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ALL IN GOOD TIME STYLE/MUSIC/CULTURE

ISSUE 2

Introducing Daisy The Rawlings Project The Original Rude Boy Ocean Colour Scene frontman uncut

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FREE MAGAZINE SPRING/SUMMER 2013

ALL IN GOOD TIME

STYLE/MUSIC/CULTURE

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SPRING/SUMMER 2013 CONTACT info@deliciousjunction.co.uk / www.deliciousjunction.co.uk EDITORIAL

SPECIAL THANKS

Del Junction & Mark Baxter

Ace Café London for use of the premises for the shoot – an original and inspiring venue packed full of popular culture and relevant history

PHOTOGRAPHY Annie Ward, John Cole & Craig Coleran

DESIGN Phil Dias & Rafael Rizzolo @ Karma Creative www.karma-creative.co.uk

MODELS Daisy Bowes Billy Sullivan Gary Crowley Terry Rawlings Neville Staple Rich Wilson John Hellier Darron J Connett Joel Rogers

WELCOME It’s been a full and productive twelve months since the inaugural issue of “All in Good Time” and here at Delicious Junction Towers we’ve been busy at it, as they say! All in good time magazine issue one exceeded our modest expectations and we raise a glass and thank everyone who took the time to read it and inspire us to make another one. We’ve even gone to the trouble of making a short - behind the scenes - ﬁlmed at The Ace Café London; of the photo shoot which will be available on line by the time this issue has gone to print.

Mark Baxter for his continued support ATOM RETRO.com for the kind donation of clothing from their Madcap collection – as worn by Billy, Daisy, Darron and Joel Lee Osborne for design elements on pages 10-11 Tom Deacon for ﬁlming the shoot And of course a massive thanks to all those involved in the shoot and the magazine – without which there would be no stories to tell…and no pages to turn

Inspiring people in difﬁcult times and gritty circumstances is not a conscious decision; rather it’s by the very drive, ambition and passion to create something that adds texture to the world we live in. We all do it in some shape or form – often without realising we bring colour and verve to our communities.

Our collaboration with Bermondsey Boy Terry Rawlings - music journalist, writer and all round dapper gent - has been an interesting journey. Never short of a tale or two – Terry’s passion for the 60’s culture has led us to create a damn ﬁne square toe lace-up in vibrant corded suedes.

Everyone loves a good shoe, someone once said to me and that’s deﬁnitely been the case over the past year – we’ve encountered some interesting and creative characters along the way such as writers, singers, an arts-and-crafts designer, a true musical legend and a comedian to mention just a few; the following pages will help tell their stories.

Mod is in the detail and we live by that motto in all we do - boots and shoes are our passion and we hope they bring a ﬂash of style and colour to your world. Enjoy the read and keep the faith.

CONTENTS 4. INTRODUCING DAISY Del Junction meets up with a fresh face - Daisy Bowes - shares a milkshake with her and chats about her passion for the 60’s style.

6. BILLY SULLIVAN Another chance to catch up with The Spitﬁres front man – we talk about his recent visit to Black Barn studios.

8. THE RAWLINGS PROJECT

Original, charming and seriously funny; Del talks with the modern face of comedy.

23. GARY CROWLEY

18. NICHOLSON AND WALCOT Del has a coffee and chat with the inspiration and creator behind N&W – the hand made craft business.

Top gent and with 3 new delicious colours of his desert boot about to be released we catch up with Gary and see what’s on his playlist.

24. TERRY SHAUGHNESSY

19. JOHN HELLIER

Del Junction finds out more about his band The Universal, his very first gig and what influences Terry draws on.

Interesting insight into the world of Mod aﬁcionado and dedicated follower of the Small Faces.

A Delicious collaboration with the famous music journalist and writer Terry Rawlings.

22. SIMON FOWLER

14. ORIGINAL RUDE BOY Two-Tone legend Neville Staple catches up with Del and chats about his love of touring and our loafers!

16. RICH WILSON

Ocean Colour Scene lead singer talks openly with Delicious Junction competition winner Russell Frampton.

26. THE LAST OF THE TROUBADOURS

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Highlights of a very good year for the band in 2012 and looking ahead to what’s in store for 2013.

INTRODUCING

DAISY...

IT’S ALWAYS REFRESHING TO SEE THE YOUNGER ELEMENT COMING THROUGH IN THE MODERNIST WORLD. ONE THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF DEL WAS DAISY BOWES, GIRLFRIEND OF SINGER/SONGWRITER BILLY SULLIVAN OF THE SPITFIRES. WE CAUGHT UP WITH DAISY AT THE RECENT PHOTO SHOOT FOR THIS VERY MAGAZINE….

DJ: Where does the fascination with 60’s fashion for you come from? DB: I suppose the obsession is from my female icons who are all from the 60’s era. People such as Jane Birkin, Jean Shrimpton, Edie Sedgwick and of course Mary Quant. They all have style that oozes conﬁdence and it’s clear in what they wear they know what they like and dislike. I do prefer the sharper cuts of clothing, I like to feel smart and to match everything down to a ‘T’ and I think these women are perfect examples of that. DJ: We often see you at gigs around town, who are your favourite bands at the minute? DB: The Spitﬁres of course! To be honest nothing new has really grabbed my attention in the last few months. Everything dies out before it’s begun which is a shame. Music from decades ago seems to hold my attention for longer anyway so I think I’ll just stick to what I know for now. I’m quite into the new Jake Bugg single but we will have to see how long that lasts for. DJ: I hear you have launched your own fashion website tell us more? DB: I have indeed! It’s all new to me but it’s very exciting I have to say! ‘Daisy Do’s’ basically showcases the general public’s take on different fashion styles. Not only do I have pictures of the general public but I also include fashion hotspots, ‘happening retailers’, some of my own looks

and up and coming styles. There are dress for success (yes there has been a post on The Spitfires) fashion is a big part of my life and I suppose the website did start out just as a hobby I love doing. I’m thrilled it has received the amount of attention it has and being a very ambitious person I would like to think that now ‘Daisy Do’s’ does have a following it could go further in the future to bigger things, but you never know. DJ: Do you have a favourite style among Delicious Junction shoes? DB: The rudeboy loafers are a classic, which I love! Some of the styles certainly are not for the faint hearted but that’s definitely not a bad thing! If you’ve got the bollocks to wear them then good on ya! Dare to be different as they say people first judge you on your shoes so why not make it a loud one! DJ: How do friends your age feel about your 60s/Mod look? DB: Most people I socialise with dress in the same way as me but then again they are not my age! Most of my peers have their own style just as I do and I accept there’s as they accept mine. Don’t get me wrong I get a fair few comments about some of my outfit choices but who doesn’t? I like that I surprise people with what I wear it gives me a sense of achievement! I always say the most important thing about fashion is feeling comfortable and confident in what you wear and I always do.

