LeftLion Magazine - June 2006 - Issue 11

#11. june/july 06 the world cup issue

proud Nottingham City Council is

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Nottingham events 2006 Nottingham City Council is proud to present an exciting calendar of events for everyone to enjoy. Many of these events are brought to you directly by Nottingham City Council or are supported by Nottingham City Council.

Where in the world would you find Bhangra music and Medieval jousting sitting cheek by jowl on an events list?

Nottingham of course!

From May to December, Nottingham’s annual programme of festivals, concerts and events celebrate the city’s rich cultural mix alongside its more ancient traditions.

This year there will be fireworks, street theatre, World music, arts and crafts, walks and rambles, concerts, festivals, carnivals, sports, Victorian games, jousting, outdoor Shakespeare, antiques fairs, open-air concerts, Robin Hood and of course Nottingham’s own Goose Fair with its white-knuckle rides, children’s rides, crafts, entertainment marquees and food stalls selling everything from Caribbean chicken to mushy peas and mint sauce.

25 May 27 May 28 May 28 - 29 May 28 May 28 May 30 May - 02 Jun 01 Jun 02 Jun 02 Jun 03 Jun 03 Jun 04 Jun 04 Jun 04 Jun 06 Jun 06 - 10 Jun 07 Jun 08 Jun 11-Jun 11 June 12 - 17 Jun 12 - 17 Jun 14 - 15 Jun 17 Jun 17 - 24 Jun 17 - 25 Jun 19 - 24 Jun 19 - 24 Jun 25 Jun 25 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun - 01 Jul 28 Jun 30 Jun 02 Jul 02 Jul 02 Jul 03 - 08 Jul 09 Jul 10 - 15 Jul 13 Jul - 15 Jul 15 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 18 Jul 19 - 22 Jul 19 Jul 21 - 23 Jul 23 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul - 01 Sep 25 Jul 25 - 29 Jul 27 Jul

Nottingham Classics - Halle, Royal Concert Hall Arboretum Festival, Arboretum Audio Massage in the Park, Arboretum Spring into Wollaton, Wollaton Park Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Nottingham Concert Band - Bands In The Park, Wollaton Park The Zone Activities - holiday fun for children, Nottingham City Council Leisure Facilities What A Feeling, Royal Concert Hall Engie Benjy, Theatre Royal Bachelor Boy, Royal Concert Hall Autokarna Road Run, Starts at Wollaton Park Just The Tonic, Theatre Royal Green Festival, Arboretum Autokarna / AEC / Evening Post Motor Show, Wollaton Park Foss Dyke Band and Ockbrook Big Band - Bands In The Park, Wollaton Park - Autokarna Orange prize for Fiction 2006, Central Library Kensuke’s Kingdom, Theatre Royal Dylan Moran, Royal Concert Hall Halle, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Music School, Arboretum Jazz café at the Council House supporting Drop in The Ocean, Council House Return of the Forbidden Planet, Theatre Royal This is Elvis, Royal Concert Hall Importance of Being Earnest, Heartbreak Theatre Production, Nottingham Castle Nottingham Live Music Festival, Arboretum Red Letter Day Tennis, Nottingham Tennis Centre NOW Summer (Venue To Be Confirmed) A Taste Of Honey, Theatre Royal Jerry Springer the Opera, Royal Concert Hall Leicestershire Coop Band - Bands In The Park, Victoria Embankment Bandstand Nottingham Amity Family Festival, Arboretum Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum The Rat Pack, Theatre Royal A Tribute To The Ted Heath Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall Midsummer Nights Dream - Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Newstead Abbey Inclosure Walk, Jazz, Ensemble, Forest Recreation Ground Welbeck Estates Brass Band - Bands In The Park, Nottingham Castle Bandstand Chill in the Park, Arboretum Dancing in the Streets, Theatre Royal Kirkby Colliery Welfare Band - Bands In The Park, Arboretum Bandstand Girls Night, Theatre Royal Newstead Summer Stage - Macbeth, Newstead Abbey Railway Children, Heartbreak Theatre Production, Nottingham Castle Sports Relief, Victoria Embankment Nottingham Live Music Festival, Arboretum Deep in the Frozen Night, Theatre Royal Romeo and Juliet, Heartbreak Theatre Production, Nottingham Castle Roll Out The Barrel, Theatre Royal Fireman Sam, Theatre Royal Mela, Forest Recreation Ground City of Lincoln Band - Bands In The Park, Arboretum Bandstand The Zone Activities, Nottingham City Council Leisure Facilities Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground The Hundred And One Dalmations, Theatre Royal Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Radford Recreation Ground

27 - 28 Jul 29 - 30 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 30 Jul 01 Aug 02 Aug 02 Aug 04 Aug 04 - 06 Aug 04 - 05 Aug 06 Aug 06 Aug 07 Aug - 02 Sep 09 Aug 11 Aug 12 - 13 Aug 12 - 13 Aug 12 - 13 Aug 13 Aug 15 Aug 17 Aug 18 - 20 Aug 20 Aug 22 Aug 23 - 27 Aug 24 Aug 24 - 27 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 29 Aug - 02 Sep 30 Aug 01 Sep 03 Sep 05 - 16 Sep 10 Sep 24 Sep 28 Sep 01 - 31 Oct 04 Oct - 08 Oct 05 Oct 13 Oct 21 - 22 Oct 21 - 29 Oct 23 - 27 Oct 29 Oct 05 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov - 23 Dec 21 Nov 26 Nov 7 - 9 Dec 17 Dec

Taming of the Shrew, Oddsocks Productions, Nottingham Castle Antiques Fair, Wollaton Park Nottingham Pride, Arboretum Ilkeston Brass - Bands In The Park, Victoria Embankment Bandstand Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Clare Teal, Theatre Royal Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Bulwell Recreation Ground A Night At the Musicals, Theatre Royal Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Clifton Playing Fields Riverside Festival, Victoria Embankment English Youth Ballet, Theatre Royal Carlton Brass Band - Bands In The Park, Victoria Embankment - Riverside Festival Shirebrook MW (Unison) Band - Bands In The Park, Arboretum Bandstand Classic Thriller Season, Theatre Royal Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Lenton Recreation Ground Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Broxtowe Park Nottingham Carnival, Forest Recreation Ground Steaming Day/Outdoor Agricultural Event, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum The Wind in the Willows, Newstead Summer Stage, Newstead Abbey Derwent Valley Wind Band - Bands In The Park, Nottingham Castle Bandstand Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Coppice Recreation Ground Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Forest Recreation Ground Noddy on Tour, Newstead Abbey Lincolnshire Hospitals Band - Bands In The Park, Arboretum Bandstand Parklife - Community Sporting Events, King Edward’s VI Recreation Ground Dora The Explorer, Royal Concert Hall Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Melbourne Park Twelfth Night, Heartbreak Theatre Production, Nottingham Castle Long Eaton Silver Prize Band - Bands In The Park, Victoria Embankment Bandstand Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Nottingham Live Music Festival, Arboretum Vagina Monologues, Royal Concert Hall Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Southglade Park Parklife - Community Sporting Events, Victoria Embankment Rolls Royce (Derby) Band - Bands In The Park, Arboretum Bandstand Grease, Royal Concert Hall Robin Hood Marathon, starts Victoria Embankment Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Sherman Robertson (Blues & Roots in the City), (Venue To Be Confirmed) Black History Month (Details To Be Confirmed) Nottingham Goose Fair, Forest Recreation Ground Nottingham Classics - St Petersburg Symphony, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Classics - Halle, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Robin Hood Pageant, Nottingham Castle Grounds NOW Fall, (Venue To Be Confirmed) The Zone Activities - holiday fun for children , Nottingham City Council Leisure Facilities Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Bonfire Night, Forest Recreation Ground Nottingham Classics - Czech Philharmonic, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall German Christmas Market, Market Square Nottingham Classics - Sinfonia VIVA, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum Newstead by Night, Newstead Abbey Steaming Day, Wollaton Park Industrial Museum

Alternative or large print format available upon request: 0115 915 2794 For further information about these events and many others log onto www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk or you can call 0115 915 5555 or 0115 989 5555 for all Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Royal events.

Information correct at time of going to press. Whilst every effort will be made to keep to the programme it may be necessary to make changes with or without notice.

Header image by Nate Rood www.naterood.com

LeftLion Magazine Issue 11 June-July 2006 Editor Jared Wilson (jared@leftlion.co.uk) Deputy Editors Al Needham (nishlord@leftlion.co.uk) Nathan Miller (njm@leftlion.co.uk) Technical Director Alan Gilby (alan@leftlion.co.uk) Magazine Design Dave Reason (mail@woot-design.co.uk) Listings Editors Tim Bates (timmy@leftlion.co.uk) Florence Gohard (florence@leftlion.co.uk) Proofreading Charlotte Kingsbury (charlotte@leftlion.co.uk) Photography Editor Dom Henry (dom@leftlion.co.uk) Photographers Kevin Lake (staticsoulphoto@yahoo.co.uk) George Marshall Matt Coupe Mark Johnson Contributors Cristina Chapman David Eckersly George Mahood Jesse Keene Meg Rowell Michael Frearson Miles Hunt Mista Jam Neil Higham Roger Mean Scotty Clark Tom Hathaway Marketing and Sales Manager Ben Hacking (ben@leftlion.co.uk)

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Notts The Nine O’Clock News What A Load Of Rubbish Who On Gawd’s Green Earth Does Miles Hunt Think He Is? Well Red Writer Elementary Style Majik And The Deltarays What’s Up Blood?

BJM IS Not A Movie Notts Vinyl Sheriff Bo Selecta Council Estate Of Mind Ready To Drop Inside The Council House The Notts World Cup Watch The World Cup With LeftLion Artists Profiles Out and About Not So Junior Nottingham Events Listings Art and Carbunkle You Know You’ve Had Enough When…

Nottsword and LeftLion Pub Quiz Rocky Horrorscopes, Fun Cave And Notts Trumps

Welcome to Issue 11 of what we hope you’ll agree is the best free entertainments publication in Nottingham. There are others out there, but you know which ones are actually from here and which are just syndicated magazines trying to make a quick bit of coin, right?

Our favourite other magazine in the city is Saggy Pants.

They’re good kids with a lot to offer. A bit younger than us with a funky punkier edge, like us they do a publication and live events for the love. I’d advise you to check their latest edition at the next opportunity (it’s got me in it too)!

Expect to see us working together more closely in future.

Anyway, this is our World Cup issue and in the centrespread you’ll find a local take on the biggest event in world footeh. If you want to watch this years games in a decent pub, with a good crowd and no sweaty knuckledraggers ramming you into a corner, come and join us down at The Maze. We’ll be putting on a quiz and some damn fine music for all the England games and the final.

More details on page 20.

In this issue I got the chance to put some questions to Jon Collins, the leader of Nottingham City Council. Like every taxpayer around these parts I sometimes get frustrated with local politics. However, after an hour or two’s chat, I realised that Jon’s a decent bloke who does a hard job and is in it for the right reasons. He said some interesting stuff that I would implore you all to read. You might even find yourself agreeing with him…

Welcome back to our resident rock star Miles Hunt. It’s been a while since we’ve had him in these pages as he’s been busy touring the world with The Wonder Stuff. He might not be from Notts, but he likes it here (particularly the Ginza on Mansfield Road). Good to have you back Milo! He really is writing this just for LeftLion…

Also in this issue we put some questions to Damian Marley (son of Bob), Anton from The Brian Jonestown Massacre (star of the Dig! documentary) and some hot Notts music acts including Elementz, First Blood, Majik and The Deltarays.

Last but not least we put some questions to the men in charge of two of the cities best-loved record shops. Jim from Selectadisc talks about forty years in the business and Rob from Rob’s Record Mart explains the massive vinyl towers that always look ready to topple over in his shop. That interview was done by George Mahood, who was Editor of Big Daddy and Grandslam, which were the two best magazines to come out of Hood Town when I was a kid. Welcome to the team G! It’s like a big local media love-in over here.

All of the articles you read in this paper were written and commissioned by us for people in Notts to read, which is something that some of our ‘glossy’ rivals cannot claim.

To paraphrase the words of Arthur Seaton, star of the ultimate Notts film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ‘We’re out for a good time… all the rest is propaganda!’

Anyway, let’s hope that Rooney recovers quickly and that this summer will be a memorable one for all of us. Come on England! jared@leftlion.co.uk

LeftLion magazine has an estimated readership of 40,000 in the city of Nottingham. In May 2006 LeftLion.co.uk received over 500,000 page views.

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E N I N E H T s T nOT S W E N K C O L O’C IS NOTTINGHAM THE UGLIEST CITY IN BRITAIN? We have some interesting architecture. Watson Fothergill for example, with his gothic inspired 19th century buildings.

Admittedly in its rapid expansion in the mid 20th Century there were a lot of mistakes (Clifton for example), but I really think we have got to get away from the negative ‘it’s all crap’ attitude and take a leaf out of the positive thinking book, or nothing is gonna change.

Backwards_reverse I think the fact that the Market Square is currently a building site definitely makes the city centre a lot uglier. But when it’s finished the city should be more beautiful than ever Mean I do think that Nottingham has to be careful. With its ubiquitous London-style, bland, leather-bound bars and obsession with trendiness it’s trying to be a cross between the style and glam of London and the scenester-loving metropolitansim of Manchester. I think but I can see why London people see it as phoney, even when a lot of people know that there’s a great deal of genuine good stuff happening here.

Lewis I do think in some ways though that Nottingham isn’t the most beautiful of cities. Granted the Lace Market/Park and side alleyway streets are visually attractive, but the rest of the sprawl is pretty boring and depressing.

Sara There are some nice places, but I don’t think we should be overly defensive. It’s not the most beautiful city in England, but it’s alright in general. Anyway, while it would be nice to live somewhere really lovely, I think what’s going on where you live is more important.

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with Nottingham’s ‘Mr. Sex’,Al Needham

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£2million worth of cocaine is impounded by the coppers at East Midlands Airport, rammed down the shafts of golf clubs (which makes a change from being rammed up the arses of drug mules). Queues for the gents in Hockley pubs miraculously disappear overnight.

The Times’ resident art-ponce Waldemar Janusczak comes to town to look down his nose at underclass vermin like you and I in a piece masquerading as a review of the British Art Show. “Is Nottingham the ugliest city in Britain? Phoney ye olde taverns, its supremely high gun rate and the gangs of exiled smokers puffing up and down Maid Marian Way…Even John Betjeman would be revolving in his potting shed in the sky at the spectacle of Nottingham Castle’s contemporary suburbanness” Oh, go and and have a another inhale of Tracey Emin’s pissy knickers, you dezzie twat.

March 29 Frank Barlow and Ian McParland win the League One manager of the month (even though neither of them are managers, and there’s two of them), due to Forest racking up six wins on the bounce – the first time that’s happened since 1967.

March 30 Great news if you enjoy fogging up the windows of your Toyota and masturbating into an empty Greggs bag. Developers announce plans for a £100m revamp of Nottingham Racecourse, which will make it the world’s most expensive dogging site.

April 1 The first slab in the all-new Market Square is laid by a singer from New Zealand. Of course, if they had just laid one massive slab, it’d be finished by now.

April 8 A German riot policeman visits Notts to learn how to deal with football hooligans. If you think that’s bad, wait until next month when the LAPD, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Robocop come here on a fact-finding mission.

April 12

ENGLAND SQUAD Fekkin Awful! Out in the second round! No Wright-Phillips?

Walcott ahead of Bent and Defoe?

Kofi Agibbo Ah sod it, it’s not like we’ve won the thing for 40 years, may as well take some unknown quantities. Personally I’d have had Wright-Phillips in but the rest isn’t looking so bad.

Walcott probably won’t get a game anyway and if he does you never know what might happen. I say bring it on and forget the negativity!

Alan Glad to see Sven gamble a little, Defoe has been disappointing for England in all but one game and is probably too similiar to Owen to play with him upfront. I’m excited to see Walcott in the squad, the World Cup is about pace and Theo is like lightning.

MegamanX Downing should definitely be in. But picking two injured forwards, one shit lanky gimp and a 17 year-old won’t win us the World Cup. But having said that, why not take Walcott?

Yes, he’s totally inexperienced but it’s not as if Defoe, Bent, Johnson or whoever have set the world alight with their performances. themilkman I’ve always had a soft spot for Holland/Argentina/Italy/Brazil, y’know.

Lord of the Nish

May 6 An emotional rollercoaster of a day for Nottingham clubs. Forest lose 1-1 to Bradford, meaning no play-offs, while Notts County hammer Bury 2-2 to ensure they stay in the Football League.

May 8 Jermaine Jenas, who used to ponce about in the Lizard Lounge in a T-shirt with his own name on the back according to my mate, is named in the England World Cup squad. No-one really knows why.

May 9 Europe’s orangest MEP, Robert Kilroy-Silk, calls on the German government to bar Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from the World Cup for threatening to destroy the world, or summat. Ahmadinejad, who always preferred Trisha in any case, can’t be arsed to reply.

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In your face, Hull! Nottingham is announced by an insurance company as the city with the worst burglary rates in the UK, beating our bitter statistical rivals into second place. Hang on a minute? Didn’t our police force disband their drug squad a few years ago so they could devote more resources to burglary? It’s all the students’ fault, apparently, because they can’t be arsed to shut a window every now and then.

April 20 New stats reveal that there were 5,000 fewer crime victims in Notts than the year before, with 19% fewer break-ins. But drug offences went up by a whopping 23%, and there were 8% more chinnings

April 21

A woman from the Meadows is charged with getting the arse after her separated husband forgot their wedding anniversary and persuading two other blokes to jump out behind a bush at him waving guns about, like you do.

May 11 USA Express Chicken in, erm, Ilkeston becomes the first takeaway in the country to be ordered to employ a bouncer on the door. They should do that at my local chippy, I heard three sausages got battered there the other night.

