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DEAD SEA SOULS (pg4) ROSS MITCHELL (pg24) PUMP ACTION (pg30) THE MYSTERY GIRLS? (pg34)

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SCOTT KINGHORN: MODEL FEATURE (pg51) MALE GROOMING (pg56) DIARY OF A.... PART 2 (pg60) Session hair stylist at London Fashion Week with Cheryl Bowes of MYKA Hair

ROSS MITCHELL PUMP ACTION

PHONE APPS/GAMES (pg64) Apps Organizer and Final Fatasy III

TECH APPS CHARTS (pg68)

Our top 10 FREE and PAID apps charts for Android and iPhones.

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NO WEIGHTS REQUIRED (pg74) Working On Your Core.

TON UP (pg77)

A workout to help work on your core.

T.O.D. RECIPES FOR SUCCESS (pg80)

Another couple of T.O.D. recipes for you to try.

THE MYSTERY GIRLS?

KILLING THEM SOF

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MOVIE NEW RELEASES (pg84)

All the new releases in cinemas this month.

MOVIE NIGHT IN PRIZE QUIZ (pg85)

Win a Movie Night In with GoGuide and Gift Box Galore - Entry details on (pg163)

MOVIE BOX OFFICE TOP 10 (pg86)

SCOTT KINGHORN

REVIEWS

DREDD (pg88) TAKEN 2 (pg94) THE CAMPAIGN (pg96) KILLING THEM SOFTLY (pg104) THAT’S MY BOY (pg108) THE WATCH (pg112) Page 2

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DIARY OF A.... PART 2

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TV (pg114)

NEWS and whats going on.

IN THE FLESH (pg116) BBC Zombie drama..!!!!.

DVD REVIEWS (pg118)

RECIPE APP IN THE FLESH

THE ANGELS SHARE / A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING / STORAGE 24 / THE RAID / THE THOMPSONS / WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

MOVIE YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED (pg125) This month its STAKE LAND

TO 10 DVD’s (pg126) The Top 10 DVDs of the moment.

DRAG RACING

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GAME CHARTS (pg128)

Top 10 games across PS3, Xbox and PC. NEWS

MICROSOFT SMART GLASS (pg129) Released for Android.

GTA V (pg130) Release date announced...

REVIEWS

DISHONORED (pg132) MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER (pg136) RESIDENT EVIL 6 (pg140)

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ow this may surprise you, but the band that West Lothian indie rockers Dead Sea Souls most remind me of are Scouting for girls. …

Bear with me.

Whilst DSS don’t turn the pop knob all the way around to twee, their album is too well written, like scouting for girls it’s too clean to be truly indie rock. But that’s no bad thing, and after all it was I who labelled them indie rock in the first Page 6

place. They’re not quite rock, and not quite pop... so maybe it’d be best not to pigeonhole the guys and just accept them for who they are, a great band.

Like Scouting For Girls you can’t help but be infected by their sound.

Except this tiem it’s in a good way.

Every track on the album (more on that later) is like an IV drip of good times that will have you singing along to every song before you’ve even got to the hook.

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guitar and backing vocals duty.

And their live shows are widely talked about as being a real sight to behold, Burns says “we are mainly a band that puts everything into our live performances”. New music radio presenter Jim Gellaty described them as “An amazing live act, they totally blew me away” 2012 has been a pretty good year with the release of their album ‘We Were Always Electric’ on August 12th and by the sounds of it the guys will be going from strength to strength in 2013. Whilst they sing about never being in NME, they may not have a choice in the matter.

WE WERE ALWAYS ELECTRIC...

Their first full-length album ‘We Were Always Electric’ was released on August 12th after a couple of promising EP’s and it’s a corker.

The album gets off to a flying start with ‘Trendsetter’. A not so gentle dig in the ribs at bands who follow trends to find fame, at the cost of making decent music. You can immediately hear the production values and the proficiency of each of the guys on their chosen instruments.

‘My Problem’ starts to show shades of Bedouin Soundclash as ska influences leek into their sound, a theme that may crop up a few more times before the LP is finished playing. But this second track, third if you count the intro, is a prime example of why the album is just so much fun. It’s the kind of music that you can’t imagine ever being unhappy listening to and should conjjur images of everybody dancing about at a live show with pints of lager spilling around and the

band looking on with smiles on their faces. I think Dead Sea Souls may be one of the few bands who could break a sweat all those head-nodders and faces lit up by phone screens at gigs as their dance infection takes hold.

There isn’t really a dipping point in the album, so now would be a good time to mention (if you hadn’t guessed) that I really really like this album. I mean like, really really really really like this album.

‘Six’ comes in at the exact right moment to give you a breather, in what passes for a slow song that’ll help you recharge before a 2 minute sing-a-long. Or more accurately woah-a-long.

With smart, funny and insightful lyrics We Were Always Electric is a rare commodity in being both fun, technically profficiant and poigniant at the same time. If you can’t see these guys live then the album in the next best thing. And even if you can go see them live, you should probably get the LP anyway because it’s one of the best indie albums of it’s ilk.

Mikey Rush for GoGuide Magazine

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GG: Hi Guys... So Dead Sea Souls any particular story behind the name???

Colin: Awww…. This age old question…

Gaz: The age old question aye…

Colin: Aye, well… It did originate from Saughton Prison believe it or not when I used to work there and there was an encyclopaedia and a bible and I said to myself, I’m going to name this band and the first name that I come to when I flick through this encclopedia will be the name that we choose and right enough it landed on Dead Sea Scrolls… and I thought that was a really crap name so I went back on what I had promised myself and decided Dead Sea Souls would be a better alternative… so here we are now.

Dave: I didnae ken that…

Gaz: I wish there was a better reason…

(Laughs) Colin: It’s a different story each time… I don’t actually like it… (looking at others) do you like it?

Gaz: I like it, I like it…

Dave: Back in the day we used to be a bit heavier actually, before Gary (Gaz) joined us so we were…

Colin: We did medieval biblical rock… (laughs) Colin: It didn’t go down very well so we changed it to disco funk Dave: I was just talking about we were a bit fatter… (laughs) GG : For those that don’t know, who are you and what do you do in the band?

Colin: Well… we’ll start at this side… (looks to his right) Gaz: This… Introduce yourself Maz… Martin: …

Colin: This is James Sweeney who is eh… who’s our rhythm guitarist…

Gaz: Nah…. That’s Martin O’Neil who is standing in for our rhythm guitarist at the moment and played a few gigs with us and he’s top notch so we’ve included him in this.

GG: And you usual rhythm guitarist is ?

Gaz: James Sweeney… James ‘Worzel Gummidge’ Sweeney… who is in Paris at the moment and can’t be with us.

Colin: Can’t unfortunately but he’s in in spirit as they say…. anyway moving swiftly on I’m Colin and I play the other guitar… and that’s all I’ve really got to say about that… we’ll move swiftly on…

Gaz: I’m Gaz and I do bass guitar and lead vocals.

Dave: And I’m Dave and I’m the drummer.

GG: How did you all meet?

Colin: Well… do we really want to…

Dave: I’ll take this one…

Colin: Went to school with James, the guy that’s in Paris, and we started the band. We recruited Dave shortly after to play the drums…

Dave: We worked together remember at Freeport…

Colin: We used to work together… aye. I said I knew a guy who can play the drums… but we discovered not long after that that he COULDN’T play the drums…

Dave: I’d never played before… (laughs) Colin: But it didn’t matter… we worked through it and now he’s an exceptional drummer… eh… then we had another guitarist on board, I was lead vocalist and what not… we had another guitarist on board, a guy called Dave Cook who now runs DC Music in Whitburn, he

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left through musical and artistic differences… and Gary (Gaz) stepped in… he just approached the band and said “guys, you need me” Gaz: Well, listen… I’m going to allow you to rephrase that because ehhh… yeh.. aye… well… I was ‘approached’… I’m going to put that out there…. I was ‘approached’…!!!!

Dave: We were as a three piece for about…

Gaz: five minutes…

Dave: for three or four… no… three weeks or something, two jam sessions or something like that and ehhh… then we realized there was something missing so we decided… ehhh… in fact at that time Gary’s (Gaz) band were splitting up as well…

Gaz: Aye… ‘Jimmy and the Moustaches’…

Dave: Aye … ‘Jimmy and the Moustaches’ were splitting up…

Gaz: …Name check…

Dave: …so we thought, there’s a good singer in there.

However, Sem… James… was the bass player… and Gary (Gaz) was the bass player so we had to do a shuffle…

Gaz: Tactical substitution.

Dave: Aye… slide him down the bench.

Colin: But from that point it has been fixed and there has been no substitutions since… apart from (nods to Martin)… which is temporary… but anyway.

GG: How long have you been playing together?

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Colin: (sharp intake of breath)…

Dave: Seven years.

Gaz: Seven years aye…

Dave: We’re not going to sugar coat it… it might be slightly over seven years.

GG: How would you describe your sound in three words?

Gaz: Ehhh… Right…

Colin: Everyone’s got an opinion…

Gaz: Think about this one really carefully right…

Colin: I quite like… ANGULAR DISCO INSPIRED POP..!!!

Gaz: That’s four words but still…

Colin: Did you ask for three words there?

GG: Aye... (laughs) GG: Do you want me to play the tape back?

(Laughs) Gaz: Probably if you were going to put it in three words you have to put INDIE in there because we are technically an indie band, and you have to include DISCO… so I would say we’re INDIE DISCO POP… because we aim to be POP, I don’t think you need to be ashamed of that tag.

Colin: Nope, definitely not… commercial music is commercial music because everybody likes it and it will continue to be that way.

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GG: What are your thoughts on the current music scene in Scotland?

Colin: Well I think it’s got its strengths and its weaknesses. The music industry itself in general is nothing NOW compared to what it was back in the 90’s. I mean the internet has played a strong part in promoting music, Scottish music… but it’s also played a big part in diminishing it as well. The big labels and the big record companies aren’t out there snapping up everybody and a lot of bands are left to fend for themselves and promote themselves… so you find a lot of bands are doing that and finding their feet that way... as are we... so for that reason you get to see a lot of the music and you get to play with a lot of it, I think it’s definitely strong in Scotland.

Gaz: When you play like we play you are in the trenches a lot of the time and you get to see loads of up and coming bands and the quality out there is phenomenal, there are some amazing bands but unfortunately there’s a rung and, without getting too deep into it, there’s a rung in the music scene that’s just full of bands that are maybe… it’s almost like some kinda wee clique… and its kinda strangled a lot of up and coming bands if you know what I mean. But bands that we play with

regularly, people like Vigo Thieves, Ok Social Club, Johnny and the Giros... you’ve got The Begbies from Livingston as well… these are guys that are out there gigging constantly… plying their trade… and sometimes it goes unnoticed you know.

Colin: Yeh… and to conclude there is a lot of sh*t out there as well… (laughs) GG: You mentioned a few names there… are there any local/unsigned bands that you really like out there?

Gaz: Aye, there’s a young band called The Barrels… in fact… see to be honest there’s bands like The Barrels, there’s bands like The Extracts… and emmm…

Dave: Two Stripe…

Gaz: Two Stripe, Davie Horne… but see locally you’ve got bands like Penfold, they are a young band and I’m quite keen on them……

Gaz: I hope we’ve not failed to name check somebody that we really like here.

Colin: Well, stepping outside this local scene here, you’ve got the Edinburgh scene with bands like Bwani Junction and these guys are definitely bands that we enjoy playing with and rate very much.

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Gaz: The 10:04’s from Edinburgh as well, they’re a cracking band… really good.

GG: If you could tour with anyone, past or present, who would it be?

GG: Most memorable gig you have played and why?

Gaz: Two Door Cinema Club…

Colin: Aw… F*ck off…… (laughs) Colin: SORRY..!!!!

Gaz: Two Door Cinema Club…

Colin: Did he say past or pleasant?

Dave: Pleasant????...

Gaz: What do you want to say… are you gonna say the Beatles.

Colin: Awww… I’d love to tour with the Beatles that would be great.

Gaz: Present bands… I’d love to tour with Two Door Cinema Club just for the pure quality of their music they are phenomenal, really, really good…

Dave: Aye… Two Door Cinema Club Colin: I’d like to tour with Queen, it would be good to get to know Freddie a bit better…

Gaz: I’m going to stick my neck out there and say it was the Barrowlands…

Colin: Aye… I’m going to second that.

Gaz: We played the Barrowlands for Marie Curie Cancer… a few bands played and at the time we were just starting to play bigger shows and we took a lot of people through with us. Growing up, going to gigs and looking at the stage… its where you want to be and to get the opportunity to stand up there even for 35-40 minutes was just phenomenal.

Dave: Barrowlands as a venue yeh… but I would say Cloud 9 for lineup…

Gaz: Aye… true.

Dave: There was that many good bands playing…

Gaz: Good shout… last year we did Cloud 9 which is an up and coming festival, sort of between Manchester and Crew, last year when we played it you had bands like Futureheads, Sunshine Underground… Ed Sheeran played the main stage as well. We shared our tent with Bez and some big DJ’s as well but it was a small enough festival for everybody to enjoy and get involved but big enough to have phenomenal equipment and to put on a great day, it was just one day but it was a phenomenal festival.

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GG: What can an audience expect when they see you LIVE? Colin: Energy…

Gaz: Aye… Dave: Sweat…

Colin: Energy, energy…

Gaz: Loads of sweat…

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Dave: Loads of sweat…

Gaz: Absolute tonnes of sweat… aye… energy, fast paced, we don’t hang around between songs, we don’t play… we don’t do slow songs…

Colin: Not really… we try… but they don’t come out slow…

Gaz: They just end up fast.

Colin: We’ve got this one criticism that haunts us is that sometimes our records never match our live performances, and any review you get of a recording is that “the recording is really good guys but it doesn’t match up to your live performance, it doesn’t capture the energy” so you’ve gotta see the live stuff to really appreciate it.

Gaz: Defo.

Dave: Aye… everybody knows Danny Bell…

Gaz: It’s no coincidence that those are the first and last tracks on the album.

GG: What track of yours do you think best sums up the band and why?

GG: You have just released your album what’s it called and has it been a true labour of love over the years or are all the songs fairly new?

Colin: We’ve all got our favourites… but I would say that Trendsetter is probably our swan song… it’s the song that’s been with us the longest… it sums up our technical techniques and our thoughts of ummm….

Gaz: See… if you look at Free Danny Bell as a song… I know we’ve played that for a while now and its usually the set finisher, that certainly sums up the atmosphere at gigs and stuff like that and because when you play for a long time and you’ve got a crowd that follows you around you create your own wee kinda ‘micro’ scene with all the people and that… and that’s one song always reminds me of that…

GG: Maybe we should ask your newest member?

Gaz: Aye, that’s a good shout…

Colin: (looks at Martin) What do you think it is…

Gaz: Remember you’re going to offend someone whatever you say… (laughs) Dave: Do you remember any of them…

Colin: Will it be like… ID or something like that? (laughs) Martin: Probably Trendsetter as well.

Gaz: Aye… definitely… well that’s the thing, it’s a combination… emmm… it’s called ‘We Were Always’ Electric which kinda goes along with the theme of us being as energetic as we can on stage and stuff but aye… a lot of the songs are a labour of love and we’ve had them for a few years…

Dave: Some of them are quit old…

Gaz: Some of them are old but you’ve got songs like ‘Punk B Side’, ‘New Vibe’ and ‘Six’ on there that were written just weeks before the studio. So as well as being a kinda snapshot of our live show it also shows a wee

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bit of progression as well in terms of how we started out playing and the things we wanted to achieve in our songs and now how we have maybe improved that process a wee bit and just thought a wee bit more about how we write our songs.

