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LETTER Welcome to the Summer edition of Mayhem! and what a treat we have in store for you! We’ve packed this fantastic issue with so much summer fun, you won’t know where to start and there’s more than enough to keep even our most avid readers going until our next issue in September! We’re not only covering music – by getting up close and personal with Jessie J – but we’re also acting up a storm with cheeky chappy, Simon Pegg. And for all your entertainment needs, we’ve got all the latest from Glorious Goodwood and the upcoming Portsmouth Kite Festival. Speaking of entertainment, why not try something new this summer? The party season just wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the Notting Hill Carnival for a taste of Rio, without the expensive plane tickets! We’re even touching on food with the very best summer salad ideas and an in depth interview with celebrity connoisseur, Loyd Grossman. And if the British summer gets a bit too much for you then we’ve also covered cinema, with the latest summer blockbusters to help you wile away a lazy summer afternoon. So pitch up your deck chair, pour yourself an ice-cold drink and enter into the world that is Mayhem! Summer! Chin Chin!
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S B M V D B U D F Q 4 Summer Special
08 Getting saucy with… Loyd Grossman
32 What’s that smell?
60 The Notting Hill Carnival
12 Fun Festival make-up
34 National Kissing Day
62 Glorious Goodwood
36 International Kite Festival 64 The Revivial
14 One to one with…Jesse J 18
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24 Spectacular salads 26 Citrus sundowners 28 Burlesque… revealed 30 Square Peggs
66 Movie Mayhem!
46 Summer in the city 50 Do you speak ‘IN-GLISH?’
68 Southsea Fest 2012
52 A chat with…Misha B.
70 5 Party people to avoid
54 Simple summer exercises 73 On the hoof with… Hayley Turner 56 Save at Gunwharf Quays 58 To Wed… or not to Wed
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GETTING SAUCY WITH LOYD!
This years Brighton Food Festival was blessed by the weather, hundreds of people dropped in to taste the delights and sip a few mojitos. Straight off stage and relaxing in the shade with his Panama hat, Loyd Grossman takes a few minutes out to explain how he found himself get ting saucy after a long career in journalism and television presenting. So, what ’s with that voice and how has it affected your career?
I moved from Boston to England in 1974…that’s it! It has been a blessing and a curse though – I remember once going to a hotel and when the receptionist saw the name on my credit card, she wanted to know if it was me. I didn’t want to make a fuss so I said no. She was really sweet and said that was a shame, but that it was my lucky day as the hotel must have thought it was the ‘real me’ because they had upgraded me to a suite! Another time when I was playing with my band a fan came over and asked if I was the same guy from the TV. I said yes and his girlfriend asked me to talk to her, which was a bit weird. I started chatting and she just cut me off half way through a sentence, saying “it’s not him” and walked off! You’re best known as a journalist and television presenter, but here you are making your own brand of sauces? Can you connect the dots?
Well, my first job was as a journalist working for Harpers and Queens, now known as Harpers Bazaar. During that time I was asked to write for all sorts of other people and I eventually found myself at the Sunday Times. While I was writing I frequently got asked to be on the radio and stuff like that. Someone just rang me up one day and said we’re starting a new television company which turned out to become TVAM. I didn’t know anything about television and I didn’t really have any interest in it – but I went in to see them. They were looking for new ideas for programmes and they had quite a nice atmosphere, so I went off
with a couple of friends and invented ‘Through the Key Hole’. As a result of that I got asked to do a lot of other programmes – I wanted to do a food programme in particular and I had heard about ‘MasterChef’. It was all relatively accidental you know, I didn’t have a plan. How did ‘ Through the Keyhole’ shape your career and what do you think about the latest series of Masterchef?
‘Through the Keyhole’ was very, very successful on TVAM, so much so that it went to prime time and, at its peak in the 1980s, it was probably the most watched British Entertainment Show. But, you know, it was only ever meant to be tongue in cheek – I really don’t care about anyone’s wallpaper! I was asked recently if I would do it again if they revived it, but I did it for 20 years and I think that’s enough! As for ‘Masterchef’, I think these days it’s more about professional chefs trying to make a name for themselves, rather than wholesome food, well made. are in Economic History and the History of Art, so how did you get into food?
I was hired at Harpers to write about all sorts of things, so when I was asked if I wanted to write about food, I said yes. It just so happened that our restaurant critic went off and disappeared one day without filing her copy and the Editor said to me, “Oh my dear you know all about food, why don’t you write something”. I’ve always loved food, my parents liked food and we travelled a lot to restaurants and it just went from a hobby to being a job.
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Did you have any food favourites when you were a kid?
Well I grew up on the seaside of New England so everything was very fish orientated, so you know, lobster, fried crabs, all the usual stuff. What’s your favourite style of food nowadays?
Whatever’s put in front of me! The only thing I hate is pompous food, I prefer ‘real’ food, you know? I mean, if anything came out to me on one of those silver platters with the lid, I’d rather leave the restaurant right then! I think Michelin Stars are over rated too, I know lots of Michelin restaurants I wouldn’t go back to and lots of fabulous places without them. What did you learn from your early experiences with Harpers and Queens with regards to food writing?
It was largely self taught in those days, simply because they were very few of us. There were only a couple of other restaurant critics in the country, so there was no one to copy as it were. I always like doing stuff for which I’m not really qualified. I like learning how to do things, which is why I’ve gone back to University. I don’t need another degree, but I like learning stuff. You’re also in a band, can you tell us a bit about that?
Well I’ve always played in bands, since I was 14. Getting to the stage where you have the time to really do it well is terrific! I have to say, playing Glastonbury is thrilling – playing big festivals is fabulous, a really amazing thing to do. I did Rebellion in Vienna a couple of years ago which was great! SUMMER 2012 | MAYHEM!
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GETTING SAUCY WITH LOYD! What music are you listening to at the moment?
I listen to everything because of my kids, so I listen to a lot of what they would call ‘Urban Music’ – whether you define that as Tinchy Stryder or 50 cent – they love urban music. I love Jessie J, but who doesn’t like Jessie J? I also listen to a lot of old stuff. I like blues music, but I haven’t been listening to enough of that lately so I’m just kind of going through my back catalogue. For me it’ll always be Buddy Guy, Buddy Wallace, Chicago Blues – I love Elvis Collins and there is a great, great, great guitarist, I think he’s the greatest undiscovered blues guitarist, called Guitar Shorty, great name – I think he’s about 70, he’s fantastic! He allegedly helped to teach Jimi Hendrix to play guitar, who knows! Guitar Shorty I’d highly recommend! Where did you see yourself now, when you were a youngster… did you have a life plan?
No…in my late teens and very early twenties I was really only interested in music, either playing it or writing about it. I thought at that stage I possibly might end up in a career in music, but you know that changed very quickly. Any regrets?
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If somebody was to follow in your footsteps what would you tell them to watch out for?
I’d tell them don’t do it! I would say follow your own path, but also, if you know what you want to do, don’t let others deter you. It’s very easy to discourage people, it’s much more difficult to encourage people – I kind of I like to do things that encourage people. You’re from boston but have lived here for many years, so where’s home?