May 12 A gang of Bestwood window-lickers get sentences of up to twelve months for causing £10,000 worth of damage to a bus.

LeftLion interviewee Whycliffe is on the cover of the Post for being in court on three begging charges.

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April 23

Two stabbings occur in town on the same day. Two of the bastards! If any national newspapers are reading this, I have already taken out the trademark on ‘Knifingham’.

Dr Raj Chandran, the former mayor of Gedling, successfully sues the arse off the BNP for mistakenly fingering him as being stuck off for sexually abusing a patient. They’d got the wrong man entirely and got absolutely rinsed.

April 27 Evening Post quote of the year; “The odds of getting a hole-inone are pretty high. But the odds having one witnessed by a member of Westlife must be phenomenal.”

The first ever mass hugging event happens in the Arboretum, when 150 randoms cop a feel of each other. Have these people not been to Jumpin’ Jacks on a Saturday night?

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Absolutely nothing changes in the local elections (mainly because they’re not being held in town), apart from a slight shift to the Tories in the shires. Unlike other, more backward places I could mention, the BNP does absolutely arse all in Notts. Ha!

Certain pubs in town are forced to crack down on underaged drinkers by refusing to allow people who look under 25 in without ID. That’s Cliff Richard fucked if he wants to come in the Social, then.

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May 17 Gedling MP and new Home Office minister Vernon Coaker admits to having a go on a spliff or two when he was at Uni 32 years ago. The world does not end and civilisation does not crumble.

May 19 A new star enters the local firmament, as Lea, a model and pigmentation artist with 30M (yes, M) breast implants enters the Big Brother house. Approximately two seconds later, some internet spod allegedly finds pics of a Percy Filth nature of someone who allegedly looks a bit like her allegedly doing rude things. Allegedly. Why is she going in there? “For the money and fame, just like the others”, she said. Goo’ on, me duck!

photo: George Marshall

What a load of Rubbish...

With growing antagonism towards the proposed expansion of Nottingham’s incinerator, LeftLion examines some of the concerns regarding health and the environment and asks if this is the solution to waste management in our city? words: David Eckersley and Neil Higham The United Kingdom currently produces around 28 million tonnes of household and domestic waste each year. Some 73% is sent to landfill, 19% recycled and 8% incinerated. Levels of incineration are set to rise to a massive 25% by 2020, a direct response to Article 5 of the EU Landfill Directive, which legally binds governments to reduce landfill to 35% of 1995 levels. This shift requires major changes to infrastructure and will have a permanent impact upon our environment and health.

Lack of public consultation and education has created a void of information regarding waste management strategy in the UK, indeed, having spoken to many people about Nottingham’s incinerator the overwhelming response is…

‘Incinerator? What incinerator?’

Nottingham’s Eastcroft incinerator is the cigarette-like chimney located near the BBC building on London Road. It is responsible for the disposal of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of municipal waste from within the city boundaries. Waste Recycling Group (WRG), the operators of the facility, have submitted a planning application to the City Council seeking to build a third line, thus expanding the burning capacity of the plant by 100,000 tonnes; pushing the total to 250,000 tpa.

Significant issues have been raised with regards to this expansion, not least by Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL), a pressure group set up in 2002 by local environmental campaigners Jon Beresford and Nigel Lee to highlight the problems they see with incineration in general and the Eastcroft Plant in particular. NAIL believes our resources are best placed in schemes to promote recycling and composting habits. “I feel that recycling is a habit that needs to be learned, open a food package and it literally takes one second to put the cardboard in one box and the plastic in another when I am throwing something away. My wheelie bin is never even half full when it is collected,” says Kaye Brooks of Colwick.

When WRG submitted the planning application NAIL called a public meeting in Sneinton, the area closest to and most affected by the incinerator. Since then many local residents have become involved and numbers have swelled. Indeed in March of this year a petition carrying names of people from all over Nottingham was handed to the City Council with over 3000 signatures. So naturally, one has to ask: why is there such an objection?

principle’ for waste management planning, with ‘waste minimisation as the most favoured approach, followed by re-use, recycling, composting, energy recovery and disposal.’

Incineration fits into the category of energy recovery. The industry itself is trying to change the rhetoric commonly used, referring to incinerators as ‘Energy from Waste Plants’, in that resulting steam can be used for generating electricity and heating.

The incinerator runs on two lines that were built in 1972 but were designed in the 1960s, and WRG propose to build a third line in order to burn more waste. However, the proposed third line will not be an adapted, modern version of what came before, but rather will be identical to the other two, which have had 34 known pollution breaches in the past four years.

In 2002 it was rated by Greenpeace as the fifth worst incinerator in the United Kingdom.

Since then the Environmental Agency has delivered eighteen site warnings to the UK’s twelve municipal incinerators, a third of which have been issued to Eastcroft. At a recent public meeting local residents addressed a panel of NAIL representatives asking, amongst other things: “Why, with so many breaches of limits over the last few years, doesn’t the Environment Agency prosecute WRG? Why are they not prepared to use their full legal powers?”

WRG argue that by recovering energy from waste that might otherwise be landfilled, ‘the extended plant would allow the City, Council and region to process more waste up the hierarchy, but as Jon Beresford of NAIL points out; “We must debunk the myth that incineration destroys waste, there is a fundamental law of physics that states matter cannot be destroyed, only turned into something else. In the case of incineration 35% becomes ash, which goes to landfill, including a large portion that is toxic and needs processing at a special toxic landfill site. The rest becomes greenhouse gases containing heavy metals, particulates and dioxins, which are amongst the most carcinogenic things known to man.”

As already stated, the Government is bound by law to drastically reduce the percentage of waste being sent to landfill and naturally they seek to do this as cheaply as possible.

Incineration seems to be their answer.

Arguably, this is contradictory to the necessity and stated desire of the government to increase recycling levels across Britain. Considering that Central Government has set local targets for recycling to be at least 50% by 2015, an increase of incineration would surely be antithetical to their presumed commitment to these targets.

WRG’s Non-Technical Summary cites the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) ‘Waste hierarchy

The combination of a lack of recycling schemes in Nottingham (as evidenced by its poor recycling rate, just 8% of total municipal waste recycled and 6% composted in 2004/2005) and a lack of awareness means many recyclables are thrown away with all other general waste. An increase of a further 100,000 tpa of household and domestic waste destined for incineration means that even more potentially recyclable waste would be incinerated. Robyn Fuller of Sneinton commented “Incineration encourages people to not to worry about recycling, because they see their rubbish magically whisked away and destroyed with no awareness of where it goes or what it becomes.”

Alongside DEFRA’s waste hierarchy principle sits their proximity principal. This recommends that waste should be disposed of as close to the place of production as possible. This encourages municipal authorities to do all

in their power to process their own waste, thereby creating local responsibility for waste management, and has the advantage of reducing the amount of transport necessary to move waste from one area to another.

The proposed increase in municipal waste therefore raises significant questions concerning where such waste will come from, and how it will get here. WRG currently have the rights to burn the 150,000 tpa of municipal waste from the city, however they have lost the County contract to rival waste company Onyx, which would have given them the rights to burn waste from the rest of Nottinghamshire.

Consequently, WRG will need to import waste from nearby counties Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire to satisfy the increase. This will result in a further 106 lorry movements (that’s 53 extra lorries) everyday in and out of Nottingham.

Jon Collins, the leader of the City Council, has publicly stated his, and the Labour council’s, objection to the expansion, but regardless of the political will the decision can only be reached on planning grounds. The necessary Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) license has been formally granted by the EA, leaving only a planning committee review to decide the outcome of the application.

This is an evident blow to NAIL’s campaign because it means that, despite backing from the council, the decision can only be made based on the legality of the application and the subsequent construction work, leaving ethical considerations aside.

The evidence suggests Kaye Brooks is right when she says; “there cannot possibly be a need to incinerate 250,000 tonnes of waste every year for the next thirty years with the push we have now to recycle. It’s bad enough that there is one (an incinerator) anyway. To expand it seems unnecessary and pointless, just a money making exercise at the expense of public health.” www.nail.uk.net

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does Miles Hunt think he is?

I don’t suppose I’ve ever discussed this with anyone before now and perhaps for good reason, but every time I hear my name spoken by another, I immediately presume the name ‘Miles Hunt’ as to belong to a child....

That is, in some peculiar form it is my former name. I do of course have varying self images; friend, brother, son, bloke in a band etc… But to me, my name, ‘Miles Hunt’, is definitely the name of an adolescent. I wonder what this says about myself? Does this notion I have stumbled upon apply to us all I wonder? Or is it because I consider myself to be still fighting the good fight, having not, by my own measure, achieved what it was that I set out to do way back when?

When… hmmmmm… There’s a question for the ages.

My 89 year old Grandmother shared with me, in recent years, that she has not experienced any remarkable differences in her ’self’ since she was a sixteen year old girl. I was at first rather alarmed at this comment. As I approach my fortieth birthday this summer I was rather hoping that some kind of wisdom would be automatically bestowed upon me, for no other reason than having ‘made it’ this far. But having then given what she had said to me a little contemplation I soon realised that I too could claim pretty much the same standing. Or at the very least, as far as my life’s pursuits are concerned, I am moved to admit that not a great deal has changed during the last thirty years.

In truth I don’t think I’ve ever achieved adulthood and neither do I now expect to.

I can legally drive a motorised vehicle, pay my taxes and utility bills on time and recognise when it is wholly inappropriate to swear.

However, I am

ceaselessly amazed when observing a portion of our society’s other grown-ups (too great a portion for my liking) going about their ‘adult’ lives. Within my grouping of friends we often discuss the ‘assistant manager’ syndrome, that is, he or she that considers themselves to have almost attained authority. Are they not the very worst of all of the imperious oafs we all have to deal with in our daily toils? Those that have been given a miniscule proportion of jurisdiction; the nightclub doorman, the train guard, the traffic warden… it goes on. In essence, your ‘job’s worth’.

At what point is a rational human being transposed into such a creature? Or are they born that way? In much the same way as I was born, seemingly, never to mature. I simply do not see the attraction in wielding a doubtlessly non-existent dominion over other humans.

Please, by all means, call me immature…

I think I was at an earlier age than Nan’s sixteen year old self when I decided that I was gonna be a ‘bloke in a band’, perhaps around the age of eight or nine.

I remember the morning of this illumination well.

My dad’s brother Bill used to play keyboards in the legendary 70s Glam outfit, Wizzard (yes, it was spelt with two z’s). During the course of one of their rare live concert tours they, or at least some of them, had elected to kip down on my mom and dad’s lounge floor after a gig somewhere in Derbyshire. My brother and I had risen for school the following morning only to discover upon our lounge floor a legion of hairy men, for the most part concealed in sleeping bags or wrapped in blankets. And a smell… an intoxicating smell. I knew who they were, I’d probably met most of them at one time or another, but in that moment of discovery, as mom doubtlessly ushered us through to the kitchen, I knew, truly, the life I needed to pursue. No more getting up at the crack of dawn, polishing shoes and suffering imbecilic Radio One morning DJ’s, whilst cramming down a questionably necessary brefters for me. No Sir. Gimme sleeping bags and hangovers (that was the smell) and all in the shared company of other, yet to be ripened, hairy men that felt just as I did!

And I, Miles Hunt, pulled it off. I located those other hairies to share lounge floors with.

Other hairies to abandon all notion of adult objectives and associated creature comforts to share this curate’s egg of a life we’ve willingly been ensconced in

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for the last twenty or so years and yet… do I feel like it’s anything that I could conceivably consider an achievement?

This name thing is bothering me…

Surely when I hear my name spoken by another I should well up inside and think ‘Damn straight! Miles Hunt the achiever!’. But I don’t. You see I do consider what I’ve done, in music and that I refer to as my ‘central theme’, an achievement. I’ve never, by my reckoning, done a solid day’s graft in my life and in many ways that was almost the entire point of being in a band. We wrote some tunes, travelled the world playing them to all manner of people and kipped down on all manner of floors. I still do for that matter. I’ve constantly been achieving for chrissakes! But my name, never the less, to these ears belongs to a child.

A month or so ago I had the great honour of playing alongside the mighty Damien Dempsey. He called me up on stage and in front of more than a thousand people we played and sang Whiskey In The Jar together. Oddly enough Damien confessed to me that night that it was the first song he learned to play upon his very first guitar. But as he encouraged the assembled masses to welcome me, Miles Hunt, to the microphone, I have to tell you, on hearing that name again I felt about seven years old.

Likewise, some years ago I was a guest on BBC 2’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks and the show’s host, Mark Lamarr, gave his typically caustic introductions of that episode’s guests. On hearing my name I felt implausibly immature.

Once again, whilst attending a hospital appointment earlier this year, on hearing my named called as I was invited to attend the specialist, I absurdly became a minor.

On the other hand it was one day last year that my daughter decided that she would from there on in prefer to call me Daddy, as opposed to previously always referring to and addressing me as Miles. And do you know, the Daddy thing felt okay, in a puffed-outchest kinda way, for a day or so but, hand on heart… I think I preferred hearing her gorgeous little voice speak to me for who I really am, ‘Miles’, just a kid myself. www.thewonderstuff.co.uk

Well Red Writer Stephen Lowe was born in Nottingham and now spends half his time here and the other half in southern France. He is an actor, director, artistic director and playwright and former chair of Art Council East Midlands. His plays have been staged at the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and most of England’s leading repertory theatres.

Most topically, he’s the writer of the Brian Clough extravaganza Old Big ‘Ead in The Spirit Of The Man, currently completing its victory lap of the Playhouse after a national tour. We spoke to him about theatre, football and all points in between. words: Nathan Miller

I’ve just been watching the Champions League Final and realising what I like most about sport is the epic theatrical stories that it throws up. What connections do you see between football and theatre?

Bertold Brecht said theatre had everything to learn from football and that in general football had the more lively audience! They are of course practically the same for the spectator, the battle between two sides for victory and the end unknown so we live in total suspense until the final denouement which makes it either a comedy or a tragedy. I count seeing Forest at times as amongst my great theatrical experiences.

What did Brian Clough mean to you before you wrote the play?

I never met Brian but watched him, as so many of us did, from the stands. To me he was the true working-class hero, a man who hated authority, passionately loved his art form and took no crap from anyone. Given that he also had immense talent and was one of the funniest men ever after Les Dawson, he got my vote.

How has the play been received in other cities?

It takes time for the audience to realise it’s not simply for football fans and in each city the audiences have built amazingly towards the end of the week. Old Big ‘Ead is a legend throughout the land and the play requires no special knowledge to enjoy it.

Was the play aimed at a football or a theatre audience?

The answer is very simple… Both. From the very beginning the director Alan Dossor and I set this as our target ambition, and the figures are amazing. Over 60% of the audience had never been in the Playhouse before, but the regulars also came and both sides enjoyed it together.

To me it seems the two people most responsible for putting the city on the map are Brian Clough and Robin Hood. Which one do you think best embodies the Nottingham character?

As Robin and Brian are the subjects of the play I can’t really tell them apart. Both iconoclasts, both for the people, both unstoppable fighters and both great team leaders. In the play Brian claims Robin may even have invented football.

Did you have a good time at the Gala performance (for the Brian Clough Statue Fund) the other night?

It was nerve-wracking. There were great players there who are mentioned in the play and of course the Clough family, who have been so supportive throughout the process. But the pie and peas after were brilliant. It was extraordinarilly moving.

What do you think to the dramatic scene in Nottingham?

I want to see this town going for City of Culture, becoming the national City of Literature, with it’s history of plays, myths, folk tales of Robin Hood, Byron, Lawrence, Sillitoe and many others.

There’s a really thriving group of young film-makers and writers (inspired by Shane Meadows, old hands like myself, Mick Eaton, Billy Ivory and younger talents like Amanda Whittington, Andy Barrett, and many others). The Theatre Writing Partnership led by Esther Richardson has made a vast distance, as has the Playhouse’s increasing shift to new writing, both local and national. Then there are the new writing companies like New Perspectives, Tangere Arts and others. It’s ready to become a scene, as Liverpool was in the sixties. The place is teeming with excellent actors, designers, directors. What it needs is a successful university performance course feeding energy into the scene, a major independent studio space, a central meeting point for writers and actors, workshop developments and support and the whole city to join the celebration. Sorry, you’ve touched a nerve with this one. We have such talent, and we should really be nurturing it.

Would you consider writing a play about Jimmy Sirrell for Notts County fans?

When I was six my dad took me to County and left me behind the goal mouth. He vanished off to the pub and forgot about me. I don’t hold that against County, but I’m afraid I haven’t been back since. But once the therapy kicks in, I’d be happy to consider a commission!

Are they any other local characters that you find particularly interesting?

I’m obsessed by Nottingham and its characters. I’ve written about Torville and Dean, William Booth, Ned Ludd (the leader of the Luddites) and Byron (who was their only political supporter and a major hero of mine). I’ve written about DH Lawrence on numerous occasions. My film Flea Bites was about the show people at Goose Fair. The history of the town is an endless fascination with me.

What advantages does living in Nottingham have over living in the Languedoc?

It’s my home town and every street has memories and stories to tell. But the wine’s cheaper in the Languedoc.

What are your favourite places in Notts?

I walk my plays (and talk to myself) around Colwick Park and have a chat with the swans. Shaw’s bar has become my unofficial office. Whoever does the flowers at the Arboreteum should get an award.

Are you looking forward to the World Cup? Do you have a tip for the final?

The last performance of Spirit is on June 10 and the company are coming round to see England’s opening match in the afternoon.

I probably won’t move for the month, except to go to the fridge.

My tip for the final is make sure the fridge is full.

Is there anything else you’d like to say to LeftLion readers?

This town gets a lot of bad press. Keep the joy alive!

Old Big ‘Ead in The Spirit Of The Man is at the Playhouse until June 10.