GG: Was there any song that took a particularly long time to get right?

Gaz: Six…. Six….

Colin: Six… Dave: Six… Colin: We’ve got a song on there called ‘Six’ which is… believe it or not... track six… and it was written… it was roughed up… a couple of weeks before we went into the studio because we had this intention of just going into the studio and recording it and just making something of it. So we ended up layering in synths, and layering in guitars and doing some harmonies… and its turned out to be a song which is unlike any other on the record but… I think it shows something quit interesting…

Dave: Canny play it live…

Colin: Can’t do it live, you’re never going to do it live Gaz: Well we did… wait a minute… we played it at the album launch… briefly…

Dave: Aye… BRIEFLY… (laughs) Gaz: The whole idea of the song is that it’s a big long build up to the end and we could never… without the aid of a couple of synth players and another guitarist we could never really replicate that on stage. So aye… that’s a labour of love that song.

GG: For each of you, what’s your favourite song on the album.

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Gaz: I’d say it’s different.

Dave: Naw, Probably different, ehhhh… favourite one to play is probably ‘Punk B Side’… favourite one to listen to is probably ‘Six’, because it’s different but the classics like ‘Trendsetter’ are still great to listen to. But yeh… probably ‘Punk B Side’ for me.

Gaz: Mine is ‘Scenester’… we play it towards the end of the set and it’s probably got the best intro of any of our songs and its one of those ones where it’s a stomping anthem…. I just love that one, it’s my favourite.

Colin: I think I’m going to say ‘New Vibe’ just because it was the last song that we had written and it’s definitely, technically we’re at our best in that song, song writing wise, we are at our best and I think it’s a snapshot of some of the stuff were are going to be writing from now on going forward. In fact some of the new stuff does have wee glimmers of the good stuff in there.

Martin: I would probably say ‘My Problem’… it’s the only one that I never… ummm…

Colin: It’s a good tune man…

Gaz: It’s the only one you never what?

Martin: I don’t want to swear… (laughs) GG: It’s OK you can swear…

Gaz: You never f*ck that one up? (laughs) Gaz: Ideal…

Dave: You shouldn’t have said that…

Gaz: Aye, you shouldn’t have said that I’m a f*ck… umm… terrible swearer like…

and I’ve got to be honest it w us how well it went because w and sold out venues like King which is 300 people but to go again to the Liquid Rooms wa tough but I couldn’t believe th got. We were… I’m not going it out… but we were a ba*hai it like, we couldn’t have been from selling out.

Colin: Ba*hair…

Gaz: That’s an official unit of by the way… a ba*hair… (laughs) Gaz: It couldn’t have went an Liquid rooms is an awesome v man… on the right night… its Edinburgh Festival and it was Dave: Aye… is was a good atm well.

Colin: It was good aye.. you M remember that ? (looks at Ma (laughs) Colin: “Where the f*ck has sh is she…” and you’d have to go and bring her back.

“Right stand there… don’t mo Martin: She ruined it for me… (laughs) Colin: and then you’d turn aw she’d be off away again.

Martin: She ruined it… (laugh Gaz: Apart from Maz’s bird it Martin: I hope she sees this.. (laughs)

GG: You had a launch show for the album, where was that and how did it all go?

GG: So were both levels open Rooms have been closing the recently?

Gaz: It was at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh

Gaz: Aye.

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Dave: Aye. Gaz: Aye both levels were open. They did that but see because we kinda demonstrated good ticket sales before it they opemed the top level. Originally we wanted to open the top level just for VIP’s, guests and stuff like that, but then with the overspill we just opened the top level… so it was good.

and last no longer than 3 minutes… then you’ve got your pop song.

Gaz: Aye…

GG: How do you write/collaborate? Do you write in the same room, or send music files via internet/Tapes etc?

Colin: It was one of the best days I’ve had this year…

Gaz: It was awesome man… it was proper awesome.

Colin: That was a great day, a fantastic day… I honestly think it was superb tight… everybody was in charcter, on form, you got right into it and it turned out fantastic.

There was an atmosphere whilst recording it and when you look back on it you can see that.

Gaz: And I got punched in the face repeatedly…

Colin: Aye… Dave: That was my favourite bit… (laughs) Gaz: Obviously a bonus for everybody involved that I got punched in the face many times…

Colin: Nah… its fairly traditional, he (Gaz) comes in “I’ve got a song guys”, right here we go… couple of weeks later…

Gaz: It’s a real song… it becomes a real song.

Colin: Nah… Gary (Gaz) does kinda come in with the skeleton of a tune and then we’ll add our own flesh to it and that how it gets its quintessential DSS vibe…

Gaz: Its DSS’ness… aye… that’s awesome… awesome sound bite man… ‘Quintessential DSS Vibe’ Dave: DSS’ness…

GG: Motown worked to a strict formula for producing and writing their songs, what do you guys think the secret to a good song is?

Gaz: Get in… make your point in the song… get your hook in there early… get out… don’t f*ckin self indulge and completely w*nk over the track because you get so many people that do a track for 5, 6, 7 minutes and only 30, 40 seconds of it is actually entertaining. If you get in there and you do 3 minutes… some of our songs are 2 and a half minutes log and they are our best songs…

Caolin: Aye… a song should be a collection of bullet points, and some of those bullet points should repeat

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GG: You were filming your latest video with Keir from Breaking Point Flix a few days ago, the still shots look amazing, how did things go?

GG: What was the guys name that was punching you in the face?

Gaz: The guys name? (laughs) Gaz: Well there was three of them, that’s why I got battered, because it was three guys. (laughs) GG: Wasn’t it one girl?

Gaz: Aye… it was aye.

Dave: But her brother does MMA…

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Gaz: Her brother does MMA so she’s hard and he (Dave) got a punch in as well… don’t think I ignored that…

Dave: Sem (James) soaked you a few times as well didn’t he…

Gaz: I got soaked as well aye…

Dave: …any opportunity to soak you with water.

GG: What’s the best thing about being in DSS? Dave: Me! (laughs) Gaz: Listening to Dave aye… nah… the best thing is lifting all the equipment in and out of venues.

Colin: Aye… not getting paid?

Gaz: The best thing… that’s the easy one… it’s the live shows…

Dave: The feedback from the crowd…

Gaz: When you play to a packed house and you say “this is our last song” and play Free Danny Bell and the place erupts if you’re lucky enough to get a crowd in like that… that is just immeasurable… it’s an amazing feeling.

Dave: That’s what it’s all about…

GG: Who are your musical heroes?

Colin: I’m always reluctant to admit that I’m a big REM

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fan BUT… Gaz: You should…

Colin: This is exactly why…

Gaz: He grew up on a diet of REM and Pulp… that’s what happened to Sea Bass (Colin) Colin: I’ve had a more balanced diet than that… from these bands you pick up song writing techniques and you just pick up how to put a melody together and its intelligent music and a major player in the indie music that we play… and everyone else has got their influences…

Gaz: Like load of guys my age I grew up on a diet of Red Hot Chilli Peppers and later on got right into people like Jamiroquai and stuff like that and then later ironically Jimmy Hendrix… so these guys are always going to be your classic heroes but you see people writing… even as you’re in a band and there are other bands that are more current.. like… we took so much from a band from Leeds called Sunshine Underground… and we took so much from watching them play live really kicked our live performances up a gear, just watching the way they did it on stage and the way that they took the indie/disco thing to the nth degree was just amazing.

Colin: Aye… that’s right, so many bands will try and harp back to their roots and tell us that they were “influenced

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by Motown” or anything but in truth you’ve got to look at the stuff that’s…

Gaz: …Contemporary…

Colin: … Contemporary.. you need to understand what people are interested in.

Gaz: Maz (Martin) ?

Colin: Influences?

Martin: Eh… probably like T-Rex, early Bowie…

Gaz: Phhh… he’s made us seem like right idiots… (laughs) Gaz: … he’s made us seem like right f*ckin idiots there Maz… (laughs) GG: What do you think DSS bring to the table that other bands might not?

Colin: Ehhhh… some kinda level of commitment and an ability to look at yourself and not plateau… and have acquired an understand of the music industry even if it’s at a grassroots level and learned how to utilise it.

Gaz: It’s really cheezy to say right… but… your supposed to play every single live show like it’s your farewell gig... like it’s your last ever gig... and I think that’s the thing we bring over and above… you see a lot of bands out there looking at their shoes and playing gigs…

Dave: Aye… energy…

Gaz: Energy…

Dave: A bit of energy…

Gaz: The live shows, that’s where it is for us… definitely.

GG: Some fun ones now to finish off with, Do you get recognized by people you don’t know when you go out?

If so what’s the weirdest time it happened?

Colin: Yes… Yes.. Yes… Gaz: Happened to me in River Island…

Dave: Never Gaz: (to Dave) You never been mistaken for Rino Gattuso?

Dave: Aye… Colin: I had a good one in H&M, I was buying some pants… and I went to the counter and the guy just looked up at me and went “Looking forward to your gig at the weekend?”… and gave me a discount.

Dave: Aye… sweet…

GG: If you were marooned on a desert island, who would you eat first?

Gaz: Eh… Sem (James) Dave: Angelina Jolie… you never stated it was just the band? (laughs) Colin: If all four of us were marooned on a desert island?

Gaz: Us four?

Colin: Because I’m thinking there is no shortage of pastry… (laughs)

Gaz: You know what I’d do man, I would negotiate with Sea Bass (Colin) where we could maybe eat 30% of him because he’s got that much.

Dave: At least one leg…

Gaz: Up to the knee… we’ll eat you up to the knee… you can have a bit…

GG: If you had to compare yourself to a biscuit, what would it be?

Gaz: Wagon Wheel…!!!!!

Dave: Why? Colin: Why? Gaz: Big… Round… full of flavour…

Dave: Full of cream.

GG: There is a lot in a wagon wheel.

Gaz: There IS a lot in a wagon wheel…!!!

Dave: Aye. Colin: They are getting smaller these days but… I have noticed this…

Gaz: Naw… your hands are getting bigger…

Colin: Pants…!!!

GG:Do you guys like to play sober, completely off your faces, or somewhere in the middle?

Gaz: Right in the middle, right in the middle… playing sober is never a laugh, playing absolutely steaming drunk is NEVER a laugh…

Dave: It’s no fun aye…

Gaz: Playing in the middle is good.

Dave: Happy medium for sure.

Gaz: And its took us a long time to reach that happy medium, there’s been a lot of mistakes.

Dave: We’ve got it, we’ve got it now likes… well some of us have!

Gaz: Some of us have…

Dave: Sem (James) hasn’t…

Gaz: Sem hasn’t… (laughs) GG: If you had a motto, what would it be?

Gaz: Safety first, then teamwork. (laughs) Gaz: Safety first…

Dave: … then teamwork.

Gaz: … then teamwork.

GG: If the band were to feature in a naked calendar, what month would you be and why?

Gaz: Emmmm…

Dave: December…

Gaz: Because then you could say it was cold? (laughs) Gaz: We’ll go with that…

GG: Who wears the trousers?

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Gaz: Big Sea Bass (Colin)… he wears the f*ckin massive drainpipe trousers in this band.

Dave: He’s the dad…

Gaz: He’s the father… we ask him for permission…

Colin: Aye… I get upset when people don’t turn up on time.

Dave: He’s the dad for sure…

Colin: Which happens regularly…

Gaz: Every time… just one guy…

Colin: (looks at Dave) What time did you turn up today?

Dave: Eh… Colin: What time did you rock in here today?

Gaz: I timed him…

Dave: Quarter to…

Gaz: I timed him…

Dave: Were you ready like?

Colin: I was here…

Gaz: He was fourteen minutes late…

Dave: (looks at Gaz) Was Gaz ready?... NO..!!!!

Gaz: I’m not going to get into this right now, I was here at seven o’clock…!!!!

Dave: Why? Gaz: Because I come committed to this band.

Dave: I was at the gym.

Gaz: You’re committed to that…

GG: What drink is best consumed whilst listening to your music? Tea? Coffee? Beer? Or will i need something a little bit stronger?

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Gaz: We were described recently as “The Proclaimers holidaying in Jamaica on Speed”… I don’t know where alcohol fits into that but I just wanted to get that on camera.

Colin: So neither of the above… Speed. (laughs) Gaz: Naw… we’ll go with… ehhh Colin: It has to be an alcoholic beverage…

Gaz: You know what, its Jäger-Bombs Colin: Jäger-Bombs Dave: Jäger-Bombs Gaz: Jäger-Bombs, it’s got to be Jäger-Bombs like.

GG: Do you have a party trick?

Gaz: Do you like Greggs? (laughs) Gaz: I’ll tell you about that later on…

Dave: Aye… we’ve got one party trick and its Sem’s… the Stag Flip…

Gaz: That’s right aye… Sem (James) our guitarist can do…

Dave: it’s a backward roll but then he puts his hands down and goes vertical and springs himself to his feet.

Gaz: It’s the only useful thing that he brings to the band.

Dave: Aye… it’s all he’s got like…

Gaz: Aye… Dave: My party piece is just turning up late… Just to annoy Sea Bass, I actually hang about outside for about twenty minutes.

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GG: CHOOSE 1 – FOOTBALL? or RUGBY? ALL: Football.

GG: MACDONALDS or BURGERKING? Gaz/Dave: Burger King Martin: McDonalds Colin: I’m going to have to say McDonalds Gaz: Awwww…. come on man…

GG: LONG HAIR? or SHORT? Gaz: Short Colin: Short GG: PUNK? or ROCK? Gaz: Rock Colin: Rock GG: SAFETY? or DANGER? Gaz: Safety first…

Dave: Safety first…

Gaz: Then teamwork…

Dave: Then Danger…

GG: The big one GREEN? or BLUE? Gaz: Blue Dave: Green (laughs) GG: That’s your lot guys, any last messages?

Gaz: I don’t know will we plug a gig or something?

Colin: Aye… plug emm…

Dave: Come see us live…

Colin: Come see us live… go to the website…

Gaz: Go on Dead Sea Souls dot com…

Colin: Or dot co dot uk, depends what way you swing.

Gaz: Or if you want to go on Facebook forward slash Dead Sea Souls and se when the next gig is and come along and you can see Sem’s Stag Flip. (laughs) <CLICK>

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MITCHELL CATCH UP...

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e featured Ross Mitchell a while back but thought it would be nice to catch up with him and find out what he’s up to these days. We popped over to his place of employment for a wee interview and to record a couple of tracks.

Unfortunately the tracks didn’t quite turn out as we’ll as we would have liked due to technical issues and strange equipment happenings (or the place is haunted and some poor soul stuck in limbo kept moving Ross’s mic in front of his face) but anyway….

Seem that Ross has decided to have a real go at doing something musical with his life and has quit his main day job, as a project manager for a well-known high street bank that has the same initials as Really Bad Service, to concentrate on a less stressful occupation which leaves him time to concentrate on teaching, his acoustic solo stuff, his brand new band and running events at the very same local bar that we find ourselves in today.

We chatted to him about some of those things…

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quite, how do I put it… quite impressed with the way they are just setting their stuff about like Gary Irvine, Dead Sea Souls and people like that. I also like some of the up and coming people, we’ve got Luke Gibson, Gregor Allan… and Ewan Butler and people like that, I like what they are doing… I really like what they are doing.