This is home because I’ve lived here since 1974. I mean, I love Boston, but home is here, my kids are English, I’ve lived most of my life here and I’m so involved in this country. I love going back to the States to visit but this is home. Your career has taken you to many places far and wide. Have you got any favourite places in the world?
Well it kind of depends. I love India because India is so extraordinary that anyone could spend the rest of their lives there and never make every discovery, but the same thing is true of Venice. Venice is tiny, I’ve been there 40 times probably, but every time I go I discover something I hadn’t seen before. I suppose my two favourite countries to visit are probably Italy and India in terms of the history, the culture, the food, you know, the attitude. To advertise in Mayhem! Magazine call us on: 023 9229 4408
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BACK TO BASICS! You are camping in a field with very few luxuries so don’t spend hours decanting your favourite products into little pots to fit into your bag! Festivals are about getting in touch with nature! Let’s face it – it’s going to be muddy, you’re not going to be able to have a decent wash and you definitely won’t have a huge mirror to do your makeup in front of! Instead, swap your usual regime for a few basics. Tinted moisturiser is ideal – Witch Anti-blemish tinted moisturiser (£5.99 at Boots) is great as it mattifies your skin, so you don’t need powder over the top! Don’t forget a waterproof mascara either – we all know, too well, you can never trust the great British weather!
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ONE TO ONE WITH…
The ‘Price Tag’ singer looks forward to a summer of fun performing at a string of festivals. She also hits back at stories claiming she has been behaving like a diva on ‘ The Voice UK’ and the latest on her new single and the second album.
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ONE TO ONE WITH… SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING SOME BIG FESTIVAL GIGS OVER THE SUMMER, WHAT’S IT LIKE STANDING IN FRONT OF THAT MANY PEOPLE?
YOU ROCKED SOME GREAT LOOKS ON ‘THE VOICE’, IS IT SOMETHING YOU PLANNED EACH WEEK OR DID YOU HAVE A BIG PLAN FOR THE WHOLE SERIES?
You know what, that many people almost becomes less than say four or five hundred because you can’t really focus on them, it’s just a lot of noise. So I kind of just try and do what I do whether it’s ten people or eighty thousand, but it’s always amazing to hear that many people singing your songs. I try and get the audience involved and getting them to sing really loud. To be honest with you this festival season, this run, it’s gonna be bigger and better for me, definitely, yeah.
No not at all, we decided probably two days before or, if anything, on the Saturday. I think it was the third week in I did the ASOS dress, it was something that I’d bought myself and was just like, I really wanna wear this tonight, can we do long hair? I kind of just had fun with it. There’s no point in looking the same every week and it being boring. I was the only girl and I just felt it was my duty to bring a bit of shirazz – is that a word? Tom was usually in a suit or a shirt, Danny was very ‘All Saints’ with the jeans and the waistcoats and then you had Will who obviously wore his own clothing line.
AFTER THE INJURY TO YOUR FOOT LAST YEAR, IS THIS THE SUMMER YOU WERE WAITING FOR?
This is the summer that I was waiting for. I’m booked up every day this summer and I can’t wait. I’m gonna forget about getting a tan and I’m just gonna go in and I’m gonna have fun and I’m gonna enjoy every single festival and every performance that I have this summer. YOU RECENTLY THANKED YOUR FANS FOR THE SUPPORT BECAUSE THERE’S BEEN A LOT WRITTEN ABOUT YOU. HAS THAT COME AS A SHOCK?
No, no, no. When I first signed to ‘The Voice’ I sat and was very real with my family, with my friends, with my management, with everyone and said, ‘They’re gonna go in on me.’ The British press sadly, they like to build artists up and then rip them down – that’s how they work. Me being the only female, someone who’s very honest who wears my heart on my sleeve, it’s kind of the same boring story that you’ve read about myself, Cheryl, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa – every single female artist that’s on a reality kind of show about talent, it’s the same story just regurgitated. You’ve just gotta laugh and not let it get to you.
BACK TO MUSIC, ‘LASERLIGHT’ IS A BIG ANTHEM.
Yeah, it’s the seventh single from my debut album. Can’t believe it’s been seven singles and I’m very honoured to have David Guetta on the track. Music is my everything so it’s really important that I’m still kind of getting the music out there and people are knowing that that’s what I’m about. I always wanted this to be a single and obviously the David Guetta collaboration just made it that extra bit more special. I loved it and I just wanted it to be put out there, it’s something different, it’s about my fans and it was last single of the album. I thought it was nice to round it off with a thank you to them for keeping me here and feeling good and safe. WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING WITH DAVID GUETTA?
Well I was really busy and so was he so I kind of was in the studio and he was on tour. We were kind of back and forth. We’ve never actually been in the same studio at the same time yet. I’ve met him at the EMAs and at various events but not in the studio form.
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IT’S A REAL POWERHOUSE AS WELL.
It’s not easy to sing, it really isn’t. My MD actually, when we did Graham Norton, he came over to me and he goes, ‘Jessie there’s no BV’s on this track’ and I’m like, ‘Yep, I’m aware of that’ and he was like, ‘Do you want us to add some?’ and I was like, ‘Well, there’s not any on the actual song, it’s just me.’ So I did Graham Norton and I sang it for the first time on the show and then I realised how high it was and I was like, ‘Woah’, from the verse to the chorus it’s a big jump. But, you know what, I’m always pushing myself, I don’t ever want to be comfortable otherwise you don’t get better. So I’m happy that people like it, it’s a song that I wrote about my fans. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT ALBUM NUMBER TWO.
Album two. What a scary thing. It’s exciting though. It’s early stages, but who knows what it’s gonna sound like. I just want to sing my butt off. I want people to put it on and go ‘woah’. DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU’RE WORKING WITH YET?
I’ve been in the studio with Dr Luke and Claude Kelly again. I’ve had sessions with Cee Lo Green. I’m very much looking forward to going in with will.i.am and that was organised even before we started ‘The Voice’ believe it or not. He was someone that was on my wish list. So now I know him and we can hang out and have fun. So there’s a few other people up my sleeve – not literally living under my sleeve – but artists that I’d love to just get in the studio with. I think it’s gonna be fun this time. I think it’s gonna be music for the moment. I’m just gonna sing as much as I can on this album, which is what I do best, which is why I really need to make sure I sing, sing, sing, yeah. SO WHAT’S NEXT FOR JESSIE J – WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
I want to sing with Beyonce. That’s one of my dream collaborations. SUMMER 2012 | MAYHEM!
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MUSIC
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CRASHING THE PROMS!
FIRST MOVEMENT The Proms can trace its origins back to 10th August 1895. Musical impresario Robert Newman hit upon the idea of attracting concert hall audiences, who had little to no access to formal classical music recitals, into a higher strand of culture, with a simple goal – he is believed to have said ‘I am going to run nightly concerts and train the public by easy stages. Popular at first, gradually raising the standard until I have created a public for classical and modern music.’
