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The Underground Rebel Bingo Club

Jerry Dammers Interview Mumford & Sons

Local Snowboarder turns pro PLUS: WHAT’S ON, BRIGHTON’S LIVE MUSIC GUIDE, OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNERS:

COMEDY, THEATRE, CROSSWORD & SUDOKU!

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What’s on in March Fringe Festival announcements BN1’s Live Music Guide Mumford & Sons Underground Rebel Bingo Club - Exclusive Jerry Dammers- Exclusive Interview Pictures - Nights out!

BN1’s New ‘Metal Scene’ Column Food & Drink - Reviews Community - Have a Heart appeal We catch up with local Pro Snowboarder Andy Webb Crossword & Sudoku

This Month....

Underground Rebel Bingo Pg.16

Jerry Dammers Interview Pg.18

Brighton’s Pro Snowboarder Pg. 28

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What’s on in March Chris Addison

Komedia Saturday 6th March £15

Means’ roars into town with some more absurd anecdotes from his journeys. Featuring masses of unseen footage from his adventures, Charley promises to tell us what it’s like to make some of the most incredible travelogues of recent times.

Haunted

Theatre Royal Monday 1st to Saturday 6th March £19 /£32

Chris Addison of Bafta Awardwinning comedy The Thick of It, In The Loop, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up.

His crucial contributing performance as the bumbling, put-upon special adviser Olly in The Thick Of It may of made him a star, but he’s going back to what he does best, stand-up comedy. With this, his first tour in five years, there’s now no mistaking him for anything other than a fully fledged comedy star.

Charley Boorman Live - The Inside Story Dome Concert Hall Thursday 11th March £18.50 Part Hells Angel, part luvvie actor, the star of ‘Long Way Round’, ‘Long Way Down’, ‘Race To Dakar’ and ‘By Any

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A tale of a middle aged mans obsession with a young lady who call at his house. His desperate attempts to wangle her return only serve to heighten his wife’s suspicions.

Dreams and desire, passion and poetry combine in tale of mid-life crisis and unspoken longings. Niall Buggy and the multi-award-winning Brenda Blethyn star in this beguiling new play by Edna O'Brien, one of Irish literature’s shining stars.

Dave Gorman: Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up will see the intrepid comedian covering the extremes of the British mainland on a push bike. Covering an estimated 1500 miles and travelling to 32 dates, you have to wonder why he doesn’t get the train. But, much like Gorman’s cleverlydelivered well-constructed anecdotes, it’s not the arriving it’s the journey.

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The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet Komedia Thursday 25th March £8.00 / £12.00

Dave Gorman

Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up Theatre Royal Sunday 14th March £18.50 Dave Gorman is going back on the road, five years after he last toured the UK. His work has always been based around impractical, but ultimately noble, challenges, but this time he may have topped them all.

One of the nation’s best loved poets indulges us with tales of a Frenchman that has rather unusual (but clean) habits.

These stories appear alongside other new works including an address to aliens on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and some animal impersonations with the aid of a handkerchief. The audience are invited to sing along. But not to dance.

Whats On

Cimarron

Dome Concert Hall Friday 26th March £10 -£12 A true taste of sabor colombiano, or Colombian flavour, as Grupo Cimarrón and Carlos Rojas Hernández bring together a seven-piece all-star team of instrumentalists and singers from Colombia.

These masters of the joropo llanero tradition, which is practiced along the plains shared

by Colombia and Venezuela, have been experimenting with the music of their homeland for the past two decades - always on the search for new musical horizons whilst staying true to their roots.

They bring a sense of theatre to the traditional rhythm and dance, known as joropo, which is played on harp, bandola and cuatro all accompanied by bass, cajon & maracas which Cimarrón fire up with a heart-stopping sense of drama. Here to promote their debut release

One Man Lord of the Rings

Theatre Royal Wednesday 24th March £13

Charles Ross, creator of the hugely successful One Man Star Wars Trilogy, returns with

’Orinoco’ as part of a UK tour, Cimarron will undoubtedly leave you breathless, astonished by their melodic and rhythmic virtuosity, percussive drive and sheer passion.

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his equally hilarious follow-up - One Man Lord of the Rings in which he recreates the enchanting world of Middleearth, armed with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination. No props or costumes are required as Ross hurtles through the Tolkien trilogy - The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King - in just 3,600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment. If you’ve seen the films, read the books and named your first-born Frodo, don’t miss Ross’ zany take on the everpopular epic saga. www.ambassadortickets.com www.onemanlotr.com

Lucy Porter Fool's Gold Komedia Sunday 14th March £12/£25.50

Lucy Porter's latest solo show is a witty romp through the history of gold. In these times of recession, gold is prized more highly than ever, as other forms of currency grow worthless. What's so special about gold, and why is it that human beings have long been obsessed with the yellow, shiny stuff? The show will feature live alchemy, a tribute to Mr T. and a very valuable, big gold thing with security guards and everything!