GG: Have you yourself been in any local bands?

GG: Hi Ross, for those that don’t know you, who are you and what do you do?

Ross: My Name’s Ross Mitchell and I’m a singer songwriter originally from Armadale.

GG: How long have you been playing and writing?

Ross: I’ve really been involved in music since I was about 14/15, started off in a few bands and was actually a bass player to start with but got a bit greedy and wanted a bit more attention and became a front man and then eventually went solo really and try to do everything myself which has met with varying success.

GG: Who are your musical heroes?

Ross: People like Ryan Adams, John Mayer, Damien Rice but having started off as a bass player I have a really soft spot for Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers… he was my hero growing up.

GG: What bands do you listen to just now?

Ross: I quite like Twin Atlantic, I was quite impressed by them when they came through. People like Mumford and Sons, The Eels and like I mentioned before Ryan Adams, John Mayer is kinda what I’m really listening to at the moment.

Ross: Yeh…. I was in a band when I was younger called Blue Vintage City with Scott Hannah and Mark Feeney… we kinda went our separate ways. I think Mark is doing really well with his covers band and that just now and Scott Hannah is just one of the best musicians I’ve ever worked with, he does Jazz gigs now and he’s really, really impressive so check him out.

GG: You do your own stuff as well as covers, how do you choose a cover?

Ross: Just something that is going to be quite fun to play, something that’s maybe going to be a little bit challenging and something that I can rework to suit me as opposed to doing just a flat out cover of someone else’s songs.

GG: So do you have a collection of songs ready?

Ross: Aye, pretty much, I always keep an eye out for what the audience likes, generally you can get away with… most people appreciate anything but you always want to play to your audience.

GG: How do you come up with ideas for your own stuff,

GG: So what are your thoughts on the current music scene in central Scotland?

Ross: I think that there is definitely lots of promise and everything out there, there’s lots of potential but in places like Edinburgh where I do mainly cover gigs in hotels and things like that there is really not a massive unsigned scene there, there is plenty of gigs but there is not a progression. People think that the sign of a healthy unsigned scene is that there are plenty of gigs, I think you need more than that, you need bands interacting with each other and helping each other out and things, I don’t think that there is a lot of that or as much as there could be in central Scotland.

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GG: Is there someone you would like to be compared to?

Ross: (…big exhale…) Ben Howard maybe… but I’m not in the same league as Ben Howard but if I could be an artist I’d be Ben Howard.

GG: How would you describe your music in three words?

Ross: Acoustic Melodic and Simple GG: Which one of your songs sums you up and why?

Ross: I’ve got a song called Little Boy which kinda sums me up… it’s just about ummm… about sometimes you can feel just a little bit lost, a little bit overwhelmed by things… where you can go from feeling… well I’m quite a tall, 6ft 4… kinda 26… and there is times and situations in life where you just feel like… a little boy and that kinda what that song is all about.

GG: Your just one guy on stage without a band, do you ever feel vulnerable up there?

what influences your writing?

Ross: To be honest the past like… 2 years ummm I’ve been really struggling. I used to work through in Edinburgh and I was on some quite crazy shifts and I just wasn’t… I couldn’t get in the mindset to write anything with any kind of focus, I didn’t write anything resembling a song for about 2 years. It wasn’t until a few months ago when I started playing with my new band, with the guys that will gig under my name for my own songs that’s I really started getting into writing again. Whats been really inspirational was emmm… I played up in the Pittenweem Arts Festival a few months ago and it was just such a lovely setup and the people had researched me before I went up and they were asking me for the songs that I’d wrote which was… I’d never had that before really, I’ve never had people actually come up and say could you play that… you know… play that song New York that you wrote. That was really nice so that really inspired me to push on and

Ross: Yeh… I mean.. like… you’d kinda be inhuman not to feel vulnerable about it. You can feel alone but you use it to motivate yourself, you think to yourself, well I need to really up my game here to catch the attention of a room full of 100 people or what have you. It is difficult being just one person.

GG: What’s your favourite song to do live?

Ross: In terms of my own stuff… my favourite song to do live would probably be the song I mentioned earlier ‘Little Boy’… in terms of covers my favourite is Hey Hay by Outcast.

GG: What do you think the secret to a good song is?

Ross: Something that’s catchy… not overly complicated… something with a simple meaning to it. If people can relate to a song then they will remember it and it will stick in their heads. I think that’s really important… especially for a singer songwriter to have people relate to what you write.

GG: What was the last gig you attended as a fan?

Ross: Ohhh…. It was a while ago… probably seeing Hurricane Party play at Pivo Pivo… they are young guys from Livingston, Edinburgh and Glasgow again another great local band… check them out if you can Hurricane Party.

Actually I tell a lie… I’ve just realised they have just changed their name… they are now called The Sunset Clause (laugh)

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Ross: Yeh… we’re really trying to kinda push for live music at least once a month, we’ve got one in Sep and one on Oct 20th. We’ve tried it a couple of times and they’ve been really successful. What I really want to do is bring through local acts and because of the size of the pub we can’t really put on full bands so what we’re really aiming to do is bring in either local bands playing acoustically or just bring in local singer songwriters and the general idea is that you play for an hour each, 3 or 4 acts a night and you get paid for your troubles. It doesn’t rely on ticket sales, it doesn’t rely on anything, you’re just paid because that’s how musicians should be getting paid for it. We’re really trying to push that through and the owner has done really well here to give me free reign to organise it all and that and he’s been really good and really helpful.

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GG: We’re doing the interview from a wee pub in Armadale called the Corrie Bar and I believe you’re trying to get a few regular gigs arranged in here?

tricks actually.

GG: Choose one… Football or Rugby?

GG: So what does the future hold for Ross Mitchell?

Ross: Awwww…. Football.

Ross: I’m not sure… I’ve got an EP coming out in a couple of months time, I’ve started writing for that. My stuff I’m writing now is slightly different from what it used to be it’s a lot more.. kinda… basically a lot more chilled out…

I’d say a little bit more depressing (laugh)… but its… I’m quite excited by it so I’m really looking forward to pushing that EP in a few months. It’s the guys from my band that have really helped me carry all that forward so that’s the aim, my main aim and to try and get back involved in the local music scene as well.

GG: Long Hair or Short?

GG: Some fun ones now… if there was one band you could have been in who would it be?

Ross: Red Hot Chilli Peppers definitely…

GG: If you compared yourself to a biscuit what would it be?

Ross: Short.

GG: McDonalds or Burger King?

Ross: Burger King.

GG: Dominoes or Pizza Hut? Ross: (sharp intake of breath)… Dominoes...

GG: For some reason that always seems to be the hard one.

Ross: It is a hard one.

GG: For the ‘ladies’… Boxers or Briefs

Ross: Choc chip cookie.

Ross: Boxers.

GG: Do you believe in ghosts?

GG: Skinny or Baggy?

Ross: Yes

Ross: Baggy.

GG: If you had a motto what would it be?

GG: Indie or Rock?

Ross: Just take everything easy, don’t ever push yourself… (laugh).. just let things fall into place and everything will be alright (laugh)

Ross: Rock.

GG: Do you have a party trick?

Ross: Does playing the guitar count?

Ross: Yeh… Thanks to you guys for doing the interview and stuff and thanks to the Corrie Bar for letting us use their fine facilities today.

GG: Not really when you’re a guitarist.

GG: Cheers Ross <CLICK>

GG: That’s all Ross , any messages?

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he follow up to last year’s The Pleasure Was All Yours, finds Pump Action in blistering form. Pump Action are integral to the rich vein of inventiveness in the current Scottish scene with bands like the late great Take A Worm For A Walk Week, Plimptons and Rodent Emporium who are unrestrained by genre snobbery and take the musical freedom engendered by Zappa and

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Beefheart and give it a good old Doc Martin up the backside.

The songs are blessed with superb bass lines, rolling thunder drumming, amazing rich and varied vocals and crammed with more licks and riffs than Old King Keef could count – at times verging on guitar overload on this mix, but if your ears can take it, then fill yer boots!

Stand out track for me was ‘Why Don’t You Introduce Me To Your Friends’, but the chorus to ‘I’m Dancing’ is to be savoured in a Splodgenessabounds manner.

‘Monday’ is 5 seconds long, so don’t expect too much! ‘She Looked Like

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You’ is another riff laden parcel of joy. It is hard to criticise anything about the record, and if anything I found parts of ‘Alabama Hot Pocket’ bordering on extravagant noodling, but has another great song at its heart.

Take a telling...

Take a chance...

Take a listen...

It’s free... oh.... And it has a banjo on it....!!!!

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Track List 1. Alabama Hot Pocket 2. She Looked Like You (I Touched Her) 3. Monday 4. I’m Dancing 5. Why Don’t You Introduce Me To Your Friends Stiff Richard – Guitar and Vocals Golden Barr – Guitar, Vocals Logie – Drums, Vocals and Banjo Jim Shagadance - Bass Recorded at Live Rehearsals, Livingston by The National Heff Service

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o you ever look at modern punk, with it’s pop predominance and wish for yesteryear? Well fret no more, The Mystery Girls are here to quench that thirst for true punk. They got together in 2009 for a charity concert, having all been playing and pogoing

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during the 70’s at punks peak.

And, to quote the band, ‘the results were so explosive they felt duty-bound to continue with the noise.’

The Mystery Girls are everything punk seems to have forgotten since the 1970s. They’re loud, angry and have never even considered touching a synth. They recall the golden glory days of bands like The Misfits, Sex pistols and The New York Dolls perfectly in their own mashed up raucous way.

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ERY GIRLS? INTERFERENCE...

Their second album, Interference, was made available on Bandcamp on August 24th for the extortionately low price of 3 quid, a steal for an album that if it was released 40 years ago would be cited by modern bands for it’s “profound influence on their musical stylings”. And this is after an award winning first album.

RADIOACTIVE!...

You’d think they’d be cashing in on the fact that ‘Radioactive!’ won the category for ‘Punk Recording of the Year’ at the prestigious Scottish New Music Awards, an album that brought punk kicking and screaming back to the ears of those too young to remember or too old to let go.

Packed with twelve, 3 minute (I loathe to use this phrase but struggling to come up with a more fitting replacement) tour de force’s the West Lothians never pause for breath on their second offering.

Instead assaulting you with simple yet effective song writing backed up by a wave after tsunami sized wave of distorted noise fronted by a punk vocalist in Meek who perfectly straddles the line between punks drawling vocal style and being easily understandable and tuneful. Because what’s the point in lyrics if you can’t hear em aye?

Again, like Dead Sea Souls, seeing these guys play a live show should be high on your agenda for the next couple months. All punk is tangibly better live. I think it’s the pogoing. Goes to your head.

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GG: All the older punks will know about the New York Dolls song called The Mystery Girls? Is there any connection there with your name?

Meek: Is that what the song was called was it?

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GG: The Mystery Girls?

Meek: ‘Who are the Mystery Girls?’

John: ‘Who are the Mystery Girls?’

GG: Sorry, ‘Who are the Mystery Girls?’ then… I take it that’s a yes then?

John: It is…

Meek: No it isn’t GG: Its not?

Meek: No. GG: OK… what’s the story behind the name then?

Bill: Well Meek came up with the name (looks at Meek) so what’s the story?

Meek: Just made it up on the spur of the moment, that’s all it was. There was a charity show about three years ago, l and I was kidding guys on that I was organised and that I was in a band… and we had a band and we needed a name so we just called it Mystery Girls… because obviously we aren’t… we’re the complete opposite.

GG: For those that don’t know, who are you and what do you do in the band?

John: I’m John and I play bass.

Bill: I’m Bill and I play the drums.

Meek: I’m Meek and I play guitar and sing.

GG: How did you all meet?

Meek: The 1970’s…

John: A long time ago.

Bill: John and I were in a band called The Frauds… that was in 1979, and then both of u left for various reasons… and then I was in a band with Meek called Theme…

Meek: But prior to that he used to, as I said at your birthday, you used to stalk us?

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Bill: I saw you a few times, does that count as stalkin g?

Meek: Aye it counts… you were in the bathroom in my house… it does count.

Bill: That was once… so there was a band called Theme, their drummer left, I joined Theme and played with them for a few years… then we were all in variou s bands for a few years then we all kinda dropped out of bands in the late 80’s… and then, although Meek still wrote songs and recorded stuff, I don’t think me and John did that much for the 90’s and into the noughties…

John: But The Frauds…

Meek: …reformed…

John: …reformed for a couple of gigs and that was it.

GG: How long have you been playing together?

Meek: Just us three…

John: about 2 years Meek: Three years.

Bill: Three years.

GG: Would I be right in saying that you initially starte d gigging as a covers band? was/is there a conscious move to writing and getting your own set of material together.

John: The first gig was all covers aye.

Meek: We did an original didn’t we? A couple?

Timesheet?

Bill: We did a Frauds song and we did an Emerg ency Exit song because Colin (Meek) was in Emergency Exit back in the late 70’s as well, before the Theme days.

But yeh… we literally had about for practices before we did our first gig so obviously we didn’t have time to write our own songs we just did covers.

GG: But you always planned to do your own songs

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John: Our own songs came along pretty quickly.

Bill: We’ve always wrote our own songs in the bands that we’ve been in years ago so I think it was inevit able that we were going to write our own stuff. I don’t think any of us would have been happy playing covers all the time. There is good covers bands out there but I think to be a ‘real’ band you have to write your own songs .

GG: How would you describe your sound in three words?

Bill: Punk F*ckin Rock.

GG: That’s the bleep button out then.

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Meek: This isn’t going on the kids channel is it?

GG: What are your thoughts on the current music scene in Scotland?

Meek: Saturated.

John: I think its brilliant… it really is, I love it…

Bill: There’s a lot of good bands out there.

John: Great bands… brilliant bands…

GG: For the punk scene in particular do you find it mostly populated by the older generation both in bands and audiences or does it have a large younger element.

Meek: There’s different phases of punk, if you back to old school and go through The Exploited and stuff like them…

Bill: I think most of the crowds we play to are older…

John: Older aye… definitely.

GG: So the crowds tend to be older, what about the bands?

John: There are one or two out there but not many, not many young punk bands.

Bill: There are young bands with a sort of punky sound but usually wouldn’t consider themselves as a punk band… we have seen a few but not many.

GG: Most memorable gig you have played and why?

Meek: The Regal in Methill… because it was an elevated stage.

John: I don’t know…

Meek: What about you’s?

Bill: The first one was good. The first one we played…

John: The first one was good Aye… Meek: We almost did a full set of original material at The Box in Glasgow…

John: Aye… Meek: … until I had too much to drink and shoved in Search and Destroy halfway through the set… that’s wasn’t bad… that was quite good.

John: The ones with ‘Cash From Chaos’ are usually good… a decent crowd.

GG: If you could tour with anyone, past or present, who would it be?

Bill: Sex Pistols.

John: The Clash for me.

Meek: The Ramones.

GG: What can an audience expect when they see you LIVE? John: Just an honest try at it… it’s all were here for... a good laugh.

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Bill: Some decent tunes, loud guitar…

John: Feedback…

GG: What track of yours do you think best sums up the band and why?

Bill: Good question…

Meek: Three separate answers here then…

John: Aye… Meek: Come on then…

John: ‘Profiteering’ for me.

Bill: Emmmm… aye ‘Profiteering’… it’s a good song.

Meek: ‘Never Trust A Pretty Face’ GG: Recently your debut album Radioactive! won Punk Recording of the Year at the Scottish New Music Awards… how did that make you feel.