HOW DID HE DO IT? The answer was simple – low ticket prices and a relatively informal atmosphere. Eating, drinking and smoking were all allowed when the first ‘prommers’ (as audience members came to be known) settled in for performances – the move to the Albert Hall was brought about by German bombs in 1941.
HENRY TAKES THE STAGE Classical music. It’s for snobs, or people wanting to appear cultured, right? Not necessarily. For eight weeks each summer (this year, from Friday 13th July to Saturday 8th September) the Proms brings a little sophistication to the season, with the Royal Albert Hall giving over to an enthusiastic celebration of high musical culture.
Conductor Sir Henry Wood was brought on board by Newman to select and oversee works by various composers for performance by orchestra, initially offering a mix of popular and classical music before opting to turn his baton solely to classical by the early 1920s. He is also responsible for the now standard setup of the majority of Proms ensembles.
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Eagle-eyed viewers of BBC Four coverage of the Proms schedule will notice that the first and second violins are placed together to the left of the conductor, while the cellos are to their right, just one of many Wood innovations stumbled upon as he toyed with the possibilities open to him – most of which he seized, exposing audiences to more than 100 British works in ten years (1900–1910) as well as European composers (Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner among them). Indeed, Strauss was so moved by Wood’s performance of his Symphonia Domestica that he wrote “I cannot leave London without an expression of admiration for the splendid Orchestra which Henry Wood’s master hand has created in such a short time.”
MODERN CLASSICAL The first and last nights of the Proms tend to be seen as the main draw – this year’s event starting with a programme of works by English composers, Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius among those getting a look-in. But it’s not all just for the connoisseur, with programmes of classics from stage and screen alongside the serious stuff – Wallace and Gromit (stepping into the breach vacated by the Doctor Who Prom, which had successfully run for two years) and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra among the alternatives on offer this year, should you tire of all the pomp and circumstance.
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So what do the many visitors to our historic city expect to find? A quaint English town, packed full of tea shops, ice cream stalls and the odd drunken sailor? Maybe, but they’d be disappointed. Doesn’t every high street now look the same? Homogenous rows of shops, selling exactly what you can buy in any other town in the country? Brands that are as familiar to us as our own reflections? Which is why a quiet revolution is taking place. Popping up across our country are community-led co-operatives, bringing together local people, encouraging them to spend their money locally, and offering an alternative to nationally-owned brands. But co-operatives aren’t all lentils and knitting your own muesli. They are businesses, owned and run by their members, whether they are customers, employees or residents.
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And any profit made is ploughed straight back into that business, ensuring that money is kept firmly in the local area. With over 5,450 independent co-operatives in the UK, supporting anything from football to fashion, healthcare to housing, wind farms to web design, these social enterprises work in all sectors of the economy. And in Portsmouth we are lucky enough to have a small, but perfectly formed co-operative in the shape of the Southsea Greenhouse. Southsea Greenhouse offers a vegetable box delivery service, supplying locally sourced, fair-trade and sometimes organic produce at competitive prices. Flowers and plants are also on offer, and local crafters can sell and promote their creative output as well.
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Sam says “I feel like I’ve got my championship underway, after the disapointment at my favourite track – Brands Hatch. I was determined for some good solid results from round two and feel pleased I have acheived this at Assen especially as I’d never ridden the circuit before Friday practice! I now want to build on this success and move forward to the next round at Snetterton circuit in just over a weeks time where I am aiming for more podium finishes.” To follow Sam’s progress this season, checkout www.samcoventry.co.uk and www.ducati848challenge.co.uk Sam is currently seeking sponsors for the 2012 season with opportunites for TV coverage with the British Superbike programmes and tickets with hospitality to the race weekends being among some of the benefits.
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Chorizo Salad Grilled garlicky smoked pork chorizo, potatoes and peas.
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Niçoise Fish is in fashion this summer so why not take a look back to the old, but timeless classic salads like the French Nicoise. Chunky Tuna, olives and sliced boiled eggs!
Spinach & Strawberry We all love a good British strawberry! Not just for your standard fruit salad. A sweet and tangy alternative to your salad this summer!
Salmon & Asparagus Chicken & Mushroom A combination of large flat mushrooms and grey oyster mushrooms cooked in Worcestershire sauce. Topped with chargrilled British chicken breast fillets, pea shoots and rocket. Healthy and filling!
Perfect for the summer season. Quick to cook poached salmon is ideal along side crunchy asparagus. Combined with a leafy salad drizzled with a hollandaise dressing.
Somerset Apple & Brie Really simple and you can probably use up the last bits and bobs from the fridge. Celery, pea shoots and salad leaves are topped with gooey brie and succulent apples. Make the dressing by combining apple juice, oil, brown sugar and lemon zest and enjoy.
Fennel, Avocado & Orange Citric infusion of crunchy fennel and juicy orange, contrasted with smooth avocado.
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Possibly the most famous among its kind, the Caesar salad is a favourite among diners. Throw in a touch of chilli and garlic and coat with caesar sauce, there’s nothing quite like it!
Grilled peach…in a salad… yes my green friends! Juicy and sweet peach mixed with cheesy mozzarella, this salad is a delight.
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RUM RUNNER Golden rum, banana liqueur, blackberry liqueur, grenadine and orange juice. Rum and orange? Yes, rum and orange! Sweet bananas and smooth rum make an excellent combination with citric orange.
HARVEY WALLBANGER Orange juice, vodka and a dash of galliano. Legend has it that harvey dunked one of these and faceplanted a wall!
BUCKS FIZZ Half Cava and half orange juice in a flute glass. Simple and sparkling!
SEX ON THE BEACH Vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, chambord and orange juice. A classic holiday cocktail, sweet and sensuous with a kick!
NIGHTMARE Madeira, gin, cherry brandy and a dash of orange juice! Exactly what it says on the tin. A nightmare! Not advised on a school night!
TEQUILA SAPPHIRE SIN SUNRISE Gin Bombay Sapphire, lemon juice, orange juice and ginger syrup. A twist on the classic gin fix with a hint of heat from ginger syrup and a splash of fresh orange, makes this cocktail original and sensational.
Tequila, orange juice and grenadine. A simple combination which creates a sunrise in a glass.
SLOW SCREW Vodka, sloe gin and a splash of orange juice. Who said sloe gin was for Grannys?
MARGE SIMPSON White rum, vodka, a splash of blue curacao, orange juice and pineapple juice. The name comes from Marge’s iconic blue hair. A fruity, colourful alternative cocktail.
WENG WENG Vodka, tequila, scotch, brandy, rum, bourbon, orange juice, pineapple juice and a dash of grenadine. An alternative to Long Island Ice Tea. Every spirit under the sun is thrown into a glass topped with a dash of orange juice and pineapple. 26 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
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WHAT IS BURLESQUE? Burlesque as a dictionary definition… Noun – A parody or comically exaggerated imitation of something, esp. in a literary or dramatic work. Verb – Cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form: “she struck a ridiculous pose that burlesqued her own vanity”. You may not consider the likes of Monty Python burlesque, but it is! Burlesque isn’t all about the glitz, glamour and booty shaking. Hell…it can be silly! It can be ridiculous! Most importantly it can be a great night out for all the family! Ok… Maybe not ALL the family. Just the ones old enough to catch a bit of variety at your local venue.