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BILLY SULLIVAN WE AT DELICIOUS JUNCTION TOWERS RATED UP AND COMING BILLY SO MUCH, THAT WE PUT HIM ON THE FRONT COVER OF ‘ALL IN GOOD TIME ISSUE ONE’. He has gone on to play some prestigious gigs and record in celebrated studios, so seems to be going the right way. We grabbed a few words with this busy young man at our photo shoot session DJ: I hear The Spitﬁres have had a change of line up recently, tell us more… BS: Matt and Sam joined the band in mid September. Both very talented musicians and it just clicked from the moment we starting rehearsals. There’s now a mutual feeling of passion and an urge to get to wherever we want to go. DJ: A little bird (and we don’t mean Daisy!) tells us you have recently recorded in a very famous studio, where and how was that? BS: We had an opportunity to record at Black Barn studios (owned by Paul Weller). It was a fantastic experience and we all learnt so much from it, which I think shows in the result - Our new single ‘Spark to Start/Sirens’ out November 12th. 6

DJ: Name you favourite DJ shoes at present BS: Rude boy loafers are my favourite. Classic style and great stage wear. DJ: So, what are you hoping for in 2013? BS: We are hoping for the new single to achieve the success we believe it should do and hopefully create a path taking us to bigger and better things! DJ: How do friend’s your age feel about your 60s/Mod look? BS: My friends all understand my interests and tastes even if its not for them. But I tend to be surrounded by like minded people. Living somewhere like Watford you sort of expect to be isolated and laughed at but it’s my taste and I don’t care! Amen to that Brother Sullivan!

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THE MOD COUP

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I was totally mad about all things Sixties as a kid – it was the

imagery…

THE RAWLINGS PROJECT FROM A VERY EARLY AGE, THE LIFE OF THE MODERNIST AND 1960s POP CULTURE FASCINATED THE SOUTH LONDONER. Terry became gravely ill in 2007 with a rare form of cancer and many friends and family then rallied to put on two beneﬁt charity nights to raise funds for his daughters. Thankfully Terry survived and he continues to work on future projects.

on Charley Records. Nobody at all was into the Small Faces – not even when they re-formed (looking nothing like the Small Faces) without Ronnie Lane and not doing much business. This is incredible when you look at their proﬁle now.

Del spoke to Terry recently at a local wine bar….

Anyway, Tony and I would literally search out pictures of the band (which was nigh on impossible at that time) for our fanzine. We took it really seriously, and managed three issues.

DJ: Why writing? How did you get into the industry? TR: I never had any ambition to go into writing; I never had any ambition. I was expelled from school without any qualifications apart from an ‘O’ Level in Art, but my English teacher (bless her) marked me on my own writing ability so I ended up with an English ‘O’ Level in my absence. Years later, when I was working at Sire records, me and my mate Tony Lorden (the grumpy mod in Department S of ‘Is Vic There’ fame) - put together a Small Faces fanzine on the office photocopier. This was imaginatively titled ‘Sha-la-la-la-lee’. Now, you wouldn’t believe it, but back in 1978-79 the Small Faces were a completely forgotten band. There was nothing available - no product and no profile - apart from a cheap album release

Now, I was friends with Paul Weller in those days, and he was a massive Who and Kinks man (he even had one of those Dave Davies’ pointy hat things made!) He really liked the fanzine and would come up to Sire to get it. Incidentally, it was James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders (who was signed to Sire) who introduced ﬁrst me to Ronnie Lane… but I digress. Paul got massively into the Small Faces, and he asked me to do a proper, professionally printed magazine version of the fanzine that he could sell on the Jam merchandise stall. It was called ‘All The Yesterdays’, and I hit the jackpot with a photo library that had the most fantastic pictures of the Small Faces that I’d never seen before –or since!

Following that, I had the confidence to start doing a book about Brian Jones, which still keeps me busy even today! Paul made the initial calls to publishers for me, which got my foot in the door, and it went on from there - I’ve got Paul to thank for that. DJ: Does it still engage you in the way it first did in the early days? TR: Well, yes and no. The days of good advances are long gone (unless you’re Will Self or that bird that writes housewife porn), and also there are a lot of people writing books as a hobby who will take a two grand advance because they have another job. It costs the publishers sod all; the writer gets some beer money to write about some obscure outfit from the Shetland Isles; it’ll sell a few hundred copies and everyone’s happy! Penny-pinching publishers and part-time writers have lowered the

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bar, and made it hard to write for a living. That and the games generation of kids who don’t read books nowadays - you see them on the underground playing games on their phones. When I was younger I never left the house without a book. DJ: Please describe what got you into the Modernist movement in the ﬁrst place and how has that affected your life? TR: I was totally mad about all things Sixties as a kid –it was the imagery. When my brother was buying ‘Ziggy Stardust’ and dyeing his hair orange, I was buying Monkees and Partridge Family albums from the church jumble sale. My nan even made me one of those Monkees bright red cavalry shirts, and knitted me a green bobble hat with eight pearl buttons (which makes me even with Paul Weller with his Dave Davies hat). I’d buy Archie comics and anything that featured pictures of Sixties bands, like the girl’s music annual ‘Boyfriend’ which were always on secondhand book stalls. I eventually got into more serious bands, and progressed to The Who’s Quadrophenia album, which had the iconic black and white booklet with great pictures by Michael Cooper. That’s when I bought the parka from Club Row in Shoreditch. It wasn’t so much becoming a mod; it was like buying a coat that wrapped up all the things I loved about the Sixties in one big blanket. I still loved the pop aspect, and never the soul or Stax side of Sixties music. Let’s be honest - people don’t try to dress like the Four Tops, Temptations or James Brown, but we see a lot of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch! 10

