pugwash Magazine - 2008 11 - November - Ibiza Issue low by Tom Worman

November 2008

Inside:

Your Song of the Summer Venice Mishaps Festival fun Travelling Sex and the City Style Guid English tourists Fifties Fashion Fix

Ibiza madness What happens when you work, live and party on the island!

Judge Jules Gets Grilled

Jules talks about DJing at Ibiza, what its like in the industry and future plans

Plus Reviews

Albums

gigs

games

books

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the editors

So here it is. The very first issue of Pugwash of the new academic year and my first issue as an editor! After lots of hard work and some stressful moments the new look mag is out. With a virtually whole new team elected it has been an experience to say the least! From collating articles over the summer to changing things at the last minute, it has proved to be a huge task but one that has been thoroughly enjoyable. So much has been happening in these last two months that it’s scary to think I’m already in my second year and that coursework and exams count. I’m sure a lot of you have that feeling now as well! However, try not to let that overtake your life - our Chaplaincy team can offer support in any way, shape or form. We want your views so contact us via pugwashmag@upsu.net This is your magazine. Written by students. For students. Steph Hall - Editor G’day! I’m your Life & Style Editor - all the way from Australia (complete with accent and a desire to wear flip-flops in all weather). I’m probably the only genuine Australian called ‘Elke’ the Pugwash team will see for a while! I’m so excited to be involved with Pugwash this year, being my last at uni (tear). So, let’s make it a good one before I have to leave student-land and join the real world. I want to hear all your gossip, stories, rants and opinions and make them into something great to read. Let’s go! Elke Morice-Atkinson - Life & Style Editor Hallo! Summer may be well and truly over but here’s hoping this reflective issue brings a little sunshine into the oncoming winter. This year Pugwash has a bit of a new look to it, hope you like the results! Massive thank you to the designers who worked on this issue and worked against the clock to create some gorgeous pages and of course a big thanks to the writers for giving us something fun to work with. If you want to be a part of the design team for the next issue then just send me an email: sophie.colverson@upsu.net Sophie Colverson - Design Editor Hello! I hope you have all had a great summer where you haven’t had to worry too much about deadlines and the oncoming onslaught of work that awaits you in the new term. I’ve had a very busy summer, organising Southsea Fest, watching the US Elections with a keen eye, and taking part in National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org), all of which have had their part in destroying my sanity but are well worth it. Here at the Arts and Ents Cave, we have lots of lovely things for you to get your teeth into. So, until next time remember this; ‘The man who has no imagination has no wings.’ - Muhammed Ali. Tallie Kane - Arts and Ents Editor Hullo, I’m the Canadian ambassador for team Pugwash! My job is to make sure that this mag is presented in coherent and correct English. I know that makes me a bit of a nerd, but I enjoy it. By the time this issue appears around campus, I will already be looking at drafts of the content for the next one. And while you get this glossy, attractive format, I only get to partake of Pugwash via a Google doc and a glowing screen. So I hope you appreciate it - a lot of time and effort was expended to bring it to you! Until next time, Laura P :) Laura Patricia - Copy Editor

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sub eds and contributors I’m Jack, a first year Journalism & English Literature student. I’m currently anticipating getting privileged interviews and press releases from some top names in the dance genre including Busy P, Annie Mac, A-Trak and Erol. Lately I have been considering whether hip hop is really dead, listening to Brit Pop, and doing the D.A.N.C.E. with Justice. Hi, I’m Dominique, a 3rd year student from the Creative Technologies sector. I may be a newbie to Pugwash but I’m well acquainted with the gig venues in Portsmouth and the south coast, watch an astounding amount of DVDs and despite my lack of abilities to do well in games or use full stops, I hope to make the most of this year! Jack Kane & Dominique O’Mahoney - Arts & Ents Sub-Editors Hey, we’re Nina and Sarah and are both in our second year taking Media Studies, but it’s our first year working for the magazine! So far its been exciting…but demanding, I mean who checks their email accounts three or four times a day? We do now! It’s been such a great experience learning what goes into magazine editing and we’re so excited about the year to come. We’re working for you, so let us know what you’d like to see in the Life and Style section and we’ll do our best to get it in. Have a great year and enjoy student life! Nina Tennant & Sarah Beer - Life & Style Sub-Editors

Hey to all you lovely people out there! With the Pugwash mag back in business for the beginning of the new term, you now have us as your new sub-editors joining the new Pugwash crew! As sub-eds, we’ve both been helping Sophie to play about with the old style to create features for the new look for a new year! Also, make sure you look out for us showing off our graphic design skills in a couple of the articles! We are so excited about the first edition and we hope you guys love it too!!! Sarah Matthews & Christina Eland - Design Sub-Editors

Contributors

Life and Style contributors: Andy Donohoe, William Hobson, Karen Jobson, Abby Morgan, Carys Rolley, Jade Stanley, and Tom West, Tom Worman Arts and Ents contributors: Katie Learning, Abby Morgan, Gamel Oki, Jack Palmer, Donald Vass, Chris Walsh, and Anna Wardell. Designers: Kayleigh Batchford, Jason James, Stuart Lambon, Freddy Mayhew, Krishan Mistry, Ranee Ng, Gamel Oki, Rosie Parkin, and Janhavi Shukla

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contents Important person - this issue: Chaplains

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Short story Working at a festival Glasto 08 Ibiza rocks Ibiza is... An Englishmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epilogue

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Inter-railing Style Guide Fashion Fix Interview with Judge Jules Reviews: Film Mix Tapes from my Ex Reviews: Music, Book and Game

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university people

Chaplains: What do they do?

As a Chaplaincy team, we are passionate about helping people to engage with issues that transcend the trivial and consider things such as values, meaning and purpose. For some a faith gives them that framework but we also recognise that, for many, organised religion is off putting. Whatever your experience and understanding of religion, we are here to help you to explore the deep stuff of life. And we also know that it is often at the hard times such as transitions, bereavements, break downs in relationships and illness, that these kinds of issues are raised. So you are welcome to drop into the Chaplaincy Oasis Suite which is on the ground floor of the Nuffield

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Centre or stop us when we are wandering around campus or the Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union if you would like some support in exploring anything that is on your mind. In addition to three full time members of staff the Chaplaincy also offers physical space. We have a quiet room for prayer and reflection; Muslim prayer rooms and washing facilities; a comfortable seating area where you can make yourself a drink and have your lunch; and space which can be booked for meetings or group work. On Monday lunchtimes this term, we have a number of talks from academics to give us food for thought, and on Thursdays we

have Kaleidoscope which is an opportunity to chat to people from different backgrounds, and chew over a variety of issues. We rarely lead worship events around the University, but one of the exceptions is the Carol Service which this year, is on the 8th of December and as a multi media experience, it will be unlike any Carol Service you have been to be before. Check out our website for more details: www.port.ac.uk/chaplaincy. See you around. Karen Jobson (On behalf of the Chaplaincy team)

k c a r t d n u o s e h what is t our summer? to y 7

Pugwash asks:

Kayleigh Batchford: 5 years time by Noah and the Whale

Fred Bradley: Pjanoo by Eric Prydz

Rachel Reed: Church by T-Pain

James Lawson: Love in the club by Usher

Danni Young: Sex is on fire by Kings of Leon

Kate Hyder: Infinity 2008 by Guru Josh Project Pugwash November 2008

io sono andata a venezia quest’estate con il mio amore

// (I went to Venice this Summer with my love) // I went to Venice this summer expecting knee-trembling romance; espressos in piazzas, slow walks along canals, sweet things whispered in my ears, dinners by the Ponte Rialto, gelato, deserts, gifts. I wanted disgustingly-cutesy stomach-churning over-the-top romance. I wanted it. I wanted the lot – especially a gorgeous gondola ride, just him and me. Our flight left in the evening (we were too skint to pay another tenner for an earlier flight). That’s ok, no romance lost just yet. We’ll leave in the evening, I thought, arrive in Venice at dusk. The sky will be pink, the canals will be blue - perfect. We left in the dark, and landed in the dark. It was pissing it down. No sunset to be seen. That’s no problem, I consoled myself; we’ll take a short stroll over a few little bridges to our charming Venetian hotel (or so multimap.com led me to believe). It wasn’t just a few bridges and a

short walk. It was a dash through torrents of rain, up and down god knows how many steps. Never mind. Once we get to our hotel I’ll be able to spend ages in the bathroom, have a nice hot shower, dry my hair. No romance lost.

