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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFgtHANNAH LIVINGSTON| concreteeditorueaacuk
THE EVENT EDITORgtGRACE SIMPSON| concreteeventueaacuk
DEPUTY EVENT EDITORgtDUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretefashionueaacuk|FASHION EDITORgtKAT JONES
FASHION WRITERSgtHANNAH BRITT SARAH HEMSTED KAT JONES
concreteartsueaacuk|ARTS EDITORSgtFIONA HOWARD amp KIRSTEN PETER
ARTS WRITERSgtANIQAH CHOUDHRI FIONA HOWARD KIRSTEN PETER GRACE SIMPSON
concretecreativewritingueaacuk|CREATIVE WRITING EDITORgtSTEPHANIE CROSS
CREATIVE WRITERSgt
concretetvdigitalueaacuk|TELEVISION EDITORgtJOSH BUTLER
TELEVISION WRITERSgtJOSH BUTLER MICHA BUTLER KIRSTEN PETER CAROLINE PREECE GARETH REES-WHITE GRACE SIMPSON DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretewiredueaacuk|WIRED EDITORgtWILLIAM MORAN
WIRED WRITERSgtVAUGHN HIGHFIELD TOM PHILLIPS GRACE SIMPSON DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretefi lmueaacuk|FILM EDITORSgtELIZABETH POOLE amp ADAM SCALES
FILM WRITERSgtGEMMA BOYLE EMMA FEATHERSTONE GEORGE GILBERT REBECCA HARRINGTON LINDSAY HARRIS IRA LORANDOU PAUL MARTIN TASHA PERCY KATY QUIGLEY ADAM SCALES
DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretemusicueaacuk|MUSIC EDITORSgtPAUL COOK amp STEPH MCKENNA
MUSIC WRITERSgtOLIVER BROOKS PAUL COOK IMOGEN KNOWELDEN JACK LOUGHRAN TOM MCINNES STEPH MCKENNA CHRIS OGDEN LAURA RIGGS HELEN THOMAS DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
JAKE WIECZOREK
concreteeventueaacuk|CANVAS EDITORgtHARRY LOW
concretelistingsueaacuk|VENUE EDITORgtHELEN THOMAS
concretecompetitionsueaacuk|COMPETITIONS EDITORgtWILL DONOVAN
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SPRING WATCH 2010
SPORT LUXE^ƚƌƵƫŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ^ƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϭϬ ĐĂƚǁĂůŬƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌĂƐĚĂLJǁĞĂƌ dŚĞŝĚĞĂǁĂƐƚŽůŽŽŬĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐĐŽŽůĂŶĚǁŚŝŵƐŝĐĂůdŚĞŬĞLJƚŽƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞůŽŽƐĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŐĂƌŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƌŶ gtŽƵŝƐ sƵŝƩŽŶĐŝŶĐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝĐŬĐƌŝĐŬĞƚũƵŵƉĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞ ďĞůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂŵĞĚ ĚƌĂƉĞĚŚĂƌĞŵ ƉĂŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƩĞĚ ĐƵƌǀĞĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŽƉƐƚŽƌĞƚĂŝŶĨĞŵŝŶŝŶŝƚLJ
EĞƵƚƌĂůĐŽůŽƵƌƐǁŽƌŬĞĚďĞƐƚǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐĚĂŶŐĞƌŽĨĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶŐĐŚĂǀͲƚĂƐƟĐďƌŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐŶŽĚĂůŝƩůĞƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ gtŝƩůĞ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ Ɛ sŝĐŬLJWŽůůĂƌĚ džƉĞŶƐŝǀĞͲůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐĂůƐŽŬĞLJůLJĐƌĂƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂǀŽŝĚĞĚĂƚĂůůĐŽƐƚƐƵŶůĞƐƐLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽůŽŽŬůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌĞŽīƚŽƚŚĞŐLJŵELJůŽŶĂŶĚĂƌŵLJĐĂŶǀĂƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůĂLJĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůŬĨŽƌĂůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐƵƟůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶůŽŽŬ
Ĩ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨ ĞŵďƌĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌ ƚƌĞŶĚ ǁŚŽůĞŚĞĂƌƚĞĚůLJĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĂƉƉĞĂů ĂŶ ĞĂƐLJ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ
ƵƉĚĂƚĞ Ă ůĞƚŚĂƌŐŝĐ ǁĂƌĚƌŽďĞ ŝƐ ƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝƐĞǁŝƚŚŽŶĞƉŝĞĐĞĂŐĞŶƚůĞƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŽŶͲƚƌĞŶĚ ƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌ zŽƵĐŽƵůĚ ŝŶǀĞƐƚ ŝŶ ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ tĂŶŐ ƐŐƌĞLJ ůĞĂƚŚĞƌ ƌƵĐŬƐĂĐŬ ŬŝƩĞŶ ƐŽŌ ŝƚƌĞĂůůLJ ŝƐ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŽĨďĞĂƵƚLJŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ăƚ άϳϵϵ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ďŝƚ ƐƚĞĞƉ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ďƵĚŐĞƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨŵŽŶĞLJĐŽƵůĚďƵLJLJŽƵĂŐƌĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůŽĨ ϭϱϵϴ ƉĂĐŬĞƚƐ ŽĨ ^ƵƉĞƌŶŽŽĚůĞƐ^Ž ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ďůŽǁŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚůŽĂŶ ŚĞĂĚ ƚŽ dŽƉƐŚŽƉ Žƌ ĂƌĂ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐdŽƉƐŚŽƉ ƐƐƚƵĚĚĞĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĂĐŬŝƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂů
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ltTWO DESIGNERS FOR ON-TREND FASHIONgtThis fresh-faced starlet has graced numerous best-dressed lists and is applauded on the red carpet with her choice of vintage gowns ĂƌƌLJWŽƩĞƌƐEmma Watson has grown before our eyes from pre-teen wizard to an elegant English rose who ŚĂƐƵŶůĞĂƐŚĞĚŚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŝĚĞďLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨfairtrade clothes with the ethical clothing brand People Tree dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨŝƚĞŵƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚŐŝƌůƐĂŶĚŐƵLJƐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂpreppy summery feel very casual and relaxed
Items include Breton tees and Oxford jumpers for girls and casual hoodies and shirts for guys Unlike most items on the high street each piece is made in Bangladesh India or Nepal and the workers not only get a fair wage but People Tree also help their ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽ
One of Emmarsquos personal favourites is a necklace made from ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ƐǁĞĞƚǁƌĂƉƉĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŐŝŌbox ldquoI love this jewellery It looks so amazing and has a great storyrdquo
ŵŵĂ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƌŽǁŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĮůŵŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂůĂƌƌLJ WŽƩĞƌ Įůŵ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞthis range something she feels very passionate about ldquoIt is hard to know what is good and what is bad on the high street and ĞƋƵĂůůLJŚĂƌĚƚŽĮŶĚĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂďůĞŽƌLJŽƵƚŚĨƵůĞƚŚŝĐĂůĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŚĞexplains ldquoSo I decided to work with People Tree to put together a ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽƵĚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŽƚŚĞƚŚŝĐƐĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶ
Key pieces include a grey t-shirt dress with the slogan lsquoplease donrsquot panichellip Irsquom organicrsquo for girls and a casual v-neck with a lsquofairtrade fashion awardrsquo military style print for guys
Sarah Hemsted
^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞĂƚůĂƐƚdŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂLJƐŽĨŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚǁŝŶƚĞƌŝƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐits end are slowly warming our shoulders High street shops are ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ĚƵƐŬLJ ŚƵĞƐ ŽĨivory champagne and duck egg blue along with a stream of all ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĚĞŶŝŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝƚĞŵƐǁŝůů ůŝŶĞ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵŶŽǁƵŶƟůthe peak of summer yet at the New York Fashion Week earlier this year the Moncler AutumnWinter 2010-2011 Grenoble ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐĞƚƚŚĞďĂƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽůĚĞƌŵŽŶƚŚƐǁĞǁŝůůďĞĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ŚƵŐĞ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚŽƌĞLJƐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŶŝŐŚƚͲƟŵĞďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬĞĂŵƐĨƌŽŵŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌƐŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞĚƐƋƵĂƌĞƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶƐŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐǀĞƌŐŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůŝĞŶĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚshapes think dŚĞDĂƚƌŝdž fused with powerful elegance A wind ĚƌĂŌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĚĂŶ ŝĐLJĐŚŝůůŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐƚĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŵĞůŽĚŝĐƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƌĂŚŵƐĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚŽdŚĞĮŐƵƌĞƐƐƚŽŽĚƐƟůůĂŶĚƚĂůůĐůĂĚŝŶŵĞƚĂůůŝĐƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚǀŽůƵŵĞforming armour of quilted jackets with helmets of sculpted ŚŽŽĚƐƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐƉĂĐĞͲĂŐĞĂƌŵLJǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚthe cold
One would certainly be a well-suited warrior of the Moncler ĂƌŵLJŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝƐůŽƉĞƐŽĨampƌĂŶĐĞďƵƚĞĂĐŚƉŝĞĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ĂĐĐůŝŵĂƟƐĞ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ
example in the slim cut of trousers This is a concept that the three founders of Moncler have had since the brand evolved from tents and sleeping bags to fashion Their idea was to create ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁŽƌůĚƐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚnature with technology Every element possesses a quality and ĂŶŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƚŽĨƵůĮůƚŚŝƐŶĞĞĚ
dŚĞDŽŶĐůĞƌĂŵŵĞůĞƵ ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϬĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌŵĞŶĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůůĞĂĚĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĂƌůLJƐƉƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĂŶĚŽīͲƉŝƐƚĞƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂƵƚƵŵŶ DŽŶĐůĞƌ ĞŶůŝƐƚĞĚ dŚŽŵ ƌŽǁŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐknowledge of suits and tailoring to create a line of contemporary ĐůĂƐƐǁŝƚŚĂƌĞůĂdžĞĚĂŝƌŽĨĂƚŚůĞƟĐŝƐŵtŚŝůĞǁŽŵĞŶƐǁĞĂƌĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŇŽƌĂůƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞƩLJƉĂƐƚĞůƐĂŵŵĞůĞƵĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐŽŶshades circling between blue and grey with hooded anoraks ŝŶ ƐŚĞĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĐŽĂů ƐůĂƚĞ ĚŽǁŶͲĮůůĞĚ ďůĂnjĞƌƐ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚtrousers and silver lined draw-stringed shorts eluding the sport-luxe look Strong navy overcoats are assembled with crisp white ƐŚŽƌƚƐ ŇŝƉ ŇŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽǁƟĞƐ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĚ ƐƚƌŝƉĞƐthe metropolitan sailor makes his entrance whilst the Grenoble soldier waits in Mont Blancrsquos snowy wings
Kat Jones
Emma Watsonrsquos ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞnow from wwwpeopletreecouk and wwwasoscom
Moncler can be found at its London branch on Sloane Street ďƵƚĂůŝƩůĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽŚŽŵĞŝƐWŚŝůůŝƉƌŽǁŶĞŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚĐŝƚLJcentre If you havenrsquot ventured to this unique gem of a shop yet then you are certainly missing out on an urban utopia of Narnia found in the wardrobe of the 21st century man
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A QPR picture smeared with Pete Dohertyrsquos blood would be eccentric enough on its own but it is just one of the unusual items in the DŝĐŬŽŶĞƐĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞRock and Roll Public Library shown at the Norwich University ƌƚƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ EhͿ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶAladdinrsquos cave of iconic bric-a-brac that appears ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀĞůLJŶŽƌŵĂůĂƚĮƌƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJwellies designed by Kate Moss for Mick or the shirts the band wore that decorate the walls Mick Jones didnrsquot just intend people to look at ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ƚĂĐƟůĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĞviewers to browse through the Marvel comics ĂŶĚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞŶŽǀĞůƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞCarry On videos that line the shelves Alongside Mick Jones personal memorabilia are certain items that are gold to a Clash fan such as the scribbled note from Joe Strummer the musical equipment or the gold disc for London
Calling YƵŝĞƚůLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶis a soundtrack handpicked by Mick and occasionally his voice can be heard intervening over the tracks
It is not surprising Mick Jones chose the art ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞClash members including himself are former ĂƌƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐdŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂƚĂďĞƩĞƌƟŵĞĂƐEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞby 2013 The Principal of NUCA Professor John gtĂƐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂƐĂthriving cultural centre and can only strengthen ƚŚĞďŝĚĨŽƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ
Aniqah Choudhri
Mick Jones The Rock and Roll Public Library is
ŽŶĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞEhŐĂůůĞƌLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞϮϮŶĚof May
ARTgtTHE CLASH EXHIBITION
ARTgtEXTRA EXHIBITIONSgtBIRDCAGE AND SCVA
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌƵŶ ďLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚĂƵŶƚThe Birdcage comes to a climax this month Since January they have been asking Norwich ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚLJƉĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽŶthe theme of the circus From the 16th April the work will be available to view All the work is ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉƌŝĐĞƐŽĨĂĮǀĞƌ ƚŽĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ůŽĂŶďůŽǁŽƵƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϬϬŽĚŽǁŶŚĂǀĞĂůŽŽŬĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨĐŽīĞĞ
or something stronger Any excuse eh dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌLJ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚOn the 21st and the 28th of April there ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞĚ ƚŽƉƵƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŽ ƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ ƌƚƐůĂď ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂůĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐŇŽǁdŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞpopular so be sure to book ahead on 01603 593199
Also on the 21st the on-campus art gallery ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ƐŚŝŌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƵŶƟů ϵƉŵǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ăƌƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŶin If nothing else go down on a revision break and have a look around Itrsquos free if you take your campus card and the lovely cafeacute on a summerrsquos day is hard to resist
KŶKƐĐĂƌtŝůĚĞ ƐŽůĚŚŽƵƐĞŝƐĂƉůĂƋƵĞƐƚĂƟŶŐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵĞ ŽĨ tŝƩLJ ĂŶƚĞƌ Ă ƉŚƌĂƐĞhijacked by comedy channel Dave While this ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůĂŵĞ ũŽŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĮŌLJ ƟŵĞƐǁĞĂŬĞƌƚŚĂŶ tŝůĚĞ Ɛ ǁŽƌƐƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚremains true Oscar Wilde is damn funny and ƌĂŵĂ^ŽĐŝƐƉƵƫŶŐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐǁŽƌŬThe Importance of Being Earnest at the Puppet Theatre on 22nd and 23rd April Check out the words of the man who told us that lsquoNothing worth learning can be taughtrsquo Although it might
be wise to forget that while you workĨƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĚĂƌŬĞƌŝƐLJŽƵƌĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂ
check out Clare Summerskillrsquos Hearing Voices at dŚĞĂƌĂŐĞŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϵƚŚƉƌŝůdŚĞƉůĂLJŝƐbased on the playwrightrsquos own experiences in a secure psychiatric ward in London the script ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂů ƉĂƟĞŶƚ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŽǁŶ ĚŝĂƌLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ
Kirsten Peter
THEATREgtOSCAR WILDE AND HEARING VOICES
LITERATUREgtREVISION READSNobody likes to talk about it but exams are fast approaching For some these are the last exams of their academic life Itrsquos a scary thought standing on the precipice of adulthood a theme covered in David Nichollsrsquo One Day Nicholls who notably wrote Starter for Ten (later turned into a mediocre movie)is the new Nick Hornby ďƵƚďĞƩĞƌ ŶƚŚŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŶŽǀĞůEŝĐŚŽůůƐůĞĂĚƐƵƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ǀŝŐŶĞƩĞƐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽgraduates are in their lives each subsequent LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
Nicholls tackles the gripping fear of ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝƚŚtenderness and care but making sure not to ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĂůůEŝĐŚŽůůƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂĚďƵƚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌstudents He is a breath of fresh air portraying ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞLJ ŝƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐbut also allowing for a book so engrossing that you wonrsquot want to put it down One Day is the perfect opportunity to truly get immersed in a book and clear your head before spurring you on to do more work
The Secret History is a classic novel It may have only been published in 1991 but it touches on universal themes feelings and desires It would be a classic campus novel if it werenrsquot
for the expertly delivered murder plot Donna dĂƌƩ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚͲďůŽŽĚĞĚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞand story keeps you enthralled through every page forcing you to be charmed by characters you thought charmless describing complex ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJLJŽƵĐĂŶƚŚĞůƉďƵƚempathize with decisions made and making you both glad and sorry that yoursquore not on that ĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚEĞǁĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ
ĨLJŽƵƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌďƌĂƐŚďƵƚǁŝƩLJŚƵŵŽƵƌ speckled with larger than life characters then WiltďLJdŽŵ^ŚĂƌƉĞĮƌƐƚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϳϲŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŽƉƟŽŶĨOne Day and The Secret History are about students Wilt turns the tables and lets us glimpse into the world of a demoralized assistant lecturer Wilt promises a welcome ďƌĞĂŬƚŽŵŽŶŽƚŽŶŽƵƐƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĞdžƵĂůinnuendo and murderous thoughts this farcical ŶŽǀĞů ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ŐƵīĂǁŝŶŐ dŽŵ ^ŚĂƌƉĞ ƐǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŝƐĚƌŽůůďŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƚƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉŽƐƚĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞĞŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞŝƐŝƌƌĞǀĞƌĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨŚŝƐǁŝĨĞͲƐǁĂƉƉŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƟĞƐĂŌĞƌĂůůͿĂŶĚthe like are the perfect way to escape the world ŽĨŇĂƐŚĐĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ Fiona Howard
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7ARTgtGRACE KELLY EXHIBITION
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ůĂƌĞůůĂŶŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂƐĨĂŵŽƵƐŽƌƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂƐƐŽŵĞŽĨh ƐDĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐďƵƚŚĞƌŶŽǀĞůŝƐĂŶĂīĞĐƟŶŐƉŝĞĐĞŽĨǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƉŽƉƵůĂƌƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĚƌĂŵĂ
Poppy Shakespeare ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJͲĐĂƐƚĚĂLJŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞĨƵůůLJ ĐůĞĂƌ ŶƐŝĚĞ ƐŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŬŶŽǁŶŽŶůLJĂƐEǁŚŽŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ
ƐŚŽǁƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐůŽĐŬĞĚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŬŝƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŝƐŐƌĞLJĂŶĚƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌE ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĞůůŽǁĚƌŝďďůĞƌƐ ŝƚ ŝƐĂůůƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŽĐůŝŶŐƚŽtŚĞŶ WŽƉƉLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĞĚĂƐƌŝĚŝĐƵůŽƵƐĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚŝƐEĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉWŽƉƉLJ
dŚĞ Ŭ Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƌŽŶŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵWŽƉƉLJĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ũƵdžƚĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ƐŶĂŵĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƉĂůƚƌLJůĞƩĞƌ
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ůůĂŶ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽďLJŶŽǁǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƐŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ
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GuardianŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟŐŵĂƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐŽŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚ ǁŝůůďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŚĞƚĂĐŬůĞƐŶĞdžƚ
tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůĂĚĞůƉŚŝĂŶ ďůŽŶĚĞ Ɛ ƐĞƌĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞ ŽĨůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ŚŝƐŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝŶĐĞZĂŝŶŝĞƌŽĨDŽŶĂĐŽŶϭϵϱϲltĞůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂůĂůůƵƌĞ
Ɖƌŝů ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚ gtŽŶĚŽŶ Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ůďĞƌƚ DƵƐĞƵŵƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ďĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐǁŽƌŶďLJƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐĂƐĂƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŝŶĂ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ dŚĞ ŐŽǁŶƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝŽƌ ĂůĞŶĐŝĂŐĂŝǀĞŶĐŚLJĂŶĚzǀĞƐ^ƚgtĂƵƌĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĮůŵĐůŝƉƐƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚltĞůůLJ Ɛϭϵϱϱ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚĨŽƌďĞƐƚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐdŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĂƐƚůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĞůLJĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞ
WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝĨĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ sΘ Ɛ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚĮůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĂϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ
dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
The Grace Kelly Style Icon is running at the VampA Museum from 17th April-26th September Admission for students is pound4
Grace Kelly Style Fashion for Hollywoodrsquos
Princess is published by VampA rrp pound1999
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ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
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ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
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ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
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ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
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ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
ůŝŬĞŚŽǁĚŽƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌĂǁŽƌĚ
ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
dŚĞĐĂǀĞƌŶŽƵƐƐŬLJĐĂƐƚƐĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽŶƚŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐďĞůŽǁtŚŝĐŚĂŵŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞďĞĚƌĂŐŐůĞĚĂŶĚĐŽůĚdŚĞgtŝƩůĞKŶĞĐĂƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞŝŶŚĞƌŚĂŶĚƐdŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŬĞĞƉƐĂŬĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶƋƵŝĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƵƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐĐůĂƐƉŝƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽŚĞƌĐŚĞƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐďĞůůŽǁampŽƌƐŚĞĚŐƵĂƌĚŝƚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌůŝĨĞĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂůůƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂůůƐŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ
dŚĞůĂĐŚƌLJŵŽƐĞ^ƵŶƚƵŵďůĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŬLJŶĚĚŝŵƐĚŽƵƐĞĚďLJĂĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽĨƚĞĂƌƐĂƐŚĞĐƌŝĞƐĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞĂůŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĂďLJƐƐĂůŶŝŐŚƚŽŵĞďĂĐŬŽŵĞďĂĐŬWůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉŵĞĂůŝŐŚƚƵƚƚŚĞ^ƵŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐŝŶŬĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶŽƌĞůŝĞĨŶĚgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĂĨƌĂŝĚampŽƌĂƐƐŚĞƐƚƵŵďůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽŽŵƐŚĞĐĂŶŚĞĂƌ^ƚƌŝĨĞ ƐŵĂĐĂďƌĞŐůĞĞ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐĞĐĂƵƐĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐĂƌĞůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
ampƌŽŵŽƵƚƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐĐŽŵĞďůŽŽĚĐƵƌĚůŝŶŐŚŽǁůƐŶĚǀƵůƚƵƌĞƐƌĞƐƚĞĂƐLJƵƉŚŝŐŚŝŶƚŚĞďŽƵŐŚƐKĨƚƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚŐƌŽƐƐůLJŐŶĂƌůĞĚƐgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĐůŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŵƐŽĨŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌůƵƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞĂƐƐŚĞĚƌĞĂŵƐŽĨĚĞĂƌůLJďĞůŽǀĞĚtŝƚŚŚĞƌʹƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌʹŝŶĂǁŽƌůĚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚtŚŝůƐƚďLJƚŚĞƐŚĂĚŽǁƐƐŚĞŝƐŐĞŶƚůLJƐŵŽƚŚĞƌĞĚ
ŶĚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚƌĞƐƚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚůĂLJĚŽǁŶŚĞƌŚĞĂĚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐƐƚĂLJůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌƐƟůůƐĂLJƐŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
Stephen Gates
THE REHEARSAL
ŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂĐƚĐŽƐƚƵŵĞǁĞŝŐŚƐĮŌĞĞŶƉŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĞŵƵƐƚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŚŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŶŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂůƚŽǁŚŽƐĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐůŝŬĞĂĨƵůůŵŽŽŶďůĂnjŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵŵĞƌŶŝŐŚƚƐ
^ŵŝůŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞǁŚŝůĞŚĞŵƵƐƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĂƐĞƚŚĞǁŝƚŽĨĂƌŽŐƵĞƉƌŝŶĐĞǁŚŽƐĞƚƌƵĞƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ
ŝƐĨŽƌďĂƩůĞĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƉůĞĂƐĞƚŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƵƚŚŝƐĨĂĐĞŝƐĂƐŚĞŶ
ďƌŽǁĚƌĞŶĐŚĞĚƌĞĂƚŚŝƐĞůƵƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐŚĞƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĞŶĚůĞƐƐƐŽŶŐ
ĞƐƚŽƉƐĨŚĞĐŽƵůĚƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƌŚLJŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞŚŝŵŽīƐƚĂŐĞŶŽǁŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŽŶĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚŝŵdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǁŝŶŐƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟůů
ŵŽŵĞŶƚŚĞŚŽƉĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂnjLJƌŝŶŐƐ
ŽĨůŝŐŚƚďĞŚŝŶĚǁŚŝĐŚĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞǁŝůů
ďĞĂƉƉůĂƵĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁĨĂĚĞĂƐŚĞĂǁĂŝƚƐƚŚĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĐƵƌƚĂŝŶŶŽǁůŽƐƚŝŶĂƐŽŌƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐƐŽƌƌŽǁ
ǁŚĞƌĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŵŽǀĞƐĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ
Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
OPEN PAGE
ŵĂŝůLJŽƵƌƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐΛ
ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
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ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
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ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
ďƌŝŶŐͲĂŶĚͲďƵLJ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐƟĐŬLJͲďĂĐŬ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŽŶĞƐͲƚŚĂƚͲŚĂĚͲďĞĞŶͲŵĂĚĞͲĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJ ĨĞĂƌŽĨŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂƐƉĂƌŬůĞƌŝŶĂŶƵŶŐůŽǀĞĚŚĂŶĚ ƐThe One ShowǁŝůůƐĞĞŵĂǁĨƵůůLJĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ tŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƵĚŝŽͲďĂƐĞĚĐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚĮůŵƐŽŶƚƌĂĸĐůŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĮƐŚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐŬŝŶƌĞŵŽǀĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ŝƐ Blue Peter Ɛ ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚͲweary cousin
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would otherwise be insurmountable boredom
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Secondly the show has the same sense of
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ƚĞĞŶͲĚƌĂŵĂƐ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ tŚĞŶ ĚƌŝĂŶ ŚŝůĞƐa man whose brilliantly dry delivery never
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ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƚĂƐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚƌĞĂůŝƚLJdŚĞůŝƩůĞŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐŽĨůŝĨĞǁĞƐĞĞŝŶThe One Show ͲĨƌŽŵŽǁůƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ dsĐĂƚĐŚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ͲĂƌĞĂĨĂƌďĞƩĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƐŚŽǁŵĂLJhave sailed past its heyday in an internet age it
ůŝǀĞƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŽǁĂƚĐŚĞĚŝƚƐŽŬĞĞŶůLJŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐto become The One ShowďĂĚŐĞͲǁŝŶŶĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ
Kirsten Peter
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ŝƐ ůĂƚĞƐƚ LJĂƌŶ dŚĞ ƵĚĂƐ dƌĞĞ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞĂīĂďůĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĞŝƐƚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂĐůĂƐƐŝĐŚĂƵŶƚĞĚŚŽƵƐĞĐĂƐĞǁŚĞƌĞstrange events start to mimic an unsolved
ŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĂŚƵŶĚƌĞĚLJĞĂƌƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌ Green Lanterns the suburban home of a
successful crime writer and his wife saw the
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Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĞŬ ƵŶƌĂǀĞůƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂ ŽĨthe two deaths with a dash of cunning and a
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zĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ZĞŶǁŝĐŬ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƐ ĂďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂů ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌĐŝĐĂůand the intricacies of the crimes themselves
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞϵϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƟŵĞŝƚĚŽĞƐƐĞĞŵƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌƉůŽƚŝƐƚŽŽŚĂƐƟůLJǁƌĂƉƉĞĚƵƉƚŽĨƵůůLJƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĨĂŶƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƵŋĞͲcoated one but leaving the newcomers as
ƉĞƌƉůĞdžĞĚĂƐƌĞĞŬŚŝŵƐĞůĨGrace Simpson
PRIMETIMEgtJONATHAN CREEK DOWNLOADgtSMALLVILLE
REALITYgtTHE ONE SHOW
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on the other side while Have I Got News For You
ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJŽŶůLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐďĞŝŶŐůĂŵƉŽŽŶĞĚŝŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJƟƌĞĚǁĂLJƐ
DŽǀŝŶŐ ƐǁŝŌůLJŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞ ͲǁŚŝĐŚby the reading will probably have been debated
ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶͲƚŚĞͲstreet discussion than whether or not Lady Gaga
ŚĂƐĂŵĂŶŐŝŶĂͲDoctor WhoŝƐďĂĐŬLJĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞůůƚƌƵƚŚďĞƚŽůĚĚŽŶƚǁĂƚĐŚŝƚďƵƚĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ Ɛ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞdays
ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
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The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
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ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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Gemma Boyle
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
ƵƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŽƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚLJůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵŽƵƌƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬǁŚŝĐŚĂƚŝƚƐĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉĞĂŬƐŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ Ă ŽŚŶ DƵƌƉŚLJŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŚŝƚƐ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂůĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ KŶůLJ ƚƌƵĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨƌĞŶnjLJ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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dlaquoDAumltlaquoEcirc^atildeUgraveatildeEcircatildeYacute^atildebrvbarEregbrvbarlaquoatildeDVD RELEASES
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
Point Blank Con AirͿĂŶĚůĂƌŬƵŬĞKick-Ass Sex DriveͿŌĞƌĂĐƌĂnjLJŶŝŐŚƚŽĨĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŬŝƌĞƐŽƌƚŚŽƚƚƵďĨŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁĂŬĞƵƉŚĞĂĚƐƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϭϵϴϲdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŬŝĐŬƐŽŵĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐʹŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞǁůŽǀĞůŝĨĞŽŶĞǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂĚŝĞƐŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚŚŝƐŵŽũŽĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŚĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
DOWNϭgtĂƌŐĞĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐϱͿϮŶŝŵĂůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐŝŶƐĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂƌŐĞƐŶŽƵƚϴͿϯdŚƌĞĞƉĂƌƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƐŝŶŐůĞĞŶƟƚLJϴͿϰWŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϬͿϱtĞĂƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĮƌĞƐĂƌƌŽǁƐϴͿϲZĞĂůƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůϴͿϳĨƌƵŝƚŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌŝƚƐĐŽůŽƵƌϳͿϭϮEĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƚƌŽŶƐĂŝŶƚŝƐ^ƚĞŽƌŐĞϳͿϭϰKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŝŶϯͿϭϱdŽďĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶƌƵŶĞƐϱͿϭϲdŽƐŚƵƚϱͿϭϳdŽŚŝŶƚϱͿϭϴampŝďƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶǀĞLJƐŝŵƉƵůƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶϲͿϮϭŶŝŵĂůĨĂŵŽƵƐůLJZŽĚƵůů ƐƉƵƉƉĞƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
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2010
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242
EDITOR-IN-CHIEFgtHANNAH LIVINGSTON| concreteeditorueaacuk
THE EVENT EDITORgtGRACE SIMPSON| concreteeventueaacuk
DEPUTY EVENT EDITORgtDUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretefashionueaacuk|FASHION EDITORgtKAT JONES
FASHION WRITERSgtHANNAH BRITT SARAH HEMSTED KAT JONES
concreteartsueaacuk|ARTS EDITORSgtFIONA HOWARD amp KIRSTEN PETER
ARTS WRITERSgtANIQAH CHOUDHRI FIONA HOWARD KIRSTEN PETER GRACE SIMPSON
concretecreativewritingueaacuk|CREATIVE WRITING EDITORgtSTEPHANIE CROSS
CREATIVE WRITERSgt
concretetvdigitalueaacuk|TELEVISION EDITORgtJOSH BUTLER
TELEVISION WRITERSgtJOSH BUTLER MICHA BUTLER KIRSTEN PETER CAROLINE PREECE GARETH REES-WHITE GRACE SIMPSON DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretewiredueaacuk|WIRED EDITORgtWILLIAM MORAN
WIRED WRITERSgtVAUGHN HIGHFIELD TOM PHILLIPS GRACE SIMPSON DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretefi lmueaacuk|FILM EDITORSgtELIZABETH POOLE amp ADAM SCALES
FILM WRITERSgtGEMMA BOYLE EMMA FEATHERSTONE GEORGE GILBERT REBECCA HARRINGTON LINDSAY HARRIS IRA LORANDOU PAUL MARTIN TASHA PERCY KATY QUIGLEY ADAM SCALES
DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
concretemusicueaacuk|MUSIC EDITORSgtPAUL COOK amp STEPH MCKENNA
MUSIC WRITERSgtOLIVER BROOKS PAUL COOK IMOGEN KNOWELDEN JACK LOUGHRAN TOM MCINNES STEPH MCKENNA CHRIS OGDEN LAURA RIGGS HELEN THOMAS DUNCAN VICAT-BROWN
JAKE WIECZOREK
concreteeventueaacuk|CANVAS EDITORgtHARRY LOW
concretelistingsueaacuk|VENUE EDITORgtHELEN THOMAS
concretecompetitionsueaacuk|COMPETITIONS EDITORgtWILL DONOVAN
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MUSIC
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WIRED
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TELEVISION
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SPRING WATCH 2010
SPORT LUXE^ƚƌƵƫŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ^ƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϭϬ ĐĂƚǁĂůŬƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌĂƐĚĂLJǁĞĂƌ dŚĞŝĚĞĂǁĂƐƚŽůŽŽŬĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐĐŽŽůĂŶĚǁŚŝŵƐŝĐĂůdŚĞŬĞLJƚŽƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞůŽŽƐĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŐĂƌŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƌŶ gtŽƵŝƐ sƵŝƩŽŶĐŝŶĐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝĐŬĐƌŝĐŬĞƚũƵŵƉĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞ ďĞůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂŵĞĚ ĚƌĂƉĞĚŚĂƌĞŵ ƉĂŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƩĞĚ ĐƵƌǀĞĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŽƉƐƚŽƌĞƚĂŝŶĨĞŵŝŶŝŶŝƚLJ
EĞƵƚƌĂůĐŽůŽƵƌƐǁŽƌŬĞĚďĞƐƚǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐĚĂŶŐĞƌŽĨĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶŐĐŚĂǀͲƚĂƐƟĐďƌŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐŶŽĚĂůŝƩůĞƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ gtŝƩůĞ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ Ɛ sŝĐŬLJWŽůůĂƌĚ džƉĞŶƐŝǀĞͲůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐĂůƐŽŬĞLJůLJĐƌĂƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂǀŽŝĚĞĚĂƚĂůůĐŽƐƚƐƵŶůĞƐƐLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽůŽŽŬůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌĞŽīƚŽƚŚĞŐLJŵELJůŽŶĂŶĚĂƌŵLJĐĂŶǀĂƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůĂLJĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůŬĨŽƌĂůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐƵƟůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶůŽŽŬ
Ĩ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨ ĞŵďƌĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌ ƚƌĞŶĚ ǁŚŽůĞŚĞĂƌƚĞĚůLJĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĂƉƉĞĂů ĂŶ ĞĂƐLJ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ
ƵƉĚĂƚĞ Ă ůĞƚŚĂƌŐŝĐ ǁĂƌĚƌŽďĞ ŝƐ ƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝƐĞǁŝƚŚŽŶĞƉŝĞĐĞĂŐĞŶƚůĞƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŽŶͲƚƌĞŶĚ ƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌ zŽƵĐŽƵůĚ ŝŶǀĞƐƚ ŝŶ ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ tĂŶŐ ƐŐƌĞLJ ůĞĂƚŚĞƌ ƌƵĐŬƐĂĐŬ ŬŝƩĞŶ ƐŽŌ ŝƚƌĞĂůůLJ ŝƐ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŽĨďĞĂƵƚLJŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ăƚ άϳϵϵ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ďŝƚ ƐƚĞĞƉ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ďƵĚŐĞƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨŵŽŶĞLJĐŽƵůĚďƵLJLJŽƵĂŐƌĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůŽĨ ϭϱϵϴ ƉĂĐŬĞƚƐ ŽĨ ^ƵƉĞƌŶŽŽĚůĞƐ^Ž ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ďůŽǁŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚůŽĂŶ ŚĞĂĚ ƚŽ dŽƉƐŚŽƉ Žƌ ĂƌĂ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐdŽƉƐŚŽƉ ƐƐƚƵĚĚĞĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĂĐŬŝƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂů
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ltTWO DESIGNERS FOR ON-TREND FASHIONgtThis fresh-faced starlet has graced numerous best-dressed lists and is applauded on the red carpet with her choice of vintage gowns ĂƌƌLJWŽƩĞƌƐEmma Watson has grown before our eyes from pre-teen wizard to an elegant English rose who ŚĂƐƵŶůĞĂƐŚĞĚŚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŝĚĞďLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨfairtrade clothes with the ethical clothing brand People Tree dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨŝƚĞŵƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚŐŝƌůƐĂŶĚŐƵLJƐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂpreppy summery feel very casual and relaxed
Items include Breton tees and Oxford jumpers for girls and casual hoodies and shirts for guys Unlike most items on the high street each piece is made in Bangladesh India or Nepal and the workers not only get a fair wage but People Tree also help their ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽ
One of Emmarsquos personal favourites is a necklace made from ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ƐǁĞĞƚǁƌĂƉƉĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŐŝŌbox ldquoI love this jewellery It looks so amazing and has a great storyrdquo