DJ: Please list in no particular order your three best dressed people from any walk of life and describe why you have chosen them? TR: Jerry Lewis (actor) was impossibly cool in the late Fifties and early Sixties (obviously not in the films – unless you count Buddy Love). If you see pictures of him out and about in California at that time - wearing impeccable suits; mafia gold pinkie ring; constant cigarette and the sharpest shoes - you’ll realise how spoton he is. There’s a book of photographs taken by Sammy Davis Jnr with Jerry Lewis on the cover –check it out; it’s a study in ultimate cool. Liam Gallagher always looks great, and he’s come a long way from those Adidas jackets and trainers he wore when he first came down to London. He always makes the effort, and has done more to make young people aware of decent clothing than anyone else in years. Brian Jones always looked fantastic, even when he was completely out of it -the coolest-dressed Stone every time. A really original dresser, and a true innovator from head to toe. DJ: Mod has been described as lifestyle, a code by which to live your life. Agree with that and if so why? TR: Not sure I live my life by a ‘mod code’, because I don’t really know of one. Mod certainly affects what you wear and what you listen to, but I don’t know that you could describe it as a code. That said,

I try to influence my girls with certain books, films and music so maybe there is something in it. DJ: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully!?! TR: I’ve already done it! I’ve left a trail of disgraceful behaviour that reaches back four decades. DJ: Are you into seeing the bands that have reformed recently, or is it all about digging the new breed for you? TR: I’m out of the loop as regards new bands – I just don’t hear or see any. My mate Bernie (Rhythm Factory) asked me to put on some new bands and it was like pulling teeth trying to get new bands to get it together. A lot of my old mates have been in bands for years, and they put these new guys to shame. The ones that are making an effort (The Lost Boys, The Spitfires, Last of the Troubadours) have got an uphill struggle ahead, but I hope they realise they’ve got to put the work in to be taken seriously. DJ: Shoes are a vital part of the modernist wardrobe – What is your preferred style of shoe and why does it mean so much to you? (EG Brogue, Loafer Desert Boot etc.…?) TR: It’s a wonder I never got trench-foot for the amount of Desert Boots that have gone rotten on me in the rain over the years! Gary Crowley used to joke to me that we should have a desert boot named after us, and now – my god – he has!

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DJ: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express why, in 5 words and under, they do it for you?

DJ: If we owned a cultural time machine what period would you travel back to and why?

TR: That’s a very tricky one because the list changes for everyone depending on their mood, and what’s going on in their lives. However, one song that always stays my number one of all time is:

TR: I’d repeatedly return to the days before I made the worst decisions of my life - never mind culture! DJ: When it comes to advice on life, love, music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us?

1 ‘My Sweet Lord’ (George Harrison) – Hare Rama, Krishna Kishna...brilliant!

TR: Well, that’s a lot of categories and I don’t think my advice on any of those subjects will beneﬁt anyone. I’ve always been very self-depreciating, and that’s a trait that’s at the other end of the scale to people who are egotistical.

2 ‘One for the Road’ (Ronnie Lane) – a great song; good advice 3 ‘When I’m Dead and Gone’ (McGuiness Flint) – the best funeral song 4 ‘Some Fantastic Place’ (Squeeze) – a tearjerker every time 5 ‘Giving it All Away’ (Roger Daltrey) – The Voice of The Who

So, if I have any advice at all about life, it would be: don’t have an ego; it’s a nasty characteristic and not an attribute to be proud of. Believe me, I’ve met some gigantic ego-maniacs in my time, and

by-and-large they turn out to be horribly shallow people who are awkward in their own skin. So, to sum that up, I would say that the key is to never take yourself too seriously; learn to laugh at yourself; and (as you get older) try to be as nice a person as you can be. I can say that because I’ve been a bleedin’ bastard to a lot of people who didn’t deserve it in the past. As for love, the key is to recognise it when it’s with you. With regard to music: I’ve found that you can’t bear to listen to the last thing you played the night before, ﬁrst thing the following morning. I guarantee to you that the mood will have changed! Clothes: must be co-ordinated – and never spots with stripes. My motto? Gawd Bless Ya!

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ORIGINAL

RUDE

BOY DEL JUNCTION CATCHES UP FOR A CHAT WITH LEGEND NEVILLE STAPLE

DJ: Who were your musical heroes growing up? NS: Desmond Dekker was one of my favourites when I was growing up. DJ: What was is like being up on stage in the two-tone days? To us it looked like being in the eye of a storm… NS: Being on stage during the Two-Tone days felt just right at a time when I needed it. It was all an adrenalin rush and pace. Especially for me, coming off the street and staying out of trouble. It helped me to focus on something I loved. DJ: What was the highlight of those days and what are you enjoying about being back on the road with the band? NS: The highlight of those days was deﬁnitely reaching number 1 in the charts and getting to meet so many other great

artists and bands, especially the Clash. Being back on the road again now is really just a continuation of what I have been doing for many years. I have never stopped performing even during breaks from The Specials gigs and I love it all just as much. With The Specials, we recently played at the ‘Alternative Olympic Closing Ceremony’ at Hyde Park in London for the UK’s Best of British event. It was immense to see the crowd going wild and singing along to all our tracks. In fact the tours we have done over the last few years have all been to huge packed venues, with so many rudies, skins and mods coming together like they are one big family. Not like the days of old when there was animosity and ﬁghting between many of them. It’s great to see such respect for each other through music. I have my own Neville Staple Band and we have toured for many years and were still

going strong, with a massive fan base. I have also been involved with helping and working with many other bands both in the UK and the US, like Rancid, Public Disordent, Planet Smashers, The Talks (new track due out this Autumn), Flipron (The Comet Returns – released this month); and more a new collaboration with Leee John (Imagination) and others, on a new version of Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves (due for general release this Winter).

business and pleasure. What I love about the loafer style is you can wear them with suits or jeans and they look great with either.