Our first morning in Venice, I woke alone, slightly miffed Our hotel was down a sweet little street, complete with fountain. Just perfect. Bathroom down the hall. What? “Si signora, down the hall.” At least we had a balcony. But when I tried to use my hairdryer in our room, it blew the fuse. Bang – and then it was dark. Our first morning in Venice, I woke alone, slightly miffed. Perhaps a little romance lost. I found him standing over the shared toilet with a fist full of

toilet paper wrapped mummy style up one arm. “There were pubes on the seat when I came in here. Actual pubes,” he said. Fabulous. Our hotel was full of pubic-hair-shedding tourists. No matter, I’ll just take a wet wipe in there next time. Urgh, gross. The Ponte Scalzi was where the absolutely over the top romance would begin, I decided. And then, “Ciao, ciao. You guys arrived! How are you? How’s your hotel?” Yep, my entire family came too. There we were, all six of us. Nana needed the toilet. Popa wanted a coffee. Dad was trying to buy vaporetto tickets and Mum was slapping sunscreen all over my boyfriend. It wasn’t until we got on a vaporetto with the millions of other tourists Venice receives each day that my iridescent-with-sunscreen boyfriend divulged he had a problem. My whole clan examined his red blotchy skin.

Our hotel was

full of pubic-hair-shedding

tourists.

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venice romance journey Bedbugs? Fleas? A rash? “Nope, they’re mosquito bites,” Mum, leader of the examination declared. It’s ok, I told myself, I’ll look after him, put cream on his bites and keep him from scratching them. It’s going to be romantic hell or high water. At Piazza San Marco Popa needed the toilet. Nana wanted to look at the shops. Dad couldn’t find Mum. My boyfriend was scratching his bites. Perhaps the romance will start on our gorgeous gondola ride instead, just him and me.

Nana had to sit down. Popa was hungry. Mum wanted to put another layer of sunscreen on my boyfriend, while Dad was wading waist-deep in pigeons, feral cats and tourists with a gelato in each hand. Five days of canals, bridges, tourists, pigeons, cats, vaporettos, queues and romance reading lukewarm on the scale, it was our last night in Venice. Finally alone. The Bank of Mum and Dad, suppliers of sunscreen, antihistamines, food and drink had moved onto their next destination, Switzerland.

Then I found it. While trying to get to sleep through the buzzing of mosquitoes and the flushing of our floor’s shared toilet, he said “I’m hot, I’m itchy, I’m sunburned. I want to go home.” We left the lagoon the next day. It may not have been the disgustinglycutesy stomach-churning overthe-top romantic holiday I wanted. But he was there (with my family in tow). It was hot, he was itchy, they were sunburned and that was totally romantic. Turned out I didn’t need to look for my romance; it was there all the time.

That evening we found our gondolier, complete with straw hat and ribbon. Here is where the romance will begin. Except, I was wedged in between my grandparents, shrieking and gripping their knees every time the gondola swayed, convinced it would capsize and fling me and all my relatives into the murky canal.

It’s going to be romantic hell or high water My poor gorgeous gondola ride, just him and me. It wasn’t meant to include my entire family and the gondolier shouting, “Don’t worry. You’re safe!” By the time we reached Murano, Burano and Lido (the little islands) a few days later, the mosquito bite situation had reached amber alert; but my search for romance in the most romantic city in the world had reached critical.

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WORDS OF HOPE

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Portsmouth student Julie Lorraine Martin has been putting together a book of poems in aid of the Southampton and District Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association. Julie was inspired to start the book after the funeral of a friend who had suffered from the illness. Julie Lewis died in 1996 at the age of 25, and her moving poem, ‘Talk to Me’ was read at the funeral. She subsequently decided to use this as the starting point for a book of poems that could be sold to raise funds for the charity. One of her main aims was to get contributions of poems from well-known celebrities, so she started sending out requests.

Favourites of the famous So far, Julie has received about 25 positive replies from celebrities. Tony Blair chose ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke as his favourite poem, whilst William Hague opted for a poem by William Blake. Eamonn Holmes wrote his own poem about his favourite football team, Manchester United, whereas Lorraine Kelly chose something by the Scottish bard, Robert Burns. Other contributors so far have included Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Gary Lineker, Carol Vorderman and Barbara Windsor. Julie adds: “I still need some more contributions – so if anyone knows how I could get hold of any famous people either here or abroad, I would be really grateful if they could contact me. We also need contributions from some stars that would appeal to the younger generation. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.”

If you can help in any way – you might even want to contribute a poem or make a financial donation – please contact Julie on 07751023228 or email her on misslamink@hotmail.com

Graduate Recruitment & Placement Fair Wednesday 26 November, 11am-3pm The Guildhall, Portsmouth

Set Up for Life - Getting prepared; getting started; getting a job! • • • • • •

Meet over 70 Employers from top companies Check out Graduate & Placement opportunities Find out about Graduate jobs and how to apply Receive careers advice & support Guidance on building a CV Free refreshments in the Student Lounge

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working at a festival

William Hobson gives Pugwash an overview of the ups and downs of working at a summer music festival. Over this summer I finally got round to doing something that always sounded like a good idea but that I’d never bothered to follow up before; getting paid to go to a festival. Well, technically, to work there, but in the end that wasn’t too bad to be honest. I worked as a traffic steward and general staff member for Cash & Traffic Management, a company handling the Chelmsford branch of V festival (alongside a billion other companies. There were a few shift patterns going, some of which I personally wasn’t too keen on (half 6pm till half 8am), but luckily I managed to swing as many hours as I could and still

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have a chance to see the headliners every day. The pay was better than minimum wage (£6 an hour) and the work was quite different from anything I’d done before. The main problem was the long hours; strange to say there wasn’t

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said, I did get paid to see Muse, The Verve, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers. The most strenuous work I personally did was rigging rope barriers and taking them down and the most stressful was trying to stop a car with just your voice. Work is out there as security and

the vast majority of my time was spent standing in a field vaguely pointing in a direction if a car came my way. enough work! The first and last days were hectic, since we had to make sure we didn’t cause traffic to back all the way up to the motorway and were under the most pressure to make the very uncooperative people of Essex get in line and follow directions for five minutes (not for thin skinned people). But the vast majority of my time was spent standing in a field vaguely pointing in a direction if a car came my way. As you were generally stood apart from the others, the hard part was keeping yourself occupied. Sadly, the increased festival access I’d looked forward to wasn’t a reality – the only special feature was a staff campsite that was slightly nicer. That

catering staff, general stewarding, stall operators and ticket vendors, but you might need certification for some roles. Once you find a company employing people for festivals it seems the work opportunities come fairly regularly. Not all work is festival work, though some of the bigger events will expect you to camp up there, but it doesn’t seem hard to get in on the big festivals if you get in early enough. If you can’t afford to go Glastonbury this year, I have it on reliable information that working there is both fun and no real hassle. Of course the trade off is that you are working the festival – you can’t be drunk the whole time, lots of people are having way more fun than you and wearing a uniform and high-vis jacket makes people assume that you actually know something other than which way you’re supposed to be pointing people, but a) it’s a job and b) you get to see at least one band that’d normally cost you at least £20 as well!

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Abby Morgan gives Pugwash an account of her experience at the mudfest.