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The Elementz are one of the hottest hiphop production crews that Nottingham has ever seen!

Having worked with the likes of Scorzayzee, Karizma and Skinnyman on their first EP, they took it upon themselves to make a further step up for the successor.

In came the likes of Taskforce, DJ Skully, Mr 45, Rukus, Blitz, MB and Shifty Spirit. The men known individually as Zoutr and Liati are local samurais of sound. They have a plan for Elementz Universe that stretches way beyond what most hiphop heads in this city would even think about. We think they might just make it happen…

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words: Jared Wilson

Tell us about the new EP Elementz Universe Volume 2…

Liati: It’s definitely a progression for us. We’ve done a lot of live recording and moved away from samples on a lot of it. We came with a variety of styles to let people see our range and hopefully give the audience some vibes for all occasions!

You’re getting quite a bit of radio play at the moment…

Liati: We’ve got pretty much the whole hiphop roster at 1Xtra rinsing the EP and the best thing is they’re all playing different joints. P and Skitz are rinsing Big Tune We Bus’ (featuring Karizma) because its got that big and bashy sound, Twin B gave record of the week to On My Case (featuring Taskforce). Blakey’s playing Crazy and Mista Jam’s reppin Notts with Warriors featuring Shifty Spirit. So we’re definitely achieving what we set out to do in terms of exposing the range.

Zoutr: It’s taken us a year to get it out, but we’re building the label and studio and if we rushed it we would never have linked the VIPs that featured on it. If Volume 3 is going to be bigger and better then we have our work cut out.

Are you releasing on your own label these days?

Zoutr: Yes. The Elementz Universe series is on our own EU Entertainment imprint. We’ve got some guest tracks coming out on other labels and some remixes later this year.

Liati: We’ve learned a lot about the industry through the production of Vol.2. Hearing our music all over the radio tells us we’re doing something right. It takes more than just a hot product, you really have to sell hard to reach DJs, industry and the media. I don’t understand artists and labels that sit on their product once it’s released. That’s not going to elevate our scene here in the UK. We know that our record needs to move, so we’ll make that happen no matter what. You get out what you put in.

Where did you start out in music?

Zoutr: One Christmas in a hall way in Bilborough, Little Zoutr played a Christmas carol on his brand new £5 Bontempi organ.

Liati: That’s Gangster!

What’s your favourite of your own tracks?

Zoutr: Either the one that I deleted or the one on that disk that I sat on. Possibly the best tracks ever…

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Liati: You move on, they feel different once they finished and new joints get produced. I love the feeling you get when you haven’t played one for a while and you hear it in a club.

What’s your favourite track of all time?

Zoutr: Landslide by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Liati: Anything by David Hasslehoff. He’s a badboy who ain’t afraid to rock leather trousers in front of thousands of screaming Germans. You know it makes sense!

What are your favourite cities and venues to play?

Zoutr: We spend too much time producing smashers to do loads of gigs. It would be great to get more shows done, but we need a manager really. We need a fat hairy biker who would bully people into paying us proper.

Liati: Right now I’m sharpening my DJ skills back up and I want us to get back out there. We need to be getting more exposure in the clubs and showing mans what time it is with people like Karizma hosting proceedings.

If you could get anyone in to work with you, who would you choose?

Zoutr: Scorzayzee on the raps, Thom Yorke on the hooks, Scorsese on the videos and a world tour with the Pussycat Dolls.

Liati: Check this one out: The Meters on Keys and lead, Jill Scott on the hooks, Roots Manuva, Mos Def and Talib Kwali on the verses and Jimmy Douglass engineering. That’s a joint right there!

What can we expect from your LeftLion gig at the Orange Tree?

Zoutr: We’re going to bring the Bluetooth server down and give out free ringtones and wallpapers! Also you could buy Elementz Universe Volume 2 for cheaper than anywhere else. You heard it here first…

Liati: We represent Notts and LeftLion to the fullest, so you know we’ll come through and shake the venue. You can expect us to reach with special guest rappers and maybe even drop an exclusive or two. Yo Zoutz, you think they’re ready for the “Live Fast” Remix Feat. Lowkey, Shameless and TB? Zoutr: That’s gonna get dropped like an orange from a tree.

Tell us about the Elementz studio…

Liati: Right now setting up our new premises is a big priority.

We’ll soon be able to provide a cost effective service for artists to come there and record, get produced and engineered and even put together their mixtapes and demo packages. It’ll be a relaxed environment focused on making good music and helping artists achieve their potential. We’ll also be running workshops in the future for kids from the ends to come and express themselves away from the streets.

What was the last album that you bought?

Zoutr: The last CD was Taskforce’s Music From The Corner 4 and the last Vinyl was Ghostface Killah’s Fishscale.

Liati: I’ve been lucky enough to get some good music sent through recently so I’ve not bought much. The last one was Sway’s album I think. Oh and Mary J’s album for my girl.

What was the last book you read?

Zoutr: Nothing In This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are by Bob Frissell. Some things are hard not to believe…

Liati: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It’s a beautiful awakening to a horrible reality that we all could face in this world. It’s about staying true and faithful to the beliefs you develop and not allowing the powers that be to dictate your future, even when it seems inevitable.

What’s coming up for you over the next year?

Zoutr: The Elementz will remix for food this year.

Liati: Watch for forthcoming tracks produced Chester P, Rukus, Lowkey, Shameless and TB. The Karizma EP I am Karizma, the first Elementz grime project, The KarmaZoutr project and the MPC Soundclash stage show. Then it’s all in the stars what happens next.

The Elementz and special guests play LeftLion Presents at The Orange Tree on Thursday 29 June 2006. www.theelementz.co.uk myspace.com/elementzuniverse

words: Meg Rowell photo: Matt Coupe New name, new tunes, same hair. Majik, the artists formerly known as The Magic Heroes and standardbearers of NottsRock, prepare to take their game to the next level, but not before they leave their effects pedals at home for an acoustic throwdown at June’s LeftLion Unplugged.

What’s happening in Majik’s world?

At the beginning of the year we did some gigs in places we haven’t played before like Sheffield and Cheltenham, plus another couple in London. We were due to play Fifty Get Funky but we had to pull out due to injury, it’s alright though because Left of the Dealer and BluMonkey replaced us that night and did a very fine job too. We have also been beavering away writing new material which is quite different to our older stuff, where we have tried to explore new musical avenues, some of which you will hear on 6 June at the Malt Cross.

You recently changed your name from The Magic Heroes, what brought that about?

It’s been on the cards for a while now to be honest, mainly because there are too many bands with similar sounding names, and we don’t like getting mistaken for The Magic Numbers! It’s quite amusing really. When we told people we were going to be called The Magic Heroes most people were like ‘that’s a terrible name, you can’t be called that.’ Now the same people are saying we should stick with it! But when everything’s done it’s just a name isn’t it, and surely a name is what you make of it.

Your sound is pretty rock’n’roll, how will doing an acoustic set feel do you think?

We are really looking forward to it as it will be a chance for us to play some stuff that normally wouldn’t fit into our set, and to show people that we have more tricks up our sleeves than they might imagine. We still might rock out at some points, we’ll see how we feel on the night!

What’s all the taking your shirts off about?

Tell you what, you go home, stand under some lights then run on the spot for a bit, that might give you an idea what its like onstage! Seriously though, it does get very warm up there sometimes, so it is more out of practicality then anything else.

We’ve also noticed other bands starting to do it recently, so it must be a good idea!

Do you think Nottingham is an exciting place to be making music at the moment?

Yeah, we love this dirty town! The Nottingham music scene has really been on the up since last years Drop In The Ocean, and we now have some really quality acts. So yeah, it is an exciting place to be making music, there’s a real buzz about the place at the moment.

Do you think you’ll stick around then?

Well we are planning on going on tour around the country after Summer, and generally spreading the Majik sound. But we’ll be back.

What’s in the Majik diary for the near future?

More songwriting. We have a home studio that we put together ourselves out of what we had lying around, plus some borrowed bits and bobs, that’s really helping us come up with stuff. We are also planning a release of some kind in the summer and we have a new website which we are about to launch where you can get hold of our music and merchandise. On the gig front we have a gig at The Maze on the 31st of May. Then our acoustic show at the Malt Cross for you chaps on 6 June and then the big one Drop In The Ocean on 11 June. But we’re sure you’ve heard about that already.... www.themagicheroes.co.uk

The Deltarays caused a bit of a stir in the local live music a couple of years ago. The band of Dan (guitar), Daz (bass), Glen (drums) and Chris (vocals) pride themselves on their melodies, harmonies and energy. In the past they made it into BBC Radio 1’s top 10 unsigned list and have got back together again after a year or so off to do other things.

They’re playing LeftLion Presents at the Orange Tree at the end of July. We put some questions to Chris and Glen to find out more... words: Kirk Leatham photo: Mark Johnson Where did you all start out in music?

Chris: Glen was banging on his mum’s pots and pans from an early age! Dan and Daz are brothers and have playing guitar together for the past fifteen years. I’ve been singing to The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac since I can remember. My Mum was a mod and a hippie in her younger days so I listened to the tunes she was brought up with in the sixties like Motown and Northern Soul.

Describe your sound to those who have never heard you.

Chris: I guess if I had to it’s like the Beatles and REM mixed in with just about every decent rock band I’ve heard over the years.

You’ve been away for a while. What happened there?

Chris: We just all ended up so busy in our jobs...

I opened an Art Studio called Delta Design in Arnold, painting on T-shirts and trainers. Daz

had a little girl with his partner and Dan was busy managing a restaurant. We all needed to earn some money for one thing!

Glen: Yeah man! We were all skint and I’d had enough of Notts really, so I went off to Andorra.

I just needed to get away from it all for a while.

Have you got any releases planned?

Glen: I imagine so. We have just recorded a great new song and I know we have some fantastic tunes in us.

What’s your favourite of your own tracks?

Chris: For me it’s the new one Bringing Me Up. I always like the new tracks the best. If your latest isn’t as good as your last then you’re wasting your time.

Glen: Totally. There’s nothing more exciting then a spanking new number.

What are your favourite venues to play?

Chris: For me the one that really sticks out is the

Ossenbrook Beer Festival in Germany. The gig wasn’t that great because we were just starting out, but everyone still seemed to love it.

What are your favourite hangouts in Nottingham?

Chris: I like The Orange Tree, Trip to Jerusalem and The Malt Cross.

Glen: It’s all about the Arboretum.

What was the last album that you bought?

Chris: Rough side by Whycliffe. I saw it on Arnold Market and couldn’t resist. I think it’s really good!

What was the last book you read?

Chris: Once by James Herbert. It scared me shitless! Forget horror movies, it’s all about reading books for the chills.

What have you got coming up over the next year?

Chris: Well we have loads of gigs planned, both in and out of Nottingham and load of great new material to perform.

What can people expect from your LeftLion Presents show at the Orange Tree?

Chris: Catchy riffs, mind-blowing melodies and more raw energy then a horse drawn cart.

Come see us play.

The Deltarays play LeftLion Presents at the Orange Tree on Thursday 20 July.

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Choosing to dispense with a lengthy intro to this rather unique and productive side of Nottingham Hiphop we decided to let Pete 1stBlood, the man behind the band, elaborate on what they really encompass as far as Nottingham music is concerned… take it away blood! words: Jesse Keene “1st Blood have been creating music from around 1997 and have grown from a few man operation and crew into a musical empire incorporating any and all elements of music within the hiphop context. The band came around due to the 1st Blood production crew coming up with songs that people were loving. A couple of years ago we sent LeftLion a demo CD and they asked us to do a live show for them after they heard our tracks. Not really having the cash to cut the songs to vinyl and not wanting to just spit over a backing cd, we decided to have a go at assembling our team of skilled writers into a live band. We went down well and have been rolling along ever since.”

Tell us about the members of the live band...

We’ve got a vast number of players… we have a big fam. At the moment we’ve got Emkah from Elegalz Cru on Synths, he is the badass. Then we got Ed Drum on the electric/ acoustic kit and sampler, he’s brought a whole new exciting edge to the mix. We should still have Tom Dempsy on percussion hopefully… there are not many percussionists as good as him. Then there’s old Incredible Danny, who has been doing well with the mighty Team Hughes Project. He’s a real polished player and person. Old Gravy Legg is the true playboy of the crew, the ladies love him.

He deals in BMX, bass, booze and birds in that order. On decks we have Rat Master Rattamattic he’s got that slobberdog style, tight as you like. All the McDonald Clan have helped out and added to the 1st Blood vibe, whilst not playing in the line-up at the moment. Then you got Tommy Gun, he brings noise from the beyond all up in your face. Urban Dee oversees with production skills, he’s straight up gangsta. Then on the vocal tip you’ve

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got four main rappers. Louis Cypher, Opticus Ryme, Piper Mic Sniper Memory Wiper and Joe Graziano. Each emcee has their own unique style that they bring to it. The only two singers we have performing are the aforementioned Incredible Danny and our man from down south with the soulful mouth, Bahiyon Bailey.

He is the best singer I have ever known personally, the shiz he has made with Kumarachi scares me it’s so good. Kumarachi is a producer/nutter/rockstar on the local scene, rumor is he sleeps in an oxygen tank and only sleeps when he can play no more.

What releases have you had out so far and how do you feel they were received?

1st Blood has had plenty of rare releases like Joe and Pete’s Life Advice selling 200 copies, the FBEP and Damnfiner EP. Then came Riddle Me This, which at twenty tracks deep was the first official album by us. Then we released Beats 4 The People, which was also twenty tracks and introduced Louis Cypher and Opticus Ryme to the family. Blood Cypher N Ryme was born. People really felt it was nice n grimy and Notts yet quintessentially 1st Blood. Opticus has his album Obsolete Format coming soon and so does Louis Cypher. Generally they were received well, but then if someone disagreed with them being ‘good’ I would verbally harass them to the point of collapse.

You’ve played Nottingham, but also other in venues further afield. How was that and what were a few of your favorite places?

My favourite gig we’ve done so far was when we played in London at the ITC Urban Music Showcase. Pauline, a singer from

Notts group Aristocrash sent a copy of a demo we had made to give away when we played at the Arboretum. I ended up giving them to Whycliffe to sell for a pound each so he could have a bit a cash to waste. It wasn’t that pro on the cover just a sticker and a CD, with ten tracks. Anyway we got selected out of 1000 bands to perform alongside other bands such as Skinny Sumo and went down there in a transit van with a pub bench in it getting wasted and eating chicken. It was banging! I can’t really remember the performance though. Recently I have enjoyed playing The Social and the Horn in Hand and I’m looking forward to going to the Orange Tree again soon. Then I think we’ve got Sneinton Carnival, the Arboretum and maybe Drop In The Ocean.

We’ve heard that Tricky has recently signed you.

How did that come about?

Yeah I’m signed to his label Brown Punk now. He phoned me from LA and said he had got his hands on my demo CD, which I had sent down to Emily Taylor, the organiser of the ITC Urban Showcase. He said he loved it and wanted to give me an album deal…. that was about three or maybe four months ago. He told me that he and Chris Blackwell, (the man who signed Bob Marley and ran Island Records until he sold it) were listening to our CD and loved it. Tricky’s all cool. I’ve got his back and he’s got ours!

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Dig! is the documentary pitting Anton Newcombe and The Brian Jonestown Massacre against The Dandy Warhols, the music business and the boundaries of sanity. The problem was it was bullshit and everyone bought it. It claimed to cover seven years of rivalry, abuse, petulance and schizoid, messiah-complex situation comedy. But how do you edit seven years of footage into a few hours?

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is the ongoing work of Anton Newcombe (pictured second right, below), San Franciscan and musical shaman par excellence. He’s an engaging, fractured, politicised, self-aware artist and the Massacre is his protective sphere. I thought he was stifling laughs on the phone. Perhaps he was bumping coke? Then I decided he was laughing for different reasons.

Whatever… he isn’t doing this for the reasons you expect. words: Floyd Ferris What’s happening for BJM at the mo? You’re no longer on Bomp records?

Well, I never really was on Bomp, I just licensed the tracks out, like a hiphop arrangement. I used to work with Greg Shaw (manager, seen in Dig!).

I was sorry to hear that he died recently…

He was important because he was unique. Everybody passes on, but I miss his uniqueness, he never really gave up being enthusiastic about bands. He definitely got it!

You were associated with him for a long time...

Yeah, my older sister used to buy records off him and then I started buying psyche records and new wave and punk stuff What is the Committee to Keep Music Evil?

Basically I called our label Tentacle Records and some guy started a folk label with the same name. Because it was folk music I didn’t feel like saying ‘well I’ve already been doing this for ten years and putting records out everywhere’. I just let it go because I felt bad. I just wanted to do something no one else had thought of. I also like being tricky like the CIA. When the CIA wanted to kill Third World children, they set up a company called Hunger Projects International.

never play them to anybody and then just whip them out on an acoustic guitar years later. It might have been something that I made up to entertain myself. What I do is based more on art and theory. It’s not a career…

I get that from the music, listening to the BJM albums. It’s not your persona is it? It’s a collection of work, a long project?

It’s definitely a collected work, sometimes I’ll look at the whole thing. As a playlist taken out of context, people don’t get it.

Your songs can be inaccessible in isolation…

People use music for different things, it’s the same with painting.

It could be in the Louvre or just lumped in with a bunch of other things, there are lots of different ways of presenting things, and they have different impacts. The grand cathedrals used to make these grand statement about being bigger than life. Catholic and Anglican churches are different, but it was like ‘Blow the peasants minds’.

Catholicism is fucking psychedelic man, sinister and psychedelic…

Yeah and thank God! It would be a boring bunch of shit without that, wouldn’t it?

On the Tomorrows Heroes Today sleeve, there’s a quote ‘So young, so brave, so totally right on from the fucking get-go, why did we waste our time on you?’ Is that a committee statement?