DJ: You always put in a serious amount of work on-stage, do you work out or are you naturally ﬁt?

DJ: Please describe what got you into the Two-tone movement in the ﬁrst place and how has that affected your life?

NS: I have always been naturally ﬁt and loved 30 plus years of being vigorous and physical on stage. However, since a serious car crash nearly 2 years ago, which caused a series of heavy duty medical issues, I have had to slow right down on stage and leave out the Monkey acrobatics!!

NS: It was Jerry Dammers who got me into the Two-Tone movement, ﬁrst as a roadie and later as a member of the band. He took me on board after liking the way I toasted lyrics over the tracks. It affected my life big time and I even wrote a book ‘Original Rude Boy – From Borstal to the Specials’ which catalogues my life with the band and prior.

DJ: Thanks for endorsing our Rude Boy loafer, what caught your eye about them? NS: When I saw your recent collection of footwear, the Rude Boy oxblood loafers jumped out at me. I used to wear shoes like that all the time as well as the Dessert Boots, Monkey Boots and brogues that I still wear. I am now wearing the Rude Boy Oxblood (my favourite) on stage and the black ones for

My missus Christine favours your black and white ‘Rude Boy Special’ shoes and wears them with her little rude girl skirts as well as jeans. I think she looks great in them although being the same shoe size, I have to watch that she don’t decide to nick my oxbloods to wear! She loves them too.

DJ: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully! NS: I will grow old gracefully enjoying what I do, which is being on stage entertaining fans. Although I have done the ‘wild thing’ and been a bit disgraceful in my younger days (when I could get away with it) but I’m older and wiser now so I behave myself..! Well most of the time (Nudge, nudge) DJ: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express in 5 words or under, why they do it for you? NS: Pressure Drop: An all-time favourite Pick It Up: Keeps you skanking Stop That Train: Recently added to my set Monkey Man: One of my signature tracks Message to you Rudy: Well-known and timeless classic

DJ: Please list in no particular order your three best-dressed people from any walk of life and describe why you have chosen them

DJ: When it comes to advice on life, love music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us?

NS: To be honest I can’t think of anyone off hand however, I believe everyone has their own style. However I reckon the ska / mod scene in particular, has probably been the best and smartest styles ever.

NS: Live life to the full, love your music and grab every opportunity to do what you love doing – like I did! And for artists – never forget who put you where you are!

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Born in 1972 in Bromley, Richie is the proud father of two boys, Keanu, 20, a dancer at Pineapple and The North London Dance Studio and Bailey, 15, an aspiring drummer. Mr Wilson has loved comedy ever since his older next-door neighbour gave him a cassette of Eddie Murphy’s ‘Delirious’. “It was the most mind-blowing thing I’d ever heard. His comedy aspirations lay dormant until he got a job as a barman at a comedy club in Greenwich, South London, called Up The Creek. In October of 2004, Rich took his ﬁrst steps onto the stage and into the limelight. He is a regular at all the major comedy clubs up and down the country and has become a ﬁrm favourite entertaining troops across the world as part of the armed forces entertainment service. With subject matters ranging from being a young father, to observational material on the absurdities of life in general, comedian Rich has rapidly become one of the most in demand comedians in the country. Plus with an exceptional ability to think on his feet, Rich has proved to be a top compere able to tame even the toughest of crowds with his likable, charming manner.

like winning the World Cup. Anything else that comes along, like TV etc… is a bonus. DJ: Please describe what got you into the Modernist movement in the first place and how has that affected your life? RW: I saw my first mods when I was seven or eight. I didn’t know that’s what they were. It was just a group of teenagers in parkas dancing outside a shop on Carnaby Street. I’d always had my eye on modernism but it wasn’t until I started going to a mod club in 2003 that I became a mod myself. Steve, who’s club it was, was also a hairdresser so he sorted my barnet as well. Happy days DJ: Please list in no particular order your three best dressed people from any walk of life and describe why you have chosen them RW: Actor and comedian Michael Smiley has been the biggest influence on me. He always looks well turned out. Even when he’s cycling! Musician Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy is someone else that always looks good. Even when he’s off duty.

DJ: Why the funny man? Why not a doctor or a painter and decorator? RW: I’ve done all manner of jobs. You name it. I’ve done it. It really has been a case of butcher, baker, candlestick maker.

Actor and icon Steve McQueen always looked good too. He wore great suits in Thomas Crown and no one looks better in a Harrington.

Being a comedian is the best job in the world.

DJ: Mod has been described as lifestyle, a code by which to live your life. Agree with that and if so why?

DJ: Describe your first break into comedy? RW: I was a bar man in a comedy club called Up The Creek in Greenwich, South East London, and became friends with a comedian called Silky who had his own comedy rooms and he gave me my first gigs. Eight years later and I’m still going strong. DJ: Do you take yourself seriously – or find it easy to laugh at yourself? RW: The worst thing anybody in the world can do is take themselves too seriously. I find it very easy to laugh at myself.

RW: Yes I’d agree with that. Pete Meaden’s quote “clean living under difﬁcult circumstances” is more relevant now than it’s ever been. Also, making an effort with your appearance shows respect for yourself, your partner and everyone around you. Mod is a great code to live by. It’s all about making an effort no matter how skint you are or how crap you feel. DJ: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully !?!

DJ: What’s next on the agenda? TV maybe?

RW: Deﬁnitely disgracefully. It’s better to burn out than to fade away. I couldn’t agree more Mr Young.

RW: I’m currently working on my ﬁrst one man show which I’ll be touring around next year so keep your eyes peeled for that.

DJ: Are you into seeing the bands that have reformed recently, or is it all about digging the new breed for you?

I’ve also just got my ﬁrst bookings for The Comedy Store in London, which is, for me,

RW: If a bands good then it doesn’t matter if they’re old or new. I’ve heard that The

I’m a fat mod! What’s not to laugh at?

