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EATING OUT

I elbowed aside the meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce to go for the chicken and bacon Caesar salad. This one had fresh, crisp salad with large pieces of chicken and smoked bacon.

Sighs of total delight The bill Prego Huddersfield Road, Brighouse, HD6 1JZ

NEIL ATKINSON

■ POLISHED PERFORMANCE: Peter Gardoula, bar supervisor, prepares for another big night out at Prego, the Brighouse restaurant beautifully converted from a Grade II listed building

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ENICE it’s not. Yes, there’s a canal flowing past and there’s a wonderful aroma of Italian food drifting by on the summer evening breeze.

Tel: 01484 715566 Website: www.waterfrontlodge.co.uk

Opening hours: Lunch Mon-Fri 12-2pm, Sunday 12-9pm Dinner Mon-Fri 5-10pm, Sat 5-10.30pm, Sun 12-9pm Children: Welcome with special play area.

Disabled: Full access and toilets The bill: £43 for two Would you go back: Yes

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There’s even the faint sound of an Italian tenor exercising his lungs.

But even the most romantic of souls would have to admit that Downtown Brighouse on a Saturday night is no substitute for the delights, the sounds and the smells of St Mark’s Place or the Rialto Bridge.

Perhaps it’s something to do with the towering derelict flour silos or the neon-lit signs of two big superstores.

No matter. Prego, the Italian restaurant slap bang in the centre of the town, lives up to its name completely.

Prego is Italian for “You’re welcome” and from the minute we wandered in from the busy car park, the staff ensured that was the ethos.

Prego is part of the Waterfront Lodge hotel and is beautifully converted from a Grade II listed building.

Inside the restaurant itself are the thick stone walls and metal pillars that are a key part of the original building.

But there’s nothing olde worlde about the place or the food. Prego has been there for 10 years and has worked hard to establish a good reputation.

We walked in through the entrance lobby into a bright and airy bar, filled with colourful abstract art and soft, squishy sofas.

A young and cheerful waiter came over to take orders from drinks and handed us menus.

He also helpfully pointed out that the day’s specials were listed in the menus dotted around the tables.

An ice-cold Peroni beer and a glass of red wine set the tone for a convivial evening.

Prego is well-established on the local restaurant scene and the staff are well-versed in dealing with the number of customers on a busy Saturday night.

There were a couple of big celebratory parties under way as we were shown through to the dining area alongside the canal, just visible through the top half of the part-frosted windows.

The menus, as you would expect, offer the usual Italia fare, but they are far from packed with pizzas and pastas.

The restaurant does a simplified lunchtime menu but in the evenings the a la carte menu boasts a dozen starters and a good selection of grills and roasts in addition to the more usual Italian meals.

Linda was torn over the starter, with dressed crab sitting atop the specials board, but eventually opted for grilled sardines, marinated in lemon, chilli and garlic and served with a salsa. No complaints there.

My choice was a little more mundane, as I elbowed aside the meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce to go for the chicken and bacon Caesar salad. Very often these are dull but this one had fresh, crisp salad with large pieces of chicken and a nicely smoked bacon.

For my main course, I picked pasta – when in Rome and so on.

It was a good move. The spaghetti de la chef seemed to be a random collection of everything the chef had available. I picked out spicy sausage, plump prawns, ham and chillies, all in a rich tomato sauce, but I probably missed other ingredients.

The heat of the chillies came across straight away and the pasta was cooked just right.

Linda’s choice was a chicken dish. There are several on the menu, including chicken supreme, but she went for the char-grilled chicken thighs and wings.

We were both intrigued to see what the dish would bring but it turned out to be half a dozen good-sized chicken pieces, cut off the bones and marinated in a selection of spices before being grilled.

The meat was accompanied by a salad and again, the leaves were fresh and crisp.

Throughout the meal the waiters laughed and joked with us and with the other customers, creating a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with happy banter throughout the restaurant.

And they created a little bit of Italy in a West Yorkshire textile town on a summer’s evening that almost made you think of Venetian delights.

Until, that is, we were stuck in roadworks in Huddersfield Road on the way home – sadly by Nissan Note and not a gondola.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Stephen JACKSON A

H, BROAD beans. Vicia Faba.

The fava bean. Where do I start?

My long-suffering wife, parents and pretty much anyone who tackles me on the subject will know I have a ‘thing’ about broad beans.

The thing being that I absolutely insist on them being prepared correctly, and by that I mean they need to be properly peeled. Shelling a broad bean isn’t enough. Once you liberate them from their lavishly-upholstered pods, you have to then take the smaller green kernel out of the pale outer shell.

For the scientists making notes among you, you need to remove the testa, and keep the cotyledons. Write that in your workbooks!

If not, when you start to cook the broad beans, they will give off that tell-tale, unpleasant, vaguely sulphurous whiff. It always reminds me of institutional canteens and it puts me right off. And this is a great shame, as broad beans are perhaps the tastiest of all the legumes.

They are universally popular, eaten in vast quantities around the world, whether milled into flour in Ethiopia, deep-fried and salted in Spain or mashed into sweet purées in Central America.

You just need to put in some legwork to begin with, folks. This week I peeled my broad beans while sitting in the lounge watching the test cricket and I must say it was most therapeutic, almost Zen-like relaxation.

Now, I’m not going to get out the whip here; the tiniest broad beans, the size of your little fingernail, need not be peeled but I’d strongly advise sorting out anything larger.

Eventually you’ll have a bowlful of bright emerald green beans ready for the lightest of cooking and you’ll have to think of what to serve alongside these summery beauties.

Their delicacy demands careful pairing, so I’d advise you look at lighter meats such as lamb, or perhaps poultry rather than big grilled steaks this time. One thing that goes tremendously well with broad beans is fish and seafood and that’s where we’re headed this week.

I thought I’d pop a fillet of sea bass alongside my lovingly-peeled broad beans.

Sea bass is a wonderfully tasty fish, pairing a nice meaty texture with good, deep flavour. It will sit alongside most ingredients and even stands up to quite ferocious heat and spices, making it quite the versatile little fish.

However, the best way to show off a really good fillet of sea bass is to cook it simply and serve it with a couple of really good sympathetic ingredients.

In this case, I’m making the most of those troublesome broad beans, which got me thinking of bacon, and as we needed a little carbohydrate to balance things up, I thought some nice crunchy pieces of fried new potato would round things off nicely.

I’ve paired this with a sort-of tartare sauce, which is amazing with fish and loves crunchy potatoes.

I was reminded recently quite how much I loved tartare sauce when I was served an exemplary version at the impressive Kaye Arms at Grange Moor, alongside some delightful whitebait.

Creamy, very tangy, and loaded with dill, it really was absolutely spot-on. The dish is finished with a few herbs and a squeeze of lemon juice, and that’s really all there is to it.

A lovely light summery supper, well worth the effort of prepping those pesky broad beans!

Aprons on!

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Bass and bean bliss

■ IT’S CRUCIAL: Prepping those pesky broad beans

Stephen Jackson’s Sea Bass With Broad Beans & Bacon, For Four Bass: 4 large sea bass fillets, skin-on, trimmed neatly 400g broad beans, shelled 100g diced streaky bacon or pancetta cubes 12 baby new potatoes Extra-Virgin Olive Oil A few herbs (parsley, dill, or thyme) Splash of lemon juice Butter S&P

Tartare Cream:

4 tbsps double cream 2 tbsps crème fraîche A small bunch of dill 1 tsp capers or caperberries, minced 1 tsp cocktail gherkins, finely chopped Splash of lemon juice S&P

To make the tartare cream, lightly whip the double cream to a medium peak, and stir in the crème fraîche.

Finely chop the dill, and add to the cream, along with the capers and gherkins. Add a little lemon juice and season as you see fit. Chill until required.

Boil the new potatoes until cooked, reserving the water, and allow the spuds to cool, before dicing them into rough pieces. Boil the broad beans for a couple of minutes, and quickly refresh them in cold water. Drain and set aside.

Using a sharp knife, score the skin of the sea bass a few

times, which helps the fish to cook evenly and not curl up.

Season the fillets lightly.

In a wide frying pan, cook the bacon until the fat is golden, then add the diced new potatoes and a little olive oil, sautéeing until the bacon is good and crispy, and the potatoes nicely crunchy on all sides. Add the broad beans and heat gently until good and hot.

Remove and keep warm. In the remaining bacon juices, quickly fry the sea bass, two minutes on the skin side, so it becomes crisp and golden, then flip the fillets and cook

for one minute or so on the flesh side.

Add a knob of butter and allow this to foam up and brown slightly, spooning this over the fish and finish with a little squeeze of lemon juice.

To serve, spoon the bean mixture into the centre of a plate and sit a fillet of sea bass on top, spooning a little tartare cream around garnishing with a few herb leaves.

This dish is crying out for a good Riesling or Pinot Gris from Alsace, France.

On the vodka trail Liquid news MAPPING the world’s most popular spirit takes devotees on a crystal clear, 40% abv journey of the Baltic states and Eastern Europe.

In this much coveted vodka belt, vodka (Russian and Czech) or wodka (Polish) means water, so similar and pure, the alcohol never freezes but turns to a syrup-like form when poured straight from the freezer.

Made from water and anything fermentable, from the humble potato to grain or beats, vodka comes in two styles – clear or flavoured.

Aficionados will wax lyrical about the joys of drinking vodka neat and chilled, while cocktail hounds make this neutral spirit a staple in their Vodka Martini, Cosmopolitan or Bloody Mary.

More recently, artisan methods have extended the vodka trail to the UK, and Chase, the first English potato vodka (recently voted ‘the best vodka in the world’ by the San Francisco world spirits competition) has introduced a wonderful infusion to its range.

Try the Limited Edition Chase Marmalade Vodka (£31.95, 70cl, www.thewhiskey exchange.co.uk) which is marinated with home-made Seville orange marmalade, distilled, then marinated again with orange peel to achieve its colour.

Nicely jammy, sip it neat or with soda water as opposed to tonic to enjoy the bitter-sweet character.

Billed as the first botanical vodka, party-lovers Grace Jones, Kate Moss, crimper James Brown, Tracey Emin and Orlando Bloom have all been spotted sipping the trendy Pincer Vodka (£26.75, 70cl, Drinkon.com). A Scottish grain vodka infused with milk thistle (helps fight toxins), and elderflower to sweeten and enhance the delicate flavour. It’s clean and pleasant with herb notes.