Friday

The pop princess Kate Nash did the honours of opening the Pyramid stage with her lively performance on Friday morning, although there was a hint of “that song” syndrome to her set as she finished with the chart topper, Foundations. The Other Stage was the place for the Indie must-sees. Vampire Weekend lived up to their hype, and the Foals hit, Cassius, was a real festival tune and crowd pleaser! The big Friday highlight had to go to Kings of Leon. The show stopping performance had an electrifying range of their fans' most treasured favourites, with a few brand-spanking new tracks from the eagerly awaited album Only By The Night. The band’s frontman gave an intoxicating speech declaring that moment the greatest of his life, leaving a lump in a hundreds of thousands of throats.

Saturday

The Other Stage provided an afternoon array of loveliness for anyone looking for a daytime boogie. Los Campesinos! started the day off and The Wombats delivered their indie-pop poetic wonders with a cheeky smile and with the help of a 30 ft blow up, err wombat! The more alternative festival go-er may have graced the John Peel tent later that evening, rather than the celeb-laced Pyramid stage, as they would find some unmissable Futureheads and Biffy Clyro action, with the latter being truly stunning for anyone, not just the avid fan. Amy

Winehouse also gave a captivating performance in spite of endless criticism thrown at her recently. It was thoroughly enjoyed by the

30 ft b lo wombw-up at! masses - well except the bloke down the front that got a fist to the face, obviously. The real "one to watch" of course was the extremely talked about choice of headliner, Jay Z. With many believing him to be the one and only reason for the ticket-sale struggle, he had a lot resting on his shoulders, but didn’t appear to feel the strain and his ego didn’t fail to fill the stage either.

Sunday

Glastonbury was showing no signs of winding down, as there was so much talent to be stumbled across throughout the last day of the festival. The Pyramid stage laid on a spread of

ing k n a -sp ks d n a r b rac like new t theclassics legend Neil Diamond, while

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beauties Crystal Castles. Speaking of new and exciting, the Queen’s Head was home to the amazing and dressed to impress, Thecocknbullkid, who was later said to be a future impressive headliner. Many

The Other Stage was the place to be if you wanted to hear a man with dreadlocks and a nice smile attempt to murder the Massive Attack tune Teardrop, or Mark Ronson attempt to jazz up, well, every track on his set list. John Peel would have been proud of the new exciting music pouring out of the speakers in his name, with the innovative Friendly Fires and the eventful and exciting set from puzzling electronic

stuck around for Noah and the Whale and, feeling inspired, joined in with a bit of Sing Star. For those willing to leave it to the pros, the brightest spotlight was on The Verve for their vintage classics and new material. For a different kind of Glasto moment, the Park was the destination for the compelling and moving My Morning Jacket, or the Dance East stage for the amazing UNKLE.

Whilst at Glasto, first aider, Sarah Loader gave me her perspective on working there and it’s not always glamorous rock ‘n’ roll as I found out on a Saturday night!

Saturday

6pm- Again begin by handing out water to the huge crowds in the Dance areas. 9pm- First major case was an unconscious man who appeared completely lifeless, but came round as soon as he was in the recovery position. He then turned blue and was shaking while being violently sick. The severely dangerous state that he was in was due to a drug overdose. It was the First Aid teams’ responsibility to stabilise the patient until an ambulance arrived to take him to hospital to recover. 10pm- A similar case, this time female. A friend of the casualty denied that either of them had taken any drugs and was highly distressed at the situation. However, she later admitted that her companion had in fact taken a cocktail of recreational drugs, which were found to be responsible for her state. Many of the First Aiders on duty at that time were unable to rouse her, so she was an

around and re-joined the rest of her group in enjoying the festivities, leaving her sick girlfriend to face a hospital miles away from home, completely alone. This sort of thing happened way too often throughout the weekend. 11:30pm- Casualties were pouring though the First Aid tent and into ambulances all night long, with virtually all of them being due to drug abuse. It became highly frustrating, as hundreds of people made the same mistake of not enjoying Glastonbury responsibly and putting themselves and others around them in danger.

some of the experiences of the night will be remembered for a long time!

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1am- Saturday shift was over, but

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increasing worry and an ambulance was called for. The earlier supportive friend lost interest in waiting

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ibiza rocks

It’s not surprising to hear the response “Ibiza” when asking your mates what they got up to this summer. So if you haven’t been before, or you’re thinking of going again and would like to know a little more, read on! Ibiza is one destination that will definitely not disappoint those clubbing lovers out there. Every year it’s pulling more and more young people towards its top beaches, award winning clubs, famous DJs and unbeatable weather. What student

£180 a week covers flights and accommodation! with half an overdraft left wouldn’t want to be a part of this buzzing island? Over the past year you may well have heard of “Ibiza Rocks”, a new exclusive hotel that has just been renovated and has taken the island by storm this summer. It is also home to resident DJ, Pete Tong and is constantly being blabbed about on Radio One! Here’s why. Located in the heart of San Antonio, lives this exclusive funky four star hotel. Live, loud music

banging out around the pool all day means that family or romantic holiday seekers will be sourly disappointed! So if that’s what you’re after, don’t come here. The hotel includes three pools, several lively bars and an international cuisine restaurant, which all crawl with regular celeb guests such as Paris Hilton, Pete Tong, and Penelope Cruz - definitely a place to be seen! It boasts 365 rooms, all with private terraces overlooking the pool, so book yourself in for those Ibiza Rocks events and be guaranteed a week to remember! Weekly band performances this summer have included David Guetta, The Frattelis, Pendulum and The Kooks. Laura (a season worker of the hotel) said of the new hip spot: “Work? You can’t really call it work. It’s amazing, a dream job. Who else can say they saw the Radio One weekender live whilst getting paid?”

Work? You can’t really call

crazy week from £250. You can’t find a better atmosphere in any other hotel on the island, but be warned, it’s not for the faint hearted! Cut for cash or fancy something different? Miss a few Tiger Tigers and Jongleurs and you can visit the island for a week from £180 which covers advert flights and accommodation. Trust me, you won’t regret it! For more info, search for cheap holidays to Ibiza. And while you’re out there, why not take a quick trip to the “Zoo Project.” It’s a secret getaway for hardcore clubbers and Ibiza workers, where you get the chance to release your inner animal in an old abandoned zoo, that’s right, a zoo! Picture decks and top class DJs, then place them in an old seal pit surrounded by flamboyant clubbers and there you have it! Hidden away in the hills since the 1970s, it maintains a reputation of the biggest hotspot for daytime So if you fancy it work. clubbers. something unique, go there! Ibiza season has now ended for 2008, but if you book your flights early, you can pick up a bargain for what’s due to be an even bigger and better season next year!

It’s amazing, a dream job! We asked Laura what the highlight of her summer has been so far whilst working at the hotel and she comments “Pete Tong high-fiving me was definitely up there! I just think it’s important that young people get to know what Ibiza is really about. Places like Malia and Falaraki could never compare, but it’s a feeling you don’t understand until you come here.” You can stay at the hotel for one

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ibiza is...

Steph Hall tells Pugwash about her experience of working in Ibiza Where do I begin? After spending

Ship to take down numbers from

and involving ourselves in another

the last two months working on

job ads. At the same time, we called

culture.

the white isle, it’s time to get back

some guys to look at the apartment

to reality... The adventure began

they were advertising. This one was

Saturday 2nd August when my

a winner. For 250 euros, we had a

Now we had a place to live, we had

friend Alex, met me at the airport.

washing machine, our own room, and

more time to look for a job. On our

We booked a hostel for six days so

could pick up the internet from the

first day, we sold club tickets by

we had somewhere to stay while we

pub below. This was a bargain, as

cold calling people in their hotel

were looking for jobs as you can’t

some of my friends lived in absolute

rooms. Working six until eleven pm

apply for a job before you go out

pigstys. Imagine four mattresses

in as many hotels as you can for

there; you just have to start looking

on the floor with six people sharing

an average of one euro per ticket

when you arrive. Our holiday in

them, living with cockroaches for

sold isn’t fun. After knocking on

June allowed us to do our research,

company in cramped, hot conditions.

around forty doors, my knuckles

Ibiza Is

so we got speaking to people and were told which places to go to to find work and accommodation, the main places being the Ship Inn and Upmarket.