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Brighton & Hove Food Festival “Spring Harvest” This March welcomes the first ever ‘Spring Harvest’, from 11th to 21st March, part of The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival, with a tasty line up and fun for everyone. Here’s a quick guide to what’s on or for more information visit www.brightonspringharvest.com Thursday 11 - Sunday 21 March : Open House Dining Thursday 11 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall Thursday 11 March : Introduction to Permaculture, 2 day course @ Stanmer Park Friday 12 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall Saturday 13 March : Sussex Beer Festival, Hove Town Hall Saturday 13 March : Big Sussex Market, New Road, Brighton Saturday 13 March : Nick & Franco’s Deli Pasta Eating Competition, Brighton Place Saturday 13 March : A Taste of Bubbly, The Oriental, Oriental Place, Brighton Sunday 14 March : Big Sussex Market, New Road, Brighton Sunday 14 March : The Sussex Tour Bus Pub Trail, venues between Brighton & Eastbourne Monday 15 March : Terre á Terre ‘Balti Towers’ Night, Terre á Terre, East St, Brighton Tuesday 16 March : The Chilli Pickle Masterclass, Meeting House Lane, Brighton Tuesday 16 March : New Steine Bistro Supper Club, New Steine Hotel, Brighton Tuesday 16 March : The Foragers Feast, The Foragers pub, Stirling Place, Hove Tuesday 16 March : Sabai Thai Night, Princes Place (off North St), Brighton Wednesday 17 March : Churchill Square Farmer’s Market & Live Food Show, Brighton Wednesday 17 March : ‘the restaurant at drakes’ Burgundy Wine Dinner, Brighton Thursday 18 March : Hotel du Vin Wine Night, Ship Street, Brighton Friday 19 March : Chocolate Dinner, TABLE, Jubilee Square, Brighton Saturday 20 March : Brighton Eco Veggie Fair, Hove Town Hall Saturday 20 March : The Whisky Festival, Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton Saturday 20 March : Brighton Chocolate Festival, New Road, Brighton Sunday 21 March : Brighton Chocolate Festival, New Road, Brighton Sunday 21 March : The Sussex Tour Bus Pub Trail, venues between Brighton & Eastbourne

The Great Escape 13th - 15th May The Great Escape, three day festival, returns once more in May showcasing the world most exciting bands with a huge line up of more than 350 bands playing in over 30 venues across the City! With an impressive lineup already confirmed including Canadian indie/rock group Broken Social Scene.

Manchester’s Delphic, with their indie/rave hybrid. Chase & Status duo from London bringing their live electronic/drum & bass dance sets to Brighton. Welsh singer-songwriter, Marina & The Diamonds.

BRITS Critic’s choice winner Ellie Goulding. Dance pop trio, Chew Lips. Brighton’s very own, Esben and the Witch. Garage rocking duo Japandroids. Just to mention some! Visit www.escapegreat.com, for more details and new bands being announced Day tickets for the festival are now on sale. Thursday Tickets cost £22.50, Friday Tickets cost £27.50 and Saturday tickets cost £30.00. For Chase & Status fans you have the option of buying ‘guaranteed entry’ tickets for £15 Early Bird Weekend Wristband Tickets cost £45, and gives you access to all the gigs and club nights, including after parties and other events!

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News

Brighton Festival Saturday 1st - Sunday 23rd May It’s nearly time for the Brighton Festival again. The exciting and dynamic line-up for the Brighton Festival was unveiled last month. The event, which runs from May 1 to 23, will feature eight Brighton Festival commissions, an enlarged theatre programme and more performances than ever before, with 242, compared to last year’s 177. The annual event has been planned in line with the creative ideals of this year’s guest artistic director archetypal 1970s glam rocker and Renaissance man, Brian Eno. As well as his considerable experience and deeply held creative vision, Eno will be bringing a number of very special works to town, including the constantly evolving sound and image-scape 77 Million Paintings, sound installations positioned around the city and a live performance of his album Apollo set to footage of the celebrated moon landings.

As usual the Festival also will be taking over unusual spaces in the city for site-specific performances. This year sees in Dyke Road Rest Garden, Tru nightclub, Wild Park and St Anne's Wells Gardens all being used as art venues. Brighton-based performance artists dreamthinkspeak will be utilising London Road’s former Co-Operative department store as the unlikely setting for their immersive presentation of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard. www.brightonfestival.org

Other News Brian Eno;

Komedia Sold its Millionth

ticket recently to one lucky bugger, who now is the rightful owner of the Golden Ticket which gives them free admittance to Komedia shows for the rest of their life! And a lifetime supply of chocolate! (joke).

Emily Owen of Brighton, booked tickets for the Krater Comedy Club, to the surprise of finding that she’s won the prestigious ticket. Just goes to show what a brilliant and popular place the Komedia is!

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Brighton Marathon 9am on Sunday 18th April 2010

Wild Planet 12th March to 26th September

Get ready for Brighton & Hove’s first Marathon on the 18th of April! It’s set to be a monumental event taking in all the city sights, with gorgeous coastal views and some of Brighton’s park lands, whilst maintaining a relatively flat course with minimal traffic disruption. BN1 Magazine will be keeping a close eye on the event proceedings and their on the day supporting the participants all the way!

Wild Planet is a free outdoor exhibition touring cities across the UK, with its grand opening in Brighton, on the beach inbetween the two piers March 12th. The exhibition will have a show case of 80 stunning images taken from past Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions, displayed outside during the day and illuminated by night.

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Brighton Festival Fringe 2010: Welcome to the evolution!

Get your Fringe tickets online from Tuesday, March 2nd - earlier than ever before! And that’s not all that’s new at Fringe 2010.

With the recent announcement of the Spiegaltent pulling out of this year’s Fringe Festival, arrives other fantastic venues in its place including: ‘Freerange’ at St Peter’s Church, with an absolute corker of a programme in their globe tent.