John: Amazed, surprised…

Bill: Validated…

Meek: Ok. Bill: It’s good to know that people are listening to it.

Meek: Relieved… yeh.. relieved would be one of them to be honest.

GG: Did you ever think of doing a Sex Pistols, and refusing the award like they did with their induc tion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Meek: Did you see who was doing the presentatio n and handing it to us? If you seen that… it wasn’t going to be refused, these two couldn’t get up to the stage quick enough.

GG: You have just released your 2nd album what’ s that called and how do you think it compares to your award winning first album?

Meek: What ’s it called?

GG: Yeh..

Meek: It’s called ‘Interference’ GG: And how does it compare to your first album

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John: Stronger songs I’d say… definitely.

Meek: Different recording process this time as well…

Bill: I think some of the songs on it are a bit slowe r, still not slow but the first album had a lot of faster thrash y stuff, this one’s a bit more mid paced but still powe rful I would say.

GG: The album was recorded locally wasn’t it? Wher e was that and who recorded it?

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the album. e? Do you write in the GG: How do you write/collaborat e modern internet same room, or do you utilise mor methods etc?

Meek: Modern Internet… naw. methods we do Bill: There are usually two different a riff and some with g alon e com either someone will in our rehearsals and lyrics, usually Colin, or we’ll jam there. from it come up with a riff and take easily or were there GG: Did the album come together t? righ any songs that took a while to get one… ‘That’s Rich’, that Meek: There is one on this new just jamming it because took like six or seven months of instead of keeping it to it te we were tending to complica the same three chords. ’ was eh… there’s been Bill: Yeh… I would say ‘That’s Rich of the song before ions vers about three or four different . with py hap we got one we were r favourite song on the

GG: For each of you, what’s you album.

John: ‘Profiteering ’ for me again.

Bill: Emmm… as well…

John: ‘Kill All Emotions’ is good that I like… I like ‘Cut few a got I’ve w… kno ’t Bill: I don I like ‘That’s Rich’ I ’… ring to the Chase’, I like ‘Profitee d. goo y prett think that came out Meek: ‘Lockdown’ for me. formula for producing GG: Motown worked to a strict you guys think the and writing their songs, what do secret to a good punk song is?

Meek: Keeping an open mind. ut what you’re doing.

Bill: Honesty… being honest abo Meek: A blistering riff… ns something…

Bill: Saying something that mea g… min drum dy Meek: Stea John: Pounding bass… (laughs) GG: Who are your musical heroes?

Bill: Joe Strummer.

John: Strummer aye…

Pop… Bill: Pistols… The Ramones… Iggy er? matt it s doe s one Meek: Dead or alive GG: No… Meek: Freddie Mercury…

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other bands might not?

Meek: Vegetarian options.

John: I don’t know, that’s a hard one…

Meek: We just play it like it is… that’s the thing… we’ve still got stuff to say because there is still plenty of sh*t happening in the world, plenty to write about.

Bill: Aye… it’s just… It’s honest… it’s punk rock… it’s trying to say something… it’s trying to give people music they can dive about to… that’s all it is it’s simple.

GG: These are some wee funny ones to finish off with, do you get recognized by people you don’t know when you go out… for being in the band?

Meek: By people we don’t know?

John: Sober.

Bill: Yeh I prefer sober.

Meek: Either or… it’s just getting the confidence to play smashed isn’t it…

GG: If you had a motto, what would it be?

Meek: (to Bill) You’ve got it… you said it at the awards…

Bill: You’re never too FAT… and you’re never too OLD. GG: If the band were to feature in a naked calendar, what month would you be and why?

Meek: That’s mental as well…

GG: Yeh… John: People think I’m Mike Reid sometimes… (laughs) Bill: Not me, but I sit at the back.

Meek: Naw… they would make themselves known to you, then you would know them.

GG: So you’ve never been stopped in The Centre by someone saying “You’re the singer out of The Mystery Girls?” or “You’re the guy out of that band”..???

GG: Did you miss the wee bit where we said these were a wee bit of FUN? (laughs) Meek: But fun for who? People who might see this, or for YOU... for US? GG: For everyone.

Meek: For a calendar… we would have to be in every page, together, on every month.

Meek: Nah… John: Nope…

Meek: We don’t go seeking it…

GG: Who wears the trousers?

GG: If you were marooned on a desert island, who would you eat first?

Meek: That’s just mental right, because I’m just going to die of starvation… (laughs) Meek: So you can exclude me from that…

GG: Why? Meek: Why… I’m a vegetarian… and I don’t believe in cannibalism… (laughs) John: Neither do I funnily enough…

Bill: So a lot of our songs are about how cannibalism is wrong...!!!

Meek: And bring back hanging…!!! that B side we’ve never recorded… (laughs) GG: If you had to compare yourself to a biscuit, what would it be?

Meek: Awww… this is….

Bill: Hob Nob...

GG: Do you guys like to play sober, completely off your faces, or somewhere in the middle???

Meek: In the Mystery Girls?

GG: Yep… Meek: None of us… not in Rehearsals (LIVE Rehearsals) we leave them at the threshold that’s one of Robin’s policies.

GG: What drink is best consumed whilst listening to your music? Tea? Coffee? Beer? Or will i need something a little bit stronger?

Meek: What do you drink?

GG: Jack Daniels…

Meek: That will do…

John: Couple of beers.

Bill: Beer is fine.

GG: Do you have a party trick?

Meek: Live? Or just in general?

GG: In general.

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e you picked Meek: (to Bill) remember that time wher ks? chee a*se e you’r with y up that rice crisp Bill: That wasn’t a rice crispy it was you. with that.

Meek: Was it?... I keep getting mixed up

John: Punk aye..

GG: SAFETY? or DANGER? John: Danger, danger.

GG: CHOOSE 1 - FOOTBALL? or RUGBY?

GG: Last one… GREEN? or BLUE?

Bill: Football.

John: Football.

John: Green.

Bill: Green.

…. Or GG: MACDONALDS or BURGERKING…. Or your done r neve you , gling Meek: Your strug homework..!!!

any last GG: THANKS A LOT GUYS – Do you have messages?

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GG: …. Or…. Or … Lettuce R Us or something Bill: Neither John: Nah me neither.

GG: LONG HAIR? or SHORT? Bill: Short.

John: Short.

GG: PUNK? or ROCK?

Meek: Messages?

GG: Yeh… came in to Meek: My auntie just texted me before I this… for luck wish me good <CLICK> www.facebook.com/pages/The-MysteryGirls/181815895171746

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Music Contributer

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cott Kinghorn is a 22 year old male model and aspiring actor from Livingston with a great passion for modelling and a devotion to keeping himself in great shape, as his many photo shoots are testament to.

Life revolves around fitness for Scott and developing his body is something which he strives constantly, aiming to improve with every workout. He is also shows a keen interested in moving on to acting for both TV and movies.

Having been modelling for around a year the superfit young man is mainly interested in fitness and fashion shoots.

Scott has worked on a few campaigns since starting modelling, with non-other than â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Irn Bruâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; among his clients, and is registered with top modelling agency CSA UK. In 2012 he successfully competed in Mister Supernational Bro. and went on to win the Scottish title with plans to head to Paris & South Africa in 2013.

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SCOTT

KINGHORN GG: Hi Scott, what was your first modelling shoot?

SCOTT: My first modelling shoot was a fashion shoot in Edinburgh for an experienced photographers project. I was working with a few other model professionals along with fashion clothing designers. Did a variety of different shots which would add to both the photographers and clothing designers projects.

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GG: What prompted your interests in modelling?

SCOTT: I was interested in modelling for a while before I had actually attempted it.

I had seen a variety of professional work and considered having shots done myself.

I had shoots done to benefit my work but eventually branched into different areas such as artistic, fashion and fitness modelling.

GG: What kind of modelling are you interested in and why?

SCOTT: I am mostly interested in fitness modelling as I am a body sculptor and think I am best suited towards this area as this is what shows the body at it's finest.

GG: It is often said that a model should have a good personality. How would you describe your personality?

SCOTT: I'd describe my personality as very outgoing, creative, charismatic and friendly.

I am very easy to work with. I think it is important that as a model you show a very passive and positive personality.

GG: What do you enjoy most about modelling?

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finishing pictures.

GG: Describe yourself in three words?

SCOTT: Creative, charismatic and confident GG: What’s your best feature?

SCOTT: Eyes GG: What’s your worst feature?

SCOTT: Umm...

GG: How do you unwind?

SCOTT: Watch a movie. Go for food with friends.

GG: What fashion designers do you like?

SCOTT: Emporio Armani, D&G, Cruyff, All Saints, Replay, Diesel GG: What’s your best beauty/skincare/health tip?

SCOTT: Moisturize skin daily with a good moisturizer to keep skin in good condition. Good body moisturizer. Eat well and good variety of foods such as fish and vegetables. Good sources of anti-oxidant vitamins A’s, C’s and E’s, helps eliminate free radicals.

GG: Is there any one thing you cannot be without?

SCOTT: The Gym. Your FAVS...

GG: Favourite model?

SCOTT: Lazar Angelov GG: Favourite item of clothing?

SCOTT: Jeans GG: Favourite food?

SCOTT: Steak GG: Favourite drink?

SCOTT: Red Bull

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GG: Favourite Band/Artist?

SCOTT: Swedish House Mafia GG: Favourite TV Show?

SCOTT: Family Guy GG: Favourite Movie?

SCOTT: Predator GG: Favourite Place to be?

SCOTT: In the Sun GG: Thanks Scott and good luck.

Contact: Facebook: www.facebook.com/scott.kinghorn.58?ref=ts&fref=ts Model Mahem: www.modelmayhem.com/2569054

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Male Grooming Hints & Tips

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f there is one thing that any aspiring male model needs to understand before putting themselves out there it is that you always have to at least be well-groomed, even if you go for a certain ruggeder style you MUST still be very groomed.

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grooming regime, This is borne out by the sales of men's grooming products going through the roof with around 13 billion pounds spent worldwide. With the general public taking such a view it’s now even more important for male models to come to grips and to understand just how modern grooming products work, what they are used for and what benefit’s they can achieve from sing them.

With so many products and possible regimes out there it would take a full magazine to cover everything required in as much detail as needed so let’s just do a wee overview of what is looked for nowadays in a couple of key areas and offer a few GoGuide pointers that will hopefully push all our aspiring models out there in the right direction.

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Fuzzy Face…

Today’s clients are almost always looking for a clean-shaven face so always be prepared to present yourself in that manner. If anything else is required it would be stated prior to the shoot or will be taken care of at the shoot by makeup artists etc.

So, in order to achieve your best shave possible the secret is to NEVER shave immediately after waking.

Do some other stuff until your ‘overnight puffiness’ (yeh I know) has gone away. Over a short spell the skin on your face will become tight again, check this in the mirror using bright lighting.

Cleanse your skin using an exfoliating cream to remove dead skin, then prepare your face by rinsing with warm water.

Apply a shaving cream/gel to the facial area to be shaved, for best skin results use one with Vitamin A or Aloe Vera in order to keep your skin moist and soft.

Used blades can catch and pull at thick hair causing an uneven surface which leads to potential cuts and scrapes as the blades are moved across the uneven skin surface… so ALWAYS use new blades.

Always follow the direction that the hair grows, also described as ‘shaving with the grain’. Shaving against the grain can lead to ‘Razor Burn’, a reddish skin irritation. Immediately after you shave apply a moisturising balm but stay clear of anything containing oil or alcohol. Oil will only clog the pores of your skin, and alcohol only serves to dry the skin out.

MAN’icure…

It is a must for male models to have clean and neat fingernails. Never take the easy route and use clippers as they will split the nail causing them to look ragged. To stop the need for clipping and to keep them shaped and short try to keep your nails ‘filed down’ using a metal file to avoid scuffing the skin around the nail that can be caused by emery boards.

Body Fluff…

Chest and back hair is never a good bet for someone looking to be a male model. A better, and more widely acceptable, look to go for is to shave both chest and back hair enabling a more muscular and toned appearance. Tanned skin also helps display a well-toned and muscles physique to its best advantage. A more appropriate regime may be to have a regular waxing as an alternative to shaving as it not only leaves the skin smoother but also only needs done every 2-3 weeks or so, dependant on growth rate obviously but generally 2-3 weeks is a good indication.

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equally stressed and all trying to savour every second of tranquility before todays second encounter with the madness of backstage. We arrive at the beautiful Somerset House, the main hub of excitement during LFW and home to the Courtyard Space which is to play host to the next 2 shows, Mark Fast and OSMAN.

This is only the second time I’ve experienced Somerset House during fashion week and once again I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by the volume of die hard fashionistas, editors and bloggers filling the space. Looking around I notice someone wearing a customized wedding dress, a girl who appears to have a passion for all things pink – pink hair, pink tutu, pink tights, pink shoes, as well as several eye-catching items of head wear.

Despite the fact that I’m wearing a pair of sequined disco pants I feel decidedly underdressed. Then there’s the cameras, literally every time I turn around there seems to be a camera pointing at me. The first few times I’m asked to pose for a photo are incredibly awkward but it doesn’t take long for me to be sucked in by the atmosphere and before you know it I’m thinking perhaps I could be the next big thing to take the modeling world by storm…Kate who??

We enter the Mark Fast show space and find it’s all pretty calm as the models have yet to arrive. I’m excited for this show, most of the prep work was done yesterday because the models are all going to be wearing blonde, graphically cut, afro wigs.

2.15pm - All of the cheap, joke shop wigs have already been prepared using a whole lot of dry shampoo, this helped to take the synthetic shine off them, and clippered into super structured, boxy shapes so this one should be pretty straight forward. As the girls start arriving we get to work wrapping the hair away to ensure that none of it escapes as they strut down the catwalk. The head stylist for this show is the incredibly talented Nick Irwin for TIGI, after each model has been prepped he gets the wigs secured whilst ensuring they can be removed easily and quickly if need be when the clothing changes happen. The models have all been chosen for this show for their attitudes and striking features and there’s a wide variety of ethnicities. The similar colours and shapes of the wigs worked to provide a unity for the show and was a fundamental part of the finished looks, very clever work on Nick’s part.

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mixture or crazy, chaotic, stressful and fun and before we know it show time is upon us! Mark Fast is an extremely cool knitwear designer who is known for making knitwear sexy, forget bad novelty jumpers this collection is full of slashed tops, bodycon dresses and fringed capes.

The range of colours are so striking and I’m seeing clashes of lilac, mint green and raspberry all accessorized with boxy, oversized gold jewellery and metallic, asymmetric stick on nails.

Mark’s design process start with the music and he tries to capture the energy of it in his designs, and this collection it’s all about the hip hop.

His inspiration was Jay Z, Lil’ Kim and Salt’n’Pepa and sure enough as the show starts it’s to the sound of Salt’n’Pepa’s “Push It”! The atmosphere is electric, it feels like I should be in a night club rather than backstage. Watching from backstage we see the celeb packed audience, in attendance not only because the man is a design genius and his designs have been worn recently be

Rita Ora and Christina Aguilera but also because the star model for this show is the utterly beautiful, and almost unrecognizable in her wig, Miss Daisy Lowe, dancing along. The models are throwing some shapes backstage. If you were lucky enough to be in attendance at this show, you couldn’t help but have fun. There’s no other word for it. This show was FIERCE. Cheryl Bowes for GoGuide Magazine

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he BBC Good Food app is perfect for those looking to a helping hand in the kitchen. It features a massive collection of recipes for you to download as required.