We came for the experience of working in one of the best clubbing countries in the world.. world...

So, after we had unpacked at our (very sweaty) room, we had an early

Not nice. One of

were killing me, not to mention my

night to ensure we were ready to

my friends lived

soul, as about three people opened

hunt for a job the next day. After a

in a basement

their door. That night, I made eight

long walk into the main area – San

which resembled

euros and Alex made nothing. We

Antonio - we went straight to the

a prison cell, with

gave it one more day and made 25

no window. Another

euros, but it was torturous and we

shared a one bed

both packed it in. Luckily, as we were

apartment with eleven

walking around, Al got chatting to

other people. Luxury

a photographer who went around

it isn’t. But at the end

bars and restaurants taking pictures

of the day, myself and

then turning them into keyrings and

thousands of other Brits

he ended up working with him. This

didn’t come to Ibiza to

lasted a couple of weeks, until Alex

live like royalty. We came

found a job selling laughing gas in

for the experience of

a bar.

working in one of the best clubbing countries in the world, meeting likeminded people

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My next job involved working as a PR for a bar. However, after the second

day I was sooooo bored as it was on a quiet street. Standing outside it for four and a half hours wasn’t exactly thrilling. I’m not usually a quitter, but I knew there were better jobs out there if I looked. There was a trial later in the week for PRs for Clubland – a new night in Ibiza that turned out to be the success story of the year due to its popularity. I turned

Ibizapositions Is up not knowing how many there were and only five other people there, so I was determined to get this job. I was told to come back later

that night for a trial. After an hour of

police. One of the girls had been

going around with the existing PRs,

arrested previously and threatened

listening to how they sold the night

with a night in jail if she didn’t tell

to tourists, it was my turn to do it with

them who she worked

the bosses listening. Ten minutes

for. Obviously she

later my bosses told me I had the

relented and the club

job. Success at last!

was fined 1500 Euros. Most people were in the same boat, as each licence costs

During my time working I discovered

your employer 1500 Euros and most

that PR-ing is illegal if you don’t have

people work in San An, which is like

a licence. We always worked in twos

a little community where everyone

so one of us kept an eye out for the

knows everyone.

Parading around with flashing glasses and umbrella hats – you have to see it to believe it...

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Manumission: now that was a

the local and Italian men – the

sight to see, try youtub-ing it.

ones I met were perverts! When

The atmosphere is electric and

I was walking down the prom in

everyone is there to have a good

the daytime, an Italian reached

time.

out and stroked my side, which I wouldn’t mind if he was good

There’s no attitude or rudeness,

looking and spoke in a language

just thousands of clubbers out to

I could actually understand,

have a good time. The ice canons

but it was the sheer

they had are AMAZING! They’re

nerve that they had!

cold blasts of air and smoke which last a couple of

The Policia Local and Guardia Civil seem to be really cracking down on

Another high point was the “Shit Party”...

seconds. Whilst I was there I got to see the likes of Roger Sanchez,

what Ibiza is famous for. Due to new licensing laws, doors must shut at 7am, people can be strip searched at

Although, this had happened to

Paul Van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell,

one of the clubs and no after-parties

a lot of the female workers, along

Judge Jules and Swedish House

are allowed. However, it was good to

with young boys on skateboards

Mafia – and those were just my

see that they are cracking down on

slapping your backsides as they

favourite DJs. I also had a claim

local crime too. The looky-looky men

go by. You can only imagine what

to fame by standing about a

stand along the promenade and the

their parents are like!

metre away from

West End, aka The Strip, (where all

It certainly wasn’t all negative

Gary Dourdan, star of CSI who

the bars are) saying things like “Hey

though. I had some of my best

played Warwick Brown, randomly

chicken nugget, you want skunk,

nights out there. With eight clubs

in a pharmancy in Ibiza Town. As

pills, charlie, hash” whilst parading

on one island, you’re certainly

I thought it was impossible for an

around with flashing glasses and

spoilt for choice! There’s either

B-list celeb to be in a place like

umbrella hats – you have to see it to

Pacha for the more flush and

that and for me to be so close,

believe it. Also, it’s actually the men

glamorous clientele, or El Divino

I didn’t do anything and now I

that need to be more careful in San

for it’s Hed Kandi night. Privilege

could kick myself for not asking

An. The looky-looky women hunt in

(the world’s biggest club) was the

and grabbing a photo. Gutted

a pack of wolves for incapacitated

residency for Tiesto. There was

doesn’t even cover it!

men to offer them sexual favours for

the infamous DC10, Underground,

money. Seeing them grab men by

Eden, Es Paradis and of course,

My favourite parts of the trip

their wrists in a wrench like grip and

Amnesia. Hosting the best nights

included a weekly boat trip called

dragging them down dark streets just

on the island, it’s easy to see why

Shipwrecked. At 7am, a boat

shows how ruthless and desperate

it pulls in crowds most nights

goes out to sea for three hours

for money they are. It’s sad to see

of the week. It’s nights include

where anything goes, with a bar

that some people have to go to those

Cocoon, Armada with Armin Van

and DJ on board. It was even

lengths to make money.

Buuren, Cream and the legendary

better because the sea was

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Ibiza Is

There’s no attitude or rudeness, just thousands of clubbers out to have a good time. choppy and everyone was falling

2009 Is and Ibiza workers. Start now Ibiza

everywhere or hanging on for dear

and make contacts to guarantee

life. Let me tell you, the three hours

the best time of your life.

it lasted for passed in a misty haze! Another high point was the “Shit

Email pugwashmag@upsu.

Party” - the biggest worker’s party

net if you have had any similar

of the year held in an abandoned

experiences or if you want more

zoo. It was organised by a man

information on working abroad.

called Loco who has ran them for 5 years. All of the money made

Written by Steph Hall

from the parties goes to a charity

like the Samaritans and this year,

Freddy Mayhew

it made 22,000 Euros. Everyone had to go in fancy dress and there were some ingenious ideas such as a toilet and looky-looky men and women. The seal pit was transformed into a stage area and there was a huge foam pit which people where swimming in. All the DJs and photographers worked for free and for most people, the night was a very messy one. There was a lot of good looking men there – even a few stallions. Everyone was so loved up, like little love hearts, but there’s a few sly foxes out there to get you. Nevertheless, it was the best party I have been to. So, if you’re thinking of going out there next year, go on Facebook and search for groups like Ibiza

an epilogue

An Englishman aboard returns home

Summer in England. Ingredients: Rain (64%), donkey rides (13%), kiss me quick hats (9%), repeats on tv (7%), Wimbledon (2%), Cricket (2%), warm beer (2%), sunshine (1%). Warning: may contain nuts.

Summer in almost every other country. Ingredients: Sunshine (74%), cheap alcohol (7%), suntan (7%), sex (5%), tacky souvenirs (4%), tax-free shopping on the way home (2%), rain (1%). Warning: may contain fun.