Stone Roses were magnificent this year but the energy you get from seeing a new band having there first taste of success is incredible! I saw Miles Kane last year and for the first time in years I felt eighteen again and wanted to start a band. You don’t get that feeling when you see one of the old breed going through their greatest hits. DJ: Shoes are a vital part of the modernist wardrobe – What is your preferred style of shoe and why does it mean so much to you? (EG Brogue, Loafer Desert Boot etc.…?) RW: I don’t like slip on shoes with a suit. A good brogue for me makes it look like you mean business. Desert boots for when you’re off duty. They are the epitome of smart casual. DJ: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express why in 5 words and under, they do it for you. RW: This is the hardest question of all! I’ll give it a go. Baby Earl and the Trinidads-Backslop. Always gets me up dancing. Paul Weller-Bullrush. The ultimate song of hope. The Four Tops - Reach Out. Levi Stubbs meant every word. The Small Faces - Tin Soldier. The most perfect three minutes. The Hives - Two Timing Touch And Broken Bones. Balls out rock n roll. DJ: If we owned a cultural time machine what period would you travel back to and why? RW: I’d go back to 1967.Good clothes, good music. I’d also go back to just before Crocs were invented and have a word in the dudes ear. He should be banged up! DJ: When it comes to advice on life, love, music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us? RW: I have a motto of sorts. Use your influences, dont be them. You can be influenced by people but try and hang on to your own identity. Also. comedian Nick Doody said “ we don’t need ten commandments, we just need one. Don’t be a dick.” I reckon that covers all bases.

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NICHOLSON AND WALCOT THE HAND MADE CRAFT BUSINESS

from my mum ( hence the company name, NIcholson being my maiden name & Walcot the lovely South London square I was born and brought up in) DJ: N&W are well known for their amazing scarves mainly, how did that start? LB: Making bespoke scarves started with my husband not being able to ﬁnd one exactly as he wanted in 2006. We did a few of those ﬁrst, he kept being asked where he got them from and demand grew. N&W was then born in 2007 starting with men’s scarves and has grown steadily introducing pocket squares, ladies & kids along with bags & homewares. DJ: Go on, everybody loves a ‘name drop’ who you worked with? Name some of your more famous clients

You can ﬁnd out more at… www.nicholsonandwalcot.co.uk DJ: So, Lou - have you always loved sewing? LB: I have always been into crafts, especially sewing from a very young age, learning 18

DJ: How has it been collaborating with Delicious Junction? LB: Working with DJ has been very enjoyable, especially with all the music / band /mutual connections, it also gives another branch to N&W and exposes our name to a different audience. DJ: What are the plans for 2013 for N&W? LB: Our plans are to continue building on the fantastic relationships we have with existing individuals & companies that we currently work with and look to gain a little more exposure slowly and surely. We pride ourselves on quality & customer service, catering for all and we see this as the main ethos of N&W

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Life is for living and it’s a short ride. Savour and make the most out of every

minute…

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Nicholson and Walcot, began in 2007. Owned by Louise Baxter, the company is proud of its South London heritage and that’s is reﬂected in its name – made up from the components of a maiden name and the street of happy early years. A demand for quality accessories was the inspiration to begin making the scarves for which N&W are well known for. These now sell all over the World on-line and in shops in the UK – with well known customers from the world of music and ﬁlm, including - Suggs, Martin Freeman, Paul Weller and Kevin Rowland – among those waiting for the new styles each season.

LB: If I must ha! - Paul Weller, Martin Freeman, Kevin Rowland, Suggs, Paolo Hewitt and Gary Crowley (you might have heard of the last two?)

JOHN HELLIER

AUTHENTIC, PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF THE SMALL FACES

The sight of Essex Boy John Hellier, with his distinctive hairstyle, is a familiar one to anyone who has attended Mod related events over the past twenty odd years. John, in fact, was very much part of the Mod scene in the mid to late 1960s, attending all the legendary clubs that we have heard of today, the likes of The Scene and The Marquee among them. Always a massive lover of music, he also played drums for various bands, including a short stint with the well-known ‘Johns Children’. But it as the chronicler of all things ‘Small Faces’, that he is perhaps best known for today. He began the Wapping Wharf fanzine in 1993, dedicating his spare time to renew and revive interest in the UK’s ultimate Mod band. He began the Small Faces Conventions in 1996 using The Ruskin Arms in East Ham as the venue; due to the fact that the family of original member Jimmy Winston once ran the pub and the band used it as a rehearsal space in their early days He promoted the sold out Steve Marriott Memorial gig at The Astoria in 2001 which saw the likes of Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher and Peter Frampon , along with original Small Faces band members Kenney Jones and Ian ‘Mac’ MacLagan, all pay respects to the ‘Majik Mijit’ Marriott who died in a house ﬁre some ten years previously. John also promoted the Ronnie Lane Memorial concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2004. Again the rock and pop royalty were out in force to play in memory of ‘Plonk’ Lane, with Weller, Pete Townsend and Ronnie Wood all performing Live in front of a packed house. In 2009 John co-authored ‘All Too Beautiful – The Life and Times of Steve Marriott’ with King of La Scarpa, writer and Delicious Junction collaborator Paolo Hewitt. The Conventions go from strength to strength, with the 16th annual event in 2012 being held 229 The Veune, in the heart of London’s West End, and long may they continue…