HOT OR NOT? There are so many arguments both for and against the burlesque revival. Like any performance field there are both good and bad nights. Car crash evenings and those filled with so many laughs that you want to make a mask out of painkillers just so you can feel your face again! Burlesque is very much like stand-up comedy where the platform is there for people to access. However, when done badly it can leave a sour taste in your mouth and tar what is often a colourful and talented community. But just like any area of performance and the arts, it’s filled to the brim with passionate people who love doing what they do. Investing time, love and money into creating something that they can share with an audience looking to have a great night out.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT? There are many different types of performers from varied backgrounds. The forms’ diverse nature stretches as far as Yorkshire-based, axe throwing, sex bomb Anna Fur Laxis, London’s burlesque clown queen Audacity Chutzpah, Brighton’s academic and performance-art based male striptease from British Heart or broadway sized lungs (and chest) of steel from London’s Dolores Delight. So I really must insist that you all do a bit of research, pop down to a burlesque night with an open mind, plenty of room for drinks and get ready to experience a form of entertainment that has been gaining momentum towards a beautiful revival over the past six or so years. Hell… why don’t you pop down to the Kings Theatre in Southsea on July 28th to catch ‘The House of Burlesque’? I’ll be hosting the event, so why not come along and try some Burlesque entertainment on for size? I can promise you a night you won’t forget. Whether you enjoy it or not, you will have seen it for yourself and be able to make your own mind up on the subject that’s on everyone’s lips…. Burlesque!
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LA CALLING!
Why England remains a good fit for actor Simon Pegg, despite the lure of LA‌
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LA CALLING! From self-confessed “geeky Star Trek fan” to Hollywood a-lister, it has been quite a journey for everybody’s favourite outside, Simon Pegg.
Crispian Mills, the film tells the story of Jack, children’s novelist turned crime writer who becomes obsessed with the idea he will be murdered.
Like the characters he has portrayed in many of his roles, Pegg hobnobbing it around Tinseltown has the feel of the out-of-place misfit achieving against all the odds.
“I don’t think it is really what anyone is expecting,” he says with relish. “I loved it though; it was an enormous challenge and it was lovely to do something as different as this; something with a different feel and look, a different vibe. As an actor you want to do as much different stuff as possible, so it was a treat.”
But Pegg’s success on the other side of the Atlantic has been as improbable as it has been well deserved. As writer, director or actor, 42-year-old Pegg has, over the course of nearly two decades, worked his way from nerdy outcast armed with boyish charm to good mate of Tom Cruise; an unlikely turn of events that Pegg is more than comfortable with.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is in cinemas now.
“I don’t buy into all this LA snobbery that some people have, I have found everybody to be fine.”
“I really like it in LA,” he says “I don’t buy into all this LA snobbery that some people have, I have found everybody to be fine. People there are all about working, so it suits me. It is a place that likes to get things done, and that suits me too. It is really proactive. You can easily arrange to meet people you want to work with and set things up, and I like that about it.” Is it not strange becoming part of the LA fraternity, making friends with the likes of Tom Cruise? “He’s a regular kinda guy. The same as most people there, actually. I’ve had no problems. Most people are lovely.” Of course, LA is a long way from his Gloucestershire roots, but that is not to say Pegg has suddenly become ‘big time’. For starters, a lot of his recent work has involved stuff that amounts to childhood fantasies, such as ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The New Adventures of Tintin’. And it must also be remembered that much of Pegg’s best creative juice, from his brilliant sitcom ‘Spaced’ to spoof zombiecomedy box office hit ‘Shaun of the Dead’, has been set in London. Even his latest venture sees Pegg at his home-grown best. Set in the east end of London in Hackney, ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ is something of a departure for him. Written and directed by Kula Shaker frontman
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Pegg was happy that the role of Jack, the neurotic, paranoid lead, allowed him to showcase some different facets of his acting repertoire, while maintaining elements that have made him such a watchable performer. “You never get to show what you can do as an actor until you get given the parts that really stretch you. And this felt like that to me. It felt like it was something that was a little out of the ordinary, but not something that wasn’t in my wheelhouse.” And it is not just his professional life that is changing for Pegg. Having recently departed from his “beloved Crouch End”, the north London suburb that he had famously made his home for nearly a decade, Pegg is settling down. But has he headed off to the bright lights and glamour of Los Angeles? I think you can guess the answer to that... In typical understated Pegg style, he has made the country his new home. “Yeah I’ve moved out to Herefordshire – I went for it!” he laughs. “It was just time to get out of London, to be honest. That may just be looked back on as a fine decision given the pandemonium that is about to arrive with the Olympics,” he chuckles. Was he not tempted for a move to the place that has welcomed him with open arms? “No, I’m not quite ready for that. As much as I like LA, it is always great to come back and work in England. I’ve got a family and I love to spend time with them away from all that. There is no place like home, is there?” SUMMER 2012 | MAYHEM!
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and was widely used to treat conditions including parasites, respiratory problems, poor digestion and low energy. It was also consumed by ancient Roman and Greek soldiers, sailors and the rural classes for treatment of heat exposure and was placed by the ancient Greeks on the piles of stones at crossroads, as a supper for Hecate (The Superstitious Man). There isn’t actually any medical proof but it’s folklore and who are we to argue with that! Hanging garlic, lemon and red chilli at your door or in your shop was also thought by many to ward off potential evil and this is still common practice in India, to this day.
Heat the beef broth with sherry. When the broth reaches boiling point, add garlic and the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste; then simmer for about 30 minutes. Strain out the garlic and reheat. Sprinkle toasted French bread slices generously with Parmesan cheese, then place them in a 425°F (220°C) oven for about 3–4 minutes. Put the hot toast in the bottom of soup dishes; then pour the soup over top. Enjoy!
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SO WHAT MAKES A MOUTH MORE KISSABLE? Body language experts agree that one of the most important assets people have to make themselves more attractive is their smile. But don’t let bad breath spoil the moment. The key to becoming more kissable is a clean, healthy mouth, so brushing and flossing every day is key. Even a regular trip to the hygienist can transform how you feel.
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If asking a friend is out of the question, simply lick the inside of your wrist, wait a few seconds for it to dry and then sniff. A sour or sickly sweet odour means your breath needs attention.
LOOK AFTER YOUR LIPS If you have a tendency towards dry, cracked lips use a good lip salve regularly. Lips can burn too, so outdoors use a lip salve with a high sun screen factor.
CLEAN YOUR TONGUE Bacteria responsible for bad breath can hide in the rough surface of your tongue, where they breed and release volatile sulphur compounds. So clean your tongue thoroughly with a brush or tongue scraper.