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Key pieces include a grey t-shirt dress with the slogan lsquoplease donrsquot panichellip Irsquom organicrsquo for girls and a casual v-neck with a lsquofairtrade fashion awardrsquo military style print for guys
Sarah Hemsted
^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞĂƚůĂƐƚdŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂLJƐŽĨŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚǁŝŶƚĞƌŝƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐits end are slowly warming our shoulders High street shops are ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ĚƵƐŬLJ ŚƵĞƐ ŽĨivory champagne and duck egg blue along with a stream of all ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĚĞŶŝŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝƚĞŵƐǁŝůů ůŝŶĞ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵŶŽǁƵŶƟůthe peak of summer yet at the New York Fashion Week earlier this year the Moncler AutumnWinter 2010-2011 Grenoble ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐĞƚƚŚĞďĂƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽůĚĞƌŵŽŶƚŚƐǁĞǁŝůůďĞĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ŚƵŐĞ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚŽƌĞLJƐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŶŝŐŚƚͲƟŵĞďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬĞĂŵƐĨƌŽŵŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌƐŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞĚƐƋƵĂƌĞƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶƐŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐǀĞƌŐŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůŝĞŶĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚshapes think dŚĞDĂƚƌŝdž fused with powerful elegance A wind ĚƌĂŌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĚĂŶ ŝĐLJĐŚŝůůŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐƚĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŵĞůŽĚŝĐƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƌĂŚŵƐĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚŽdŚĞĮŐƵƌĞƐƐƚŽŽĚƐƟůůĂŶĚƚĂůůĐůĂĚŝŶŵĞƚĂůůŝĐƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚǀŽůƵŵĞforming armour of quilted jackets with helmets of sculpted ŚŽŽĚƐƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐƉĂĐĞͲĂŐĞĂƌŵLJǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚthe cold
One would certainly be a well-suited warrior of the Moncler ĂƌŵLJŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝƐůŽƉĞƐŽĨampƌĂŶĐĞďƵƚĞĂĐŚƉŝĞĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ĂĐĐůŝŵĂƟƐĞ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ
example in the slim cut of trousers This is a concept that the three founders of Moncler have had since the brand evolved from tents and sleeping bags to fashion Their idea was to create ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁŽƌůĚƐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚnature with technology Every element possesses a quality and ĂŶŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƚŽĨƵůĮůƚŚŝƐŶĞĞĚ
dŚĞDŽŶĐůĞƌĂŵŵĞůĞƵ ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϬĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌŵĞŶĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůůĞĂĚĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĂƌůLJƐƉƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĂŶĚŽīͲƉŝƐƚĞƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂƵƚƵŵŶ DŽŶĐůĞƌ ĞŶůŝƐƚĞĚ dŚŽŵ ƌŽǁŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐknowledge of suits and tailoring to create a line of contemporary ĐůĂƐƐǁŝƚŚĂƌĞůĂdžĞĚĂŝƌŽĨĂƚŚůĞƟĐŝƐŵtŚŝůĞǁŽŵĞŶƐǁĞĂƌĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŇŽƌĂůƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞƩLJƉĂƐƚĞůƐĂŵŵĞůĞƵĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐŽŶshades circling between blue and grey with hooded anoraks ŝŶ ƐŚĞĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĐŽĂů ƐůĂƚĞ ĚŽǁŶͲĮůůĞĚ ďůĂnjĞƌƐ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚtrousers and silver lined draw-stringed shorts eluding the sport-luxe look Strong navy overcoats are assembled with crisp white ƐŚŽƌƚƐ ŇŝƉ ŇŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽǁƟĞƐ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĚ ƐƚƌŝƉĞƐthe metropolitan sailor makes his entrance whilst the Grenoble soldier waits in Mont Blancrsquos snowy wings
Kat Jones
Emma Watsonrsquos ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞnow from wwwpeopletreecouk and wwwasoscom
Moncler can be found at its London branch on Sloane Street ďƵƚĂůŝƩůĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽŚŽŵĞŝƐWŚŝůůŝƉƌŽǁŶĞŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚĐŝƚLJcentre If you havenrsquot ventured to this unique gem of a shop yet then you are certainly missing out on an urban utopia of Narnia found in the wardrobe of the 21st century man
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A QPR picture smeared with Pete Dohertyrsquos blood would be eccentric enough on its own but it is just one of the unusual items in the DŝĐŬŽŶĞƐĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞRock and Roll Public Library shown at the Norwich University ƌƚƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ EhͿ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶAladdinrsquos cave of iconic bric-a-brac that appears ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀĞůLJŶŽƌŵĂůĂƚĮƌƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJwellies designed by Kate Moss for Mick or the shirts the band wore that decorate the walls Mick Jones didnrsquot just intend people to look at ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ƚĂĐƟůĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĞviewers to browse through the Marvel comics ĂŶĚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞŶŽǀĞůƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞCarry On videos that line the shelves Alongside Mick Jones personal memorabilia are certain items that are gold to a Clash fan such as the scribbled note from Joe Strummer the musical equipment or the gold disc for London
Calling YƵŝĞƚůLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶis a soundtrack handpicked by Mick and occasionally his voice can be heard intervening over the tracks
It is not surprising Mick Jones chose the art ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞClash members including himself are former ĂƌƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐdŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂƚĂďĞƩĞƌƟŵĞĂƐEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞby 2013 The Principal of NUCA Professor John gtĂƐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂƐĂthriving cultural centre and can only strengthen ƚŚĞďŝĚĨŽƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ
Aniqah Choudhri
Mick Jones The Rock and Roll Public Library is
ŽŶĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞEhŐĂůůĞƌLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞϮϮŶĚof May
ARTgtTHE CLASH EXHIBITION
ARTgtEXTRA EXHIBITIONSgtBIRDCAGE AND SCVA
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌƵŶ ďLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚĂƵŶƚThe Birdcage comes to a climax this month Since January they have been asking Norwich ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚLJƉĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽŶthe theme of the circus From the 16th April the work will be available to view All the work is ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉƌŝĐĞƐŽĨĂĮǀĞƌ ƚŽĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ůŽĂŶďůŽǁŽƵƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϬϬŽĚŽǁŶŚĂǀĞĂůŽŽŬĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨĐŽīĞĞ
or something stronger Any excuse eh dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌLJ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚOn the 21st and the 28th of April there ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞĚ ƚŽƉƵƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŽ ƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ ƌƚƐůĂď ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂůĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐŇŽǁdŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞpopular so be sure to book ahead on 01603 593199
Also on the 21st the on-campus art gallery ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ƐŚŝŌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƵŶƟů ϵƉŵǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ăƌƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŶin If nothing else go down on a revision break and have a look around Itrsquos free if you take your campus card and the lovely cafeacute on a summerrsquos day is hard to resist
KŶKƐĐĂƌtŝůĚĞ ƐŽůĚŚŽƵƐĞŝƐĂƉůĂƋƵĞƐƚĂƟŶŐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵĞ ŽĨ tŝƩLJ ĂŶƚĞƌ Ă ƉŚƌĂƐĞhijacked by comedy channel Dave While this ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůĂŵĞ ũŽŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĮŌLJ ƟŵĞƐǁĞĂŬĞƌƚŚĂŶ tŝůĚĞ Ɛ ǁŽƌƐƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚremains true Oscar Wilde is damn funny and ƌĂŵĂ^ŽĐŝƐƉƵƫŶŐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐǁŽƌŬThe Importance of Being Earnest at the Puppet Theatre on 22nd and 23rd April Check out the words of the man who told us that lsquoNothing worth learning can be taughtrsquo Although it might
be wise to forget that while you workĨƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĚĂƌŬĞƌŝƐLJŽƵƌĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂ
check out Clare Summerskillrsquos Hearing Voices at dŚĞĂƌĂŐĞŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϵƚŚƉƌŝůdŚĞƉůĂLJŝƐbased on the playwrightrsquos own experiences in a secure psychiatric ward in London the script ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂů ƉĂƟĞŶƚ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŽǁŶ ĚŝĂƌLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ
Kirsten Peter
THEATREgtOSCAR WILDE AND HEARING VOICES
LITERATUREgtREVISION READSNobody likes to talk about it but exams are fast approaching For some these are the last exams of their academic life Itrsquos a scary thought standing on the precipice of adulthood a theme covered in David Nichollsrsquo One Day Nicholls who notably wrote Starter for Ten (later turned into a mediocre movie)is the new Nick Hornby ďƵƚďĞƩĞƌ ŶƚŚŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŶŽǀĞůEŝĐŚŽůůƐůĞĂĚƐƵƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ǀŝŐŶĞƩĞƐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽgraduates are in their lives each subsequent LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
Nicholls tackles the gripping fear of ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝƚŚtenderness and care but making sure not to ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĂůůEŝĐŚŽůůƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂĚďƵƚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌstudents He is a breath of fresh air portraying ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞLJ ŝƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐbut also allowing for a book so engrossing that you wonrsquot want to put it down One Day is the perfect opportunity to truly get immersed in a book and clear your head before spurring you on to do more work
The Secret History is a classic novel It may have only been published in 1991 but it touches on universal themes feelings and desires It would be a classic campus novel if it werenrsquot
for the expertly delivered murder plot Donna dĂƌƩ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚͲďůŽŽĚĞĚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞand story keeps you enthralled through every page forcing you to be charmed by characters you thought charmless describing complex ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJLJŽƵĐĂŶƚŚĞůƉďƵƚempathize with decisions made and making you both glad and sorry that yoursquore not on that ĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚEĞǁĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ
ĨLJŽƵƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌďƌĂƐŚďƵƚǁŝƩLJŚƵŵŽƵƌ speckled with larger than life characters then WiltďLJdŽŵ^ŚĂƌƉĞĮƌƐƚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϳϲŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŽƉƟŽŶĨOne Day and The Secret History are about students Wilt turns the tables and lets us glimpse into the world of a demoralized assistant lecturer Wilt promises a welcome ďƌĞĂŬƚŽŵŽŶŽƚŽŶŽƵƐƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĞdžƵĂůinnuendo and murderous thoughts this farcical ŶŽǀĞů ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ŐƵīĂǁŝŶŐ dŽŵ ^ŚĂƌƉĞ ƐǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŝƐĚƌŽůůďŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƚƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉŽƐƚĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞĞŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞŝƐŝƌƌĞǀĞƌĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨŚŝƐǁŝĨĞͲƐǁĂƉƉŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƟĞƐĂŌĞƌĂůůͿĂŶĚthe like are the perfect way to escape the world ŽĨŇĂƐŚĐĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ Fiona Howard
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7ARTgtGRACE KELLY EXHIBITION
LITERATURE gtUEA WRITERSgtCLARE ALLAN
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Poppy Shakespeare ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJͲĐĂƐƚĚĂLJŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞĨƵůůLJ ĐůĞĂƌ ŶƐŝĚĞ ƐŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŬŶŽǁŶŽŶůLJĂƐEǁŚŽŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ
ƐŚŽǁƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐůŽĐŬĞĚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŬŝƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŝƐŐƌĞLJĂŶĚƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌE ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĞůůŽǁĚƌŝďďůĞƌƐ ŝƚ ŝƐĂůůƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŽĐůŝŶŐƚŽtŚĞŶ WŽƉƉLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĞĚĂƐƌŝĚŝĐƵůŽƵƐĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚŝƐEĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉWŽƉƉLJ
dŚĞ Ŭ Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƌŽŶŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵWŽƉƉLJĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ũƵdžƚĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ƐŶĂŵĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƉĂůƚƌLJůĞƩĞƌ
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ůůĂŶ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽďLJŶŽǁǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƐŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ
dŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌǁƌŝƚĞƐĨƌŽŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ Ɛ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐŽůƵŵŶ ŝŶ The
GuardianŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟŐŵĂƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐŽŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚ ǁŝůůďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŚĞƚĂĐŬůĞƐŶĞdžƚ
tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůĂĚĞůƉŚŝĂŶ ďůŽŶĚĞ Ɛ ƐĞƌĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞ ŽĨůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ŚŝƐŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝŶĐĞZĂŝŶŝĞƌŽĨDŽŶĂĐŽŶϭϵϱϲltĞůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂůĂůůƵƌĞ
Ɖƌŝů ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚ gtŽŶĚŽŶ Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ůďĞƌƚ DƵƐĞƵŵƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ďĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐǁŽƌŶďLJƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐĂƐĂƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŝŶĂ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ dŚĞ ŐŽǁŶƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝŽƌ ĂůĞŶĐŝĂŐĂŝǀĞŶĐŚLJĂŶĚzǀĞƐ^ƚgtĂƵƌĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĮůŵĐůŝƉƐƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚltĞůůLJ Ɛϭϵϱϱ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚĨŽƌďĞƐƚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐdŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĂƐƚůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĞůLJĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞ
WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝĨĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ sΘ Ɛ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚĮůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĂϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ
dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
The Grace Kelly Style Icon is running at the VampA Museum from 17th April-26th September Admission for students is pound4
Grace Kelly Style Fashion for Hollywoodrsquos
Princess is published by VampA rrp pound1999
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The Rehearsal
THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂƌƚƚŽůŝŐŚƟŶŐƵƉƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƐĐĞŶĞ
ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
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ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
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ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
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ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
dŚĞĐĂǀĞƌŶŽƵƐƐŬLJĐĂƐƚƐĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽŶƚŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐďĞůŽǁtŚŝĐŚĂŵŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞďĞĚƌĂŐŐůĞĚĂŶĚĐŽůĚdŚĞgtŝƩůĞKŶĞĐĂƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞŝŶŚĞƌŚĂŶĚƐdŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŬĞĞƉƐĂŬĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶƋƵŝĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƵƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐĐůĂƐƉŝƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽŚĞƌĐŚĞƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐďĞůůŽǁampŽƌƐŚĞĚŐƵĂƌĚŝƚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌůŝĨĞĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂůůƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂůůƐŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ
dŚĞůĂĐŚƌLJŵŽƐĞ^ƵŶƚƵŵďůĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŬLJŶĚĚŝŵƐĚŽƵƐĞĚďLJĂĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽĨƚĞĂƌƐĂƐŚĞĐƌŝĞƐĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞĂůŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĂďLJƐƐĂůŶŝŐŚƚŽŵĞďĂĐŬŽŵĞďĂĐŬWůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉŵĞĂůŝŐŚƚƵƚƚŚĞ^ƵŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐŝŶŬĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶŽƌĞůŝĞĨŶĚgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĂĨƌĂŝĚampŽƌĂƐƐŚĞƐƚƵŵďůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽŽŵƐŚĞĐĂŶŚĞĂƌ^ƚƌŝĨĞ ƐŵĂĐĂďƌĞŐůĞĞ
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ŶĚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚƌĞƐƚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚůĂLJĚŽǁŶŚĞƌŚĞĂĚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐƐƚĂLJůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌƐƟůůƐĂLJƐŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
Stephen Gates
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ŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂĐƚĐŽƐƚƵŵĞǁĞŝŐŚƐĮŌĞĞŶƉŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĞŵƵƐƚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŚŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŶŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂůƚŽǁŚŽƐĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐůŝŬĞĂĨƵůůŵŽŽŶďůĂnjŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵŵĞƌŶŝŐŚƚƐ
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ĞƐƚŽƉƐĨŚĞĐŽƵůĚƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƌŚLJŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞŚŝŵŽīƐƚĂŐĞŶŽǁŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŽŶĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚŝŵdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǁŝŶŐƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟůů
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ďĞĂƉƉůĂƵĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁĨĂĚĞĂƐŚĞĂǁĂŝƚƐƚŚĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĐƵƌƚĂŝŶŶŽǁůŽƐƚŝŶĂƐŽŌƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐƐŽƌƌŽǁ
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Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
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ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
gtŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĂƌŬ ƐĚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝŶŝĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲƚŚŽƵ gtĂŶĂ gtĂŶŐ ltƌŝƐƚĞŶ ltƌĞƵŬͿ ĂŶĚ Ăversion of Supergirl more suited to Americarsquos Next Top ModelƚŚĂŶĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŝͲĮƐĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨltƌĞƵŬĂŶĚgtĞdžgtƵƚŚŽƌDŝĐŚĂĞůZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵͿƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚĂƌŬĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞfocused on the more adult issues of a cast of
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚͲϮϬƐdŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶͲĂƌĐ ŽĨ
ŬŶĞĞůͲďĞĨŽƌĞͲŽĚ Ɛ ĂůůƵŵ ůƵĞͿ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶŝĐĞůLJ and with the consequences of (spoiler alert)
ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
ƟŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ Ͳ Ădepressingly rare phenomenon in Smallville ͲĂŶĚƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉĂLJͲŽīƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ
ŝŶŝƟĂůƌƵŶŝŶƚŚĞh^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĂƌŬ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉwith Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Laying the
ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶŝĐŽŶŝĐĐŽƵƉůĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶno small feat and yet the show struggled far
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ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
WĂƵůDĂƌƟŶ
ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
Stag NightŝƐĂƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƐŚŽĚĚLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚŚŽƌƌŽƌǁŝƚŚŶŽƉƌĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽďĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŐŽƌĞͲĨĞƐƚ
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George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
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tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
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TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
Rebecca Harrington
music 1720apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
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Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
ŌĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚĂŐĞĂƚŽǁŶůŽĂĚampĞƐƟǀĂů ŝŶϮϬϬϵƚŚĞ gtZĚŽĞƐŶƚƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĞĞŵ ůĂƌŐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵĨŽƌƚŚŝƐampůŽƌŝĚĂͲďĂƐĞĚŵĞƚĂůƋƵĂƌƚĞƚĂŵƉůŝĮĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚͲĐŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐǁŚŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĨƌĞŶnjLJ ampŝƌƐƚ ƵƉ ĂƌĞ hŶĞĂƌƚŚͲŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ZŝƐĞƚŽ ZĞŵĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌŚLJƚŚŵ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ ŝĐŬŝŶƐŽŶ ĂƐ ĨƌŽŶƚͲŵĂŶtŚŝůƐƚŚŝƐƐĐƌĞĂŵƐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁůƐĂƌĞĮƫŶŐŚŝƐĐůĞĂŶƐŝŶŐŝŶŐƐĞĞŵƐŽƵƚŽĨƉůĂĐĞdŚŝƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚŽĞƐŶƚĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĂŐƌĞĂƚLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚEĞdžƚĂƌĞtŚŝƚĞĐŚĂƉĞůͲĂŶĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƚĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌŽǀĞƌďůŽǁŶďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ Ͳ ďƵƚǁŚŽŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ gtZ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƉĂůŵŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŵĂŝƌĂĂůƐŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝǀĞůLJĐƌŽǁĚ
EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
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concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
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A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
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Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
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ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
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SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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SPORT LUXE^ƚƌƵƫŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ^ƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϭϬ ĐĂƚǁĂůŬƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐǁĞĂƌĂƐĚĂLJǁĞĂƌ dŚĞŝĚĞĂǁĂƐƚŽůŽŽŬĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐĐŽŽůĂŶĚǁŚŝŵƐŝĐĂůdŚĞŬĞLJƚŽƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞůŽŽƐĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŐĂƌŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƌŶ gtŽƵŝƐ sƵŝƩŽŶĐŝŶĐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝĐŬĐƌŝĐŬĞƚũƵŵƉĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞ ďĞůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂŵĞĚ ĚƌĂƉĞĚŚĂƌĞŵ ƉĂŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƩĞĚ ĐƵƌǀĞĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŽƉƐƚŽƌĞƚĂŝŶĨĞŵŝŶŝŶŝƚLJ
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ltTWO DESIGNERS FOR ON-TREND FASHIONgtThis fresh-faced starlet has graced numerous best-dressed lists and is applauded on the red carpet with her choice of vintage gowns ĂƌƌLJWŽƩĞƌƐEmma Watson has grown before our eyes from pre-teen wizard to an elegant English rose who ŚĂƐƵŶůĞĂƐŚĞĚŚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŝĚĞďLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨfairtrade clothes with the ethical clothing brand People Tree dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨŝƚĞŵƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚŐŝƌůƐĂŶĚŐƵLJƐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂpreppy summery feel very casual and relaxed
Items include Breton tees and Oxford jumpers for girls and casual hoodies and shirts for guys Unlike most items on the high street each piece is made in Bangladesh India or Nepal and the workers not only get a fair wage but People Tree also help their ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽ
One of Emmarsquos personal favourites is a necklace made from ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ƐǁĞĞƚǁƌĂƉƉĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŐŝŌbox ldquoI love this jewellery It looks so amazing and has a great storyrdquo
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Key pieces include a grey t-shirt dress with the slogan lsquoplease donrsquot panichellip Irsquom organicrsquo for girls and a casual v-neck with a lsquofairtrade fashion awardrsquo military style print for guys
Sarah Hemsted
^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞĂƚůĂƐƚdŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂLJƐŽĨŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚǁŝŶƚĞƌŝƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐits end are slowly warming our shoulders High street shops are ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ĚƵƐŬLJ ŚƵĞƐ ŽĨivory champagne and duck egg blue along with a stream of all ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĚĞŶŝŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝƚĞŵƐǁŝůů ůŝŶĞ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵŶŽǁƵŶƟůthe peak of summer yet at the New York Fashion Week earlier this year the Moncler AutumnWinter 2010-2011 Grenoble ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐĞƚƚŚĞďĂƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽůĚĞƌŵŽŶƚŚƐǁĞǁŝůůďĞĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ŚƵŐĞ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚŽƌĞLJƐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŶŝŐŚƚͲƟŵĞďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬĞĂŵƐĨƌŽŵŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌƐŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞĚƐƋƵĂƌĞƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶƐŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐǀĞƌŐŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůŝĞŶĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚshapes think dŚĞDĂƚƌŝdž fused with powerful elegance A wind ĚƌĂŌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĚĂŶ ŝĐLJĐŚŝůůŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐƚĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŵĞůŽĚŝĐƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƌĂŚŵƐĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚŽdŚĞĮŐƵƌĞƐƐƚŽŽĚƐƟůůĂŶĚƚĂůůĐůĂĚŝŶŵĞƚĂůůŝĐƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚǀŽůƵŵĞforming armour of quilted jackets with helmets of sculpted ŚŽŽĚƐƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐƉĂĐĞͲĂŐĞĂƌŵLJǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚthe cold
One would certainly be a well-suited warrior of the Moncler ĂƌŵLJŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝƐůŽƉĞƐŽĨampƌĂŶĐĞďƵƚĞĂĐŚƉŝĞĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ĂĐĐůŝŵĂƟƐĞ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ
example in the slim cut of trousers This is a concept that the three founders of Moncler have had since the brand evolved from tents and sleeping bags to fashion Their idea was to create ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁŽƌůĚƐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚnature with technology Every element possesses a quality and ĂŶŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƚŽĨƵůĮůƚŚŝƐŶĞĞĚ
dŚĞDŽŶĐůĞƌĂŵŵĞůĞƵ ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϬĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌŵĞŶĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůůĞĂĚĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĂƌůLJƐƉƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĂŶĚŽīͲƉŝƐƚĞƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂƵƚƵŵŶ DŽŶĐůĞƌ ĞŶůŝƐƚĞĚ dŚŽŵ ƌŽǁŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐknowledge of suits and tailoring to create a line of contemporary ĐůĂƐƐǁŝƚŚĂƌĞůĂdžĞĚĂŝƌŽĨĂƚŚůĞƟĐŝƐŵtŚŝůĞǁŽŵĞŶƐǁĞĂƌĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŇŽƌĂůƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞƩLJƉĂƐƚĞůƐĂŵŵĞůĞƵĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐŽŶshades circling between blue and grey with hooded anoraks ŝŶ ƐŚĞĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĐŽĂů ƐůĂƚĞ ĚŽǁŶͲĮůůĞĚ ďůĂnjĞƌƐ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚtrousers and silver lined draw-stringed shorts eluding the sport-luxe look Strong navy overcoats are assembled with crisp white ƐŚŽƌƚƐ ŇŝƉ ŇŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽǁƟĞƐ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĚ ƐƚƌŝƉĞƐthe metropolitan sailor makes his entrance whilst the Grenoble soldier waits in Mont Blancrsquos snowy wings
Kat Jones
Emma Watsonrsquos ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞnow from wwwpeopletreecouk and wwwasoscom
Moncler can be found at its London branch on Sloane Street ďƵƚĂůŝƩůĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽŚŽŵĞŝƐWŚŝůůŝƉƌŽǁŶĞŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚĐŝƚLJcentre If you havenrsquot ventured to this unique gem of a shop yet then you are certainly missing out on an urban utopia of Narnia found in the wardrobe of the 21st century man
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A QPR picture smeared with Pete Dohertyrsquos blood would be eccentric enough on its own but it is just one of the unusual items in the DŝĐŬŽŶĞƐĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞRock and Roll Public Library shown at the Norwich University ƌƚƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ EhͿ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶAladdinrsquos cave of iconic bric-a-brac that appears ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀĞůLJŶŽƌŵĂůĂƚĮƌƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJwellies designed by Kate Moss for Mick or the shirts the band wore that decorate the walls Mick Jones didnrsquot just intend people to look at ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ƚĂĐƟůĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĞviewers to browse through the Marvel comics ĂŶĚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞŶŽǀĞůƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞCarry On videos that line the shelves Alongside Mick Jones personal memorabilia are certain items that are gold to a Clash fan such as the scribbled note from Joe Strummer the musical equipment or the gold disc for London
Calling YƵŝĞƚůLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶis a soundtrack handpicked by Mick and occasionally his voice can be heard intervening over the tracks
It is not surprising Mick Jones chose the art ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞClash members including himself are former ĂƌƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐdŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂƚĂďĞƩĞƌƟŵĞĂƐEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞby 2013 The Principal of NUCA Professor John gtĂƐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂƐĂthriving cultural centre and can only strengthen ƚŚĞďŝĚĨŽƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ
Aniqah Choudhri
Mick Jones The Rock and Roll Public Library is
ŽŶĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞEhŐĂůůĞƌLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞϮϮŶĚof May
ARTgtTHE CLASH EXHIBITION
ARTgtEXTRA EXHIBITIONSgtBIRDCAGE AND SCVA
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌƵŶ ďLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚĂƵŶƚThe Birdcage comes to a climax this month Since January they have been asking Norwich ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚLJƉĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽŶthe theme of the circus From the 16th April the work will be available to view All the work is ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉƌŝĐĞƐŽĨĂĮǀĞƌ ƚŽĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ůŽĂŶďůŽǁŽƵƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϬϬŽĚŽǁŶŚĂǀĞĂůŽŽŬĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨĐŽīĞĞ
or something stronger Any excuse eh dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌLJ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚOn the 21st and the 28th of April there ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞĚ ƚŽƉƵƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŽ ƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ ƌƚƐůĂď ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂůĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐŇŽǁdŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞpopular so be sure to book ahead on 01603 593199
Also on the 21st the on-campus art gallery ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ƐŚŝŌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƵŶƟů ϵƉŵǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ăƌƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŶin If nothing else go down on a revision break and have a look around Itrsquos free if you take your campus card and the lovely cafeacute on a summerrsquos day is hard to resist
KŶKƐĐĂƌtŝůĚĞ ƐŽůĚŚŽƵƐĞŝƐĂƉůĂƋƵĞƐƚĂƟŶŐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵĞ ŽĨ tŝƩLJ ĂŶƚĞƌ Ă ƉŚƌĂƐĞhijacked by comedy channel Dave While this ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůĂŵĞ ũŽŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĮŌLJ ƟŵĞƐǁĞĂŬĞƌƚŚĂŶ tŝůĚĞ Ɛ ǁŽƌƐƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚremains true Oscar Wilde is damn funny and ƌĂŵĂ^ŽĐŝƐƉƵƫŶŐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐǁŽƌŬThe Importance of Being Earnest at the Puppet Theatre on 22nd and 23rd April Check out the words of the man who told us that lsquoNothing worth learning can be taughtrsquo Although it might
be wise to forget that while you workĨƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĚĂƌŬĞƌŝƐLJŽƵƌĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂ
check out Clare Summerskillrsquos Hearing Voices at dŚĞĂƌĂŐĞŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϵƚŚƉƌŝůdŚĞƉůĂLJŝƐbased on the playwrightrsquos own experiences in a secure psychiatric ward in London the script ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂů ƉĂƟĞŶƚ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŽǁŶ ĚŝĂƌLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ
Kirsten Peter
THEATREgtOSCAR WILDE AND HEARING VOICES
LITERATUREgtREVISION READSNobody likes to talk about it but exams are fast approaching For some these are the last exams of their academic life Itrsquos a scary thought standing on the precipice of adulthood a theme covered in David Nichollsrsquo One Day Nicholls who notably wrote Starter for Ten (later turned into a mediocre movie)is the new Nick Hornby ďƵƚďĞƩĞƌ ŶƚŚŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŶŽǀĞůEŝĐŚŽůůƐůĞĂĚƐƵƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ǀŝŐŶĞƩĞƐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽgraduates are in their lives each subsequent LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
Nicholls tackles the gripping fear of ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝƚŚtenderness and care but making sure not to ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĂůůEŝĐŚŽůůƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂĚďƵƚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌstudents He is a breath of fresh air portraying ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞLJ ŝƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐbut also allowing for a book so engrossing that you wonrsquot want to put it down One Day is the perfect opportunity to truly get immersed in a book and clear your head before spurring you on to do more work
The Secret History is a classic novel It may have only been published in 1991 but it touches on universal themes feelings and desires It would be a classic campus novel if it werenrsquot
for the expertly delivered murder plot Donna dĂƌƩ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚͲďůŽŽĚĞĚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞand story keeps you enthralled through every page forcing you to be charmed by characters you thought charmless describing complex ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJLJŽƵĐĂŶƚŚĞůƉďƵƚempathize with decisions made and making you both glad and sorry that yoursquore not on that ĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚEĞǁĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ
ĨLJŽƵƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌďƌĂƐŚďƵƚǁŝƩLJŚƵŵŽƵƌ speckled with larger than life characters then WiltďLJdŽŵ^ŚĂƌƉĞĮƌƐƚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϳϲŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŽƉƟŽŶĨOne Day and The Secret History are about students Wilt turns the tables and lets us glimpse into the world of a demoralized assistant lecturer Wilt promises a welcome ďƌĞĂŬƚŽŵŽŶŽƚŽŶŽƵƐƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĞdžƵĂůinnuendo and murderous thoughts this farcical ŶŽǀĞů ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ŐƵīĂǁŝŶŐ dŽŵ ^ŚĂƌƉĞ ƐǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŝƐĚƌŽůůďŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƚƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉŽƐƚĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞĞŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞŝƐŝƌƌĞǀĞƌĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨŚŝƐǁŝĨĞͲƐǁĂƉƉŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƟĞƐĂŌĞƌĂůůͿĂŶĚthe like are the perfect way to escape the world ŽĨŇĂƐŚĐĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ Fiona Howard
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7ARTgtGRACE KELLY EXHIBITION
LITERATURE gtUEA WRITERSgtCLARE ALLAN
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Poppy Shakespeare ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJͲĐĂƐƚĚĂLJŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞĨƵůůLJ ĐůĞĂƌ ŶƐŝĚĞ ƐŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŬŶŽǁŶŽŶůLJĂƐEǁŚŽŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ
ƐŚŽǁƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐůŽĐŬĞĚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŬŝƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŝƐŐƌĞLJĂŶĚƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌE ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĞůůŽǁĚƌŝďďůĞƌƐ ŝƚ ŝƐĂůůƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŽĐůŝŶŐƚŽtŚĞŶ WŽƉƉLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĞĚĂƐƌŝĚŝĐƵůŽƵƐĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚŝƐEĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉWŽƉƉLJ
dŚĞ Ŭ Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƌŽŶŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵWŽƉƉLJĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ũƵdžƚĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ƐŶĂŵĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƉĂůƚƌLJůĞƩĞƌ
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ůůĂŶ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽďLJŶŽǁǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƐŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ
dŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌǁƌŝƚĞƐĨƌŽŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ Ɛ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐŽůƵŵŶ ŝŶ The
GuardianŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟŐŵĂƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐŽŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚ ǁŝůůďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŚĞƚĂĐŬůĞƐŶĞdžƚ
tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůĂĚĞůƉŚŝĂŶ ďůŽŶĚĞ Ɛ ƐĞƌĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞ ŽĨůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ŚŝƐŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝŶĐĞZĂŝŶŝĞƌŽĨDŽŶĂĐŽŶϭϵϱϲltĞůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂůĂůůƵƌĞ
Ɖƌŝů ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚ gtŽŶĚŽŶ Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ůďĞƌƚ DƵƐĞƵŵƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ďĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐǁŽƌŶďLJƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐĂƐĂƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŝŶĂ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ dŚĞ ŐŽǁŶƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝŽƌ ĂůĞŶĐŝĂŐĂŝǀĞŶĐŚLJĂŶĚzǀĞƐ^ƚgtĂƵƌĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĮůŵĐůŝƉƐƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚltĞůůLJ Ɛϭϵϱϱ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚĨŽƌďĞƐƚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐdŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĂƐƚůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĞůLJĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞ
WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝĨĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ sΘ Ɛ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚĮůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĂϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ
dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
The Grace Kelly Style Icon is running at the VampA Museum from 17th April-26th September Admission for students is pound4
Grace Kelly Style Fashion for Hollywoodrsquos
Princess is published by VampA rrp pound1999
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The Rehearsal
THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂƌƚƚŽůŝŐŚƟŶŐƵƉƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƐĐĞŶĞ
ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
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ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
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ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
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ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
dŚĞĐĂǀĞƌŶŽƵƐƐŬLJĐĂƐƚƐĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽŶƚŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐďĞůŽǁtŚŝĐŚĂŵŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞďĞĚƌĂŐŐůĞĚĂŶĚĐŽůĚdŚĞgtŝƩůĞKŶĞĐĂƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞŝŶŚĞƌŚĂŶĚƐdŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŬĞĞƉƐĂŬĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶƋƵŝĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƵƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐĐůĂƐƉŝƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽŚĞƌĐŚĞƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐďĞůůŽǁampŽƌƐŚĞĚŐƵĂƌĚŝƚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌůŝĨĞĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂůůƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂůůƐŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ
dŚĞůĂĐŚƌLJŵŽƐĞ^ƵŶƚƵŵďůĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŬLJŶĚĚŝŵƐĚŽƵƐĞĚďLJĂĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽĨƚĞĂƌƐĂƐŚĞĐƌŝĞƐĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞĂůŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĂďLJƐƐĂůŶŝŐŚƚŽŵĞďĂĐŬŽŵĞďĂĐŬWůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉŵĞĂůŝŐŚƚƵƚƚŚĞ^ƵŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐŝŶŬĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶŽƌĞůŝĞĨŶĚgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĂĨƌĂŝĚampŽƌĂƐƐŚĞƐƚƵŵďůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽŽŵƐŚĞĐĂŶŚĞĂƌ^ƚƌŝĨĞ ƐŵĂĐĂďƌĞŐůĞĞ
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ŶĚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚƌĞƐƚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚůĂLJĚŽǁŶŚĞƌŚĞĂĚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐƐƚĂLJůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌƐƟůůƐĂLJƐŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
Stephen Gates
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ŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂĐƚĐŽƐƚƵŵĞǁĞŝŐŚƐĮŌĞĞŶƉŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĞŵƵƐƚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŚŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŶŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂůƚŽǁŚŽƐĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐůŝŬĞĂĨƵůůŵŽŽŶďůĂnjŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵŵĞƌŶŝŐŚƚƐ
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ĞƐƚŽƉƐĨŚĞĐŽƵůĚƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƌŚLJŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞŚŝŵŽīƐƚĂŐĞŶŽǁŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŽŶĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚŝŵdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǁŝŶŐƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟůů
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ďĞĂƉƉůĂƵĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁĨĂĚĞĂƐŚĞĂǁĂŝƚƐƚŚĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĐƵƌƚĂŝŶŶŽǁůŽƐƚŝŶĂƐŽŌƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐƐŽƌƌŽǁ
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Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
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ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
gtŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĂƌŬ ƐĚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝŶŝĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲƚŚŽƵ gtĂŶĂ gtĂŶŐ ltƌŝƐƚĞŶ ltƌĞƵŬͿ ĂŶĚ Ăversion of Supergirl more suited to Americarsquos Next Top ModelƚŚĂŶĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŝͲĮƐĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨltƌĞƵŬĂŶĚgtĞdžgtƵƚŚŽƌDŝĐŚĂĞůZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵͿƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚĂƌŬĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞfocused on the more adult issues of a cast of
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚͲϮϬƐdŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶͲĂƌĐ ŽĨ
ŬŶĞĞůͲďĞĨŽƌĞͲŽĚ Ɛ ĂůůƵŵ ůƵĞͿ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶŝĐĞůLJ and with the consequences of (spoiler alert)
ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
ƟŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ Ͳ Ădepressingly rare phenomenon in Smallville ͲĂŶĚƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉĂLJͲŽīƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ
ŝŶŝƟĂůƌƵŶŝŶƚŚĞh^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĂƌŬ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉwith Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Laying the
ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶŝĐŽŶŝĐĐŽƵƉůĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶno small feat and yet the show struggled far
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ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
WĂƵůDĂƌƟŶ
ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
Stag NightŝƐĂƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƐŚŽĚĚLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚŚŽƌƌŽƌǁŝƚŚŶŽƉƌĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽďĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŐŽƌĞͲĨĞƐƚ
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George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
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tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
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TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
Rebecca Harrington
music 1720apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
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Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
ŌĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚĂŐĞĂƚŽǁŶůŽĂĚampĞƐƟǀĂů ŝŶϮϬϬϵƚŚĞ gtZĚŽĞƐŶƚƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĞĞŵ ůĂƌŐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵĨŽƌƚŚŝƐampůŽƌŝĚĂͲďĂƐĞĚŵĞƚĂůƋƵĂƌƚĞƚĂŵƉůŝĮĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚͲĐŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐǁŚŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĨƌĞŶnjLJ ampŝƌƐƚ ƵƉ ĂƌĞ hŶĞĂƌƚŚͲŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ZŝƐĞƚŽ ZĞŵĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌŚLJƚŚŵ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ ŝĐŬŝŶƐŽŶ ĂƐ ĨƌŽŶƚͲŵĂŶtŚŝůƐƚŚŝƐƐĐƌĞĂŵƐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁůƐĂƌĞĮƫŶŐŚŝƐĐůĞĂŶƐŝŶŐŝŶŐƐĞĞŵƐŽƵƚŽĨƉůĂĐĞdŚŝƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚŽĞƐŶƚĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĂŐƌĞĂƚLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚEĞdžƚĂƌĞtŚŝƚĞĐŚĂƉĞůͲĂŶĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƚĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌŽǀĞƌďůŽǁŶďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ Ͳ ďƵƚǁŚŽŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ gtZ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƉĂůŵŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŵĂŝƌĂĂůƐŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝǀĞůLJĐƌŽǁĚ
EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
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concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
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A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
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Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
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ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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dŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĂƌƚƐĂƚϱϯϬƉŵŽŶdƵĞƐĚĂLJϮϳϰϭϬͲŽǀĞƌĂǁĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐŽĸĐŝĂůƌĞůĞĂƐĞͲǁŚĞŶǁĞƐŚĂůůĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƵƉŽŶKKE ƐŵďĂƌĨŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐampĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŽīĞƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚǁŽĐŽĐŬƚĂŝůƐĨŽƌάϲĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽƩůĞĨƌĞĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵďƵLJƚǁŽŐůĂƐƐĞƐŽĨǁŝŶĞƉůƵƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŵŝŶŐůĞǁŝƚŚĂůůLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ
dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
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ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
competitions24 20apr10issue242
concretecompetitionsueaacuk
ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
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fashion 520apr10issue242
concretefashionueaacuk
ltTWO DESIGNERS FOR ON-TREND FASHIONgtThis fresh-faced starlet has graced numerous best-dressed lists and is applauded on the red carpet with her choice of vintage gowns ĂƌƌLJWŽƩĞƌƐEmma Watson has grown before our eyes from pre-teen wizard to an elegant English rose who ŚĂƐƵŶůĞĂƐŚĞĚŚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƐŝĚĞďLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨfairtrade clothes with the ethical clothing brand People Tree dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨŝƚĞŵƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚŐŝƌůƐĂŶĚŐƵLJƐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂpreppy summery feel very casual and relaxed
Items include Breton tees and Oxford jumpers for girls and casual hoodies and shirts for guys Unlike most items on the high street each piece is made in Bangladesh India or Nepal and the workers not only get a fair wage but People Tree also help their ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽ
One of Emmarsquos personal favourites is a necklace made from ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ƐǁĞĞƚǁƌĂƉƉĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŐŝŌbox ldquoI love this jewellery It looks so amazing and has a great storyrdquo
ŵŵĂ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƌŽǁŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĮůŵŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂůĂƌƌLJ WŽƩĞƌ Įůŵ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞthis range something she feels very passionate about ldquoIt is hard to know what is good and what is bad on the high street and ĞƋƵĂůůLJŚĂƌĚƚŽĮŶĚĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂďůĞŽƌLJŽƵƚŚĨƵůĞƚŚŝĐĂůĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŚĞexplains ldquoSo I decided to work with People Tree to put together a ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽƵĚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŽƚŚĞƚŚŝĐƐĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶ
Key pieces include a grey t-shirt dress with the slogan lsquoplease donrsquot panichellip Irsquom organicrsquo for girls and a casual v-neck with a lsquofairtrade fashion awardrsquo military style print for guys
Sarah Hemsted
^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞĂƚůĂƐƚdŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂLJƐŽĨŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚǁŝŶƚĞƌŝƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐits end are slowly warming our shoulders High street shops are ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ĚƵƐŬLJ ŚƵĞƐ ŽĨivory champagne and duck egg blue along with a stream of all ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĚĞŶŝŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝƚĞŵƐǁŝůů ůŝŶĞ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵŶŽǁƵŶƟůthe peak of summer yet at the New York Fashion Week earlier this year the Moncler AutumnWinter 2010-2011 Grenoble ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐĞƚƚŚĞďĂƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽůĚĞƌŵŽŶƚŚƐǁĞǁŝůůďĞĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ŚƵŐĞ ƐĐĂīŽůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚŽƌĞLJƐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŶŝŐŚƚͲƟŵĞďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬĞĂŵƐĨƌŽŵŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌƐŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞĚƐƋƵĂƌĞƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶƐŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐǀĞƌŐŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůŝĞŶĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚshapes think dŚĞDĂƚƌŝdž fused with powerful elegance A wind ĚƌĂŌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĚĂŶ ŝĐLJĐŚŝůůŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐƚĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŵĞůŽĚŝĐƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƌĂŚŵƐĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚŽdŚĞĮŐƵƌĞƐƐƚŽŽĚƐƟůůĂŶĚƚĂůůĐůĂĚŝŶŵĞƚĂůůŝĐƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚǀŽůƵŵĞforming armour of quilted jackets with helmets of sculpted ŚŽŽĚƐƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐƉĂĐĞͲĂŐĞĂƌŵLJǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚthe cold
One would certainly be a well-suited warrior of the Moncler ĂƌŵLJŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝƐůŽƉĞƐŽĨampƌĂŶĐĞďƵƚĞĂĐŚƉŝĞĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ĂĐĐůŝŵĂƟƐĞ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ
example in the slim cut of trousers This is a concept that the three founders of Moncler have had since the brand evolved from tents and sleeping bags to fashion Their idea was to create ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁŽƌůĚƐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚnature with technology Every element possesses a quality and ĂŶŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƚŽĨƵůĮůƚŚŝƐŶĞĞĚ
dŚĞDŽŶĐůĞƌĂŵŵĞůĞƵ ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϬĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌŵĞŶĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůůĞĂĚĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĂƌůLJƐƉƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĂŶĚŽīͲƉŝƐƚĞƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂƵƚƵŵŶ DŽŶĐůĞƌ ĞŶůŝƐƚĞĚ dŚŽŵ ƌŽǁŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐknowledge of suits and tailoring to create a line of contemporary ĐůĂƐƐǁŝƚŚĂƌĞůĂdžĞĚĂŝƌŽĨĂƚŚůĞƟĐŝƐŵtŚŝůĞǁŽŵĞŶƐǁĞĂƌĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŇŽƌĂůƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞƩLJƉĂƐƚĞůƐĂŵŵĞůĞƵĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐŽŶshades circling between blue and grey with hooded anoraks ŝŶ ƐŚĞĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĐŽĂů ƐůĂƚĞ ĚŽǁŶͲĮůůĞĚ ďůĂnjĞƌƐ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚtrousers and silver lined draw-stringed shorts eluding the sport-luxe look Strong navy overcoats are assembled with crisp white ƐŚŽƌƚƐ ŇŝƉ ŇŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽǁƟĞƐ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĚ ƐƚƌŝƉĞƐthe metropolitan sailor makes his entrance whilst the Grenoble soldier waits in Mont Blancrsquos snowy wings
Kat Jones
Emma Watsonrsquos ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞnow from wwwpeopletreecouk and wwwasoscom
Moncler can be found at its London branch on Sloane Street ďƵƚĂůŝƩůĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽŚŽŵĞŝƐWŚŝůůŝƉƌŽǁŶĞŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚĐŝƚLJcentre If you havenrsquot ventured to this unique gem of a shop yet then you are certainly missing out on an urban utopia of Narnia found in the wardrobe of the 21st century man
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WHERE TO FIND THESE COLLECTIONSgtgtgt
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ARTSgtALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES
A QPR picture smeared with Pete Dohertyrsquos blood would be eccentric enough on its own but it is just one of the unusual items in the DŝĐŬŽŶĞƐĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞRock and Roll Public Library shown at the Norwich University ƌƚƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ EhͿ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶAladdinrsquos cave of iconic bric-a-brac that appears ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀĞůLJŶŽƌŵĂůĂƚĮƌƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJwellies designed by Kate Moss for Mick or the shirts the band wore that decorate the walls Mick Jones didnrsquot just intend people to look at ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ƚĂĐƟůĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĞviewers to browse through the Marvel comics ĂŶĚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞŶŽǀĞůƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞCarry On videos that line the shelves Alongside Mick Jones personal memorabilia are certain items that are gold to a Clash fan such as the scribbled note from Joe Strummer the musical equipment or the gold disc for London
Calling YƵŝĞƚůLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶis a soundtrack handpicked by Mick and occasionally his voice can be heard intervening over the tracks
It is not surprising Mick Jones chose the art ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞClash members including himself are former ĂƌƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐdŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂƚĂďĞƩĞƌƟŵĞĂƐEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞby 2013 The Principal of NUCA Professor John gtĂƐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂƐĂthriving cultural centre and can only strengthen ƚŚĞďŝĚĨŽƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ
Aniqah Choudhri
Mick Jones The Rock and Roll Public Library is
ŽŶĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞEhŐĂůůĞƌLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞϮϮŶĚof May
ARTgtTHE CLASH EXHIBITION
ARTgtEXTRA EXHIBITIONSgtBIRDCAGE AND SCVA
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌƵŶ ďLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚĂƵŶƚThe Birdcage comes to a climax this month Since January they have been asking Norwich ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚLJƉĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽŶthe theme of the circus From the 16th April the work will be available to view All the work is ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉƌŝĐĞƐŽĨĂĮǀĞƌ ƚŽĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ůŽĂŶďůŽǁŽƵƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϬϬŽĚŽǁŶŚĂǀĞĂůŽŽŬĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨĐŽīĞĞ
or something stronger Any excuse eh dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌLJ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚOn the 21st and the 28th of April there ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞĚ ƚŽƉƵƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŽ ƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ ƌƚƐůĂď ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂůĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐŇŽǁdŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞpopular so be sure to book ahead on 01603 593199
Also on the 21st the on-campus art gallery ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ƐŚŝŌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƵŶƟů ϵƉŵǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ăƌƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŶin If nothing else go down on a revision break and have a look around Itrsquos free if you take your campus card and the lovely cafeacute on a summerrsquos day is hard to resist
KŶKƐĐĂƌtŝůĚĞ ƐŽůĚŚŽƵƐĞŝƐĂƉůĂƋƵĞƐƚĂƟŶŐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵĞ ŽĨ tŝƩLJ ĂŶƚĞƌ Ă ƉŚƌĂƐĞhijacked by comedy channel Dave While this ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůĂŵĞ ũŽŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĮŌLJ ƟŵĞƐǁĞĂŬĞƌƚŚĂŶ tŝůĚĞ Ɛ ǁŽƌƐƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚremains true Oscar Wilde is damn funny and ƌĂŵĂ^ŽĐŝƐƉƵƫŶŐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐǁŽƌŬThe Importance of Being Earnest at the Puppet Theatre on 22nd and 23rd April Check out the words of the man who told us that lsquoNothing worth learning can be taughtrsquo Although it might
be wise to forget that while you workĨƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĚĂƌŬĞƌŝƐLJŽƵƌĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂ
check out Clare Summerskillrsquos Hearing Voices at dŚĞĂƌĂŐĞŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϵƚŚƉƌŝůdŚĞƉůĂLJŝƐbased on the playwrightrsquos own experiences in a secure psychiatric ward in London the script ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂů ƉĂƟĞŶƚ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŽǁŶ ĚŝĂƌLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ
Kirsten Peter
THEATREgtOSCAR WILDE AND HEARING VOICES
LITERATUREgtREVISION READSNobody likes to talk about it but exams are fast approaching For some these are the last exams of their academic life Itrsquos a scary thought standing on the precipice of adulthood a theme covered in David Nichollsrsquo One Day Nicholls who notably wrote Starter for Ten (later turned into a mediocre movie)is the new Nick Hornby ďƵƚďĞƩĞƌ ŶƚŚŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŶŽǀĞůEŝĐŚŽůůƐůĞĂĚƐƵƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ǀŝŐŶĞƩĞƐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽgraduates are in their lives each subsequent LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
Nicholls tackles the gripping fear of ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝƚŚtenderness and care but making sure not to ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĂůůEŝĐŚŽůůƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂĚďƵƚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌstudents He is a breath of fresh air portraying ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞLJ ŝƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐbut also allowing for a book so engrossing that you wonrsquot want to put it down One Day is the perfect opportunity to truly get immersed in a book and clear your head before spurring you on to do more work
The Secret History is a classic novel It may have only been published in 1991 but it touches on universal themes feelings and desires It would be a classic campus novel if it werenrsquot
for the expertly delivered murder plot Donna dĂƌƩ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚͲďůŽŽĚĞĚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞand story keeps you enthralled through every page forcing you to be charmed by characters you thought charmless describing complex ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJLJŽƵĐĂŶƚŚĞůƉďƵƚempathize with decisions made and making you both glad and sorry that yoursquore not on that ĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚEĞǁĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ
ĨLJŽƵƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌďƌĂƐŚďƵƚǁŝƩLJŚƵŵŽƵƌ speckled with larger than life characters then WiltďLJdŽŵ^ŚĂƌƉĞĮƌƐƚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϳϲŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŽƉƟŽŶĨOne Day and The Secret History are about students Wilt turns the tables and lets us glimpse into the world of a demoralized assistant lecturer Wilt promises a welcome ďƌĞĂŬƚŽŵŽŶŽƚŽŶŽƵƐƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĞdžƵĂůinnuendo and murderous thoughts this farcical ŶŽǀĞů ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ŐƵīĂǁŝŶŐ dŽŵ ^ŚĂƌƉĞ ƐǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŝƐĚƌŽůůďŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƚƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉŽƐƚĞƌŽƵƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞĞŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞŝƐŝƌƌĞǀĞƌĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨŚŝƐǁŝĨĞͲƐǁĂƉƉŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƟĞƐĂŌĞƌĂůůͿĂŶĚthe like are the perfect way to escape the world ŽĨŇĂƐŚĐĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ Fiona Howard
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7ARTgtGRACE KELLY EXHIBITION
LITERATURE gtUEA WRITERSgtCLARE ALLAN
ůĂƌĞůůĂŶŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂƐĨĂŵŽƵƐŽƌƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂƐƐŽŵĞŽĨh ƐDĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐďƵƚŚĞƌŶŽǀĞůŝƐĂŶĂīĞĐƟŶŐƉŝĞĐĞŽĨǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƉŽƉƵůĂƌƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĚƌĂŵĂ
Poppy Shakespeare ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJͲĐĂƐƚĚĂLJŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞĨƵůůLJ ĐůĞĂƌ ŶƐŝĚĞ ƐŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŬŶŽǁŶŽŶůLJĂƐEǁŚŽŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ
ƐŚŽǁƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐůŽĐŬĞĚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŬŝƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŝƐŐƌĞLJĂŶĚƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌE ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĞůůŽǁĚƌŝďďůĞƌƐ ŝƚ ŝƐĂůůƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŽĐůŝŶŐƚŽtŚĞŶ WŽƉƉLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĞĚĂƐƌŝĚŝĐƵůŽƵƐĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚŝƐEĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉWŽƉƉLJ
dŚĞ Ŭ Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƌŽŶŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵWŽƉƉLJĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ũƵdžƚĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ƐŶĂŵĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƉĂůƚƌLJůĞƩĞƌ
dŚĞŬĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐďůĂĐŬŚƵŵŽƵƌŝŶŝƚƐƐƚƌŽŶŐŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞǀŽŝĐĞͲŝƚŝƐǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶĂĐŽůůŽƋƵŝĂůƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚĂƚĮƌƐƚŵĂLJƐĞĞŵ ũĂƌƌŝŶŐďƵƚŐŽĞƐŽŶ ƚŽŵĂŬĞŵŽƌĞƐĞŶƐĞĮƫŶŐƚŚĞƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŬĞdžĂĐƚůLJĂƚƟŵĞƐŝƚƐĞĞŵƐĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐ
ůůĂŶ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚŽďLJŶŽǁǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƐŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ
dŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌǁƌŝƚĞƐĨƌŽŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ Ɛ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐŽůƵŵŶ ŝŶ The
GuardianŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟŐŵĂƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐŽŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚ ǁŝůůďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŚĞƚĂĐŬůĞƐŶĞdžƚ
tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůĂĚĞůƉŚŝĂŶ ďůŽŶĚĞ Ɛ ƐĞƌĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞ ŽĨůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ŚŝƐŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝŶĐĞZĂŝŶŝĞƌŽĨDŽŶĂĐŽŶϭϵϱϲltĞůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂůĂůůƵƌĞ
Ɖƌŝů ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚ gtŽŶĚŽŶ Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ůďĞƌƚ DƵƐĞƵŵƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ďĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐǁŽƌŶďLJƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐĂƐĂƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŝŶĂ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ dŚĞ ŐŽǁŶƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝŽƌ ĂůĞŶĐŝĂŐĂŝǀĞŶĐŚLJĂŶĚzǀĞƐ^ƚgtĂƵƌĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĮůŵĐůŝƉƐƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚltĞůůLJ Ɛϭϵϱϱ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚĨŽƌďĞƐƚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐdŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĂƐƚůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĞůLJĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞ
WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝĨĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ sΘ Ɛ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚĮůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĂϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ
dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
The Grace Kelly Style Icon is running at the VampA Museum from 17th April-26th September Admission for students is pound4
Grace Kelly Style Fashion for Hollywoodrsquos
Princess is published by VampA rrp pound1999
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The Rehearsal
THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
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ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
ĂŶĚĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚΖƐƐŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉůĂƐƟĐŐĞůƐďůĂnjĞĨŽƌƚŚĨƌŽŵůĂŵƉƐŚƵŶŐŚŝŐŚŽŶŵĞƚĂůďĂƌƐ
ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
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ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
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ůŝŬĞŚŽǁĚŽƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌĂǁŽƌĚ
ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
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Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
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Stephen Gates
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Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
OPEN PAGE
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ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
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SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
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ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
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ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
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ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
ďƌŝŶŐͲĂŶĚͲďƵLJ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐƟĐŬLJͲďĂĐŬ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŽŶĞƐͲƚŚĂƚͲŚĂĚͲďĞĞŶͲŵĂĚĞͲĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJ ĨĞĂƌŽĨŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂƐƉĂƌŬůĞƌŝŶĂŶƵŶŐůŽǀĞĚŚĂŶĚ ƐThe One ShowǁŝůůƐĞĞŵĂǁĨƵůůLJĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ tŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƵĚŝŽͲďĂƐĞĚĐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚĮůŵƐŽŶƚƌĂĸĐůŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĮƐŚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐŬŝŶƌĞŵŽǀĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ŝƐ Blue Peter Ɛ ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚͲweary cousin
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Secondly the show has the same sense of
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
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ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƚĂƐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚƌĞĂůŝƚLJdŚĞůŝƩůĞŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐŽĨůŝĨĞǁĞƐĞĞŝŶThe One Show ͲĨƌŽŵŽǁůƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ dsĐĂƚĐŚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ͲĂƌĞĂĨĂƌďĞƩĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƐŚŽǁŵĂLJhave sailed past its heyday in an internet age it
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Kirsten Peter
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dŚŝƐ ĂƐƚĞƌ QI Ɛ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŶƵŵƉƚLJ ůĂŶ ĂǀŝĞƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽŚŝƐĚĞďƵƚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐƌŽůĞŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŽƵƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ƉĂƌĂŶŽƌŵĂůŵƵƌĚĞƌͲŵLJƐƚĞƌLJĚĞďƵŶŬŝŶŐŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶŽŶĂƚŚĂŶƌĞĞŬdŚĞŶĞǁĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂǁƚŚĞƌĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞof the supernatural sleuth and his latest
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ŝƐ ůĂƚĞƐƚ LJĂƌŶ dŚĞ ƵĚĂƐ dƌĞĞ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞĂīĂďůĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĞŝƐƚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂĐůĂƐƐŝĐŚĂƵŶƚĞĚŚŽƵƐĞĐĂƐĞǁŚĞƌĞstrange events start to mimic an unsolved
ŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĂŚƵŶĚƌĞĚLJĞĂƌƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌ Green Lanterns the suburban home of a
successful crime writer and his wife saw the
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Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĞŬ ƵŶƌĂǀĞůƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂ ŽĨthe two deaths with a dash of cunning and a
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zĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ZĞŶǁŝĐŬ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƐ ĂďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂů ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌĐŝĐĂůand the intricacies of the crimes themselves
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞϵϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƟŵĞŝƚĚŽĞƐƐĞĞŵƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌƉůŽƚŝƐƚŽŽŚĂƐƟůLJǁƌĂƉƉĞĚƵƉƚŽĨƵůůLJƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĨĂŶƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƵŋĞͲcoated one but leaving the newcomers as
ƉĞƌƉůĞdžĞĚĂƐƌĞĞŬŚŝŵƐĞůĨGrace Simpson
PRIMETIMEgtJONATHAN CREEK DOWNLOADgtSMALLVILLE
REALITYgtTHE ONE SHOW
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on the other side while Have I Got News For You
ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJŽŶůLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐďĞŝŶŐůĂŵƉŽŽŶĞĚŝŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJƟƌĞĚǁĂLJƐ
DŽǀŝŶŐ ƐǁŝŌůLJŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞ ͲǁŚŝĐŚby the reading will probably have been debated
ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶͲƚŚĞͲstreet discussion than whether or not Lady Gaga
ŚĂƐĂŵĂŶŐŝŶĂͲDoctor WhoŝƐďĂĐŬLJĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞůůƚƌƵƚŚďĞƚŽůĚĚŽŶƚǁĂƚĐŚŝƚďƵƚĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ Ɛ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞdays
ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
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The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
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ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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Gemma Boyle
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
ƵƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŽƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚLJůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵŽƵƌƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬǁŚŝĐŚĂƚŝƚƐĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉĞĂŬƐŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ Ă ŽŚŶ DƵƌƉŚLJŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŚŝƚƐ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂůĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ KŶůLJ ƚƌƵĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨƌĞŶnjLJ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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dlaquoDAumltlaquoEcirc^atildeUgraveatildeEcircatildeYacute^atildebrvbarEregbrvbarlaquoatildeDVD RELEASES
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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A QPR picture smeared with Pete Dohertyrsquos blood would be eccentric enough on its own but it is just one of the unusual items in the DŝĐŬŽŶĞƐĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞRock and Roll Public Library shown at the Norwich University ƌƚƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ EhͿ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶAladdinrsquos cave of iconic bric-a-brac that appears ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀĞůLJŶŽƌŵĂůĂƚĮƌƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJwellies designed by Kate Moss for Mick or the shirts the band wore that decorate the walls Mick Jones didnrsquot just intend people to look at ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ƚĂĐƟůĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƚŚĞviewers to browse through the Marvel comics ĂŶĚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞŶŽǀĞůƐŽƌǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞCarry On videos that line the shelves Alongside Mick Jones personal memorabilia are certain items that are gold to a Clash fan such as the scribbled note from Joe Strummer the musical equipment or the gold disc for London
Calling YƵŝĞƚůLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶis a soundtrack handpicked by Mick and occasionally his voice can be heard intervening over the tracks
It is not surprising Mick Jones chose the art ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞClash members including himself are former ĂƌƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐdŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂƚĂďĞƩĞƌƟŵĞĂƐEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŽďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞby 2013 The Principal of NUCA Professor John gtĂƐƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŝƐĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂƐĂthriving cultural centre and can only strengthen ƚŚĞďŝĚĨŽƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ
Aniqah Choudhri
Mick Jones The Rock and Roll Public Library is
ŽŶĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞEhŐĂůůĞƌLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞϮϮŶĚof May
ARTgtTHE CLASH EXHIBITION
ARTgtEXTRA EXHIBITIONSgtBIRDCAGE AND SCVA
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌƵŶ ďLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŚĂƵŶƚThe Birdcage comes to a climax this month Since January they have been asking Norwich ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚLJƉĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽŶthe theme of the circus From the 16th April the work will be available to view All the work is ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉƌŝĐĞƐŽĨĂĮǀĞƌ ƚŽĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ůŽĂŶďůŽǁŽƵƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϬϬŽĚŽǁŶŚĂǀĞĂůŽŽŬĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨĐŽīĞĞ
or something stronger Any excuse eh dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŝŶƐďƵƌLJ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚOn the 21st and the 28th of April there ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞĚ ƚŽƉƵƚ ƉĞŶĐŝů ƚŽ ƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ ƌƚƐůĂď ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂůĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐŇŽǁdŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞpopular so be sure to book ahead on 01603 593199
Also on the 21st the on-campus art gallery ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ƐŚŝŌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŶĚĞƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƵŶƟů ϵƉŵǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ăƌƚ ƚŚƌŽǁŶin If nothing else go down on a revision break and have a look around Itrsquos free if you take your campus card and the lovely cafeacute on a summerrsquos day is hard to resist