Freerange will host comedian Phil Kay, national treasure, Nicholas Parsons, an amazing show from Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus and two performances from jazz legend, Roy Ayers!’

New Fringe venue, The Old Courtroom, will present the awardwinning, Bitesize Theatre, plus a daily Fringe Festival Film with features dating back to 1896 all based or made here in Brighton.

There’s even a festival within a festival at Meadowlands, Glynde Place near Lewes, which will feature bands, theatre and more in beautiful surroundings on the final Bank Holiday weekend.

Meanwhile some favourite acts

return as Fringe visual arts sponsor, artrepublic, bring back the CCA Art Bus, the beautiful mobile art gallery that hosted last year’s, Sir Peter Blake exhibition and with another visit from Sir Peter himself in the pipeline. In addition, There’s also a new show and exhibition from cult cartoonists, Modern Toss.

Comedy promoters, LaughingHorse and Best Medicine, will present great-value comedy programme. Other comedy names include: Stewart Lee; Simon Munnery; Chris Addison and Hammersmith Apollo sell-out, Robin Ince performing at the Sea Life Centre; The Penny Dreadfuls and Lady Garden’s, return to upstairs at Three And Ten, along with the sequel to last year’s award-winning film noir parody, Bane.

The Marlborough Theatre is launching the Pink Fringe, Brighton’s very own Queer and LGBT mini-arts-festival, while Komedia have acerbic cabaret duo Frisky and Mannish, the Stranglers’ Hugh Cornwell and performers from Glastonbury’s Shangri-La

Badlands on board. For those who like a little love with their Fringe, there’s even a new musical comedy at St Andrew’s Church in Hove Here Comes the Bride, at which the audience become the wedding guests.

BN1 Magazine, official Media Partners of the Fringe festival, will be keeping you up-to-date with all the news, shows and acts happening over the course of the Festival.

Log onto www.bn1magazine. co.uk for all the latest updates.

Alternatively visit www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk where you can download an exclusive, i-fringe app for your i-phone that allows you to search top-reviewed shows in the vicinity!

Brighton Fringe Festival 2010 runs from May 1 – 23. To buy tickets online go to www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk. From March 17 tickets are also available from the Dome box office on 01273 709709.

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Left: Steampunk Hidden Laboratory Encounters Gentleman’s Relish Down: Festival within a festival!

Meadowlands, at Glynde Place near Lewes

Left: Back for another year, pop artist, Sir Peter Blake

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The words, in general, flirt with darkness, uncertainty and finality. Every moment of self-doubt snowballs into a crisis and all heartaches threaten to engulf the soul. But, despite all the pain and anguish that pepper their lyrics, the sheer momentum built up by the music will carries you through all the suffering.

Musically, Mumford and Sons are genuinely outstanding. Their knack for creating catchy melodies borders on the miraculous on occasions. Their stable of exceptionally strong songs utilise incessant foot-tapping rhythms and dynamic tempos, with sings often building to a roaring crescendo.

Mumford and Sons Brighton Dome Friday 12th March £12

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pected truths are revealed and human nature reigns supreme. Visually they may look like an errant quartet of characters from Grapes Of Wrath (a comparison only reinforced by having a song called Dust Bowl Dance, a reference to Steinbeck’s novel), but they manage to generate an enormous sense of power and menace considering their palpable folk roots.

Like their peers they have rediscovered, and subsequently developed, the modal melodies and steadfast lyrics of traditional songs as foundations for their own unique style. This unlikely group of popstars reach back to a time when communities once stood together and sang songs about their life experiences. This is the ultimate grass roots style of music, but reinvented for a new millennium.

Mumford and Sons have taken time to deliver last year’s Sigh No More, their first full length album, and it shows. This is a pure and impeccably produced release that gives a glimpse of what a terrific live performance the band can give. At its best the CD sounds as if the band is playing live right in front of you. The album has liberal sprinklings of life-affirming, melancholy tracks that can be difficult to listen to without feeling a small shiver down your spine. Songs like the radio friendly "Winter Winds" combine soaring blasts of trumpet and trombone with some of the most beautiful lyrics heard in the Top 40 for years.

the newest iteration of British folk.

Hailing from the same burgeoning London folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale, their fairly conventional folk instrumentation won’t upset your parents, but when they get up to maximum velocity they are capable of producing a pleasantly ferocious racket.

However, the bands musical dynamics have outgrown clamouring unsophisticated sea shanties and Morris dancing to shrewdly aim for sustained mass appeal. As a result Mumford and Sons’ songs are just as suited to massive stadia as sweaty basement clubs.

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An eighteenth century poet once wrote that "great thoughts are always general" and this holds true. Mumford’s gravelly vocals tell majestic tales of common-felt human emotions that almost border on the existential.

The best part of Mumford and Sons’ tunes, however, is that as overpowering as they may be, they are all equally low-key and simplistic. Their songs are relatively quiet, mostly driven by guitar, banjo, and vocals with understated percussion. This is a level of sophistication that’s a long way from the sullen moody dance music or achingly hip, but ultimately impotent, guitar bands that are currently defining the country’s music scene.

Soul-searching and assessing troubles with a maturity that belies their youth, Mumford and Sons have built a solid repertoire of intellectually, if not emotionally, stimulating songs that are at last acquiring rave reviews and heavy radio play up and down the land.