DEL POPPED DOWN TO CANVEY ISLAND TO SPEAK TO MR HELLIER RECENTLY TO ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS OVER A PINT OF WHELKS…. DJ: Would you describe yourself as fanatical at all costs when it comes to the Small Faces? If so please provide a glimpse into the extreme lengths you’ve gone to over the years. JH: Well I’ve loved the Small Faces since I ﬁrst saw a picture of them back in a teen magazine back in 1965. The records were great but it was the looks and the image that captured me.. I’d buy all the girlie mags of the day, things like Fab 208, Rave and Jackie, just for the pictures then I’d be off to Carnaby Street to try and buy a shirt or jacket similar to the ones that Steve and Ronnie were photographed wearing. Around early ‘66 I remember seeing Steve and Kenney in the West End. They were in the original HMV megastore (the only one of its kind, back then) in Oxford Street and just browsing through album sleeves in the basement area. I went into a booth and made out I was listening to a record. I just stood and spied on them for what seemed like hours. Off stage and away from the photographers they still looked just as cool. The thing that sticks most in my memory from that day was Steve’s barnet. It was coiffeurred to perfection. It was cut in a beautiful straight line just sitting on his shirt collar. He had is usual curtained parting with back combing from about halfway back. It must have been lacquered as there was not one hair out of place. They were not human beings they were mini-Gods! Every picture of the band was worthy of framing and going on the wall. My whole wardrobe, even to this day, is based on what they would have worn and I still get the same buzz from ﬁnding a “new” pic in 2012 as I did back then. Although I do own various rarities such as acetates and test pressings I am not an anorak. My priority has always been the look!

DJ: Please describe what got you into the Modernist movement in the first place and how has that affected your life? JH: Well it goes back to when I was at school in 1963. Back then it was never a conscious thing. Nobody, well certainly nobody in my circle, said to themself “ I’m gonna be a Mod” you just drifted into it as the fashion of the day. The clothes and music was what it was all about for me. I would never go fighting on the beaches or anywhere else for that matter for fear of messing the clothes up (also I’m a coward!). Blimey! I used to stand up in an empty railway carriage for fear of losing the crease in my trousers. There’s vanity for you! On the music front where I differed from mainstream was that I would always give priority to the American originals. Practically all of the British records of the time, including the early Beatles and Stones albums, would consist of covers of American R&B and Soul records. As good as they were they weren’t good enough for me so while everybody was digging Twist And Shout by the Beatles I’d be listening to the Isley Brothers version. and so forth. With most people Mod was a passing fad but it’s stayed with me really all my life but in a varying form,. Up to’ 66 it was all about tonic mohair and loafers, then it became Psychedelic and colourful with silk neck scarves and velvet pants, Jason King (and his tash) was a hero.. From ‘69 onwards it became very hippy trippy and San Francisco, not Memphis, was where it was at, an image these days portrayed by the likes of the Austin Powers films, Swingin’ London and all that. It was all Mod, well it was to me! I’ve gone full circle really and at the age of 63 I’m back wearing similar clobber to what I was wearing in ‘67 (only bigger sizes!)

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DJ: Please list in no particular order your three best-dressed people from any walk of life and describe why you have chosen them? JH: Difﬁcult one for me. My life revolves around music so if the question was asking about Mods I’d plump for Brian Jones, Steve Marriott and Rod Stewart all circa 1965-1967 only. During that two-year period you’ll never ﬁnd a scruffy pic of any of those. But relating the question generally I’d go for the Dandy-ish look of Justin de Villeneuve, Lawrence LlewellynBowen and wait for it.... cheap as chips himself David Dickenson. Those three guys are dapper, 24 hours a day I’m sure! DJ: Mod has been described as lifestyle, a code by which to live your life. Agree with that and if so why? JH - Well only to a degree. We are the in crowd, we know that and there are certain codes by which we live but narrow mindness is naff. Let’s not pigeon hole ourselves 100 per cent of the time. Always be prepared to open your mind. I was raving about some Country music to a friend recently only to be told “I can’t listen to that, I’m a Mod” ..Bollocks!! DJ: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully!?! JH: I’m already old and have done it

disgracefully. Let’s be fair we’re all only 25 in our heads. DJ: Are you into seeing the bands that have reformed recently, or is it all about digging the new breed for you? JH: I’ve tried digging the new breed but I always find myself comparing to the live bands of my youth and when you’ve witnessed not only the Small Faces but the Who, Action, Creation, Stones etc. etc. etc it’s hard to get too enthusiastic or indeed find anything totally original these days but hey I’m not knocking it Keep on keepin’ on I say. DJ: As we all know shoes are a vital part of the modernist wardrobe – What is your preferred style of shoe and why does it mean so much to you? (EG Brogue, Loafer Desert Boot etc.…?) JH: Shoes are everything. I own over 40 pairs and love ‘em all. If I was pushed too choose I’d have to plump for basket weave, the ultimate Modernist shoe....well for me anyway. DJ: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express why in 5 words and under, they do it for you? JH: Difficult....and would probably change from day to day. Off the top of my head. Night Train. The Ultimate Groove.

Tin Soldier. The Ultimate Climax My Girl. The Ultimate Love Song London Boys.The Ultimate Mod Anthem Waterloo Sunset.The Ultimate Pop Song

DJ: If we owned a cultural time machine what period would you travel back to and why? JH: The sixties generally was exciting it was also a tumultuous decade that changed the face of the world. Colour was invented! and music and clothes, the two most important things in my young life were full of new ideas and vibrant. The period between 1963 and 1968 were for me the best and if time travel were available that’s where I’d be. DJ: When it comes to advice on life, love, music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us? JH: Life is indeed for living and it’s a short ride. Savour and make the most out of every minute...easier said than done sometimes, I know.. My favourite saying, ever, is “All I want for my birthday...is another birthday!” Wise words Mr H, wise words…

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ONE FROM THE MODERN WE SENT ALONG COMPETITION WINNER RUSSELL FRAMPTON, A LONG-TIME OCS FAN, TO INTERVIEW ONE OF HIS HEROES JUST BEFORE A SOLO SHOW ON THE SOUTH COAST. Train’ is a personal all time favourite; what is your favourite OSC track and why? SF: Well its usually one you have just written, so at the minute it will be the song ‘Weekend’ which we will be playing tonight and that’s on the new album due for release in Feb 2013 Born in Birmingham in 1965, Simon Fowler is a founder member of the band Ocean Colour Scene as well as being a known solo performer. With OCS he released the 1996 classic album ‘Moseley Shoals’ on which were the hit singles, ‘The Riverboat Song’, The Day We Caught The Train’, ‘You’ve Got It Bad’ and ‘The Circle’ In early 2012 Simon released his debut solo album under the title of ‘Simon Fowler’s Merrymouth’