Going against the remaining scraps of my better judgement, I didn’t perform my now traditional screaming escape to the sun this summer; I instead stayed at home in Portsmouth for the sheer hell of it. (And because I was so poor natural disaster victims were sending me money.) The whole episode started in Malaga airport (as some of you may know/recall, I’ve just finished my year abroad and was returning home from a six month stint in Granada). As I stood waiting to check in my suitcase, I indulged in one of my

Wha’chu f*ckin’ lookin’ at? Ah, the English. favourite pastimes: people-watching. Ah, how I love to have a good ol’ nose. There were the Italians. Immaculately dressed, perfectly groomed and smelling divine. They sashayed through departures with such self-confidence I wanted to run into the toilets to escape my own insecurities. Then there were the French. It was like watching a fashion show. They looked as if Paris Fashion Week had exploded all over them and they treated the walk to the check-in as if it were a défilé de mode (fashion show); every step appearing perfectly timed. Then the Spanish swaggered across the terminal. Fans moving to and fro beating away the oppressive heat, they carried themselves with a pride to rival Mr Darcy’s from Pride and Prejudice. They owned that airport. Then… Then came a blood-curdling sound, piercing the hot, still air and my eardrums at the same time: “Wha’chu f*ckin’ lookin’ at?” Ah, the English. They stomped through, lime-green bikini tops doing nothing whatsoever to cover up either the radioactive sunburn or the eight kilos of muffin top swinging from each hip that rather resembled a set of saddlebags… I was so proud that I nearly stood up to sing the national anthem. After a joyous arrival home, upon which I hugged and kissed the Pugwash November 2008

cat far more than I did my Mum, I spent the remainder of July swaddled in winter clothing, much to the amusement of my new colleagues at the summer school I started working at. If you ever want a laugh and a half, have a go at that. Trying to teach nine-year-old Russian children the finer points of the various conditionals is as productive as trying to jab yourself in the eye with a park bench made entirely from yoghurt. Grammar lessons were soon abandoned in favour of getting them

tales from Ibiza, where she was working as a PR for one of these so-called ‘superclubs’. Celebrity DJs, a temperature in the thirties, drinking, dancing, some enchanted realm called...well I couldn’t possibly divulge that little gem! Lousy, tanned, fun-having wench…

The vodka shop is next to the sex shop. The sex shop is next to the prison. to draw a map of an imaginary town so they could talk about what’s on the left side of the road and what’s on the right side of the road… You know, truly academically challenging stuff. It’s from one of those lessons I now quote, “The vodka shop is next to the sex shop. The sex shop is next to the prison. The prison is next to the gun shop. I make good town?” I did all that I could do in that situation; I muttered, “Yes, you make good town…” And I made damned sure I had a large glass of wine that evening. When I wasn’t experiencing disturbia at the hands of pre-pubescent delinquents, I was busy researching. What was it, you may ask. For my upcoming dissertation? Don’t be stupid. I was trying to find out what the holy crap had happened to our summer. It wasn’t weather for beaching it up. It wasn’t weather for a picnic in the woods. It wasn’t weather for anything to be honest. I didn’t feel like going out nor did I feel like staying in. As I tried to fathom which witchcraft had hexed me with a rather melancholic season, my good friend Steph was indulging me with her

Anyway, summer school finished and the summer started to turn into autumn once again, the days getting noticeably shorter and my countdown to starting uni again dipping into the thirties. As I lay on the beach at Southsea, slathered in factor thirty despite the rather intense cloud cover and clutching a can of Pimm’s as if it were the last lifeline linking me to a “traditional English Summer”, I attempted to rescue what little was left of the season, whilst cursing myself for having succumbed to the delightfully twee notions of picnics on the Common and sitting in striped deckchairs scoffing Mr. Whippies… Next summer? I’m outta here! Written by Tom West Designed by Ranee Ng

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inter-railing

Inter-Railing; something that any student/wannabe traveller needs to try out. So this summer, a few friends and myself decided to a buy an InterRail ticket (a month long unlimited train ticket that gives you access to almost the whole of Europe) and set forth onto the continent. We had very few plans, and no accommodation booked, but a desire to see as much as we could. It was intended to be a whistle-stop tour and it indeed it was. Ten cities, nine countries, seven currencies, ÂŁ1500 and one hell of a summer - here is the story, in brief.

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23 We started with Melt festival near Dessau in Germany, which was in the middle of a huge man-made lake, with all the cranes and machinery used to dig said lake as a backdrop. Surreal! To say the Germans know how to party is an understatement, as the music didn’t stop all weekend and the atmosphere was amazing. Hot Chip, Bjork and Booka Shade were the highlights, as well as hours of quality house, electro and minimal. On the second day, feeling a little adventurous, I decided to climb a climbing frame in order to take a photo of the sunrise that was coating two thousand revellers with glorious Inter-railing golden light. Two minutes later I realised this was a horrendous idea as I watched my lens snap off my Canon Digital SLR, and land on the floor. Not a good start! This incident aside, an excellent weekend was had by everyone and we met some wicked people. We took a night’s recovery in Dresden, then headed off early the next morning to our first proper stop; Prague! It was a complete anti-climax in my opinion. A beautiful city yes, but so cheesy, centered mainly around tourists and not cheap at all!

(Note: do not get in a taxi before haggling the price!) We went to the worst nightclub in the world and didn’t meet anybody who shared the same interests. I recommend leaving Prague to the stag-dos and Japanese tourists.

We found a hippy commune called Metalkova Our next stop was Vienna, which had a totally different feel. It was the most expensive out of all the cities we visited, but somehow it felt worth it. Beautiful classical architecture, friendly people and some cool underground clubs meant we all had an excellent time here. The next city, Ljubjana (the capital of Slovenia) was much more what we were looking for. Almost at the Adriatic Sea, there was a real Eastern European feel to it, which included the friendliest people we had met so far and the cheapest prices! We found a hippy commune called Metalkova which had all sorts of crazy sculptures and artwork, crazy people and crazy bars – much more to our liking! We also decided to spend two days camping on the Slovene Istra (the strip of coast that Slovenia was given after the Bosnian war) which was beautiful.

Zagreb was next, but only for a day, as we were heading further south searching for the sun and the Adriatic. We found it (after an interesting twelve hour train journey!) in a beautiful place called Petrcane, just north of Zadar on the Croatian coast. This was the one of my favourite places we visited, for so many reasons; hot and sunny all the time, friendly locals, cheap food and drink, and above all it was just so beautiful! Clear blue seas, tropical fish and gorgeous beaches. It’s like an undiscovered, non commercial version of Spain. We spent four days relaxing with a boat party on the last night, which happened to be my birthday as well; a lot of fun! After all the sunny outdoor living, it was time to hit the cities again. We went back to Zargreb for a night, then had a very early start to get on an eight hour train to Budapest. For me it was the best journey of the entire trip; I met an awesome Hungarian girl called Zsofi who I got on with really well, and we spent almost the entire time talking, listening to amazing music and just enjoying the journey. This was helped by a beautiful day and gorgeous scenery!

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24 When we got to Budapest Zsofi offered to show us round and took us to a wicked bar in someone’s back yard (Zsimpla), some art galleries, an awesome club and generally showed us the sights. Budapest is an amazing city, friendly, cheap, beautiful and cool. Bratislava was next, but I have nothing to report from there other than that we bumped into Red Bull Airrace, which was cool. It was probably the poorest city we visited and also the one with the least culture. We then went to Krakow, which was another one of my favourites; small but beautiful with loads of history. A day trip to Auschwitz proved to be one of the most harrowing experiences of my life, but I am so glad we did it - the world can not forget the tragedies that occurred there.

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A night train took us across Poland to the capital, Warsaw. We only spent half a day here but that was still enough to see all of the major sites. There were two main things that struck me; how big it was and how westernised it was. There were huge shopping malls everywhere, containing all of the well-known British brands. Another night train, this time with a bunk bed each to our final stop: Berlin! Before we could get on the plane home, we had three days of partying and culture to soak up, and soak it up we did! On the Saturday night we went to the world famous club Watergate, left at seven in the morning and went to another equally famous club Panorama Bar, until lunchtime. When we left, there were people still queuing to get in! Crazy Germans.

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We still managed to see all of the sites, including the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. I enjoyed Berlin so much that it is down on my list for places to live at some point in my life. So there you have it. An amazing month even though it was hard work at times; it’s not fun wandering around for hours with a full backpack on looking for your hostel! It is an experience I would recommend to anyone though; just buy a ticket, make sure you’ve got plenty of cash in your account, book a flight and go! You can work out all the other details when you are out there and make sure you head south for some sun! Article and photos: Andy Donohoe Design: Krishan Mistry

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style guide

Sex and the City style… courtesy of your student loan!