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This summer, London hosts the UK’s biggest YouTube gathering, Summer In The City, which this year is on the 17th, 18th and 19th of August. More than 2,500 people are ‘going’ according to the official Facebook event, with almost half as many people on the ‘maybe’ list. Summer In The City has, over its four year history, been a great chance to meet some of the most subscribed and viewed YouTubers. Charlie McDonnell, the first person in the UK to reach 1 million subscribers and one of the site’s most talented young filmmakers, has been to past gatherings. He’s so popular he often draws a crowd of fans eager to know how he has turned his YouTube film-making into a successful full-time job.
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YouTube supports popular and hardworking filmmakers like Charlie by offering them a cut of the money raised from the ads placed with their videos and by providing some of the more promising creators with extra training, opportunities to collaborate with peers from across the world and even competitions with big cash prizes, to spend on honing their craft. But with such an enormous site, it’s not always easy to find someone worth watching, so with that in mind, Mayhem! presents some of the finest channels from local people to kickstart your subscription list – if you are, or know someone we’ve missed, why not tweet me @cwalshuk and we might even feature them in a future issue.
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BECKI SHORT Portsmouthbased Becki Short is a singer, actor and dancer. She posts audition videos, clips of her singing and films of events she’s organised to her YouTube channel. Becki says “the feedback I get is really useful to me – it helps me improve and get better”. Becki also tells her audience when something she’s acted in is uploaded to like an adaptation of a Harold Pinter play or the Dorset-filmed sitcom, One of Us. With plans to upload a weekly singing video, and the Mad Hatter’s Charity Tea Party to organise, Becki’s going to have a busy 2012.
BECKY JERAMS Becky Jerams uses her YouTube channel to “document all the songs I have written over the last 10 years”. Her original tracks, plus Taylor Swift and Amy Studt covers, have brought her fans from as far afield as the USA, Canada and Thailand. Her track ‘La La Love’ featured on the trailer for Mandy Moore film Love, Wedding, Marriage and she also contributed lyrics to the Rolf Harris song ‘Do You Still Remember’. She’s filming more collaborations this year, joining tracks already recorded with Denz, Loz Bridge and Chesney Hawkes.
DIRTY SKY JONES Dirty Sky Jones uploads clips of himself performing his own songs, while keeping track of videos from his gigs uploaded by fans. He’s taken his acoustic pop-folk sound to over 400 gigs across the UK, playing with the likes of Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly and Chesney Hawkes. He’s had modest success on YouTube – “more hits than I expected to receive”, and notes that “people can be as honest or as false as they want to be” in their comments.
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SCHEDULE AVANT-GARDE @ St Peter’s Church, S’sea Thur 23rd Aug 7.30pm Featuring: Amber Hards, Tui Tai, Cla Moretz, Anya Kamarek, Victoria Geaney, Jylle, Navarro, Frau Meg, Claire Baxter, Dumpster Couture, Luciano Alfano.
DEMI COUTURE Portsmouth, a city often associated only with the historical dockyard, has branched out into the creative and innovative world of fashion, and so, from 23–26th August, Portsmouth plays host to the first ever Southsea Fashion Week (SFW) which will be showcasing over 40 designers from London and the South of England. The aim is not only exhibiting work through fashion shows in some of Portsmouth’s most prestigious venues, but also fusing community spirit with enterprise and entertainment. Supporting the fashion week is local charity, Community Fusion who SFW are pleased to announce is the chosen charity partner of the 2012 event. As a result, each evening will unveil collections with a particular focus: from Ready-to-Wear to Demi Couture; Haute Couture right through to the adventurous and sometimes shocking Avant-Garde. Some of the shows headliners include Carlotta Actis Barone, Dumpster Couture, Mimi.C and Masato.
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Not content with this, the fashion week will also feature more localised businesses exhibiting their own creative skill at the SFW Gala where they will be holding stalls on the Sunday. The fashion week will end on a high with the SFW Closing party offering entertainment from live bands and DJs. Tickets from £6 For further information please contact info@southseafashionweek.co.uk www.southseafashionweek.co.uk facebook.com/southseafashionweek
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@ Portsmouth Cathedral Fri 24th Aug 5pm Featuring: Jennifer Claire Slater, Riona Treacy, Laura Jane Bailey, Katerina Fee, Miguel Alex, Lesley de Freitas, Mimi.C, Masato.
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Following her appear ance on las t years X-Factor and nearly a year in the biz, we touch bas e wit h Mis ha B. since get ting the boot! describe your sound in three words?
Fresh, fun and adventurous Your debut single is called ‘Home Run’ – why did you decide release? What meaning does the track have to you?
It just felt right, I feel that it represents me. It’s got a soul Motown influence, a reggae vibe and obviously pop! It started as a ballad that I wrote about an ex. It was a sad song but it went into the studio. We talked about the vibe we were going for, then started the production and I was muttering the words to the ballad and we decided to re-work it! You’re going to be releasing your debut album later this year via Relentless Records. What was the best moment for you when making the album?
I’m still in the studio working on the album and loving every minute of it! You originally come from Manchester, where do you see yourself living in the future?
I’ll always have a home in Manchester. I’ll be working a lot in London and we’ll have to see where I end up! You were only 19 when you entered X Factor and you’re releasing your age - did you always know this is what you wanted to do?
Yeah, I always wanted to do something in music. I started out as an MC. Then busked in Manchester to get rid of my stage fright for a while.
You had a very public experience with X-Factor over claims of bullying. How did you deal with that? Do you think you’re stronger because of it?
Experiences like those can either make or break a person. It thickened my skin. I experienced bullying myself in my teens so to be accused of it was devastating. As a previous X-Factor contestant experience? What are your views on the new show ‘The Voice’?
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Yes, I keep in touch with Kelly. She’s a great mentor. I see the other contestants often at Sony and it’s always good to catch up. What do your friends at home think about you being in the public eye and your singing career?
They’re excited about my singing career and are proud of me! You released a mix tape earlier this year with a selection of your own songs and cover songs… why did you decide to showcase your new tracks in this way?
Doing a mixtape is something I’ve always wanted to do. It was only right, for me, that I gave something back to the fans after their love and support on the show.
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You cover TLC’s Unpretty and Beyonce on your mix tape, who did you grow up listening to?
I didn’t cover Beyonce, I just featured her track on the mixtape! She is great though. Too many influences to mention but I love James Brown, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Eminem, Missy Elliot and Lauryn Hill. I grew up listening to all these great artists! After performing in front of millions on international television, are the smaller stages like your recent schools tour a walk in the park? Or do you still get nervous before performing?
Oh I still get nervous before I perform for anything. Nerves are good though. I feel like nerves are just part of the process, so it’s fine. When performing on the X Factor you were always well-known for your original fashion and style… does fashion still take a large presence in your stage performance?
Yes absolutely, I love fashion. Love love love fashion! Will there be any up coming tours?
For sure! And I can’t wait!! My website and twitter will have all the latest information. Anything else you would like to share with our readers?