I can’t promise you won’t have a hangover, but it’s definitely one to try with a slice of orange and ginger ale.

Highly prized, black truffles are normally associated with flavoured oils or pasta dishes, so foodies will be in their element when they try Black Moth Vodka (£34, 70cl, www.blackmothvodka.com), an English grain vodka infused with Perigord truffles. Distilled five times and filtered three, Black Moth has a silky mouth-feel and a piquant finish. If you don’t fancy this versatile spirit straight up, visit the website for some gourmet inspired cocktail recipes.

From the Czech Republic, Babicka Original Wormwood Vodka (£26.85, 75cl, Wine Rack) is a luxurious single grain vodka infused with wormwood (absinthe) and herbs – a supposed aphrodisiac mix that’s designed to seduce your taste-buds. Smooth and creamy with a peppery finish, it’s very nice by itself.

Martini lovers are sometimes hard to please ... for a memorable vodka martini, try Potocki Vodka (£37, 70cl, Harvey Nichols nationwide), a Polish rye vodka with aristocratic roots dating back to 1816. Distilled only twice and unfiltered to retain its full flavour, it’s complex with a nutty aroma and smooth as a silk stocking.

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Musical

Stepping Out to success IT IS warm, witty and has that feel good factor that we all love to see in musical theatre.

Which is why the award-winning Stepping Out - The Musical will doubtless prove a box office winner for Huddersfield Amateur Operatic Society when its version of the show opens at the Lawrence Batley Theatre later this year.

Stepping Out is a big favourite with audiences.

It was a huge hit in London’s West End and won Evening Standard Best Comedy Award.

It is not hard to see why. The show certainly has all the right credentials.

The music is by Denis King, the lyrics by Mary Stewart-David and the book is by Richard Harris, based on his original play.

The idea of using a weekly tap dancing class at a church hall might not sound much of a winner.

But in the hands of a skilled playwright such as Richard Harris and a composer with the gifts of Denis King, the result was a musical packed with laughter and a few

tears, a show that seems to just run and run.

What makes this such a star turn is its characters and its music. Stepping Out is packed with both.

The tap class is made up of a group of women and one man and you suspect that for many of them, the fun and friendship of the weekly sessions is one of the few bright spots in their week.

The characters are instantly recognisable if you’ve ever been to a class of any sort. There are people who are brash and confident, others who are serious and anxious.

And when they get together there can be fun and fireworks.

The result is a show about friendship and about facing up to what life has to throw at us.

Rehearsals are underway with a company of familiar HAOS faces combined with a few newcomers aiming to sing and dance their way through 14 numbers and a whole lot of life experiences.

The show runs from November 8-13. Box office is on 01484 430528.

A jazzy mix of music and art ■ THE JAZZ SINGER: Jacqui Dankworth is preparing for the 19th Marsden Jazz Festival. Inset, jazz legend Stan Tracey captured at his piano in a photograph by William Ellis, which features in an exhibition at the Mechanics Hall Photograph courtesy of William Ellis

ATTRACTS thousands of jazz every year and it’s not IjustTlovers music that will keep people entertained at the Marsden Jazz Festival.

■ ROLE MODEL: Could you be the next Lily Allen? Why not go for it at an open mic singing session this autumn?

Open mic singing

Get ready to sing A LIVE singing Open Mic competition is coming to town.

The best in local singing talent will take to the stage at Cleckheaton Town Hall on Sunday October 17.

But to get involved, budding Lily Allen’s and Plan B’s need to audition first.

Open Mic is going up and down the UK to discover acts with potential – last year 8,000 acts from across the country auditioned.

Entrants are given the opportunity to perform at the live competition in Cleckheaton, and the ultimate goal is to get through to the national final which will take place

in the O2 Arena in London.

They want the UK’s best singers, singer/songwriters, rappers and vocalists of all genres who perform either covers or original material.

And there’s the chance for winners to collect from a pot of £25,000 and possibly win a recording contract.

The competition is divided into age categories: under 16, 16-22 and 23 and over.

Details about entering the auditions are available at http://www.openmicuk. co.uk

The full programme for this year’s festival has been unveiled, and as well as music from some of the greats of the jazz world, there will also be everything from exhibitions to walks.

As the Examiner has already revealed, jazz star Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band will headline the festival.

Tickets for his show sold out almost immediately – despite computer glitches hitting the ticket office.

But there are plenty of other big names who will take to the festival stage between October 8-10.

And they include singer Jacqui Dankworth, the daughter of jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine and of the musician, arranger and composer Sir John Dankworth who died earlier this year.

Jacqui appears at the Mechanics Hall, 8pm Saturday.

With her subtly powerful voice and assured technique, Jacqui performs an exiting arrangements of jazz, original and contemporary songs, complemented by a band of top musicians.

The jazz singer has toured and recorded with the Brodsky Quartet alongside Sting, Elvis Costello, Bjork and Sir Paul McCartney.

But the festival is also merging music with the arts.

A collection of photographs by renowned jazz photographer William Ellis will be on display throughout October.

Portraits of the Jazz Greats, including his photograph of Stan Tracey, a pianist and composer who has graced the international jazz scene for over 60 years, will adorn the walls of the Mechanics Hall.

Incidentally, Stan Tracey himself will

Jazz appear at the Marsden festival.

Photographer Ellis is widely recognised as having created an important document of the contemporary jazz scene in Africa, Europe and the Americas.

His contribution was recognised by the American Jazz Museum where he was invited to produce their Inaugural International Exhibition in 2005.

Further work there in 2008 included his Jazz in Black and White: Bebop and Beyond collection.

Taru Sinclair of the jazz festival said: “We’re so honoured that William Ellis is exhibiting here.

“He had a collection at the Bridgewater

Hall in Manchester so for him to come here to Marsden is amazing.”

And pianist Stan Tracey himself will be able to see his portrait when he makes an appearance at the festival – the Stan Tracey Quartet will take to the stage of the Mechanics Hall on the Saturday, 4pm.

Now in his 80s, the British jazz legend will be joined by his long-standing jazz mates Andrew Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums), with the addition of highly talented saxophonist Simon Allen making the quartet.

His latest album Senior Moment was released last year to great critical acclaim. He was also the subject of a BBC Television documentary entitled the Godfather of British Jazz – a rare accolade for any jazz musician, let alone one from Britain.

As well as the photographic exhibition, festival organisers are teaming up with the National Trust.

A three-mile jazz walk will take place on the Saturday of the festival’s run leaving Marsden Railway Station at 10am which will get people ready for the day’s entertainment.

And that includes a performance from the Colne Valley Music Centre Big Band, who will be joining forces with Kirklees Music School on stage at the marquee outside the Mechanics Hall ( 10.30am start).

The music continues with the New Orleans-style Red Rose Brass Band parading through the streets of Marsden started at Peel Street from 12pm.

They are one of Britain’s leading exponents of the New Orleans style parade band and will be joined by dancers from the Bernadette Heys School of Theatre Dance.

Join in as the band fill the streets with music and fun.

Visit www.marsdenjazzfestival.com for further information about the festival and full line-up.

Friday, August 20, 2010

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Look who’s back playing a toughie S

HE LOVED playing her but wouldn’t have wanted to live next door to her.

That’s Wendi Peters’ verdict on Cilla Battersby-Brown, the feisty, colourful character that many would have put down as Coronation Street’s neighbour from hell.

Since leaving the Street and the character of Cilla behind, Wendi has been busy with theatre and TV commitments. Last year, she reached the final of Celebrity Masterchef, but lost out to Jayne Middlemiss.

Now the 42-year-old London-based actress is set to return to her northern roots with an appearance at the Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Wendi was born in Blackburn and would seem a natural to be playing with Northern Broadsides, the award-winning Halifax-based theatre company which prides itself on using actors with northern voices.

She will be in Huddersfield in November playing Mrs Metherell in a revival of The Game by Harold Brighouse.

Here she talks about theatre, Cilla and her return to the LBT. What do you remember about your last show at the LBT? “I did Teechers with Hull Truck at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. I specifically remember it because the fire alarm went off in the middle of the show. Everybody had to clear out of the theatre. There were three of us actors, in our school uniforms because it was Teechers, standing at the fire exits waiting with the whole audience. We went back in and had to restart the show.

How would you describe your character, Mrs Metherell? She is very, very strong. She’s the mother of the star football player Jack, and she obviously adores this boy, she’s mollycoddled him, looked after him on his own from being a young child, and she really wants what’s best for him. She doesn’t want him marrying some woman who doesn’t know how to clean the flags outside the front door properly, or keep a house – which Elsie has never learned to do because she’s always had it done for her. She doesn’t think this girl is good enough for him.

Are there parallels between Mrs Metherell and the character you

Ready for a laugh?

DOORS open early next month for another comedy blast from the Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Three top talents plus a quality MC should ensure that September 9 is a gag packed night at the theatre’s Comedy Cellar.

Nathan Caton arrives fresh from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, Breakfast At Stephanie's and his pilot for BBC Radio 4.

Nathan is one of the most sought after comedians in the UK four years ago when he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards.

His TV breakthrough came a year later when his debut comedy pilot, The Nathan Caton

Theatre

How does it feel to star in a play that’s not been performed for nearly 100 years? I’m absolutely thrilled about it. I’d never heard of this play – obviously I’ve heard of Harold Brighouse because of Hobson’s Choice. It’s set in 1913 and it was written then, but it’s so relevant to today – not just the main theme, which obviously is football, but the class system.

We like to think there is no class system nowadays but there is. A rich girl marrying a poor boy, his mother not wanting him to get into that situation, and her father not wanting her to marry him: it’s just a really good meaty play. There are a lot of laughs in there, and some really great characters. I was so surprised it hadn’t been done for that amount of time.

Comedy

■ CUTTING COMEDY: Joe Rowntree appearing at the LBT

■ BACK IN TOWN: Wendi Peters returns to the LBT. Inset, her Coronation Street character Cilla with Malcolm Hebden as Norris Cole and Eileen Derbyshire as Emily Bishop

played in Coronation Street, Cilla Battersby-Brown? Cilla’s a mother – but the character I’m going to be playing in The Game loves her son dearly.