Their current tour has been demonstrating the full range of the band, and their considerable collective musical talents, with a series of sell-out shows all over the world.

They certainly have huge potential, and the well-deserved attention they now receive places the hefty weight of lofty expectations on this precociously gifted band. There’s little doubt that they will be up to delivering the goods though, both on record and on stage.

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BN1 Magazine went to investigate what all this commotion was concerning a secret Underground movement of Rebel Bingo clubs… emerging in Brighton! We caught up with James Flames and Freddie Fortune to get a better understanding of this popular phenomenon. · Where, and when, did all this bingo-orientated madness start?

We used to throw parties in a church hall in Farringdon. At the end of the night we would hang out in the basement. The church grannies had a bingo kit stored there, and one night we started messing around with it. We knew it was wrong, but it felt good.

Things got out of control, and it ended up as a mental bingo party. It was amazing. Better than sex. Better than real life. It was dangerous. We weren't supposed to be there, in the basement, and we definitely weren't supposed to be experimenting with bingo.

We had found somewhere we belonged. Somewhere we could do what we wanted to, where no one was watching. We called it The Underground Rebel Bingo Club. Now its just got a mind of it's own. It's out of our hands. · Describe Underground Rebel Bingo Club for the uninitiated. . We meet in secret locations to party hard, play hardcore rebel bingo, win prizes and draw on each other.

It's dangerous and addictive. We know it's wrong, but we need it. The authorities want to shut us down, but

we won't let them. Each night has a cover story to keep the powers that be off our tail - the next meeting will be disguised as a Health & Safety Conference.

Shhhhhh, yeah? · What kind of crowd are you trying to attract?

Our club rules are quite simple: No old people, no boring people, no wankers. · Tell us about yourself?

I am James Flames. I run The Underground Rebel Bingo Club with Freddie Fortune. We met in primary school. When we were six we used to organise lockins after playgroup and play dominos for money. I always knew we'd end up doing something like this. · What’s the best prize you’ve given away so far?

A massive blow-up ball that you can climb inside and walk on water - we steal all our prizes from the fools at iwantoneofthose.com. · Who is your dream celebrity bingo caller?

If we let anyone else call the numbers Luki & Anita (our bingo callers) would tear their hair out and bite us. We're happy with Luki & Anita. Celebrities bring too much attention and you don't need that heat when you're trying to keep a low profile. · Pens or dobbers?

Whatever you feel most comfortable with. It's all about you. · What other entertainment can people expect when they come down apart from bingo? (DJ’s/Bands/ cabaret?)

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(JT)

Very loud music. Most music is good if it's loud.

Also you can draw on each other which is more fun than you might think. Give a drunk person a pen and their friend as a canvas and it's amazing what they can produce. Most of it's rubbish, but it's funny. · Apart from bingo, what sets Underground Rebel Bingo Club apart from any other night?

The people who come. It's about believing in something and doing it together. We are not a club night. We are a movement. · What’s the most outrageous thing that you’ve seen at Underground Rebel Bingo Club?

Luki and Anita making a guy cry for getting the rules wrong. Loser. · What’s your ideal venue for Underground Rebel Bingo Club?

A car park. An underground one. Serious. We would love that. Let us know if you have an underground car park. · Have you got any particular acts in mind when planning the night?

No. We are the act. · There’s a growing movement of people throwing wild and unusual parties at the moment, what other nights do you think are really interesting?

The End Of The World - www.theendoftheworld. co.uk - it sounds dark but it's about all the right things.

It's epic.

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) What tunes are filling the dance-floor right now?

Heartbeat (Chase & Status We Just Bought A Guitar Mix) - Nneka Starry Eyed - Jakwob Vs Ellie Goulding Bangkok - Boris Dlugosch

· How do you see the club 5 years from now?

Running most major nations' governments from the inside. · Tell us a secret (other than the venue for the night).

Bingo is illegal in the state of New York but we're gonna launch there anyway because they need it and we care about people. · Sum up Underground Rebel Bingo in three words (other than Underground Rebel Bingo).

Dirty alley sex.

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Jerry Dammers BN1 Magazine were very excited to be invited to chat to Jerry Dammers, the legendary keyboard player and song writer of The Specials who was on his way down to our city to tour his Spatial AKA Orchestra tribute to the music of Sun Ra. Then we got a call to tell us we weren’t allowed to ask any questions about The Specials……so intrepid reported Andy Hollis went along to find out what was what….

BN1: Hi Jerry - we’re figuring you’ve been to Brighton on a few occasions in one of your various guises. If someone says Brighton to you, what do you think?

JD: Oh yeah, I’ve had some adventures in Brighton. Always had a lot of fun there.

Adventures….

BN1: Anything specific you can tell us?

JD: I once….well no, I probably shouldn’t. Well I got fed up getting recognised the

whole time at the height of The Specials so I went and bought a balaclava. I was walking down the street and someone shouts “JERRY!” – it just made me more recognisable. I don’t know, maybe I should always wear a mask. It’s just a place to go and get mad, down by the sea. I had a girlfriend from Brighton once. Great fun.

BN1: You’re coming down to play at the beginning of March with your Spatial AKA Orchestra. Tell us a little about what to

expect.