It also has a huge amount of tools built right into the app to help you plan and execute all of those recipe ideas that the app offers; shopping lists, timers and convertors to name but a few.

If you are simply looking for a helping hand with your weekday staples or attempting to cook the perfect weekend dinner or even attempting your first homemade ice cream its all contained in this superb wee app.

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& Raspberry Pots. The recipes also include nutritional information on kcals, protein, carbs, fat, saturated fat, fibre, sugar and salt per serving.

Another really nice touch is that the app can display recipes in metric or imperial measurements, according to your preference.

- HEALTHY - 195 recipes including Salmon & ginger fish cakes, Thai beef stir-fry and Indian butternut squash curry - Quick - 195 recipes including Quick lamb biryani, Parmesan spring chicken and easy puds, and White chocolate & berry pudding.

Along with the default 20 recipes you can download more from within the app itself with various different cookbooks each with over 160 recipes within.

- One-pot - 170 recipes including Sausage casserole with garlic toasts and One-pot mushroom & potato curry, Prosciutto & pesto fish gratin

The app itself is super simple to use and it has a really nice front end that puts everything at your fingertips… I think I have a wee phobia of reading instruction manuals so I’m a kinda a sucker for things that are really intuitive.

- Cake - 170 recipes including Lemon drizzle cake, Best-ever brownies and Carrot cake with cinnamon frosting - Seasonal - 180 recipes including Asparagus cream pasta, Peppered chicken with watercress and Slowcooked pork & red cabbage

From the front home screen you see all your recipe books as nice big windows and scrolling up and down allows you to access them all.

Intuitively hitting the MENU button on my Desire HD does nothing and instead the menu for the app is accessed by pressing the ‘GoodFood’ bar at the top left of the screen, to the right is the Search button which allows you to search through ALL the recipes in ALL the cookbooks you have installed. One good feature is that the search screen also sorts each find into individual cookbooks as well as sticking them all in a big list together.

- Food for friends - 170 recipes including Crispy chicken with pancetta & butter beans, Cauliflower cheese & spinach pasta bake and Bakewell cheesecake - Festive - 180 recipes including Unbelievably easy mince pies, Classic roast turkey with red wine baste and Brussels with hazelnut & orange butter

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Pressing GoodFood brings of the aps menu where you can access all the other features and tools of the app including the actual app settings.

It’s good to have everything in one app so you can choose what you want to cook, bring up the ingredients list, and then go round your kitchen ticking off the ones you have and adding those you don’t to your shopping list for you to pick up when you can.

Mr Suit for GoGuide Magazine

Contributer

All in all a great wee app that works really well at what it is and could become an indispensable kitchen buddy.

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f I had to choose a game to play on my mobile phone, a Desire HD, it would be something quick and easy to get to grips with over something that takes too much time to play or too much time to understand…. Or comes with a manual?

So Drag Racing from Creative Mobile engages with me at a level I appreciate with races that can be over and done within 20 seconds, it’s a no brainer for me. The game has all the essentials needed in a

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simple interface that lets you quickly get into the action and right on the drag track. The cars look good, there are lots of upgrade paths, manual tuning for those looking for an advanced challenge, races offline and online etc. Typically playing offline pits you against the computer opponents with varying skill levels or competing against the big boss racers.

Online races include; Face to Face where you race against an opponent of similar skill level, Drivers Battle - Each player drives the same vehicle so it’s all down to who is the better driver and Beat and Race - Same as Face to Face, except that respect points can be earned.

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At heart it takes all the elements of a typical race game that allows you to get as much into the game as you want. You can have a few wee quick races while waiting in line at the dentist or sit while watching TV and upgrade, tune and hone your drag technique and improve you skills be3fore taking on your friends or competing online with other to see just how good you are. Every new player has to start out with a modest seed capital with which he/she must purchase a vehicle.

Drag Racing has a load of vehicles to choose from and aspire to own as you progress through the game; there are Dodge Charger, Subaru Impreza, Porsche 911, BMW M6,

Audi R56, Porsche Carrera GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Lamborghini Gallardo, Enzo Ferrari, Koenigsegg Agera and lots more. I won’t go into exactly what’s needed to succeed but it’s a fine balancing act between the various upgrades and tuning that can be done on the car attributes that will go a long way to grabbing that crucial 1-2 seconds needed. Upgrades are bought using the usual in game cash which you earn by winning races but also using ‘respect’ points gained with extra tough races or bets.

When it comes to the nitty gritty and it’s physically race time you take control of your car on the track in a head to head battle. As

the lights countdown to Green and its basically hit the accelerator while keeping a beady eye on your Rev counter and the on screen signals appear hit the + button to change up your gears at just the right times for maximum speed to the finish line. Use your Nitro if needed for an extra boost to reach the line before your opponent. Fast reflexes and an eye for an upgrade are defo going to stand you in good stead here.

Overall the game is simple to grasp and easy to get started quickly but is deep enough to keep a certain group of players coming back time and time again.

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Drag Racing £FREE

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Mr Suit for GoGuide Magazine

Contributer

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T.O.D GUIDES US THROUGH HOW PT TRAINING GETS RESULTS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT.

WEIGHTS ARE NOT REQUIRED

TON UP

T.O.D. WORKOUT TO GET YOUR CORE TICKING

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

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T.O.D Coaching and Fit Inc. Studio Gym GoGuide Magazine has teamed up with what we feel is the NO.1 Fitness and

conditioning centres in West Lothian, if not the whole of Scotland. We have got together with the guys at T.O.D Coaching and Fit Inc. Studio Gym for our BRAND NEW ‘Fitness’ section where the guys will strive to bring you the very best in exercise, training, conditioning and bootcamp workouts, diets and eating habits and specialist event training regimes. We look forward to working with owner Brian Fernie and the team for what we hope is a long and benefitial period of time for our readers. To kick off here is a wee bit from Ryan Stewart one of the great Personal Trainers down at the studio...

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t T.O.D Coaching one of our specialties is using your body as the main tool to getting you fitter. Our classes and personal training sessions are dedicated to a good foundation of body weight exercises to initiate and maintain a healthy and fit body. Weights are not necessary for those who dream of feeling full of energy and invigorated. . . it’s just your human body and turning up that you require! I’m Daniel O’Donnell and I am a personal trainer at Fit Inc Studio Gym home of T.O.D Coaching, I am a core and plyometric training specialist and I enjoy helping people work hard.

At T.O.D Coaching any PT client will be put through core stability exercises to strengthen their body for day to day tasks, we have a core complex class for a healthy half hour of foundation laying core stability exercises along with many other classes like ton up and military street gym where your body is the key to improving your health and wellbeing.

When it comes to the core people simply think

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of the abdominals, forgetting the back and other stabilising muscles around the shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle, being the foundation of trunk strength but they are only a small part of what makes up the core. It is weak and unbalanced core muscles that can be linked to low back pain. Weak core muscles result in a loss of the appropriate lumbar curve and a swayback posture. Stronger, balanced core muscles help maintain appropriate posture and reduce strain on the spine.

Because the muscles of the trunk and torso stabilize the spine from the pelvis to the neck and shoulder, they allow the transfer of power to the arms and legs. All powerful movements originate from the center of the body and never from the limbs alone. Before any powerful, rapid muscle contractions can occur in the extremities the

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spine must be solid and stable and the more stable the core, the more powerful the extremities can contract.

Training the muscles of the core helps correct postural imbalances that can lead to injuries. The biggest benefit of core training is to develop functional fitness; the type of fitness that is essential to daily living and regular activities like lifting and moving objects.

I quickly became aware of how demanding and rewarding core work is when I joined the armed forces when I was 17 where it was a daily occurrence, I definitely felt the benefits as well as the sensational shakiness of my muscles as they struggled to maintain my posture. 8 years on and I am putting others through the same routines only here at T.O.D it is tailored to clients abilities to ensure motivation is high and rewards are great too.

Many athletes make our gym their place to improve either through personal training or our diverse selection of classes and most will tell you the exercises that get the heart pumping and muscles working really hard are the fast, explosive ones or plyometrics as they are also known. Any person who wants to improve speed, agility, power etc. will include bodyweight exercises with a little explosion of energy to get the bodies systems working to 110%. Most people can squat or do a sit-up but most find burpees and clap press ups that little bit

more difficult therefore making that leap from basic bodyweight exercises to plyometric will benefit all who dare to work against gravity.

Plyometric are used in most sports and set out the best from the rest because those that can turn quicker, jump higher or farther, accelerate faster etc. will perform their sports more efficiently and consistently. Plyometric exercises are designed to improve speed and power by minimising the time spent in the isometric (muscle

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length does not change while contracting) phase of a muscle contraction. Using the eccentric (lengthening of a muscle when contracting – lowering phase of a bicep curl) phase to work against gravity and your bodyweight while the concentric (shortening of a muscle when contracting – raising phase of a bicep curl) phase makes the muscles contract explosively therefore improving strength and power.

I have greatly improved my heading ability when playing football thanks to squat jumps, gun drills and burpees as they have improved my jump height along with my strength. We incorporate plyometric exercises into our classes to help improve our clients fitness levels as they are a good hit for the anaerobic and the aerobic systems therefore aiding clients in getting an all-round work out.

Our ton up class takes it to the next level as you will perform bodyweight exercises but only you will do hundreds within the half hour to raise the metabolic rate sky high and burn many calories during and after the class. The class is not as mundane as doing one hundred reps of an exercise then moving onto another it is based on 10 sets of 10 reps but using 10 different exercises and there is no rest between exercises and 60 seconds rest Page 76

between sets. So the set could be 10 squats to 10 press ups to 10 sit ups etc. this ensures all the major muscle groups are worked as well as the cardio vascular system due to the high intensity of the circuit as the absence of rest between the exercises keeps the heart rate elevated.

Ton up classes improve functionality of your muscles and of the body, it enhances stabiliser muscles, has been shown to cut body fat and increase strength. There are different variations for those that are fitter but this type of training will always challenge and help to progress anyone’s training physically and mentally.

Core complex classes are every Monday at 12:30pm and Wednesday at 9:30am.

Ton up classes are every Tuesday at 5:30pm and Thursday at 9:30am.

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Now a little TON UP workout that could be done at home, a local park, at your gym or anywhere you fancy...

SQUAT

Perform 10 repetitions of each exercise with no rest between exercises, once you have done all 10 that will be 100 which is 1 set. Aim for 3 or more sets up to 10.

PRESS UP

Squat – feet shoulder width apart, heels flat, bend at hips and then knees in a sitting motion to bring thighs parallel to floor then stand up tall.

Burpee – from standing lower to a press up position then bring knees back in towards chest then stand back up.

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BURPEE

Press Up – hands shoulder width apart, feet together, bend at elbows to lower chest to floor then press back up to straighten arms.

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Remember 10 repetitions of each, no rest. Once all 10 done that will be 100 which is 1 set. Aim for 3 or more sets up to 10.

LUNGE

TON UP workout continued...

SIT UP

Lunge – lunge forward with one leg lowering back knee to ground and bringing thigh of front leg parallel to floor, raise up bringing feet together then repeat with opposite leg.

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JUMP

Jump Squat – The same as a squat only when you raise power the body up and off the floor then land softly keeping the knees soft.

SQUAT

Sit Up – feet flat on floor raise upper body off floor towards knees, lower back to floor placing each vertebrae one at a time in a controlled manner.

THRUST

SQUAT

CRUCIFIX PRESS UP

Crucifix Press Up – The same as a press up only when lowering you bring the chest all the way to the floor and bring arms out to the side, bring hands back under the shoulders and raise back up.

DRILL

GUN

Squat Thrust – In a press up position bring knees up towards chest and in line with elbows then spring back to press up position.

V-SIT

Gun Drill – In a lunge position quickly spring up and change feet so you land in a lunge position on the opposite side.

V-Sit – Keeping legs and arms straight in a lying position bring legs and arms up to meet to form a v shape, shoulder blades should be off the floor then lower to touching the floor again.

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HEALTHYDIET HEALTHY HEALTHY MIND

BODY

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utting the right fuel in your body is essential to maintain a healthy and energetic life every day but getting it right is tricky due to time! If people put the same effort into what they eat and drink as they do with going to the gym or working out then we most likely wouldn’t have one of the most obese countries on earth.

Preparing a meal is satisfying and fun, you know what is in it and it is a valuable skill to be able to cook.

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carbohydrates, added chemicals, sugars and salt, little or no vegetables or fruits and a lot of fat.

Making a meal ensures you are getting the correct nutrients into the body and foods don’t just give us fuel to function they provide us with anti-oxidants to fight diseases like the common cold and cancers, they enable us to have healthy skin and hair, strong bones, teeth and nails. Food keeps our digestion in top order and maintains a good hormone balance. Every little thing our body does requires what we put into our stomach and for it to function efficiently it has to be good and varied.

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vegetables and a balance between proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

Also if you plan ahead and make a little extra that could be tomorrow’s lunch or dinner sorted. The main thing is if you are controlling what you eat and drink it will be easier to maintain a body you desire.

On the next couple of pages are two of my favourite dishes that are high in vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and with a good batch of protein to repair muscles after a good workout.

T.O.Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FITNESS MEALS

SOME GREAT RECIPES TO KEEP YOUR BODY TICKING

TUNA FISH CAKES Ingredients:

225g Tuna 4 spring onions 1 small egg 200g Chinese cabbage 1 small bunch coriander 1 green chilli 2 tsp lemon grass 1 tsp nam pla (thai fish sauce) 2 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp of vegetable stock.

Preperation: Step One: Trim the spring onions, slice the chilli and finely chop the lemon

grass. Blend the spring onions, coriander, chilli, lemon grass and the egg.

Step Two:

Add the tuna and nam pla and blend briefly just enough to mix.

Shred the cabbage and crush the garlic cloves and make up the vegetable stock.

Step Three: Heat a large non-stick pan and add large spoonfuls of the tuna mix when it is hot. Cook for 3-4 minutes then flip to cook other side.

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Step Four:

While the fishcakes are cooking, stir-fry the cabbage, garlic and stock in a wok over a high heat until the cabbage is tender but still crisp. Season with black pepper.

Step Five: Serve the fishcakes straight from the pan with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice along with the stirfried cabbage.

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SOME GREAT RECIPES TO KEEP YOUR BODY TICKING

CHILLI CON CARNE Ingredients:

Step One:

500g Mince 1 large onion 1 red bell pepper 2 cloves of garlic 1 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp hot chilli powder 1 tbsp ground cumin 225g Chopped Tomatoes 1 tbsp dried marjoram 2 tbsp tomato puree 1 tbsp sugar 300 ml boiled water 225g Kidney beans

Start browning mince in a medium pot. Chop onion and cook in large pot with tsp of oil until onions are soft approx. 5 minutes.

Add chopped tomatoes, dried marjoram, tomato puree, sugar and boiled water to the mix and stir in. Bring mix up to a simmer, put a lid on and leave to bubble for 20 minutes.

Step Two:

Step Five:

Add chopped pepper, crushed and chopped garlic, paprika, hot chilli powder and ground cumin to the onion and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Add kidney beans and simmer for a further 10 minutes without the lid.

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Step Six: Serve with wholemeal wraps, guacamole, sour cream and salsa.