No, it’s more the record. You see the record is called and this is our music and at the time I really hated stuff like ‘Hi, we are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and we sound like this, we are the White Stripes and we have these mismatched clothes on, Hi we’re Interpol and we’re always this black.’

Are cults and followings interesting to you?

I like understanding the process of how people build little worlds to protect themselves, like with neurotics or whatever. With the news and this war what Blair and Jack Straw say is different to what the person in the street or BBC producers think. They’re different perspectives of the same event. I’m into people being individuals as much as they can be. I know how to get very specific reactions to things. We play music in the house before we play a gig and I just wind people up. They don’t even know, it’s just with stuff that I’m playing.

You didn’t sing much on And This Is Our Music. Was there a reason for that?

It was because people go ’he’s an asshole, he’s mental, he fucked my girlfriend’ or whatever they want to say and that has nothing to do with the music. It was something like ‘you can say all of those things but I’m just sat behind the mixing desk, enjoying my music. I built this band out of a bar, now what?’

When I write I might make seventeen songs at a time and

Is it constructive?

Well yeah. There is an element of the prankster and troublemaker. If you know that someone is going to let loose at a certain point, that’s interesting. A perfect example is when The Warlocks were playing with the Sisters of Mercy recently and Andrew Eldritch (lead singer) has this thing where he hates his fans, he hates Goth people. He plays the most godawful commercial reggae backstage at his show. You can see how he’s

built up the image with sunglasses and clothes and it’s like a prison. So many people do that…

You mentioned the war…

Yeah but let me clarify one thing, I’d rather discuss my own country.

I don’t want to get too deep and I have good reason for this.

Every American artist I have seen play recently has apologised during their show.

I’m not going to apologise. But I think people at least should be informed. It’s impossible to use a cellphone on an aircraft! When these guys open their mouths the price of oil goes up. It’s not just one company or country. Its like grandmothers are affected by this. I think people are overwhelmed. It’s easier to ignore it or give up or paint a different picture and that’s why people write all this crap. I don’t know, but you have to let people draw their own conclusions…

You’ve been to Nottingham before with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club…

Yeah, I loved Nottingham, particularly the twisted old parts.

The venue was so hard to find. I had a blast walking around.

Everyone was on parade.

It’s sunny here and you still get goths in full dress.

So dedicated…

Okay, a few quick questions to finish off. JD Salinger or Charles Bukowski?

Bukowski Batman or Superman?

Superman, I guess. (doesn’t sound remotely arsed).

Lou Reed or Pete Doherty?

I’m gonna support Pete Doherty right now.

Robin Hood or Jesse James?

(Emphatically) Jesse James!

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Notts Vinyl Sherriff

Starting with a copy of Let’s Twist Again by Chubby Checker in 1967, Rob Smith has been buying and selling records in Nottingham for four decades. His chaotic institution Rob’s Record Mart is still going strong on Hurt’s Yard, remaining pleasingly resilient to today’s internet-driven music era. Rob also manages a parallel career as a well-known DJ on the Northern Soul scene, putting even the hardiest of ravers to shame with a hectic travel schedule that takes in all-nighter venues nationwide. After welcoming me with his habitually good-humoured “Oh, my dear sir!” greeting, Rob closed up for the day and kindly agreed to reveal some local vinyl-retail history to us… words: George Mahood photo: Dom Henry What initially drove you to buy vinyl and soul music in particular?

I started collecting chart singles from the early sixties, going to second hand record shops and junk shops around Nottingham.

I had a paper round at the time. My first craze was rock’n’roll. I started to hang out at Beeston Youth Centre, where I’m DJing this Friday by a strange coincidence! Although these rockers were congregating down there, the music playing was sixties club soul. Around the same time, I started working in the Co-Op across the road (Upper Parliament Street) on the record bar in the basement. It’s closed now and about to be knocked down, but my first job was running the record bar in the late sixties and early seventies. The soul thing was quite trendy, so I had a lot of it in the Co-Op, that combined with the Beeston Youth Centre and one or two other local clubs, got me into the soul thing.

From the Co-Op, you then went to Selectadisc?

Yes. I was at the Co-Op until 1975. Then they offered me a job at Selectadisc. I’d been offered work there three or four years before, but didn’t take it then. Who knows what might have happened if I had done? It might be a whole different outlook.

But I took a job in the singles department, when it was on Bridlesmith Gate.

You were later made redundant during lean times and decided to take a break from records. How did you get back into the industry?

A friend of mine (Northern Soul DJ and entrepreneur Kev Roberts) opened an office on Regent Street, supplying, wholesaling and retailing Northern Soul imports. He approached me in December 1977 and asked if I’d run the place for him. A year after that, he and a guy called Les McCutcheon pooled resources and decided to open a shop. It was the shop we’re

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in now. Kev pulled his staff in, myself and Jonathan Woodliff (later of Arcade Records and a renowned local DJ and collector in his own right), a secretary and two or three staff Les already had down south. One Saturday afternoon in July 1979, we all sat around a great big long table in this room, having egg and chips from the legendary Granary Café on the corner and had a meeting. The idea was that the upstairs would be a large wholesale department and office and downstairs would be the retail shop. It opened in September 1979. It was a great theory, but unfortunately at that time the Northern Soul wholesale thing had dropped off somewhat. Downstairs was a bit sparse. They were selling jazz-funk and Northern Soul and it was nicely laidout, but there wasn’t much stock.

You then worked for Arcade Records’ short-lived second hand department, before returning to Hurt’s Yard.

Kev and Les asked me if I wanted to come in and sell records on a commission basis and it was fairly successful. The main brainchild was to start selling pop oldies.

They later offered you the lease. What year was that?

1980. I was lucky, because I got a chance to test the water for a bit, which is quite unique. They had these video game machines in at the time, which pulled in a fair bit of money and paid towards the rent. Now we’re in our 26th year.

What was the stock like in the beginning?

It was very modest in those days. I had about four crates of Northern Soul and probably five or six crates of pop oldies. Then we got a few albums in and that grew. Eventually we filled the place up with LPs!

A lot of people think records are harder to come by nowadays. Do you see the seventies or eighties as golden eras for finding stuff?

I don’t think things have changed too much. Prices have gone up somewhat, but they’ve probably stayed on the same level when you take inflation into account. Obviously some records were flavour of the month in the eighties and don’t go for much now and vice-versa.

Has the shop always been chaotic like it is now? Or maybe it isn’t really chaos? Is there a system only you know about?

Well. It’s difficult…we’ve over-stocked, really. But if someone brings stuff in, you’ve got to buy it. They don’t usually want to split them up.

Are you one of those people who finds it impossible to throw anything away?

I am. It’s a bit of a mistake really, it can get you into trouble.

Would you say that you still love the job?

Oh yes. It’s a business, but I love it.

Do you own a computer?

No. So do you feel you’re missing out with eBay and so on?

I’m not computer-minded and as long as I still keep taking some money, I don’t mind. The internet can’t do us any favours in the long run. But people still like to come to shops and look around, which is the good side. Some days there’s nobody about and you think ‘how long can we go on like this,’ but usually a day or two later it’s rocking again!

Rob’s Record Mart, Hurts Yard, NG1

As the rollercoaster ride towards the World Cup gathers speed, it is understandable that our thoughts turn to 1966 and all that stuff. But that year was not just a good year for English football, it was a good year for music too. It was the year when Selectadisc, the fiercely independent record store which stands proudly at the top of Market Street, was born. We caught up with the shop’s long serving Manager Jim Cooke, as it celebrates its fortieth birthday. words: Scotty Clark

Tell us about the origins of Selectadisc.

Selectadisc was started by a local lad from Hucknall called Brian Selby who went to art college and then worked down the pit. He didn’t like that so he started selling records down on Mansfield Market in 1966. Around that time the recommended retail price for records disappeared and Brian took that as a chance to open a discount shop. I came across Selectadisc in the famous old Arkwright Street down the Meadows in 1969 as a fourteen year old and thought wow!

What were the first and last records you ever bought?

The first was Telstar by the Tornadoes in 1962 and the latest was the Soledad Brothers album.

So what’s it like working in a record shop? Is it ever like Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity?

If I didn’t like it I wouldn’t still be here. I really enjoy it. As far as High Fidelity, I think when we had the specialist second-hand shop halfway up the street, it was very much like that.

Why do you still sell vinyl?

Because vinyl is the only way to listen to music. I remember around 1991, shops like Virgin and HMV stopped selling vinyl and people were laughing at us for staying with it. We got a lot of stick from reps and record companies alike, saying it were a thing of the past. Now, you look, Virgin have restocked vinyl, HMV have stocked vinyl again.

You’re an avid Notts County fan. Why did you choose to support the Magpies?

I liken Selectadisc to Notts County. It’s kind of an underground thing. Most people go to Forest, who are the mainstream team.

County are the smaller shop, the independent, they’ve got a nicer feel to it. I used to be involved with the football fanzine, which used to sponsor the youth team.

Over the years, many people involved in the shop have been involved in the local music scene…

I did a fair bit during the miners strike, putting the likes of Billy Bragg, the Redskins and The Three Johns on as fundraisers.

Then there’s Neal, Stuart and Mark from The Tindersticks,. Then there’s Nail, who is half of Bent. We’re really proud of the fact that members of two of Nottingham’s most successful bands used to work here… it kind of says something about the shop.

Another lad who worked here and went onto bigger things was Phil Bembridge who became the Editor of The Face. He is sadly no longer with us.

What impact have the new technologies and downloading had on the shop?

A hell of a lot. To be honest with you I don’t think there is a great future for local independent retailers such as Selectadisc. If you look around the country they’re all closing down…

Computer games now outstrip music sales. Will you ever start selling them?

Not us! What enjoyment would we get out of selling computer games?

What’s been the best music visit ever to Selectadisc?

Without a doubt it was when The Clash just came in off the street and played unannounced in 1985. The drummer was playing on the wall and Strummer on the counter. The funny thing was some kid came up to Strummer, obviously not recognising him and introduced himself as the Social Secretary at Clarendon College, offering the band a gig!

Why has there never been a Selectadisc record label?

There was once! Black Magic which was a big Northern Soul label, which sadly went bankrupt. I think the biggest record that actually featured on TOTP was PaPa Oo Mau Mau. So where else in town has the shop been?

From Mansfield Market to Arkwright Street down the Old Meadows, to Goldsmith Street where the Royal Concert Hall now is to Bridlesmith Gate and then Market Street.

photo: Dom Henry As a successful independent regional music retailer, what would you say has enabled Selectadisc to remain successful?

By following our customers tastes. By doing so we have always managed to remain one step ahead of the industry. Another thing that has been the Selectadisc way has always been to try and buy up bankrupt stock cheaply and then pass that discount onto our customers, which is how we’ve managed to be so successful.

Then there was Molly Sugden! She was in Panto in the Theatre Royal and used to walk her two Poodles past the shop every morning and her two dogs would cock their legs up against the shop doors without fail every time. I remember Billy Connolly having a rant when he picked up a The The album of Hank Williams covers, moaning about how could anyone have the audacity to record Hank Williams songs. Frank Bruno and Bob Monkhouse have also shopped at Selectadisc.

How did the London shop end up on Oasis’ What’s the Story?

Morning Glory album cover?

It was a fluke. We got a call saying our shop was on the cover!

I’ve seen Japanese tourists outside the shop having their photo taken. Why Berwick Street was used I don’t know. I’ve stood on the spot where the photographer must have stood and it’s on the junction of Noel Street. That’s the only reason I can think of.

Tell me more about Brian Selby who started the shop...

Brian’s always stayed in the background. He’s an ideas man, even when we were doing loads of Northern Soul stuff with the Black Magic record label and having acts on Top Of The Pops.

He’s always had the knack of employing people who knew how to do the job.

Do you ever get musicians gigging in town popping in?

All the time! Ian McKay of Fugazi was in last week, every time he plays in town he pops in. That fellow from the Ordinary Boys was in recently. We’ve seen Paul Weller in the shop and David Byrne pushing his kid in his pram around. I remember Stuart Pearce coming to the counter one day and saying how he liked the shop because people don’t hassle him or bother him in there, staff just leave him alone to get on with what he’s come in to do.

Anything else you’d like to say to LeftLion readers?

We’re just grateful that the people of Nottingham have supported the shop over the years. Obviously, the first thing I do when I go to other towns and cities is look for the independent record shop and see what’s out there. Everywhere I go, even Manchester and Birmingham, nowhere has got an independent shop the size we are, which has got to be down to people supporting us.

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Council Estate of Mind As a local culture and entertainments magazine it’s not often that we step into the political arena here at LeftLion.

However, when the leader of the council gets in touch and asks whether we’d like to do an interview it was too good an opportunity for us to turn down. Jon Collins has been leader of Nottingham City Council for three years. He was elected as a local councillor and then the majority party in our local government (currently Labour) chose him to represent them as their leader. Jon works day to day with a cabinet of colleagues who make the major strategic decisions for the city, like local spending and policy decisions. They govern an annual budget of £450million of Nottingham taxpayers’ money.

So anyone who says that they’re ‘not interested in politics’ might as well chuck a portion of their paypacket into their (council provided) wheelie bin. The less blinkered of you read on…words: Jared Wilson photos: Kevin Lake If you and the cabinet went on strike for a month, how would it affect the average Nottingham citizen?

Over a month, you probably wouldn’t notice, but over a longer period the difference would be significant. It would impact on the quality of council services and the way the council responded to local concerns and issues. Obviously if the council’s staff went on strike a lot of people would notice immediately because schools would close, the streets would be dirty and leisure centres wouldn’t open. The council is quite important…

Are you a Forest or a County fan?

That’s a difficult one because I like to see both clubs succeed. I love football and I’d like to see the city have a Premiership team.

I think football is really important to the community and at the very least, with the size of their support, Forest should be a Championship side. I go and see Notts County play more often because I think they probably need my money more. I’m glad they survived and look forward to the club moving on from here.

Personally, however, I was born and brought up in Watford and support my local team whenever I can.

Is it true that both teams owe money to the council?

No, it’s not. Forest owe us money. We’ve got an arrangement with them to repay something like £4.5million over three or four years. As for Notts County, they owe the council nothing and as I understand it are pretty much debt free. I think the biggest constraint for them is attendances. I’m sure they’ll be looking to have more success next season. They’ve got a good stadium and a good family atmosphere down there.

What areas of Nottingham have you lived in?

When I first came to the city in 1983 I lived on Bentinck Road and then Woodborough Road in St Anns after that. Then I moved to Sherwood, then over to New Basford for a bit and now I’m back in Carrington.

What would your ideal night out in Nottingham be?

I generally go out for meals to be honest. Sometimes I go to the cinema when my partner drags me along. Occasionally I go to the ice stadium for gigs.

Do you ever go into town on a Friday and Saturday night?

Do you feel safe?

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Yes I do. In the early evening I’ll go out and I’m fine. I’m not always around in the early hours when it gets a bit more boisterous, but I never really feel unsafe. Of course there are issues at times in town but I think much of the media’s anxieties are very much overplayed.

A lot of people seem to feel that there’s not enough police in the city centre…

I think there is still room for improvement, but it’s got a lot better over the last year. We used to have a response approach to policing, which meant that if there was trouble the police would go in and sort it out after they got a call. The kind of approach they are now taking is to be out earlier and have a more visible presence. This means they are able to calm people down and, if necessary, issue a fixed penalty notice as a warning. That approach has had a real impact. So while we’ve seen a small increase in the number of minor incidents earlier in the evening, we’ve seen a reduction in the more serious crimes where people get injured.

What do you think to the Chief of Nottingham Police Steve Green?

It’s not for me to comment on what Steve said in the past, but we’ve moved on from the times when he was saying things that made the headlines. What’s more, we’ve got real evidence that crime in the city is coming down at a time when other cities have seen increases.

What we know however is that it’s easy for a city to get a poor reputation, but it’s more difficult to turn that round again and change public perception. That’s why people have to be very careful with what they say to the press. An inappropriate word out of place can get taken the wrong way and cause a lot of damage. That’s what we’ve seen in Nottingham and now we’re having to work hard to turn things around.

What was the last thing you bought from the Broad Marsh?

I bought a Mac mini computer from the Apple shop, which I use quite regularly. As you know the Broad Marsh is up for redevelopment and hopefully over the next few years we will see a start on the site. We’re looking to buy a number of properties under compulsory purchasing order and the future plans are very impressive. The city is one of the most significant shopping centres in the country and it’s important that we continue to develop to maintain that position.

With all these new shops opening are there any contingency plans in place for a recession?

We’ve had recessions in the past and what happens is that while some shops close, other shops come in, the city centre changes and things move on. The economy goes in cycles and is entirely driven by the market. We work with developers so that we can make sure that as far as possible we get the right businesses in the city. I also think the redevelopment of the market square will help ensure the city centre remains successful. Finally, we’ve also improved local transport and hopefully this will give people the opportunity to walk around the centre in a much better traffic-free environment.

A lot of the redevelopment seems to be focused on shops, bars, restaurants and casinos… do you think this is the way Nottingham is going?

I think that we’ve got to get the balance right if we are to ensure the city remains a successful shopping centre. As far as the night-time economy goes, what we don’t want is something that is entirely dominated by one kind of activity and that only attracts a narrow group of people. What we’ve also got to think about is making different parts of the city distinctive.

For example I’d like to see the area around the Concert Hall and Cornerhouse become more family orientated. I’m very pleased that The Works closed, it was not one of the world’s best nightclubs and it would be great if we didn’t see another nightclub opening there. By contrast, in the Lace Market area, we already have a number of different bars and nightclubs of all sizes and that’s a mix we should support and encourage.

Elsewhere, I would like us to encourage the area around the Castle and Playhouse to have more expensive bars and restaurants… a more ‘sophisticated’ nightlife.

If we’re clear about trying to encourage different activities in different areas then I believe the city would be better off for it.