KŶKƐĐĂƌtŝůĚĞ ƐŽůĚŚŽƵƐĞŝƐĂƉůĂƋƵĞƐƚĂƟŶŐŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵĞ ŽĨ tŝƩLJ ĂŶƚĞƌ Ă ƉŚƌĂƐĞhijacked by comedy channel Dave While this ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůĂŵĞ ũŽŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ĮŌLJ ƟŵĞƐǁĞĂŬĞƌƚŚĂŶ tŝůĚĞ Ɛ ǁŽƌƐƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚremains true Oscar Wilde is damn funny and ƌĂŵĂ^ŽĐŝƐƉƵƫŶŐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐǁŽƌŬThe Importance of Being Earnest at the Puppet Theatre on 22nd and 23rd April Check out the words of the man who told us that lsquoNothing worth learning can be taughtrsquo Although it might
be wise to forget that while you workĨƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĚĂƌŬĞƌŝƐLJŽƵƌĐƵƉŽĨƚĞĂ
check out Clare Summerskillrsquos Hearing Voices at dŚĞĂƌĂŐĞŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϵƚŚƉƌŝůdŚĞƉůĂLJŝƐbased on the playwrightrsquos own experiences in a secure psychiatric ward in London the script ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂů ƉĂƟĞŶƚ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŽǁŶ ĚŝĂƌLJ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ
Kirsten Peter
THEATREgtOSCAR WILDE AND HEARING VOICES
LITERATUREgtREVISION READSNobody likes to talk about it but exams are fast approaching For some these are the last exams of their academic life Itrsquos a scary thought standing on the precipice of adulthood a theme covered in David Nichollsrsquo One Day Nicholls who notably wrote Starter for Ten (later turned into a mediocre movie)is the new Nick Hornby ďƵƚďĞƩĞƌ ŶƚŚŝƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŶŽǀĞůEŝĐŚŽůůƐůĞĂĚƐƵƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ǀŝŐŶĞƩĞƐ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽgraduates are in their lives each subsequent LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
Nicholls tackles the gripping fear of ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŝƚŚtenderness and care but making sure not to ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĂůůEŝĐŚŽůůƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂĚďƵƚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽƌstudents He is a breath of fresh air portraying ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞLJ ŝƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐbut also allowing for a book so engrossing that you wonrsquot want to put it down One Day is the perfect opportunity to truly get immersed in a book and clear your head before spurring you on to do more work
The Secret History is a classic novel It may have only been published in 1991 but it touches on universal themes feelings and desires It would be a classic campus novel if it werenrsquot
for the expertly delivered murder plot Donna dĂƌƩ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĂīĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽůĚͲďůŽŽĚĞĚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞand story keeps you enthralled through every page forcing you to be charmed by characters you thought charmless describing complex ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJLJŽƵĐĂŶƚŚĞůƉďƵƚempathize with decisions made and making you both glad and sorry that yoursquore not on that ĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚEĞǁĂŵƉƐŚŝƌĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ
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tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
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ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
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dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
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THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
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ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
ĂŶĚĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚΖƐƐŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉůĂƐƟĐŐĞůƐďůĂnjĞĨŽƌƚŚĨƌŽŵůĂŵƉƐŚƵŶŐŚŝŐŚŽŶŵĞƚĂůďĂƌƐ
ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
ůŝŬĞŚŽǁĚŽƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌĂǁŽƌĚ
ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
dŚĞĐĂǀĞƌŶŽƵƐƐŬLJĐĂƐƚƐĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽŶƚŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐďĞůŽǁtŚŝĐŚĂŵŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞďĞĚƌĂŐŐůĞĚĂŶĚĐŽůĚdŚĞgtŝƩůĞKŶĞĐĂƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞŝŶŚĞƌŚĂŶĚƐdŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŬĞĞƉƐĂŬĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶƋƵŝĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƵƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐĐůĂƐƉŝƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽŚĞƌĐŚĞƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐďĞůůŽǁampŽƌƐŚĞĚŐƵĂƌĚŝƚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌůŝĨĞĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂůůƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂůůƐŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ
dŚĞůĂĐŚƌLJŵŽƐĞ^ƵŶƚƵŵďůĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŬLJŶĚĚŝŵƐĚŽƵƐĞĚďLJĂĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽĨƚĞĂƌƐĂƐŚĞĐƌŝĞƐĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞĂůŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĂďLJƐƐĂůŶŝŐŚƚŽŵĞďĂĐŬŽŵĞďĂĐŬWůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉŵĞĂůŝŐŚƚƵƚƚŚĞ^ƵŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐŝŶŬĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶŽƌĞůŝĞĨŶĚgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĂĨƌĂŝĚampŽƌĂƐƐŚĞƐƚƵŵďůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽŽŵƐŚĞĐĂŶŚĞĂƌ^ƚƌŝĨĞ ƐŵĂĐĂďƌĞŐůĞĞ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐĞĐĂƵƐĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐĂƌĞůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
ampƌŽŵŽƵƚƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐĐŽŵĞďůŽŽĚĐƵƌĚůŝŶŐŚŽǁůƐŶĚǀƵůƚƵƌĞƐƌĞƐƚĞĂƐLJƵƉŚŝŐŚŝŶƚŚĞďŽƵŐŚƐKĨƚƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚŐƌŽƐƐůLJŐŶĂƌůĞĚƐgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĐůŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŵƐŽĨŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌůƵƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞĂƐƐŚĞĚƌĞĂŵƐŽĨĚĞĂƌůLJďĞůŽǀĞĚtŝƚŚŚĞƌʹƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌʹŝŶĂǁŽƌůĚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚtŚŝůƐƚďLJƚŚĞƐŚĂĚŽǁƐƐŚĞŝƐŐĞŶƚůLJƐŵŽƚŚĞƌĞĚ
ŶĚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚƌĞƐƚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚůĂLJĚŽǁŶŚĞƌŚĞĂĚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐƐƚĂLJůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌƐƟůůƐĂLJƐŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
Stephen Gates
THE REHEARSAL
ŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂĐƚĐŽƐƚƵŵĞǁĞŝŐŚƐĮŌĞĞŶƉŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĞŵƵƐƚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŚŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŶŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂůƚŽǁŚŽƐĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐůŝŬĞĂĨƵůůŵŽŽŶďůĂnjŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵŵĞƌŶŝŐŚƚƐ
^ŵŝůŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞǁŚŝůĞŚĞŵƵƐƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĂƐĞƚŚĞǁŝƚŽĨĂƌŽŐƵĞƉƌŝŶĐĞǁŚŽƐĞƚƌƵĞƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ
ŝƐĨŽƌďĂƩůĞĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƉůĞĂƐĞƚŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƵƚŚŝƐĨĂĐĞŝƐĂƐŚĞŶ
ďƌŽǁĚƌĞŶĐŚĞĚƌĞĂƚŚŝƐĞůƵƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐŚĞƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĞŶĚůĞƐƐƐŽŶŐ
ĞƐƚŽƉƐĨŚĞĐŽƵůĚƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƌŚLJŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞŚŝŵŽīƐƚĂŐĞŶŽǁŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŽŶĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚŝŵdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǁŝŶŐƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟůů
ŵŽŵĞŶƚŚĞŚŽƉĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂnjLJƌŝŶŐƐ
ŽĨůŝŐŚƚďĞŚŝŶĚǁŚŝĐŚĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞǁŝůů
ďĞĂƉƉůĂƵĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁĨĂĚĞĂƐŚĞĂǁĂŝƚƐƚŚĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĐƵƌƚĂŝŶŶŽǁůŽƐƚŝŶĂƐŽŌƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐƐŽƌƌŽǁ
ǁŚĞƌĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŵŽǀĞƐĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ
Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
OPEN PAGE
ŵĂŝůLJŽƵƌƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐΛ
ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
gtŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĂƌŬ ƐĚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝŶŝĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲƚŚŽƵ gtĂŶĂ gtĂŶŐ ltƌŝƐƚĞŶ ltƌĞƵŬͿ ĂŶĚ Ăversion of Supergirl more suited to Americarsquos Next Top ModelƚŚĂŶĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŝͲĮƐĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨltƌĞƵŬĂŶĚgtĞdžgtƵƚŚŽƌDŝĐŚĂĞůZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵͿƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚĂƌŬĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞfocused on the more adult issues of a cast of
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚͲϮϬƐdŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶͲĂƌĐ ŽĨ
ŬŶĞĞůͲďĞĨŽƌĞͲŽĚ Ɛ ĂůůƵŵ ůƵĞͿ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶŝĐĞůLJ and with the consequences of (spoiler alert)
ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
ƟŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ Ͳ Ădepressingly rare phenomenon in Smallville ͲĂŶĚƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉĂLJͲŽīƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ
ŝŶŝƟĂůƌƵŶŝŶƚŚĞh^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĂƌŬ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉwith Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Laying the
ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶŝĐŽŶŝĐĐŽƵƉůĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶno small feat and yet the show struggled far
ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
ďƌŝŶŐͲĂŶĚͲďƵLJ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐƟĐŬLJͲďĂĐŬ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŽŶĞƐͲƚŚĂƚͲŚĂĚͲďĞĞŶͲŵĂĚĞͲĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJ ĨĞĂƌŽĨŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂƐƉĂƌŬůĞƌŝŶĂŶƵŶŐůŽǀĞĚŚĂŶĚ ƐThe One ShowǁŝůůƐĞĞŵĂǁĨƵůůLJĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ tŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƵĚŝŽͲďĂƐĞĚĐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚĮůŵƐŽŶƚƌĂĸĐůŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĮƐŚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐŬŝŶƌĞŵŽǀĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ŝƐ Blue Peter Ɛ ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚͲweary cousin
dŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐsdƐŽŌĞŶĐŽǀĞƌƐƵďũĞĐƚĂƌĞĂƐŽĨa slightly blander persuasion with insurance
ĂŶĚŚŽŵĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶďĞŝŶŐƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚǁŽ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ŶƵŵď ǁŚĂƚ
would otherwise be insurmountable boredom
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĚƌĂŐƐ ŝŶ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƚLJevery day and quizzes them on whatever issues
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƌŝŐŚƚƐŚĂǀĞŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĞĚƐŽŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĂƐǁŚĞŶWĂƚƌŝĐŬ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚŽīĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŵ ďƵƚǁĞŝŐŚƟĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŐĂŝŶ Ă ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐ ƐŚĞĞŶ ŽĨĚĞƚĂĐŚŵĞŶƚĨƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌŝƚLJƚŚĞLJǀĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚŽŶŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƚŽ ŵƵƐƚĞƌƵƉ ĂŶ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ Ɛ ŶŽǁĂLJLJŽƵƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌĐĞ LJŽƵƌ ĞĂƌůLJ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ƚĞĂand biscuits fogged brain to have one either
Secondly the show has the same sense of
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ƚĞĞŶͲĚƌĂŵĂƐ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ tŚĞŶ ĚƌŝĂŶ ŚŝůĞƐa man whose brilliantly dry delivery never
ĨĂŝůƐ ƚŽ ŇĂƩĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞͲĞLJĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƵƐĂůů ŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐͿ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƐ ĂŶŝƚĞŵ ŽŶ ũĂŵ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚĞĂŵƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞůŝƩůĞ ŝĚĞĂǁŚLJLJŽƵĚďĞƐŝƫŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝƚďƵƚLJŽƵĚŽ
ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ǁĞǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐpeople in houses with cameras in the walls
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƚĂƐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚƌĞĂůŝƚLJdŚĞůŝƩůĞŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐŽĨůŝĨĞǁĞƐĞĞŝŶThe One Show ͲĨƌŽŵŽǁůƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ dsĐĂƚĐŚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ͲĂƌĞĂĨĂƌďĞƩĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƐŚŽǁŵĂLJhave sailed past its heyday in an internet age it
ůŝǀĞƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŽǁĂƚĐŚĞĚŝƚƐŽŬĞĞŶůLJŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐto become The One ShowďĂĚŐĞͲǁŝŶŶĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ
Kirsten Peter
television 1120apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
dŚŝƐ ĂƐƚĞƌ QI Ɛ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŶƵŵƉƚLJ ůĂŶ ĂǀŝĞƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽŚŝƐĚĞďƵƚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐƌŽůĞŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŽƵƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ƉĂƌĂŶŽƌŵĂůŵƵƌĚĞƌͲŵLJƐƚĞƌLJĚĞďƵŶŬŝŶŐŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶŽŶĂƚŚĂŶƌĞĞŬdŚĞŶĞǁĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂǁƚŚĞƌĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞof the supernatural sleuth and his latest
ƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŽĞLJ^ŚĞƌŝĚĂŶ^ŵŝƚŚͿŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽƵƟŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚĨƌŽŵŽƵƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƐĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ
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ƉĞƌƉůĞdžĞĚĂƐƌĞĞŬŚŝŵƐĞůĨGrace Simpson
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on the other side while Have I Got News For You
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DŽǀŝŶŐ ƐǁŝŌůLJŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞ ͲǁŚŝĐŚby the reading will probably have been debated
ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶͲƚŚĞͲstreet discussion than whether or not Lady Gaga
ŚĂƐĂŵĂŶŐŝŶĂͲDoctor WhoŝƐďĂĐŬLJĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞůůƚƌƵƚŚďĞƚŽůĚĚŽŶƚǁĂƚĐŚŝƚďƵƚĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ Ɛ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞdays
ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
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dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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-ƌĞĂƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌLJͲƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůůLJĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
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ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
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dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
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ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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dĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ĐƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϳϬƐĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Dead End and CHUD ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚ ϮϬϬϱ ƌŝƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŇŝĐŬ Creep Stag Night ŝƐ ƚŚĞƚĂůĞ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůŽǁͲYLJŽƵƚŚƐǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚŵĂƌĞƐƚƵŵďůĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďdŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ƐƚĂůŬĞĚŝŶ Ă ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶ ďLJ Ă ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĂǀĂŐĞƐ
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George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
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Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
competitions24 20apr10issue242
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
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ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
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Poppy Shakespeare ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJͲĐĂƐƚĚĂLJŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞĨƵůůLJ ĐůĞĂƌ ŶƐŝĚĞ ƐŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƵƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŬŶŽǁŶŽŶůLJĂƐEǁŚŽŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ
ƐŚŽǁƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐůŽĐŬĞĚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŬŝƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐƚŝƐŐƌĞLJĂŶĚƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌE ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĞůůŽǁĚƌŝďďůĞƌƐ ŝƚ ŝƐĂůůƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŽĐůŝŶŐƚŽtŚĞŶ WŽƉƉLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐĚŝƐŵŝƐƐĞĚĂƐƌŝĚŝĐƵůŽƵƐĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚŝƐEĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉWŽƉƉLJ
dŚĞ Ŭ Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƌŽŶŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵWŽƉƉLJĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ũƵdžƚĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌ ƐŶĂŵĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƉĂůƚƌLJůĞƩĞƌ
dŚĞŬĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐďůĂĐŬŚƵŵŽƵƌŝŶŝƚƐƐƚƌŽŶŐŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞǀŽŝĐĞͲŝƚŝƐǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶĂĐŽůůŽƋƵŝĂůƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚĂƚĮƌƐƚŵĂLJƐĞĞŵ ũĂƌƌŝŶŐďƵƚŐŽĞƐŽŶ ƚŽŵĂŬĞŵŽƌĞƐĞŶƐĞĮƫŶŐƚŚĞƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŬĞdžĂĐƚůLJĂƚƟŵĞƐŝƚƐĞĞŵƐĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐ
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GuardianŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟŐŵĂƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐŽŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚ ǁŝůůďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŚĞƚĂĐŬůĞƐŶĞdžƚ
tĂƚĐŚƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ Kirsten Peter
dŚĞƉŚƌĂƐĞƐƚLJůĞŝĐŽŶŝƐŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌͲƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ ďƵƚ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĐŚŝĐ ĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵƵƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞƚĞŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶŽŶůLJĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐĂĐƚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞ
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůĂĚĞůƉŚŝĂŶ ďůŽŶĚĞ Ɛ ƐĞƌĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞ ŽĨůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ŚŝƐŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝŶĐĞZĂŝŶŝĞƌŽĨDŽŶĂĐŽŶϭϵϱϲltĞůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂůĂůůƵƌĞ
Ɖƌŝů ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚ gtŽŶĚŽŶ Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ůďĞƌƚ DƵƐĞƵŵƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ďĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐǁŽƌŶďLJƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐĂƐĂƚŚĞĂƚƌŝĐĂů ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐŝĐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ŝŶĂ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϮ dŚĞ ŐŽǁŶƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŐŝĂŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝŽƌ ĂůĞŶĐŝĂŐĂŝǀĞŶĐŚLJĂŶĚzǀĞƐ^ƚgtĂƵƌĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĮůŵĐůŝƉƐƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚltĞůůLJ Ɛϭϵϱϱ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚĨŽƌďĞƐƚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐdŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂĐĞ ltĞůůLJ Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĂƐƚůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƉƌŽůŝĮĐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĞůLJĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞ
WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ƌĂĐĞ Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝĨĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ sΘ Ɛ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚĮůŵ ĨĂŶƐ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞĚďLJǁŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĂϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ
dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽīĞĞ ƚĂďůĞ ďŽŽŬ Grace Kelly Style Fashion
for Hollywoodrsquos Princess ĐŽͲĞĚŝƚĞĚ ďLJ sΘ ƐdĞdžƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ampĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĞŶŶLJ gtŝƐƚĞƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚLJůĞďŝďůĞĂŵƵƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJĂƐƉŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐĞƐƐĞƐ
The Grace Kelly Style Icon is running at the VampA Museum from 17th April-26th September Admission for students is pound4
Grace Kelly Style Fashion for Hollywoodrsquos
Princess is published by VampA rrp pound1999
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The Rehearsal
THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂƌƚƚŽůŝŐŚƟŶŐƵƉƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƐĐĞŶĞ
ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
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ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
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ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
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ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
dŚĞĐĂǀĞƌŶŽƵƐƐŬLJĐĂƐƚƐĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽŶƚŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐďĞůŽǁtŚŝĐŚĂŵŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞďĞĚƌĂŐŐůĞĚĂŶĚĐŽůĚdŚĞgtŝƩůĞKŶĞĐĂƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽďďůĞŝŶŚĞƌŚĂŶĚƐdŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŬĞĞƉƐĂŬĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶƋƵŝĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƵƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐĐůĂƐƉŝƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽŚĞƌĐŚĞƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐďĞůůŽǁampŽƌƐŚĞĚŐƵĂƌĚŝƚǁŝƚŚŚĞƌůŝĨĞĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂůůƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂůůƐŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ƵƚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚĮŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌƐŚĞŵƵƐƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ
dŚĞůĂĐŚƌLJŵŽƐĞ^ƵŶƚƵŵďůĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŬLJŶĚĚŝŵƐĚŽƵƐĞĚďLJĂĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽĨƚĞĂƌƐĂƐŚĞĐƌŝĞƐĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞĂůŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĂďLJƐƐĂůŶŝŐŚƚŽŵĞďĂĐŬŽŵĞďĂĐŬWůĞĂƐĞŬĞĞƉŵĞĂůŝŐŚƚƵƚƚŚĞ^ƵŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐŝŶŬĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶŽƌĞůŝĞĨŶĚgtŝƩůĞKŶĞ ƐĂĨƌĂŝĚampŽƌĂƐƐŚĞƐƚƵŵďůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽŽŵƐŚĞĐĂŶŚĞĂƌ^ƚƌŝĨĞ ƐŵĂĐĂďƌĞŐůĞĞ
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ŶĚŶŽǁƐŚĞŵƵƐƚƌĞƐƚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐ^ŚĞŵƵƐƚůĂLJĚŽǁŶŚĞƌŚĞĂĚĨŽƌƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŵŽǀŝŶŐƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶƚĞƌŶƐƐƚĂLJůŝƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŚĞĂĚdŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞĐĂŶŶŽƚLJĞƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŝƚ ƐǁŚĂƚŚĞƌŵŽƚŚĞƌƐƟůůƐĂLJƐŶĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŵŝƐĞůĞƚƐŚĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞĚŽƵďƚŝŶŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŚĞƌŚŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƐŚĞŐƌŽƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ
Stephen Gates
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ŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂĐƚĐŽƐƚƵŵĞǁĞŝŐŚƐĮŌĞĞŶƉŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĞŵƵƐƚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŚŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŶŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂůƚŽǁŚŽƐĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐůŝŬĞĂĨƵůůŵŽŽŶďůĂnjŝŶŐŽŶƐƵŵŵĞƌŶŝŐŚƚƐ
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ĞƐƚŽƉƐĨŚĞĐŽƵůĚƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƌŚLJŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞŚŝŵŽīƐƚĂŐĞŶŽǁŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŽŶĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŚŝŵdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǁŝŶŐƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƟůů
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ďĞĂƉƉůĂƵĚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁĨĂĚĞĂƐŚĞĂǁĂŝƚƐƚŚĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĐƵƌƚĂŝŶŶŽǁůŽƐƚŝŶĂƐŽŌƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐƐŽƌƌŽǁ
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Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
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ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
gtŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĂƌŬ ƐĚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝŶŝĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲƚŚŽƵ gtĂŶĂ gtĂŶŐ ltƌŝƐƚĞŶ ltƌĞƵŬͿ ĂŶĚ Ăversion of Supergirl more suited to Americarsquos Next Top ModelƚŚĂŶĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŝͲĮƐĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨltƌĞƵŬĂŶĚgtĞdžgtƵƚŚŽƌDŝĐŚĂĞůZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵͿƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚĂƌŬĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞfocused on the more adult issues of a cast of
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚͲϮϬƐdŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶͲĂƌĐ ŽĨ
ŬŶĞĞůͲďĞĨŽƌĞͲŽĚ Ɛ ĂůůƵŵ ůƵĞͿ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶŝĐĞůLJ and with the consequences of (spoiler alert)
ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
ƟŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ Ͳ Ădepressingly rare phenomenon in Smallville ͲĂŶĚƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉĂLJͲŽīƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ
ŝŶŝƟĂůƌƵŶŝŶƚŚĞh^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĂƌŬ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉwith Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Laying the
ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶŝĐŽŶŝĐĐŽƵƉůĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶno small feat and yet the show struggled far
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ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
WĂƵůDĂƌƟŶ
ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
Stag NightŝƐĂƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƐŚŽĚĚLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚŚŽƌƌŽƌǁŝƚŚŶŽƉƌĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽďĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŐŽƌĞͲĨĞƐƚ
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George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
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tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
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TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
Rebecca Harrington
music 1720apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
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Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
ŌĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚĂŐĞĂƚŽǁŶůŽĂĚampĞƐƟǀĂů ŝŶϮϬϬϵƚŚĞ gtZĚŽĞƐŶƚƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĞĞŵ ůĂƌŐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵĨŽƌƚŚŝƐampůŽƌŝĚĂͲďĂƐĞĚŵĞƚĂůƋƵĂƌƚĞƚĂŵƉůŝĮĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚͲĐŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐǁŚŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĨƌĞŶnjLJ ampŝƌƐƚ ƵƉ ĂƌĞ hŶĞĂƌƚŚͲŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ZŝƐĞƚŽ ZĞŵĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌŚLJƚŚŵ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ ŝĐŬŝŶƐŽŶ ĂƐ ĨƌŽŶƚͲŵĂŶtŚŝůƐƚŚŝƐƐĐƌĞĂŵƐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁůƐĂƌĞĮƫŶŐŚŝƐĐůĞĂŶƐŝŶŐŝŶŐƐĞĞŵƐŽƵƚŽĨƉůĂĐĞdŚŝƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚŽĞƐŶƚĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĂŐƌĞĂƚLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚEĞdžƚĂƌĞtŚŝƚĞĐŚĂƉĞůͲĂŶĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƚĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌŽǀĞƌďůŽǁŶďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ Ͳ ďƵƚǁŚŽŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ gtZ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƉĂůŵŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŵĂŝƌĂĂůƐŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝǀĞůLJĐƌŽǁĚ
EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
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concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
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A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
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Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
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ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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dŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĂƌƚƐĂƚϱϯϬƉŵŽŶdƵĞƐĚĂLJϮϳϰϭϬͲŽǀĞƌĂǁĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐŽĸĐŝĂůƌĞůĞĂƐĞͲǁŚĞŶǁĞƐŚĂůůĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƵƉŽŶKKE ƐŵďĂƌĨŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐampĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŽīĞƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚǁŽĐŽĐŬƚĂŝůƐĨŽƌάϲĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽƩůĞĨƌĞĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵďƵLJƚǁŽŐůĂƐƐĞƐŽĨǁŝŶĞƉůƵƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŵŝŶŐůĞǁŝƚŚĂůůLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ
dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
Point Blank Con AirͿĂŶĚůĂƌŬƵŬĞKick-Ass Sex DriveͿŌĞƌĂĐƌĂnjLJŶŝŐŚƚŽĨĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŬŝƌĞƐŽƌƚŚŽƚƚƵďĨŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁĂŬĞƵƉŚĞĂĚƐƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϭϵϴϲdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŬŝĐŬƐŽŵĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐʹŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞǁůŽǀĞůŝĨĞŽŶĞǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂĚŝĞƐŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚŚŝƐŵŽũŽĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŚĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
DOWNϭgtĂƌŐĞĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐϱͿϮŶŝŵĂůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐŝŶƐĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂƌŐĞƐŶŽƵƚϴͿϯdŚƌĞĞƉĂƌƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƐŝŶŐůĞĞŶƟƚLJϴͿϰWŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϬͿϱtĞĂƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĮƌĞƐĂƌƌŽǁƐϴͿϲZĞĂůƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůϴͿϳĨƌƵŝƚŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌŝƚƐĐŽůŽƵƌϳͿϭϮEĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƚƌŽŶƐĂŝŶƚŝƐ^ƚĞŽƌŐĞϳͿϭϰKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŝŶϯͿϭϱdŽďĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶƌƵŶĞƐϱͿϭϲdŽƐŚƵƚϱͿϭϳdŽŚŝŶƚϱͿϭϴampŝďƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶǀĞLJƐŝŵƉƵůƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶϲͿϮϭŶŝŵĂůĨĂŵŽƵƐůLJZŽĚƵůů ƐƉƵƉƉĞƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
920apr10issue242creative writing
concretecreativewritingueaacuk
The Rehearsal
THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂƌƚƚŽůŝŐŚƟŶŐƵƉƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƐĐĞŶĞ
ĨŽƌƉůĂLJĞƌƐǁƌĂƉƉĞĚŝŶŐůŽŽŵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶΖƚƐĞĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
dŚĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŶĞůƐŽĨĨŽůůŽǁͲƐƉŽƚƐƚŚĂƚĚĂŶĐĞƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ
ĂŶĚĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚΖƐƐŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉůĂƐƟĐŐĞůƐďůĂnjĞĨŽƌƚŚĨƌŽŵůĂŵƉƐŚƵŶŐŚŝŐŚŽŶŵĞƚĂůďĂƌƐ
ampŽƌĂůůƚŚĞƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚŵĂũĞƐƚLJŽĨůŝŐŚƚŽƌĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJŽĨƐŚĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŝƐŚĞƌŽĨEŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞƌŽĨǀĞƌLJ^ĐĞŶĞŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚ
ĞŐŽĞƐďLJŵĂŶLJŶĂŵĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁũƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞgtŝŐŚƚdĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƚŚĞƌĞΖƐŶŽƐŚŽǁ
Adam Dower
DRESS REHEARSAL
ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĞƚĐŚƚŚĞĮůŵŽĨŝĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǁŝŶĚŽǁĐƌŽǁůŽŽŬƐŝŶ
ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŚƌŝĞŬŝŶŐǁŚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝŶŵLJďůĂĐŬƚƵƚƵƚƌŝŵŵĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŝůǀĞƌ
dŚĞďĂůůĞƚŵĂƐƚĞƌƐĂLJƐLJŽƵĂƌĞŝƚƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ƵƚŝŶĂĐƌŽǁ ƐƐŬLJͲŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĞĚ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďůĂĐŬĞƐƚ
ĐŽůĚͲǁĞƚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞĐƌŽǁƐĞĞŵƐŵŽůĚĞĚdŚĞƐƚĂƌƐǁŝůůŶŽƚǁĂŬĞƵƉƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŝƚ
ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬŽĨƐŚĂĚŽǁƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŵƐŵŽŬĞŝŶĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĂďƵƌŶŝŶŐŚƵƚŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
ĞŵƉƚLJĮĞůĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĮƌĞŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŽǁ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝƚŝƐƐŶŽǁ
Chloe Honum
AT THE BALLET REHEARSAL
ǁŚĞƌĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ
ǁŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂůůĞƚƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů
ŬŶĞĞͲůŽĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƟīͲĂƌŵĞĚƵƉŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ
ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞůŝŌĞĚƵƉ
ůŝŐŚƚĂƐŶŽͲďŽĚLJĞǀĞŶŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůďŽĚLJŶŽǁ
ƚŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚŝŐŚ
ĂŶĚƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌŵƐĂƌĐĞĚ
ůŝŬĞŚŽǁĚŽƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌĂǁŽƌĚ
ĞŶŽƵĞŵĞŶƚĨĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐƐůŽǁůLJ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJ
ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ
Zara Lang
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME
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Stephen Gates
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Lloyd Fenton
EĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ ƐƚŚĞŵĞ
OPEN PAGE
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ƵĞĂĂĐƵŬďLJƚŚĞϮϵƚŚƉƌŝů
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SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
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ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
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ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
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ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
ďƌŝŶŐͲĂŶĚͲďƵLJ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐƟĐŬLJͲďĂĐŬ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŽŶĞƐͲƚŚĂƚͲŚĂĚͲďĞĞŶͲŵĂĚĞͲĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJ ĨĞĂƌŽĨŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂƐƉĂƌŬůĞƌŝŶĂŶƵŶŐůŽǀĞĚŚĂŶĚ ƐThe One ShowǁŝůůƐĞĞŵĂǁĨƵůůLJĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ tŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƵĚŝŽͲďĂƐĞĚĐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚĮůŵƐŽŶƚƌĂĸĐůŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĮƐŚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐŬŝŶƌĞŵŽǀĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ŝƐ Blue Peter Ɛ ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚͲweary cousin
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Secondly the show has the same sense of
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
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ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƚĂƐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚƌĞĂůŝƚLJdŚĞůŝƩůĞŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐŽĨůŝĨĞǁĞƐĞĞŝŶThe One Show ͲĨƌŽŵŽǁůƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ dsĐĂƚĐŚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ͲĂƌĞĂĨĂƌďĞƩĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƐŚŽǁŵĂLJhave sailed past its heyday in an internet age it
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Kirsten Peter
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dŚŝƐ ĂƐƚĞƌ QI Ɛ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŶƵŵƉƚLJ ůĂŶ ĂǀŝĞƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽŚŝƐĚĞďƵƚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐƌŽůĞŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŽƵƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ƉĂƌĂŶŽƌŵĂůŵƵƌĚĞƌͲŵLJƐƚĞƌLJĚĞďƵŶŬŝŶŐŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶŽŶĂƚŚĂŶƌĞĞŬdŚĞŶĞǁĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂǁƚŚĞƌĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞof the supernatural sleuth and his latest
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ŝƐ ůĂƚĞƐƚ LJĂƌŶ dŚĞ ƵĚĂƐ dƌĞĞ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞĂīĂďůĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĞŝƐƚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂĐůĂƐƐŝĐŚĂƵŶƚĞĚŚŽƵƐĞĐĂƐĞǁŚĞƌĞstrange events start to mimic an unsolved
ŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĂŚƵŶĚƌĞĚLJĞĂƌƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌ Green Lanterns the suburban home of a
successful crime writer and his wife saw the
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Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĞŬ ƵŶƌĂǀĞůƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂ ŽĨthe two deaths with a dash of cunning and a
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zĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ZĞŶǁŝĐŬ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƐ ĂďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂů ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌĐŝĐĂůand the intricacies of the crimes themselves
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞϵϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƟŵĞŝƚĚŽĞƐƐĞĞŵƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌƉůŽƚŝƐƚŽŽŚĂƐƟůLJǁƌĂƉƉĞĚƵƉƚŽĨƵůůLJƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĨĂŶƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƵŋĞͲcoated one but leaving the newcomers as
ƉĞƌƉůĞdžĞĚĂƐƌĞĞŬŚŝŵƐĞůĨGrace Simpson
PRIMETIMEgtJONATHAN CREEK DOWNLOADgtSMALLVILLE
REALITYgtTHE ONE SHOW
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on the other side while Have I Got News For You
ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJŽŶůLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐďĞŝŶŐůĂŵƉŽŽŶĞĚŝŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJƟƌĞĚǁĂLJƐ
DŽǀŝŶŐ ƐǁŝŌůLJŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞ ͲǁŚŝĐŚby the reading will probably have been debated
ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶͲƚŚĞͲstreet discussion than whether or not Lady Gaga
ŚĂƐĂŵĂŶŐŝŶĂͲDoctor WhoŝƐďĂĐŬLJĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞůůƚƌƵƚŚďĞƚŽůĚĚŽŶƚǁĂƚĐŚŝƚďƵƚĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ Ɛ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞdays
ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
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The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
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ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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Gemma Boyle
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
ƵƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŽƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚLJůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵŽƵƌƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬǁŚŝĐŚĂƚŝƚƐĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉĞĂŬƐŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ Ă ŽŚŶ DƵƌƉŚLJŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŚŝƚƐ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂůĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ KŶůLJ ƚƌƵĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨƌĞŶnjLJ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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dlaquoDAumltlaquoEcirc^atildeUgraveatildeEcircatildeYacute^atildebrvbarEregbrvbarlaquoatildeDVD RELEASES