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NEW RELEASES

NOV For a Good Time, Call... – 18 - Fri 2nd Chasing Mavericks – TBC - Friday 2nd Keep the Lights On – 18 - Friday 2nd The Master – TBC - Friday 2nd The Sapphires – PG - Wednesday 7th Argo – 15 - Wednesday 7th East End Babylon – 15 - Thursday 8th Grassroots – 15 - Friday 9th Here Comes the Boom – 12A - Fri 9th My Brother the Devil – 15 - Friday 9th People Like Us – 12A - Friday 9th The Big Wedding – TCB - Friday 9th Crawlspace – TBC - Monday 12th Hit So Hard - TBC - Friday 16th The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 – TBC - Thursday 15th Silver Linings Playbook – TBC Wed 21st Gambit – TBC - Wednesday 21st Nativity 2 – U - Friday 23rd Starbuck – 15 - Friday 23rd Alex Cross – TBC - Friday Great Expectations – 12A - Friday 30th Rise of the Guardians – TBC - Fri 30th Trouble with the Curve – 12A - Fri 30th

Please check online or with cinema directly for latest information.

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THIS MONTHS U Madagascar 3 (DreamWorks)

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Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.

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It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.

Taken 2

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In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Hotel Transylvania

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Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter.

Looper

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In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.

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UK BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Frankenweenie (Walt Disney)

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Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.

Sinister

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Found footage helps a true-crime author realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit)

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Beasts of the Southern Wild (Entertainment)

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Brave

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15-year-old Charlie is an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love, the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs.

Faced with both her hot-tempered fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, sixyear-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

(Walt Disney)

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom.

Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

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ector: Pete Travis

Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey

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lashback to February, I’m ridiculously drunk at a science fiction convention in Wales. Standing at the bar there’s a couple of writers I’ve been getting drunk with all weekend. As I’m talking to them I realise that John Wagner (cocreator of Judge Dredd and all round comic book legend) is also part of the group. With all the drunken bravado I can muster I ask him what he thinks of the new Dredd. “There was one thing I wasn’t too happy about. But they’ve changed that. I’ve seen the rough cut and I really enjoyed it.” Cue geeksplosion.

There’s no Stallone mumbling “I am the law!” No kissing, no stupid little sidekick, No plastic looking uniforms, no taking the

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helmet off and no giant codpiece. Having been a 2000ad reader for over 25 years, there’s very little to be annoyed about in this film. It is (dare I say it) an outstanding representation of a comic book character on the screen. Karl Urban does a stellar job of bringing Dredd to life, and Olivia Thirlby is alarmingly good as fan favourite Anderson.

So what is there for you non 2000ad fans, those of you coming to Dredd for the first time. Dredd is set in a future world, America is an irradiated waste land called the cursed earth. On the east coast of North America lies Mega City One, a vast metropolis containing 800 million people.

With that many people there’s gonna be a ton of crime, to uphold the law we have the Judges. They are Judge, jury and executioner all rolled in to one.

The story follows Judge Dredd taking Rookie Anderson on her final test before becoming a Judge. They head to Peach Trees block, which is basically a whole city within a 200-story tower block, to investigate a triple homicide. That’s pretty much when it all goes horribly wrong for them.

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Dredd 3D is packed with action, it’s an 18 and doesn’t at any time skimp on the gore or violence.

At one point a guys is shot through the face in slow motion and his cheek explodes off the screen in outstanding 3D. Now I hate 3D but they’ve done a great job of it in this film. It’s not just a gimmick but a device to help tell the story, for once. You can tell they are trying to reintroduce people to the character Dredd after the horrible Stallone version. They’ve concentrated on him, not the crazy world he lives in, and the film benefits immensely from it. They don’t really touch on the fascism of Dredd, but hopefully this will come in later instalments.

Garland has already worked on the concepts for 2 more films and although it hasn’t exactly set new box office records. Hopefully the final gross will allow the film makers to let us see more of Mega City One. Because after this one. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

James McCulloch for GoGuide Magazine Movie & DVD Reviewer

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Director: Oliv

Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and M

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iam Neeson is back in another one of his action packed films and he doesn’t disappoint. For those of you that haven’t seen Taken, don’t worry yourself the directors have taken

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care of it for you. No pun intended!

the directors do in fact e the story, aided by those flashbacks in moments o

The storylines of the two films don’t overlap too much. The benefits of watching the first film simply highlights the reasons why Bryan (Liam Neeson: Schindler’s List and Taken) and Lenore (Famke Janssen: Goldeneye and The X-Men films) are taken in this film, but don’t fret;

Here we have the comple reversal in comparison to film and I don’t think the could have done it any b the first film, Kim (Bryan’ played by Maggie Grace: Taken) is taken when she

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Paris to see U2 on their European tour. Ex CIA agent, Bryan, then has 72 hours to find her before she becomes untraceable.

The film takes us through drug dens and gang fights of Paris’ underworld. But things aren’t so simple this time round. The families of the killed ‘pimps’ and ‘smugglers’ are not happy and it’s Bryan that finds himself helpless, or is he? With his hands tied and his ex-wife hung upside and left to die in front of him, it seems that Bryan is about to lose it all.

The film takes you on the whirlwind of tension and desperation when someone is taken against their will. Set in exotic Istanbul, we follow the journey of Kim as she tries to rescue her parents, with their lives on the line. Admittedly the tension and suspense cannot compete with the first Taken but for a sequel of such an acclaimed film, it does very well indeed.

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It’s not just the storyline that can be compared to the film, but the improvement in Grace’s acting is significant. By the time Taken was realised in 2008, Grace had already been appearing in films and TV series for seven years, but another four years down the line and it seems that she has learnt more in these years than in the first eight. Credit to

her for improving the way she has done.

She matches Neesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Jenssonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and really brings something to the film.

Those of you looking for something that will keep you on the edge and make you hold your breath then by all means give this one a go but just remember to not judge too harshly and appreciate what the directors have managed in the shadows of such a blockbuster.

Natasha Orme for GoGuide Magazine Movie & DVD Reviewer

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Director: Jay Roach

Stars: Will Ferrell

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wo of the greatest comedy actors in today’s cinema have come together in one of the best comedy films of 2012. Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover and Due Date) plays the slightly eccentric and naive Marty Huggins and goes against the long-term congressman Cam Brady, played by Will Ferrell (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and The Other Guys) in the biggest

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campaign that the 14th district has ever seen.

Galifianakis’ first scene is so brilliant in so many ways. He has taken on a role of a character that is completely unparalleled to anything else he has done before. The characters in The Hangover and Due Date that he plays are very similar to each other in their attitudes towards life and having fun but here we see Galifianakis step out of his comfort zone and he does brilliantly. Marty Huggins is such a quirky unusual character that he really stands out as a favourite.

Ferrell admittedly doesn’t step up to something as different as Galafianakis’

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character but Ferrell doesn’t fail to disappoint with his performance. Cam Brady is the typical politician and he’s in the game to play dirty which eventually leads him to go crazy. Ferrell does this brilliantly without a doubt. There is no limit to his ability to play all sorts of emotions and personalities but sometimes it would be nice to see something that isn’t necessarily exactly the same as his other films.

The Campaign is a truly ingenious film. It is full of laughs and witticisms. It takes the basis of a political campaign and not only gives it ethical grounds and moral decisions but it provides a hilarity that has yet to be considered when involving politicians.

I found this film to be one of the best this year.

It is one of those films that I would not hesitate to watch over and over again and I'm sure that once it’s out on DVD I will be one of the first to own it with the hope that I can wittily quote it in everyday conversation. Yes, it is one of those types of films. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a very good example of one of the comedy classics that everyone has to watch at least once in their lifetime and The Campaign demands a spot on the shelf right next to it.

I think you should definitely give it a watch.

This may sound cheesy but I think it fits well into the type of humour we’re talking about here: this film will entertain over and over again because it really is the biggest campaign of the century. An unforgettable film.

Natasha Orme for GoGuide Magazine Movie & DVD Reviewer

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Someone has to pay… and someone has to be made an example of… which is where Cogan comes in. He need to restore people’s confidence in the

Director: Andrew Dominik

It’s 2008 and Pitt is gangland enforcer, Jackie Cogan who is called in to clean things up after ex-cons Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn) pick the wrong poker game to bump off, being that it is under the protection of the MOB.

Stars: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Richard Jenkins

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oung Australian director Andrew Dominik and Brad Pitt are back together again for a relentlessly violent, dark comic crime thriller Killing Them Softly. Having worked together on the cowboy movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford their new outing brings together both of their talents seamlessly.

Loosely based on the George V Higgins 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade the action is moved slightly closer into the present.

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mob and get the crime world’s 9-5 routine back moving again. Johnny Amato (Vincent Curatola) planned the whole thing but needed the help of the game’s host Markie Tratmann (Ray Liotta) and Cogan has to make an example of them all.

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not have to hear their pleas for mercy, they need to pay after all and nothing can get in his way. This adds greatly to the overall story and witnessing Cogan struggling with this makes for an excellent twist on your typical gangster movie.

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Mickey (James Gandolfini) who is a boozy, sex-obsessed dude hired for one of the hits, or the bewildered robbers, so incompetent that they decide on wearing yellow marigolds during the raid. These scenes may prove too lengthy for most audiences looking for a nice neat little genre specific movie. It’s in-between these scenes that we are treated to moments of powerful violence.

With Pitt in great form the movie is dark, clever and pretty much destined to become a cult classic in the making.

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ver the years I’ve been a fan of Adam Sandler and only in the past few years has it weaned after a collection of less than enjoyable romps into strange territory for Sandler but I suppose you have to give the guy kudos for at least trying new things.

My fears began with movies like Spanglish and other ‘lighthearted’ attempts at box office success and I never really got his darker attempts like Reign Over Me and Funny People… I suppose I’m just a fan of the classic, mindless Sandler from stuff like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and Waterboy. I suppose a few of his lighter stuff like 50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer (maybe it’s the Drew Barrymore influence for me?) has been ok too.

So with such up and down favour and some truly awful outings it is interesting to see that his stock in the movie world remains pretty high. This flies firmly in the face of critics who have been happy to take no prisoners when it comes to Sandler movies, even if you look at the past

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couple of years where Jack & Jill, Grown Ups and Just Go With It have been pretty much ripped to pieces.

So it’s no surprise to find that a new Sandler offering is met with fewer expectations these days than it’s used to muster back in the day. Maybe that's why ‘That's My Boy’ comes as such a pleasant surprise and It seems kind like someone has maybe walked up to Mr Sandler and said ‘STOP..!!!!’

In That’s My Boy Sandler plays Donny Berger, pronounced BURGER obviously, and he is a harp back to previous juvenile man-boy type character portrayals from Sandler’s past movies. The story revolves around Donny’s rise to infamy after he was caught having an affair with one of his teachers (literally, in front of the whole school). His teacher ultimately ends up pregnant and goes to jail for 30 years (?). She remains the love of poor Donny’s life while he attempts to bring up their child while apparently no more

than a child himself and lines like “What do you mean I didn’t pick you up from school, I was in detention” pop into the father/son dialogue later in the movie.

It’s at this point that I’d like to throw out there that Eva Amurri Martino, who plays the young Miss McGarricle, is actually the spitting image of the actress who eventually end up playing the older version of her that we meet in the later stages of the movie. We won’t tell you who it is… just try guessing who it is when you see her.

Custody of their son passes to Donny’s dad until ‘Han Solo Berger’ turns 18 at which point he becomes the responsibility of Donny but his son leaves when he turns 18 and Donny never sees him again and lives off his reputation and ‘prowess with women’ until he turns into the washed-up, sexist, beer swigging slob we grow to love, well… maybe love is a strong word here?

Life throws Donny a curve ball when he

Director: Sean Anders.

Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Milo Ventimiglia, Vanilla Ice.

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is threatened with jail for non-payment of a $48,000 tax bill. He soon finds out that his son is a successful hedge fund manager, has changed his name to Todd and is about to get married… a plan is hatched for Donny to earn some money by convincing his son to have a family reunion with his father and mother in prison for a TV show.

The subject matter of the move does at times fall into the ‘pretty risky’ and lowbrow category but for large parts it just plain old 15+ smutty humour.

Sandler’s character is more of an annoying creation than those of a well thought out comedy character and it’s here that sometimes Sandler does go askew and

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can actually alienate large sections of the movie going audience rather than attract them. If you think of great comedy character creations like Sellers/Clueso you know that it’s not impossible to get the balance just right and create something really good. Sandler flirts a fine line between funny and annoying and falls more often than not on the later side to be credited with being good at it.

The script is written for us to at least learn to ‘like’ Donny, but for most of the time I’m pretty non-committal and if he was at one point killed by a bus crossing the road, like some cross over scene from Final Destination I wouldn’t really be bothered.

When it finally gets to the redemption

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stage of the movie (which isn’t re much of the plot away) it’s too w to really care that much.

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Overall if you can forgive the movie for Sandlers character, the opening and ending scenarios which are flying pretty close to tasteless, then the movie is actually really funny in stages. There are a good few comedians that have uttered the words “you can make fun of anything as long as you do it right” and That’s My Boy doesn’t quit do very well which leaves it with a lot of work to do to get people back on side.

Perhaps without risking those things this movie would have been a gem but make your own minds up.

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Director: Akiva Schaffer

Stars: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade

he Watch, is allegedly an innocent comedy film, the problem I had is that it kinda wasn’t really that funny. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t ‘NOT’ funny but it just wasn’t ‘as’ funny as I expected it to be. I know it’s just a comedy movie but it didn’t feel like it was giving up anything new, it felt like I had already seen so much of it already. There were however loads of people at the movies in stitches so maybe it was just me, maybe I was just having Page 112

a particular off day and might see it again on DVD just to confirm my overall feelings about it.

Maybe it was the fault of the cast list? I mean there are some pretty big heavy hitters strutting their stuff in this one Ben Stiller (Dodgeball/ Meet the Fockers), Vince Vaughn (Couples Retreat/Dodgeball), Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street/Get Him to the Greek) and Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd).

It starts off quit likeable and I’d say that the first half of the movie is definitely better than the second.

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for that but they are few and far between.

The basis of the story is that Stiller, playing gormless Evan a manager at a local Costco store, gets together a team of volunteers for a local neighbourhood watch patrol after one of Costco’s employees is killed then the alien thing happens and all comic hell breaks loose… or not as the case may be.

That’s what is strange to me, as we know that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the script for The Watch yeh? and we know that they are the team behind modern day comedy legends ‘Superbad’, ‘Pineapple Express’ and ‘Knocked Up’. So with writers like that it’s hard to see where things could have gone wrong? Great script, great comedic cast, and so does it all fall at this movie’s director Akiva Schaffer? Or does it show just how good Judd

Apatow can be for a script? It was after all he that directed all of those movies I quoted above.

The second half of the movie is so bad that it’s kinda like some toilet humour fixated teenager broke in and re-wrote half the script while no one noticed until it was too late.

I’m building a pretty dismal picture of The Watch and the more I write the more I’m trying to convince myself I’m wrong. But then I think about all those awesomely funny comedies that have done the rounds in the past 3-4 years, specifically from this cast and crew of this one, and I think NO, it’s not as funny as those.

Despite that feeling it’s definitely not a complete tragedy of a movie, it’s just, well… it’s just not good enough. On its report card it would say ‘Can do better’ so let’s leave it at that for now.

Mr Suit for GoGuide Magazine Contributer

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TV NEWS

ovember 11th will see the return of ITV’s I'm a Celebrity...

Get Me Out of Here!

With a new bunch of snakes, slime, creepies and crawlies – and that’s probably just the contestants. The 12th in the popular series returns It’s BACK…!!!!! The creepies and crawlies return to ITV1 this month with a for the 12th outing in the Australian jungle 95-minute launch premiere doubles figure seasons, had failed.