It isn’t easy to be happy with your wardrobe contents when new trends are being thrown at you left, right and centre. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t want to indulge in a little retail therapy when having an “I have nothing to wear” day! I know days like these are a regular occurrence for me, and I’m sure the majority of female students sympathise with this frustrating problem. Matters certainly aren’t helped when films like Sex and the City are released and women fall in love with Milano Blahniks shoes, Chanel handbags and Roberto Cavalli dresses, which quite simply aren’t affordable on a student budget! Therefore I thought I’d put my spare time to some good use and come up with a Sex and the City (SATC) themed style guide, informing the fashion loving ladies how to look as good as Carrie Bradshaw, minus the

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designer labels… with the help of your student loan.

ASOS.com is a God send for anyone who’s seen an item of clothing on a celebrity and fancies a cheap cast off (and for those of you that can’t afford couture) They offer a similar well made product, for a fraction of the price and offer next day delivery – perfect! After a bit of a browse I discovered some brilliant SATC signature pieces. The beautiful pyramid studded waist belt that Carrie wears throughout the movie is available in both bronze and silver for a mere £15. Although that may seem pricey in comparison with Primark prices, bear in mind that the chances of bumping into somebody wearing the same belt on a night out is slim! Thank God! Other bargains I found included a similar dress to the one Ms Bradshaw wears in the opening scene for the film the white dress with the ridiculously large corsage, a snip at £12! A similar corsage is also available by Johnny Loves Rosie. Now it may be a little steep at £50, but they really do sell some beautiful flowers and the compliments would make the expense worth it! (Or so I tell myself). I love flower corsages, I think they’re wonderfully girly and completely make an outfit, although I tend to

ASOS.com is a god send for anyone who’s seen an item of clothing on a celebrity and fancies a cheap cast off

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purchase mine from Fabricland of all places, at a disgustingly cheap price of £1.59. You can’t begrudge that! The “Carrie” necklace made its debut on our screens many years ago during the SATC series and ever since then I’ve wanted to get my own personalised name necklace, I’ve just never got round to it. There’s something a bit creepy about talking to randoms on a night out and them knowing your name before you properly introduce yourself! www.nextag.co.uk/carriename-necklace offer some brilliant personalised necklaces at relatively cheap prices, starting at just £17. If

you’re after something a little quirkier then I suggest you check out www. punkypins.co.uk. They also do name necklaces to order in electric neon colours for all you nu rave kiddos. Finally, Sex and the City is coming to our high street! Although you may normally associate Marks and Spencer’s with your mother, or even your grandma, Sex and the City stylist/fashion guru Patricia Field has teamed up with the designers at M&S to create a clothing line inspired by Carrie Bradshaw and the Manhattan girls! Dresses start from as little as £40 and range in sizes from 8 – 20. Therefore there will be no excuse not to look “Fabulous” (I really hate using that word) as Sex and the City style really will be on the doorstep; no one in Pompey seems to live more than a stone’s throw away from Commercial Road! So there you are girlies, how to do the Sex and the City look for next to nothing. Although it is so incredibly tempting to whip out your debit card to buy a Vivienne Westwood necklace, or even to go on a shopping spree in Topshop - that place is getting expensive - I’m sure your bank manager would appreciate it if you resisted temptation and visited some of the above instead. Remember, the more money you save on the clothes… the more you can spend on the cocktails!

Written by Carys Rolley Illustrations by Kayleigh Batchford

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fashion fix

Each issue, our fashion team help you solve all your fashion dilemmas!

I am turning 21 in a few weeks time and I want to have a 1950’s theme party. I’m looking for a jive style dress, but all the dresses I like are completely out of my price range. I was wondering if you could help me find the dress of my dreams without having to spend my entire student loan on it! Generally 1950’s jive dresses you can guarantee no are pretty expensive because one will be wearing the the skirt consists of so much same dress as you! material! However, if you already have a petticoat you’re halfway Alternatively give dress making there and the dress itself shouldn’t be yourself a go! Get yourself a pattern too pricey! If you want to buy locally from Fabricland and a few metres of then there are a few quirky polka dot material and make yourself shops in Southsea that your very own dress which fits you could stock what you’re perfectly. It shouldn’t cost you any looking for. Dresscode, more than £15, so you won’t be Rokii, Style in the breaking the bank, plus you City and One can guarantee no one will Legged Jockey be wearing the same dress to name a few as you! That’s priceless. If are the quirkier you’re feeling too lazy to whip boutiques in the sewing machine out or if Portsmouth; all you’re all fingers and thumbs the staff are really I’d recommend you befriend a friendly and I’m nice fashion student to do it for sure they can find you, and fast! something to meet Written by Carys Rolley your needs, and Page layout by you can expect Janhavi Shukla to not pay much more than £40.

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judge jules

An interview with

Steph Hall first caught up with Judge Jules when he performed at the Union back in March. Seven months later, she spoke to him again, both before and after the Ibiza season.

Before Who should we be looking out for in Ibiza? We’ve got a new semi- resident called Richard Durrand from Holland, who’s been making some fantastic records. We have also got the club brand Kiss Da Funk who are really good and a few other new DJs, in addition to the existing guys such as Sander Van Doorn, Lisa Lashes and Eddie Halliwell.

What keeps you going back there every year? I DJ all over the world but Ibiza is unique. It’s the only place that is a clubbing destination in its own right, whereas everywhere else has clubs but people aren’t really going there specifically for them.

Do you prefer vinyl or CDs? How do you feel about the music format changing from vinyl to CD? I’ve been playing on CDs for about five years and basically if you were only to play vinyl now, you couldn’t really do the job, because a huge amount of tracks simply don’t ever come out on vinyl; they just get released via download stores. There are DJs who could sort of stick with vinyl, but really it’s cutting off your Pugwash November 2008

nose to spite your face because there’s so much material you wouldn’t be able to play.

What advice would you give to people who want to get into the industry? [Takes a big draw of breath] The younger you are the better because I think it’s very important to prove to a promoter that you can bring your own rent-a-crowd along, or you can attract your own rent-a-crowd to events. Generally speaking the younger you are, the bigger a social circle you’ve got. I started when I was 17 and at 17 you know absolutely shitloads of people whereas if I was to start now, I would probably attract about four people and two of those would be my two small children who are eight and three.

How do you find being away from them? Erm, it’s not easy but it’s my job. I try and keep trips away, whether they’re domestic or international, down to the bare minimum and get home as soon as I can.

What was the first record you bought? Probably something that was bought for me by my parents, maybe Abba or something like that I’d imagine.

I don’t really know to be honest. Something very childlike, probably, you know, a then-day equivalent of Westlife.

Who are your idols / inspirations? I wouldn’t say I’ve got idols or people I look up to. I mean there are DJs I think are good, but ultimately you’ve really got to cultivate your own style and believe in what you do. Also, those that don’t really listen too much to an external perception of what poeple think is good.

What did you do before becoming a DJ? I’ve got degree in Law, but by the time I graduated I was, well, sort of bedded in with the DJing so I’ve not really done anything else.

What’s been your best achievement/award won to date? Just doing the job I always dreamt of doing is mine. So few people get to achieve their boy-hood or girlhood dreams and that is the greatest achievement of all.

Does your day differentiate when it’s a set day to a regular day? No, not really. DJing requires a lot of homework. I listen to about three hundred new tracks every week which takes probably ten plus hours a week - I also edit all the tracks I play as well. Not forgetting any other radio show preparation and bits and bobs, but that kind of thing is spread out through the week really. When you come to the day of a gig, you’re setting out of the house pretty well prepared.

general, so it hasn’t affected my DJ life on the island, but if you’re a deranged no-sleep 24 hour party person (which I’m not) you might feel that something’s missing.

What are your plans for the rest of the year? Lots of long haul touring – over the next six months I’ll be going to: Brazil, Canada, US, Korea, Taiwan, Japan,

India, Dubai, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, NZ, Australia (I think there are more, but these ones immediately spring to mind). And the release of my artist album ‘Bring the Noise’, and my new Heroes and Villains t-shirt range which is available from my website. Keep an eye out on judgejules.net to keep up to date with what Jules is up to.