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Sit yourself on the edge of a chair and place your hands next to your thighs. Lift your body out in front of the chair and keep your feet flat on the floor and make sure your knees stay bent. Lower yourself down so your elbows are about 90 degrees bent and push yourself back up. If you straighten your legs, it will increase the workout. Make sure you avoid this if you have wrist or shoulder injuries.
SQUATS Probably the easiest exercise to perform anywhere (unless thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cute guy or girl nearby, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not such a flattering move!) and can really improve muscle definition and strength. Start your moves by lowering yourself just a foot or so, and then slowly work up to deeper squats, the more your muscles become tuned into the exercise. Try adding weights (tins of beans are a good starting point) to maximise the workout.
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TASTEFUL CHOICES DISCOUNTED PLEASURES Ever heard of Gunwharf Quays? Of course you have! Yet, everyday passers-by fail to acknowledge the luck sitting on their doorstep. This shopping centre is bursting with outlet stores; they are no ordinary four walled spaces, they host the most desired form of shopping. Having so many outlets, allows us to save money and treat ourselves at the same time. Next time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in Karen Millen, Nike, Bench or Guess just think of all the money youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saving on an item. Outlet means discounted prices on the best quality goods and it really is there to be made use of, so hit the shops! 56 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
A VERSION OF HEAVEN If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a shopaholic and have a hand shaking, body sweating, leg jumping need to purchase something whenever you enter a store, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend moving away from Portsmouth or maybe not moving here at all. Especially as the high street is like a sealed pack of bacon, delicious and tempting slices of heaven jammed up right next to each other just asking for you to open it up. Go on, enter through the automatic doors in the ever growing Commercial Road shopping scene, best part, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ten minute walk from Gunwharf Quays shopping centre.
After all of your nerves have been set right and your heart has stopped pumping from the sight of those fifty quid Ralph Lauren jumpers why not go to one of the tasteful restaurants that reside in Gunwharf. Frankie and Bennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is 20% off on Mondays, Nandoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers student discount on selected dates and Bar 38 has a specially selected menu and a bonus: 2 for 1 on cocktails. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still feeling guilty after testing out the shopping tide that Portsmouth has to offer there is a simple way to make yourself feel better. Accept the fact that you are helping the economy as the money you spend allows the financial situation to recover. Shopping really does make the world go around.
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&WFSZPOF MPWFT B XFEEJOH Â&#x; FYDFQU JU XPVME TFFN JG JU¤T UIFJS PXO .PSF BOE NPSF QFPQMF BSF GBWPVSJOH UIF NPSF JOGPSNBM BSSBOHFNFOU PG DPIBCJUJOH BOE XJUI EJWPSDF SBUFT PO UIF JODSFBTF BHBJO JU EPFT CFH UIF RVFTUJPO JT UIFSF BOZ QPJOU JO HFUUJOH NBSSJFE UPEBZ .BZIFN HFUT EPXO PO CFOEFE LOFF BOE MPPLT BU UIF GBDUT WHAT IS MARRIAGE? The definition of marriage varies according to the cultures involved but, broadly speaking, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a legal institution or state that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;officiallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; acknowledges a relationship between two people formalising it into a legal and recognised union.
IT WAS ACCEPTED AS THE NORM ONCE WASNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T IT? There was no question about it. You were born, went to school, got a job, married and had children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in that order. Sex before marriage was unthinkable, but this wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the view of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was also the long held and passionately believed view of almost all the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young.
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW Our attitudes towards sex have changed immeasurably. As a result, one of the historic motivations, a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;perkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of marriage was lost and the appeal of marriage has changed. Now couples can engage, have fun and move on. Love and affection often doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come into it, let alone eventual commitment through marriage. You can have sex when you like, as much as you like, how you like and as often as you like. 58 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
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SURELY THERES MORE TO IT THAN THAT? Of course. One of THE most popular reasons couples give today as a reason they choose not to get married, are the costs involved. The average cost of a wedding today is reckoned to be around ÂŁ11,000, which seems a bit steep. Think about it - blowing ÂŁ11k on a wedding or putting it down as a deposit on your first house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a no brainer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it?
DO YOUR â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RIGHTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CHANGE WHEN YOU ARE MARRIED? Legally, if you live together, you cannot access your partnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bank accounts or savings in the event of their death â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will go to their estate and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to make a claim on it based on your relationship. Similarly, if your partner was critically injured or dangerously ill youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have little or no â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to dictate the course of their treatment, even to the extent of whether or not a life support machine should be switched off or left on. That decision is deferred to family. Likewise, if your partner dies you have no legal right to any part of their estate and if you are left out of the will, it is highly likely that you will not be able to change this or have grounds to appeal. If you are married, however, pretty much the exact opposite applies.
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THAT SEEMS A TAD UNFAIR Indeed. There has been, and long will be, legal wrangling over the state of marriage against that of simple cohabitation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost as if the state of marriage exists now simply to keep lawyers in work. The latest wrangle involves the Church recognising same-sex marriages (not to be confused with Civil Partnerships), which it currently doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t; and at the present time they are not â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;legalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the UK, which is also a tad unfair.
WHY SHOULD I BOTHER THEN? Despite all this, nearly a quarter of a million people still do choose to get married every year. Yes, all that cold hard logic suggests it is an institution that is chasing extinction, but it seems we all still do, despite that, love a wedding. Because, just sometimes, romance beats logic hands down â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something even the most hard-hearted of us would find hard to dispute given the look of sheer bliss that adorns most couples on their most special of days. So to hell with all the reasoningâ&#x20AC;Ślet romance win the day for once!
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SO, WHAT IS IT? The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event held on the streets of the increasingly trendy Notting Hill in London. It’s a cosmopolitan area of London at the best of times and always worth a visit. However, for the two days over the August Bank Holiday it’s the venue of the second largest street festival in the world with music, floats, food, drink, dancing and celebration all on the menu.
WHO ORGANISES IT? It’s led by members of the West Indian community, particularly those with origins or family in Trinidad and Tobago, or ‘Trini’s’ as they are locally known. The original event was organised by Claudia Jones in 1959 as a response to the worsening state of race relations in the UK at the time; race riots having taken place in Notting Hill the previous year. Despite being held indoors, it was a huge success, with the Carnival as it’s known today first being held in 1966.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT? Everything you should from Europe’s largest street festival! The Carnival route is held over a 20-mile course, full of colourful costumes, songs, dance and Caribbean-influenced celebration. There are over forty static sound systems alone (don’t expect any Lady Gaga, these folk have rhythm and taste!) as well as hundreds of Caribbean food stalls. One that everyone recommends is Mama’s Jerk Station, which takes foods such as chicken and sausages and funks them up with a Caribbean twist, aided by unique and very special local sauces. Check out our website for even more... www.mayhemmagazine.co.uk
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HASN’T THERE BEEN TROUBLE THERE? The Carnival has attracted people who used it as an excuse to have a pop at the police or to settle scores with people, but that is pretty much in the event’s past now. Over a million people attend the Carnival so yes, it’s always going to have its share of pickpockets and others who see it as an opportunity for crime. The number of arrests at the event in 2011 was 245 – around 0.025% of those attending.