Cilla did love Chesney but in a very superficial way – she never showed it. So there aren’t big similarities, apart from them both being strong, northern women.

What did you think of the character of Cilla? I loved playing her.

But I wouldn’t want to live next door to her.

She’s not a nice character.

Is it tough working on a soap like Coronation Street? Coronation Street is very, very hard if you’re in a main storyline. You’ll be in make-up at 7 o’clock in the morning and not finishing till seven at night. Then you go home and you’ve got six scenes to learn for the following day. So for a certain amount of time you’ll be extremely busy.

Do you miss Coronation Street? I

don’t miss the actual job and I don’t particularly miss the character of Cilla. I miss some of the people – I miss the immediate family, I miss Sam (Aston) who played Chesney, although we keep in touch with phone calls and texts, and Jennie McAlpine (who plays Fiz Stape) and Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland).

Would you go back? Never say never: I’d be stupid to say I don’t ever want to go back because you never know, in five or six years’ time I might not have any work for three years and say ‘I’d quite like to go back there’! In the immediate future I have no plans to go back.

When did the acting bug strike?

When I was about 10. I persuaded my mum to let me go to ballet lessons, because my cousins did, when I was about eight. From ballet I went on to do tap and modern and every form of dance. Through the dancing school I got involved in Blackburn amateur dramatics, being a dancer in some of their shows, then doing plays at school. I remember thinking this is what I really love, this is where I’m happiest and it’s what I want to do. ● The Game at the LBT, November 4-6. Call the box office on 01484 430528.

Show aired on Paramount Television.

Be careful around the next comic on the bill. Joe Rowntree is not only a professional stand-up, he’s the man whose career began when he wrote put-downs for Anne Robinson on the Weakest Link.

From there he’s gone on to work in some of the best known comedy clubs in London and around the UK. He’s recently been busy presenting a UK tour of Brainiac Live after appearing in all six series of the award winning hit TV show Brainiac: Science Abuse (Sky One) which saw him take part in live and highly dangerous scientific experiments.

Scott Bennett is admired for his witty comic observations about life's little quirks and with Anthony J Brown as MC, the nigh should be laughter packed.

After all, Anthony is a Jongleurs Award Winner and had been seen on no less than Phoenix Nights and The Stand-Up Show.

The show starts at 8pm, tickets are £9 and £7 with NUS members £5. The box office is on 01484 430528.

For more comedy in the Cellar space and in the LBT’s main house right through until the end of the year, check the theatre brochure which is out now.

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Art

Jazz duo’s scenic tour JAZZ duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer have proved a hit with audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Over the last three years they have performed to more than 3,500 people at the festival at their Royal Mile venue.

And now they’re bringing their tour to town, playing at Birdsedge Village Hall in September as part of their Jazz and Landscape Tour.

Ian Millar's soft lyrical tenor sax is supported by Dominic Spencer's intricate piano runs each giving one another the space to play beautifully crafted solos.

They will, once again, take to the stage in Edinburgh this year, and afterwards they’ll leave

the picturesque shores of Scotland behind them and hit the road.

As part of the Jazz and Landscape tour, the saxophone and piano duo will feature videos of the Scottish scenery as a backdrop to their concerts.

See them at the Birdsedge Village Hall, Penistone Road, on Saturday, September 11 with the show starting at 8pm.

The refurbished hall makes a great village centre but also offers some exciting musical nights out and this is one of them.

Tickets are £10 or £9 for concessions.

Visit www.millarandspencer. co.uk for further information about the jazz duo.

■ STUNNING: Hellebores by Moonlight, captured in acrylics

by Peter Wade and displayed as part of the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Art Society exhibition

Exhibitions

Artist’s one man show FIVE decades of artwork by one artist will be exhibited together for the first time.

The collection by David Ellis includes an array of colourful landscapes, still life and abstract work.

And it promises to be a real treat for art lovers from the region.

■ CELEBRATION: David Ellis marks It opens at five decades as an artist Batley Art Gallery “It is thoughtful, tomorrow and includes well-executed and very nearly 50 years of work attractive and I’m sure by the Huddersfield that our regular gallery artist. visitors will really Born in 1940, David appreciate seeing the Ellis studied at work en masse.

Huddersfield School of “It’s a real coup for the Art from 1959 to 1963, gallery to host this specialising in painting retrospective of David’s during his final two work.” years.

On taking early Since leaving, he has retirement in 1993, David taught in secondary opened his own gallery schools and illustrated at Walkleys Canalside educational books, as Mill near Hebden Bridge. well as running his own From 2000 to 2005 his galleries and working as gallery moved to Byram an artist for close to five Arcade in Huddersfield. decades.

More recently he has The four-week been involved in the exhibition includes a HOST Open Studios in selection of David’s Huddersfield. many paintings, from The paintings in the some of his early pieces exhibition span nearly 50 right up to his most years, having been recent work.

Exhibition coordinator completed between Mark Milnes said: “David leaving art school in 1963, through to the has regularly shown his work with us in our open present day.

The exhibition runs exhibitions and has from tomorrow until always stood out in our Saturday, September 13 shows as being strong at Batley Art Gallery, and worthy of a solo Market Place. exhibition.

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Blossoming of art skills

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HE latest exhibition at the Smith Art Gallery, Brighouse, features the work of members of the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Art Society, and there are some very skilful offerings on show.

Landscapes are the main theme, though there are a few works presenting a stark contrast, like Sheri Drake’s My Yorkie (mixed media) with its chocolate bar and cat’s face, and Dorothy Pickering’s Desert Landscape (acrylic), a powerful representation of armed troops running out of a helicopter.

Strong colours work well in Patricia Keene’s painterly and sunny piece, The Flower Show (acrylic), while B G Johnson has painted Malham Bridge (watercolour) in oppressive weather.

David A Scott’s Oakwell Hall, with its vigorous treatment of vegetation, glows in sunlight and there’s some snow around in Mary Needham’s Cottages at Granny Hall Lane (acrylic).

In Catherine Clapham’s Through The Wall (watercolour) with its well-chosen colours, a stile gives access to an inviting piece of countryside.

Patricia Keene’s realistic Farmhouse Kitchen (acrylic) holds plenty of

acrylic of Whitby Harbour, circa 1800.

I liked Malcolm Keene’s Seabird Sanctuary (acrylic) with its birds, rocks and heavy atmosphere.

By DAVID Muriel Kaye’s Rounded Up (acrylic) is

By DAVID HAMMOND a pleasingly realistic treatment of sheep and sheepdogs.

HAMMOND Other animal pictures which impress pleasing detail. Matthew Evans gives are Sue Blackwell’s large, resting us a dark, wintry view of Castle Hill leopard (pastel) and Jean Webster’s (pastel and mixed media) and David A bold face of a Mountain Hare Scott’s Monk’s Bridge at Fountains (watercolour).

Abbey (watercolour) has fine Some excellent flower paintings treatment of bridge and river. include Peter Wade’s striking B G Johnson’s Autumn is a loosely Hellebores by Moonlight (acrylic) and painted and atmospheric study in John Wetton’s Trio of Anemones watercolours, and Doris Spencer’s New (watercolour).

Bridge, Hardcastle Crags is another John Allingham brings a taste of delightfully atmospheric affair. amusement to the exhibition, with B Clarke’s Reflections has delicious three line and wash contributions; light colouring in watercolours. Irene Wife, enjoying her own party, Filey Scott’s stylised treatment of Ragen Beach cricket and Bull, loose at a Point, Pembrokeshire (acrylic) works country fair. well and so does the even more stylised There’s a suitable sense of mystery in treatment of J Hall in St Catherine’s Patricia Keene’s The Fortune Teller Lighthouse. (acrylic), with her crystal ball.

Among several boat paintings, Brenda Another portrait, Kathy Day’s young Pickle’s pastel To The Rescue has a Mayoress (watercolour) is a dignified suitable sense of urgency with the affair.

Oh, and another portrait, Sue lifeboat cresting the waves. Worth Blackwell’s sheepdog, Handsome and mentioning too, are the strong use of Smart, is a bold and lively oil colours in Betty Leverton’s Boats contribution.

Moored in Bridlington Harbour.

The show is open Monday to Taking us back a couple of centuries, Saturday (closed Wednesdays) and Mary Needham’s detailed and runs until September 11. characterful work pays off in her

Gallery Gallery

Val JAVIN

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... with an off beat look across the arts

Owning up to a Swedish obsession

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OU’VE seen it, haven’t you? The TV ad where a teenager wanders into the kitchen and discovers first his dad, then his mum lurking under the floor eating breakfast.

My instant thought was: “Oh please. Does any marketing guru think we are all a spoon short of a cereal bowl and would seriously think we’d get away with hiding anything from our nearest and dearest?

“And anyway, you’d hear all that crackling wouldn’t you?”

But the idea that some things are so good that your instinct is to keep them to yourself did strike a chord.

The thing is, I’ve become rather secretive of late, waiting until the coast is clear before settling down, yes, with curtains closed if needs be, to enjoy a helping of something I’m just not prepared to share.

And the reason why I’m not prepared to share?

It’s because I seem to be burning a lone candle for a TV programme called Wallander.

One friend who caught me viewing in solitary confinement, sighed and said: “Not again. Is everything you watch so depressing?”

This from a woman addicted to both Casualty and Holby City, neither of which seems to me to have a reputation for being uplifting.

“And who on earth,” she went on, “can stand watching something in Swedish with sub-titles?”

Well actually, I can. Those simple, uncluttered sentences running across the screen are a vital part of Wallander’s pared down charm.

For those who haven’t yet seen this thriller of a detective series, then you’d better hurry if you want to catch it.

BBC4, for reasons best known to itself, has buried this gem of a programme. It is currently reshowing the first series but the bad news is that after 26 episodes, Krister Henriksson who plays the title role, says he won’t be making any more.

And please, don’t confuse the original Swedish series with the English-language version made by seasoned British producer Andy Harries and starring Kenneth Branagh.

The Branagh version, broadcast in prime time on BBC1, might well have picked up a BAFTA for Best Drama Series, but for me, though Branagh is a perfectly fine actor, he is not Wallander. Krister Henriksson is.

and the pain is there for all to see without the aid of all day stubble and the drip, drip of constant tears.