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
Point Blank Con AirͿĂŶĚůĂƌŬƵŬĞKick-Ass Sex DriveͿŌĞƌĂĐƌĂnjLJŶŝŐŚƚŽĨĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŬŝƌĞƐŽƌƚŚŽƚƚƵďĨŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁĂŬĞƵƉŚĞĂĚƐƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϭϵϴϲdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŬŝĐŬƐŽŵĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐʹŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞǁůŽǀĞůŝĨĞŽŶĞǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂĚŝĞƐŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚŚŝƐŵŽũŽĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŚĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
DOWNϭgtĂƌŐĞĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐϱͿϮŶŝŵĂůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐŝŶƐĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂƌŐĞƐŶŽƵƚϴͿϯdŚƌĞĞƉĂƌƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƐŝŶŐůĞĞŶƟƚLJϴͿϰWŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϬͿϱtĞĂƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĮƌĞƐĂƌƌŽǁƐϴͿϲZĞĂůƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůϴͿϳĨƌƵŝƚŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌŝƚƐĐŽůŽƵƌϳͿϭϮEĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƚƌŽŶƐĂŝŶƚŝƐ^ƚĞŽƌŐĞϳͿϭϰKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŝŶϯͿϭϱdŽďĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶƌƵŶĞƐϱͿϭϲdŽƐŚƵƚϱͿϭϳdŽŚŝŶƚϱͿϭϴampŝďƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶǀĞLJƐŝŵƉƵůƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶϲͿϮϭŶŝŵĂůĨĂŵŽƵƐůLJZŽĚƵůů ƐƉƵƉƉĞƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
Film versions of TV series are notoriously hit ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƐ ƉĂŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ĚĞƌŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ĨĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĮůŵͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶto cinema is so frequently disastrous that one ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐǁŚLJŝƚŝƐĞǀĞŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚ
tŚŝĐŚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ Sex and the CitygtĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐĞƌŝĞƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨĐĂďůĞds ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐKĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĂŶĚĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐŝdžƐĞĂƐŽŶƐϵϰĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϱϬŵŵLJĂǁĂƌĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŶĚ
SATC was undoubtedly a money spinner ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
ͲƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ďƐŽůƵƚǀŽĚŬĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵƌƉƌŽƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƚƐ dŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ^ƚĂƌƉĂŝĚEĞǁzŽƌŬƐĞdžĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞƵƐŚŶĞůůΨϱϬϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂŶĚƵŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ
ŌĞƌ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶͲĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ^ĂƌĂŚĞƐƐŝĐĂWĂƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽͲƐƚĂƌƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƌƵŵŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞͲůĞŶŐƚŚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂŐŐůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĂůĂƌŝĞƐƚŚĞĮůŵĮŶĂůůLJŚŝƚĐŝŶĞŵĂƐŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌϮϬϬϴ
ampĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŝƌůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚŝŽƐĞƐĂĐĐŚĂƌŝŶĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĂǁĂƌƌŝĞ ƌĂĚƐŚĂǁĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂƌƌLJ ŚĞƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ůŽǀĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚDƌŝŐĂŶĚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂůƵŬĞǁĂƌŵƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞǀŝĞǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĮůŵŐƌŽƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌΨϰϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĂƌĚĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁĞƌĞůĞŌũƵƐƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƐĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌǁƌĂŶŐůĞ ƚŽďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐŝƌůƐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰǁŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚdŚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hlt ƚŽ Ăŝƌ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŚƵŐĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůdŚĞƟŵŝŶŐŽĨSATC ƐĮŶĂůĞĂĚĚĞĚĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďůŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌŇĂŐƐŚŝƉŝŵƉŽƌƚƐFriends and Frasier also made ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů ŽƵƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐďƵƚĂĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐĐŽīĞƌƐ
dŚŽƵŐŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŐŽůĚŵŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ KĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞŽŵĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌďŝŐͲŚŝƩĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐThe Sopranos and Six Feet UnderƚŚĞĐĂďůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐĂƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶͲŽŶůLJ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ K ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŽƌŝƐƋƵĠƚŽďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ à ŵ ŝŶ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϯϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ŝŶϮϬϬϱtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJŽĨsďŽdž ƐĞƚƐ ĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ǁŚĞŶ SATC Ɛ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂůseason was aired ten years before a seventh ƐĞĂƐŽŶǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌƌĂŶƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŶĞǁƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ
ŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ SATC2 is not released ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚĂůŬ ŽĨ SATC3 is ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽƐƐŝƉďůŽŐƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďƐĐĞŶĞĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞůƐŝƐ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ Ƶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJŵĂƩĞƌ ʹ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞ ĨĂŶƐ ʹƚŚĞŵŝůŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞSATCĐĂƐŚͲĐŽǁƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨĂdsĐůĂƐƐŝĐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐǁĞůůĂůŽŶĞ
Grace Simpson
It may be an oldie but Twin PeaksŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĞĚinto our conscious from so many spoofs (from The Simpsons to Sesame StreetͿǁŚŝůĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐa complete mystery in terms of what itrsquos about ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƐĞĞŶŝƚͿ^ŽŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƐǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƚ Ăůů ƐƚĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŝƌůgtĂƵƌĂWĂůŵĞƌ ǁŚŽǁĂƐŚĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ dǁŝŶ WĞĂŬƐ dŚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ ĞĂƐĞƐLJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ĂǀŝĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĚĚŝƟĞƐ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ ŝƚĂůů ĨĞĞůƐĂďŝƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ĐƌĂƉƉLJ ĚĂLJƟŵĞ ŵĞůŽĚƌĂŵĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŌmusic and the emphasis of the impact on the ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚgtĂƵƌĂ ƐƐĐŚŽŽůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐdŚŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ gtLJŶĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ gtLJŶĐŚ ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞǁĞŝƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ũƵƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ dŚƌŽǁ ŝŶ ltLJůĞ DĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌŬLJ amp
ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐTwin PeaksƐƟůůŚĂƐĞŶŽƵŐŚĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĐŚ
Will you watch disc twoltLJůĞDĂĐgtĂĐŚůĂŶ Ɛ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨ Ă ďŝŐ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŐĞŶƚďƵƫŶŐ ŚĞĂĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ LJŽŬĞůƐ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŝĐĞĂůŽŶĞdŚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚĂďŽŶƵƐ
Micha Butler
television10 20apr10issue242
concretetvdigitalueaacuk
THE TWENTY-TEN TV TASTE TESTdŝƌĞĚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽǁƐLJŽƵƌĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵůůŚĂƚĞ^ƚŝůůƌĞĨƵƐŝŶŐƚŽĞǀĞƌǁĂƚĐŚThe WireTelevision dives into the first discs of acclaimed but ĂůŝĞŶƐĞƌŝĞƐƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJdsĐĂŶƚƌĂŶƐĐĞŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽůĚĞŶĂŐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚThe Sopranos Six Feet Under Oz the list is endless and ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞ
ĂƩůĞƐƚĂƌ ĂůĂĐƟĐĂ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ďĞŝŶŐŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵŽĨŵLJŵƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚ ůŝƐƚtŚLJtĞůů ŵŶŽƚĂŚƵŐĞ ƐĐŝͲĮ ĨĂŶ Stargate and Heroes season ƚǁŽ ďƵƌŶĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ampŝƌĞŇLJ
and ĞĞƉ^ƉĂĐĞEŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďƵŝůĚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŝƐĂƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϳϬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐĂŵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂƚŶĞƌƐ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ltŝƌŬ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ĞůůEĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƉƵƚĂƐŝĚĞŵLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝͲƐĞƌŝĞƐͲĂƐŚŽƌƚƉƌĞƋƵĞůƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐͲŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐĐͲĚƌŝǀĞ
ŽůLJŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŽĚ gtĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ Ă ƐĐŝͲĮ ŝƐĂƐƵŶũƵƐƚĂƐĮůŝŶŐThe Wire under lsquopolice ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů dŚĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐƵƉĞƌďƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ĚĂŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐEƵŵďĞƌ^ŝdžͲĂƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐdŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƐƵďƚůĞƚLJĂŶĚĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƐĐŝͲĮ
Will you watch disc twoĚŽŶƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA THE MINI SERIES
ŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJŶŽƚĂĚƌĂŵĂĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĚǁĂƌĚ Ɛrebound career as assassins Deadwood is ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƵůƚƌĂͲǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ KLJĞƚĚĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂǀŝĚǀŝĞǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚƐůŝŬĞThe Sopranos and RomeƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĚƌĂŵĂƐĞƚŝŶϭϴϳϬƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĞǀĞƌĂƉƉĞĂůĞĚ
ŶƚLJƉŝĐĂůKĨĂƐŚŝŽŶDeadwood features a ůĂƌŐĞĞŶƐĞŵďůĞĐĂƐƚLJĞƚĞǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ĂŶDĐ^ŚĂŶĞ Ɛ ďƌŽƚŚĞů ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ů ^ǁĞĂƌĞŶŐĞŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ Ɛ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨͲďŽŵďĚƌŽƉƉĞĚϰϯƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚŽƵƌͿǁŚŝůƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJůĂLJĞƌĞĚĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ EŽƚ ĂƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝƐ dŝŵŽƚŚLJ KůLJƉŚĂŶƚ ƐƐŚĞƌŝīǁŚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƌĂƚŚĞƌŽŶĞͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐand already the tension between the two leads ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŵƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƐĐĂůĞƚ
ŽŶĞƟŵĞ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚĞǀĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨĞĂĚǁŽŽĚĐĂŶŽŌĞŶĨĞĞůƚƌƵůLJĂůŝǀĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝƩLJƌĞĂůŝƐŵƌĂƌĞůLJƐĞĞŶŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
Will you watch disc twotŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞʹďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ ŝƚƐƐƵƌƌĞĂů ƐƵďͲ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶ ƐƚLJůĞ ʹ ŵĂLJ ƉƵƚƐŽŵĞ Žī ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJ ƟŵĞ ŝŶDeadwoodĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
Gareth Rees-White
DEADWOODEPISODES 1-3
TWIN PEAKSEPISODES 1-3
SEX AND THE CINEMA
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
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ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
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ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
ďƌŝŶŐͲĂŶĚͲďƵLJ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐƟĐŬLJͲďĂĐŬ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ŽŶĞƐͲƚŚĂƚͲŚĂĚͲďĞĞŶͲŵĂĚĞͲĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJ ĨĞĂƌŽĨŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂƐƉĂƌŬůĞƌŝŶĂŶƵŶŐůŽǀĞĚŚĂŶĚ ƐThe One ShowǁŝůůƐĞĞŵĂǁĨƵůůLJĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ tŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƵĚŝŽͲďĂƐĞĚĐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚĮůŵƐŽŶƚƌĂĸĐůŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĮƐŚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐŬŝŶƌĞŵŽǀĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂƉůĞ ŝƐ Blue Peter Ɛ ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚͲweary cousin
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would otherwise be insurmountable boredom
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Secondly the show has the same sense of
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌǀĂĚĞĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ƚĞĞŶͲĚƌĂŵĂƐ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ tŚĞŶ ĚƌŝĂŶ ŚŝůĞƐa man whose brilliantly dry delivery never
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ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƚĂƐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂůůŝŶŐŝƚƌĞĂůŝƚLJdŚĞůŝƩůĞŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐŽĨůŝĨĞǁĞƐĞĞŝŶThe One Show ͲĨƌŽŵŽǁůƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ dsĐĂƚĐŚƉŚƌĂƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ͲĂƌĞĂĨĂƌďĞƩĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐƐŚŽǁŵĂLJhave sailed past its heyday in an internet age it
ůŝǀĞƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŽǁĂƚĐŚĞĚŝƚƐŽŬĞĞŶůLJŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐto become The One ShowďĂĚŐĞͲǁŝŶŶĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ
Kirsten Peter
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ŝƐ ůĂƚĞƐƚ LJĂƌŶ dŚĞ ƵĚĂƐ dƌĞĞ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞĂīĂďůĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĞŝƐƚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂĐůĂƐƐŝĐŚĂƵŶƚĞĚŚŽƵƐĞĐĂƐĞǁŚĞƌĞstrange events start to mimic an unsolved
ŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĂŚƵŶĚƌĞĚLJĞĂƌƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌ Green Lanterns the suburban home of a
successful crime writer and his wife saw the
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Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĞŬ ƵŶƌĂǀĞůƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂ ŽĨthe two deaths with a dash of cunning and a
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zĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ZĞŶǁŝĐŬ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƐ ĂďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂů ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌĐŝĐĂůand the intricacies of the crimes themselves
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞϵϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƟŵĞŝƚĚŽĞƐƐĞĞŵƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌƉůŽƚŝƐƚŽŽŚĂƐƟůLJǁƌĂƉƉĞĚƵƉƚŽĨƵůůLJƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĨĂŶƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƵŋĞͲcoated one but leaving the newcomers as
ƉĞƌƉůĞdžĞĚĂƐƌĞĞŬŚŝŵƐĞůĨGrace Simpson
PRIMETIMEgtJONATHAN CREEK DOWNLOADgtSMALLVILLE
REALITYgtTHE ONE SHOW
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on the other side while Have I Got News For You
ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJŽŶůLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐďĞŝŶŐůĂŵƉŽŽŶĞĚŝŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJƟƌĞĚǁĂLJƐ
DŽǀŝŶŐ ƐǁŝŌůLJŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞ ͲǁŚŝĐŚby the reading will probably have been debated
ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶͲƚŚĞͲstreet discussion than whether or not Lady Gaga
ŚĂƐĂŵĂŶŐŝŶĂͲDoctor WhoŝƐďĂĐŬLJĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞůůƚƌƵƚŚďĞƚŽůĚĚŽŶƚǁĂƚĐŚŝƚďƵƚĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂǀŝĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ Ɛ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞdays
ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŵ ^ƵĚĂŶ Ͳ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶƚĞǀĞŶƐŽƵŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶͿZŽƐƐltĞŵƉǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŵĂnjŽŶŝŶĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐŚĞĚŝƚƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƟƚůĞŽĨRoss Kemprsquos Hardest Brazil Nuts
ĂŶĚĞƐƚŽŶůƵŵĞŶƚŚĂůƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽLJŽƵŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬYƵĞĞŶ ƐŶŐůŝƐŚƚŽďĞĂ
dsĐŚĞĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐďƵƚŶŽǁLJŽƵĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŶĞĞĚto be sane Ashes to Ashes carries on buoyed up
by more than a healthy dose of nostalgia and a
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĞŶŝĂůŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƵƩĞƌ ĐƌĂƉOutnumbered ƐŚŽĐŬƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ďLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĐůĂƐƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽlaugh at them and I manage to run out of things
ƚŽďĞƐĂƌĐĂƐƟĐĂďŽƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞŶŚŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚcolumn
ŚThe Ricky Gervais Show Ͳ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞ ŐŽOriginally a podcast people could download
for free then a podcast people had to buy
ŶŽǁ Ă ĐĂƌƚŽŽŶ ŽŶ Ă h^ ĐĂďůĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ZŝĐŬLJ
ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟƌĞĚ ƐĐŚƟĐŬǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂŐŝĐŽĨ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĞƌǀĂŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚmanaged to completely relieve him of any of
the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
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The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
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ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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Gemma Boyle
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
ƵƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŽƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚLJůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵŽƵƌƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬǁŚŝĐŚĂƚŝƚƐĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉĞĂŬƐŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ Ă ŽŚŶ DƵƌƉŚLJŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŚŝƚƐ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂůĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ KŶůLJ ƚƌƵĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨƌĞŶnjLJ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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dlaquoDAumltlaquoEcirc^atildeUgraveatildeEcircatildeYacute^atildebrvbarEregbrvbarlaquoatildeDVD RELEASES
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
If the rumours had been true and season nine
of teen Superman prequel Smallville (currently
airing in the US) was set to be its last then it
would have gone out with a bang Finally the
series feels as if it is again embracing progression
ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƐĂƌĞĮŶĂůůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞmythology and iconic imagery they have been
ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ ůĂƌŬ ltĞŶƚ dŽŵtĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĮƌƐƚĚŽŶŶĞĚŚŝƐƌĞĚĂŶĚďůƵĞũĂĐŬĞƚĂŶĚƚͲƐŚŝƌƚĐŽŵďŽ
gtŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĂƌŬ ƐĚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝŶŝĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲƚŚŽƵ gtĂŶĂ gtĂŶŐ ltƌŝƐƚĞŶ ltƌĞƵŬͿ ĂŶĚ Ăversion of Supergirl more suited to Americarsquos Next Top ModelƚŚĂŶĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƐĐŝͲĮƐĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨltƌĞƵŬĂŶĚgtĞdžgtƵƚŚŽƌDŝĐŚĂĞůZŽƐĞŶďĂƵŵͿƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚĂƌŬĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞfocused on the more adult issues of a cast of
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵŝĚͲϮϬƐdŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞƉŝƐŽĚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶͲĂƌĐ ŽĨ
ŬŶĞĞůͲďĞĨŽƌĞͲŽĚ Ɛ ĂůůƵŵ ůƵĞͿ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶŝĐĞůLJ and with the consequences of (spoiler alert)
ŝŵŵLJ ƐĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂǁĞĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĂƌŬĂŶĚŚŝƐůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞƐŝĚĞŬŝĐŬŚůŽĞůůŝƐŽŶDĂĐŬͿ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞshow has escaped the pull of the generic this
ƟŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ Ͳ Ădepressingly rare phenomenon in Smallville ͲĂŶĚƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉĂLJͲŽīƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ
ŝŶŝƟĂůƌƵŶŝŶƚŚĞh^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĂƌŬ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉwith Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Laying the
ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶŝĐŽŶŝĐĐŽƵƉůĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶno small feat and yet the show struggled far
ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚůŽĞĂŶĚKůŝǀĞƌ ƵƐƟŶĂƌƚůĞLJͿǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵĞƐŽīĂƐŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚƌƵŶŬĞŶ ƌĞďŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƵƌĂŶĐĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶKůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚ ůĂƌŬ ƐƟůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ ƐƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂůŽĨŽĚ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐŽĨĂƌ KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐůĞĂƌ ŝĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ƐƚĞŶƚŚĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJĮŶĂůͿƐĞĂƐŽŶůŝǀĞƐƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƐŝƚŵĂLJĮŶĂůůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶŝƚƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
Caroline Preece
For those of you brought up under a regime of
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the empathy that made his comedy so true to
ůŝĨĞƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽdsǁŝůůďĞa return to form but the truth is that the star
ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĨŽƌ ƌĞĂůŽĂĮƐŚ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨltĂƌůWŝůŬŝŶŐƚŽŶwhile Gervais merely provides celebrity canned
ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ^ƟůůŚŽƉĞŝƚ ƐŐŽŽĚďLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨthis column I need a good laugh
Josh Butler
GRAPEVINE
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
dŚŝƐ Įůŵ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ŽŶƐŽŵĞ ƚĂ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉůĂLJĨƵů ĂŶĚŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ it is less convincing when the ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŚĂƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌĂŶĚƌĞƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵĂŶĚĨĂŝůƐƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂĨŽƌŵĂů ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ďŽƚŚĨƵŶŶLJĂŶĚƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
ƵƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŽƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚLJůŝƐŚǀŝƐƵĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵŽƵƌƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬǁŚŝĐŚĂƚŝƚƐĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůƉĞĂŬƐŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ Ă ŽŚŶ DƵƌƉŚLJŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŚŝƚƐ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂůĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ KŶůLJ ƚƌƵĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨƌĞŶnjLJ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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dĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ĐƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϳϬƐĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Dead End and CHUD ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚ ϮϬϬϱ ƌŝƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŇŝĐŬ Creep Stag Night ŝƐ ƚŚĞƚĂůĞ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůŽǁͲYLJŽƵƚŚƐǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚŵĂƌĞƐƚƵŵďůĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďdŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ƐƚĂůŬĞĚŝŶ Ă ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶ ďLJ Ă ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĂǀĂŐĞƐ
ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
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TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
Rebecca Harrington
music 1720apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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dŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĂƌƚƐĂƚϱϯϬƉŵŽŶdƵĞƐĚĂLJϮϳϰϭϬͲŽǀĞƌĂǁĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐŽĸĐŝĂůƌĞůĞĂƐĞͲǁŚĞŶǁĞƐŚĂůůĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƵƉŽŶKKE ƐŵďĂƌĨŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐampĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŽīĞƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚǁŽĐŽĐŬƚĂŝůƐĨŽƌάϲĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽƩůĞĨƌĞĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵďƵLJƚǁŽŐůĂƐƐĞƐŽĨǁŝŶĞƉůƵƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŵŝŶŐůĞǁŝƚŚĂůůLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ
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ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
Monkey Ball The game describes itself A monkey in a ball rolling around a level trying to reach a goal The series was born on Nintendorsquos ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƐŽůĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂŵĞƵďĞand has since spawned several sequels With this new entry into the series comes the expected new array of levels a new line-up of mini-games and support for Wii Fitrsquos Balance Board controls
In many ways Step amp Roll takes the series ďĂĐŬƚŽďĂƐŝĐƐĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌůLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ Banana Blitz Thankfully gone is the much riled-against ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ũƵŵƉ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ Ăƚ ĂƐƚŽƌLJůŝŶĞŽƌďŽƐƐĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĚĞĂďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞare really only so many ways a monkey in a ball ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚͿĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨůĞǀĞůƐĞǀĞŶďƌŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŚĞswitches from Super Monkey Ball 2 although ƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJͿŵŽƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
What Step amp Rollrsquos levels do have a lot of though is obstacles - many many pillars you ŵƵƐƚŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ which your monkey can then roll along like a
train on a track As someone who has played all Monkey Ball games to date the repeated use ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ĂŌĞƌ ůĞǀĞůwas kind of confusing It makes the gamersquos generally longer levels more about snaking your ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůaccuracy and in fact many are made so maze-like with obstacles it will take you more than one turn or a good look at the level map to work out your route
This design choice can only this reviewer has concluded have been implemented to accommodate the Balance Board controls Itrsquos ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ŽƵƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĮŶĚƐhimherself more focused on dodging and winding around simpler levels at enough speed
to reach the goal before the clock runs outDŽƌĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŽͲKƉ
mode where the mess of pillarsrocks etc can be blasted away by the second player Itrsquos like Sega are saying ldquoyes we know these obstacles are annoyingrdquo but are also forcing you to have ĨƌŝĞŶĚŽŶŚĂŶĚƚŽĮdžƚŚŝƐ
dŚĞŵĂŝŶ ŐĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĞĞů ĂďŽƵƚit but is not broken enough to be unplayable ƚ ƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚ^ĞŐĂŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƚƐŽĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŽƵŐŚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĐŚĞŵĞwe assume the majority of gamers will not be using We couldnrsquot really get used to Balance Board controls and switched back to the Wii-ŵŽƚĞĞĂƌůLJŽŶĂƌůŝĞƌůĞǀĞůƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽďĞĂƚǁŚŝůĞůĂƚĞƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚĞĞƚŚͲŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂƚĂƟŵĞ
Mini-games have always played a big part in Monkey BallĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƌŽƵŶĚůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞclassics Monkey Race and Monkey Target make a well-earned return
Another chance to see the Monkey Ball ŐĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞaround wersquod prefer less obstacles and a further return to the classic level designs Step amp Roll reigns back some of the wackier elements of its ƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞƌĞďĂĐŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŐĂŶŐŽĨ ĨŽƵƌŵŽŶŬĞLJƐ ƚŽŽͿ ďƵƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂůĂŶĐĞŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJŝŶLJĞƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƵŶǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚ ƐŶŽƚĂƐŐŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚǁŽƟƚůĞƐďƵƚStep amp RollĐĂŶƐƟůůbe recommended for newbies who wonrsquot be ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĨĂŶƐof the series who may be curious to see exactly what has changed
Tom Phillips
Video game violence itrsquos a topic that has been debated for aeons on internet forums in the printed media and in the street atop upturned crates Last month it was the turn of Alan Titchmarsh and a handful of so-called lsquoexpertsrsquo
The fact that Titchmarsh felt that lsquoAre violent ǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ ƐLJŽƵƚŚǁĂƐa topic that could be reasonably discussed on his ĚĂLJƟŵĞĐŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁ ŝƐďĂŋŝŶŐ ĂƐŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞwill probably not turn to their gardener The guests chosen however were even more ridiculous The defence Tim Ingham editor of wwwcomputerandvideogamescom is an intelligent and reasonable man but the showrsquos target audience of middle-class housewives are unlikely to hold the words of an internet journalist in high regard
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƵůŝĞPeasgood a Z-list actress and presenter who ƚƌŝĞƐ ŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŽĂŶŶĂ gtƵŵůĞLJ Ăƚ ĞǀĞƌLJopportunity She is also The Alan Titchmarsh Showrsquos resident sex expert clearly theyrsquore ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌĚĂLJƟŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ůƐŽŽŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĞǀĞƌLJreasonable discussion needs a badly balanced ƉĂŶĞůͿǁĂƐltĞůǀŝŶDĐltĞŶnjŝĞǁŚŽĞĚŝƚĞĚdŚĞ^ƵŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝůůƐďŽƌŽƵŐŚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐĐĂŶĚĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŵĂŶLJŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽĮůĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ ƚŽďĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ɛ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽpromote the opinions of a man who once said lsquoLibel can only have a value if there has been ƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ
Naturally the ensuing lsquodebatersquo erased all the credibility Titchmarsh earned when kicking ŽŚŶDĐƌŝƌŝĐŬŽīŚŝƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ ĨŽƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŶŐƌŝĚ dĂƌƌĂŶƚ Ɛ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉƌŽǁĞƐƐďŝnjĂƌƌĞůLJͿ ŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĮůŵƐdŝƚĐŚŵĂƌƐŚďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚŚŝƐŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞĨĂƐƚby revealing that he was unaware of video game ĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐͿ
Peasgood started shaking her head before ŚĞŚĂĚĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽƌƌŝĮĐĚĞďĂƚĞ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƟƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ DĂƌLJ tŚŝƚĞŚŽƵƐĞƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂŝŵǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐ ltŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽīǁŝƚŚsŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞhatred racism sexismrsquo one of the most broad ĂŶĚ ŝůůͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĞǀĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽƚĂƉĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬĂůů ƐŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƌƵůĞƐshe neglected to name sources shouted down the defence and repeatedly used unprovable blanket statements
DĐltĞŶnjŝĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞconsidered and even-handed point of view ƚŚŽƵŐŚŚĞƐŚŽǁĞĚŚŝƐƚĂďůŽŝĚƌŽŽƚƐǁŚĞŶĐŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŵŝĞƵůŐĞƌĐĂƐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞǁĂƐĞǀĞŶĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶͿŶŐŚĂŵ ƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚintended for children and that parents need to stop buying them for their kids were repeatedly ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĨŽƌďŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞͿ dŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŚĞ ĞdžĐůĂŝŵĞĚ know Irsquom the bad guy in this programmersquo Is that really acceptable for a so-called reasonable ĚĞďĂƚĞ
Naturally the gaming community have taken ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ^ĐƌƵƟŶLJŽĨWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ Ɛcredibility have revealed that the woman who claimed that she is lsquocategorically against violence for entertainmentrsquo has previously lent her vocal talent to a survival horror game DĂƌƟĂŶŽƚŚŝĐhŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ Suspiciously details of this have
recently disappeared from her website There ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƟƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĂǀĞůĞŐĂůĂĐƟŽŶƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďĂƚĞŶŐŚĂŵŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚthat the studio audience was encouraged to ĂƉƉůĂƵĚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞͿĂŶĚWĞĂƐŐŽŽĚ ƐŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽname her sources
This debacle brings a number of important ŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚampŝƌƐƚŽĨĂůůŵĞĚŝĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶtopics about which they know nothing Secondly many parents feel they are not responsible for the content of the materials that they purchase for their children Thirdly games more than ĞǀĞŶĮůŵƐĂŶĚŵƵƐŝĐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĂƐĐĂƉĞŐŽĂƚ
What needs to be understood is that the basis of any economy is supply and demand Violent ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĮůŵƐ Žƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞexists purely because people are happy to buy it No-one is forcing children to play violent games
Violence is gradually becoming a mainstay in popular culture because there is demand for it
But is this demand as extreme as shrieking ŚLJƐƚĞƌŝĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂƌĚůLJ ƐŶŐŚĂŵ ĂƐƐĞƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐgiven only one in twenty video games have an ĂĚƵůƚƌĂƟŶŐdŚĞDssĐŚĂƌƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚƌĞĞƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŽŶ ƚŽƉ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐŬƐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌƟƚůĞƐǁŝƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdǁŝůŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂͿ
Will the Alan Titchmarsh show ever run a debate on violence in literature a medium with ŶŽĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞKĨĐŽƵƌƐĞŶŽƚsŝĚĞŽŐĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟƐƟĐŵĞƌŝƚ hŶƟů ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƵůŝĞ WĞĂƐŐŽŽĚwill always be applauded
Duncan Vicat-Brown
Those of you out there who remember the superb 2006 release trailer with glee have ƉƌŽďĂďůLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽƩĞŶLJŽƵƌŵŝƩƐĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŐĂŵĞĂŶĚďLJŶŽǁĞŝƚŚĞƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽƌmade your way through a considerable chunk ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂŵĞůŽĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϲϬŚŽƵƌƐĨŽƌthe story at a breakneck pace it would probably ƐƟůůƚĂŬĞϱϱŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂfurther 20 hours worth of side-quests character ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŌĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƚŚĞ ƐĐĂůĞ ŝƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ďLJ ŶŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ Ăshort pick up and play game
Although it may be the thirteenth game in the series like each of the other games it stands completely independently Final Fantasy XIII may as well be a brand new franchise for Square-Enixrsquos Role Playing game series Itrsquos set ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĨƌĂŶWƵůƐĞĂŶĚŽĐŽŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ampĂůŝĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚtranscend human comprehension They wage ǁĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽĐŽŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶWƵůƐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝĞ- humans that have been turned into weapons and slaves that do their bidding
The main protagonist Lightning and her comrades are drawn together by pure ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ƵƉŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ůŝĞ ƚŚĞLJdecide to band together to focus on their goal ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ŽĐŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶthe worlds The story may sound confusing but ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶĂŐĂŵĞĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăworld of wonderful creatures and amazing set ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƐƟůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞŝƚŶĞǀĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚŐĂŵĞƉůĂLJunless you really want to read the backlog of ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵĞƌĞFFXIII begins
ƚŽƐŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐFirstly in FFXIII you no longer control the
ĞŶƟƌĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚcontrol of the leader and indirect control of the move sets or paradigm as the game calls them of your team mates Secondly FFXIII has removed the imposing storyline aspect allowing you instead to just play your way through the game You only have to follow the story of your ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŝƚ ƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŵĂũŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚis incredibly linear