I’M GOING! WHEN AND WHERE? This year’s Carnival is being held over the Bank Holiday weekend of August 26th–27th. Sunday 26th is designated ‘Children’s Day’ and Monday 27th ‘Adults Day’. The Bands hit the streets from around 9am with the processions expected to end at 7pm. Check for the best public transport links before you go as the local tube stations are sometimes closed for part of the event. Notting Hill Gate tube, for example, is exit-only on both days from 11am to 7pm. High Street Kensington, Holland Park and Queens Park are probably the best alternate tube stations.
ENJOY! It’s big, crowded, loud and frantic! But if you want to dance the day (and most of the night) away and immerse yourself into the life and rhythms of the Caribbean, then there’s nothing better. Visit thenottinghillcarnival.com for more details. SUMMER 2012 | MAYHEM!
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GLORIOUS GOODWOOD From Tuesday 31st July – Saturday 4th August Goodwood Racecourse will welcome the world’s finest horses and jockeys to this annual showpiece event where fashion, style and enjoyment take centre stage. Savour the thrill of prestigious races such as the Sussex Stakes and Stewards Cup, dress to impress at Ladies’ Day, and savour a chilled glass of Champagne or Pimm’s together with some of the finest cuisine available in their wide range of restaurants – it’s all part of the unique Glorious Goodwood experience. You might even bump into a celebrity or two!
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The Goodwood Revival is a spectacular step-back-in-time encompassing the very best in vintage fashion, live music and spectacular motor racing, all set in the golden era of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. All visitors to the Revival, are encouraged to come along dressed to the nines in yesteryear styles. The Revival Market is on hand to kit you out with the authentic look, whether it’s the gentrified country style, the rock’n’roll styles of the Teddy Boys or the psychedelia of the swinging sixties. Saturday at Goodwood means Ladies’ Day with a leading team of fashion gurus in search of the most
immaculately groomed ladies in the crowd. Prizes for the most fabulous fashionistas include the finest Veuve Clicquot champagne and flowers. New for 2012, ‘Over the Road’, a popular feature of the Revival is being expanded to include an impressive line-up of dj’s and live acts, a delicious Revival street food market, along with many other attractions and entertainers – open until late. So be sure to dress up in your tweeds and trilbies, frills and frocks to fully immerse yourself in this nostalgic and bustling atmosphere, at the biggest and best motor racing party of the year.
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Cert: 12A (TBC) Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy. Running Time: 165 Minutes Release Date: 20th July
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Christopher Nolan (the man responsible for ‘Inception’), returns to helm for the third and final part of one of DC Comics’ darkest and most iconic characters... Bruce Wayne aka Batman. “I think really, it was about finishing the story ... once you start thinking in terms of Bruce Wayne’s story, you want to see where that goes”. Having completely re-booted the franchise from scratch, Nolan successfully managed to conjure a darker, grittier and more gothic 66 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
version of Bruce Wayne’s story that ties closely to the comic universe. Thankfully doing away with the lycra pants and the ‘pows’ and ‘thwaks’; the two previous instalments have seen Christian Bale fill the boots with impressive results that have gained praise from fans, critics and box office accountants alike. This final conclusion to the trilogy sees Batman having to return from a long self enforced absence from Gotham City as he faces quite possibly his greatest enemy yet...
chaos loving, city destroying and downright hard act Bane (played indulgently by Tom Hardy), who is hell bent on sending Gotham (and indeed Batman) to its ashes. Our hero’s not alone though as he (sometimes) has the support of Catwoman (Hathaway), as well as a bevy of returning characters played by solid gold actors such as Oldman, Caine, Freeman and co. So, make sure you catch what is quite possibly the most
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MOVIE MAYHEM! Sequel season continues with another blockbusting book adaptation. ‘The Bourne Legacy’ takes an interesting spin on the successful espionage series; largely because it’s a Bourne movie without Bourne in it. Well, that’s not strictly true, trailers so far have referenced Matt Damon’s mug shot on screen, as is his character’s name mentioned ; but it’s been widely confirmed that it does not in any way feature Matt Damon himself as both he and series director Paul Greengrass are completely absent
from this project. Now, with this in mind that normally puts us in straight to DVD spin-off territory but in this case, not so. Weaving itself nicely into Bourne’s universe, writer on the first three movies Tony Gilroy has this time stepped up to the camera to direct, proving that this will be a faithful and ‘official’ addition to the story and series. Playing heavily on the tag line “There was never just one...” The Bourne Legacy sees Avengers Assemble and
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol star Jeremy Renner lead the proceedings as a newly introduced hero Aaron Cross, who becomes embroiled in the events already set by the first three films. Plot details are (naturally) sketchy at this stage but if you do your homework you can already see that Cross is running on the same timeline as Bourne was in the previous efforts, so it’s already gaining appeal for its ‘telling a great story from a different perspective’ angle, giving it some interest factor.
Cert: 12A (TBC) Director: Tony Gilroy Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn Running Time: TBC Release Date: 13th August
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SOUTHSEA FEST ...on e day, on e city, on e st reet
‘Southsea Fes t ’ are proud of art ist s due to appear at the 2012 one-day event thi s September 15t h, taking pla ce in venues along Albert Roa d in Souths ea, Portsmout h. The bill includes Clock Opera , Tall Ships and Peace, wit h many more still to be announ ceD.
Following five sold-out years, and with a crowd of nearly 3,000 fans in 2011, Southsea Fest is quickly becoming one of the most exciting new music events in Britain. Billed as a ‘real celebration of new music’, each of the 14 venues along Albert Road, including the stunning Kings Theatre at the heart of the festival, will host over 12 hours of live music on 15th September. Not only will 2012 be Southsea Fest’s biggest ever year, but the fun, nautical-themed festival has an explosive history that points to it being the city-based rock event for new music fans. “What Southsea Fest does is put bands with a big show into tiny, sweat-box venues, and let them explode into the audience. When Pulled Apart By Horses played the tiny 100 capacity Edge Of The Wedge venue in 2010, fans hung onto the rafters of the building while guitarist James Brown spent three songs crowd-surfing. It was terrifying – it was rock and roll”.
“The perfect ur place to fill yo salty sea boots ll of “The with galleys-fu sweatie st s” d g n ig a b y g o in u could amaz g o to this su mmer” Artrocker NM E
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Sylver Tongue was born from the Kandinsky addled mind of a Purple Tickets are priced at £18 (advance) for an adult ticket, Rain obsessed girl. which allows access into all of the 14 participating Inspired by 70s sci-fi venues and official aftershow parties. movies, psychedelic pop and the prowling grooves A return bus service from London to Southsea will of Grace Jones and her be introduced this year, taking passengers from the warm leatherette, capital in the morning – returning after the final “Defin Sylver’s songs bands have finished. Details will be announced festiv itely a were hammered al fo shortly, but to reserve a seat now – please email music r true out on an old londonto@southseafest.com. fa eFest ns” battered Juno i v als and a shiny metal southseafest.com | facebook.com/southseafest 68 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
computer from the comfort of her underground cave. The wounded songs of love and heartache found their way to producer James Rutledge (Post War Years/Everything Everything/ Fever Ray) who transformed them into pulsating torch songs floating into space and a record is due to be released 2012.
