Leeds And Sheffield - Wireless Magazine Sep 2012

LEEDS/SHEFFIELD

Well straddle my filthy chops and call me Sandra. Your favourite (or hopefully soon-to-be favourite) student mag is back and we’re feeling sexier than ever! For those of you that don’t know it, every page of Wireless Magazine is written and designed by students all over the UK - make sure you get in on the action too (just go to www.wirelessmag.co.uk/write). This issue is a bloody humdinger, featuring exclusive interviews with the fat thumbed comedy genius Russell Howard, the far-tooclever director Rian Johnson, the terrifyingly hard Ben Drew (Plan B to you and me), the laptop genius Dan Le Sac, super catchy Fun. and Uni tips from the rather lovely Fresh Meat actress Charlotte Ritchie. Oh and you’ll get to learn what ketchup sex is too. Hot diggity. Enjoy... x

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Freshers Edition 2012

In this issue....

Page 08: New bands you need to see

Page 14: 8 People You’ll Meet In Halls

Page 16: Russell Howard

t Page 20: Joe and the Gian Burger

words: Ben Gibson

Page 24: Rian Johnson

Page 36: Ben Drew

Page 42: Dan Le Sac

BE THE HALLS HERO • NEWS • FILMS FESTIVAL ROUND UP • CHEAP NIGHT IN • AWESOME COMPETITIONS • THE issue....

UNGOOGLEABLES • THIS MONTH

Also in this

Page 32: Fresh Meat’s Charlotte Ritchie

Page 30: Fun.

Page 44: Get The Look

Page 34: The Mass Debate.

This publication is aimed at people over the age of 18, due to the nature of its content. If you are under 18, we suggest you put this magazine down and pick up a copy of Kerrang or Seventeen or something. Sorry about that, our lawyers told us to tell you.

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PUBLISHED BY UK STUDENT MEDIA LTD Telephone 0151 345 3803 Advertising: sales@ukstudentmedia.net Editorial: info@wireless-online.co.uk

Editor: Andy Scott Contributors: Joseph Smith, Clare Barry, Amy Pay, Ben Gibson, Rosey Brown, Adam Clements, Ian Pemberton, Laura Griffiths, Zoe Waterson, Michael Glynn, Emma Williams, Faye Duncan, Harriet Midgley, Tom Johnson, Curtis McArdle, Alan Ormrod, Khia Reynolds Design: Andy Scott, John Rule, Rob Armstrong, Zoey Lott, Becky Ryan • Photos: Rob Whitworth, Mark Sethi, Dave McEvoy

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If you imagine the sensation of being Pulled Apart by Horses, you're probably close to the force of this band. Expect loud, alternative rock with sinister riffs and a torturous undercurrent. And a delightful song about punching a lion in the throat.

Equines can be evil, beware. Playing Leeds Met SU on November 16th.

Pulled Apart By Horses

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Gorgeous country-pop-folk band Ellen And The Escapades were Glastonbury Unsigned winners in 2010, and released their debut album in April 2012. This is heartwarming music to melt to. Catch them at the Brudenell Social Club (Leeds) on 1st November. www.ellenandtheescapades.com

Ellen and The Escapades As worthy winners of this year's Futuresound competition, Post War Glamour Girls have secured a billing at Leeds Festival but their smaller gigs have been at the heart of Leeds music scene for some time. The lively yet moody, gruff voiced punk four piece play The Library (Leeds) on 13th October.

The Cribs Wakefield's finest musical export returned this year and we were pleased to find that the boys are still on form.

They could well have gone the same way as Justin Bieber and ended up rapping over their intros. Come to think of it that would definitely be worth listening to.

They’ll be at Sheffield O2 on 30th Oct. www.thecribs.com

www.postwarglamourgirls.com

Post War Glamour Girls The Wind-Up Birds may be named after a Japanese book but their The Wind-Up sound is reet Yorkshire. You can read their clever, witty lyrics from their website and mouth them back at the band sarcastically Birds at their gigs. They'd like that. Coming to the Fox & Newt (Leeds) on December 8th. www.thewindupbirds.co.uk

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Alaska

ALASKA's sounds are far more fun than their bleak namesake. Transatlantic surf-pop til you can't stop.

Everything from the album artwork to their music videos is created by local Leeds talent. Get dancing on September 7th at Brudenell Social Club. www.alaskaofficial.com

It's hard not to love a band called That Fucking Tank. The minimal noiserock drum and guitar duo have song titles to match including 'Bruce Springstonehenge' and Keanu Reef. – The unapologetic name may make them a challenge to promote but this only adds to their live appeal. Wharf Chambers hosts the band on October 15th.

That Fucking Tank

www.thatfuckingtank.co.uk

Wet Nuns Decadence and destruction is the name of the game with Wet Nuns. They may be a duo but they ain't no White Stripes: the band's growling filth rock conjures up images of tattoos, motorcycles and Satan. www.wetnuns.com

Sheffield power-duo Drenge sound absolutely massive despite their miniscule size. They also have an uncompromising, sneery punk attitude which we surely don't see enough of these days. More please. facebook.com/drengeboys

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Black Spiders Two piece electro-toe-tapaholics Galaxians produce classic synth-funk from the 80s in a futuristic style.

Programmed sounds accompanied by live acoustic drums which may cause disco dancing, without even the promise of a trophy. facebook.com/galaxiansband

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There's definitely something evil going on in Sheffield to produce so many badass rock acts.

Black Spiders make a hard-hitting classic rock noise the likes of which fans of AC/DC and KISS should bow down and worship. www.theblackspiders.com

Five piece psych-rock group Hookworms play lengthy songs with shouty vocals to test the limits of your ear drums. Very much from the DIY scene, they're stepping out of their garage and on to the stage at the Brudenell Social Club on September 4th. facebook.com/Hookworms

Hookworms Also keep an eye out for....Carnivals (Moving electronica), Middleman (Catchy bass-y rock), Gary Stewart (Leeds’ equivalent to Paul Simon)...

Reviews of all the Leeds bands in our list were kindly written for us by Wendy Denman of the awesome Leeds Playlist blog.

Leeds Playlist is a blog where the fabulous people and places in Leeds come to share their events, stories, passions and philosophies through music playlists. Anyone can join in.

What does your mind sound like? Give us an insight into who you are, what you do and let's bring the city together like a good old fashioned mixtape swap.

www.leedsplaylist.wordpress.com

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Fancy trying your luck on the dogs? We are giving a trip to Owlerton Stadium for you and 20 mates. You will all get a free race card, a FREE BEER and 2 free bets on the races. The track is just a 5 minutes drive from Sheffield city centre so this is a perfect warm up for a night out with your new mates. You never know they might win and have to treat you to free drinks all night.

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Propaganda O2 Academy Sheffield • 37 - 43 Arundel Gate • Sheffield • S1 2PN Tel: 0114 253 7777 • For more information go to www.thepropaganda.com

Propaganda is the UK's biggest club night, taking place in 25 cities weekly across the UK. With a vast array of drinks promotions and a student friendly door price, Propaganda is a must attend destination for music lovers. Propaganda brings you some of the biggest names in music every week and recent guests have included, Mumford and Sons, The Vaccines, Bloc Party, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rizzle Kicks, Ed Sheeran, The Midnight Beast, Huw Stephens, Greg James and many more.

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