JD: If you expect anything you might be disappointed. In my years out of the papers I’ve been beavering away at various things, anti-apartheid work, approaching people to play at the Mandela concerts. I was just so busy that I stopped playing music and got into DJing, organising hip-hop and jazz jams. I even set up a cosmic jazz and chess club – the music helps get people’s brains working. Anyway, what I’m doing now kind of evolved out of that work and now I’m playing live again, and people are noticing.

BN1: We spoke to Courtney Pine last month, you’ve gone and nicked his pianist Zoe Rahman from him haven’t you!?

JD: Yeah, and we’ve borrowed his bass player Dennis Baptiste too! Zoe is a Mercury nominated musician – they’re all fantastic musicians in their own right. Our youngest member is Nathanial Facey who plays with The Empiricals.

We’ve got an eye on the future.

BN1: Should we expect more whacky costumes and props?

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Jerry Dammers

JD: Yeah we’re continuing with that. We want to give everyone around the country a chance to see them. There might even be some original songs in there too. The whole experience is like a tribute to tribute bands. We’re celebrating that by doing a tribute to Sun Ra and there’s a big visual side to that.

BN1: Your Wikipedia page describes you as having been a mod, a hippie and a skinhead.

Which one would you recommend?

JD: Haha, I haven’t really been anything to be honest. I’ve just swung like a pendulum. I think there’s a more spiritual side that I’m showing now. You know, psychedelic music was invented by jazz musicians in an attempt to find their spiritual influences. We’re just mixing jazz with other music. Sun Ra mixed jazz with electronic music. We adopted that idea with The Specials when people just weren’t into it. This show is actually just a progression from the second Specials album – we’re taking an old record collection and putting phat beats to it, plugging in to lots of exotic sounds. It’s hypnotic. Meditative.

BN1: So if you weren’t a musician, what do you think you’d be doing?

JD: I didn’t know I was a musician! There’s always been a strong visual and conceptual side to my work. I studied art at college – my mum always thought I should have been an artist and they’re usually right.

I always actually struggled with music.

BN1: Your work has been covered by a lot of people from the Prodigy to Babyshambles.

What’s your favourite cover of one of your tunes?

JD: The best one is Code 9’s version of Ghost Town. I’ve been sent so many versions of that you wouldn’t believe and that’s the only one I authorised.

The worst one was by Prince Naseem’s cousin, produced by Pete Waterman. It was atrocious.

BN1: You’ve been on the scene a while now. What do you think about the state of music currently?

JD: I don’t know. The trouble is I blame a lot on Madonna. She has nothing to do with pop music, she was a chorus girl. We

can take this pretty girl, dress her up and then dress the whole thing up as pop music. Variety has won out over rock and roll unfortunately. The Spice Girls – chorus girls. It’s all variety shows. We’re kind of back to where we were in the 1950’s before The Beatles came along.

There are still people out there making great music but the internet doesn’t help either. Anyone can put any old rubbish out there. I think eventually it’ll get so clogged up people will start going back to basics again.

BN1: It’s all Madonna’s fault ! Well it’s been great to speak to you Jerry and we’re looking forward to catching the show….

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BRIGHTON NIGHTLIFE

BRIGHTON MetalWeRKS MAMMOTHFEST We are proud to announce that Brighton has a new metal festival, Mammothfest!

The collaboration of promoters, Booking agents, band members, fans and more have united to bring the biggest metal bands in the world to our city whilst providing our excellent local metal bands with the chances to support them.

Steve, Mammothfest director commented “This is about everyone coming together to build the metal scene and give our bands and fans the chances to see our favourite bands locally and at a reasonable price”.

“The main event is Saturday 18th September 2010 at Hove town hall (1300 capacity). We have already booked Orange Goblin, Malefice, Tesseract, L’esprit du clan, Cilice, Blind Eye Fury, Surfaces, Here There Be Monsters, Lithurgy and a lot of other local bands.

We are in negotiations with Soulfly and Sylosis amongst other bands and we are determined to grow the festival up year on year to eventually be an outdoor event which embraces all the alternative

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musical genres that we know and love here in Brighton”.

Mammothfest is also proud to be working with BLOODSTOCK and WACKEN open air festivals in bringing Brighton the “metal to the masses 2” battle of the bands. The competition is being held at the Hobgoblin in Brighton every Thursday until July.

We are pleased to announce that “THIS MEANS WAR / STONE CIRCLE / BLIND EYE FURY and ALZIR have already won places in the quarter finals and many more bands are still to compete. Entry is free and there are drinks promotions so come and see metal bands at their best compete!

Mammothfest is also proud to welcome Beholder to the Hobgoblin on Saturday 6th March with support from Surfaces, Blind Eye Fury and Terrathorn! Again entry is free - but arrive early as this is going to be the biggest metal event so far this year.

Also on 21st March at the Engine Rooms we are honoured to welcome Tesseract back to our city with a new album and support from Lithurgy, Mask of Judas and Stone Circle. Prices TBC.

(review 07/02/10)

SURFACES are without a doubt one of the most talked about Brighton metal bands on the scene today, and on this miserable Sunday night the close to capacity crowd are already buzzing. Sets from Before The Call, Among The Wolves, The Roskov Landing and The Safety Fire has served to build expectations to fever pitch...

And then all hell breaks loose!

Surfaces intro ends with the stage lights blazing into life and their opening track causes everyone to go absolutely mental, people are barged all over the place by arms and legs flailing in all directions.