If we try and mix up lots of different uses, it will just lead to conflict and problems.

What’s the most ludicrous thing that the council have ever been blamed for?

I had one or two emails from people who claimed we were trying to close down Nottingham Forest when we were asking them to pay off their debt to us. Perhaps a second example was on the night that the national licensing laws changed and there were

quite a few newspapers who wanted to focus on Nottingham.

It was very quiet in the city that night. One of my colleagues was travelling home and saw a photographer go up and chat to a few girls. They then they went and sat on a curb, put their head in their hands and he took a few photos. Then they got up and walked away. From our perspective that looked like someone was faking a photograph. We put out a press release about it that got picked up by the local BBC and some of the national media. We thought that was fair comment but that was not the view taken but the local National Union of Journalists (NUJ) who accused us of besmirching the reputation of press photographers.

What is the state of our city schools? How are we going to climb up the league tables?

In the last few years the local budget for refurbishing and improving school buildings has increased from around £500,000 a year in 1997 to currently £20-25million per year. We are also bidding for extra money to build new schools, some of which will come through the city academies budget. I know for some people that is a bit controversial, but with the Djanogly Academy we’ve already been able to build a new school on Gregory Boulevard.

We’ve always tried to be pragmatic about how we get the investment we need into our education service. We need new schools and equipment to be able to provide a decent education for kids. I’ve been really proud of much of the work schools and the council have been able to do over the last eight years. So while our record in national performance league tables is still not good enough, we are improving at almost twice the national rate and exam results are moving up quite rapidly.

What do you think to the proposed expansion of the Eastcroft Incinerator?

My view and the views of the labour councillors is that there is no case for an expansion. This is a planning issue though. We don’t control the incinerator as it’s owned by a private company. They have applied through the planning process for an extension and the planning committee will have to judge that application on its merit and in the light of planning law. But our view is clear and we don’t see an expanded incinerator burning more of the city’s rubbish.

We also don’t want to encourage the increased transportation of rubbish into the city for incineration. That rubbish should be dealt with in the counties where it’s been generated. I really see no justification whatsoever for an expansion. But if it’s turned down, the company will probably appeal and it will then be a decision for government.

Recycling is something the city has a poor record on, particularly when compared with nearby neighbours like the borough of Rushcliffe…

Actually, although we don’t recycle as much as some authorities we are hitting the government’s recycling targets for the city.

At the moment we have a system of green bin for general waste and some people have brown bins for organic waste. But that’s not everywhere, because not everywhere has gardens that generate that kind of waste.

We have to find a way of introducing recycling in a cost-effective way, which generates a good deal of recycled material. In some parts of the city we have organic waste collections and that will be rolled out further over the coming months. Over the next year we will also be giving people the opportunity to recycle tins, plastics and cardboard in many parts of the city. If the way we do that is successful we will be rolling that out too.

People are very interested in recycling and we want to encourage that. But recycling is expensive and generates very little income. Frankly our spending priorities have been to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, improve education and to make

the city cleaner. Nevertheless, we are getting better at recycling and there will be major further improvement this year.

When was the last time you met someone by the left lion?

In all honesty I can’t remember. Obviously I’ve met people at places in the city centre, but then again it doesn’t really make sense for me to meet them outside when they can just come and meet me inside the Council House.

Do you ever get annoyed with all the goths hanging around outside the council house on a Saturday afternoon?

No not at all. They seem harmless and I suspect most of them are just young people expressing themselves. This is a very cosmopolitan city and we all need to be tolerant of different people. As long as people don’t ruin the enjoyment of the city for others then I’m a great believer in live and let live.

Tell us a bit about the plans for the new market square…

I think its going to look really good. It’s going to have a water feature at one end and will be flat and therefore a much more usable and flexible space. We’ve managed to secure a lot of money externally for it so it’s not actually costing much council tax money. I think it will be a really exciting addition to the city.

Are you looking forward to the Drop In The Ocean Festival?

I’m sure it will be great. I think it’s important to cater for a range of interests and this will be a great cultural event. We want to encourage events in the city wherever we can. It’s about the city coming together for a good cause.

A lot of local events promoters were annoyed by the ban on flypostering…

There are legal sites for people to put posters up now. I do understand that some see flypostering is an important means of communication for local promoters, but it was being abused by commercial organisations many of whom employ people from

outside the city to come down and put up posters for events that aren’t even going on in Nottingham.

That’s why we had to do something about it. But maybe we do need to look at how we encourage local promoters and events to continue doing good things in the city. I like going out to some of our smaller venues like the Forest Tavern and The Maze. It was great when it reopened. We need smaller venues to offer a range of events as well as supporting bigger acts at our major entertainment venues.

What was the last gig you went to?

I went to see Oasis at the Ice Stadium and before that Faithless.

I’ve also seen ice hockey there a couple of times. I think it’s a fantastic place and we’re really lucky to have it in the city.

Of course building the Ice Stadium was a controversial decision at the time, but I don’t think there is anyone in this city that would seriously think we’d be better off without it now.

Nevertheless it was a decision that had to be made and if it hadn’t been for people being brave enough to make it, the centre wouldn’t be there today.

What made you want to communicate with LeftLion readers?

I think democracy is important and a part of that is trying to explain what we are doing and listening to what people think we should do for the city.

I am genuinely interested in people’s views about what is going on in this city. And I know there will always be a range of opinions on how we should be spending council taxpayers’ money. However, ultimately, the actions of the council need to be an expression of peoples collective will for the city.

It’s easy to be cynical about politics and to think that you don’t have a say or any influence. But believe me, everyone has influence and can get things to change. It just requires some belief, time and effort. www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Ready to Drop Drop in the Ocean is the biggest music extravaganza Nottingham has ever seen. Last year it spanned 24 pubs and clubs around the city. This year it’s going to be bigger than ever with 35 venues currently on board. So what’s the best thing about DITO? Well, it gives Nottingham bands the chance to play out to audiences who can’t always be arsed to get themselves to city-centre pubs for the midweek slots they usually occupy. It also helps raise a serious amount of money for charity (£57,000 last year!). It’s a labour of love for all those involved, including the bands, the bar staff and those who simply go along to check it out. We put some questions to the organisers Ste Allan, Ash Dilks and Al Needham about the work they do to make it happen…words: Dan Stairs photo: Kevin Lake Tell us a bit about yourselves as individuals…

Ash: I’d been working in the Marketing Department at New College Nottingham until I realised that I needed to devote more time to this, so I quit. I also dabble in graphic design and I’m not bad with a set of Devil Sticks.

Al: I’m a freelance writer who saw an article about Drop last December on LeftLion.co.uk and flung them an e-mail offering to do a press release. Next thing I knew, I was in the Dealmaker offices every day for the next four weeks.

Ste: I’m an inside informant for a large pharmaceutical company, posing as an activist starting a localized resistance movement against the global power coup of multinational corporations merging with the government.

How does the workload break down between you?

Ash: Well it’s not just the three of us for a start. We rely on a load of other people to make the festival happen. Personally I have been dealing with the business side of things. I also liaise with the Family Care Foundation charity, the council, event sponsors, advertisers and other supporters.

Al: Ste spends his entire life chasing up bands and venues, Ash lives in the Council House doing organising things and I write about what they’ve done and nag other media types to big us up.

Ste: I run around town with a Blackberry attached to my head, Ash wears a suit a lot, uses big words when he’s on the phone and is often flossing a fresh word document. Al talks. A lot.

Who else is involved?

Ash: How long have you got? In a nutshell, everyone. The whole Nottingham scene. It’s like living in a massive village in terms of everyone knows everyone. We just tap into what’s already there and get them all together to put on a big music festival.

Al: Steve Pinnock has come through again with a load of eclectic artists. Charlotte Kingsbury has again joined us to give a bit of administrative backbone, which is a godsend. But really, thousands of people involved like bands, volunteers and venue staff are more important than us on the day. If they didn’t give up their time and skills for us, we’d be up Arsehole Street.

Ste: Nottingham!

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What do you think it was that made last year’s festival such a cool event?

Ste: No mardy drunks. Everyone was happy drunks!

Ash: It was a festival that everyone could enjoy, the atmosphere across the city reflected this and our police record for the day was immaculate with not an ounce of trouble. Funny how that didn’t make the papers though.

Al: Everybody won. Bands got exposure to new audiences, punters had a magnificent doss on a mingy Sunday afternoon, venues got rammed out on the deadest weekend of the year and we raised a packet for tsunami relief. You could actually see people thinking ‘Fucking hell…we’ve got a bit of a scene here.’ I only saw about three bands that day, I spent all morning with a fag and a pint on mithering about what would happen if you put on a festival and noone turned up. The rest of the day was spent walking into a venue, seeing it was rammed out and jumping up and down.

You raised £57,000 last year. What did you spend the money on?

Ste: An orphanage.

Ash: It was predominantly for children who became orphans after the Tsunami, but will also provide education and care to children from very poor vulnerable families, including kids that would otherwise not be able to appreciate an education.

Al: We didn’t want to bung it over to a big charity, where it’d rest in a safe for ages. We decided that seeing as Nottingham has put itself out for us, we had to do the right thing and build something that would be a gift from Notts.

What have you got lined up for this year’s event?

Ash: There’s a 24-hour DJ marathon, fleets of canal boats going down the Trent, hog roasts, Afghan percussion collectives, renditions from West Side Story, live webcasts from a number of venues and more!

Al: Drop ’06 will make the original look like your nana’s anniversary do at Top Valley Social Club. There won’t be any name bands from out of town this year. We took a conscious decision to make it as all-Notts as possible, because amongst other things, it is a celebration of Nottingham culture. Although we want to raise as much cash as possible, we’re aware that the knee-jerk reaction to a tsunami isn’t going to be there. The major goal is to nail it

firmly to the Notts calendar and build on it year after year.

Ste: Lots and lots and lots and lots of really good live music.

How do you decide which band plays at which venue?

Ste: Jim Morrison came to me in a dream….

Who are your personal favourite bands in Nottingham?

Ash: I like anyone with a good name like You Slut!, Chimp Biscuit, Beat My Guest, Fat Lady Singh and Gunfight at Argos.

Al: Karizma is absolute skill. Left of the Dealer, Lost Project and the Hellsets keep getting better and better. But Majik are my personal faves. Although having said that, I’ve just realised that I’ve seen Stav’s nipples more than anyone else’s over the past three years, which is particularly depressing.

Ste: Lost Project, Karizma, Kids in Tracksuits, Special Whity, NonThesp, Blu Monkey, The Sicarios and Foz. Aside from them I’m well into Hellset. I saw them at the LeftLion New Years party and they were sick! Old Basford and Mas y Mas and Vaccine.

Has it been more or less difficult to organise the festival this year?

Ash: Without wanting to sound vague, yes and no.

Al: Not harder or easier, just different. We knew when we started this year’s Drop we wouldn’t get the massive outpouring of help we got last time. But virtually all the venues involved last year were well up for it. We got deluged with bands, and the Council, GNEP and the transport bodies have been totally understanding of what we’re doing.

Ste: It‘s been a lot more difficult in some respects, but that’s because this year we’re also cementing the foundations for an annual music festival for Nottingham that has the potential to grow into a full-on carnival. In the future, this can be for music what the Edinburgh Festival is for theatre.

Anything else to say to LeftLion readers?

Ash: Come to the festival innit?

Al: If you don’t come out and represent Notts on the 11th, we’re going to pull your pants down in the street and laugh at you.

Ste: Increase the peace to decrease the police. www.dropintheocean.org

photos: Kevin Lake

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Peter Shilton. 1982, 1986 and 1990

Kenny Burns. 1978 Defender for both Notts County and Forest. Went into ’78 World Cup as the PFA Player Of The Year, but Scotland were fucking awful.

Has since been busy writing the uninspiring ‘Burns Night’ column in the football post.

Stuart Pearce. 1990

Forest defender. Missed a penno in the 1990 game against West Germany, but got a Pizza Hut advert out of it. Redeemed himself somewhat in ’96 against Spain, but that was the European Championship and not really the same.

Archie Gemmill. 1978 Forest Midfielder. Scored arguably the best goal in World Cup history against Holland in ’78, giving them a slim chance for qualifying to the next round, but Holland scored another minutes later and they went out on goal difference.

Forest goalie. Between the sticks during the England-Poland game in 1973 that saw us fail to qualify for the first time ever.

Broke the most-capped record in Italia 90 with 125 caps and would have got more if he hadn’t had to share the jersey with Ray Clemence during the late seventies and early eighties. Victim of Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’.

Martin O’Neill. 1982 Midfielder for both Notts County and Forest. Member of the ’82 Northern Ireland team that shocked host nation Spain and almost knocked ‘em out.

Went on to be a successful club manager with Leicester City and Celtic.

Notts County defender. Came to the club amid a wave of expectation after ‘starring’ in the Nigerian world cup team of USA 94. Has since become widely considered the worst defender the club has ever had. Was eventually considered too risky to play in defence and was given a role up front. He never once scored for the club.

Roy Keane. 2002

John Robertson. 1978, 1982

Forest Midfielder. Almost garnered more column inches than Beckham’s metatarsal in ’02 when he walked out of the Ireland squad, feeling that the training facilities in Saipan, South Korea were about as high-quality as a Sneinton adventure playground. He also advised then manager Mick McCarthy to “Stick your fucking World Cup up your bollocks, you English cunt.”

Irish PM Bertie Aherne offered to mediate between Keane and McCarthy, but to no avail.

Forest Midfielder. Part of the doomed Scotland 1978 squad (though he only played in the shockingly poor 1-1 draw with Iran, a part-time team who included a hairdresser in their first eleven). Robbo got his props in Spain 1982 playing all three games, and scoring in the 5-2 battering of New Zealand. But the tartan army did their usual getting-battered-by-Brazil-andnot-qualifying thing and he knocked it on the head a year later.

Notts County forward. Widely revered footballer (particularly by West Brom fans) who turned professional with County when he was seventeen as protégé of the great Tommy Lawton. ‘Highlight’ of five-cap England career was missing an absolute sitter against Brazil, which sealed his international doom. Went on to experience fame for a second time in the 1990’s as a karaoke singer on Skinner and Baddiel’s Fantasy Football League.

Pierre Van Hoojidonk Forest Forward. Did a few decent flicks for Holland in ’98 when he’d just signed for the reds, leaving people to believe that a new golden age for the Reds was just round the corner. Ahem.

Manager Brian Clough. 1970, 74, 78, 82, 86 (Rent-A-Gob)

On the bench...

Never actually played or managed in the World Cup, but carved a reputation of being a lairy slagger-offer thanks to being the member of the first football panel ever on ITV in 1970, along with Malcolm Allison, Derek Dougan and Jimmy Hill. Was an ITV regular up until 1986, by which time he seemed to be more interested in ripping the piss out of the hapless Mick Channon than the actual games…

Mick: “I can’t understand why England can’t pass properly.

The Italians do it, the Danes do it, the Brazilians do it…”

Brian: “…Even educated fleas do it!” (Hard stare at Channon, who is on the point of nervous breakdown).

Forest Defender. Became the first black player to be capped for England, but stayed on the bench for in Spain 1982.

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Trevor Francis Forest Forward. Made the England squad in ’82, even though he’d just recovered from a broken leg and only got off the bench a few times.

Rachid Harkouk. 1986 Notts County forward with a Leo Sayer haircut.

Made 144 appearances and scored 39 goals for the club. Represented Algeria in the 1986 world cup.

Went on to become a football agent.

that only happen in the city centre when the World Cup is on…

1. Shops selling England rubbish months before it happens

Don Masson. 1978 Jeff Astle. 1970

10 things

Michael Emanalo. 1994

If you’re under 35 you might not believe this, but once upon a time rational people actually thought that Scotland could win the World Cup. They were so confident in 1978, that they had an open-top bus celebration before they went to Argentina.

The first sign that things were going serious wrong was when Masson missed a penno against Peru in Scotland’s opening game. He was Notts County’s best player at the time, but also known to be so arrogant that then team-mate Dave McVay once told LeftLion: “I think there was a collective waving of arms and champagne cocking all over Nottinghamshire at that moment!”

Seriously, they ought to call it Man-Christmas or summat.

Speaking as someone who texts everyone he knows on New Year every four years with a message that goes “Yessss! It’s world cup year! Get in”, even I get pissed off with non-sport shops flogging worthless tat from March onwards. I mean, does anyone really need an England air hockey game or an England executive pen set?

2. England flags everywhere In 2002, the AA estimated that the country was wasting millions of gallons of petrol due to the drag factor caused by people strapping plastic England flags to their cars. Perhaps this is the real reason for the Iraq War? Also why do they have to have ‘England’ written on them? Have you ever seen a stars and stripes with ‘America’ on it, or a swastika bearing the legend ‘The Nazis’? Seriously… no-one is going to mistake your Ford Escort for a Red Cross van, youth.

3. Male bedrooms in Bestwood to funk even more than usual Brian Roy. 1990 and 1994 Forest forward. Moved to the reds immediately after representing Holland in the 1994 world cup and formed a strong partnership with Stan Collymore.

When Stan moved on he formed a less impressive partnership with Andrea Silenzi. Is now a coach of the Ajax youth team.

Peter Withe. 1982 Forest forward. Won the Championship with them in 1978 but left on the verge of their European Cup glory, to gain European glory with Aston Villa in ’81.

The good news is that flying a cross of St.George at home doesn’t automatically make people think you’re a racist anymore.

The bad news is we still haven’t got flagpoles in our back yards, so people invariably trap ‘em in the upstairs window, which is wrong. Does the US national anthem go “Oh say does that StarSpangled Banner yet hang out of Daz’s back bedroom?” Think about it, if you’ve got your flag in your bedroom window, you can’t open the bastard during the hottest time of the year. For as long as two months. That’s chatty as fuck.

