniture fantasticness that isMs Minogue. There 's Only One Kylie celebrate s the life and times of the pintsized songstress, te lling the story of her long and turbulent c areer in the w orlds of soap and showbiz. Pete Waterman , Nicole Kidman , James Dean Bradfield and Martin Cl unes (?!) among others, contribute to give a portrait of one of Austral ia's mo st successful exports. The documentary c omes at a time when M iss Perfect Back side is at the height of c ool but we can expect c lips of t he former Neighbours star in the early days of her c areer, complete w ith
Meet The Livewire DJ:
Paul Eldridge: The Little Chicken Tuesdays l 0-12 pm & Thursdays 6-8 pm How long have you been doing Livewi re? I've been in Livewire since first year, so four years now . I've been stat ion manager for tw o years. I on ly joined because t he music team meetings we re at a time I cou ld make and Conc rete 's were w hen I had a lect ure. What sort of music do you play? Loads of stuff, mostl y dru m 'n' bass and reggae, it's all very inex pertly mi xed! Has Livewire changed over t he years? The equipment has got a lot better, and we can actually be heard now. I also get real people ri nging my show now, not just random people thinking we're Broadland. The DJs have got better, and I hate to say it but we've got a lot more professional. What 's the best t hing about Livewi re ? The people. it's also a really good laugh doing student radio. Livewire is really inclusive, every type of music is catered for, and we include bands from town as ~ell as student DJs. Do you want to carry on in radio when you graduate?
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dodgy perm , dungerees and Jason Donovan as her hub by . This programme is a must for any worshippers past or present . Although true fans will already have heard the rumours about M ic hael Hutc hence and know the stories about Nic k Cave and the infamous DeConstruction era, new lovers will receive an education in all things Kylie. Oh , and expect lots of the old classics like I Should Be So Lucky and The Locomotion (which she actual ly performed on tour , much to t he rapture of the audience) and plenty of shots of the lusc iou s Kyl ie sporting gold hotpants. Kate Finburg
I 'm going travelling for a bit , but when I c ome bac k I'd like to set up some kind of community radio station iA Norwich fo r altern ative mu sic. What are your best memories from Livewire? The Two Amigos 24 hour show was very amusing . Blowing up st udi o A t his year was quite spectacular, al ong with all the general coc k ups over t he year. I only had a know ledge of t rain signals before I started here , but it c ame in handy for fix ing the studio. Handing over to Tom , the new statio n manager, w as a good feeling th is semeste r. Has it all been worth it ? Yeah, I'd like to thi nk that I've made a few people's lives better. I stil l get really annoyed by students who go on about how rubbish Livewire is when they've never even listened to it. What does the future hold for Livewire? Next year we're going digital so Livewire will be heard all over Norfolk on a crystal clear signal. lt will continue to improve, and remember you're listening to Livew1re. Compiled by Mo Grills
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Theatre Review:
Plague Of Angels Drama Studio
Boccaccio begins his work, The Decameron, with the lines: "Here begins the first day of the Decameron, wherein the Author sets forth the occasion that brought together for conversation the persons shortly to be described. Under the reign of Pampinea, the topic for story telling is at the choice of each person.· The UEA Drama Degree Programme have taken this as the basis for a new play, entitled Plague of Angels, and involves the very ambitious concept of juxtaposing two periods of crisis within the same city. The action is contained within the church of the Santa M aria Novella as a group of young adults are helping to save the treasures that were threatened by the Florentine floods of 1966. The establishing scene closely mirrors that of the Boccaccio original, in view of characters and the desire for protection, and eventually leads to the story telling that allows for the 'play within a play' to occur. The weakness of the play is in modernity; there is the undercurrent of a feeling that is too conscious of Its artificial construction. As the characters of the flood begin to tell the stories from The Decameron one is increasingly aware that their own story becomes nothing more than a linking process between the more concrete works of Boccaccio. it was unfortunate that the referertcing became less credible as Renaissance and pseudo-Renaissance individuals, such as Giotto, Petrarch and Dante, were thrown between the characters without any true account of their genesis or history. At least Miss Bartlett was able to keep the audience engaged with vague descriptions of Florentine history from Baedeker's Handbook to Northern Italy. In fairness, the quality of the acting remained high for the duration of the performance and one can acknowledge that this was truly a group effort. Only the over ambitious hyperbolic monologues of Dr Caperello (Richard Mills) and Panfilo (Luke Sampson) became jaded, giving an amateurish feel to this area of the play. Plague of Angels originates from a first year undergraduate project and once the self-congratulatory cheers begin to subside it becomes apparent. Although one must appreciate the difficulty in. developing and contemporarise a script from highly intellectual and literate beginnings, one is unable to excuse the inevitable schizophrenic feel to the play. The drama fails to be sustained by inherent weaknesses that puncture the originality of the idea and, during the performance, one can almost hear the voice of Joseph Conrad whispering: 'Art is long and life is James Brown short, and success is far off.'