ƚ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŬ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚͿ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĮǀĞŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽƚŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJ ŝƚďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĨƵůůLJŽƉĞŶup around twenty hours in with the result that ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĂůůLJventure into a huge landscape you wonrsquot feel as ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽŶŽīĞƌ ŚĂƉƚĞƌĞůĞǀĞŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĂƚŝƚƐďĞƐƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ƟŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵŝĚ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵand the slick visuals It becomes obvious when you see the scale of this game why it took over four years of development and polish to create
such a masterpieceVisually no game can compare Wired
ƉůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞŽŶƚŚĞW^ϯǁŚŝĐŚďŽĂƐƚƐďĞƩĞƌvisuals and lossless music tracks compared to the 360rsquos compressed visuals and audio to make ŝƚĮƚĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞĚŝƐŬƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ Ŷ ĨĂĐƚone scene in the later stages of the game looks ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ƉƵƫŶŐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Avatar to shame and even the in-game models and environments are rendered ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞŶĞǀĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐůŝƚĐŚŝŶŐor dropping frame rates
sŝƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ŝŐŚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚ ĂŵĞƉůĂLJͲǁŝƐĞ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞturn-based system however it now moves ŵƵĐŚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀĞďĂƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ŐĂƵŐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŶŽƚĞƐǁŚĂƚŵŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ DĂŐŝĐPoints of old and the wait bars Now you can implement a move as soon as your gauge is full enough to perform what you desire and this is a breath of fresh air into a genre that was slowly becoming stale to all but hardcore fans
ǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
and confusing riddled with stats and number ĐƌƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐůLJƐůŽǁƐƚĂƌƚit is genuinely the biggest and best game of 2010 so far and arguably the best of the last ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽŽ EŽ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐĂƌŽƵƐĞĚƐƵĐŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƚƌĞĚŐůĞĞƌĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJĂŶĚĨĞĂƌ ǀĞƌLJďĂƩůĞ ŝƐĂƚĞƐƚof skill and strategy and for those out there that love thinking on their feet nothing can test you ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĮŐƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚĂŵŽŶƐƚĞƌŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĂŶLJŽƵŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞof minutes
With a learning curve anybody can handle and the ability to either dive as deep into the story and environment as you like or just enjoy the gameplay FFXIII is the perfect Final Fantasy for beginners or veterans Itrsquos just a shame it ĚŽĞƐŶƚĨĞĞůĞŶƟƌĞůLJůŝŬĞƚŚĞampamp ƐŽĨLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌ ^ƟůůƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝdžƚLJƉůƵƐŚŽƵƌƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĞǀĞƌspend playing a game and you wonrsquot regret it
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-ƌĞĂƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌLJͲƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůůLJĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
In dŚĞ^ŝŵƐ players have complete control over ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐůŝǀĞƐdŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞdĞĂŵƌĞǀĞĂůtheir Top Ten favourite ways to abuse their Sims
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭϬƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶMake their husband bang their sister
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϵƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶMake them lick the toilet seat
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϴtŝůůŽŶŽǀĂŶPut them in the pool sell the steps to get out
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϳ^ƚĞƉŚDĐltĞŶŶĂWůĂŶƚĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐŝŶĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌ
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϲ William MoranĂǀĞĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJƵŶƐŬŝůůĞĚ^ŝŵƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌsomething electronic while in water The result is rather shocking
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϱŽƐŚƵƚůĞƌDĂŬĞƚŚĞŵǁĞƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƵŶƟůƚŚĞonly full happiness bar is bladder
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϰƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶdĞůůƚŚĞŵƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚŽŶůLJzKh
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϯltŝƌƐƚĞŶWĞƚĞƌMaking them shower repeatedly is probably quite close to water boarding
^ŝŵƐďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϮampŝŽŶĂŽǁĂƌĚ^Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŽnobody can get in or out to help
ŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂĐĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ^ŝŵƐ ďƵƐĞDĞƚŚŽĚηϭ the greatest way to abuse a Sim of ĂůůƟŵĞ
DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŵĂƌƌLJƚŚĞƌĂĐĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶƐŝŵ
TOP 10 WAYS TO MISTREAT YOUR SIMS
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Footballers are hardly the most eloquent of creatures and spectators are usually quite happy for the players to do the talking with ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŶĐLJ ĨŽŽƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĮŶĞĚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŽŶdŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨĂĐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞWƌĞŵŝĞƌ gtĞĂŐƵĞ ƐŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚĞĂŵƐŽŌĞŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐǁŝƚƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝƐůŽƐƚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ
ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƌƐĞŶĂů Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĂƐ ŚĞŝƐ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚƵďďĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐshares is Yoda-like opinions and bizarre sense of humour on his own website The cheeky charm ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĮĞůĚĞƌ ŶĚƌĞLJ ƌƐŚĂǀŝŶ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐin interviews is evident in his replies to fansrsquo ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŶĚƌĞLJƉĂŐĞĞƌĞĂƌĞĂfew of the most surrealtŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŽĨƌŝŐŽƌLJZĂƐƉƵƟŶdŚŝƐŵĂŶŚĂĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚĂůĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĞĚŚŝŵƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽǀĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĚƌĞLJĂƌĞLJŽƵĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŽĨďĞĂƌƐKŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJůŝŬĞďĞĂƌƐƐŬ ŶĚƌĞLJ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ǁǁǁĂƌƐŚĂǀŝŶĞƵmaybe the rapid Russian could help with your ĞdžĂŵƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽƌĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞĂƌƐ
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RUSSIAN REPARTEE
THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
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ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
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dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
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ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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dĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ĐƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϳϬƐĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Dead End and CHUD ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚ ϮϬϬϱ ƌŝƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŇŝĐŬ Creep Stag Night ŝƐ ƚŚĞƚĂůĞ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůŽǁͲYLJŽƵƚŚƐǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚŵĂƌĞƐƚƵŵďůĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďdŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ƐƚĂůŬĞĚŝŶ Ă ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶ ďLJ Ă ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĂǀĂŐĞƐ
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George Gilbert
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
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Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
Point Blank Con AirͿĂŶĚůĂƌŬƵŬĞKick-Ass Sex DriveͿŌĞƌĂĐƌĂnjLJŶŝŐŚƚŽĨĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŬŝƌĞƐŽƌƚŚŽƚƚƵďĨŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁĂŬĞƵƉŚĞĂĚƐƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϭϵϴϲdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŬŝĐŬƐŽŵĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐʹŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞǁůŽǀĞůŝĨĞŽŶĞǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂĚŝĞƐŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚŚŝƐŵŽũŽĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŚĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
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SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
DOWNϭgtĂƌŐĞĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐϱͿϮŶŝŵĂůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐŝŶƐĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂƌŐĞƐŶŽƵƚϴͿϯdŚƌĞĞƉĂƌƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƐŝŶŐůĞĞŶƟƚLJϴͿϰWŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϬͿϱtĞĂƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĮƌĞƐĂƌƌŽǁƐϴͿϲZĞĂůƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůϴͿϳĨƌƵŝƚŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌŝƚƐĐŽůŽƵƌϳͿϭϮEĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƚƌŽŶƐĂŝŶƚŝƐ^ƚĞŽƌŐĞϳͿϭϰKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŝŶϯͿϭϱdŽďĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶƌƵŶĞƐϱͿϭϲdŽƐŚƵƚϱͿϭϳdŽŚŝŶƚϱͿϭϴampŝďƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶǀĞLJƐŝŵƉƵůƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶϲͿϮϭŶŝŵĂůĨĂŵŽƵƐůLJZŽĚƵůů ƐƉƵƉƉĞƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
Ricky Gervais and Stephen DĞƌĐŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĞƐƚto reclaim their glory days as ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵďĞŚŝŶĚThe KĸĐĞ with this coming-of-age ƚĂůĞĂŶĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐƟůů ĨĂůůƐway short of that pinnacle it is at least a sign that they might ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉƵůůŝƚŽīŽŶĞĚĂLJ
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĞƌǀĂŝƐŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĂƟƌŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Cemetery ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐĂƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŵĞĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůŽƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĐŚĮůŵƐdŚĞĚƌĂŵĂĂƐƉĞĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽvery hammy in places too ŽŌĞŶďŽŐŐĞĚĚŽǁŶďLJĐůŝĐŚĠƐand recycled lines from every
ƌŝƟƐŚƐĐƌŝƉƚƉŽƐƚgtŽŽŬĂĐŬŝŶAngerŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐƟĚŝĞƐƵƉtowards the end as a degree ŽĨƐƵďƚůĞƚLJƐĞĞƉƐŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞare some lovely moments of ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
What is very impressive ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮůŵǁŝůůŵĂŬĞLJŽƵůĂƵŐŚŵƵĐŚŚĂƌĚĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĞdžƉĞĐƚand for that alone it is worth LJŽƵƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĮŶĂů ŵŝŶŽƌƉŽŝŶƚ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ Įůŵ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƟƚůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƚŵĂLJďĞ^ŚĂŌ
Duncan Vicat-Brown
The story of ĞĂƌŽŚŶ appears ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉƌĞƩLJ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵĚŽĞƐůŝǀĞƵƉƚŽĮƌƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ zĞƚ ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐmake this romance worth Ă ǁĂƚĐŚ ƚ ŝƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵĂ ŶŽǀĞů ďLJ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ^ƉĂƌŬƐĂ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮůŵƐƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞ EŽƚĞŬ ƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĐĂŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŚĞƌĞ
John Tyree (Channing dĂƚƵŵͿ ŝƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ampŽƌĐĞƐŽĸĐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŽŚŶŵĞĞƚƐ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ŵĂŶĚĂ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚͿ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐŵŝƩĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ĂďĂƌďĞƋƵĞ ƐŚĞĂŶĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƌĞŚĂǀŝŶŐ
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞdžƚŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚlearns that John has a past ŽĨ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůŽLJĂů ďƵƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚashamed of his socially isolated ĨĂƚŚĞƌ zŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŌĞŶ ƐŝůĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďĂĚ ďŽLJ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ dĂƚƵŵ Ɛ ƐƚŽĐŬ ƌŽůĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƟŵĞ ŽŚŶ ůĞĂƌŶƐthat Savannah is more than Ă ĐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ďƌĞĂŬ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚƉƵƚƐ ŝŶĂƐŽůŝĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďƵƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵƵĐŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ^ƉĂƌŬƐǁŽƌŬ^ŚĞƐĞĞŵƐĂůŝƩůĞtoo perfect apparently devoid ŽĨ ǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĨĂƵůƚ ďĞŝŶŐŶĞŐůĞĐƟŶŐŚĞƌŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐ
^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ Ɛ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŽŚŶďƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶshe implies there is a more ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞŚŝŶĚDƌ dLJƌĞĞ Ɛ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŝƟĞƐ ĞƌƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌŝŌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽƵƉůĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂů ƚŚĞĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŽŶ dŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůĞĚ ďLJ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ ƐŬŝŶĚůLJ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚdŝŵǁŚŽƐĞLJŽƵŶŐƐŽŶ ƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞŚĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ dŚŝƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞͲƉůŽƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
tŚĞŶ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ůĞĂǀĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞŐĞthey make the promise to keep ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Ɛ ŽŚŶ Ɛ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚthe army camps of war-torn ƉůĂĐĞƐůĂĐŬŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďLJ ƉŚŽŶĞ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ĞƌĞthe romance creates some ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĂ ĨŽƌ ůĞƩĞƌͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĂŶŽůĚͲfashioned love story as the ĐŽƵƉůĞĂŶdžŝŽƵƐůLJǁĂŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƌĞƉůŝĞƐ
While ĞĂƌ ŽŚŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞare moments of realism that ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĚĞƉƚŚ dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƵƟƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ and the distress of 911 on the ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƉŽŝŐŶĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ dŚŽƐĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞƚŚĞĮůŵǁŝƚŚ ůŽǁĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ
Emma Featherstone
dŚĞ ĚĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵLJŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƵůŝĂŶŶĞ DŽŽƌĞdelivers once again in this ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉůŽƚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƚŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌŝƐƚ ĂƌĂDŽŽƌĞͿ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂůŵĂŶ Ɛ ZŚLJƐ DLJĞƌƐͿ ŵƵůƟƉůĞͲpersonality disorder which ƐůŽǁůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞmore when one of his ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƌĞĐĞŶƚŵƵƌĚĞƌǀŝĐƟŵƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƉŽŽƌůLJ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ ƚƐ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂŝĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵ
ĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĞƌĞƉůŽƚĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĨƵůůLJĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐǁĂůůŽǁdŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĂƌŬĂƵƐƚĞƌĞƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ămoody tone and there are some stellar performances ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂďƐĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ Žƌ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞůLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŽĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƚ ŝƐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĨŽƌĞdžĂĐƚůLJϭϭϮ ůŽŶŐŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂůů
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ampŝƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůreligion of today perhaps the DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ dŚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ƚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞEŽǁ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞthe two with the element of ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ŐĞƚdŚĞŶĮĚĞů
DĂŚŵƵĚ EĂƐŝƌ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲůŝďĞƌĂůDƵƐůŝŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJKŵŝĚũĂůŝůŝLJŽƵƉƌŽďĂďůLJŬŶŽǁŚŝŵĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞDŽŶĞLJ ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚĂĚǀĞƌƚͿ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƐ ĚŝĞĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚher home and discovers he is ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚĞǁŝƐŚdŚŝƐůĞĂĚƐƚŽŚŝŵƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚhis Jewish roots and so the ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨͲĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐKŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŚĂŶĚDĂŚŵƵĚ ŝƐ
ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĚĞǀŽƵƚDƵƐůŝŵƚŽŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ Ɛ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨĂƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲůĂǁŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĞǁŝƐŚĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƚŽƉĂƐƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽīĂƐ ĂůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞĞǁƐŽŚĞĐĂŶŵĞĞƚŚŝƐĞůĚĞƌůLJďŝƌƚŚĨĂƚŚĞƌ
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The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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George Gilbert
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dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
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Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
Point Blank Con AirͿĂŶĚůĂƌŬƵŬĞKick-Ass Sex DriveͿŌĞƌĂĐƌĂnjLJŶŝŐŚƚŽĨĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŬŝƌĞƐŽƌƚŚŽƚƚƵďĨŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁĂŬĞƵƉŚĞĂĚƐƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϭϵϴϲdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŬŝĐŬƐŽŵĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐʹŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŶĞǁůŽǀĞůŝĨĞŽŶĞǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂĚŝĞƐŽŶĞǁŝůůĮŶĚŚŝƐŵŽũŽĂŶĚŽŶĞǁŝůůŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŚĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƐ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
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SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
DOWNϭgtĂƌŐĞĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐϱͿϮŶŝŵĂůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐŝŶƐĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂƌŐĞƐŶŽƵƚϴͿϯdŚƌĞĞƉĂƌƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƐŝŶŐůĞĞŶƟƚLJϴͿϰWŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϬͿϱtĞĂƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĮƌĞƐĂƌƌŽǁƐϴͿϲZĞĂůƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůϴͿϳĨƌƵŝƚŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌŝƚƐĐŽůŽƵƌϳͿϭϮEĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƚƌŽŶƐĂŝŶƚŝƐ^ƚĞŽƌŐĞϳͿϭϰKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŝŶϯͿϭϱdŽďĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶƌƵŶĞƐϱͿϭϲdŽƐŚƵƚϱͿϭϳdŽŚŝŶƚϱͿϭϴampŝďƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶǀĞLJƐŝŵƉƵůƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶϲͿϮϭŶŝŵĂůĨĂŵŽƵƐůLJZŽĚƵůů ƐƉƵƉƉĞƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
The Ghost WriterĂŶĂĚĂƉƟŽŶŽĨZŽďĞƌƚĂƌƌŝƐďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ŝƐĂĮůŵŽĨƚŚƌŝůůƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬǁŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ dŚĞƉůŽƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ĐĂƌ ŽŶ Ă ĨĞƌƌLJĂŶĚ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ŽĨŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďůŽǁŶĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ gtŽŶĚŽŶWŝĞƌĐĞ ƌŽƐŶĂŶ ƉůĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžͲƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ĚĂŵ gtĂŶŐͿǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŵŽŝƌƐƌĞͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĐĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJǁĂŶ DĐƌĞŐŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐĚĞĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŵĞŵŽŝƌǁƌŝƚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĮůŵ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĞĂƌLJǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ ƌĂŝŶ ƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚŝƐĨŽƌĞďŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ zĞƚ The Ghost Writer ĚŽĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚĞŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĐĂƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĂŶĚŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞͲŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ZŽŵĂŶ WŽůĂŶƐŬŝŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƚĞŶƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ůŽĐŬĞĚĚŽŽƌƐďĞŝŶŐůĞŌŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐĂƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ǁĂƚĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
Tasha Percy
Ĩ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ ŝƐ ǁŝůĚůLJƉƌŽĨĂŶĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞůƐĨŽƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĞĚŽƉŚŝůĞ ƐǁĞƚĚƌĞĂŵǁŚŝůƐƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ŵŽǀŝĞĞǀĞƌŵĂĚĞŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŝƚŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŵŽƌĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĂŶĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ŵŽǀŝĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨŽƌ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝƐ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐLJĞƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ
ŚůŽĞ DŽƌĞƚnj ŚĂƐ ƌŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂƵĚŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐůLJ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶ ĂƐŝƚͲŝƌů ďƵƚ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ĂŐĞƐƵďƚůLJ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂƐŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŵĂLJ ďĞ ŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶĂƟŶŐ ĚĂŵtĞƐƚďƵƚǁŚĞŶŚĞĮŶĂůůLJŐĞƚƐ
ƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƵƚĂƌŽŽŵĨƵůůŽĨŚŽŽĚƐĂ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂů ŽŶĞ ƐŚŽƚ ƐĞƚͲƉŝĞĐĞͿLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝŶLJŽƵƌŵŽƵƚŚ dŚĞ ƟƚůĞŵĂLJ ďĞKick-AssďƵƚŝƚ ƐƚŚĞŝƚŝƌůĂŶĚŝŐĂĚĚLJƐŚŽǁ
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Duncan Vicat-Brown
The Men Who Stare at Goats ĚĞƉŝĐƚƐ Žď tŝůƚŽŶ ǁĂŶDĐƌĞŐŽƌͿ Ă Daily Telegraph ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐǁŝůů ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƟĐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŌĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ gtLJŶŶĂƐƐŝĚLJ ĞŽƌŐĞůŽŽŶĞLJͿǁŚŽŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh^ƌŵLJ ƐampŝƌƐƚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂƩĂůŝŽŶ tŝůƚŽŶĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƚĂĐƟĐƐ
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJĐŽŵŝĐĂůĂƩĞŵƉƚƐďLJ ƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƌ ĂƐ
ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŝĐĂůŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĮůŵ Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƚĂĐƟĐƐƵƐĞĚ ŝŶǁĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂůŝŬĞ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ɛ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂŌĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞĮůŵ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĞĚLJ ƚƵƌŶƐ ůĂĐŬůƵƐƚƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ůŽŽŶĞLJ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŝƐDĐƌĞŐŽƌ Ɛ ĂůďĞŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌĂ ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶLJŝĞůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐKǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƚƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐŽǀĞƌƐŚĂĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵĞĚLJǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚ
Adam Scales
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dĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ĐƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϳϬƐĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Dead End and CHUD ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJůŽǁͲďƵĚŐĞƚ ϮϬϬϱ ƌŝƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŇŝĐŬ Creep Stag Night ŝƐ ƚŚĞƚĂůĞ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůŽǁͲYLJŽƵƚŚƐǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚŵĂƌĞƐƚƵŵďůĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďdŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ƐƚĂůŬĞĚŝŶ Ă ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶ ďLJ Ă ĐĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĂǀĂŐĞƐ
ǁŚŽƌĞƐĞŵďůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϳϬƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌŽĐŬ ĐĂƐƚͲŽīƐZĂƐƚĂĨĂƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĂůƐEĞĞĚůĞƐƐƚŽƐĂLJ ƚŚĞLJƌĞŚƵŶŐƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŽĨŽƵƌƵƌďĂŶŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌƚĂƐƚĞĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŇĞƐŚ
ZĞĞůŝŶŐ Žī Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůŝĐŚĠƐǀŝĂĂƉŽŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƉůĂLJ ƚŚĞĮůŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĚĞĂƚŚƐĐĞŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ďƵƚŝƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƐƟĐŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂůĨŽƌŵƵůĂ ʹ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƚƐ ƐŚĂŬLJĐĂŵĞƌĂǁŽƌŬ ĨƌĞŶĞƟĐ ĐƵƫŶŐŝŶĐŽŶŐƌƵŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵƐƵĂů ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ĚƵŵď ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ǀĞŶ ďLJ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌŵŽǀŝĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐƵďƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶƐĐĂƌĞƐŵĂŬĞůŝƩůĞƐĞŶƐĞʹŚŽǁǁŽƵůĚ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƐ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶŶŽƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĂnjĞĚƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐďĂŶŐͲŝƚ ƐĂůůŽǀĞƌŝŶϴϰŵŝŶƵƚĞƐWŚĞǁ
George Gilbert
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dlaquoDAumltlaquoEcirc^atildeUgraveatildeEcircatildeYacute^atildebrvbarEregbrvbarlaquoatildeDVD RELEASES
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ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŝĐĞŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ Repo Men ǁŝůůďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞĐƵƚLJŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŽƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ dŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůůLJ ŐŽƌLJ ƐĐŝͲĮƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ
dŚĞĮůŵĚĞƉŝĐƚƐZĞƉŽDĂŶZĞŵLJ ƵĚĞ gtĂǁͿ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌƐĂĐĂƌĚŝĂĐĂƌƌĞƐƚtĂŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŚĞĂƌƚZĞŵLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŽŐŽŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŽůĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌampŽƌĞƐƚtŚŝƚĂŬĞƌͿƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ŶĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƵƌĚĞďƚͲƌŝĚĚĞŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ
ŝƚŝƐƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐĚĞĞƉ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐůŽƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĨƌĞŶĞƟĐƉůŽƚ
tŚŝƚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ gtĂǁ ŐŝǀĞĐŽŶǀŝŶĐŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĂƐůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĮŐŚƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ŶŝĐĞ ŚŽŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Old Boy ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŝƐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚŽŵĂĐŚƚŚĞŐŽƌĞRepo MenŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ ďƵƚ ƐĂĚůLJŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵůůLJ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚƚŚĞŵ
Lindsay Harris
film 1520apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
TRIVIA TIME
What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
ƵŶĐĂŶsŝĐĂƚͲƌŽǁŶ
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
ǁƌŝƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞĂůďƵŵĐŚĂŶŐĞcompared to dĂŬĞKīzŽƵƌŽůŽƵƌƐC ƚǁĂƐĂŵƵĐŚůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐdŚĞĮƌƐƚĂůďƵŵǁĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨǁĞĞŬƐĂŶĚǁĞƐƉĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƐĞǀĞŶĂŶĚĂŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚŝƐŽŶĞM tĞ ũƵƐƚŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞŶƚŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬC ŶĚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŽŝƚĂůůŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂ ůŽƚŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌŝŐŚƚtĞǁĞƌĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐŽƵůĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂůůLJƉƵůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŝƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
ĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƵŵƐƚĂŬĞŝƚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐM ƚ ŝƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚWƵŶŬƚĂƐƟĐďƵƚŶŽƚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƌƵŶƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ŝƚ ƐĂƐŚŽƚĂƚ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĂƚƐŝƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĂŶĚŵŽĂŶĂďŽƵƚƵƐƚ ƐƉĂƚŚĞƟĐƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽƐŝƚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂLJƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĨΎĐŬŝŶŐƐƵĐŬ ƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐC ƚ Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚŬŶŽǁĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚour bandM dŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂĐƚƐƌŝŐŚƚdŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶŐŝǀĞŽƵƌďĂŶĚĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚ ůŝŬĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJŐĂǀĞƵƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƐĂLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞũƵĚŐŝŶŐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌŵƵƐŝĐC dŚĞĨƵŶŶŝĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐďĂŶĚĚŽŶƚĞǀĞŶǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚůŝŬĞŽŚĂďĂŶĚůŝŬĞƐŽĂŶĚƐŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŚĞŶzŽƵDĞƚ^ŝdžĚŽŶƚǁƌŝƚĞĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞŶǁĞ Ɛŝƚ ĨŽƌŚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚǁƌŝƚĞŽƵƌƐƚƵīCdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁĞǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĞŶũŽLJŝƚ
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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48
9
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9
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5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
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26
44
96
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98
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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What is the truth What is real Who can we trust These ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨthe 20th century The Cabinet
of Dr Caligari dŚĞĮůŵǁĂƐmade in Weimar Germany the heart and soul of culture ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚproduced a movement in art that had a profound impact ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƚƐ dŚĞExpressionist movement ŚĂĚ ĂŶ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞworld of the individual thus ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƉŝĐƚ ƚŚĞĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨthe individualrsquos moods and ŝĚĞĂƐ ƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJof the mind rather that the physical reality
ƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂǀĂŶƚͲŐĂƌĚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƌŵĂŶLJ ĂŌĞƌttϭdŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǁĞĂŬĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚƵĞ ƚŽŚŝŐŚ ƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ďLJthe victors of the war) could ŶŽƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚůLJĞdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ŽůůLJǁŽŽĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůŝƐŵĂŶĚŵŝƐĞͲĞŶͲƐĐĞŶĞof Expressionism to create ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ ^ŝĞŐĨƌŝĞĚ ltƌĂĐĂƵĞƌ ƚŚŝƐĮůŵ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
rise of Nazism seen as the ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĐŬsoul of poor Weimar Germany ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ampƌĂŶĐĞƌŝƚĂŝŶ h^Ϳ dŚĞ ĞƌŵĂŶexpressionist movementrsquos features can all be found in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Įůŵ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ
the fact that the story is told by a madman and thus the ĚĂƌŬƐƚLJůĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐƐƚŚĞƉůŽƚƚŚŝĐŬĞŶƐwe start to understand that the ƐůĂŶƚĞĚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽŽŬĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJĚĂƌŬƐŚĂĚŽǁƐĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶof a state of mind a mind deeply disturbed by the ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞplot revolves around the ŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŇĂƐŚďĂĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ Ğ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ Ăseries of mysterious murders ƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŝŶĂƐŵĂůůǀŝůůĂŐĞin Germany Holstenwall and ŚŝƐůĂŶ ƐĂŶĚŚŝƐďĞƚƌŽƚŚĞĚ ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚseem to be carried out by a Dr ĂůŝŐĂƌŝĂŶĚŚŝƐƐŽŵŶĂŵďƵůŝƐƚ
dŚƵƐƚŚĞĮůŵŝƐŐŽƚŚŝĐŝŶŝƚƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĂƚdeals with death betrayal and ĚĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐchoices because not only is the set built to resemble the mind of the insane but also the actors themselves ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŚĞǀĞůůĞĚĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŝƌ ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ Ădream all the elements of the ĮůŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƚŽƚŚĞphysical reality of the narrator where for example the appearance of the characters in Holstenwall is similar to that of the inmates in the asylum or ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂůŝŐĂƌŝŝƐƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĐƚŽƌƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƌĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐdŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚŵĂŶLJĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůĨƌĞĚŝƚĐŚĐŽĐŬĂŶĚdŝŵƵƌƚŽŶĂŶĚit also led to the style of the ampŝůŵ EŽŝƌ ĮůŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϰϬƐIt is most certainly one of ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĮůŵƐ ŝŶĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ
Ira Lorandou
CINEMATIC CLASSICS gt THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (1920)
RATED OR SLATED IRON MAN 2 A STRONG SEQUEL dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Iron Man Įůŵ ĐĂŵĞout of more or less nowhere ŝŶϮϬϬϴ ƚŽǁŝŶŽǀĞƌĮůŵĨĂŶƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐThe Marvel character had a ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚƟŵĞŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞďĞŝŶŐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϲ LJĞĂƌƐbefore Marvel created their ŽǁŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝŽƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮůŵƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚĨĂŶƐwere unsure what to expect ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁĂƐinexperienced and Robert Downey Jr had been cast in the lead role an actor infamous for his troubled personal ůŝĨĞ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶƚĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂďŝŐďƵĚŐĞƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽŶampĂǀƌĞĂƵĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚŚŝƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŚĞtŝůůampĞƌƌĞůůŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐvehicle Elf
Despite these worries the Įůŵ Ɛ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂŶĞŐŽƟƐƟĐĂůďŝůůŝŽŶĂŝƌĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐmanufacturer brilliantly played by Downey Jr who is captured by rebel forces in the Middle East and coerced ŝŶƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƐƵŝƚŽĨŵĞƚĂů ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ άϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ dŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞdžƉůŽƐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽŽŵLJstorylines of other superhero ĮůŵƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƐƵĐŚĂƐThe
Dark Knight and Spiderman
3 ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚwith open arms Hopes are ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŚŝŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞůwhich is released in cinemas at ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƉƌŝů
The plot has remained Ă ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ŐƵĂƌĚĞĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚhowever it has been revealed ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĮůŵĞŶĚĞĚdŽŶLJ ƚĂƌŬŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚhimself to be the armoured super hero and revels in ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐƐ
Śŝŵ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h^ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝƐ ƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĨĞĂƌĨƵů ŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ŚĂŶĚƐ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚthis Iron Man will also have to face a new nemesis in the form of Whiplash played ďLJ KƐĐĂƌ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ DŝĐŬĞLJZŽƵƌŬĞdŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨampdǁŝŶŶĞƌ ^ĐĂƌůĞƩ ŽŚĂŶƐƐŽŶ^Ăŵ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů ĨƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ
success in Moon) and Robert ŽǁŶĞLJ Ɛ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞrelease of Guy Richiersquos new ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ Sherlock Holmes ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐcommercial success
dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞreplacement of Terrence Howard by Don Cheadle in the role of Lieutenant Colonal ĂŵĞƐ ZŚŽĚĞƐ ^ƚĂƌŬƐ ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞform of Warmachine Howard was apparently replaced ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ ƌŽĐŬLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ŵŽŶĞLJKƐĐĂƌͲŶŽŵŝŶĞĞ ŽŶ ŚĞĂĚůĞis a very well respected actor but it is yet to be seen if he can ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚŽǁĂƌĚand Downey Jr discovered in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Įůŵ Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐwith the massive explosions ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĨƵŶŶLJŽŶĞůŝŶĞƌƐĂƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ampĂǀƌĞĂƵ ŚĂƐ ŝŶ Iron
Man 2 created the superhero Įůŵ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŝРŬ ĨĂŶƐĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƚĂƐƚĞŽĨ ƚŚĞbrilliance we can expect from ƚŚĞĮůŵǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƚthe end of this month
Katy Quigley
film16 20apr10issue242
concretefilmueaacuk
ͻDesperate Housewives star ǀĂ gtŽŶŐŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬĞƌ ŚĂƐ ůĞŌƚŚĞ ďŝnjĂƌƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨtŝƐƚĞƌŝĂgtĂŶĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŽĮůŵĂnew horror movie scheduled ƚŽƐƚĂƌƚŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞĮůŵTenement has apparently used The Exorcist Amityville
Horror and Rosemaryrsquos Baby ĂƐŝƚƐŵĂŝŶŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ
ͻĂŶŶĞƐ ampŝůŵ ampĞƐƟǀĂů ŚĂƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝŶĞͲƵƉ ĨŽƌthis yearrsquos award ceremony hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞďƵƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚŵŽǀŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZŝĚůĞLJ^ĐŽƩ ƐRobin HoodďƵƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽŶŽīĞƌǁŝůůĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮůŵŐŽĞƌƐ ĨŶŽƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĮůŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ
ͻƚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ŚĞĂƌƩŚƌŽď ĂĐĨƌŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĂĚĂLJŽīĨƌŽŵŚŝƐ ƵƐƵĂů ĐůŝĐŚĠĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶũŽĐŬƌŽůĞƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĂŶĞǁ^ǁĞĚŝƐŚĮůŵƌĞŵĂŬĞŽĨdrama Snabba Cash He will be ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĂƚĂdžŝͲĚƌŝǀĞƌͲĐŽŵĞͲĐŽĐĂŝŶĞͲĚĞĂůĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐďůƵĞͲĞLJĞĚͲďŽLJƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞ
ͻsŝŶ ŝĞƐĞů Ă ŶĂŵĞǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬin his too comfortable role of
Riddick in what must be one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďƐƵƌĚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨthe year Dead Man Stalking dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŝĞƐĞů ƚĂĐŬůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ ĂŶĚwild character Many will want to believe it will be the last ƟŵĞ
ͻůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌ ĂŵŝĞampŽdždž ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵWelcome to the Jungle The ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŝůůƵƐŝǀĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚŝƐ ĨĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ampŽdždž ǁŝůůƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ĚƌŽƉ Ă ĐŚĞĞŬLJ ƐŽŶŐŽƌ ƚǁŽ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵŝdž ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚmeasure
ͻdŚĞ ƚƌĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂŬŝŶŐmusicals seems to have no ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŌĞƌ ďƵƚĐŚĞƌŝŶŐFame it seems that Hollywood wants another stab at ŵƵƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ĮůŵFootloose However it seems
that they have hit a number of ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽĮŶĚĂŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐŵĂŶƚǁŝĐĞas both dropped out Can they ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŚŝŶƚ
ͻdĂůŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ Footloose ltĞǀŝŶĂĐŽŶŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŽĂŶ ĂƐ ŽĨ LJĞƚ ƵŶƟƚůĞĚ ĐŽŵĞĚLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ^ƚĞǀĞ ĂƌĞůů ĂĐŽŶwill play Carellrsquos wifersquos lover ŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƵůŝĂŶŶĞDŽŽƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐ ĂƌĞůůƚŽ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƐŽƌƚ ŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨ ůŝĨĞĐŽĂĐŚZLJĂŶ ŽƐůŝŶŐ tŝůů ĂƌĞůůĂĐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂůůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶŽŶĞĮůŵ
ͻŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ltĂƚŚƌLJŶ ŝŐĞůŽǁďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ KƐĐĂƌŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂůĐĂĚĞŵLJǁĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĮůŵThe Hurt Locker last month While this is an achievement in ŝƚƐĞůĨ ĂƐŽŶůLJϳйŽĨƚŚĞϭϯϰϬϬmembers of the Directors ƵŝůĚ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶoverdue Only four women ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŐĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝƌĞĐƟŶŐKƐĐĂƌ dŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ ĂŚƵŐĞďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƌĨĞŵĂůĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŐůŽďĂůůLJ
Rebecca Harrington
music 1720apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
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Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
ŌĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚĂŐĞĂƚŽǁŶůŽĂĚampĞƐƟǀĂů ŝŶϮϬϬϵƚŚĞ gtZĚŽĞƐŶƚƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĞĞŵ ůĂƌŐĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵĨŽƌƚŚŝƐampůŽƌŝĚĂͲďĂƐĞĚŵĞƚĂůƋƵĂƌƚĞƚĂŵƉůŝĮĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚͲĐŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐǁŚŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĨƌĞŶnjLJ ampŝƌƐƚ ƵƉ ĂƌĞ hŶĞĂƌƚŚͲŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ZŝƐĞƚŽ ZĞŵĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌŚLJƚŚŵ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ ŝĐŬŝŶƐŽŶ ĂƐ ĨƌŽŶƚͲŵĂŶtŚŝůƐƚŚŝƐƐĐƌĞĂŵƐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁůƐĂƌĞĮƫŶŐŚŝƐĐůĞĂŶƐŝŶŐŝŶŐƐĞĞŵƐŽƵƚŽĨƉůĂĐĞdŚŝƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĚŽĞƐŶƚĚĞƚƌĂĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĂŐƌĞĂƚLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚEĞdžƚĂƌĞtŚŝƚĞĐŚĂƉĞůͲĂŶĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƚĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌŽǀĞƌďůŽǁŶďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ Ͳ ďƵƚǁŚŽŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ gtZ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƉĂůŵŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŵĂŝƌĂĂůƐŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝǀĞůLJĐƌŽǁĚ
EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
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concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
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A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
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Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
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ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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CROSSWORD
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87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
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EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
music 1720apr10issue242
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gt CHUCK RAGANWhen hardcore hero Chuck Ragan took a trip to our waters in support of Frank Turner The Eventrsquos Steph McKenna sat down
for a chat with him about the challenges of going solo and taking his music back to its folk roots
You are currently on the road with Frank Turner How is it going
so far
Itrsquos been great Wersquore only about three shows into it now but
wersquove just been having a blast Irsquove played with Frank before on
the Revival tour that my wife and I organised and we really loved
ŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚŚŝƚŝƚŽīǁŝƚŚŚŝŵampƌĂŶŬ ƐŐŽƚĂŐƌĞĂƚĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚŝƐtour - just a lot of good people involved - and itrsquos a pleasure and an
honour to be here
In June you return to the UK with your band Hot Water Music
ŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽůŬƚŽŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƐŽƵŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵIs it a lot to get your head around when you take to the stage
The mind set sort of changes when yoursquore there Once I stand up
with those boys and we get around each other it all falls back into
place I feel really lucky for that It is tough on the body and the
voice but I enjoy it and Irsquom really blessed to have the opportunity
to experience both sides to play stripped down folk songs and
then to just let it rip
tŚLJ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽďĞ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƉƵŶŬŽƌŚĂƌĚĐŽƌĞƌŽŽƚƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĨŽůŬŵƵƐŝĐdŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ DƵƐŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ ƐŽ ŝƚ Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ampŽƌŵĞ ǁŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞƐŽŵƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƌĞĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚtŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƚĂŶĚƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĨŽůŬƐĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞis your voice and your guitar it can be a very very humbling
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂǁŚŽůĞůŽƚƚŽŚŝĚĞďĞŚŝŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƉůĂLJŝŶŐguitar because of my grandfather and so a lot of it brings me back
ƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĮƌƐƚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƉƐĐĂŶƐƉĞĂŬĨŽƌĂůŽƚŽĨŐŽŽĚfriends that are doing it like that too
ůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝƐĚƌĂǁŶƚŽŝƚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞďƵƚŝƚ
will come and go The folks that are doing this wholeheartedly will
keep on truckinrsquo whilst others will migrate on to something else
Thatrsquos how we all live as music lovers Life deciphers what is true
or false what we love and what we donrsquot
zŽƵƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐŝƐůŝŬĞĂďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƟŶĐƚͲǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌƐŽůŽƐŽƵŶĚĐŽŵĞƐŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƚŽLJŽƵthen
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚtĂƚĞƌDƵƐŝĐǁĞĂůůǁƌŽƚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJin our own ways then wersquod come together tear the songs apart
and put them back together again For me it feels natural and itrsquos
ƐŝŵƉůĞŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ɛŝƚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽŝŶŐƐŽůŽŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐďƵƚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵĚŽŶƚhave the support group behind you to say ldquohey thatrsquos a really bad
ideardquo So I have a lot of good friends that I bring to the sessions
ǁŚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞŵĞdŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨŽƌƐƵƌĞ
Gold CountryǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŽƵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂůŽŶĞŽǁǁĂƐthat process
ƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚďƵƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĂŵŽƌĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶdŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŵƵƐĞĚto would involve running into the studio and working around the
ĐůŽĐŬƵŶƟů ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂĚĂLJ ƚŽĂŵŽŶƚŚĂŶĚĂhalf or so With Gold Country it was really nice to have the support
when I said I wanted to produce it myself and they said ldquoyeah
ƚĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƟŵĞƌŝŶŐƵƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ ƐĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝƚƵƉĂŶĚůĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚďĞĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĮŶŝƐŚĞĚǀĞƌLJƟŵĞǁĞwent into the studio I truly wanted to be there and I donrsquot ever
want to do it any other way
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂ ůŽƚƚŽďĞƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ
into the studio and not even being sure what will happen just
ůĞƫŶŐ ŝƚĂůůŇLJ dŚĞBristle Ridge ƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƵƐƟŶgtƵĐĂƐͿǁĂƐrecorded in six days and none of us had met everyone yet When
ǁĞ ůĞŌ ŝƚǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ tŽǁǁŚĂƚ ũƵƐƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝĚǁĞ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽƚŚĂƚƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƐŝƚĐĂŶŐŽďŽƚŚǁĂLJƐ
ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂůďƵŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƚŽLJŽƵŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐůŝǀĞdŚĂƚ ƐĂƚŽƵŐŚŽŶĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬƐŽƵƚŝŶŵLJŵŝŶĚŝƐĂůŝƩůĞůŽǀĞƐŽŶŐĐĂůůĞĚZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ ƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJƚŚĂƚone - especially on the road My wifersquos not with me on this run and
normally she is buthellip last year we got a new puppy and shersquos at
ŚŽŵĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ^ŚĞĚŽĞƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞZĞǀŝǀĂůƚŽƵƌ ũƵƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĂůŽƚŽĨƐƚƵīĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƚ ƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂůůLJƚŽƵŐŚďƵƚƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞbeast unfortunately I really look forward to playing that song on
this tour
tŚĂƚĞůƐĞŚĂǀĞLJŽƵŐŽƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌϮϬϭϬWersquore bringing the Revival tour to Australia in April which Irsquod also
love to bring to the UK and Europe possibly next year You will love
ŝƚZŝŐŚƚŶŽǁŵǁƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚƌŝĂŶampĂůůŽŶdŚĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚŶƚŚĞŵͿtĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJĮƌĞĚƵƉůŽǀĞƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐůŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJof it The plan is to record at the same place where I made Gold Country and produce it ourselves Wersquove got some other great
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽŽWersquore really looking forward to it but Irsquom anxious
FRANK TURNER UEA LCR MONDAY MARCH 22ND
Every now and then the LCR gets quite full Socmart Day-
Glo rave the end of term bash But none of those even
come close to how densely packed it was on March 22nd
Now consider the fact that this gig was originally meant
to take place at The Waterfront and you get some idea of
quite how much Frank Turnerrsquos star has risen over the last
12 months
With a voice somewhere between a chainsaw and
ĂŶ ĞŶƌĂŐĞĚ ďĞĂƌ ŚƵĐŬ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtZthroughout his set successfully channelling the spirit of
ƌƵĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐƚĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐĞŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨWillie Nelson Though unfamiliar with most of the material
the majority of the crowd ended the set as new Chuck fans
Any long term Frank Turner fan will tell you that his live
show is integral to his appeal The man lives to gig and has
ďĞĞŶŽŶƚŽƵƌƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŌĞƌĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŽŶůLJƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶEŽƌǁŝĐŚŽŶĐĞůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƐƚŶŐůŝĂŶŚĂƚĞŵĂŝůͿŚĞƌŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƐĞƚƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůůƚŚƌĞĞƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵƐas well as some more obscure tracks the crowd watched
ŚŝƐƌĞŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨdŚĞWŽƐƚĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ^ůĞĞƉƐůŽŶĞTonight in awed silence
Every track gained a new energy and some most
ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ůĞĂĚĞŶ ƐĂďĞů ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŐŝŐ ƐŽŶůLJƌĞĂůŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƉŽŝŶƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƚǁŽĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƐƚƐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƟůĞsong request if yoursquore reading this you know who you are
Everyone thinks yoursquore idiots so please donrsquot come back
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gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
ŚĞĂƌĚLJŽƵƉůĂLJĞĚϭϮϲƐŚŽǁƐŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌCƚŚŝŶŬŝƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĞǀĞŶďĞĞŶĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞtĞƌĞŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϬϬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ ŽƌƐŽ
tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
ƚŚĂƚhltďĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ CzĞĂŚĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJM ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐonboard too because it seems to me that a lot of the music ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐŽŶůLJĐĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďĂŶĚƐtŚLJĚŽƌŝƟƐŚmagazines not care about their own bands They need to cater ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞ
Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
ĂŐŽŽĚLJĞĂƌ ŽƌǁŚŽǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚůŽŽŬŽƵƚĨŽƌM ŵ ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ zŽƵŶŐ ƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůů
ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
ďĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬMzĞĂŚǁĞůŽǀĞŝƚgtŝŬĞdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞEĞǁampŽƵŶĚůŽƌLJ ZyĂŶĚŝƚƐC ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝǀĞ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐdŚĞ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞŽŶƌĞƉĞĂƚĂƌůLJ^ƚĂƌƟŶŐgtŝŶĞĂŶĚDŝĚƚŽǁŶĂŶĚampŝŶĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůůƐŽŐŽŽĚ
It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
ŵŽŵĞŶƚͲĚŽLJŽƵŐƵLJƐŵŝŶĚďĞŝŶŐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƉŽƉƉƵŶŬCƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJƉŝŐĞŽŶŚŽůĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ampĂůů KƵƚ ŽLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶƚŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŝƚŐĂǀĞƵƐƉƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŬŝĚƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐto- MͲƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƵƐƚŽC zĞĂŚďƵƚŶŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽŽƵƌŽǁŶ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞĂƉŽƉƉƵŶŬďĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƌĞĂƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƌŽĐŬďĂŶĚM ĂŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŵŵLJ ĂƚtŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐŬ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌďŝŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĚƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌŽĐŬƉŽƉďĂŶĚƐƐŚƌŝƐƐĂLJƐƚŚŝŶŬǁĞŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚŽŶĨƌŽŵƉŽƉƉƵŶŬa bit and we are just trying to be us as a band and enjoy what ǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ zŽƵǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ Ɛ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽůŝŬĞǁŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ^ŽŝĨƉĞŽƉůĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐǁĞĂƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƚ ƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďŽŶƵƐ
Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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EĞdžƚdƌŝǀŝƵŵ ͲĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĞĂƌͲƚŚƌĂƐŚŝŶŐƐĞƚĞĂĐŚƐŽŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŽƟĐƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽůŽƐ ĨƌŽŵĞĂĨLJ ĂŶĚĞĂƵůŝĞƵƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĂǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚdƌŝǀŝƵŵĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƚŽƚŚĂƚůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚƌƵŵŵĞƌ dƌĂǀŝƐ ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŶŽƚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂďĞĂƚŽŶƐŽŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐgtŝŬĞgtŝŐŚƚƚŽampůŝĞƐĂŶĚƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ĂŶĚdŽƌŶƐƵŶĚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƚƵĚŝŽĂůďƵŵAscendancy
dƌŝǀŝƵŵĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƵƐĞƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐŚͲƉŝƚƚŽĐĂƚĐŚĂŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚďƌĞĂƚŚďƵƚŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŽŶŐƐĨƌŽŵShogunĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ^ĞƉƵůƚƵƌĂĐŽǀĞƌ^ůĂǀĞEĞǁtŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚAscendancyŚĂƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚƐƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĂƩĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂůůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐůĞũƵŵƉĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚ ďƵƚ ũƵƐƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ ĨĂƐƚ ďLJ ĞĂĨLJ ǁŚŽĐŽŵŵĂŶĚƐďŽƚŚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞůŝĞƐŚŝƐLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞ
ůŽƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂƉƚƵƌŽƵƐůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƵŶƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂĚ ŽĨ dƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ WƵůů ĂƌĚĞƌ KŶ dŚĞ ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ KĨ zŽƵƌDĂƌƚLJƌ dƌŝǀŝƵŵƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƉƌĂŝƐĞŝƐǁĞůůĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚƚĨĂĐĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĐůŝĐŚĠĚǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƚĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƉŝŬLJŐƵŝƚĂƌƐƐǁŝƌůŝŶŐŚĞĂĚďĂŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂũĂǁĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƚͲĨĞƐƚ ďƵƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƚŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĨĂŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞŶĂͲǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĐĂŶůŽƐĞƐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĐĂŶďĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŚŽǁŝƚƌĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ
Laura Riggs
dŚĞŶŝŐŚƚďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƚĐŚLJ ƵƉďĞĂƚƐŽŶŐƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďĂŶĚDĂĚĂŵĞƐĞƚDŽŶƐŝĞƵƌƐǁŝŶŶŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝĞƉŽƉĂŶĚƌŽĐŬƚŚĞďĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŚĞƚŽŶĞĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐdŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌŽŽŵǁĂƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞŵƉƚLJ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐďĂŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌƌĞĚƌĂǁƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJƵŶƐŝŐŶĞĚĂĐƚƐƌĞĂůůLJĂƌĞƚŚĞLJĐŚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚĂƌĞĞůŽĨůŝǀĞůLJ ƋƵŝƌŬLJƐŽŶŐƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂďůLJĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŽŶŐǁƌŝƚĞƌŵŵĂWŽůůŽĐŬďĞŐĂŶŚĞƌŽǁŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƐƵĂůůLJ ĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƐƚĂŐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĞůŐĂĚŽƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƉůĂLJĞĚ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĚĞďƵƚ Watch The FireworksͿ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ The Law Of Large NumbersͿ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ǀŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ^ŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ ĂĨĞǁƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŚĞĂǀLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐďƵƚĂƐ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐďĞĐĂŵĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵů dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŽƵƐĞKŶ dŚĞ ŝůů ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ
ůŝŐŚƚƐĚŝŵŵĞĚĂƐƐŚĞĚĞůǀĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞďĂůůĂĚŚĞƌǀŽŝĐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽůĚƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚĐŚƵƌĐŚƌŽŽŵ
tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĂǁĂLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ LJĞƚ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Ƶƚ ĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂůƐŽshows ingenuity and restraint on the more
ƉƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞƐŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŶŝŐŚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞto imitate
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐLJŶƚŚǁŽƌŬŽĨampƌĂŶŬĞůŐĂĚŽǁŚŽƌĞĂůůLJŐŽĞƐĨĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨthe record and adding a new dynamic to the
ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂƐŚĚŽĞƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐ^ĂďďĂƚŚͲĞƐƋƵĞĐŚƵŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂƌLJǀŽĐĂůƐ
dŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚampĞƌŐŝĞ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂƐƐŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƉƵůůŽīĂŶdžůZŽƐĞimpression unsurpassed anywhere else on the
ĂůďƵŵ LJ dŚĞ ^ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽ ĞĂƌůLJ ϳϬƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ŵĞƚĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĚƌĞǁ^ƚŽĐŬĚĂůĞ ĨƌŽŵ tŽůĨŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐŚ ƐĨƵƌŝŽƵƐƐŚƌĞĚĚŝŶŐhŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ĚĂŵ gtĞǀŝŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĂƌŽŽŶ ϱŵĂŬĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐǁŚŝŶLJǀŽĐĂůƐ ůĞĂǀĞĂďŝƩĞƌ ƚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐŽŶŐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶĂƌĚƵŽƵƐƚĂƐŬdŚĞĮŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐŐLJWŽƉƌŽůůŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůLJƌŝĐĂůĐůŝĐŚĠƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŽŶŐĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞƚĞĞƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞLJŽƵƌƟƚƐ ůůƐĂLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĮƚƐ ŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚďLJƚŚĞĐŚŽƌƵƐWĞĞŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŐŐLJ LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂƚ
Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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dŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĂƌƚƐĂƚϱϯϬƉŵŽŶdƵĞƐĚĂLJϮϳϰϭϬͲŽǀĞƌĂǁĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵ ƐŽĸĐŝĂůƌĞůĞĂƐĞͲǁŚĞŶǁĞƐŚĂůůĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƵƉŽŶKKE ƐŵďĂƌĨŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐampĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŽīĞƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚǁŽĐŽĐŬƚĂŝůƐĨŽƌάϲĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽƩůĞĨƌĞĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵďƵLJƚǁŽŐůĂƐƐĞƐŽĨǁŝŶĞƉůƵƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŵŝŶŐůĞǁŝƚŚĂůůLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ
dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞĂƚϲϯϬƉŵĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞĚLJůĞŐĞŶĚŽŚŶƵƐĂĐŬHigh Fidelity Grosse
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
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13 9
8
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397
3 8
742
competitions24 20apr10issue242
concretecompetitionsueaacuk
ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
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COME AND FIND US
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music18 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
gt YOU ME AT SIXIn the midst of their biggest headline tour to date Oliver Brooks met with Max Helyer and Chris Miller of You Me At Six to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂƌĞŶĂƚŽƵƌƐŽŶůŝŶĞĐƌŝƟĐƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŝƚ ƐůŝŬĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƉŽƉƉƵŶŬŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
You guys are coming to the end of what must have been an
amazing sell out tour Tonightrsquos date sold out in a couple of days
and people are queuing outside already
ChriszĞƉƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁƚŽƐĞůůŽƵƚMax dŚŝƐĂŶĚEŽƫŶŐŚĂŵŝƚ ƐĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ
Have there been any stand out dates any night that has been
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƐƉĞĐŝĂůCǀĞƌLJƐŚŽǁŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐMdŚŝƐŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌĨŽƌƵƐC KƵƌďĞƐƚŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƚŽƵƌM ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁƐǁĞŚĂǀĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐĂďĂŶĚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽīĂŌĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƌŶƚŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ
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tŽƌůĚĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶC Yeah for sureMdŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŽƵƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŶŝĐĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJǁĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐŽĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶŽǁĂƐǁĞůů ƐŽǁĞƌĞƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƐŚŽǁƐĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĞĐĂŶƉƵƚŽŶŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƉůĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞhltƐŽŵƵĐŚ
ƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďĂŶĚƚŽƉůĂLJthe Astoria which you sold out before it shut down Then
you set yourself the target of playing Brixton Academy and
tomorrow you play a sold out show there too Must be a special
ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶyou have made as a band
MƌŝdžƚŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŽŶĞĨŽƌƵƐCzĞĂŚŝƚ ƐĂĚƌĞĂŵ
tŚĂƚƐƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌůŝƐƚC tĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƉůĂLJĞĚtĞŵďůĞLJǁŝƚŚWĂƌĂŵŽƌĞͿďƵƚĚŽŶƚƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞŶĂ ďĂŶĚ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞĂƌĞŶĂƐM Ĩ ŝƚĞǀĞƌŐĞƚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬǁĞĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĂƌĞŶĂƐĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŵĞŶƚC ĚƐĂLJĂŵŵĞƌƐŵŝƚŚƉŽůůŽŝƐŵLJŶĞdžƚƚĂƌŐĞƚMdŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŶƵĞƐŝŶgtŽŶĚŽŶǁĞŚĂǀĞŶƚƉůĂLJĞĚ
dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƵƐŝĐƐĐĞŶĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚI understand you are quite good friends with Bring Me The
Horizon and The Blackout who like yourselves are doing really
well and are similarly signed to Epitaph in America Do you feel
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Are there any up and coming UK bands that you think will have
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ampŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŶĂůďƵŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌCdŚĞtĞƌĞdŚĞKĐĞĂŶǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽŽM ĞĂĨĂǀĂŶĂ ĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ ƚŽŽdŚĞLJƌĞŵLJďŽLJƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ
Irsquove heard that you are all big fans of the Drive Through Records
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It seems to me that there is a big pop punk resurgence at the
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Hold me down has been out a couple of months now and itrsquos
been really well received obviously reaching 5 on the UK
album chart It seems that your sound has really matured on
this album the band has really found their own sound Did the
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ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌĚŽŐ W ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ampĂĐƚͲƚĂƐƟĐ ǁŚŝĐŚportrays the bandrsquos feelings about certain people who are
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KŶĐĞ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ ZĂďďŝƚ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŚĂƚŝƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƐdŚĞŶĞǁƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞĞƌƵƉƟŶŐ ^ŬŝƉdŚĞzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŽƌLJƐƚŽŵƉŽĨ gtŝǀŝŶŐ Ŷ ŽůŽƵƌ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽůŝƐŚďƵƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ĨĞůƚĂ ůŝƩůĞĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽMidnight Organ FightĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞdŚĞDŽĚĞƌŶgtĞƉĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJŚŽŶĞƐƚltĞĞƉzŽƵƌƐĞůĨtĂƌŵ ǁŚŽƐĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐdŚĞǁĂƌŵƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉĞƌŵĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁǁŚŝůĞƌĂŶƚƉŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐǁŝƚŚƌĞůŝƐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂĚďƵƌLJŐŽƌŝůůĂ^ĐŽƩ ƐĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚLJĞůƉƐƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞdŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶWŽŬĞŵĂĚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂůŽŶĞďLJ^ĐŽƩƌŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ gtĞƚ Ɛ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩĂŝŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ampƌŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚZĂďďŝƚ ĚŽŶƚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŝŶƟŵĂĐLJƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
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tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
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ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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ŽƵůĚLJŽƵƐŚĞĚƐŽŵĞůŝŐŚƚŽŶLJŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐǁŚĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ĂŐĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĞĂƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ůĂďĞů^ƚƌĂŶŐĞampĂŵŽƵƐtŝƚŚWŝƉĂŶĚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌĨĞǁĐŽŵŵŽŶŵƵƐŝĐĂůareas of interest is that brand of hip-hop so obviously that was one of the points we could ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚtŚĞŶǁĞǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶDswe used to go to the odd gig together and see ŶƟͲWŽƉŽŶƐŽƌƟƵŵĂŶĚEĞǁampůĞƐŚampŽƌKůĚƐŽit was just a clucking treat to get involved When Thou Shalt (Always Kill) went up Sage posted a ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞDLJ^ƉĂĐĞŝƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚĂƚLJƉŝĐĂůLJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŽŽů ďĞĂƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŶa year later to be able to go to Sage and say tŚĞŶǁĞŐĞƚĂĚĞĂůŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂĚŽLJŽƵǁĂŶŶĂŐŝǀĞƵƐĂŚĂŶĚtŝƚŚŚŝŵŶŽƚŽŶůLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƵƐĂhand but having to go through a lot of trials and ƚƌŝďƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĚŽŝƚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞŝƚƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞŚĞĚŝĚtĞǀĞĂůƐŽŐŽƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽŶƚŽƵƌǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ŽůĂŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞstates was eye-opening for us so we wanted to ďƌŝŶŐŚŝŵƌŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚƵƐ
gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
ǀĞŐŽƚůŝŬĞϮϬďĞĂƚƐƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽǁĂŵŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƵƐĞĂůůƚŚŝƐŵŽŶWŝƉǁƌŝƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ^ŽŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJůůŐĞƚŚŝŵƚŽƐƚĂƌƚǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚǁĞůůŐĞƚƐŽŵĞŶĞǁƐƚƵīŽƵƚ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉƵƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŐŝŐǁŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞtŚŽǁŽƵůĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŐƵĞƐƐ ĚƉƌŽďĂďůLJŚĂǀĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬŝŶƟŵĞĂŶĚƉůĂLJWƌĞƐƚŽŶtĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϴϬƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶƵƌƟƐ ĚŝĞĚ Ͳ ƐŽ ƉůĂLJǁŝƚŚ ŽLJŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ dŚĞǀĞŶƵĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƟŵĞͲƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƐŽ ĮƌƐƚ ŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŽLJ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŽLJ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶ ƵƌƟƐǁŽƵůĚĚŝĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƵƐĂůůŝŶĂĐŽƌĚƵƌŽLJũƵŵƉĞƌ It would last nine days because it would be every ĂĐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ampĂĐƚŽƌLJ ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƉƉLJDŽŶĚĂLJƐĂŶĚůŽĂĚƐŽĨĚƌƵŐƐ
The Eventrsquos ĂŬĞtŝĞĐnjŽƌĞŬĐĂƚĐŚĞƐƵƉǁŝƚŚgtŽŶĚŽŶůLJƌŝĐŝƐƚƐĂŶgtĞ^ĂĐĂŶĚ^ĐƌŽŽďŝƵƐWŝƉ to discuss the duorsquos latest long-player Logic of ChanceƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐLJƚŽƵƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚƌĞƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽŶĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚůŝŶĞƵƉ
gt SINGLES ROUNDUP dŚĞŵŽŶƚŚŽĨDĂLJƐĞĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŽůĚĨĂĐĞƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŵĂŬĞĂǁĞůĐŽŵĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŝŶŐůĞƐĂŶĚ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ampŽĂůƐ WĂƵůtĞůůĞƌ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƌŝůůĂnj
dŚŝƐ KƌŝĞŶƚ is the second taster that KdžĨŽƌĚƋƵŝŶƚĞƚampŽĂůƐŚĂǀĞŐŝǀĞŶƵƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵTotal Life Forever tŚŝůƐƚ ƌĞƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨƐƚĂďďŝŶŐĚƌƵŵƌŽůůƐĂŶĚƉůĂLJĨƵůŐƵŝƚĂƌƉůƵĐŬƐƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝŶŐůĞůĂĐŬƚŚĞĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶĂŶĚcatch that featured on the debut ŶƟĚŽƚĞƐdŚƵƐĨĂƌ dŚŝƐKƌŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŚĂƌĂƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŝƐƚŽďĞĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŵĞůůŽǁĂŶĚŵĞůĂŶĐŚŽůŝĐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ^ƵƉĞƌĨĂƐƚ ĞůůLJĮƐŚ ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ WůĂƐƟĐ ĞĂĐŚĂůďƵŵďLJŽƌŝůůĂnjǁŝůů ŐĞƚ ŝƚƐ ŽĸĐŝĂů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞďŝnjĂƌƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƋƵĂŝŶƚĐŽŵĞŝŶ ĞƋƵĂů ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
provides the surreal chorus EĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ WĂƵůtĞůůĞƌ ƚĂŬĞ ŚŝƐ
ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚĂŐĞŶĞƌŝĐŵŝŶĚͲŶƵŵďŝŶŐbass line the songrsquos only saving grace is the ĐĂůŵŝŶŐǀŽĐĂůƐŽĨĨƌŽŶƚŵĂŶDĂdžŝĂnjnj
WĂƵůŽŽŬ
Francersquos record goal scorer was the man to ǁĂƚĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƌƐĞŶĂů ƚĞĂŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ dŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƐ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶ ƵŶďĞĂƚĞŶ ůĞĂŐƵĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯͲϰ Ğ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϳ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĞĞ ŽĨ άϭϲϭŵŝůůŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ ŽƚƐƉƵƌ ƉĂŝĚŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŚĂƌůƚŽŶ ƚŚůĞƟĐ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ĞŶƚŌĞƌĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƐƚĂƌƚ ŝŶ^ƉĂŝŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ŵŽĚĞƌŶͲĚĂLJĨŽŽƚďĂůůĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ^ĂŵƵĞůƚŽŽĂŶĚgtŝŽŶĞůDĞƐƐŝ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ LJŝĞůĚĞĚ ϭϬϬ ŐŽĂůƐƚŚĞϯϮLJĞĂƌŽůĚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĨŽƵŶĚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶĐĞƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚĞŝƐŽŌĞŶĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚĂƐĂƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞĂŶĚǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ŝŶ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬĂŶŝĞůůǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĐůĄƐŝĐŽĂŐĂŝŶƐƚZĞĂůDĂĚƌŝĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŝŶampƌĂŶĐĞ ƐϮϬϭϬtŽƌůĚƵƉƐƋƵĂĚ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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17gtANDREW COLE (BLACKBURN ROVERS)