His team too are all utterly believable, beautifully drawn by an ensemble of actors who work together to produce a reality which draws the viewer into the story.

As for those pesky sub-titles. To me, they say it all. They are a prompt, an indicator that we are right about what we see and feel. Language has no barriers.

And by the way, for a quick summary of what Wallander (Swedish version, of course) is all about, listen to Anna Ternheim’s song, Quiet Night. Used as the sign-off track in later episodes, it has an unmistakable message all of its own.

Don’t blink or you might just miss an epic

TWENTY minutes to whizz through Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Add another five to get through Hamlet – well he does go on a bit.

The world of theatre is used to double acts who make short work of the Bard largely due to the antics of the RSC (that’s the Reduced Shakespeare Company not the more serious lot at Stratford).

When the American RSC decided to get ambitious, they took on an extra actor and upped their game plan to an hour and 30 minutes. It

Unending story IT IS good to know that in the making of the latest instalment of one of the summer’s cinema smash hits, no toy was left behind.

Toy Story 3 lifted the lid once again on the world of Woody and Buzz and had us all, hearts in mouth, as to what would happen when Andy went off to college leaving his friends to the dust of the attic or perhaps worse, put out with the garbage.

In the cold light of day it is perhaps hard to believe that a computer animated film about a bunch of plastic playmates could outlast the average modern day toy’s shelf life.

But in the privacy of your own home, or the comforting darkness of a cinema, tales from the toybox seem to strike a mega chord even in the hearts of a generation who you might think would be more at home out clubbing until the small hours.

Years ago, I took great delight in hauling my godson and his elder brother off to stage shows. We swashed and buckled with pirates, fretted about Ratty and Mole on the riverbank and always had a hugely good time booing and hissing any villain in sight.

Sadly those days are gone. Both are now busy building their own business success story and are far too worldly wise to be easily impressed by paint and panto.

■ REAL DEAL: Swedish actor Krister Henriksson as TV detective Wallander Kurt Wallander is a policeman in the coastal town of Ystad in Sweden and the character was created by novelist Henning Mankell, whose work has long been popular in Sweden.

Now those books have fast become part of a cult in this country for all things Scandinavian.

In the Branagh version of Wallander, lingering looks at the landscape played as much a part of the story as his red-eyed emotional wreck of a character.

Henriksson keeps things on a much tighter rein and for me, that’s how it should be. Here we feel a man so challenged by the crimes and the victims that he has to deal with that he becomes engrossed to the exception of all else. Including his own relationships.

Yes he’s melancholy and moody but he cares

did, after all, allow them to dash headlong through all 35 of William’s writings. Why stop at one.

In their now well-established career, they have taken liberties with The Bible: The Complete Word of God (decidedly unauthorised version), The Complete History of America and something many opera lovers might just be grateful for, a half-hour version of Richard Wagner’s operatic Ring Cycle.

Now comes competition from Canada.

One hundred thousand

characters, nine companions, three masterworks. And, eat your heart out RSC, one man to do it.

Canadian actor Charles Ross will blast his way through Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings on stage at St George’s Hall in Bradford on September 3.

Should be a breeze for a man who delivered a one man Star Wars Trilogy last time he was in town.

It may not have the epic scale of the masterly movies ■ EPIC MEETING: One of them is Gandalf. but it will sure have one Sir Ian McKellen with Charles Ross advantage. Brevity.

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Imagine my surprise then when I heard that one of their recent lads’ and lasses nights out was to the cinema to catch up with Woody and Buzz.

They, like the rest of the film-watching world, wanted to know what happened to Woody and his mates.

And do you know what, they loved the adventures of the gang in Toy Story 3.

Yes, they approved of the slick animation and new characters voiced by Ned Beatty, Timothy Dalton, Bonnie Hunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Garlin and Michael Keaton.

But they also admired the way in which Toy Story 3 handled the inevitable storyline. After all, Andy had to grow up one day.

This mega, 15 year film franchise hasn’t survived to trilogy status without pushing plenty of emotional buttons.

But a movie about toys that can blend comedy and adventure and send grown men misty-eyed deserves its cult status.

I’m quietly pleased that the sheer delight I once saw in two excited young boys is still there and can be rekindled by a blend of new and old – of digital wizardry and good old story-telling with strong themes about friendship and love.

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10 pairs of movie tickets up for grabs We’ve 10 pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of our friends at Huddersfield Odeon. All you have to do is tell us – Which film heart throb is Angelina Jolie partnered with? Is it: a) George Clooney b) Brad Pitt or c) Johnny Depp?

■ HAPPILY EVER AFTER?: Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Curtis in Dear John

GET TISSUES READY FOR A REAL WEEPY Dear John (Cert 12, 104 mins) Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment, Romance, also available to buy DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99) Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas.

ARMY Special Forces operative John Tyree (Tatum) heads home to South Carolina on leave to see his mildly autistic father (Jenkins).

During an afternoon on the beach, John meets local girl Savannah (Seyfried) and the spark of attraction is immediate. Her good friend, Tim (Thomas), warns the soldier that he will kill him if he ever breaks Savannah’s heart.

Inevitably, John returns to the frontline, promising his sweetheart, “It will all be over sooner than you think and I’ll be back for good.”

Fate conspires to reunite the lovers, though not in a way that either of them would have wished. Adapted from the best-seller by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Dear John is a bittersweet soap opera that relies on familiar plot devices including terminal illness to keep the lovers apart.

Even the conflict in Iraq turns out to be just one more spoke in the wheels of their journey. Sex scenes are tastefully shot within the bounds of a 12 certificate, but with just enough toned, bronzed flesh to swell the membership of Tatum’s ever-growing fan club while Jenkins delivers a terrific supporting performance Rating: ***

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Repo Men (Cert 18, 107 mins) Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd, Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller/Romance, also available to buy DVD £15.99/Blu-ray £19.99) Starring: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice Van Houten, Chandler Canterbury, RZA.

REMY (Law) and Jake (Whitaker) work for a powerful organisation called The Union, which provides artificial organs for a five-figure sum.

Patients take out high interest loans to cover the cost and if they fall behind three months with repayments, repossession men such as Remy and Jake arrive unannounced to forcibly retrieve the valuable organ.

When a retrieval goes wrong, Remy ends up in hospital with an artificial heart.

Unable to meet interest rates of almost 20%, Remy falls behind with repayments and pleads for clemency from Union manager Frank (Schreiber). “Give me your heart,” he barks. Marked for death, Remy goes on the run for his life and he meets singer Beth (Braga). Together, they attempt to bring down The Union.

Based on the novel The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia, Repo Men is a futuristic thriller, which delights in scenes of gore as Remy and Jake scythe open debtors and rip various organs from their lifeless bodies.

Rating: ***

Going Postal (Cert 12, 276 mins) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DVD £19.99/two-disc DVD £24.99/Blu-ray £28.99, Comedy/Drama

A SECOND chance at life comes with several strings attached in this lavish Sky1 adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s beloved book from the Discworld series.

Moist von Lipwig (Richard Coyle) is condemned to the gallows but he ends up being offered a thankless job as the new postmaster. Faced with mountains of undelivered letters, he invents the postage stamp which provides a new lease of life and he also falls in love.

Rating: *** Grey’s Anatomy - Complete Fifth Season (More Moments) (Cert 15, 1155 mins) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, DVD £30.99/Complete Season 1-5 Box Set £138.99, Drama/Comedy/Romance IN this seven-disc box set comprising 24 episodes of the hit medical drama, the doctors and patients of Seattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital are stunned when an ice storm wreaks havoc inside and outside of the building.

Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and beau Derek (Patrick Dempsey) continue to resolve their long-standing relationship issues and Izzie (Katherine Heigl) receives devastating test results.

Rating: **

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A BASS guitarist (Michael Cera) has to battle his girlfriend's seven evil old flames in SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD... a young boy (Zachary Gordon, pictured) ) discovers that growing up can be a painful experience in the film version of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID... childhood friends reunite to rake over the coals of the past in the comedy GROWN UPS... and crusading journalist Michael (Mikael Nyqvist) and computer hacker Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) investigate a human trafficking ring in THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE.

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MOVIES

There’s a huge body count in the film – but too often it seems Jolie’s just going through the motions and some of the high-octane moments lack spark.

Dry taste left by Salt

■ ACTION GIRL: Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt

All-guns-blazing romp BRAWN triumphs over brains in THE EXPENDABLES Sylvester Stallone’s explosive adventure that shoe-horns some of (15, 103 mins) 5/10 the biggest names of the movie action genre into one preposterous, all-guns-blazing film. love.

And shoe-horn is a good description The highlight is a scene in a b e c a u s e t h e r e i s s o m u c h church in which Stallone’s gym-honed, rippling muscle on dis- hero and his rival Trencher play here, you can barely see the (Arnold Schwarzenegger) background or supporting cast in meet in a church to comsome shots. pete for a contract from the A d m i t t e d l y, Je a n - C l a u d e Va n mysterious Mr Church (Bruce WilDamme and Steven Seagal are lis). nowhere to be seen – presumably “Give the job to my friend here. He both were too busy headlining their loves playing in the jungle,” deadlatest straight-to-DVD thrillers. pans Arnie, referring to Stallone’s However, Stallone has assembled an gung-ho exploits as Rambo. impressive array of gun-toting beef- “ W h a t ’s h i s p r o b l e m ? ” a s k s cakes past and present, casting him- Church. self in the plum role of the steely “He wants to be President,” quips mercenary with the heart of gold, Stallone. who vanquishes evil in the name of It’s all downhill from there!

SALT

(12A, 100 mins) 6/10

Jolie can still kick serious butt!

ANGELINA Jolie’s first film for two years takes itself far too seriously.

Salt, named after the CIA operative played

by Jolie, is a thinly-veiled attempt at making a Bourne-esque franchise, but rather than be genuinely gripping, the plot starts slow, is predictable and the script clichéd.

The action opens ‘two years ago’ in North Korea, where we find an unfeasibly blonde Jolie stripped to her underwear, bound and covered in blood.

She’s released with the help of her German arachnologist boyfriend (August Diehl) and we flash forward to their spider-strewn apartment, on their wedding anniversary.

At CIA HQ in Washington, Evelyn Salt is set to leave for the day, when she and her boss Winter (Liev Schreiber) are called to interrogate Russian defector Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) who accuses Salt of being part of a cell of highly-trained Russian sleeper spies who are about to be activated in what he terms ‘Day X’.