We won’t spoil the fun by releasing on Sunday, November 11.

Fatima Whitbread, Mark Wright, any names of those possibly taking Ant & Dec will, as usual, spearhead the series in Australia and host another batch of celebrities, who they will be encouraged to face their fears, cope with endless insects and critters, and endure life in their jungle clearing with all that comes along with that.

Series 11 held its own in the viewing figures throughout where so many other programmes, who are in their

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Antony Cotton were among the jungle guests who captivated us through the weeks before eventually McFly's Dougie Poynter was crowned King of the Jungle.

Spinoff show ‘I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now!’ on ITV2, will be hosted by Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash again with comedian Rob Beckett replacing Russell Kane as the bounce off presenter.

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part but so far rumours are rife that we could have the usual collection of Reality TV, Soap, Daytime TV and Sport stars with probably the odd ‘off the wall’ characters thrown in for good measure.

It’s sure to be a great series in the making and if ITV keep making it I’m sure I’ll be glued to the TV every night for my jungle fix.

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oung Apprentice returns on Thursday night with another bunch of keen young entrepreneurs looking to make an impression on their millionaire boss Lord Sugar.

As with every year, it’s no surprise that this year’s hopefuls are trash talking already and happy to let everyone know that ‘they’ are the best ever group to enter Sugar’s illustrious boardroom with one young dude claiming that he started his first business when he was just 9 years old.

The 2012 series kicks off this week and Sean Spooner figures he’s already got a leg up on his rivals.

The 16-year-old has previously been named as the world’s youngest publisher after he started a small local magazine with one of his school friends when he was just 14. During his audition he explains: “I’ve had businesses, I’ve sold businesses. I’ve spoken to clients. I’ve done a lot more than most people. And equally there are still lessons to learn.”

He goes on to say: “I’m not a normal 16-yearold. Most people are going out and getting drunk while I’m sat at home writing an article or something.”

One of the young female contestants told us: “I may look like a five-foot-one blonde angel, but inside I have the heart of a lioness.”

“Men are like dogs, you have to show them who the boss is.” Said another boy while another one bragged of having 11 GSCE’s at an A pass level.

The motley crew of teenagers will face a stern test from Lord Sugar, who has warned his young candidates: “I know everything, I’ve seen everything, I’ve done everything.”

Young Apprentice 2012 starts on Thursday, November 1st @ 8pm on BBC One.

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New BBC ‘Zombie’ drama begins filming in England

BC Three has unveiled the first in a collection of images taken from its brand new zombie drama In The Flesh. The 3 part drama is from new writer Dominic Mitchell and is his first TV commission, is is being developed by the BBC Drama Production in Salford.

TV and movie stalwarts Ricky Tomlinson (Brookside, The Royle Family) and Kenneth Cranham (Layer Cake) to name but a few.

The story begins after a Zombie Uprising has been controlled by the Human Volunteer Force and most of the story revolves around the aftermath of the event.

Surviving zombies have been rounded up, medicated and held in an NHS holding facility where attempts are begun to slowly re-integrated them back into society, with the help of contact lenses and cover up mousse.

In a wee twist from the norm the ‘In The Flesh’ story will come equally from viewpoint of the zombie as much as the human characters. The action takes place four years after the zombie uprising and charts the human races attempts to reintegrate the remaining ‘zombies’ back into society in some form or another. Kieren Walker is one of these zombie, and he must who must adjust to his new life after months of re-habilitation and a hefty amount of medication. With the help of fellow zombie Amy (Emily Bevan), his best friend Rick (David Walmsley) and his sister Jem (Harriet Cains) will Walker succeed in his reintegration back into both the local community and the heart of his family?

New kid on the black Luke Newberry heads the cast as teenager Kieren Walker and will be appearing alongside

Promising central themes surrounding redemption, forgiveness, acceptance, denial, and of course raising

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the question of just what it means to be alive or dead, In The Flesh looks to be potentially a pretty complicated but at the same time affectionate glimpse at what might occur should people somehow get a ‘second chance’ with their lives from a perspective of those dead and those left behind.

The series will be set in the fictional village of Roarton, and filming for In The Flesh started on Sunday 21 October and will be shot around the North West area of England.

There is no definite date for airing of the show but GoGuide Magazine will try to keep you posted as I’m sure they will try to get this out sooner rather than later.

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s any true hardened Scots whisky drinkers out there will know the ‘Angels’ Share’ is a whimsical expression used for the small amount of whisky that is lost by evaporation during its aging process in the wooden barrels it is stored in. The evaporation process adds to the strength of the whisky as different humidity levels change what evaporates through the cask, sometimes it’s water, other times it’s alcohol lost.

Ken Loach has brought us a brand

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new Scottish comedy that draws on the romanticism of this age old process with new film The Angels Share. It’s basically a crime caper in the mould of old Scots film ‘That Sinking Feeling’ with a group of likely Scots characters coming up with a bizarre idea of making off with a stash of rare whisky and selling it to the highest bidder.

New boy to the big screen, Paul Brannigan comes off well as the 20-something wise cracking Robbie, a young offender who finds himself lumbered with a ‘community payback scheme’ as punishment for a recent assault on another man who he almost killed when he attacked him in the street. On his community placement he meets jovial site foreman Harry (John Henshaw) who quickly becomes a father figure to him and helps him through a few touch moments in the move.

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with Rhino (William Ruane), Albert (Gary Maitland) and Mo (Jasmin Riggins) all coming together as Harry takes on board a few little extracurricular activities with his young charges, all hinging around young whisky protégé Robbie.

After the birth of Robbie’s son Harry offers him a wee dram of his rare single malt whisky to celebrate and Robbie quickly becomes obsessed with the stuff and starts reading everything he can about it. After a visit to a tasting event in sunny Edinburgh they hear of an elusive barrel of whisky that could be worth over a million pounds, while trying hard to go straight, Robbie comes up with a master plan to steal it.

The adventure begins….

The Angels Share was directed

by Loach and written by long time cohort and screenwriter Paul Laverty and kicks off with in fine style with Albert, under the influence of a ‘strong fortified

wine’ being narrowly missed by a train at an unmanned train station somewhere in Scotland. The comic scene plays out with Ford Kiernan providing the voice of the remote railway guard attempting to get Albert away from the platform edge using the security cameras and station PA system. For me this was one of the funniest parts and if I only had one criticism it would have been for the film to stick to this area in favour of the less ‘darker’ aspects we see, but then that wouldn’t be a Loach/ Laverty film would it, and where would Welsh’s Trainspotting be without its darkness?

The gang eventually travel to the highlands where the whisky is to be auctioned in their wacky attempt to relieve the Scottish gentry and their rich bidders of their prize asset.

It’s a journey that brought more than a few good laughs in our household so defo one for those out there looking for a break from the barrage of stateside offerings we usually get, with The Angels Share you most certainly won’t be disappointed.

Mr Suit for GoGuide Magazine Contributer

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sons do both films a great disservice. If there’s space in the world for Under Siege and Die Hard then we’re more than capable of having two action films take place in buildings.

Yet again Asia proves you don’t need big stars or Hollywood to make an outstanding action film. I’m looking forward to the next film from Gareth Evans. It looks like Asia has a new John Woo, and he’s Welsh.

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t’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy for a UK release of a DVD. I purchased a copy of The Raid from Asia and it just so happened to have the worst subtitles known to man. I mean none of the dialogue made any sense. But the film was still amazing.

That’s how good The Raid is. I couldn’t understand a word of it but was still hooked and rushed out to buy it on the day of release here.

Alarmingly it’s even better when you can understand what they’re saying. Don’t get me wrong you’re not watching The Raid for its amazing plot or character development. It doesn’t really have any. It’s just amazing fight scene after amazing fight scene. Welsh director Gareth Evans seems to have went to Indonesia on the back of a Dragon and made a bowlful of awesome.

Now I know a lot of comparisons have been made between this and Dredd 3D but I think those compari-

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would never trust her wee doll face again. It’s like Floella Benjamin starring in Childs Play.

Anyway I digress, it’s just that creepy. The film does a great job with a limited budget. It’s an excellent addition to Simon Peggs growing catalogue. The film feels alarmingly short even though the running time is over 90 minutes. This can only ever be a good thing. If you like bizarre comedy films or just the idea of Simon Pegg walking around in soiled y fronts then this is the film for you. Yep it’s an outstanding bizarre little film...

See what I did there?

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Fantastic Fear Of Everything is an outstanding bizarre little film. That could pretty much be my review for the film right there. Just that sentence. Obviously I’m going to elaborate on it but just so you know this is all filler and everything you need to know about the film is in that first sentence.

Simon Pegg plays a children’s book writer who’s started working on a crime book which involves looking into rather a lot of serial killers. Now he sees killers everywhere and is pretty much terrified of everything. So he calls up his therapist who tries to make him face the fear which started it all... A laundrette.

It’s based on a book by the writer/director of the subliminal Withnail and I (GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!) Bruce Robinson and is directed by ex Kula Shaker front man Crispian Mills, with music video director Chris Hopewell helping him out. There are some outstanding animated sequences in the film, with possibly the creepiest looking animated hedgehog ever. I mean it’s the kind of thing that would give playschool viewers nightmares. If Jemima took you through the round window and you saw that, you NOV 2012 - issue (23)

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you bite into a vampire nonsense and they feel pain.

They are quite human for vampires, which works really well in this film.

The cast and characters are all very likable, and it looks really good for a low budget independent film. Some of it is a little True Blood with less boobs per minute, but the Butcher Brothers have done a great job. It feels like part of a series, and I really hope they make another. I enjoyed it so much I’m even going back to watch the first film again. Hopefully this time round I won’t be disappointed.

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he Thompsons is the sequel to the highly acclaimed 2006 vampire film The Hamiltons. I remember sitting down to watch The Hamiltons when it first came out, I was a little excited. People were going on about it like it was the new Near Dark, but it wasn’t. It was a big pile of pap. So fast forward to 2012 and here I am with the sequel. Fortunately this one is really good.

It follows a dysfunctional family of vampires on the run from the law, trying to find a place to call home.

Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the first film, you get all the information you need to know about the family and what led them to be on the run in the first 20 minutes. This time the film takes place in Englandshire as they’re on the hunt for people like them in and around Europe. As you can imagine, they come across other vampires. It doesn’t go well.

As vampire films go, it comes up with its own little mythos behind the creatures of the night. They are in fact not really creatures of the night. The family were born vampires and therefore can move around in daylight. There’s also not the whole turning everyone

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comes his way. He finds himself torn between keeping the life he has found for himself and standing up for what he believes in and the cruelty he sees before him. Maybe Jacob is an irrational character that takes his time in learning life lessons but he pulls himself through and despite all the odds he succeeds.

August is perhaps the most unstable of the main characters. He is charming, sophisticated, successful and above all ambitious but when the stress piles on, and the threat of the Ringling Brothers remaining the most successful circus is imminent, August snaps and is aggressive towards everyone, especially the animals.

Jacob has the choice to stand and watch or step in and take control.

What I loved about this film was the delicate approach Lawrence had taken towards romance and can be compared to the great work of Baz Luhrmann in 2008 when he released ‘Australia’ with Nicole Kidman (‘Moulin Rouge’) and Hugh Jackman (‘X-Men’). Here we see love in its most basic form with all the complications of reality. As much as I may not rate Pattinson as an actor, I think here he has outdone himself with a true character and true emotions.

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he adaptation of the 355 page historic-romance novel hit the big screen in 2011. Francis Lawrence did a great job of capturing circus life during the depression and not to mention the other themes in the book such as love triangles, self worth and testing a man’s moral compass, just to name a few.

Despite the length of the film, I found myself engrossed and captivated from the very beginning. Some moments I found myself wondering what would happen next, how would this all be fixed, and whether true love will triumph and I guess that is the true mark of a well made Romance.

Natasha Orme for GoGuide Magazine Movie & DVD Reviewer

Lawrence brings to us into the life of Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson ‘Twilight’) who finds himself needing a new home and a new life. Fate throws him onto the Benzini Brothers circus train and before he knows it he is whisked away as the circus vet and falling in love with the beautiful star of the show, Marlene (Reese Witherspoon ‘Walk the Line’) but things aren’t as simple as they seem. Marlene’s abusive husband August (Christoph Waltz ‘Inglourious Basterds’) is not only Jacob’s boss but the one thing standing between him and his true love.

The magical world of the circus has been captured so spectacularly by Lawrence that it leaves the audience feeling like they are a part of it. His portrayal of Marlene and her performances adds to the beauty that Jacob is seeing all around him.

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The monster looks pretty decent, and there’s some awesome face ripping off action going on in there.

It’s not the most intelligent film going. There’s as much plot as a film about a big monster running around a building needs. It’s just a really good fun, well made film. It’s well acted and considering the subject matter, has a really good cast that do a really good job. It’s well worth a purchase, you won’t be disappointed. I mean who doesn’t like a film with a big monster running round a building killing people.

Oh and the ending is mental. That’s not a spoiler, it’s just one of those moments at the end of the film where you think to yourself “Did that actually just happen... Awesome.”

James McCulloch for GoGuide Magazine Movie & DVD Reviewer

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here’s not enough big crazy monster running about killing people in a building films around these days. In the 90s you couldn’t walk into a video store without one smacking you on the head but recently they seem to have fallen out of favour. With low budget horror features looking more like home movies. I mean there’s an abundance of lost footage style films out there filling the shelves and let’s face it. There more miss than hit.

So what do you have to expect from Storage 24 other than a monster running about in a building. Well not a whole lot. There’s a decent plot involving Noel Clarke heading to a storage unit (Storage Unit 24, see what they did there?) to get some of his belongings after his girlfriend dumped him. He turns up and his worst nightmare is waiting for him, not the monster but his ex. She’s wearing a t-shirt with a picture of a cat and meow written on it. So I think he’s better off without her but he’s all forlorn and stuff. Oh and there’s been a plane crash in central London too. Causing power problems in the building which locks them in, releasing the creature from some big silver box thing that fell out the plane.

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WITH JAMES MCCULLOCH

MOVIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED ?

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his month’s movie you may have missed is Stake Land.

This was one of my favourite films last year. Not only did it blow me away, it rekindled my strange fanboy love for Danielle Harris. Right after Rob Zombie nearly destroyed it with his version of Halloween too.

Stake Land is set in a world were Humans find themselves on the run from feral vampires who have taken over the night. If it’s war, then the Humans are losing. Small communities appear across America, people huddling together in fear of the vampire menace. The film follows a grizzled vampire hunter known only as Mister and a teenager he’s saved from an attack on his home as they search for New Eden. The classic safe place all these films have. Along the way they pick up other stragglers including Kelly McGillis and Danielle Harris.

Now I know what you’re thinking. This film has been done. Not only has it been done, but it’s been done to death, usually with Zombies.

The recent horrific version of the outstanding Richard Matheson book ‘I am Legend’ also springs to mind. This film does it better than all of them. I don’t know if it’s due to a lack of budget but the film seems to get a lot more out of its characters than these kind of films usually do. It’s definitely character driven, more about

their survival in a crazy world than the horror of the next attack. Not that the attacks don’t have their share of horror when they happen. On their journey they also have to run from a crazy religious sect called the Brotherhood, who as with most religious sects in post apocalyptic films, are on the wrong side of mental.