4. Pubs across town to resemble the Trent End circa 1982

‘good old days’. You have to get there at least an hour early to get a good spec. Then you get wedged in against a load of pissed-up twats, struggle to listen to what Gary Lineker has to say and are forced to listen to crap music for half an hour. Like the old-school experience, you get a cack view of the action whilst being swept along in a sea of humanity and having the word ‘cunt’ bellowed in your ear by some knobend who keeps making wanker signs at a television screen. At half-time, you have to piss into an overflowing sink. Someone keeps throwing up a half-full pint pot whenever England score, there’s a hot dog stand at the back that’s in danger of being overturned and when you leave the place there’s three police vans and an ambulance outside.

5. Bell-ends standing in the middle of town after England games, showing off In Italy or Argentina, people bomb about on scooters waving flags the size of Viccy Centre about and it looks dead good. In Nottingham Tez from Carlton hangs round the lions with his shirt off and a flag tied round his waist, bellowing and sticking his arms out like he was at a New Model Army gig, having a go at people who are on their way to another pub for ‘not being fookin’ England’. There’s a reason for that Tez, it’s because we’ve got better things to do with our lives.

6. Even more bell-ends singing ‘No surrender to the IRA’ in pubs for no reason whatsoever Can someone remind me what group the IRA are in this year and who they beat to get out of the qualifying rounds, please.

Isn’t it funny that the twats who sing this are always the ones staggering round town on St Patricks Day with those fucking stupid Guinness hats on?

7. Pubs turn themselves into a cross between a village fete and a bookmakers Down comes the ‘No Football Shirts’ sign in the window. Up go loads of photos of twatty models in face paint and signs that scream ‘Watch England Games Here!’ Oh, okay then… I was just going to shut my eyes and imagine what the game would be like until you said that.

8. Spacky girls in market T-shirts who don’t know what the fuck’s going on I’m glad to live in a world where football is understood and appreciated by intelligent women, I just can’t stand the ones who clog up the pub in Italy crop-tops (because it’s always Italy or Brazil, isn’t it? Never Togo or Angola). Also T-shirts with crappily suggestive footy puns like ‘Score with me” “I have great ball control’ or ‘Jizz on my face for England. They’re just there to cop off, argue with each other over which one’s Wayne Rooney, and then get bored after ten minutes and start comparing the tattoos on their arse.

9. The inevitable misery of England getting knocked out Yes, men do have periods. They come once every two years, after England go out against a proper team. All the usual symptoms are there, listlessness, an inability to be rational, general mardyness at being lied to and betrayed and a complete trashing of the living room when your partner says “Why don’t you watch Wimbledon instead?” If England was a girlfriend, you’d be throwing a chair at her on Trisha.

10. People in town on the day of the final, wearing Brazil shirts and celebrating One or two of them might even be Brazilian…

People who moan about all-seater stadiums love the World Cup, because they can go to Walkabout or somesuch and relive the

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Liam Sheppard Describe your style: Abstract and illustrative landscapes and figures.

Favourite colour: All of them.

Most influential artist: Nature.

Current activity: Just painting in my shop as usual, working on my last tree series.

Favourite art space in Nottingham: Heh heh, my shop.

Who bought your first piece of work? Some guy bought a small paisley thing for £30. It was rubbish.

Dream project? Anything involving lots of money!

Top tip for upcoming artists: Paint to sell or paint for yourself.

What’s the last thing that made you laugh? My mates probably, or maybe the bus driver I saw fall over in the street.

What’s the last thing that made you cry? I am a man!

Who is going to win the World Cup? Anyone could, probably a European team.

Anything else you want to say to LeftLion readers? Come to my shop, it’s great!

Opposite the Angel Row library. Commissions and pre-painted canvasses are available at a wholesale price as there is no gallery mark up. Prices start from £30! www.westendstudio.co.uk

Emma Lewis Describe your style: Hybrid practices. Curating, writing and art production, crossing various species together and seeing what the result is.

Favourite colour: Indigo Most influential artist: Captain Beefheart Current activity: This summer I’m curating an exhibition in Tokyo, bringing artists together from UK and Japan exploring ideas of multiple space and global connectivity.

Favourite art space in Nottingham: Raffles Art Gallery above Clinton cards on Angel Row. Where the truly experimental stuff is happening, with regular sound performances and exhibitions from upcoming artists.

Who bought your first piece of work? I’m not that commercially orientated.

Dream project: An international collaboration of artists exploring ideas of community and locality in different physical and virtual spaces.

Top tip for upcoming artists: Keep your motivation and passion What’s the last art thing that made you laugh? Ayling and Conroy’s A Fight For Sore Eyes at My House Gallery. Like a cake with far too many brightly coloured sweets on it. Too much to digest in one go, but great to stare at.

What’s the last thing that made you cry? A quiet picture of a lonely old woman in Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art. She reminded me of my grandmother and I began to cry in the gallery (people should try it more often).

Who is going to win the World Cup? Who’s playing? I think Ozawa Tsuyoshi should win. He made a great work about football where there are no winners or losers. The ball is passed amongst football playing artists from two different countries, each must make their own creative contribution to the ball and then pass it on. I suppose there will be lots of art about football at the moment.

Anything else you want to say to LeftLion readers? I am always on the look out for new artists to work with especially in the area of new media. So if anyone has any good ideas get in touch. emma@trampoline.org.uk

Rikki Marr Describe your style: Ill lyrustrations with a bit of method and a touch of madness.

Favourite colour: Black and white (is that two or none?)

Most influential artist: No one person in particular but here’s a list of some: Sean Pubis aka DJ Rubbish, Chuck D, De La Rocha, John Kricfulusi, the Futurists, Loony Tunes (the old ones) Simon Bisley, Rick Griffin, Chris Morris, Mr Ian Wright and Chuck Palahniuk.

Current activity: I just did a lecture and a pamphlet for the South London Gallery’s Nigel Cooke exhibition and now I’m eating a bacon sandwich and reading books about bare knuckle boxing in Victorian Nottingham.

Favourite art space in Nottingham: My brand new studio.

Who bought your first piece of work? I think my first flyer was for Phat Ste and the Elementz way back in the day when they used to do Kung Fusion together under Wash Your Pussy and Manchurian. It’s crazy to think that was about ten years ago. First art piece I sold was to a Dutch art collector after a show in London. That was great, it helped me realise that doing exactly what I had in mind was worth something to other people as well. A rarity in the art world it seems.

Dream project: I just love doing record covers for records that I like to listen to. I’ve been lucky enough to have done most of the projects I set out to do, so now I’ve had to set myself much bigger goals. I dunno what’s next, a playstation game maybe? I’d definitely like to get a book published at some point.

Top tip for upcoming artists: Stay hardcore to what you believe in, but always be ready to learn and expand. Learn to believe in the phrase: “Fuck you, pay me.”

What’s the last thing that made you cry? My dog died a few months ago. It killed me to watch him go.

Who is going to win the World Cup? England of course.

Anything else you want to say to LeftLion readers? Life is shit, enjoy it when and where you can. rikk@dealmakerrecords.com

Simon Bailey Favourite colour: Rizla packet blue. Not only is it a quality paper, but it always reminds me of the intensely vibrant and warm Mediterranean sky, something you just don’t get in the UK. I use this colour a lot in my work.

Most influential artist: Jackson Pollock. Just the randomness of the man and his paintings, but if studied closely you can focus on the feelings and emotions put into each piece. I love it when people say ‘I can do that’. I implore them to try.

Current activity: After completing a video animation for an artist just finishing her Masters in Performance and Live Art, I am pushing my skills into setting up a web design company. I am also working on large scale manipulated digital images, where I am currently exhibiting a piece in my studio called Serious Quirks at The Moot Gallery in Sneinton. This is running in conjunction with the British Art Show and Sideshow.

Favourite art space in Nottingham: The Orange Tree pub on Shakespeare Street. Purely on a selfish level because I work there and I can show and sell the back catalogue of my work commission free.

Who bought your first piece of work? My next door neighbour bought a reproduction of a Van Gogh I made for his Dutch wife for a birthday present. Sweet.

Dream project: To travel the world with a digital camera and laptop and produce work in the places and environments I find.

Top tip for upcoming artists: Be prepared for some serious ballache!

Who’s Going to Win the World Cup? Iran. Go on boys!

Anything else you want to say? Be good to each other and hugs are everything. sijabaminky@yahoo.co.uk

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LeftLion whips out the credit card and wallows in the retail wonderland that is Nottingham.

Our correspondent this time around was Dan Stairs

CAFÉS AND BARS: ALLEY CAFE

CAFÉS AND BARS: THE ORANGE TREE There aren’t many venues around the city which manage to retain a sense of individuality, but the Alley Café has kept it real. The venue has been established for fifteen years (originally opened by members of Notts party crew DIY), but was given a slight change of direction by its current owners five years ago.

The interior has a loft-style vibe provided by the wooden beams adorning its ceiling and a suitably chilled clientele. It is a small and intimate venue, giving the space a cosy resonance and friendly charm.

The lunch menu is among the tastiest in the city (though it can sometimes be hard to get a table), whilst at night things become more atmospheric, making it a prime spot to sip beers after work or relax with friends into the night. Vegetarian indulgence is probably the best way to describe the range (no beef to be had here), with some great beers and fresh juices to wash it all down.

There are specials to tempt you away from the regular menu (which includes their tempting tempeh burger and tasty burritos). The food caters for those with specific dietary requirements, as well as supporting local suppliers and farmers around Notts. One initiative they back fully is Eco Works, an allotment scheme ensuring all the ingredients are as organic as cost allows.

The cafe showcases consistently cool DJs every Friday and Saturday evening as well as monthly midweek shenanigans, including Jumpers For Goalposts on the first Wednesday of each month (ska beats with acoustic titbits mixed in). Their Speakeasy poetry night on the third Wednesday of the month is also renowned by wordsmiths and beat poets throughout the city.

In Mother Nature’s eyes, an orange tree is a plant which usually grows to about 10m tall with thorny shoots and evergreen leaves. Cultivation of the orange is an important part of the economies of the US (particularly Florida and California), South America, most Mediterranean countries, Pakistan, China, India, Iran, Egypt, Turkey and to a lesser extent Spain, South Africa and Greece.

The Orange Tree in Nottingham, however, is part of a small but growing chain which started out in Leicester. The pub used to be known as Russells, but was saved from the slightly dingy backwaters of being a smoky haven for pints and pool players when it was taken over and given a facelift a few years ago.

This is a great bar and a favourite hangout for the LeftLion crew. It straddles the gap between students and professionals perfectly. It’s located next door to Nottingham Trent University and caters well for the student crowd, as well as the men in suits who want a tasty business lunch.

The staff are great too. We particularly liked the sultry barmaid (who we’re told has recently left… sniff), finding her no-bullshit approach particularly refreshing. But the rest of the staff are equally cool, with big smiles on their faces and a seemingly genuine enjoyment of working there.

The place rotates a good selection of local art on the walls and puts on some great live music events. Not least the LeftLion Presents nights, which take place once a month and feature some of the best new music talent to come out of the city.

Alley Café Bar, 1a Cannon Court, Long Row, NG1 0115 955 1013 www.alleycafe.co.uk

The Orange Tree, 38 Shakespeare Street, NG1 0115 947 3239 www.orangetree.co.uk

LIVE VENUES: THE MARCUS GARVEY BALLROOM

CAFÉS AND BARS: RIDE BAR

At some point in their lives everyone in Nottingham who likes going out clubbing to non-cheesy dance music is destined to go to ‘the Garvey’.

It is affectionately known by everyone who has been there as a music haven where you can go and have a proper dance, without worrying about wearing the right clothes or being part of the ‘in crowd’.

The place has had a few names over the years, but the original name of Marcus Garvey, the publisher, journalist, entrepreneur and crusader for black nationalism will always hang over it like a talisman.

We’re sure he would be proud to be associated with a place where you can go to get to know yourself.

The venue is located in Lenton, right in the heart of Nottingham’s student area in close proximity to the student residences and university campus. Recently taken over and under the management of the amusingly named Hot Renault Traffic Club crew, it is a multi-functional venue, boasting an eclectic range of live music, club nights, shows and events.

After some difficult times and negative press, things seem to be turning around. Over the years it has hosted such acts as The Prodigy, Belle and Sebastian, Fugazi, Dodgy, Robert Plant and more recently people like Graham Coxon and The Kooks.

Coming up over the next few months they have live music from Orson (16 June), The Inspiral Carpets (11 August) and dance nights from Firefly (10 June) and Psycle (24 June), with more acts and nights to be confirmed.

Ride is a little hidden gem of a bar on Foreman street. Situated opposite the Cornerhouse, it’s a safe haven for drinkers who want a quality pint and good music and not to be bothered by knobheads.

It’s changed a fair bit since it’s previous guise as the Czech Bar. Both inside and out looks better and fresher under the new manager Martin, who took over the reigns eighteen months ago.

We particularly love the dress code on the wall, which reads: “We will not serve anyone wearing tracksuits, baseball caps, Nike Air shox or any length of Goldie Lookin Chain.” All dress codes should be handled like this in our opinion! Anyone who is laid back and just a little scruffy won’t get turned away. It’s about the way you act, not the way you look really!

The place has a laid-back vibe, with good music and soulful DJ’s on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Beers on tap are XXXX, Stella, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Staropramen, Guinness and Strongbow.

They open from 2pm to 1.30am every night, apart from Sunday when they start at 4pm and close at 12.30am.

So next time you’re in town and looking for a late bar, have a think about this little place just off Trinity Square. Unless you’re in full-on chav-dress, in which case shouldn’t you be off down Yates’?

The Ballroom, Lenton Boulevard, NG7

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City centre bar cull…

The Broadway bar has been banned from selling alcohol for six weeks in a landmark court ruling to tackle underage drinking.

They’ve been rapped over the knuckles for selling alcohol to underage drinkers in three separate incidents in November and December last year.

From a LeftLion point of view this is a shame. The place is always a good hangout in the day (although we usually go for the fruit juices and herbal teas at that point). But we’ll particularly miss being able to have a pint and after-film natter over the coming weeks (however we do realise that steps need to be taken to tackle the problem of underage boozing).

The ban is likely to take place from early June, unless the Broadway lodge an appeal before then. Inspector Paul Winter, the police city centre commander said: “This is a significant decision. It should act as a deterrent. It sends a message to other bars that if you repeatedly fail test purchase operations, it could seriously damage your business.”

David Lucas, representing Broadway, called witnesses from Nottingham Media Centre and the Tynemill group. They stressed (and Inspector Winter agreed) that there was never any trouble at the bar. The Broadway management said that more staff training had been brought in. Till prompts, extra posters, memos in staff areas and a reminder in wage packets all highlighted the need for ID checks. The Bunkers Hill pub in Hockley has also been issued with a two week suspension after failing three similar tests.

Watch the World Cup with LeftLion

The World Cup is upon us again. It’s at this time every four years you usually face the choice of beers in front of the TV at home or getting wedged into a chatty pub with a rubbish view, surrounded by “No Surrender” singing knuckle-draggers with their shirts off.

Sod that youth! This year LeftLion is taking over The Maze, Mansfield Road’s historic venue, for every England game and the World Cup final itself. We’ll be having it right off before and after the game with the kind of stuff our live events are known for and all for a mere £3! The first event is totally free (in a ‘try before you buy’ vibe) and will take place on 10 June from midday in association with Saggy Pants (who we think put together the best free magazine apart from us in Notts).

England play Paraguay at 2pm and there will be live music and a pub quiz, as well as beer and food on offer.

From there we’ll be covering England against Trinidad and Tobago on 15 June (from 3pm) and Sweden against England on 20 June (from 6pm). If our boys stay in from there we’ll be covering all the other games too, including the World Cup Final on 9 July whatever happens. So follow England all the way to their inevitable quarter-final knockout with us.

LeftLion World Cup at The Maze, Mansfield Road, NG1 0115 947 5650 www.leftlion.co.uk/worldcup

A little treat

Located on Hucknall Road in the Carrington area of the city (which has always attracted many of the town’s creative folk who don’t fancy the hustle and bustle of the city centre) is a small oasis of contemporary lunchtime cuisine, The Little Deli.

They offer beautifully prepared sandwiches on a choice of breads (try their chorizo, jarlsberg and jalapeños on a panini), fresh coffee and enough deli treats to keep your tatsebuds buzzing for the duration of your day.

This combined with friendly service from smiling staff, a cool relaxing interior and a fresh dose of comedy on their sign outside each day, makes a stop at The Little Deli a worthwhile adventure.

The Little Deli, 142, Hucknall Rd, NG5 0115 962 6466

There’s a place in every city where you just want to be. Whether you want to people-watch or think about the good times, everyone’s place is different. Each issue, a member of the LeftLion crew explains the spot they like best, this time, Mansfield Road by Charlotte Kingsbury…

Many people find rejuvenation and perspective in places of great beauty, especially those least spoilt by humankind and the march of progress. However we can also feel wonder, humility and comfort when confronted with simple truths about our community in places which are rich in ‘ordinariness’. Mansfield Road is, for me at least, such a place. It is generally dirty, smelly, dated and ugly… yet so full of life. I walk it daily and find it puts a smile on my face and a spring in my step.

On this journey you may encounter drunks, addicts and others down on their luck. However they are more likely to be sat chatting to each other over a warm White Lightning than accosting passers by for change. More lively down-and-outers can be found in the (many) betting shops. On the right side of the road is a handsome terraced block with gates, gardens and cherry blossom which belie the gritty social services offered.

If you do find this all a bit much, it’s easy to retreat into fantasy.

Many shops will take you back to earlier decades, dealing in vintage and kitsch clothing, records, home furnishings and other fun stuff. There are also several late-opening off licences.