Salt, he claims, will kill the Russian President at the American vice president’s funeral in New York. Realising her husband’s in danger, Salt tells Winter: “I’m not a goddamn Russian spy”, before blasting her way out of the building and jumping from truck to truck in a car chase.

Cue cheesy flashbacks of Evelyn meeting her husband for the first time in a hot-house, as she finds he’s not at home and kits herself up to head to New York.

While crowds mass round a church before the vice president’s funeral, Salt evades her CIA colleagues and slips into the subway and the church vault to carry out the assassination of the Russian president.

But is she really a sleeper spy?

The film, which seems timely, given the recent Russian spy furore in the States, was originally written for a male lead. In a nod to that, Salt disguises herself as a man at one stage, to break into the White House, but the scene lacks humour.

Jolie can still kick some serious butt – there’s a huge body count in the film – but too often it seems she’s just going through the motions and some of the high-octane moments lack spark.

Chiwetel Ejiofor is on form as the counter-intelligence officer who chases Salt throughout the film, and is integral to the final scene that sets up a sequel.

If there are tongue-in-cheek moments, they don’t raise a laugh and the dull colour palette does nothing to lift the film out of the realms of mediocrity.

What’s lurking below YOU already know what to expect from Piranha 3D before you even settle down in your seat with a bucket of popcorn and drink.

Kelly Brook, who plays glamour model Danni, has described the 3D remake of the 1978 horror as “a big, fun B-movie with lots of boobs, blood, gore and drama”, and there are plenty of these ingredients in this cheesy romp to keep horror fans satisfied.

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja – of The Hills Have Eyes fame – has turned his hand from mutants to the flesh-eating piranhas, which unsurprisingly show little mercy as they chomp and chew their way through fresh-faced teenagers and fun-seekers celebrating their annual spring break festivities.

Sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) is a working mum who has to

PIRANHA 3D (18, 88 mins) 6/10 leave her teenage son Jake (Steven McQueen) to babysit her younger children as she heads off to patrol the spring break parties at Lake Victoria – but Jake would rather spend time with porn king Derrick (Jerry O’Connell) and his two glamorous busty sidekicks Danni (Kelly Brook) and Crystal (real-life erotic actress Riley Steele).

Jake helps his new friend find a quiet spot at the lake to shoot scenes for his new film, which includes a raunchy kiss between the two actresses.

The tranquil spot just so happens to be the same area where a recent underwater tremor opened a deep chasm, unleashing swarms of prehistoric razor-toothed fish that had been dormant for thousands of years and now have a taste for human flesh.

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Six of the best: SNAP SIX HAPPINESS It used to be all about the megapixel boasting rights for a digital camera owner, with compact cameras seen as mere minnows in their struggle to reach 10 megapixels, Here’s our selection of six to enhance your experience with your current digital snapper.

Steady Shot - Joby GorillaPod - from £24.99 from www.expansys.com

This oh-so-simple gadget really does improve your shots of static objects, and landscapes especially. Just attach the camera to the secure screw on the top and the three legs can be set on a flat surface in regular tripod fashion or wrapped around anything secure to take alternative angle shots. Other models of the Joby are also available for larger and video cameras.

Moving Images - Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD Cards - from £49.00 see www.jessops.com

No need to remove your secure digital card and slot it into the card reader on your PC, nor use a USB cable for data transfer, the all new Eye-Fi card uses the magic of Wi-Fi to make moving your snaps a cinch. Able to store a full 4GB of data before it needs to make a computer connection, it is pricier than your usual SD card but a real revolution.

GAMES CHART All formats, full price

1 Toy Story 3 2. Red Dead Redemption 3. Dance On Broadway 4. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 5. Art Academy 6. Just Dance 7. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Starry Skies 8. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 9. Super Mario Galaxy 2 10. Madden NFL 11 Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (c) ELSPA (UK) Ltd

Osmos Platform: iPhone/iPad Genre: Arcade Price: £1.79 ASIN: N/A

‘TURN up sound to enjoy’ is the kind of instruction you receive on dodgy emails that will have your PC screaming expletives around the office before you can hit the delete button. However, here you're told that Osmos is ‘best with headphones’ for a very good reason as this strange, mesmerising puzzler boasts one of the finest ambient soundtracks you’ll have ever heard. And the game ain’t half bad either. Essentially you

propel your ‘mote’ into other smaller motes, trying to become big enough to complete each level. Other ‘character motes’ up the difficulty pretty sharpish as physics, fast reflexes and a steady hand are all required to progress through this elegant puzzle adventure. The crisp visuals and minimalist electronic soundtrack combine perfectly to make this a touch-screen title that will quickly transport you from wherever you are to a peaceful, yet challenging dreamlike world.

Rating: 83%

The GAMER

Show off - Album Portable Digital Photo Gallery - £169.99 from www.firebox.com

This has to be the ultimate photo album for the 21st century. With space inside for an impressive 40,000 snaps, even elderly aunties will have sipped enough tea by the end of the epic show. Transfer images from your camera in a number of different ways then flick through using the buttons located alongside the vivid 7-inch screen.

Image Delivery - PoGo Instant Printer - £39.99 from www.firebox.com

This pocketable printer, which is able to print out pictures that are 2x3 inches in dimension, will impress all who come into contact with it.

What better way to leave a lasting impression at a party than this? The colour quality of the end result may not be on a par with it’s much bulkier brethren but as it uses thermal technology doesn’t eat up ink cartridges either.

Power Station - Turbocharger 3400 World Pack - £34.99 from www.proporta.com

We often think there’s enough juice in our devices to last until the next “plug stop”, but more often than not that evil red indicator triumphs and we’re left literally powerless.

Fear not, the Turbocharger, the most impressive of portable power stations, can step up and fully recharge almost any digital camera from its electrical reserves in no time, and do it several times. A gadget that leaves you with a smug grin on your face.

Latest Addition iPhone Telephoto Lens and Tripod £29.99 form www.iwantoneofthose. com

This is a world first, but we reckon that this type of gadget will be more widely available for other mobile devices over the coming months, for now though its strictly “iPhoners” only. The iPhone Telephoto Lens irons out those terrible zooming inadequacies you have by allowing an 8 x magnification. In addition you get a nifty mini tripod plus a sleeve for the iPhone, a cleaning cloth and protective case.

GAME OF THE WEEK Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Platform: PS3 Genre: Shooter Price: £49.99 ASIN: B0037HPSC8

THIS is certainly one shooter that's not for kids, but how those youngsters will be praying for their birthdays to fly past so that they can get their hands on Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. For every moment that exposes this game for the raw and brutal crime shooter it unashamedly is, behind the blood and gore the dedication to getting this game right also shines through.

A much more engaging and immersive experience, you follow the eponymous duo (who are probably the most disturbed criminals to have graced a video game) through the gritty Shanghai underworld. Improvements on the original have been made in almost every area of the single-player game, while multiplayer boasts some ingenious and truly innovative modes. This includes Undercover Cop, which instructs one member of the robbers' group to blow his team's plans to complete a bank robbery. Guaranteeing there's a traitor in your crew only serves to heighten the tension, and Dog Days delivers that, as well as quality shooter gaming, in spades.

Rating: 88%

Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger

Platform: Xbox Live Arcade Genre: Action Price: 1,200 Microsoft points ASIN: N/A

Platform: PC Genre: Fighter Price: £29.99 ASIN: B003WOL6EU

LARA’S big budget outings are fairly few and far between these days, but this Xbox Live Arcade adventure is a reminder of just how much fun you can have with the intrepid explorer. Taking a different gameplay tack to the traditional over-the-shoulder shooter style approach, Guardian Of Light lives within an isometric third-person set-up, as you navigate your way through a number of levels, each containing tombs to explore, a multitude of beasts to battle and no shortage of puzzles to solve. Using the left analogue stick to move and the right one to aim your weapons works really well, and has a slick, simple arcadey feel to it. The levels are engaging and tough work – each just long enough to feel substantial, yet not that expansive to make you feel like the challenges and rewards on offer are unobtainable.

Rating: 79%

COMING from the creators of the Guilty Gear series, BlazBlue should quite rightly be held in high regard before you’ve even slipped the disc into your PC. And it’s a relief to say that such fighter hype is well justified. The hand-drawn 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds will take your breath away, but you'll need all the puff you can muster as the action explodes in glorious high definition. Mastering the basics is crucial, but after that the true depth of BlazBlue’s combat system really comes to the fore. It forces players to master combos, anticipate opponent onslaughts and fight tactically, all in a stellar blaze of multicoloured flashes and flourishes. Put simply, this is a fighter that raises the bar for those to come, and makes you wonder what you ever did with your online gaming time before this – you can even take on Xbox 360 fighters!

Rating: 86%

Space Shuttle Mission Simulator Platform: PC/Mac Genre: Simulation Price: £34.99 ASIN: B003IHVHA4

SPACEFLIGHT enthusiasts who scoff at the likes of Buzz Lightyear trivialising the world of outer space will be delighted to hear that Space Shuttle Simulator takes things altogether more seriously and gives PC and Mac gamers probably the closest thing you’ll get to sitting in the cockpit yourself. The developers have made it a labour of love to accurately recreate the 3D virtual cockpit setting, the shuttle itself, international space station and satellites. Right from the Commander or Pilot’s seat, you can experience the lift-off shakes and roar of the engines, after which the success of mission procedures rest in your hands, including the ever so tricky manual guiding of the shuttle to a safe landing. A whopping 22 missions should keep you busy enough, and with the developer even recommending that you study the real shuttle manual to get more out of the game, you know this is one simulation that should keep you seriously entertained.

Rating: 80%

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Nick LAVIGUEUR Rock, pop and anything else

BANDS who didn’t quite make the lofty heights of the Leeds Festival are set to rock the city’s bars and clubs instead.

The first ever Leeds Festival Fringe launched last night, providing fans a chance to build up to the excitement of three days of top music at Bramham Park.

And bands from Kirklees and Calderdale are well represented across the seven nights of mostly free gigs.

Tonight Huddersfield singer Steph Stephenson is one of four acts at the daily Acoustic Fringe Night at the New Conservatory.