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PARTY PEOPLE!
FIVE PEOPLE TO AVOID AT PARTI ES
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Some people are depressing. And no matter how much you try to bribe, reason with or threaten them theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to bring you down too. They might have a terrible job, bad relationship or a lifetime of horrendous choices. Or they might just be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mood-Hooverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; who talks about their perfect life in such unremitting, excruciating detail it will suck your buzz away until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing but a metaphorical husk. In the end youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be exhausted, not to mention, depressed.
Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been standing in the corner of the room, mustering the courage to talk to the hottie youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fairly sure you want to spend the rest of your life with. The fact that you decided this after a few drinks in no ways diminishes the importance of this decision. Just after youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken your first step across the room, you see the Lothario/ Temptress move in. And instantly your drunken hopes of future happiness with the person of your dreams evaporate, because the Lothario/Temptress is more attractive, funnier and, in all likelihood, far more confident than you are. But you still have your now fairly empty bottle of spirits, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the real winner, right?
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Some people laugh in the face of moderation. The Alcohol Supernova doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. The Alcohol Supernova drinks in the face of moderation. The Alcohol Supernova is going to drink far too much, far too quickly, meaning that the party will contain roughly 100% more puke than anyone wanted or expected. There may also be an attempt at singing, with lyrics artistically replaced by more drinking, more puking and occasional lyrics from a completely different song. And if they get their claws into youâ&#x20AC;Ś youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the one that has to get them home at the end of the night!
There is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;/ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at every party. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be sitting on a sofa, nursing your favourite beverage, when â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;/ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will infiltrate your personal space, taking advantage of your rising inebriation to blindside you with pleasant conversation. The reason for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;/â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is that you simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know enough about them to be any more specific. You know them, you just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how or where from. Even worse they seem to remember every detail about you. In order to minimise your guilt, and damage to their feelings, you need to extricate yourself from this situation ASAP.
THE GUY WRITING AN ARTICLE ON THE FIVE PEOPLE TO AVOID AT PARTIES Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice this particular piece of social detritus wedged firmly in the corner of the room, his shifty eyes scanning everyone and everything. While outwardly pleasant, and needless to say, devilishly handsome, you 70 MAYHEM! | SUMMER 2012
can tell that his mind is elsewhere. Which of course it is; as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely dissecting your being, finding what he perceives to be your major personality flaws and wittily presenting them to the world. To advertise in Mayhem! Magazine call us on: 023 9229 4408
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)BZMFZ 5VSOFS JT BU UIF GPSFGSPOU PG XPNFO¤T IPSTF SBDJOH FTUBCMJTIJOH BOE JEFOUJGZJOH B QMBDF GPS XPNFO BT KPDLFZT JO &OHMBOE -BTU 4VNNFS 5VSOFS KVNQFE BMM UIF SJHIU GFODFT CFDPNJOH UIF ÂŞSTU XPNBO UP XJO UIF (SPVQ 0OF SBDF 8F TUFQ PGG UIF USBDL UP ÂŞOE PVU IPX JU¤T BMM HPOF TP GBS BOE XIBU XF DBO FYQFDU GSPN UIJT SBDJOH TFBTPOÂ&#x2DC; How did you get into horse racing?
Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always wanted to work with horses and, after finishing school, I went to the Northern Racing College to do my jockey training. I went on to become an apprentice jockey, and then worked my way up through the ranks to where I am now. woman to win the Group one race, how did that feel?
It was brilliant, the best feeling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even now I love to think back to it because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that no one can ever take away from me. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re widely considered to be
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ON THE HOOF AT GOODWOOD! What qualities are needed to be a good female jockey?
What do you do to relax away from racing?
The ingredients of being a great jockey are the same, whether you’re male or female. You need hard work, 100% dedication, focus, a huge love of racing and you have to be a bit self-critical, as you learn more that way.
During the height of the flat racing season I am very busy riding, driving, racing, sleeping and not much else! But, when I get the chance, I love hanging out with my friends and my sisters; it’s important to get out of the racing bubble to really relax. When I’m not so busy out of season I like to go and watch other sporting events, such as the boxing.
The media frequently sees you as a ‘pin-up’ for your sport. Do you relish or ignore the attention this brings you?
I don’t really take too much notice, as it is really important that it doesn’t get in the way of my racing. What have been the main challenges that you’ve had to overcome in your career?
After my head injury back in 2009, it was a real battle to get my jockey licence back – I felt fine but had been stood down for a year. Luckily the situation was resolved, but I was still out of racing for months. When you’re not being a jockey you’ve said you like to paint your nails and unleash the ‘girly girl’ within…do you have to disguise that part of you on the track?
You won the Group one on horse ‘Dream Ahead’ who you’ d never ridden before. How important is it to establish a relationship with the horses?
As a jockey, getting to know a horse quickly is all part of your job and a skill that you must learn to do quickly. It isn’t essential that you ride a horse beforehand – sometimes you have to get to know the horse in the time that it takes to get from the Parade Ring to the start of the race – but it is also important to do your homework to see what the horse was like in previous races.
Brilliant – he has helped me since I started out and he’s given me massive opportunities which have made me successful. Having worked for him for so long, I know how he likes me to ride the horses and we both know what each other is thinking.
I hope it helps to take racing to a wider audience and that it sheds some light into a life in racing. It is important for any industry to keep up with society and I hope that’s what we are helping racing to do by having a presence on Twitter. After racing on numerous courses do you have a particular favourite?
My favourite racecourses are Great Yarmouth and Ascot. Talk us through the process of preparing for a race?
A lot of homework, reading the form of the horse you are riding and the opponents. Watching the previous races of the horse you’re riding and the key opponents. What are you most looking forward to this season?
Competing in the big racing fixtures and in the QIPCO British Champions Series races; all jockeys live to compete on the big stage!
I don’t have to disguise it, I just don’t have time to do it during the season when I’m riding; basic things like clothes shopping and hair-dressing just don’t fit in during the flat season. But I’m not scruffy and I don’t turn up to the races with straw in my hair, I still make an effort and you’ll see me in a dress during Royal Ascot when I’m not riding. What is it like to work under a trainer as successful as Michael Bell?
You maintain a successful online presence through your website and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. What do you think/hope this brings you and racing as a whole?
Is there anything else you’d like to tell our readers?
Come racing whenever you can, but especially on the 20th October at Ascot this year. It’s the finale of the QIPCO British Champions Series – QIPCO British Champions Day – which offers some of the best flat racing in the world, as well as being a great day out with an amazing atmosphere. You won Sportswoman of the Year at the Glamour Awards… do you see yourself as a role model for young women?
I wouldn’t call myself a role model, but I do think that the young female apprentice jockeys have noticed that it can be done and have realised you can compete with the men on a level playing field.
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