RF: Simon how are you? SF: Fine. I’ve just come back from the States where I was doing a lifeguard course. RF: I think that was me! SF: I’m sorry I thought you used to be the guitar man for David Bowie

SF: Its not been really the same since we gave up taking drugs before going on stage, so to keep it as a 110% we found this guy called Russell Frampton who is a drug dealer. RF: Ha ha ha... Simon that’s your comedy side coming out there

RF: On arriving at the appointed Hotel, I ﬁnd Simon sitting at the bar in a Barbour jacket, checked ﬂat cap, and a pair of Paul Weller ‘hand-me- down’ shoes. I grab a pint and get ready for our chat. I present Simon with a pair of Vandella - Bordo and La Scarpa - Green/White shoes -courtesy of Pete from Delicious Junction

RF: Ha ha ha...‘The Day We Caught The

RF: OCS are renowned for being a great live band – do you still get the same rush today performing live as you did in the early years? How do you motivate yourself to give it 110% for a performance?

SF: Yes indeed…. RF: What’s the latest news on the ‘Merrymouth’ project and do you enjoy the freedom of exploring other outlets for your craft? SF: ‘MerryMouth’ have stopped dribbling at the moment. OCS have just recorded the new album so that was a priority but ‘Merrymouth’ will still carry on - we just played Mosley Folk Festival and we did a couple of really nice festivals for Chris Evans. Dan is on duties for OCS again. It was nice; it was good, really enjoyed playing different music RF: Are you into seeing the bands that have reformed recently, or is it all about digging the new breed for you?

SF: Well, went to see Noel Gallagher the other week - not seen him for years. At any festivals we have played I’ve watched new bands and heard new music. The way festivals are now it’s about popular music. The idea of having to be able to play guitar to perform is nonsense. You have some of the biggest stars in the world playing Glastonbury now. RF: Mod has been described as a lifestyle, a code by which to live your life. Agree with that and if so why? SF: As long as your happy, live your life and your own lifestyle how you want. RF: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully! SF: As long as I grow old I don’t really care …ha ha ha ha RF: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express in 5 words or under, why they do it for you? SF: Can I get another beer? RF: When it comes to advice on life, love, music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us? SF: I go to Pete Goulding.com (road manager for Simon and OCS drummer Oscar - Pete lets out a laugh) – Well, it’s a Christian motto to treat others as you have them treat yourself RF: Simon thanks very much for that SF: That’s ok its a pleasure. I like the shoes thanks very much to Delicious Junction

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GARY CROWLEY’S PLAYLIST

DELICIOUS JUNCTION STALWART ‘GC” - HAS A ‘NEW MUSIC SHOW’ ON BBC LONDON RADIO 94.49FM, WHERE HE SHOWCASES UP AND COMING AND UN-SIGNED BANDS. He also has a weekly show on Amazing Radio – where again he champions the new breed Never standing still, the little rascal is forever digging out new music and giving it a chance.

The Crowley desert boot is also proving extremely popular and Delicious Junction are set to launch 3 fab new ﬂavours: Classic Black, Turquoise Teal and Warm Red suede.

We asked him over a cup of frothy coffee for a list of ten bands he thinks might be making a bigger splash in 2013. Eyes down for a full house, here we go… Temples Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs Swim Deep Splashh Melt Yourself Down Cheetahs The Tuts Sons Between Guns The Suﬁs The Time and Space Machine and The Helmholtz Resonators We’ll re-visit that list in a years time to see how GC got on.

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TERRY SHAUGHNESSY

THE AREA OF LIVERPOOL HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE UK’S FINEST MUSIC OVER THE YEARS AND THAT CONTINUES TODAY WITH THE BAND THE UNIVERSAL. Del caught up with the bands front man and songwriter Terry Shaughnessy over a cuppa between gigs with his hard working band DJ: How many years have you been playing live in a band? TS: I’ve been playing in live bands since I was a teenager. I originally started playing in bands as a drummer. I’ve always written since I can remember and eventually it just became a natural progression to write songs in earnest. I performed for a couple of years on my own with an acoustic guitar playing wherever I could, just to try and hone my craft and test my songs out. Then I started going about recruiting a band. I now have a band called The Universal which includes Piet Koehorst on Guitar, Dave Ormsby on Drums and Gary Chambers on Bass. DJ: How many people attended your ﬁrst gig and where was it? You can be honest with us! TS: The ﬁrst gig I ever did was as a drummer, sitting in with my uncles’ band. The band played with two drummers that night! What a racket that must’ve been! If my memory serves me right, it was in a church hall in Skelmersdale. I think we played a load of cover versions, some Motown, some of The Jam, some Stiff Little Fingers, a mad mix of tunes. I reckon there was probably about 50 people or so. I remember having some great gigs sitting behind my Pearl Export drum kit.

My first gig as a solo artist was in a place called Ormskirk, which is about 7 or 8 miles from Skelmersdale. I distinctly remember playing my last gig as a drummer on a Sunday night and then playing my first acoustic gig on the Wednesday after. I reckon there was about 20 people there, which wasn’t a bad start. DJ: I hear you’ve a new CD coming out soon – can you give us a taster of what’s to come? TS: Yeah, I’m currently working on two albums in tandem. One which is the new album for The Universal and one which is an album of songs that I’ve written that don’t fit The Universal’s sound. It’s no secret that I wasn’t a fan of the sound of The Universal’s first album, so the new one will have a much fuller sound and hopefully be a little bit more psychedelic in places. DJ: Please describe what got you into the Modernist movement in the first place and how has that affected your life? TS: I’ve always been surrounded by music since I can remember. When I was growing up my Mum was always playing Small Faces, The Faces, Humble Pie, Otis Redding, and The Beatles. I had two Uncles who played in bands and another two Uncles who were, and to this day still are, avid record collectors. They have rooms and rooms full of vinyl. I’d hear things like Little Feat, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, and Tom Petty from them