Tomorrow Halifax grunge three piece Mondo Cane warm up the Royal Park Cellars before fellow grungers Adelaide Harlequin from Huddersfield headline the venue.

Meanwhile over at the Granary Wharf, Dewsbury boys The Tabbs will follow up their Festival in the Park performance at new venue The Hop with Halifax indie kids 13 Lights also down in the Dark Arches.

On Sunday it’s Huddersfield Blues man Dac Charnley’s turn to take to the acoustic fringe while Halifax’s Codego play the Yorkshire Underground

Bands head to Leeds Festival Fringe ■ LIVE AND LOUD: Huddersfield rock outfit Redstar are warming up live at the Sportsmans Arms Halifax tonight (from 9pm) in preparation for headlining the Leeds Fringe Festival on Sunday at Carpe Diem in Leeds city centre

Band Takeover at Carpe Diem headlined by Huddersfield’s Red Star at 10pm.

On Wednesday

Huddersfield band Audit Control have been given the honour of playing the Yorkshire Music Collective finale at Carpe Diem along

with The Sighting, while Holmfirth anti-folk crew Old Man Pie will play the final Acoustic Fringe Night.

Other venues hosting

W

ot Gorilla? are heading to Leeds Festival next weekend determined to make the most of their second chance at fame.

■ MONKEYING AROUND: Halifax math rockers Wot Gorilla? have earned a coveted (S) spot at Leeds Festival for it. More than excitement, it’s just making sure we do it right this time.

“We could play Leeds and it just go back to normal – we’ve got to give it our best shot.

“It’s kind of out of our hands, there’s a lot of luck involved.

“Hopefully the right people will

MR FOGG: Stung. An electro combination of dreamy aesthetics with sinister and dark undertones from the multi-instrumentalist. His intelligence shines through like a beacon, but may not light his way down a mainstream path.

THE MINUTES: Fleetwood. The Irish band pay homage to one of their greatest influences even though they sound like Dr And The Medics meeting up with the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on a psychedelic cloud.

fringe gigs are Northern Monkey, The Well, The Dry Dock and Escobar.

Check out www.leedsfestivalfringe.org

If at first you don’t succeed...

The Halifax math rockers are set to play the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds after they won a runners up prize at the Futuresound competition, beating hundreds of other West Yorkshire bands in the process.

But a few years after a similar opportunity at Leeds Festival came to nothing, band members Mat Haigh and Si Marks said they were determined to not waste their time in the limelight.

Frontman Mat Haigh said their excitement at playing the two site festival only 12 months after playing their first gig was tempered by the knowledge that they didn’t make the most of their first shot at stardom.

Mat said: “We just want to make a good go of it. Me and Si have played at Leeds Fest before in an old band (Lucida Console) and we just didn’t give it a good go, we were too young

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see us and it will take us a bit further.”

Si said: “We were about 18 or 19 at the time we were like, ‘I can’t believe I’ve got Leeds tickets, ace, I don’t have to pay for my ticket’, rather than thinking, ‘what can I do with all these people there?’

“We just played and went back to the campsite and drank for the rest of the weekend.”

The four piece was formed in late 2008 after Mat, 24, decided he wanted to try a new sound.

The band boast they ‘write songs you can’t dance to’ and Mat said his prog-rock

influences had given them a different edge.

He said: “We’ve been in bands for years. I’m in another band but it’s quite a loud heavy thing and I wanted something more melodic.

“Si wasn’t in a band at the time, so it was just a case of keeping on doing what we like doing but trying to take it a bit more seriously with this one and see how far we can get – and now this (Leeds Festival) has come up.

“There’s not that many bands merging the mathy sound with the regular indie sound so perhaps that’s why we’ve been chosen to play Leeds?”

Si said: “I do listen to a lot of bands and straight away they fit into a category.

“We’re not trying to be different but I think we just are a bit.” ● Wot Gorilla? are supporting the Get Up Kids in Bolton on August 26 before their appearance at the Reading Festival the following day.

They play the final day of the Leeds Festival on August 29.

Their next Huddersfield gig is the Zephyr Bar on September 9. myspace.com/wotgorillaband

GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY featuring SHY FX: Collapsing Cities. The convoluted name will never smooth their way in life even though there is a certain appeal to this fleet-footed pop that ponders what would happen if all the buildings fell down. Would people be overtaken by looting greed or a sense of community? We all know the answer to that one.

THIS MORNING CALL: Clockworks. This is Ben Heyworth who draws on his natural sensibilities to create a tender ballad that switches tempo, mood and pace at the flick of a switch. Music as an artform.

Albums DAVID ROTHERAY: The Life Of Birds. The acclaimed songwriter from The Beautiful South has come up with what’s probably a new concept – and that’s concept folk. He’s got together with a host of other folk-minded songsmiths to do an album about birds which is also a multi-layered reflection on life itself. Leading track The Sparrow, The Thrush and The Nightingale is upbeat in a shuffling, whistling kind of a way – but it’s also an allegorical tale about greed. Subjects covered veer from the X-Factor to Alzheimer’s and mental illness.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Nightmare. Oddly enough this musical sacrifice from the Californian band isn’t the stuff of nightmares despite titles such as Buried Alive, Natural Born Killer, God Hates Us and Tonight The World Dies. Sure there’s brutal hardcore but that’s only part of the tale as others draw in concerto rock, acoustic meandering and a couple that veer dangerously towards a dreamlike state. Listen without preconceptions or prejudice.

BENNI HEMM HEMM: Retaliate. He hails from Iceland but moved to Scotland and recorded this at his home in Edinburgh. OK, just five songs and the music’s soft folk which is strangely at odds with the themes of knives, blood and vampires. It’s all rather bizarre.

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Gigs TONIGHT ❑ Hudds, Bar 1:22 BLEED THE LIGHT + Every Last Memory + Wake The Silence + Hands Of Ares ❑ Hudds, Peacock Lounge HAT FITZ & CARA ROBINSON (Country/Blues) ❑ Hudds, St Patricks Catholic Club PHIL STEELE ❑ Hudds, The Bridge 3 DAZE LOST ❑ Brighouse, Barge NEW 2 ❑ Dewsbury, West Riding Refreshment Rooms THE FEVER TREES ❑ Meltham, Travellers Rest VITAL SIGNS ❑ Slaithwaite, The Swan WES PAUL BAND ❑ Halifax, Shoulder Of Mutton NATHAN JAMES ❑ Halifax, Sportsman RED STAR ❑ Halifax, Victoria Theatre “Halifax Festival” Feat. THE SOUTH ❑ Todmorden, The Sportsman “Open Mic Session” ❑ Bradford, Rio’s FALL OF RUIN + Devastating Malicia

TOMORROW ❑ Hudds, Bay Horse VITAL SIGNS ❑ Hudds, Parish THE PRETTY MACHINE (Album Launch) + King Kananga ❑ Hudds, Peacock Lounge “Cabaret Heaven” Feat. MUNDO JAZZ + Zoot + Clair Crook ❑ Hudds, Royal Oak @ Paddock PADDED CELL ❑ Hudds, Yorkshire Victoria LUNATIC FRINGE ❑ Brighouse, Barge THE McCARRONS ❑ Dewsbury, Black Bull “Live Music” (Band Tbc) ❑ Holmfirth, Picturedrome ARLO GUTHRIE + Michael Weston King ❑ Slaithwaite, Wharfeside Inn THE SAVAGES ❑ Halifax, Shoulder Of Mutton SULLYS HEROES ❑ Hebden Bridge, Trades Club TETCHI ❑ Sowerby Bridge, Puzzle Hall Inn THE JANICE GRAHAM BAND ❑ Bradford, Rio’s DOWN THE MACHINE + Astro Circus + Ether 5 ❑ Sheffield, Corporation THE FAMOUS CLASS

SUNDAY ❑ Hudds, Deighton Working Men’s Club CHARLI

SOUTH By South West (SXSW) Music Conference may be more than six months away but planning for the Yorkshire Showcase has already begun.

The US conference has been a key event in the music calendar for breaking UK acts including Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae and the Kaiser Chiefs.

Yorkshire bands who fancy trying to get on the plane to Texas next March to show the Americans what they can do are now being invited to register their interest.

The briefing event, organised by Huddersfield producer and musician Pat Fulgoni, takes place on September 1 in Leeds.

It will also include information about the world’s largest music industry trade MIDEM. Guest speakers will include Una Johnston (SXSW), Javier Lopez (MIDEM), Phil Patterson (UKT&I Music Industry Specialist) and at 10pm Leeds band Middleman will perform live.

For further information go along on Wednesday, September 1 from 7pm Brudenell Social Club, 33 Queen’s Rd, Headingley, Leeds.

Registration is free! Go to www.musicyorkshire.com for more details.

❑ Hudds, Foresters EMPRESS ❑ Hudds, Kings Head SULLYS HEROES (3pm) ❑ Hudds, St Patrick’s Catholic Club GARY STRIKE ❑ Hudds, The Bridge JAM DOGS ❑ Hudds, Vulcan WHEN I GET MY PLANE ❑ Halifax, Cookies PATRICK MCCALLION ❑ Halifax, Three Pigeons “Live Jam Session” ❑ Halifax, Victoria Theatre ARUN GHOSH QUARTET ❑ Sowerby Bridge, Puzzle Hall Inn KRIS DOLLIMORE

Yorkshire showcase briefing

■ GET ON IT: Huddersfield bands who fancy trying to get on the plane to Texas next March to show the Americans what they can do are invited to register their interest on September 1 in Leeds

MONDAY ❑ Hudds, Peacock Lounge THE TREATMENT ❑ Todmorden, The Sportsman “Live Celtic Music”

TUESDAY ❑ Hudds, Bar 1:22 “The Acoustic Club Open Mic” ❑ Hudds, Peacock Inn KAREN BROADBAND ❑ Hudds, Peacock Lounge “Bella

Besame’s Beginners Guide To Burlesque” (Burlesque Lessons)

WEDNESDAY ❑ Mirfield, Wilson’s Arms “Jam Night” ❑ Hebden Bridge, Fox & Goose Inn “Wednesday Music Session” ❑ Hebden Bridge, Stubbing Wharf “Open Mic Surgery” ❑ Todmorden, The Sportsman “Jam Session & Sing A Long”