Adorably, most of the other shops look like they haven’t changed (or even sold) anything since the 1970’s. Check out the carpet, clock, hardware, antiques and second-hand book stores. Looking through their windows is like peering into the past. The pubs too are in the main very traditional establishments offering real ale and a lungful of baccy, apart from the range of cool bars such as The Loft, Fade and The Golden Fleece.

What brings Mansfield Road most up to date is its multiculturalism, best represented by its many restaurants and fast-food outlets. It’s also beautifully close to the entrance to the Arboretum, another high point for the road.

At the top of the hill, you can either turn off for a hooker or continue passing the cemetery and the many long-departed local souls contained in it. Then as you enjoy the downhill stroll you watch the sun set behind the Forest recreation ground (the goose fair site), casting long shadows of all the kids playing footie and the oldies walking their dogs, knowing that although you are in public, you are at home.

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LEA, NOTTINGHAM’S BIG BROTHER REPRESENTATIVE

words: Michael Frearson

The bird with the big jugs is proper Nottingham, nice to have some classy representation in there.

Big Fat Badgeroonie As soon as that top-heavy blonde opened her gob, I ‘knew’ she was from round here. The shame!

Fossy I think it was when she said “What they booin’ at me for, I an’t done ote.”

Big Fat Badgeroonie I’m sorry to be the one to bring this to your attention, but it seems our Lea has been dipping her toes in the murky world of adult entertainment. Not that there’s anything wrong with that of course, but the pics make me think of one of those ‘70s paintings of a sad clown. Not good.

NJM My mate tells me that Lea shops in the Broadmarsh centre all the time, along with her equally plastic surgery enhanced bloke. He used to serve her when he worked at The Sunglass Hut. Denz She’s taking a hell of a beating on other forums (no pun intended). She seems like an alright person. You just know The Scum is dying for her to get naked!

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STRANGE CONVERSATIONS OVERHEARD IN TOWN I heard two yout’s on the no.16 break the world record for overuse of the term ‘Yer Get Meh’. It took one of them 10 minutes to explain that his Mam wouldn’t let him in the house when her fancy man was coming over.

Lord of the Nish I once heard two yout’s in a mobile phone shop spend ten minutes just pointing at different handsets and saying ‘yougetmeh’ to each other. Ten minutes and they didn’t utter another single phrase between them, just pimp walked out of there while checking on the thickness of their bumfluff ‘taches. Kids, eh?

Reason I once heard two ladies of the elder type having an entire conversation without mentioning a single current building.

It was all “You know, where the Co-op used to be” or “Down near where the Odeon was.”

Vini This afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting opposite two particularly gruesome individuals, until they got off the train at Loughborough. There now follows an exact transcript of what I heard from them as they bonded in that unique way only a mother and teenage daughter can whilst sharing a tin of Carling at 2pm on a Monday; “Fook off Mam. Yo’ ain’t gooin’ raaaand there. I’ll fookin’ sort it aaaat” “Fook off wi’ yaaaar! She’s gonna gerra slap off meh” “Mam, she’s 17 years ode and six munfs pregnant. Yo’ can’t fookin’ hit ‘er. Aahl fookin’ ‘it’ er.”

PeterO’Hanrahahanrahan A few weeks ago. 8:20 in the morning. Two teenage girls behind me looking at porn on a mobile phone. Nothing particularly unusual about that nowadays, until: Girl A: “Uurgh, what’s she doin’ to that horse?”

Girl B: (as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world) “She’s giving it ‘ead, what does it look like?”

NJM

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www.leftlion.co.uk/issue11

Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley is the son of a very famous man.

His father, Bob, is a household name across the world. A cultural icon and the face of popular Reggae for the last two decades, Bob Marley’s image adorns posters on bedroom walls throughout the land, synonymous with Rastafari, Reggae music and reefers. In the public eye the legend of Bob threatens to overshadow his offspring, but Damian is also a respected artist in his own right and is heading to the Rock City to play for Camouflage in June.

Damian made noise early on with 1996’s Mr Marley, and his major label debut Halfway Tree showcased a unique gift for blending hard-hitting reality rhymes and an uncommonly eclectic musicality with a mix of classic reggae, hiphop, r’n’b and dancehall. The album resonated with urban tastemakers and won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2001.

This interview is an abridged version of an hour-long discussion that took place in Birmingham as part of BBC 1Xtra’s Dancehall After Dark events.

What advice do you have for any budding UK artists?

Be an honest critic of yourself. Build up interest in your local area. You need to get the industry to want to invest in you.

Build yourself up in the community through mixtapes and concerts and keep growing as an artist.

Where does your inspiration come from for performing?

I simply love music and I love performing. I give it my all.

Do you feel under pressure to succeed because of your famous roots?

No. If anything I feel support from my family. My big brother produces for me, and our work is all about the vibe and feel of what we’re doing, what’s all important is that we’re making music.

Reggae artist Sizzla has been banned in this country because of his lyrical content. Does this affect your lyrical output?

No. I write my true feelings. But any publicity is good publicity. A feature in the media over lyrical content is better than none at all.

Do you feel responsibility to represent and positively influence today’s youth?

Yes. It’s my most important goal. I don’t have any negative comments about genres. It’s all about communicating a message. We need people with the right intentions to become involved in education. I hope to use music to influence people.

A lot of people feel your presence and your roots.

How important is your spiritual side in your music?

Very important. It’s a way of life. When I eat, move, when I deal with people and music, it’s all connected to my spirituality. It’s where my morals and values come from.

But there’s commercial pressure too. Where’s the balance?

What you see is what you get. It’s all natural, I don’t pretend, I don’t meditate on those kind of things. It’s just true feelings.

How do you feel Reggae is perceived in the world these days?

There are a few artists coming out at

a time, we’re pushing the barriers and Dancehall is getting bigger. But it will take more than one person to uplift the genre.

The biggest tool to help us is exposure.

Do you feel that you’re compared to Bob? Yeah, but I’m compared to the best, so it feels good.

What was touring in Africa like?

It was a joy, especially Ethiopia. There were about 300,000 people there. Africans embrace us as we embrace Africa; we feel love. It means a lot to see where you’re coming from.

What are your views on the state of Jamaica?

Jamaica’s destiny is in its own hands. Some things change, some stay the same. A lot of people are waiting on handouts.

It’s about personal responsibility.

What is your advice on education to these kids?

School comes first when you’re growing up. I can see how education helped me to reach where I am now. Knowing about business and things like that is important. The system uses knowledge to beat people, and the world is run by this minority who hold the knowledge.

You talk about staying healthy. How important is that?

You need to keep your body healthy. If you eat shit you die early.

Look after your vessel.

Damian Marley plays Camouflage at Rock City on Sunday 25 June www.damianmarleymusic.com www.ontheone.net

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Thursday 01/06 Grizzly Bear Venue: The Social Price: £6 adv Times: 7pm - 10.30pm Tiger Army Venue: Rock City Price: £8 adv Times: 7.30PM Dogma Presents Venue: Dogma Style: Breaks Price: Free Times: 10pm - 2am Experian Presents Battle of The Bands Venue: Junktion 7 Times: 8.30pm - 12am Highness Soundsystem Venue: BluePrint Style: Reggae Price: £5 Times: 10pm - late

Friday 02/06 Bachelor Boy Venue: Royal Centre Price: £12 Times: 1.30pm & 3.30pm Echo And The Bunnymen Venue: Rock City Price: £16.50 Times: 7.30pm Fog Venue: Price: Times:

The Social £7 adv 7pm - 10pm

Spectrum Venue: Stealth Style: Breaks Price: £10 (NUS) Times: 10pm - 5am Krafty Kuts, Soul of Man, Drumattic Twins, Pete Jordan, Freeman, A Skillz and Krafty Kuts, B Boy J, Priceless, DJ Food, Kids in Tracksuits, Lazy Habits, Finger Lickin Abel, Dave Boutlbee Antics Roadshow, De*10*sshn and Skool of Hardcore Venue: BluePrint Style: Hardcore Price: £5 Times: 9pm - 2am Old Basford and The Stoatz Venue: Maze Price: £4 Times: 9pm Vinyl Jacks Venue: Junktion 7 Style: 60’s, Mod Price: Free The Tone Club Venue: The Glo Bar Price: £4 adv / £3 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 2am Komakino, Black Daniel City of Dog Venue: Loggerheads Reggae and dubstep special!

Saturday 03/06 The Futureheads Venue: Rock City Price: £12.50 Times: 7pm The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £11 adv Times: 7pm - 10pm Pete Lockett, Fazal Qureshi and Amit Chatterjee Venue: Notts Arts Theatre Price: £6 - £8 Times: 7.30pm

music / weeklies / drop in the ocean / theatre / exhibitions / comedy Saturday 03/06 Basement Boogaloo Venue: The Maze Style: Funk, Soul, House, Price: £5 Times: 10pm - Late

Pure Filth Venue: BluePrint Style: Techno, DnB, Price: £6 Times: 10pm till late Julian Liberator, Resident Filth, DJ Smith, Suspect-1, Mr Fijjitt, Paul Murphy Wildside Presents Venue: Junktion 7 A night dedicated to sleaze glam and hair metal! Full of the sleaziest and most explosive music you’ll ever hear all year 3DJs, 2 live bands and an exclusive club night afterwards.

Tuesday 06/06 Crystal Pistol, Red Star Rebels Venue: Rock City Price: £8 adv / £9 door Times: 7.00pm doors

Thursday 08/06 Halle Venue: Price: Times:

Royal Centre £8 - £28 7.30pm

Battle of The Bands Venue: Junktion 7 Hot Puppies, Eddyfink, Euler

Venue: NTU Union Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 2am Komakino, Black Daniel Champion Kickboxer Vemue: Junktion 7 Times: 8.30pm - 12am With support from Smokers Die Younger Battle Venue: Price:

The Rescue Rooms £6

The Orthodox Singers Venue: Lakeside Arts Centre Price: £10 Times: 7.30pm Broken Soul Style: Jazz, Breaks Venue: Golden Fleece Price: Free Times: 8.30pm - 12am Future Jazz to Broken Beats With DJs Beane and Jakkattak

Friday 09/06

Semifinalists Venue: The Social Price: £5 adv Times: 7pm - 10.30pm Barracuda (Live) Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Times: 8pm - Late Orson Venue:

The Ballroom

Sunday 04/06 Ted Nugent Venue: Rock City Price: £21.50 Times: 7.30pm - Late End Of Semester Molester Venue: The Social Price: £6 adv Times: tbc The Blood Arm, Lucida Console Guillemots Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £8.50 adv Times: tbc Nottingham Green Festival Venue: Wollaton Park Price: Free Times: 12pm - 6pm

LeftLion Unplugged Venue: Malt Cross Cafe Bar Price: Free Times: 8pm - 11pm A very special LeftLion Unplugged, with Majik (Magic Heroes), Haiki Loki and Andy Wright (We Show Up On Radar).

Make sure you get there early, we’re expecting it to be even busier than usual!

Wednesday 07/06 The Wedding Present Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £12.50 adv Electric Mouth Venue: The Social Price: £4 TheOracleboy, White Light Brigade Nightmare of You Venue: Rock City Price: £7 adv

Jolie Holland Venue: Maze Price: £11 adv Times: 7.45pm doors Jolie Hollands, Sean Hayes

Preset Addiction Venue: Maze Price: £3 Times: 8pm With support from Kingsize Operator

Penknifelovelife Venue: Rock City Price: £7 adv Times: 5.30pm Plus Bring Me The Horizon

The Green Bus Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Times: 8pm - Late

Monday 05/06 Epica Venue: Price: Times:

Rock City £9 adv 7:30pm

Hucklebuck Venue: Maze Times: 8.00pm

Thursday 08/06 Jim Bob (ex Carter USM) Venue: The Social Price: £8 adv Times: 7pm - 10.30pm

The Fratellis Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £8 Times: 7.30pm

Tayo Venue: Price: Times:

Dogma free 10pm - 2am

Opera North Venue: Royal Centre Price: Various Times: Various Runs Until: 09/05

Gene Loves Venue: Price: Times:

Jezabel Pelhams £9 adv 7:30 doors

Dubstep Venue: Price: Times:

Maze £4 10pm

My Milkman Has AIDS Style: Pop, Hiphop, Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: Free b4 10pm, £5 after Times: 10pm - 3am The Drowned in Sound Clubnight Venue: The Social Price: £5 (NUS) Times: 8pm till late Help She Can’t Swim, Kubicheck Nikola, Lost Alone LeftLion World World Cup Venue: Forest Tavern Price: Free Times: 1pm start England V Paraguay on the big screen in the afternoon with cheap drinks and food!

Saggy Pants in association with LeftLion presents bands including Spirytus, Yes my Ninjas?, Tolerance, Beat my Guest, Ordo Ab Chao, Patchwork Grace and more with four DJs and a jam stage after the bands also And it is All for Free!

Donations for Drop In The Ocean and Gazdonbury more than welcome

Style: Venue: Price: Times:

DnB, Alternative, BluePrint £5 10pm til Late

Dragster Venue: Junktion 7 With Support from Rek

Tangata and Wholesome Fish Venue: Maze Price: £4 Times: 11pm doors Maxi Priest Venue: Royal Centre Price: Various Times: 8pm Nights of The Round Table Style: Hiphop, Funk, Soul Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Times: 8pm - Late DJs Oz, Wetone and Transmit playing Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae and Breaks

Garrison Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Plus Marks Brother! and The Senti-Mentalists Firefly Style: Techno Venue: The Ballroom Audio Bullys, Suburban Knight, Ali B, Thrash Jelly Richard Foe

Sunday 11/06

Black Box Diaries Venue: Junktion 7 Times: 9pm - 2am Plus Alice Rocks, Aphemia and Breakneck

Jesu and Skullflower Venue: Maze Price: £6 Times: 8.30pm

3 Ring Circus Venue: The Social

Lobotomy Style: Breakcore, Gabba Venue: BluePrint Price: £6 Times: 10pm til late Aarpm Spectre, Batfink, Sidioss, Fishmarkett, Dilk, Davvo, Mossop, Sodnppop, Fourlom, Hal 9000

Saturday 10/06

Venue: Various Price: £8 A Full event guide is on page 28 and an interview on page 16 Livewax Experimental Media Venue: Stealth Price: £7 (NUS) Times: 8pm - 4am Tim Exile, Ultre, DJ N>E>D, Shirley Crabtree, Deny the Accident, The Holy Awesome The doors open at 8pm, the bands will be playing between 9pm and 11pm and the electronic acts start at midnight.

There’ll be a BBQ outside Stealth to give us the energy we need to keep going, so there’s no excuse!

You have been warned…we’ll see you down the front!

Jeremy Warmsley Venue: The Social Price: £6 Times: 7pm - 10pm

Monday 12/06

This is Elvis Venue: Royal Centre Price: Various Runs Until: 17/05 Stickers for Kids Venue: Junktion 7 Times: 8.30pm - 12am Plus Your Awesome Intergalactic Heroes, The Great Danes

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Tuesday 13/06 Trashlight Visions Venue: Rock City Price: £7 adv Times: 7:30pm Hope of The States Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £11 Striking West Presents Venue: Maze

Wednesday 14/06 Saggy Pants Presents.....

Venue: Junktion 7 Price: £3 Times: 8.30pm Left of the Dealer, Vent, The Wickets and Alpengluhen 3 LeftLions World Cup Event!

Venue: Maze Price: £3 England v Trinidad and Tobago Watch the England Game with all the LeftLion people, have a go at our special pub quiz before the game then listen to some great bands afterwards!

Jeniferever Venue: The Social Price: £4 Times: 7pm - 10.30pm With support from Souvaris and Alex Clegg HRC Nottingham 4th Birthday Venue: Hard Rock Cafe The Fakers Live Nights of The Round Table Venue: Loggerheads

Thursday 15/06 Dogma Presents Venue: Dogma Price: free Times: 10pm - 2am Pete Jordan (Four hour set) Supernight Venue: The Social Price: £5 Times: 8.30pm - 2am Fonda 500 Temallica Venue: Junktion 7 Plus End Reason and Thousands of Reflections

Friday 16/06 Firefly Summer Ball Nic Fanciulli, Cass & Mangan, General Midi, James Talk, Rez Makai and Mr38, Freeman, Dan Hamilton Epoche Venue: Price: Times:

The Old Angel £3 8pm doors

Nottingham Live Music Festival Venue: The Arboretum Price: Free Times: Noon - 6pm www.nottslivemusicfest.com

Cult...Propaganda Style: Electronica, Film Venue: Golden Fleece Times: 8.30pm - 12.00am House music all night long with Cult Legends Deft and Ligre and Special Guest Jim Robinson

music / weeklies / drop in the ocean / theatre / exhibitions / comedy Friday 16/06 The Tone Club Venue: NTU Union Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 2am LadyFuzz, Kobai, We Show Up On Radar Go*Go Venue: Price: Mas Y Mas, Venue: Price: Times: Venue: Price: Times:

Loggerheads Free Lament Maze £5 9pm Stealth £10 adv 10pm - 6am

New Generation Superstars Venue: Junktion 7 Plus Tattooed Millionaires, Jackviper and The Breakdowns Kombination Funk Style: DnB, Techno Venue: BluePrint Price: £5 Times: 10pm - late

Saturday 17/06 Ardency Venue: Price: Times:

The Social Free entry, ticket only 7.30pm

Saggy Pants Presents.....

Venue: The Old Angel Price: £3 Times: 8.30pm Psylence, Namaste, Deadfall and NG26 Spectrum Futures Style: Breaks, Electronica Venue: Stealth Price: £5 Times: 10pm - 5am Groove Allegiance, Stylus Rex and Andy Mc

Tuesday 20/06 LeftLion World Cup Venue: Maze Price: £3 England v Sweden Watch the England Game with all the LeftLion people, have a go at our special pub quiz before the game then listen to some great bands afterwards!