but it was my other Uncles record collection that I got into more. At a very young age, I’d be playing singles from their collection. The Jam, Style Council, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Stiff Little Fingers, Sex Pistols, The Skids, The Specials, Madness…but the things I loved the most were the Motown records, the Stax records, the Otis Redding records, the Small Faces records, The Who records and a box set of The Beatles singles that they had, which I remember because it had been used that much that it was held together by sellotape. I naturally started back tracking through all the music, linking the bands and the band members, coming across new bands and artists. Finding the more obscure American R&B tunes, discovering Northern Soul. It’s all of this that got me in to the Modernist movement regarding the music, which for me is the most important part. As a knock effect of being into the music, I started seeing images of The Who, Small Faces and a lot of those mid to late sixties bands. I loved the look, the hair, the clothes, the attitude. I also loved some of the clothes from the Northern Soul scene and some of the clothes that the Suedeheads were wearing on the pictures I saw. On top of this, because I’ve always been a mad fan of Liverpool Football Club, I became aware of the Casuals, as it was a big thing with the Liverpool fans because of their travels abroad when the team played in the European Cup. It was an amalgamation of all these things that got me into the clothes and

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the look, I guess not exclusively ‘Mod’ but rooted in it just the same. I guess it’s affected my life profoundly because I still love all that great music and still use it as the yardstick to measure my own music against and any other music I hear. I have my own understanding of the Mod ethics and I live my life by my understanding of them. DJ: Please list in no particular order your three best dressed people from any walk of life and describe why you have chosen them? TS: Steve Marriott – Ultimate true Mod icon Steve McQueen – Cool as My mate Nigel Whittingham – always looks the business DJ: Mod has been described as lifestyle, a code by which to live your life. Agree with that and if so why? TS: Yeah, I’d agree with that. Like I said earlier, I have an understanding of the Mod ethics and I live my life by that understanding. DJ: Will you grow old gracefully or disgracefully!?!

(EG Brogue, Loafer Desert Boot etc.…?) TS: I’ve recently started getting into Brogues a lot more, as I’ve started getting into getting suits made. I’ve always been into, and worn Desert Boots but I guess the shoe I wear most is the Wallabee style Loafer. I just love the way they look with Levi’s. I’m also into my vintage Adidas trainers, especially Adidas Italia. Big fan of them.

TS: Ha ha! We’ll have to wait and see! DJ: Are you into seeing the bands that have reformed recently, or is it all about digging the new breed for you? TS: Not really into the idea of bands reforming. I personally don’t see the point. I understand that on the bands part it’s a great pay day and on the audiences part it’s a chance to re-live something from the past or a chance to see a band that you thought you’d never get to see. It’s ﬂawed on all fronts for me. The time when the band were at the height of their powers has long gone and their motivation for performing those songs is not what it was when they were at their height, so consequently, the audience, old or new, gets a second hand version.

DJ: Give us your ultimate top 5 tunes and express why in 5 words and under, they do it for you? TS: Ha ha! This is a tough thing to do...in no particular order of merit – Come Together – The Beatles; Perfect production and execution Harvest Moon – Neil Young; Wistful, dream like

Going back to the understanding of Mod ethics, I look forwards more than backwards. I’ll always tip my hat to those past pioneers but you’ve got to move forward always. DJ: Shoes are a vital part of the modernist wardrobe – What is your preferred style of shoe and why does it mean so much to you?

Blue Rondo A La Turk – Dave Brubeck; Genius Sweet Secret Peace – Neil Finn; Otherworldly A Change Is Gonna Come – Otis Redding; Pure Emotion

DJ: If we owned a cultural time machine what period would you travel back to and why? I’d guess, not surprisingly, it would have to be in that golden period of music between 1965 and 1973/1974. I just think that music was in its heyday then and pretty much everything since then has its roots in that time. It’s because of all the great music from that time that people always compare you to another band or artist. You can’t really get away from it. DJ: When it comes to advice on life, love, music or clothes do you have a motto or saying we could take away with us? TS: I have a saying regarding music, which is that I believe that a musician should be – ‘Musician minus ego plus ﬁre’. As for anything else, I’ve got no right to be advising other people on how to live and they shouldn’t be looking for that. I can only say that my own personal understanding of Mod ethics mean that I’m always looking forward, always trying to better myself on every front and always trying to take the look and the mod style and make it original to me. If anyone else agrees with that, then, great…

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THE LAST OF THE TROUBADORS HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012

So, what can we say about 2012!!! Since recording our ﬁrst EP with Matt Allchin at Off Licence Recording (Our very own Joe Meek) at the tail end of 2011, then releasing it through Delicious Junction records, it has been non stop!! From the packed out lauch night, with a ﬂattering queue round the corner, and a “one in one out” set up at the door, the shows seem to have come thick and fast!! In London, we have pretty much played everywhere from the Dublin Castle and the Water Rats, to an amzing night at The 100 club and our undoubted gig of the year, for Playhard at The Purple Turtle. The welcome and reaction at each and every show has been overwhelming!! Outside of London, we had and amazing night at the Hare and Hound in Birmingham thanks to the beautiful people at Aceface Barbers. The EP has been well received, with some mind blowing endorsements from artists we admire greatly, ranging from the Legendary Steve Diggle from the Buzzcocks, that we are excited to be working with in the near future, to Miles Kane, Eugene McGuiness and the great Steve White, who’s words have been amazing.

To summarise, we are humbled by the reaction we have received in the first year as The Last of the Troubadours and would like to give huge thanks to all at Delicious Junction for the support as well as every single person that has gone out of their way to come to the shows, buy the EP, be it on i-Tunes or a physical copy and become a part of what we are doing. Keep flying the flag for real live music!!! Looking forward to 2013, we have the next EP written and are looking to record in Jan/ Feb, to be released again through Delicious Junction Records, hopefully in March/April. The new tracks are sounding shit hot and we can’t wait to get them down and then take them as far afield as we can. We have some cool dates booked in already for 2013, including a huge Teenage Cancer trust event with the amazing Carleen Anderson, a show in Belfast, as well as a few mouth watering things up our sleeves!! This time next year.................. Joel, Darron, Luke and Rob

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