Surfaces are unrelentless in their approach, bludgeoning riffs and beats reminiscent of an adrenaline fuelled hybrid of Meshuggah and Suicide Silence. Powering through crowd favourites Icy

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Trails and This Broken Black and new material including the astonishing Between Distant Shores, Surfaces are proving they have what it takes to become a world class outfit. As the final notes of their set ring out, the bloodied and battered crowd file out of the Engine Room and into the rainy streets of Brighton... But they'll be back - and so will I. A truly unmissable night.

Here There Be Monsters EP launch party 12/02/2010 February the 12th was clearly one of the early highlights of this years Brighton metal calendar.

HTBM, fresh from recording their new EP were celebrating with a launch party down the Hobgoblin courtesy of Open Tage promotions. The night was rammed with the best metal bands in Brighton

and the South.

The evening started to a packed pub with stoner/doom masters ‘Funeral Hag’ blasting out their sludgy grooves. Next up was ‘Blind Eye Fury’ who riled up the crowd with their groove metal antics. Divine Chaos (soon to join Vader on their European tour) stepped on stage to dominated with their to unique style of modern thrash and witness the crowd open up, and quickly turn into one of the most brutal mosh-pits I've seen for some time. And finally, to a Hobgoblin busting at the seams HTBM took to the stage and took control producing the kind of tight, energetic brutality all good metal gigs deserve.

Food & Drink

THE MASTER MARINER The marina is packed full of rather modern, somewhat commercial restaurants and pubs but tucked away on the village square is a hidden gem, the master mariner.

good night out at the pub where you can grab a good meal, have a few pints and catch up with your mates.

I suspect this little “best kept secret” is going to have the lid blasted right off of it as more and more people discover this little gem. Try it!

Set on an idyllic spot on the water’s edge with a striking backdrop you can quietly lose track of time over a pint, good company and great food. Outside seating has the sea lapping at your toes, or go inside to enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere in a pub full of striking old features and great character.

Their 9oz burger can satisfy even the biggest of hungers and their sandwiches are by far the best in Brighton – multigrain bread layered with salad and freshly grilled British bacon with a pile of thick, chunky chips can make even the worst of days seem just that little bit better. In fact, the master mariner is the only pub in the marina that serves real home-cooked foods; they even make their gravy from scratch and use only organic eggs from happy chickens. It’s reassuring to see that in a climate where everyone is cutting back and taking shortcuts, there is still a good ol’ fashioned pub still serving real home cooked pub food.

Supporting local talent, they feature live music on Friday and Saturday nights which makes it a really

THE MASTER MARINER Village Square Brighton Marina Village Brighton BN2 5WD Tel. 01273 818563

THE FISHBOWL Open late the Fishbowl is a ‘chilled yet quirky’ venue with a very popular fish tanks upstairs.

Great for relaxing in the day, the seating outside offers a wonderfully scenic view of Brighton’s South Laines however, finding a seat on a Friday or Saturday night could be tricky. Hosting a variety of music nights, it is one of the better known pubs in the area typically attracting a varied and sociable crowd of twenty-somethings. But if you’re looking for something different, come admire the seaside deco and take full advantage of the appetising menu including your favourite fish and chips…oohh how very Brighton!

74 East Street, Brighton.

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IYDEA I recently crossed over to the dark side after being a vegetarian for well, let’s just say long enough to give my age away. And while I grieve over all the wasted years of bacon butty’s, I must confess I still love meatless food so was delighted when I stumbled into Iydea in Kensington street in the North Laines.

Now these guys seriously know their tamarind from their tamari and can accommodate possibly any dietary requirement you may have, while still making jolly good food that appeals to everyone; even my decidedly carnivorous friends thoroughly enjoyed their lunch. And their approach is simple: just choose your main course dish from their ever changing selection and then pile on as many salads and extra’s as your plate can hold, and all you pay for is the main course so it’s great, affordable fare packed with goodness.

Their service is quick with friendly, knowledgeable staff who can guide you through the dishes and in no time you’re tucking into a great lunch, in a cafe with a great buzz. You can grab a takeaway on those occasional good weather days and enjoy your meal on a bench, down on the beach or in a quiet garden.

It’s reassuring to know you can get a good, wholesome yet tasty meal at an affordable price while still ticking all those boxes of being environmentally conscious, health conscious and budget conscious.

Food that, if eaten often, will put a zing in your step.

Nice one guys!

IYDEA 17 Kensington Gardens North Laine Brighton East Sussex BN1 4AL Tel: 01273 667 992

The Booze Hound!

Adnams Broadside.

Rarely do I enter a supermarket without perusing the veritable cornucopia of booze on offer. Such a dizzying variety of hooch can sometimes leave the prospective booze hound somewhat spoilt for choice, particularly when it comes to real ale. Whether you fancy fingering a bishop, tickling a badger or splitting your skull the array of ales available can leave you positively giddied before a drop has even passed your lips.

More often than not I am drawn to a personal favourite; Adnams Broadside. There is something comforting in familiarity, like putting on an old pair of slippers or your favourite smoking jacket. Broadside has been like a trusty pal over the years, solid, consistent, reliable, unflinching in its’ support of my favourite hobby, boozing. Deep, opulent ruby in appearance, richly complex yet sublimely rounded on the palate, Broadside embodies everything that is good about British beer. With a more than ample alcohol content of 6.3% this Suffolk brewed beer has enough firepower to sink a small Armada. Broadside is cosy evenings round a log fire, it is furry hot water bottles, it is my Nan’s cheese scones, it is ruddy-faced drunken farmers with permanent liver damage, it is not a beer…..it is Broadside!