After Was there one judgement in Ibiza that stood out? If so, when and why? It’s good every week, but I guess the Radio One weekend always stands out, because for the last few years I’ve been on air from the club, giving me the chance to speak on the mic (something I don’t normally do at Judgement), which always generates one hell of a scream-up.

How did you feel this season went in general, and in particular with the new licensing laws? Has it really affected Ibiza and what it’s about? The changes have been made to after-hours culture and not to clubs in Pugwash November 2008

film reviews

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II follows the eponymous red hell-beast turned good guy. Together with his pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz and best mate Abe, an amphibious blue, fish-man creature as they Films must fight a new evil. Namely Prince Nuada, who wants to end a truce between his people and humanity by regaining control of the ancient and indestructible Golden Army.

Better than most 2 of 3’s, Hellboy 2 has a surprising amount of laughs as it goes about setting up the threequel that’s not yet absolutely, definitely going to happen. Director Guillermo del Toro has a lot on his plate before he can make Hellboy 3 – a ton of producing for different films, plus co-writing and directing The Hobbit movies, two films that take place before the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Taken

Clearly then, I loved this film. I loved the characters, the humour, the imagery, and the ideas. The plot could have been better or just resolved better, but with this much going for it, this is a minor problem.

I wouldn’t bet against a Hellboy 3 though. Guillermo del Toro clearly has the energy and creativity of that

4/5 Chris Walsh.

Do not be deceived by Liam Neeson’s calm and soft exterior, as his new film Taken is anything but that. An action-packed thriller, Taken is a surprisingly violent film about Bryan, an ex CIA agent who’s daughter, Kim, is kidnapped and sold into the sex trade whilst travelling around Europe. The desperate father, hearing his daughter’s kidnapping over the phone, uses his “very particular set of skills” to track down Kim, violently dispatching anyone who gets in his way.

The scenes where the brothels are featured are graphic to say the least. They depict the gruesome and disgusting conditions that the victims are kept in. In this way the film is very topical and provokes thought on a horror that barely infiltrates the mainstream media.

Taken is certainly not for the fainthearted. Bryan’s favourite method of killing his enemies appears to be snapping their necks, a trick which makes the majority of the audience shudder at least once. The violence was laced with surprisingly dark humour, yet this skilfully did not detract from the films underlying serious message. Taken draws attention to the sex trade and avoids glossing over the horrors that the trade involves. Pugwash November 2008

metaphorical kid. Visually stunning throughout, he cleverly mixes the volcanic steampunk styling of the Golden Army with the otherworldly influences of the numerous trolls, goblins, evil fairies and the like into a believable world. His alarming attention to the little details, like something smaller than a loaf of bread dying theatrically or the intricate workings of the headpiece of a soldier of the Golden Army, make me wonder if I could hear the cogs working in del Toro’s head if I got close enough.

The acting is, on the whole, fantastic. Neeson, as usual, is on top form playing the overprotective father perfectly. Maggie Grace, formerly of Lost, is also very convincing as a terrified girl put into a world that she had never imagined existing. The plot is pretty ludicrous, we are expected to believe that Bryan can obtain information in a way that only a Hollywood character could. The fact that the body count rises without serious implications for Bryan is also unbelievable but all of this does not discount from the overall enjoyment of the film. In fact it adds to it; the audience can sit back and watch a film that, refreshingly for Hollywood, does not take itself seriously. Anna Wardell.

Mix Tapes We all know the story... the romantic first weeks of a relationship where music gradually becomes the soundtrack to your ever-blossoming love. Then it is recorded onto tape (or CD, or USB mix tapes) and a heart is laid bare in a hard plastic form, where it stays forever, unless you ever accidentally (or purposely) tape over it. At the age we are, as University students, a lot of the time things don’t last, but the music and what it meant will. We asked a few of our contributors for details of a mix tape they had recieved in the past, and the memories that come along with it. I broke up with my boyfriend just before I came to uni. We had been pretty shaky for a while, mainly my fault, and I’d decided that I couldn’t be bothered dealing with a long distance relationship. I didn’t want commitment and he was heartbroken. But it wasn’t always bad. We’d been together for nine months (he was the first guy I’d stuck with for more than three weeks!) and for the most part we’d been happy. For Valentines Day he made me a mix tape (well, a mix CD – no one uses tapes these days!) and it was full of the sad, sweetly romantic songs that we both loved. It’s quite strange listening to it now and getting taken back to a completely different stage of my life.

Katie Learning

1. Intro- DJ Numark

8. We Laugh Indoors- Death Cab For

3. Love Between the Sheets- Cuban

9. Glosoli- Sigur Ross

2. Burning- Whitest Boy Alive Cigar Crisis

4. Off the Block-Black Lips

5. Good Time-Crystal Castles

03 - A New England - Jamie T

13 - Gronlandic Edit - of Montreal

05 - Rise Above - Dirty Projectors

06 - Put A Penny In The Slot - Fionn Regan

07 - Meeting Place - The Last Shadow Puppets 08 - Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Radiohead 09 - Kids - MGMT

10 - Me And You - Slow Club

12 - Our Bipolar Friends - Johnny Foreigner 14 - It’5! - Architecture In Helsinki 15 - Hummer - Foals 16 - DVNO - Justice

17 - Feel The Love - Cut Copy

18 - Hummingbird - Born Rufﬁans

19 - … And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison - Los Campesinos!

10. Hangover Start Clapping- Tellision 11. Ice Cream- New Young Pony Club

12. Mr Ambulance Driver- The Flaming

7. Romantic Rights- Death From Above 14. Fire Eyed Boy- Broken Social Scene -Abby Morgan

1 - Eighteen - ¡Forward, Russia!

04 - Old Panda Days - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

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6. If You’re Feeling Synister- Belle and Lips 13. Tulips- Bloc Party Sebastian

01 - Precious Time (Acoustic) - The Maccabees 02 - Let’s Get Married - Spilt Milk

33 1. The Flaming Lips – Do you realise? “Do you realize you have the most beautiful face?” He always said I was beautiful and that one day I would realise it was true and that I was stupid for being so insecure. On the other hand, he hoped I never realised in case I decided I could do so much better than him! 2. Imogen Heep – Hide and Seek. I first heard this on The OC and I made him track it down for me. There was one line that he said made him think of me; “trains and sewing machines, they were here first.” It’s not at all romantic… it was just because I lived in the middle of nowhere and had to get trains everywhere and I was always obsessing about my textiles course and how I couldn’t work the sewing machine! 3. Kasabian – Seek and Destroy. The band we lost our gig virginity to. 4. Figurine – Our Song. We were never particularly optimistic about staying together - we were both convinced the other would find someone better so “when we’re over and I’m gone, remember me fondly with this song.” 5. The Zutons – No A Lot To Do. We had our first kiss on a Sunday afternoon. It was our favourite day for getting together. Lying on his bed, listening to music, forgetting about the rest of the world. “God created Sundays so we could stay in and watch the rain fall down.” 6. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights. This was “our song”. The Postal Service had been my favourite band for a while, so I introduced him to their beautiful music and soon he loved them almost as much as I did. I can’t listen to this song without thinking of him - which was quite frustrating when we first broke up and I wanted to punch something every time I heard it. 7. Athlete – You Know. “You are loved and you know you are.” I didn’t realise just how loved I was until I broke up with the poor guy… 8. Moby – Love Should. “I know how it rains, I know how it pours, I never could feel this way for anyone but you.” Even now he claims this is true. Ask me why we’re not together - truth is I’m not even sure!