This is the film that rekindled my love of independent horror films. While big Hollywoodland studios throw out rubbish remakes and sequels this film reminded me why you don’t need money to make a good horror film. It’s all in the idea. The fact that this film does a better job following the same basic plot that many bigger films have failed with is a credit to the cast and director. Look at the awful Daybreakers as an example, it’s really easy to mess up this kind of film. So go and pick this up. Also keep a look out for our competition in this month’s issue as we’re giving away a copy of this for free. And it’s not even Christmas. We spoil you, we really do.

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GAMING NEWS

XBOX SMARTGLASS APP RELEASED FOR ANDROID PHONES

If you’re an android user and own an Xbox then you can now use your touchscreen device to interact with your Xbox 360.

Windows 8 is now available. It’s been announced that there will be a iOS version of the app but not yet mentioned a released date.

Now available on Google Play App Store, Microsoft also released their new Surface tablet line and

The SmartGlass App will allow users to take control of their Xbox’s dashboard from an android

device and can navigate the menu, select applications and even type messages. SmartGlass app is also compatible with the new internet explorer browser that recently released for the Xbox 360 plus Xbox music and video apps.

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Scottish Developers announce release date for long awated GTA V... well almost...!!!!

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ockstar North, the Scottish company behind the notorious and popular Grand Theft Auto, has now revealed that Grand Theft Auto V will be released sometime in spring next year, yep 2013.

Rockstar North posted this statement on their website: “Today, we’re proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto V is expected to launch worldwide spring 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V takes place in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California in the largest and most thriving gameworld we have ever created set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and for miles beyond – from the tops of the mountains to the depths of the ocean.”

Rockstar Also mentioned that starting November 5th, Grand Theft Auto will be available to pre-order with a whole lot more of information to be released as well in November.

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ver wondered what a game would look like if you combined Assassins Creed, Bioshock and a little hint of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, well if you have then Dishonored will be your answer. With the same publisher as Skyrim comes Dishonored, a first-person stealth game with multiple pathways and options to reach and kill your target.

Dishonored is set in a cyberpunk version of Victorian London in a fictional industrial city of Dunwall, where a plague (comparable to the Black Plague) is sweeping across the country. You take control of Corvo Attano, a well renowned bodyguard to the Empress who during a successful assassination attempt on the Empress is framed for her murder to which circumstances lead Corvo to become an assassin himself to seek revenge.

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NORED NORED The voice acting is superb and believable which just adds to the already unique atmosphere. The sandbox style gameplay to me is reminiscent of Deus Ex: Human Revolution due to the massive area and multiple ways to reach your goal. The colour scheme is ironic in a way, as the cover is dark, misty and gritty and the game is about murder, revenge and death whereas the actual game itself is bright, vibrant and full of wonderful colours.

Helping with the stealth action is the magic powers given to Corvo by a mythical, powerful being known as the Outsider. These powers include Blink: allowing you to travel at a blink of an eye to and undetected also helps exploring the area. You can also possess you enemies, slow down time; even stop it when upgraded, and summon a swarm of rats, I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spoil the rest. Throughout the campaign you can collect Runes and totems through the oddly means of a talking heart which when collected you be used to upgrade your powers and abilities.

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there are so many ways to play. The game does emphasize on stealth but you can just run in kill everyone, you can even complete the game without killing anyone except the main targets.

How you play a mission though will have consequences, for instance having such a high combat level will not only affect how people react to you but also affect your environment.

Returning to areas after a high combat rating will have an increase in guards, guard towers being placed and more rats swarming the area.

Rats are actually a huge help, a large group of them will attack you or other people then in a very gory way will devour the corpse.

Dishonored is positively a fresh take on stealth and assassination, there’s never a dull moment and new enemies are always being introduces.

To be honest, it’s a bit risky releasing the game during the same month as undoubtedly the most successful and famous games about assassinations, Assassin’s Creed 3. What I can see happening will be people either choosing between the two and the majority picking Assassin’s Creed 3.

I have read, and would agree, that Dishonored is a competitor for game of the year plus will be loved by fans of the Assassin’s Creed series so overall... it is certainly a game worth trying.

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ere is the second instalment to the next gen reboot MoH series.

As the 14th game in the MoH series will Medal of Honor: Warfighter stand out on its own as a significant modern military shooter or will stay in the shadows of the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefeild.

MoH: Warfighter primarily follows the missions of a special op soldier known as Preacher, Who left his war life behind to return home and rekindle his life with his wife and daughter.

The campaign is nothing special and frankly quite hard to follow, most times I’m left wondering “why am I here again?” Lasting about 5 – 6 hours, though if you’re looking for a quality campaign you might want to look somewhere else, the campaign feels more like a simulation and you’re there to just shoot some bad guys in which case each fire fights feels more like the last.

Part I most liked was the first mission, sadly though it was because it reminded me of a certain part from Call of Duty. Probably the most innovative part of the campaign and most surprisingly the most fun were the very detailed driving sections, still felt more like a

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simulations though as parts required you to drive through certain parts before catching up with the enemy.

Maybe a hint that Pedal of Honor may be in the works…

Probably the main reason to buy the game would be its multiplayer.

Class-based and tight focused maps and a fair better than the campaign.

At core it’s a team game, sticking you into a fire team with a random player on your team or with a friend

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and together can accumulate XP, also you can follow your teammate when you die, spawn next to him, give ammo and even heal your teammate and yourself. Main issue with online is the bugs, some seem to be fixed now but occasionally your weapons will have no sound.

Controls are simple and easy to use, most notable is the lean and peak function which deals improved precision and works perfectly even

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online. Almost seems that the controls were mainly made for the online experience rather than for the campaign. The A.I. are pretty annoying at most times including your teammates, to many times I’ve been hiding behind cover then violently got shoved out into the open cause my teammate went to hide behind there.

With long and exhausting points based system to unlock new

ONOR: WARFIGHTER equipment can be a downer but as you start the multiplayer you can choose one class from 12 real tear 1 operators coming each with their own gear and weapons. With an Entertaining and competitive atmosphere you battle through many objective based games, such as team deathmatches, securing zones, capture the flag and planting bombs.

Visually I was impressed with the

game as it now uses the Frostbite 2 engine, famously used in battlefield 3, now apart from some small glitches the environments and war being battle look and feel real.

Another thing that looks real is the photorealism cutscenes each character are amazingly well done and look more real than what you would see in any game that is until Preacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife and daughter walk into the room. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big hit when the men look real and the woman look

more like goblins than human.

With some innovative and strong features Medal of Honor: Warfighter lacks a convincing reason to get stuck and join the experience. The most successful part of the game would be its multiplayer but apart from its dynamic class-based system and real tear 1 operators it just feels like a watered down version of battlefield 3.

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aving never really been a big fan of the Resident Evil series, mainly due to the control layout, fixed camera angles and not being able to perform two things at once such as aim and move etc. I never properly played a Resident Evil game till number 5 and this time I can say that I enjoyed it. I can however, also see the difference between Resident Evil now compared to Resident Evil before; the original survival-horror game. To me, for a game developer company to survive, they need to appeal to not only its core fans but also to a larger audience and adapt more of an action-adventure genre for todays market.

With Resident Evil 6 you can see both genresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unifying and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased with the results.

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Resident Evil is split into multiple campaigns all related but separate depending on which character you pick. Each campaign’s gameplay is different; Leon’s almost resembles Resident Evil back in the day with shooting bloodthirsty zombies and a horrifying atmosphere. Chris’s campaign is more action and explosions and new comer Jake’s campaign is more or less the same as Chris’s campaign but with more fist fighting.

As far as the gameplay goes, it’s hard not to improve on Resident Evil game, the main improvements are the ability to aim and move at the same time, improved realistic melee combat with a new counter attack ability and the inventory menu has been updated so you can now hold as much weapons as you want but can only hold a limited amount ammo and grenades.

Players are also able to crawl and manoeuvre on the ground to evade enemies.

After completing the game there are other game modes to enjoy such as the returning Mercenaries mode, were you battle it against a number of enemies until the timer has stopped.

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including zombie dogs and the different Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;avo, and team up with one other player and attack real players playing the campaign. This option can be changed before playing the campaign if you want Agent Hunt mode active or not.

At core Resident Evil 6 is a Co-op game. The A.I. is downright dreadful at times so playing online with friends is the way to go. The A.I. can be slow to respond, not following orders and generally be a pain the ass. I remember having to retry a certain running scene due to my partner getting stuck against enemies and then dying.

Visually I was impressed with game. The lighting was perfect the dark areas were really so the lights really help give a sense of realism, and relief as a flashlight would be handy to tackle the darkness.

Resident Evil may have changed dramatically over the years, it may be slipping away from the survival-horror and leaning towards an action game but as long as it gets better with each game Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not got any complaints. I can still see though die hard Resident Evil fans giving the series a hard time as they still compare the games to original, but there are other survival horror game out their now that could satisfy their horror needs. Each campaign could easily be a standalone game themselves so my opinion is definitely worth the money.

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OUTABOUT &

IN WEST LOTHIAN

The Bennie Museum

The Bennie Museum opened in 1989 as a museum of Bathgate’s history and life. It is run entirely by volunteers under the management of a Charitable Trust. It has been commended by the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions. www.benniemuseum.org.uk 11am - 4pm (Apr to Sep) & 11am -3.30pm (Oct to Mar) - FREE 9-11 Mansefield Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HU 01506 634944

Almond Valley Heritage Trust,

Almond Valley is operated as a popular leisure destination that appeals to a diverse audience and promotes learning through discovery, family interaction and play. We also operate a formal education programme. www.almondvalley.co.uk Millfield, Livingston, EH54 7AR 01506 414957

The Garage Skatepark

The Garage Skatepark is an indoor skatepark based in Livingston which is being improved on constantly to give skaters the best experience around. The park is open to Skateboards ,Inline Skates and BMX. Kids under 16 wanting to ride at the park will be required to wear a helmet. The park also has its very own shop stocking Boards, Wheels, Trucks, T-shirts and other accessories. www.thegarage.zxq.net Mon - Sat: 10am - 10pm - Sun: 10am - 8pm 5D Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, EH54 5DE 01506 530892

Bankhead Mountainball

Like many ‘extreme’ sports, Zorbing, Orbing or Sphereing was created in New Zealand back in 1994. The concept is quite simple, you build a human sphere which can accommodate up to two fully grown adults, secure them inside then let them roll down a hill in it (hamsters have been exercised for many years in a very similar way!) www.bankheadmountainball.co.uk Contact for opening hours Bankhead Farm, Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52 6NB 01506 811209 Page 160

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A1 PAINTBALL

A1 Paintball was established in 2002 with one goal in mind, giving their customers an open and honest paintball experience from start to finish and with no hidden extras. They provide only the very best and most comprehensive paintballing equipment and event management.

Haggs Road Wood Burnwynd, Nr Edinburgh, Midlothian EH27 8ED 01501 741709

Funtastic Fantasy Golf Limited

Miniature golf arena but it’s one with a difference it’s BLACK-LIGHT UV which means that not only do the 3D prop’s glow in the dark but also the golf balls and art work on the wall do too. This facility is a fantastic family day out for all ages & abilities with a cafe that sell homemade food made onsite at their cafe ‘Dino Bites’

Mon - Sun: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 3 St Andrews Way, Livingston, EH54 8HQ 07935 576943

Racing Karts

Racing Karts quickly established itself as a force in Indoor Kart Racing due to its attention to safety, cleanliness and customer satisfaction.

They like to call themselves ‘The Friendly Circuit’ www.racingkarts.co.uk Times: Booking required - call to arrange Arrol Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8QZ 01506 410123

Livingston Skate Park

The Livingston Skatepark opened in 1981, at a time when most commercial skateparks were closing and was one of the most important facilities in Britain during a critical period in the development of skateboarding. It is an example of a free, unsupervised facility which achieved international status.

Daylight access all year round FREE 16 Northwood Park, Opposite Almondvale Shopping Centre, Livingston, EH54 6HR

Deer Park Ten Pin Bowling

Deer Park Bowling Centre is a 16 Lane Bowling Centre with the capacity to hold 128 bowlers. There is a bar and food served throughout. At ‘Late night Glow Bowling’ the lights are dimmed and the lanes come alive with GLOW IN THE DARK, ULTRA VIOLET lighting effects and music. www.deer-park.co.uk Mon-Thur: 4pm-10pm / Fri: 12pm-midnight / Sat: 10am-midnight / Sun: 10am-10pm Golf Course Road, Livingston, EH54 8AB - 01506 446699 PAGE 161 NOV 2012 - issue (23)

OUTABOUT &

IN WEST LOTHIAN

Delta Force Paintball

Delta Force Paintball provides world class paintballing in Scotland. In addition to the scenery, incredible game zones provide players with an adrenalin-fuelled day of paintball action all year round. www.paintballgames.co.uk Weekends + 1 Weekday - check online for details Off Burnhouse Road, Dechmont, Livingston, EH49 6PL 0844 477 5050

Five Sisters Zoo

The Five Sisters Zoo was established in 2005 and is the only wildlife attraction centre in West Lothian. With over 100 different species of animals, birds and reptiles from all around the world your visit will be a fun, enjoyable and educational one - all ages. www.fivesisterszoo.co.uk Open 7 Days a week - 10am - 6pm (5pm Winter half of year) Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT 01506 871 111

Overboard Soft Play

Overboard Soft Play is an exciting indoor Soft Play and entertainment venue for kids aged 0-11 yrs. They have it all, from chutes to ball pits to go-karts to ball cannons. With an underwater theme and seperate play zones for different age groups and abilities, your children are sure to have a great time from the minute they arrive until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to go home. www.overboardsoftplay.com Wed - Sun: 10:15 am - 6:00 pm 3 St Andrews Way, Livingston, EH54 8HQ - 01506 873888

If you own a business that offeres stuff to do in the West Lothian area why not drop us some details and we will try our best to get it added to the Out & About section for both the mag and the web site.

If you know of any activities that are open to the public and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feature in mag yet please feel free to drop us a message about them (with a web link if possible) content@goguidemagazine.co.uk www.goguidemagazine.co.uk Page 162

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MOVIES QUIZ 1 2

S E I S P WAAPSIES SSW We mixed up the actors in this months movie quiz - now tell us the right movies and we’ll stick you in our November draw for a bumper ‘Movie Night In’ prize featuring a bundle of DVD’s and a Movie Gift Box care of our quiz partner Gift Box Galore.

The draw will be made at the end of November and delivered to the winners door soon after.

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email your answers using MOVIEQUIZ in the Subject Line to :

COMP@GOGUIDEMAGAZINE.CO.UK or just CLICK the email button on the LEFT... GOOD LUCK...!!!!!

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CLASSIC MOVIE POSTERS 101

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nter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This was Bruce Lee’s final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973. The film was released on July 26, 1973, six days after Lee’s death, in Hong Kong. In 2004, Enter the Dragon was deemed “culturally significant” in the United States and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Enter the Dragon was the first Chinese martial arts film to have been produced by a major Hollywood studio – Warner Bros and was largely set in Hong Kong.

Among the stuntmen for the film were Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Hung is shown fighting Lee in the opening sequence of the movie and Chan shows up as a henchman when Lee is discovered inside Han’s underground lair.

The finished version of the film was very different from the original screenplay drafts as Bruce Lee revised much of the script himself, including having written and directed the film’s opening Shaolin Monastery fight sequence.

Lee wanted to use the film as a vehicle for expressing the-beauty Page 164 NOV 2012 issue (23)of his Chinese culture, rather than it being just another action film.