Available in Tesco £1.65 for a 500ml bottle.

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ROEDEAN CAFE

have had a jacket potato or sandwich or something more virtuous. But my breakfast was well worth every calorie and I probably would have licked my plate if I weren’t in polite company it was so good.

And I won’t even mention that this cafe undoubtedly has the best view in Brighton with unobstructed views of the ocean and over the marina, and that the parking is plentiful and free...

There are obviously a lot of people who make the cafe their local stop as it’s bustling with customers even mid morning on a weekday and I can understand why.

In sticking with my theme for this month which seems to be “local is better” I was rather excited to be invited to breakfast at Roedean cafe. I’ve heard a lot about it recently and have been curious to try it out for myself, so after navigating my way through the road works and detours on Marine Drive (thanks Southern Water!) I arrived at this great little cafe with a menu almost as big as the wall.

Now that surprised me; I was expecting a small, predominantly greasy menu and instead was confronted with so many tasty choices I had a hard time choosing before settling on a good ol’ fry up with everything including fried bread. Of course I could

THE DRUIDS ARMS Sister to the Druids Head, this beautiful pub just off London road, overlooking the level, is the perfect place to mingle with mates. There’s not much space inside so it can be quiet in the day but be prepared for bustling evenings and DJs pumping out tunes at the weekend. Known for its quirky art deco, the entire ceiling is covered with hanging origami and sting rays made from hubcaps; though it did take a drunken debate to find out what animals they actually were.

Traditionally serving a variety of ales, beers and spirits, The Druids also offers an exciting Thai menu. Its reasonable prices and wifi can often draw a student crowd but, hey, that’s fine with me and if you want a sociable evening the Druids Arms is the place.

79-81 Ditchling Road, Brighton

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This little cafe may be somewhat off the main track but it’s definitely worth going out of your way to visit, even just for a cappuccino and to drink in the view; or for a great morning out with the kids with a game of miniature golf and lunch afterwards. I will definitely be back to make a start on my pledge to eat my way slowly through every dish on that enormous menu, it may take a while but I will do it.

ROEDEAN CAFE Marine Drive Brighton BN2 5RL Tel. 01273 570513

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Have a Heart Appeal Through this year’s Have a Heart Appeal, Heart radio has the unique opportunity to provide lasting, year-round entertainment directly onto the wards for thousands of children in hospitals and hospices in the communities their radio stations serve.

Starlight Children’s Foundation was founded 23 years ago by actress Emma Samms (Fallon from TV’s Dynasty) helping just 4 children in its first year. Today, as well as being the UK’s leading wish-granting charity, Starlight is the only national charity providing fun, entertainment, laughter and distraction to over 500,000 hospitalised children every year, working in every children’s ward, hospital and hospice throughout the UK. For some of these desperately and terminally ill children, Have a Heart can help Starlight grant magical wishes, creating happy memories for the whole family to share, whatever the future holds. Have a Heart could even help Starlight’s wish children win their brave battle…70% of children go on to get better.

Their Aim: • To Help Starlight to provide Fun Centres – one for every children’s ward within the communities of Heart’s radio stations. £90,000 would build and deliver onto the wards 30 brand new Fun Centres; one for each Heart region.

• To significantly increase the number of wishes Starlight are able to grant every year from 500 to the estimated 2,500 children diagnosed with life-threatening illness every year.

Have a Heart Starlight Fun Centres: The new fun centres will incorporate the latest technology including HD flat screen TV, Nintendo Wii and the latest games and film releases all straight to young patients’ bedsides.

Fun Centres can reduce the pain and anxiety felt by children in hospital, transforming their hospital experience and can even help reduce the amount of pain relief required.

Why support the Have a Heart Appeal?

• Every Heart radio listener’s child that needs treatment in hospital – however minor or serious – will benefit from this project.

• A lasting legacy…each Have a Heart Starlight Fun Centre will entertain an estimated 5,000 children every year during its lifetime. Over five years Heart will help 750,000 sick children aged 3-18 yrs.

• The wishes you help to grant will help children right now coping with the most desperate situations, and provide happy memories that will last them and their families a lifetime …

“I was diagnosed late with a Wilms tumour (cancer of the kidney). I had the tumour and a kidney removed followed by intensive chemotherapy. I am now 12, and I call myself a survivor. My Starlight wish was priceless and I’ll never forget how happy it made me feel.” Pete.

For more information on how you can get involved go to: www.heart.co.uk/ haveaheart Have a Heart is an appeal run by Global Charities (Registered charity number 1091657) and relies on fundraising to sustain its work.

By Chris Taylor www.haveaheartcharity.org

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Andy Webb Webby Pro Snowboarder 27 Brighton & Hove Stepchild Snowboards, Magic Toast Snowboard Shop, Love Inc. Clothing, Drop Gloves and Goggles, Rude Chalets, Bandit Bandanas, Snowworkers.com

So Andy how did all begin?

It started around 1995 when we had a week's worth of snow at home in Brighton. I'd take my sledge down the park with my brother and friends and we'd try standing up on it simulating a snowboard. I made a Snurfer type thing (early snowboard from the 1960's) with a piece of rope on the front and tried to ride it down the hill. Some other lads brought a snowboard along, but wouldn't let me have a go....I never liked those kids anyway haha!