20 - Up The Bracket - The Libertines

Less a cassette from my ex, more a present

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album reviews Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul

Now some seven albums old, the Gallagher brothers return once again this month with ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, to further test the limits of their ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ adage. Their crime is not so much making a bad record - there is nothing as clunky or embarrassing as Love Like A Bomb that was found on their previous effort - rather that of mediocrity. This is very much Oasisby-numbers, nothing new, exciting, or challenging is presentented in the album’s bloated 45-minute

course. Even the very nature of their stagnation is nothing new, over ten years on from their mid-nineties heyday. Oasis are still riding the wave of success from decade old records, and seem tired, lazy, uninspired. This is a desperate piece from a band who’ve truly run out of ideas - you wonder when Oasis will finally flatline. 2/5 Donald Vass

Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene

Classic Album Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene There are not many records like Broken Social Scene’s self titled album, which from start to finish is mental rollercoaster, taking you through sweet moments of complete and utter abandon to something which I can only explain as a musical heart attack, in the completely positive sense of course. The record came along after three previous, less extravagant albums that hadn’t used several members from a bizarre orchestra that ‘Broken Social Scene’ had, going on to win the Juno prize Pugwash November 2008

for best Alternative album of the Year in 2006. This collaboration from several other renowned artists such as Feist and Emaily Haines, of Metric fame, and musicians created an album with a severe cult following, with its individual and experimental songs standing out among Alternative releases of the time. Certain tracks such as ‘Major Label Debut’ give minimalism a new definition, with many instruments giving a huge mental soundscape which best resembles a really odd lullaby, meant to relax those parts of you that are only used when you are dreaming. It’s interesting to watch the tracks that truly mess with the conventions of song writing such as ‘Superconnected’, using Stereo to divert an odd array of sounds around the listeners ears, such as distorted shouts from band members and the occasional cowmoo. It’s hard to even think about finding a favourite track because every single one has its own identity, and its own philosophy is the most unpretentious way possible. One of the most distinctive things about the band is their use of a multitude of recording techniques that turns the album into a faux-hallucinatory experience, catching out the unaware

listener every now and again. This use of production was the brainchild of Kevin Drew, the band’s frontman, who played a major part in the recording of the album alongside producer David Newfeld. His take on the album in an interview with Pitchfork, with its complexity and the mass collaboration that the record suggests, sums it up pretty well - ‘All the players who came in were friends, and I went out and got all these crazy guests because I thought, “let’s make this as fun and outrageous as possible,” within the context of it still being me just puking out the moments that I need to get out of me. For fans of a more messed-up Radiohead, interesting and intelligent music that takes you to a completely different place, go look for a Broken Social Scene. Key Tracks are ‘Superconnected’, ‘Major Label Debut’ and ‘It’s all Gonna Break’. Written by Tallie Kane

gig review

Elbow Ok, Portsmouth Guildhall 7th October 2008 I’ll admit it; I am a massive Elbow fan. I have had the pleasure of seeing them before tonight and this will by no means be the last. Frankly, it’s difficult not to like them. Aside from the impossibly sincere beauty of their music, they come off as ruddy nice and normal blokes. At a glance, they could be unfortunate redundant victims of the current banking crisis – suits worn wildly and un-tucked with a dishevelled and drunken disposition. In actuality, however, Elbow are doing rather well for themselves. Touring off the back of receiving a Nationwide Mercury prize for their fourth album The Seldom Seen Kid and, for the first time in their 18 year history gaining a fraction of the recognition they deserve, the band are in triumphant mood as they take to the Portsmouth Guildhall in front of a crowd of reverent admirers. Frontman Guy Garvey is your quintessential everyman and he is on fine form tonight, cracking witticisms between songs and jesting with the audience with an admirably personable demeanour. He is not your average rock star – more like the kind of man you’d see at the pub spouting captivating tales and witty anecdotes. Just an example of his unassuming character is shown when he personally introduces support act Jesca Hoop, a refreshingly ornate songstress likenable to Bjork or Kate Bush, before returning to perform a duet with her. Then Elbow take to the stage. Armed with trumpets, they start with Starlings, conducting their own fanfare with blasts of brass punctuating Guy’s fantastic and poetic lyrics. Many beautiful moments then ensue - you get the feeling that many a spine is tingling throughout

the night. Newborn is breathtaking – a timeless classic dating back to their first album Asleep in the Back. Leaders of the Free World and recent single Grounds For Divorce are welcome floor stompers nestled amongst the delicate songs and are delivered with emphatic aplomb. The latest release, One Day Like This, became something of a festival anthem this summer and it is similarly received tonight with fans holding their hands in the air and joining in the mantra – “throw those curtains wide, one day like this a year would do me right”. The encore sees just Guy Garvey and keyboardist Craig Potter return to perform a touching little song about friendship, Puncture Repair, before they launch into Station Approach – a hymn to the returning to Manchester, the boys hometown, after a long spell away. They wrap up with Scattered Black and Whites – an apt choice on a personal level being a fresher - this is a hypnotic and nostalgic song about returning home. Elbow are the masters of contradiction in the best way possible. Songs are simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting. Their music is personal on an epic scale and their sound is expansive and atmospheric, yet so intimate at times that you seem like the only person in the room. All of this is done with a modest honesty – these effects are in no way contrived or derivative. Perhaps the most touching moment amongst many this evening, is

where the boys huddle around each other their sound is expansive and atmospheric, yet so intimate at times that you seem like the only person in the room. All of this is done with a modest honesty – these effects are in no way contrived or derivative. Perhaps the most touching moment amongst many this evening is, where the boys huddle around each other like schoolmates in a playground and perform a stripped down version of the gorgeous, retrospective ballad documenting their career, Weather to Fly. At the beginning of this, Guy Garvey, in a voice so delicate that even a whisper could crack it, asks “are we having the time of our lives?” And it genuinely looks like they are. Jack Palmer like schoolmates in a playground and perform a stripped down version of the gorgeous retrospective ballad documenting their career, Weather to Fly. At the beginning of this, Guy Garvey, in a voice so delicate that even a whisper could crack it, asks “are we having the time of our lives?” And it genuinely looks like they are. Written by Jack Palmer Designed by Krish Mistry Pugwash November 2008

book review

The Mighty Book of Boosh

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game review

de blob

As a third party release, De Blob hasn’t gotten the same amount of press and marketing as the big titles, such as Mario Galaxy or Smash Brothers Brawl, but this little title is definitely at home with such titles when it comes to production quality and playability. After seeing several good reviews on it I dove into the world of De Blob without any presumptions as to how good it would or wouldn’t be. De Blob transports you to the far off city of Chroma, where you see it’s brightly coloured and energetic denizens the “Raydians” playing and laughing jovially. Suddenly the city is attacked by the “Inkt” corporation, who are intent on outlawing colour and then go about sucking it out of the city and its inhabitants. Soon the city is completely in black and white and the once colourful “Raydians” are reduced to black and white worker drone “Graydians”. You take control of Blob as he leads his band of “colour

brightly colou and energeti red c denizens it in energetic colours and you can mix and match colours to suit yourself, or use specific colours and routes through the city to complete tasks set by the other revolutionaries. De Blob’s charm comes from its simplicity, as a personified blob of paint you go round slamming into buildings and watching as they are painted in whatever colour you are. As simple as it sounds in later levels getting to specific buildings, painting them in certain colours, avoiding Inkt Corporation Enforcers and the poisonous black ink all adds difficulty and ultimately, gives you a sense

lob as B f o l o r t n take co his band of he leads lutionaries” vo “colour re

revolutionaries” flipping, jumping and slamming colour all over the city. Your job is to bring colour back to Chroma and free its citizens of the Inkt corporations’ influence. You bounce around the city repainting

of progress and achievement. Another big part of the game is the music; each level gives you a choice of soundtracks and each colour of paint releases a different instrumental solo while you paint. This is such an effective tool that you’ll often find yourself mixing colours just to hear the individual mix of sounds that it makes. With a unique allure and a simple yet highly addictive play mechanic, De Blob hits all the right buttons. There are very few if any glitches (I haven’t found any so far) and the only real down side is the repetitive strain injury you get from flicking the Wii-mote to jump Blob and slam “Inkies”. Featuring several play modes, a great soundtrack, beautifully rendered cut scenes in game art De Blob is well worth getting your hands on. De Blob exemplifies the concept of beauty in simplicity holding back on an over complicated story line and appealing to the pick up and play crowd.

4.75 / 5

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