ĂƚĂ^WE^ŽĐĐĞƌŶĞƚ
Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
KƵƚƐŝĚĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌhƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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Chris Ogden
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Laura Riggs
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tŝƚŚ ŽƐŚ WLJŬĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŶĞ ƐŚŝŌĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶgtĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐŽŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĨƵůů ĂůďƵŵMemories and DustŚĞƐŽŽŶŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐǁĂLJŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞƚŽƚŚĞŐĞŶƚůĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŽĨŚŝƐŵƵƐŝĐƚĮƌƐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŵĞĚũƵƐƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞŵĂŶĂŶĚŚŝƐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ĂĐŬŽŚŶƐŽŶͲƚLJƉĞ ďƵƚ ŽƐŚ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĚŝƐƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ gtŝŬĞŵŵĂ WŽůůŽĐŬ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶͿ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ǀŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞůLJƌŝĐƐǁĞƌĞĂůŵŽƐƚƉŽĞƟĐdŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƐƉůĂLJĞĚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐĮƌĞďŽƚŚŶĂƵƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJ ŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐʹKƵƌŽƵƐĞƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŬĞzŽƵĂƉƉLJ ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞLJĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞŶĚĞĚŽŶĂƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶŽƚĞǁŝƚŚsŝďƌĂƟŽŶƐŶŝƌ ĂƐŽŶŐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨŵĞŵŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƐĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĂŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ
Imogen Knowelden
JOSH PYKE amp EMMA POLLOCK gt ARTS CENTRE gtTHURS 18TH MARCH
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
dŚĞ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐŬŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĞŌŵĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŇƵŝĚĐŚŽƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀLJ ƉŝĂŶŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞDĂƌůŝŶŐŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJ ƌƵŶŽƵƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĂƐŝŶŐŚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŽŶĂĐLJŶŝĐ ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůů ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůLJƌŝĐƐ ŵĞůŽĚLJ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŶĞŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĨƵƌLJŽĨƐƚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŽŬĞƐŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶDĂĚĞďLJDĂŝĚŝƐƚŽŽƚĂŵĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĐŬůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐ ůƉŚĂ^ŚĂůůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƵŶĚĨĂŵĞŽŶthe 2008 EŝŐŚƚdĞƌƌŽƌ EP
^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂůŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ǀĞŝŶ ƚŽtŚŝƚĞ WŽŶLJ and is some
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŐƵŝƚĂƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǀŝƌƵůĞŶƚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĐĂů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ KŶ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ DEEdZgt Carpenter manages to push some
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ĞŌŽŶĞƐƐŽƵŶĚdŚŝƐŝƐĂƐŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĂƐĞŌŽŶĞƐŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵĚďĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĨŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞLJǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJyears now
Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
ĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŽŝĐĞƐŽŶ ůĂƐŚ that it stops
and starts without any real feel of cohesion
ĚŵŝƩĞĚůLJ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŇŽǁǁĞůů ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƌĞĂůŐĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞŽƉĞŶĞƌ ŚŽƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĂŶ ƐƚďƵƌLJ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ďĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŐƌŽǁůƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚďLJĂƌŝīƐƚŽůĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ^ǁĞĞƚŚŝůĚKDŝŶĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƚŚĞ KnjnjLJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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ŽƵůĚLJŽƵƐŚĞĚƐŽŵĞůŝŐŚƚŽŶLJŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐǁŚĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ĂŐĞampƌĂŶĐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĞĂƐŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ůĂďĞů^ƚƌĂŶŐĞampĂŵŽƵƐtŝƚŚWŝƉĂŶĚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌĨĞǁĐŽŵŵŽŶŵƵƐŝĐĂůareas of interest is that brand of hip-hop so obviously that was one of the points we could ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚtŚĞŶǁĞǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶDswe used to go to the odd gig together and see ŶƟͲWŽƉŽŶƐŽƌƟƵŵĂŶĚEĞǁampůĞƐŚampŽƌKůĚƐŽit was just a clucking treat to get involved When Thou Shalt (Always Kill) went up Sage posted a ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞDLJ^ƉĂĐĞŝƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚĂƚLJƉŝĐĂůLJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŽŽů ďĞĂƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŶa year later to be able to go to Sage and say tŚĞŶǁĞŐĞƚĂĚĞĂůŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂĚŽLJŽƵǁĂŶŶĂŐŝǀĞƵƐĂŚĂŶĚtŝƚŚŚŝŵŶŽƚŽŶůLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƵƐĂhand but having to go through a lot of trials and ƚƌŝďƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĚŽŝƚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞŝƚƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞŚĞĚŝĚtĞǀĞĂůƐŽŐŽƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐŽŶƚŽƵƌǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ŽůĂŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞstates was eye-opening for us so we wanted to ďƌŝŶŐŚŝŵƌŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚƵƐ
gtŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŝŶ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌĂǁŚŝůĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌtĞůů ǁĞůů ũƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞǁŚĂƚǁĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉǁŝƚŚ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵīǁĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞ LJŽƵknow here and there and itrsquos just what inspires ƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚĨWŝƉŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂůŽĂĚŽĨƐƚƵīŵĂůƌĞĂĚLJƌĞĂĚLJǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŽĨďĞĂƚƐItrsquos a really weird thing to be honest because ǁŚĞŶǁĞǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐLogic of ChanceWŝƉǁĂƐǁĂLJ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŚĞ Ě ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚŚĂĚŽŶůLJĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽŶĞtŚĂƚtends to happen is that he writes everything and ƚŚĞŶ ƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŚŝƐ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŐŽŝŶŐ KŚ ŐŽĚIrsquove got all these things to writerdquo Then Irsquoll write ǁĂLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂůďƵŵƐŽƵƚ
ǀĞŐŽƚůŝŬĞϮϬďĞĂƚƐƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽǁĂŵŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƵƐĞĂůůƚŚŝƐŵŽŶWŝƉǁƌŝƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ^ŽŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJůůŐĞƚŚŝŵƚŽƐƚĂƌƚǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚǁĞůůŐĞƚƐŽŵĞŶĞǁƐƚƵīŽƵƚ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉƵƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŐŝŐǁŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚŝƚďĞtŚŽǁŽƵůĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŐƵĞƐƐ ĚƉƌŽďĂďůLJŚĂǀĞƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬŝŶƟŵĞĂŶĚƉůĂLJWƌĞƐƚŽŶtĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϴϬƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶƵƌƟƐ ĚŝĞĚ Ͳ ƐŽ ƉůĂLJǁŝƚŚ ŽLJŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ dŚĞǀĞŶƵĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƟŵĞͲƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƐŽ ĮƌƐƚ ŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŽLJ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶŚĞĂĚůŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŽLJ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶ ƵƌƟƐǁŽƵůĚĚŝĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƵƐĂůůŝŶĂĐŽƌĚƵƌŽLJũƵŵƉĞƌ It would last nine days because it would be every ĂĐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ampĂĐƚŽƌLJ ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƉƉLJDŽŶĚĂLJƐĂŶĚůŽĂĚƐŽĨĚƌƵŐƐ
The Eventrsquos ĂŬĞtŝĞĐnjŽƌĞŬĐĂƚĐŚĞƐƵƉǁŝƚŚgtŽŶĚŽŶůLJƌŝĐŝƐƚƐĂŶgtĞ^ĂĐĂŶĚ^ĐƌŽŽďŝƵƐWŝƉ to discuss the duorsquos latest long-player Logic of ChanceƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐLJƚŽƵƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚƌĞƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽŶĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚůŝŶĞƵƉ
gt SINGLES ROUNDUP dŚĞŵŽŶƚŚŽĨDĂLJƐĞĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŽůĚĨĂĐĞƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŵĂŬĞĂǁĞůĐŽŵĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŝŶŐůĞƐĂŶĚ ĂůďƵŵƐ ĐŚĂƌƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ampŽĂůƐ WĂƵůtĞůůĞƌ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƌŝůůĂnj
dŚŝƐ KƌŝĞŶƚ is the second taster that KdžĨŽƌĚƋƵŝŶƚĞƚampŽĂůƐŚĂǀĞŐŝǀĞŶƵƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵTotal Life Forever tŚŝůƐƚ ƌĞƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨƐƚĂďďŝŶŐĚƌƵŵƌŽůůƐĂŶĚƉůĂLJĨƵůŐƵŝƚĂƌƉůƵĐŬƐƚŚĞůLJƌŝĐƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝŶŐůĞůĂĐŬƚŚĞĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶĂŶĚcatch that featured on the debut ŶƟĚŽƚĞƐdŚƵƐĨĂƌ dŚŝƐKƌŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƌƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŚĂƌĂƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂůďƵŵŝƐƚŽďĞĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŵĞůůŽǁĂŶĚŵĞůĂŶĐŚŽůŝĐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ^ƵƉĞƌĨĂƐƚ ĞůůLJĮƐŚ ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ WůĂƐƟĐ ĞĂĐŚĂůďƵŵďLJŽƌŝůůĂnjǁŝůů ŐĞƚ ŝƚƐ ŽĸĐŝĂů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞŶĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚdŚĞďŝnjĂƌƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƋƵĂŝŶƚĐŽŵĞŝŶ ĞƋƵĂů ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
Ă ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŝĚͲϴϬƐ ĂĚ ĨŽƌ ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶƐŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĂďůĞ ƌĞĂƚ ^ƚĂƌƚƐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚƐ dŚĞƚƌĂĐŬƐƚĂůĞŽĨĂƚĂƐƚLJƋƵŝĐŬĮdžŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŽůĚďLJĞgtĂ^ŽƵůǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝƉͲŚŽƉǀĞƌƐĞƐǁŚŝůƐƚ^ƵƉĞƌampƵƌƌLJŶŝŵĂůƐƌƵīZŚLJƐ
provides the surreal chorus EĞdžƚŵŽŶƚŚ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ WĂƵůtĞůůĞƌ ƚĂŬĞ ŚŝƐ
ƐŽůŽ ĂůďƵŵ ƚĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞrelease of tĂŬĞhƉdŚĞEĂƟŽŶdŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝŶŐůĞƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŝƐ EŽ DŽƌĞ dĞĂƌƐrsquo Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞLJĞƚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂůůĂĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƐƚĂůŐŝĐŵŝdžŽĨƉŝĂŶŽŐƵŝƚĂƌĂŶĚďĂƐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƌŬ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵtĞůůĞƌƐďĂĐŬͲĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĞdžͲĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƌƵĐĞampŽdžƚŽŶŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚtĞůůĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϮͿĂŶĚĞdžͲ^ƚLJůĞŽƵŶĐŝůŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚŝƐƚDŝĐŬdĂůďŽƚ
ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂů ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ ampĂŝƚŚůĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŝŶŐůĞ EŽƚ ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵĞ ƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ ĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂůďƵŵ The Dance The track unfortunately does not live up to the ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐƐŽƵŶĚgtĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƵƉŚŽƌŝĐĐŚŽƌƵƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĂĐŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚĂŐĞŶĞƌŝĐŵŝŶĚͲŶƵŵďŝŶŐbass line the songrsquos only saving grace is the ĐĂůŵŝŶŐǀŽĐĂůƐŽĨĨƌŽŶƚŵĂŶDĂdžŝĂnjnj
WĂƵůŽŽŬ
Francersquos record goal scorer was the man to ǁĂƚĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƌƐĞŶĂů ƚĞĂŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ dŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƐ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶ ƵŶďĞĂƚĞŶ ůĞĂŐƵĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯͲϰ Ğ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϳ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĞĞ ŽĨ άϭϲϭŵŝůůŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ ŽƚƐƉƵƌ ƉĂŝĚŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŚĂƌůƚŽŶ ƚŚůĞƟĐ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ĞŶƚŌĞƌĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƐƚĂƌƚ ŝŶ^ƉĂŝŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ŵŽĚĞƌŶͲĚĂLJĨŽŽƚďĂůůĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ^ĂŵƵĞůƚŽŽĂŶĚgtŝŽŶĞůDĞƐƐŝ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ LJŝĞůĚĞĚ ϭϬϬ ŐŽĂůƐƚŚĞϯϮLJĞĂƌŽůĚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĨŽƵŶĚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶĐĞƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚĞŝƐŽŌĞŶĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚĂƐĂƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞĂŶĚǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ŝŶ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬĂŶŝĞůůǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĐůĄƐŝĐŽĂŐĂŝŶƐƚZĞĂůDĂĚƌŝĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŝŶampƌĂŶĐĞ ƐϮϬϭϬtŽƌůĚƵƉƐƋƵĂĚ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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17gtANDREW COLE (BLACKBURN ROVERS)
ĂƚĂ^WE^ŽĐĐĞƌŶĞƚ
Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
KƵƚƐŝĚĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌhƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
competitions24 20apr10issue242
concretecompetitionsueaacuk
ACROSSϭƵŐĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂƚƚŽƉŽĨĂďĞĂŶƐƚĂůŬϱͿϱƚĂůŝĂŶǁŽƌĚĚĞŶŽƟŶŐďƌŝƐŬĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůŵƵƐŝĐĂůƚĞŵƉŽŽƌĂůŐĞůĂŶĂŐͿϳͿϴampĂƐƚůŽŶŐŶĞĐŬĞĚďŝƌĚƉĞƚŽĨŽŚŶŶLJĂƐŚϳͿϵŶĨŽƌŵĂůŶĂŵĞĨŽƌŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌϱͿϭϬĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶŝƚϳͿϭϭdŽĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶŽďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶϱͿϭϮůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞϱͿϭϯŶƚĞŶƐĞŵŽƵƌŶĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƌƐŽƌƌŽǁϯͿϭϱdŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĂŐĂŝŶϭϬͿϭϵdŽƚĂŬĞƌĞǀĞŶŐĞϲͿϮϬŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐLJŵďŽůƵϲͿϮϮZƵĚĞŶĞƐƐϭϭͿ
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
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SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
music20 20apr10issue242
concretemusicueaacuk
There will be a new Bright Eyes album one last
one this year But this is a split-LP And only half
of it is new material And only half of that is new
Bright Eyes material So why then has the buzz
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂůƚƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽ ďƵnjnjLJWell because Conor Oberst is a big deal and
while other music by other bands can be good -
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŐƌĞĂƚͲŝƚ ƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐͲŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐƐŽƌŝŐŚƚLJĞƐ
ŽŶŽƌ ƐŶĞǁƐƚƵī ŝƐŐůĂŶĚͲŐƌĂďďŝŶŐůLJƌŝŐŚƚEyes ndash more Bright Eyes than Bright Eyes has
been since 2002lsquos gtŝŌĞĚ ĂƉƉLJĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĮƐƚͲƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƉƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ͳ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐŚŽŵĞltŶŽǁzŽƵŝƐĂĨĂƌŵŽƌĞŝŶƟŵĂƚĞĂīĂŝƌ ŽŶŽƌŚĂƐŶƚ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĚ ƐŽ ƚŽƌŶͲĨƌŽŵͲƚŚĞͲĚŝĂƌLJƐŝŶĐĞampĞǀĞƌƐΘDŝƌƌŽƌƐƚ ƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐKĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƚƵī ůĂĐŬ ŽŵĞĚLJ ƉůĂLJƐ ůŝŬĞ Ăswan-song to the primal heart-in-his-throat
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŽŶŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůϮϬϬϱ Ɛ ŵtŝĚĞǁĂŬĞ ƚ ƐDŽƌŶŝŶŐ The
ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞͲƌƵŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͲĐĞŶƚƌŝĐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽĨŚŝƐƉŽƐƚͲgtŝŌĞĚ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŵŽƌĞĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĨƵůůLJͲŇĞĚŐĞĚsongs
EĞǀĂ ŝŶŽǀĂ ƉĂůĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ ďLJĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶdŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞLJƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚĞĮŶĂďůĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJthat Conor has always possessed ndash the one that
ůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝƐĞǀĞƌLJƐLJůůĂďůĞKĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐgtŽǀĞreally stands out as a solid barroom lament
While there are moments of excellence
ǁŽǀĞŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĨĞĞůƐ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ dŚĞϮϬϭϬƚƌĂĐŬƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďůĞWǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĚƌĞĚŐŝŶŐƵƉ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐďĞƐƚůĞŌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƌŽƐĞͲƟŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌǁŽƌůĚͲǁĞĂƌLJ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐĞůǀĞƐ ^Ɵůů ĂƐ ŽŶŽƌ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ŐƵĞƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ ƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌĂůĂƵŐŚͲĂĐŽŵĞĚLJƐŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďůĂĐŬ
Tom McInnes
gt ALBUMS
A lot has happened for 20-year-old Laura Marling
since the release of her debut LP ůĂƐĂŶŶŽƚ^ǁŝŵ Since establishing her whimsical ballads
ĮƌŵůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ gtŽŶĚŽŶ ĨŽůŬ ƐĐĞŶĞshe has played sold-out shows for thousands
ŐƌĂƟĮĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƚŚZĂĚŝŽKŶĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚreportedly made a surprise appearance in a
ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJĐĂĨĞĂƚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŝƚ Ăůů ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽŽ ƐŽŽŶ
^ƉĞĂŬ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶ Ͳ ϮϬϭϬ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐĞŶĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌĨŽƵƌ ŝŶƚŚĞhltĐŚĂƌƚͲƚĂŬĞƐthe girlish themes of ůĂƐ and warps them into
the thoughts of a woman As the listener follows
Marling into maturity we experience the anger
ĂŶĚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ůŽǀĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŶŐ EĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐƚƐŚĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĞĨ ŽĨǁŝĚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ĨĞůƚ ďLJĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚŇĞĞƟŶŐĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽǀŽŝĐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝƚLJwith the world that is surely beyond her years
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^ĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĂůďƵŵ ŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐltĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚDĂƌůŝŶŐ ƐƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌ ĨĂƌ ƚŽŽ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌteenage years and may not be ready for such
musical responsibility yet
Helen Thomas
DEFTONES
DIAMOND EYES 8510SLASH SLASH 710
The sparse psychedelic atmospheres that
ǁĞǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚ ĨƌŽŵĞŌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĞŌŽŶĞƐ ĚŽŶƚ ĚŽmuch re-treading old ground with ŝĂŵŽŶĚLJĞƐ ƚƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽƉŝŶͲƉŽŝŶƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞďĂŶĚŝƐƐŽƟŐŚƚͲĂůůƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞŽĨĚƌƵŵŵĞƌďĞƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵͲ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝƐ ůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐrecord
DŽƌĞŶŽƐ ǀŽĐĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĞƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ dŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJon the record is excellent from the unreal
centre-piece scream on ZŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌůĚůLJǁĂLJŚĞŵŽƵůĚƐŚŝƐǀŽŝĐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚthe music on ĞĂƵƚLJ^ĐŚŽŽů and ^ĞdžƚĂƉĞ
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Jake Wieczorek
^ůĂƐŚ ƐĮƌƐƚƐŽůŽĂůďƵŵŝƐĂŵŝdžĞĚďĂŐampĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵKnjnjLJKƐďŽƵƌŶĞĂŶĚŐŐLJWŽƉƚŽĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞĂŶĚampĞƌŐŝĞƚŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨnarrow-mindedness The main issue is that there
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and starts without any real feel of cohesion
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Although Slash has demonstrated once again
that he is one of the most accomplished modern
ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚƐ ůĂƉƐĞƐ ŽĨ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĂŵgtĞǀŝŶĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌŽīƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽŽŶĞƐŝŶŐĞƌ
Jack Loughran
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gt DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP
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^ŽŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐWŝƉzĞĂŚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚŚŝŵgtĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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ĂǀŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐƚŽů ZŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƵĚĚĞƌƐĮĞůĚ dŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƉůLJŝŶŐŚŝƐƚƌĂĚĞĨŽƌŝŶgtĞĂŐƵĞϭdžĞƚĞƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚƵƚĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨWĂƵůdŝƐĚĂůĞŌĞƌůĞĂǀŝŶŐ^ƵŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚŚĞũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĐůƵďŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƐĂ ďŽLJ ƌŝƐƚŽů ŝƚLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ zĞŽǀŝů dŽǁŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐůƵď ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ĂƐĂŶ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϳ LJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ŽŌĞŶ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdžĞƚĞƌ ƐŵŝĚĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
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BY HARRY LOW
7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
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ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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ZŽďĞƌƚWŝƌĞƐ Arsenal 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
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41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
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5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
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With an extensive UK tour coming up in support of new album Logic of ChanceǁĞƐƟůůƐĞĞ^ĂĐlsquonrsquo Pip staying true to their roots However ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŶĞǁĞƌ ďĞĂƚƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚĂƚǁĂƐLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂůďƵŵgt^ To be honest because wersquod been touring lsquoAnglesrsquo since Thou Shalt (Always Kill) which happened back in 2006hellipso wersquove been touring for about four years and I guess you just start ŐĞƫŶŐƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐʹĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞŝƚ ŐŽĞƐ Žī ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚ ŐŽwildrdquo to quote the clicheacute you get addicted to it ^Ž ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůďƵŵĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽďĞƐƵďƚůĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚWŝƉ ƐĚŽŝŶŐďƵƚĂůƐŽƐƟůů ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ Ɛ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ĐƌĂĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŽĨůĂƵŐŚƐͿ
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One thing about your music is that itrsquos very ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ůŝŬĞ ĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů DWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽelements compliment each other well Was this ĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŽŶŐͲǁƌŝƟŶŐĨŽƌLogic of ChanceWell we donrsquot really sit down like this there is ĂďŝƚŽĨďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƐĞďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽďĞŚŽŶĞƐƚWŝƉŬŝŶĚŽĨƉŝĐŬƐ ƚŚĞďĞĂƚƐŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŚĞŐĞƚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨƌŽŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ďĞĂƚƐǁŝůů ƐƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Śŝŵ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
ĂŵĞƐĞĂƫĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĂŵƉƚŽŶ 14
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
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ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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ampŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶŝŵƉƌŽŵƉƚƵŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐŽŐĞƚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞdžĂŵƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂŶϴϬ ƐƚŚĞŵĞƐŽďƌĞĂŬŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂŝƌƐƉƌĂLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƉĂĚƐ
ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚŚŝƐĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŶŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŶũƵƐƚƐĞĂƌĐŚampĂĐĞŬĨŽƌKEZd^KgtĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĞǀĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨKKEĂŶĚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞϯƉŵŽŶϮϳϰϭϬĂĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐŽŶůLJǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶWůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϮϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚKKEďLJϱϯϬƉŵŽŶϮϳƚŚƉƌŝůǁŝůůŐĂŝŶĂĚŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚLJŽƵƌĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞŬĞǀĞŶƚƉĂŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚtĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽƐĞĞŝŶŐLJŽƵĂůůdŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŽǀĞƌϭϴ ƐŽŶůLJ ŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐzŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU MEDIUM
87
41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
EASY
9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
5
26
44
96
83
8 6 36
98
71
HARD
5
9
52
64
27
45
89
6
13 9
8
9
5
397
3 8
742
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EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
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EĂŵĞ ͲŵĂŝů
SEE GOGOL BORDELLO AND MEET THE BAND
ODEON HOT TUB TIME MACHINE FREE SCREENING BONANZA
COME AND FIND US
ǁǁǁŚŽƩƵďƟŵĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĐŽƵŬ
Francersquos record goal scorer was the man to ǁĂƚĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƌƐĞŶĂů ƚĞĂŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ dŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƐ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶ ƵŶďĞĂƚĞŶ ůĞĂŐƵĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯͲϰ Ğ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϳ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĞĞ ŽĨ άϭϲϭŵŝůůŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ ŽƚƐƉƵƌ ƉĂŝĚŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŚĂƌůƚŽŶ ƚŚůĞƟĐ ƐƚƌŝŬĞƌ ĂƌƌĞŶ ĞŶƚŌĞƌĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƐƚĂƌƚ ŝŶ^ƉĂŝŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ŵŽĚĞƌŶͲĚĂLJĨŽŽƚďĂůůĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ^ĂŵƵĞůƚŽŽĂŶĚgtŝŽŶĞůDĞƐƐŝ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ LJŝĞůĚĞĚ ϭϬϬ ŐŽĂůƐƚŚĞϯϮLJĞĂƌŽůĚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĨŽƵŶĚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶĐĞƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚĞŝƐŽŌĞŶĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚĂƐĂƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞĂŶĚǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ŝŶ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬĂŶŝĞůůǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĐůĄƐŝĐŽĂŐĂŝŶƐƚZĞĂůDĂĚƌŝĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŝŶampƌĂŶĐĞ ƐϮϬϭϬtŽƌůĚƵƉƐƋƵĂĚ
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7gtJUAN PABLO AacuteNGEL (ASTON VILLA)
5gtMIKAEL FORSSELL (BIRMINGHAM)
16gtLES FERDINAND (LEICESTER CITY)
AND IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARCUS STEWART (SUNDERLAND - 14 GOALS)
1gtTHIERRY HENRY (ARSENAL)
19gtJASON EUELL (CHARLTON ATHLETIC)
dŚŝĞƌƌLJĞŶƌLJ Arsenal 30
ůĂŶ^ŚĞĂƌĞƌ EĞǁĐĂƐƚůĞh 22
ZƵƵĚǀĂŶEŝƐƚĞůƌŽŽLJ
DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
gtŽƵŝƐ^ĂŚĂ DĂŶhŶŝƚĞĚ 20
DŝŬĂĞůampŽƌƐƐĞůů ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ 17
EŝĐŽůĂƐŶĞůŬĂ DĂŶŝƚLJ 17
DŝĐŚĂĞůKǁĞŶ gtŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů 16
ƵĂŶWĂďůŽAacutengel ƐƚŽŶsŝůůĂ 16
LJĞŐďĞŶŝzĂŬƵďƵ WŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚ 16
ZŽďďŝĞltĞĂŶĞ dŽƩĞŶŚĂŵ 14
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17gtANDREW COLE (BLACKBURN ROVERS)
ĂƚĂ^WE^ŽĐĐĞƌŶĞƚ
Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
KƵƚƐŝĚĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌhƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
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SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
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WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
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73
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dŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨ hŶŝŽŶ ŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶƉŽƐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵthe top of the stairs Come and see ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŽƌƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
EĞǁzŽƌŬLJƉƐLJ ƉƵŶŬƐŽŐŽů ŽƌĚĞůůŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ gtZŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϬϱϭϬďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĂůďƵŵdƌĂŶƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƵƐƐůĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶ ϮϲϰϭϬ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝŽŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŵĞĞƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂŶĚ
ampŽƌĂĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŝŶŶŝŶŐũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐǁŽƌĚŽƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĐƌĞƚĞKĸĐĞďLJampƌŝĚĂLJϮϵϰϭϬ
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Familiar to the eyes of all UEA students POW is the Mustard Loungersquos club night that has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŵĞĚŝƚƐǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞgtZ ƐŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJto bring musical enthuse to our otherwise empty ampƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ^ĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶLJstudentrsquos worries about coursework seminars and early morning lectures POW brings the ďĞƐƚƐ ƚŽĮůů ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵelectro to pop rock dance and trance
ĂǀŝŶŐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ gtZ ĐůƵď ŶŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƚƚĞƌŵƚŚĞĐůƵďŶŝŐŚƚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĞdžĂŵƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞϭϴϬϬĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJgtZĂƐZĂĚŝŽϭƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĞŵĞĚƌŽŽŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŐĂƌĚĞŶƌĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƵƐǀĞŶƵĞ
Luring you in with the lsquostandardrsquo sweets ƚƌĞĂƚƐŐůŽǁƐƟĐŬƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐWKtŝƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŽƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJ gtZ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐŵŝdž ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝdžĞƐ
ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĞ Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚwouldnrsquot be out of place on a Monday night at WŽEĂEĂ Ɛ WKt Ɛ ŶĚŽĨ dĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂbrings you lsquoEd Banginrsquo electro Indie Cindies Pop Bitches Fashionista Disco Dancers Mods ŽīƚŚĞŝƌZŽĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐůŝŶĞ^ŬĂŶŬĞƌƐƚŽŵĞĞƚthe standards of all opposing music tastes
Room One the LCR will play host to Radio ϭƐ ĂLJŵŽĂŶĚŶĚLJĞŽƌŐĞŚĂŝůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵŶEĞǁƐtĞdƌƵƐƚZĂĚŝŽϭƐŚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲin slot for Annie Mac As Zane Lowersquos second-hand men at his DJ Hero Tour freshersrsquo week ĞǀĞŶƚĂLJŵŽĂŶĚĞŽƌŐĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽhďĞĨŽƌĞĂďƵƐLJƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝnjĂdates bringing us electro disco house techno and indie mash-ups for POWrsquos April date at the LCR
dŽǁĂƌŵƵƉEŽƌǁŝĐŚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐWĂƌƚLJŽLJƐƵdžƚĂƉŽƐĞƌ ďϮď ampĂnjŚĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚUEA students from their appearances at the ĂƌĚĞŶ ZĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵď EĞŽ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽĚĚĐƵƌǀĞďĂůůǁŝƚŚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞďůĞŶĚof house electro and techno Alongside these ĚĞĐŬ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ Producer and newby to the POW family Louis gtĂZŽĐŚĞ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚϭϵĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚLJŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŌ WƵŶŬͲĞƐƋƵĞampƌĞŶĐŚƚŽƵĐŚĚŝƐĐŽ
KƵƚƐŝĚĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌhƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĂŬ^ŽĐŵĞŵďĞƌƐZĂŶĚampĂƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝŶLJů ĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ĂŶĚ ĚƌƵŵ Θ ďĂƐƐ ƐĞƚtŚĞƌĞĂƐ WKt ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂďůĞ ƚǁŽ ƟŵĞhlt D ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƌ ŽŶ ZĂĚŝŽ ϭyƚƌĂ ŝƐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŵĞƚŽĚƵďƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂƌĚĞŶZĂǀĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚhis own celebrated DMC-style scratching and juggling
WĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬout for at the club night will be Boaboa a long-ƟŵĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WKt Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂďƐĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞEŽƌǁŝĐŚƐĐĞŶĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŵŽǀĞĚaway from the area Apart from spinning House and funky beats for the Dark Party Boaboa is ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ WKt ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚdesign Certainly a talented guy hersquos been described as a lsquogod behind the desksrsquo and is ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƐŽŶϮϵƚŚApril for UEArsquos much needed mass chill out and ƌĂǀĞ
dŝĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌWKt ƐŶĚŽĨdĞƌŵdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ άϲ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞh ŽdžKĸĐĞfrom Soundclash Records on St Benedictrsquos ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ WKt dŝĐŬĞƚ ZĞƉƐ Žƌ ĨŽƌ άϴ ŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ dŚĞ ďŽdž ŽĸĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŽŶϬϭϲϬϯϱϬϴϬϱϬĂŶĚWKtƌĞŵŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ
Helen Thomas
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VENUEgtTHE SIGHTS amp SOUNDS OF THE CITYTUESDAY 20THΎDƵƌĂůƐΘDŽĚĞƌŶŝƐŵŝŶŶĚŝĂďLJƌĂŶŝĞůZLJĐƌŽŌхForumхϲƉŵΎgtĂŽLJŽnjĂхUEA School of MusicхϳϯϬхάϰΎ^ŬLJůŝŐŚƚƵŶƟůϮϰƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϬΎŚĞǁgtŝƉƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎŽĐŬƐǀƐĞĞŬƐхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 21STΎƐŚхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŵĞĚLJ^ƚŽƌĞхForumхϴƉŵхάϭϬϱϬΎ^ŚLJŚŝůĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎΎΎΎΎZΎΎdхBirdcageхϴƉŵхάϭ
THURSDAY 22NDΎampƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŵхWFхϳϯϬхάϮϬΎƌĞĂďĂĐŚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎZŽďƵīхBirdcageхϴƉŵ
FRIDAY 23RDΎDƵƐŝĐΛϭхAssembly HouseхϭƉŵхάϰΎŶƚŚĞampůĞƐŚхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϮΎĂůĂĐůĂǀĂltŝĚΘĂĚхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϰΎĂƐLJsŝďĞƐхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎgtŝƚ^ŽĐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂůůх^ƚŝůĞƐŽƵƐĞHotelхϴϯϬхάϭϱΎ^ŝůĞŶƚŝƐĐŽхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬ
SATURDAY 24THΎEŽ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐͲƵƌůĞƐƋƵĞΘĂďĂƌĞƚ
хPuppet TheatreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎgtĂƵŐŚKƵƚgtŽƵĚхZŽƐĞdĂǀĞƌŶхϳϯϬΎdŚĞƵŬĞΘdŚĞltŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎtĞƐƚĞƌŶEŝŐŚƚхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎdŚĞKƚŚĞƌKŶĞΘĂƌŵŽŶLJKů^ŬŽŽůхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬΎDĞůƚĚŽǁŶΘtƌĂŝƚŚхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
SUNDAY 25THΎĐƟŽŶĂŶĚgtŝǀĞDƵƐŝĐĂŶĚƌƚ^ĂůĞхBirdcageхd
MONDAY 26THΎ^ƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞzĞĂƌхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŚĞampƵƚƵƌĞŚĞĂĚƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵ
хάϭϮϱϬΎĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJхDĂƌƋƵĞĞхϴƉŵхάϳ
TUESDAY 27THΎ^ƵƌƌĞĂůŝƐŵΘĞƐŝŐŶďLJƌltƌnjLJƐnjƚŽĨampŝũĂůŬŽǁƐŬŝхForumхϲƉŵΎdŚĞĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƵŶƟůϮϴƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϳϯϬхάϭϬΎdŝŵĞƐEĞǁsŝŬŝŶŐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϳΎ^ƟĐŚΘŝƚĐŚхŝƌĚĐĂŐĞхϴƉŵΎůĂĐŬΘtŚŝƚĞхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
WEDNESDAY 28THΎůůĞŐƌŝ^ƚƌŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƚхUEA School of MusicхϭƉŵхάϰΎhgtŝƚĞƌĂƌLJampĞƐƟǀĂůхŽĂŶŶĞ
ĂƌƌŝƐхgtdϭхϲϯϬхάϲΎ^ĂůƐĂĞůƟĐĂхArts CentreхϴϯϬхάϵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲĂĚǀ
THURSDAY 29THΎŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ^ŽĐ ƐdŚĞƌĞĂƚĂƚƐďLJĂůůхSainsbury CentreхϳƉŵхάϭϱΎ^ŚŽǁŽĨĂŶĚƐхWFхϳϯϬхάϭϱΎŽŚŶŝƐŚŽƉƵŶƟůϯϬƚŚͿхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϱΎtŝůůLJĂƌƌĞƩ Ɛ^ůĞĞƉŝŶŐŽŐƐхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϵΎZƵŬƐƉŝŶхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎWKtхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϲ
FRIDAY 30THΎhŶŬŶŽǁŶWůĞĂƐƵƌĞƐхLCRхϳϯϬхάϭϯΎ^ƚĞǁĂƌƚgtĞĞхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϰΎEŝĐĞhƉWƚϮхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϴΎdŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎEŽŶͲ^ƚŽƉϵϬƐΘgtŽĂĚĞĚхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
SATURDAY 1ST MAYΎWŽĞƚƌLJΘWƌĂLJĞƌхCathedralхϭϬĂŵхάϯΎWampŽŽŬampĂŝƌхSt Andrewrsquos HallхϭϭĂŵхάϭΎŽĚŝWŝĐŽƵůƚхSt Andrewrsquos HallхϳƉŵхάϱΎdŚĞŽƵŶƚĞƌĨĞŝƚ^ƚŽŶĞƐхPlayhouseхϴƉŵхάϭϴϱϬΎDĂdžZĂƉƚŽƌхArts CentreхϴƉŵхάϲΎŽŽĚDŽƌŶŝŶŐDŝĚŶŝŐŚƚхBirdcageхϴƉŵΎEŽǁϵϬƐǀůƵďZĞƚƌŽхLCRхϭϬƉŵхάϰϱϬΎDĞůƚĚŽǁŶΘ^ŬĂĚhƉхWFхϭϬƉŵхάϯϱϬ
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dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽKKEŽŶĐƌĞƚĞŝƐƚĂŬŝŶŐĂƚƌŝƉƚŽƐĞĞĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌĚͲŽĨͲŵŽƵƚŚĐŽŵĞĚLJƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŽƚdƵďdŝŵĞDĂĐŚŝŶĞĂŶĚĂůůour readers are invited
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41
1
6
3
48
9
8
12
6
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
2
5
8
9
5 9 3
7
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9
9
2
5 8
73
74
21
8
9
1
1
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26
44
96
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8 6 36
98
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5
9
52
64
27
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