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Linton Kwesi Johnson LCR
The Borrowers Theatre Royal
Linton Kwesi Johnson is a proper poet . This seems to mean that we're not allowed to enjoy his poetry, but have to sit rubbing our chins appreciatively and saying things about 'cultural importance' and 'the black experience' (which sounds like a theme park) to show how clever we are. I imagine this was why Monday night's perfor- ...._-~--. mance took place in a lecture theatre rather than the LCR, and why everyone had to walk to the bar in the interval in order to get a drink. The first half lineup- Jason Raper, Ross Sutherland, Luke Wright, Ainsley Burrows - suggested this was to be a performance poetry event, but when Johnson appeared on stage with his new Penguin Modem Classics anthology in his hand, what he gave was very definitely a reading rather than a performance. When his opening poem was met with rapturous applause, he asked that no one applaud again until the end of the evening, because he had 'a lot to get through'. This lead to a somewhat subdued atmosphere between pieces, as the audience sat silently while he flicked through the pages of his book to find the next poem. Compare this to the first half, where each act was met with increasing enthusiasm, right up to a virtual standing ovation and riot for Ainsley Burrows' final offering, and you might have been forgiven for thinking that you had come back from the bar to the wrong event. The truth is, there are different types of poetry and they don 't necessarily mix . To be confronted with Johnson 's sombre attitude (prefacing at least two poems with the information that they had been written for someone who had been shot/beaten to death/committed suicide) after the semi-stand up approach of the support was a little like watching Schindler's List after an episode of 'Alto 'Alto. Yes, they both have Nazis in, but that doesn 't necessarily mean they belong on the same bill . Joe/ Stick/ay
Remember when The Borrowers was on Sunday evening TV ten years ago? Remember how good it was? Well judging from last week 's performance at the Theatre Royal, it can safely be assumed that the Watershed production company don't. Otherwise they would have known that their performance was never going to be any good. The play was based upon Mary Norton 's 1950s classic. Set in the late 19th century, it tells of the Clock family, who are three little people secretly living under the floorboards and who 'borrow ' things (a more accurate term today would be steal) from the house. The Clocks then have to leave their home after being seen, and embark on a dangerous adventure. The play never really got off to the best of starts, with the theatre being less than a quarter full, and lacking in atmosphere. it also didn 't help that the cast, whilst bubbling with enthusiasm, decided that they would compensate for the empty house by over-acting. Denise Hoey, who played the daughter, Arietty, stuck out as someone who, for no apparept reason, spoke using three completely random accents. The audience literally sighed with relief every time she finally shut up. Phi lip Cotterill, who played The Boy, also went a bit too far, modelling himself on Guy from Maid Marion's Merry Men, and deciding to make The Boy camp. The fact Hoey, Cotterill and William Gregory (Spiller) were also playing children half their age, meant the performance lacked realism, and bordered on the pornographic. What was impressive, though, was the set design, with matchboxes being used as beds, corks as chairs, and an old shoe as a house. Puppets were also used when the borrowers entered the human quarters, though by the way they moved trained puppeteers clearly weren't controlling them. And a somewhat scary looking clown head (no doubt left over from another performance) was used to show The Boy looking into the Borrowers' home. Whilst the play had potential, poor casting meant it was never going to be a really successful performance. A lesson to all then: having 26-year-old men wearing tight trousers, mittens on a string and skipping is not what people want to see at the Charlotte Ronalds theatre. That's what the internet is for .
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27/05/02 Delirious? £12 29/05/02 Dean Friedman £16 (£12 NUS) 06/06/02 AIR ftbc 11/06/02 Baaba Maal + One Giant Leap £11 (£8 NUS) 12/06/02 Fun Lovin' Criminals £15 23/06/02 Pulp (to be held at Thetford Forest) £21 26/06/02 Dandy Warhols £13 17/07/02 Mercury Rev ftbc 25&26/1 0/02 Jools Holland £18 (£13.50 NUS) 12/11/02 Level42 £18.50 26/11/02 Gary Moore £20 09/12/02 Bjorn Again £14 (£1 0 NUS)
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26/05/02 All About Eve 1st Electric tour in 7 years £15 28/05/02 Average White an £12 30/05/02 Jazzanova DJs £7.50 (£6 NUS) 12/06/02 Saxon feat. Biff Byford £10 23/06/02 Sugarcoma £6 25/06/02 Soil £8 26/06/02 Bad Manners £1 0 11/07/02 Vex Red £8.50 cancelled refunds available from UEA or WF 14/07/02 Face to Face £8 16/07/02 My Vitriol £9
Tickets available in Norwich from: Waterfront, UEA Union, undclash, HM '· For credit card bookings tel: 01603 50-80-50.
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All prices are advance only (always more on the door) and may be subject to a booking fee. Doors open 7.30 - 11 pm (except Sundays at Waterfront 7 10.30pm) unless otherwise stated. (All gigs have an over 14s policy unless otherwise stated).
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May • Thursday 23rd: Training Day (featuring Oscar winner Denzel Wash ingt on) • Friday 24th: Monsters ne (featuring Oscar-winning song 'if I don't have you') • Th ursday 30th: A Beautiful Mind (winner of four Oscars includ ing Best Picture, Directing, Adapted Writing and Supporting Actress) • Frid ay 31st: Serendipity Jun e • Thu rsd ay 6th: A li • Friday 7th: The Royal Tenenbaums • Wednesday 12th: Gosford Park (Best Original Writing Osca r-wi n ner) • Thursday 13th: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of t he Ring (winner of Oscars f or Ci nematography, Makeup, Musical Score and Visual Effects) Individual tickets cost £2.75 A term film pass is only £12.50 and covers all the films showing this term. That's less than 35p per film, making us the cheapest cinema in Norwich _by far! All films start at 8.30pm and are in LT1 unless otherwise stated. See film poster for full terms and conditions.