Now booking ❑ 30 SECONDS TO MARS December 4 Manchester Central ❑ A-HA November 20 - Manchester MEN Arena; November 23 - Sheffield Arena ❑ AMY MACDONALD October 19 Manchester Apollo ❑ ANDREA BOCELLI November 26 – Manchester MEN Arena ❑ ARCADE FIRE December 11 – Manchester Central (ex-GMEX) ❑ BELLE & SEBASTIAN December 7 Manchester Apollo ❑ BIFFY CLYRO December 3 Manchester Central ❑ BOYZONE February 27 2011 Sheffield Arena; March 5 2011 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ BRYAN ADAMS October 13 - Bradford St. Georges Hall; October 17 Manchester Lowry ❑ BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE December 8 - Manchester MEN Arena ❑ THE CHARLATANS October 16 Manchester Apollo ❑ THE DOOBIE BROTHERS November 1 - Manchester Apollo ❑ DR WHO LIVE October 12 and 13 Sheffield Arena; October 22, 23, 24 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN December 7 - Manchester Ritz; December 11 Liverpool Olympia ❑ EELS September 4 - Manchester Academy ❑ EUROPE February 26 2011 – O2 Leeds Academy ❑ FEEDER October 21 - Leeds Metropolitan University ❑ THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM November 20 - Manchester Apollo ❑ GOLDFRAPP November 17 – Manchester Academy ❑ GORILLAZ September 12 -

Ticket number 08709 913913 To buy online please go to www.alive.co.uk/tickets

Manchester MEN Arena ❑ GRINDERMAN September 29 - Leeds University ❑ GROOVE ARMADA October 12 Manchester Academy ❑ GUNS N ROSES October 18 – Manchester MEN Arena ❑ JAMES December 18 - Manchester MEN Arena ❑ JEDWARD November 21 – Bradford St Georges Hall ❑ JEFF BECK October 21 – Manchester Apollo; October 22 – Sheffield City Hall ❑ JIMMY EAT WORLD November 22 – Manchester Academy ❑ JLS December 16 and 20 – Manchester MEN Arena; December 17 – Sheffield Arena ❑ JOOLS HOLLAND December 1 – Bradford St. Georges Hall; December 2 Sheffield City Hall; December 21 Manchester Apollo ❑ JUDIE TZUKE September 30 – Sheffield Memorial Hall; October 11 – Manchester Lowry ❑ INTERPOL December 3 - Manchester Apollo ❑ KATE NASH October 12 - Manchester Ritz; October 16 – Leeds Metropolitan University ❑ KATIE MELUA December 4 – Manchester Apollo

■ HITTING THE ROAD: American grunge outfit Mudhoney are back and playing Leeds University in October ❑ KORN October 10 - Manchester Apollo ❑ LCD SOUNDSYSTEM & HOT CHIP – November 15 – Manchester Apollo ❑ LEE SCRATCH PERRY – October 14 – Leeds University ❑ LESS THAN JAKE November 7 - O2 Academy Leeds ❑ LINKIN PARK November 4 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ MADNESS November 30 – Manchester Apollo; December 1 – O2 Sheffield Academy ❑ MANIC STREET PREACHERS October 14 - Manchester Apollo

❑ MOGWAI February 20 2011 – O2 Academy Leeds ❑ MOTORHEAD November 16 Manchester Apollo ❑ MUDHONEY October 7 - Leeds University ❑ MUSE September 4 – Manchester LCCC ❑ MYSTERY JETS – 23rd October 23 – Sheffield Leadmill; October 26 – Leeds Metropolitan University ❑ OCEAN COLOUR SCENE October 5 – O2 Academy Leeds ❑ PALOMA FAITH October 31 Manchester Apollo

THURSDAY ❑ Hudds, Kings Head CKREED (8pm) ❑ Hudds, Peacock Lounge “Poetry Under The Arches With Gareth Durasow” (Live Poetry) ❑ Hudds, Sleepers CROSSCUT SAW ❑ Brighouse, Barge “Jam Session With Bruce” ❑ Holmfirth, Picturedrome THE WEDDING PRESENT + Cinerama ❑ Holmfirth, Picturedrome “Live Piano @ The Box Office Bar” ❑ Halifax, Cookies SCOTT FLETCHER

❑ PARAMORE November 11 - Sheffield Arena ❑ PAUL HEATON September 30 Sheffield Leadmill ❑ PAUL WELLER November 30 Sheffield Arena; December 3 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ PENDULUM December 8 – Manchester Central ❑ PETER ANDRE December 18 Sheffield Arena; December 19 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ PIXIE LOTT December 18 Manchester Apollo ❑ PSYCHEDELIC FURS October 26 Manchester Ritz ❑ ROBERT PLANT October 21 – Liverpool Olympia ❑ ROGER WATERS (THE WALL) May 20 and 21 2011- Manchester MEN Arena ❑ ROXY MUSIC January 30 2011 – Manchester MEN Arena ❑ SANTANA October 2 - Manchester MEN Arena ❑ SHERYL CROW October 12 Manchester Apollo ❑ SQUEEZE November 27 - Manchester Apollo ❑ STATUS QUO December 19 - Bradford St. Georges Hall ❑ SUM 41 November 1 – Manchester Academy ❑ SWANS October 29 - Leeds University ❑ THIN LIZZY January 15 - Manchester Apollo ❑ TIM MINCHIN December 17 Manchester MEN Arena ❑ VAMPIRE WEEKEND November 29 – O2 Academy Sheffield ❑ WE ARE SCIENTISTS November 24– Leeds Metropolitan University

Friday, August 20, 2010

Clubs & Bars TONIGHT ❑ Huddersfield, Bar Chocolate “TONIC” with Andy James playing retro house and funky electro ❑ Huddersfield, Camel Club “SECTIONED” metal, punk, ska, alt ❑ Huddersfield, Club Che Bar DJ John Stebbings playing commercial & party & Che dancers (Room 1), DJ Phil Gittens playing pop, party, r’n’b, rock (Room 2) ❑ Huddersfield, Cotton Factory “ADDICTIVE” r’n’b and funky house ❑ Huddersfield, Foresters Karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Four Horseshoes Public House karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Grey Horse Inn 60s disco ❑ Huddersfield, Highgate disco ❑ Huddersfield, Junction karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Lloyds Bar DJ from 9pm ❑ Huddersfield, Long Island Bar “SUBKULTURE” dupstep, d’n’b & breaks ❑ Huddersfield, Mansions “LUSHED” electro funky house ❑ Huddersfield, Mymou “FEELING FRIDAYS” r’n’b, soul, hip hop & reggea with DJ Sean Anthony ❑ Huddersfield, New Union “MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES” ❑ Huddersfield, Old New Inn disco & Play your cards right ❑ Huddersfield, Peacock Lounge (10th July) “HUDDERSFIELD CARNIVAL AFTERSHOW PARTY” ❑ Huddersfield, Rock Cafe (1st Fri) “70S LOVE SENSATION”, (3rd Fri) tamla motown & soul, (last Fri) “I LOVE THE 80S” ❑ Huddersfield, Royal Oak @ Paddock karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Spotted Cow karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Tokyo “HOUSEPARTY” dance & r’n’b anthems, disco ❑ Huddersfield, University of Huddersfield S.U “FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE” free entry, NUS only ❑ Huddersfield, Verve (1st Sat) “HAPPY FRIDAYS” with DJ Sean, vintage classics from the 60/70/80/90s ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar “FUNKSOULELECTROINDIEHOUSE DNBNMORE” resident DJs on rotation ❑ Huddersfield, Warehouse “WAREHOUSE BIG PARTY NIGHT” ❑ Huddersfield, Yates’s chart & pop ❑ Huddersfield, Zen Champagne & Cocktail Bar “ZEN” old & new r’n’b with candylicious DJs

TOMORROW ❑ Huddersfield, Bar Chocolate “THE TWIX MIX” heavenly chunky funky sweet tasting tunes ❑ Huddersfield, Camel Club “NOTHING BUT THE 90S” brit pop, rave, rock ❑ Huddersfield, Club Che Bar DJ John Stebbings playing commercial & party & Che dancers (Room 1), DJ Phil Gittens playing pop, party, r’n’b, rock (Room 2) ❑ Huddersfield, Coffee Evolution (1st Sat) “CHICKEN SCRATCH” reggae, ska, 2tone & dub ❑ Huddersfield, Cotton Factory “FOR THE LOVE OF HOUSE” funky house & retro ❑ Huddersfield, Foresters Karaoke/ Band ❑ Huddersfield, Four Horseshoes Public House DJ playing various genres of music ❑ Huddersfield, Grey Horse Inn karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Highgate disco ❑ Huddersfield, Junction disco ❑ Huddersfield, Lloyds Bar DJ from 8pm ❑ Huddersfield, Mansions “SEDUCTION” commercial r’n’b & electro funky house ❑ Huddersfield, Mymou “SAT NIGHT CREW” r’n’b, hip hop, reggae, bashment, garage & funky house ❑ Huddersfield, New Union “SAUCEY SATURDAYS” with Bubbles LaBelle (drag DJs) ❑ Huddersfield, Old New Inn disco ❑ Huddersfield, Rock Cafe “THE ONLY PLACE TO PARTY” chart, pop & party ❑ Huddersfield, The Bridge “SILLY SATURDAYS” disco & karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Tokyo dance & r’n’b anthems, disco, funk, indie ❑ Huddersfield, Varsity Dj playing party, chart ❑ Huddersfield, Verve “DENTON+ON” Jim Denton plays an eclectic concoction of beats ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar “FUNKSOULELECTROINDIEHOUSE DNBNMORE” resident DJs on rotation ❑ Huddersfield, Warehouse “VOODOO” dance anthems & chart choons

❑ Huddersfield, Woolpack (1st Sat) DJ with ska, twotone, dub, (last Sat) funky dirty house ❑ Huddersfield, Zen Champagne & Cocktail Bar “ZEN” DJ Ice plays r’n’b ❑ Paddock, Commercial Inn “Karaoke” ❑ Slaithwaite, The Swan “VINYL DISCO” 60/70/80s