What lead you to snowboarding?

Who do you admire?

I think I saw snowboarding on TV at some point back then, and my brother had started skateboarding so I was desperate to get involved with it all. I remember seeing my first snowboard magazine/videos and was amazed by how good it

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looked! The first guy that stood out for me was Terje Håkonsen from Norway. He was the Michael Jordan of snowboarding (although a bit shorter hehe!) - He went bigger than anyone else, had the best style and had the attitude to go with it. Watching him ride, along with so many other legends, always gets me amped!

Where has snowboarding taken you?

After I finished college, I went away to Whistler in Canada for my first winter season and was blown away! I went back there for my second season and lived in Vancouver for a few months too. Then I spent 3 winters in Mayrhofen, Austria and got to see more of the European resorts. Last year I went to Morzine in France and I’m back there this winter.

My best single trip was to Niseko

in Japan last March to visit one of my best pals Ben Smith who is a cinematographer. He spent almost a year there and it was too good an opportunity for me to pass up. People who aren't into winter sports often don't realise that you can ride in Japan. The amount of snow they get each winter is ridiculous! And it's pretty much the deepest, driest snow on the planet! It was a long way to go but it was worth it!

What’s your favourite resort?

I'd say my favourite single resort so far has to be Whistler, Located in the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia, just north of Vancouver. It’s expensive, but it's got everything - well maintained parks, powder, a huge backcountry and a progressive attitude to snowboarding. It meant that I could progress so much in all

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aspects of my riding when I was there. It's harder to compare it to the European resorts I’ve lived in, because although they may be bigger overall, they are usually made up of smaller resorts linked together. Resorts on both sides of the pond have their advantages/ disadvantages. From a working point of view, it's much harder to get work visas sorted for North America, and there is more of a British "scene" in Europe which is why I’ve stuck to Europe in the last few years. I will be back in Whistler very soon though I hope!

So Brighton is a place you love to reside in when you’re not travelling the globe chasing powder?

Definitely! Well my family and friends are there, and it's such a wicked place to be in the summer! Lots to do and see with a wonderful night life and busy coastline! It’s not such a massive city like London, where I sometimes get a bit overwhelmed.

Maybe it’s because I don’t know London that well! You can be out of the city in Brighton in a matter of minutes which is a good thing I think. For some reason Brighton has become the home of many pro snowboarder’s in the last few years...maybe they followed me!

I’m the only one that was born and bred there as far as I know!

What advice would you give to people looking to get involved in Snowboarding?

Definitely learn to drive! I was taught by Tom Scrace (blatant plug!) It’s a real shame that there's not that much in the way of snowboarding facilities around Brighton. It made it super hard for me to get started in the early days, and I had to travel a lot (and still do) to get to decent slopes.

A lot of places have closed down now too which is a shame.

Bowles Outdoor Centre, just past Crowborough, is the nearest decent dryslope to Brighton and is where I put in my first turns.

If you can make the trip to the Indoor snow slopes at Milton Keynes or the new one at Hemel Hempstead I’d say it’s definitely worth the effort! You can have lessons there and they have freestyle nights too.

Getting involved with surfing and skating will improve your balance and general fun all round! Guys who are good at those almost always take naturally to snowboarding - like my big brother Neil.

Other then snowboarding what do you get up to?

In the summer I work as a graphic designer and last year I was working for Brighton City Council. It was great because I got to design such a wide variety of things. I also designed stuff for Westbeach (snowboard Outerwear Company), Magic Toast snowboard Shop, SnowSource Ltd and The UK Snow Film Festival - which was an event put on by my friends James Fitzgerald and Ben Smith last November which was a huge success! I started playing the guitar a couple of years ago so try and practice that most days. I want to surf and skate more this summer too.

Oh yeah, and I also like to bust a move on the dance floor with my friends...or sometimes on my own haha!

What are your plans for the future?

I want to keep on progressing in snowboarding, learning new tricks and travelling to new places. So many spots in North America are high on my list Mount Baker, Mount Hood, Utah, Mammoth, and Lake Tahoe. I would love to go back to Japan

someday soon and it would be amazing to go Heli-skiing in Alaska with my friends! I would like to get more photos on natural terrain, get better at Halfpipe riding and make a good video segment.

How’s your season going, good times? Good snow?

Yeah the season so far is going great! I’m riding with a great bunch of people - some of the best snowboarders in the UK. I’ve been trying to explore new areas of the Portes Du Soleil as much as possible this year - the smaller, lesser known places, both in France and Switzerland. My Halfpipe skills have improved and I’ve learned a lot of new tricks which I’m really pleased about. I've had some good contests results recently which I’m really pleased with and have been doing freestyle coaching for Rude Chalets. One day that stands out was when I rode down "Valle de la Manche" for the first time in January with my friend Seb. There was a flat layer of cloud down below, but clear blue sky above stretching out to the horizon. Only the highest mountain peaks were poking through. It was one of the best views I’ve ever seen, and we got some epic powder turns on the way down too - always a bonus!

Highlight of your career to date?

Competition wise, probably when I got the award for ‘Best Unsponsored Rider’ in the big air contest at the British Championships a couple of years ago. Also when I landed a one-footed back flip last spring for a film contest in Morzine. I was one of the first, if not THE first snowboarder in the UK to do it.

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