SUNDAY ❑ Huddersfield, Deighton Working Men’s Club live music ❑ Huddersfield, Four Horseshoes Public House request night ❑ Huddersfield, Parish “YO MUTHAZ” Sunday lunch + cult movies, pool & table football ❑ Huddersfield, Revolution “GAMES NIGHT” X-Box or Wii challenge ❑ Huddersfield, Royal Oak @ Paddock disco & quiz ❑ Huddersfield, Somerset Arms quiz night ❑ Huddersfield, The Bridge quiz & play your cards right ❑ Huddersfield, University of Huddersfield S.U quiz night & bingo ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar quiz night ❑ Huddersfield, Woolpack (6-8pm) “RAW TALENT THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE” (8pm) “LET’S DANCE ❑ Honley, Foresters Arms “DJ OZZY” & quiz ❑ Honley, Railway karaoke

■ FUN IN THE SUN: Check out ticket availability for these late summer festivals

2010 Festivals ❑ “L.E.D Festival” Soulwax, Calvin Harris, Goldfrapp, Leftfield, Aphex Twin etc. August 27 - 28, London, Victoria Park ❑ “Leeds Festival” Arcade Fire, Blink 182, Guns n’ Roses, Libertines, Paramore August 27- 29, Bramham Park, Wetherby ❑ “Limetree Festival” The Blockeads, James Taylor Quartet etc. August 27 29, Grewelthorpe Lime Tree Farm ❑ “Creamfields” David Guetta, Deadmau5, Audio Bully’s, Tiesto, Calvin Harris etc. August 28 - 29, Daresbury, Cheshire. ❑ “Bestival” Prodigy, The Wailers, Wild Beasts, Flaming Lips, Roxy Music etc. September 9-12, Isle Of Wight, Robin Hill ❑ “Ozzfest” Ozzy, Korn, Murderdolls, Skindred etc, September 18, London O2 Arena.

MONDAY ❑ Huddersfield, Camel Club “FUNDAY” with DJs Bongo Dave, Simon G & Joe Saint ❑ Huddersfield, Flying Circus “BOOM BOX” music till 5am ❑ Huddersfield, Long Island Bar “LOCAL DJ SESSIONS” ❑ Huddersfield, Parish “THE BIG FAT QUIZ”, open noon ‘til late, food served noon ‘til 7pm ❑ Huddersfield, Revolution “FLIP” party ❑ Huddersfield, University S.U karaoke & pool ❑ Huddersfield, Varsity POKER ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar eclectic mix of music ❑ Huddersfield, Yates’s chart & pop

TUESDAY ❑ Huddersfield, Bar 1:22 “THE ACOUSTIC CLUB” open mic night ❑ Huddersfield, Bar Chocolate “CLICKER QUIZ” interactive video quiz, starts 9.30pm

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Sound bites

❑ Huddersfield, Bay Horse quiz night ❑ Huddersfield, New Union karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Revolution DJ Nicola Bear plays old & new indie ❑ Huddersfield, Royal Oak @ Paddock general knowledge quiz ❑ Huddersfield, Shoulder of Mutton quiz night ❑ Huddersfield, University S.U “TACKLE TUESDAY” live sport on big screen ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar “FILM DAY” (12-5pm), easy listening (5pm-late) ❑ Huddersfield, Warehouse quiz night

WEDNESDAY ❑ Huddersfield, Bar 1:22 “ON THE SCENE” live bands ❑ Huddersfield, Bar C1 “KARAOKE” with Lofty ❑ Huddersfield, Bar Chocolate “PINK PIG STUDENT PARTY” ❑ Huddersfield, Camel Club “THE LOCK IN” party classics, indie-electro, dirty house, breaks & Nu-Wave, ❑ Huddersfield, Club Che Bar DJ playing student anthems & commercial, party ❑ Huddersfield, Cotton Factory “SPEAKER JUNKIE” ❑ Huddersfield, Deighton Working Mens Club “COME DANCING” salsa, latin & much more ❑ Huddersfield, Flying Circus “COLOURS” upfrontdirtyhouse&electro, funky house and retro on the red terrace ❑ Huddersfield, Foresters Karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Lloyds Bar student karaoke & disco ❑ Huddersfield, Long Island Bar “THE DIY DISCO” ❑ Huddersfield, Mymou “LET’S GET DIRTY” r’n’b, funky hous, garage feat. DJ Troopa & Guests, ❑ Huddersfield, New Union “WHAT THE CUSTOMER WANTS” ❑ Huddersfield, Old New Inn (2nd Weds) quiz night ❑ Huddersfield, Revolution house & party with B*****d Dog ❑ Huddersfield, Rock Cafe “FUNKI MUNKI” student night DJ Karl King & regular guest DJs, indie rock, electro pop, dance & r’n’b ❑ Huddersfield, Tokyo “BIG MIDWEEKER” dance & r’n’b anthems, disco, funk, indie ❑ Huddersfield, University of Huddersfield S.U “Wii LOVE WEDNESDAYS” ❑ Huddersfield, Varsity Dj playing party, chart ❑ Huddersfield, Verve “FRESH KIDS” Arts Installation ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar mish mash of music ❑ Huddersfield, Warehouse “BULLDOZER” cheese & party, karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Yates’s student night

THURSDAY ❑ Huddersfield, Bar 1:22 “ALL ABOUT ACOUSTIC”, ❑ Huddersfield, Bar Chocolate “CHOC-NOIR” DJ playing chilled indie & guitar classics ❑ Huddersfield, Bay Horse “THE OUT OF THIS WORLD LAST SUPPER SHOW” ❑ Huddersfield, Camel Club “PICK’N’MIX” with DJs James Hollongworth & Sam Mitcham ❑ Huddersfield, Flying Circus “HOOKED” Party tunes till 5am ❑ Huddersfield, Foresters Jam Night ❑ Huddersfield, High Park quiz ❑ Huddersfield, Lloyds Bar “THE BIG CHEESE DISCO” ❑ Huddersfield, Parish “THE ASYLUM” rock, metal, classics, old & new ❑ Huddersfield, Revolution “VODFEST” funk house, r’n’b, disco & dance ❑ Huddersfield, Somerset Arms Karaoke ❑ Huddersfield, Spotted Cow disco with DJ ❑ Huddersfield, The Bridge “MUSIC QUIZ” ❑ Huddersfield, Vox Bar a mish mash of music ❑ Huddersfield, Warehouse “SHOW ME THE MONKEY” indie night ❑ Huddersfield, Wellington karaoke with Lofty, 8 til close

Wedding list set

NINETIES indie stars The Wedding Present are bringing their Bizarro live show to Holmfirth.

The Leeds born band are celebrating the 21st anniversary of the release of their classic major label debut long-player by playing the entire album live.

The band, who have had 18 Top 40 hits since forming in 1985, will appear at the Picturedrome before they head off on a four week European tour.

They then return for a 23 date UK and Ireland headline tour later in November. The gig with support Cinerama is on August 26. Tickets: www.picturedrome.net

Lydon’s PiL to rock Bingley PUBLIC Image Ltd, Buzzcocks and Hadouken are among the final names to be added to the line-up for this year’s Bingley Music Live festival.

John Lydon’s PiL replace Ash, who withdrew two weeks ago and is their only UK festival appearance this year.

The acts will join the likes of Dreadzone, The Enemy, James, Professor Green and at The Blackout and The Levellers at the event on Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 5 at Myrtle Park, Bingley. ● For weekend tickets (£30 or £20 day passes – Friday night’s gig is free) check out 0871 2300010 or Crash Records and Jumbo Records, Leeds. www.bingleymusiclive.com

99 reasons ...

SADDLEWORTH rock trio The 99s are heading for Huddersfield to celebrate the launch of their debut album.

The three piece have already appeared on Clint Boon’s XFM radio show and their self titled album produced by Lance Thomas (Simian, Ladytron) was released last Monday on Tri-tone Records.

The band will be making the short trip across the Pennines to play Little Buddha Bar next Friday (August 27).

Age: 23

Fashion Sophie Fletcher

Where are you from? Holmfirth What do you do?

Sales manager How would you describe your style?

Randomly different and very me Describe your look from head to toe: Hair

by Vidal Sasoon, dress, Scarf and boots from River Island, accessories from

Primark, New Look and Asos online What’s your favourite shop? Pink Cadillac – it’s current with nice stuff in at a really good price Who is your style icon?

Daisy Lowe – she is girlie and also classy with it.

CAR BOOT SALE & STALLS IN THE FUNCTION ROOM SUNDAY, AUGUST 22nd 10am - 4pm

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Lets get Kirklees Swimming OVER 4,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ATTEND KIRKLEES ACTIVE LEISURE SWIM LESSONS EVERY WEEK! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT WWW.KIRKLEESACTIVE.CO.UK, OR CALL YOUR NEAREST CENTRE. *FREE BEGINNER COURSES FOR ALL ADULTS.

New KAL Kickers Children’s Football Award Scheme

Aimed at children aged 5 – 12 • 8 levels to complete • each run over a 10 week period KAL Kickers is available at Batley Sports & Tennis Centre, Dewsbury Sports Centre, Huddersfield Sports Centre, Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, Colne Valley Leisure Centre.

For further information or for an application form please contact your nearest centre or call Damian Ives 07814 755890

Join in the fun and ‘Get into Sport’ with K Leisure. KAL irklees Active is offering a n u mber of FREE sport session and low cost s for young p eople ages 16 a nd under!

To take part in these session s all you need card, this wil l give you acce is a ‘more’ ss to the activi Sessions inclu t ie de Dance Mat s, SHOKK gym s on offer. , Mini Movers Multi Sport p , lus many more .

To register fo r a ‘more’ car d call into you local Kirklees r Active Leisur For more info e centre. rmation call 0 1 www.kirklees active.co.uk/e 484 234127 or visit nergise/get-i nto-sport”

Kirkless Active Leisure Kirkless Active Leisure run 11 sports centres across Kirklees, for further information about activities, facilities and gym memberships contact your local centre.

For more info visit www.kirkleesactive.co.uk Your local centres are: Batley Baths & Recreation Centre, Batley Sports & Tennis Centre, Colne Valley Leisure Centre, Deighton Sports Arena, Dewsbury Sports Centre, Holmfirth Pool, Huddersfield Sports Centre, Scissett Baths Spenborough Pool & Fitness Complex, Stadium Health & Fitness Complex & Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre.

Kirklees Active Leisure is a charitable trust.