Wednesday 21/06 Three Quarters Venue: Rock City Price: £5 Times: 7.30pm - Late Support from Fast reaction Jamie T Venue: Price: Times:

The Social £6 adv 7pm - 10pm

Xanten: The Aftermath Venue: Maze Xanten, Random, The Pretty Little Flowers, Alpengluhen and Down Chapter Well Swung!

Venue: Loggerheads Russ Porter, Fran Green, Ravu andFoe

Thursday 22/06 I-Def-I Venue:

Rock City

The Dust Bunnies Venue: Loggerheads Broken Soul Style: Jazz, Breaks Venue: Golden Fleece Price: Free Times: 8.30pm - 12am

Friday 23/06

Grain Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Kung-fu hillbilly funk, with Bluegrass and Hiphop influnces.

Monday 19/06

Jerry Springer The Opera Venue: Royal Centre Price: Various Times: Various Runs Until: 24/05 Tommy Womack Venue: Maze Price: £7 adv Times: 7.45pm

Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley Venue: Rock City Price: £15 Times: 7.30pm - Late Nottingham Amity Festival Venue: The Arboretum Price: Free Times: 12pm - 6pm NG Records Venue: Price: Times:

Album Launch Junktion 7 £5 6pm - 12am

Monday 26/06 Geezer Safari Venue: The Social Price: £1 / £2

Tuesday 27/06 Elton John Venue: Nottingham Arena Price: £35 - £105

Wednesday 28/06 Twisted Sister Venue: Rock City Price: £21.50 Times: 7pm doors Tribute to the Great Ted Heath and His Orchestra Venue: Royal Centre Price: £18.50 / £16.50 Times: 7.30pm The Heights Venue: @D2 Price: £5 Times: 7pm - 10pm The Go Go Venue: Loggerheads With King Kahlua Fancy dress welcome!

Thursday 29/06

Splitters Venue: Maze Price: £5 Times: 8pm So Ska, So Good, Splitters, The Heels, Weeble, The Speacial Bru Derby Punx Picnic Presents Venue: Junktion 7 Price: £7 / £5 adv Times: 9pm - 2am Punk and Ska all-dayer featuring Hotwired, Homebrew, Riot Squad, Street Punk, The Heels Burn, Subvert, Destroy, This System Kills, Spitroast, Bastards Trained By Bastards

Sunday 25/06

Damn You! Venue: Bunkers Hill Inn Price: £4 / £3 Times: 8.30pm Thanksgiving and Francois Venue: Stealth Price: £8 Times: 10pm - 4am DJ Hype, Transit Mafia, Steppa, Mista Jam, Santero, Detail, MC AD and MC Freestyle First 500 tickets £5!

The Last Pedestrians Venue: Maze Price: £4 Times: 11pm Wills and The Willing Venue: The Social Price: £5 Times: 7pm - 10pm

Saturday 24/06 Hed Kandi Style: Venue: Price: Times:

House Mode £7 adv 10pm - Late

Psycle Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Psy-Trance The Ballroom £10 (£8 Tickets) 10pm - 6am

Adam Masterson Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Sandman Presents Venue: Junktion 7 Price: £4 Times: 8.30pm - 12am Les Tres Bien Ensemble, Would Be Goods and The Cut-Outs

Lorraine Venue: The Social Price: £5 With The Dead City Presidents Venue: Rock City Adzuki, Pray For Hayden and Second Monday The Stoatz Venue: Loggerheads With support from Tenderhooks and King Kahlua LeftLion Presents..

Venue: The Orange Tree Price: Free Times: 8pm - 12am The Elementz, Karizma and special guests. Live Hiphop with not a hint of gangsta whatsoever, from one of the best upcoming crews in Notts.

Friday 30/06 Blind and Dangerous Venue: Maze Times: 8pm Myhouse-yourhouse DJ’s Style: House Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free

Saturday 01/07 Regina Spektor Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £12.50 Times: 7pm - 10pm

Saturday 01/07 Pure Filth Style: Techno, DnB Venue: BluePrint Price: £6 Times: 10pm - Late Jerome Hill, Resident Filth, DJ Smith, Suspect-1, Mr Fijjitt and Paul Murphy

Venue: Price: Times:

Maze £5 10pm

Sunday 02/07 Chill in the Venue: Price: Times:

Park 2006 The Arboretum Free 12pm - 6pm

Monday 03/07 Gogol Bordello Venue: Rock City Price: £12 Times: 7.30pm

Wednesday 05/07 Battle of The Bands Week 1 Venue: Junktion 7 Price: £4 Times: 8.30pm Fly On The Wall Presents Venue: Maze Price: £3 Times: 8pm Weeble, Fat Lady Singh and MCD

Thursday 06/07 Gladys Knight Venue: Royal Centre Price: £33 - £36 Times: 7.30pm Logan Venue: Price: Times:

Rock City £6 adv 7.30pm

Highness Soundsystem Style: Roots, Reggae Venue: BluePrint Price: £5 Times: 10pm - Late

Friday 07/07 Sigur Ros Venue: Price:

Royal Centre £22.50

Vinyl Jacks Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Alternative, Sixties Junktion 7 Free 9pm - 2am

Rocco DeLuca & the Burden Venue: The Social Price: £7 adv Times: 7pm - 10pm City Of Dog Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Sticky Morales Venue: Maze Price: £4 Times: 9pm

Saturday 08/07 My Milkman Has AIDS Style: Pop, Hiphop, Venue: The Rescue Rooms Times: 10pm - 3am Cow Shit Bingo Venue: Loggerheads Soundz Global Venue: The Market Bar Price: £5 / £4 / £3 Times: 10pm

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Sunday 09/07 Kirkby Colliery Welfare Band Venue: The Arboretum Price: Free Times: Noon - 6.00pm LeftLion World Cup Final!

Venue: Maze Price: £3 ? v ? (featuring Brazil probably!)

Watch the World Cup Final with all the LeftLion people, have a go at our special pub quiz before the game then listen to some great bands afterwards!

Bob Cheevers Venue: Maze Price: £7 adv Times: 7.45pm

Monday 10/07 Atmosphere Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £8

Tuesday 11/07 Greg Dulli and The Twilight Singers Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £12.50 adv

Wednesday 12/07 The Rifles Venue: Price: Times:

Junktion 7 £7.50 adv 7pm - 10pm

Lostprophets Venue: Rock City Price: £16 adv Times: 7.30pm Striking West Presents Venue: Maze

Thursday 13/07 The Fight Venue: Rock City Price: £5 adv Times: 7.30pm With support from Grown At Home Pretty Girls Venue: Price: Times:

Make Graves Junktion 7 £8.50 adv 8pm - 11pm

Electric Banana Venue: The Social Price: £4 adv Times: 9pm - 3am Shiny Toy Guns Broken Soul Style: Jazz, Breaks Venue: Golden Fleece Price: Free Times: 8.30pm - 12am Saggy Pants Presents Venue: Maze Price: £4 Times: 8.30pm The Xenith Sound, Seretone and Lucky Bullet

music / weeklies /drop in the ocean / theatre / exhibitions / comedy Saturday 15/07

Friday 21/07

Epoche Live Venue: The Old Angel Price: £3

Product Venue: Stealth Price: £8 adv Times: 10pm - 4am Lee Coombs, Paolo Mojo, Rez and Makai

Hells Bell ACDC Tribute Venue: Rock City Price: £9 adv Times: 7.30pm Blacklight Style: House Venue: Pelhams Price: £5/4 Times: 10pm - 5am Blacklight launch night. DJs Sarah Marshall, Chris Dehinsilu, Sam Ryan and Hoolio G. An eclectic mix of house grooves.

Angelic Upstarts Venue: Junktion 7 Price: £10 Times: 9pm - 2am With support from Crashed Out The Sleepy Venue: Price: Times:

Jackson The Rescue Rooms £9.50 adv 7pm - 10pm

New Art Riot Venue: Loggerheads With support from KT Theo Benefit Gig Venue: Maze Price: £3.50 Times: 8.30pm

Monday 17/07 Twin Zero Venue: Price: Times: With support

Rock City £5 adv 7.30pm doors from Textures

Tuesday 18/07 Plan B Venue: Price:

The Rescue Rooms £8.50 adv

Wednesday 19/07 Roll Out The Barrel Venue: Royal Centre Price: £10 The Birthday Massacre Venue: Rock City Price: £8 Times: 7.30pm

Thursday 20/07 LeftLion Presents..

Venue: The Orange Tree Price: Free Times: 8pm - 12am The Deltarays and special guests. Live indie rock from a band who have been compared to REM and The Wonder Stuff.

Kuato Venue: Price: Times:

Maze £4 8pm

iForward Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £7.50 adv With support from Russia!

Silhouettes Venue: Price: Times:

of Soldiers Junktion 7 £4 (NUS) 9pm - 2am

Trickster Venue: Price: Times: With support

Maze £4 9pm from Team Hughes

Eclective Presents Venue: Maze Price: £4 Kombination Funk Style: DnB, Techno Venue: BluePrint Price: £5 Times: 10pm - late

Sabotage Style: Eighties, Nineties Venue: The Cookie Club Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 10.30pm - 2am

Saturday 22/07 Saggy Pants Presents Venue: Maze Fat Lady Singh, Backwash, Wagstaffe, Tauntra, Long Drop

Sunday 23/07 City of Lincoln Band Venue: The Arboretum Price: Free Times: 2pm - 5pm Lisa Okaine Venue: Maze

Supernight - Chik Budo Venue: The Social Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 8.30pm - 2am Here are some basic facts about Chik Budo: 1: There is no guitar, and there is no singer.

2: They use bass, drums, synthesiser and brass.

3: They are still very loud.

Audio Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Hiphop, House, Breaks Dogma Free Until 2am

Funk, Soul, Disco Snug £5 /£3 b4 10.30pm (NUS) 10pm - 3am

Atomic Style: Eighties, Nineties Venue: The Cookie Club Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 10.30pm - 2am Retro night featuring two decades of music.

Love Shack Style: Eighties Venue: Rock City Price: £4 / £5 Times: 9.30pm - 2am

Monday 24/07 Beaver Nelson Venue: Maze Price: £7 Times: 7.45pm

Wednesday 26/07 Cosmic American Music Presents The Green Cards Venue: Maze Price: £7 Times: 7.45pm

Thursday 27/07 Broken Soul Style: Jazz, Breaks Venue: Golden Fleece Price: Free Times: 8.30pm - 12am Future Jazz to Broken Beats With DJs Beane and Jakkattak

The Market Bar Style: Breaks, House Venue: The Market Bar Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 3am

Saturdays Style: Funky House Venue: Market Bar Price: £5 Times: 9pm - 2.30am With residents Dean Marriott, Matt Tolfrey, Griff, Damian Wells Stylus Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Funk, Funky House Snug £3 - £6 10pm - 3am

African Fever Night Venue: Maze Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 8pm A Music cocktail of African Rhythm, Zouk, Soca, Rreggae, Ragga, DJ Bongo

Saturday 29/07 Faction v Rigormortis Style: Techno, Breaks Venue: BluePrint Price: £7 (NUS) Times: 8pm - 2.30am Pengo’s first visit to the UK from Germany

Model Morning Venue: The Rescue Rooms Price: £5 adv Times: 7pm - 10pm With support from Modlang Grain Venue: Maze Price: £5 Times: 8.30pm With Dirty Back Beats and The Ambassadors

Sundays Out To Lunch Style: Jazz Venue: Dogma Price: Free Times: Afternoon

Salt Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Nottingham Pride Venue: The Arboretum Price: Free Times: 12pm - 6pm Nottingham’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender festival

Friday 14/07

Fridays

Sunday Bounce Style: Reggae, Bashment, Soul Venue: The Edge Price: £3 Times: 10pm - Late Reggae, Bashment and Soul every Sunday

Mondays Motherfunker Venue: The Cookie Club Price: £1 b4 11pm Times: 10.30pm - 2am

Tuesdays The Market Bar Style: Disco, RnB Venue: The Market Bar Price: £4 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 2.30am With residents Matt Tolfrey and DJ Ellis Dusk Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Hiphop, Soul Snug £4 (NUS) 10pm - 3am

Crash Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Indy, Alternative The Rig £2 / £3 (NUS) 9.30pm - 2am

Wednesdays Stone Style: Breaks, Jazz, Hiphop Venue: Stone Price: free (NUS) Times: 9pm - 12am Meaty Beats, Beefy Breaks and Hip-hop Shiznit.

The Big Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Wednesday Alternative, Rock, Pop The Cookie Club £2.50 (NUS) 10.30pm - 2am

Thursdays Open Mic Style: RnB, Disco, Funk Venue: Golden Fleece Price: Free Times: 8pm - 12am

Style: House, Breaks, Electronica Venue: Stealth Price: Free b4 10.15pm / £5 Times: 5pm - 4am Two Clubs, Three Bars, Two Patios, One Cinema. One Price!

Rise and Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Essence Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Shine / Funk U Indy, Alternative The Cookie Club £5 (NUS) 10.30pm - 2am

House, RnB Mode £5 10pm - late

Distortion Style: Rock, Indy, Alternative Venue: Rock City Price: £5 (NUS) Times: 9pm - 2.30am DJs Gazz and Spiky Mike will be mixing it up, playing mainstream Rock, Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Indie and Hiphop.

Mirrorball Style: RnB, Disco, Funk Venue: Snug Price: £4 / £3 (NUS) Times: 10pm - 3am Generation Style: Sixties Venue: The Cookie Club Price: £2.50 (NUS) Times: 10.30pm - 2am

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Rock, Indy, Alternative Stealth £4 / £2 (NUS) 10pm – late

Tuned Style: Venue: Price: Times:

Indy, Alternative, Pop Rock City £4 / 3.50 (NUS) 8.30pm - 2am

The Market Bar Style: Funk, Hiphop Venue: The Market Bar Price: £4 Times: 9pm - 2am With Resident DJ Santero

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Drop In The Ocean 2006

Nottingham’s mightiest musical event, the all-consuming Drop In the Ocean, returns on with an even bigger line-up than before.

Just like in January 2005, the entire Notts music scene has been summoned, with over thirty venues playing host to over 350 artists.

Unless you can clone yourself many times over, you’re gonna need to plan your day wisely, with a Hiphop marathon at Stone, a phalanx of top-rank indie and rock bands at Sub (Nottingham Trent’s Student Union) and much more. Like last year, all proceeds go to charity...

Ballroom, Notts C. House Style: Jazz With house band Kip Lefti, Balkan Express, Laid-back DJs, The Shod Collective and more.

Bar Schnapps Style: DJ Sets Times: 10pm-4am The Daddy Shifter (Reggae/ Eclectic), Mouse (Drum and Bass/Soul), XS.iF (Hiphop/World Music), Flamenco Larry (House), Christophe Christopheson (Drum and Bass/Random), Teka (Eclectic/Scratch), Dan Rattomatic (Scratch), DJ Element (Scratch) and Ligre

The Bell Style: Indie/Rock Times: 1pm - 11pm 13:00: DaddyRough 13:45: The Joel Evans Band 14:45: The Giveaways 15:30: The Tadellos 16:15: Your Awesome Intergalactic Heroes 17:00: Vasquez 17:45: The Zapatistas 18:30: The Strollers 19:15: Last Arrow 20:00: The Four Last Things 20:45: Beyond This Point Are Monsters 21:30: The Breakdowns 22:15: Cardboard Radio

Bluu Style: World Music Times: 2pm - 12am 13:00 - 16:00: Unique Worlds: African, Asian and Afghan Musicians & Dancers, Atoumo 16:00 - 19:00: Steve Pinnock, Jazztastic, Brazilica 19:00 - 20:00: Battuta 20:30 - 23:00: Gunfight at Argos, DJ Stu Holland

The Castle Style: Acoustic/Jazz/Pop Times: 1pm - 11pm 14:30: Emily Moon 15.30: Nuclear Family 16.30: Bombard 17.30: Marc Ozall 18.30: Sam Hutchinson 19.30: Julian Guidetti 20.30: Ocean State 21.30: Circular City 22.30: Echelon 23.30: The Phonics

music / weeklies / drop in the ocean / theatre / exhibitions / comedy The Cookie Club Promoted by Farmyard Records Style: Alternative / Indie Times: 7pm - 1am 19:15: Alpengluhen 19:40: Dirty Kanvus 20:05: Public Display of Affection 20:30: Hey Edison 20:55: Lois 21:20: The Tommies 21:45: 27 Brigade 00:15: And What Will Be Left Of Them 22:25: Random 23:10: Redshed

The Market Bar Style: Dance/Electronica Times: 1pm - 3am 17:00: Mike Greenwell and Ligre 18:30: Unity Crescent 19:00: Flatpack 19:30: Shmoov 20:30: Crazy P 21:30: Dan Dannechie 22:30: Riotous Rockers 23:30: Matt Tolfrey 00:30: Sound Alliance 01:30: Hexadecimal

The Old Angel Style: Rock/Metal Times: 12pm - 12am 16.00: Colonel K 16:45: DAOR 17:30: You Slut!

18:15: Legion of Doom 19:45: Chimp Biscuit 20.30: God’s Chosen Dealers 21:15: The Smears 22.00: Patchwork Grace

The Orange Tree

The Maze

Dogma Promoted by Percussion Times: 12pm - 2am Ground Floor: 12:00: Ravi Jazz set 13:30: Coda 14:30: Samyouwell Funk set 15:30: Ribtumbler 16:30: Miss One Drop 18:00: Notts School of Samba 19:00: Moonbuggy Basement Floor 17:00: PMT Collective DJ Set 18:00: Charlie DJ Set 19:00: Urbanspacelab 20:00: Trickster 21:00: Grain 22:00: Samyouwell, Ravi, Charlie DJ set with live beats

Fellows Morton and Clayton Style: Jazz/Lounge Times: 6pm - 11.30pm 18.00: Alex Chapman 19.00: Alex Kinnear 20.00: Sue Mellard 21.00: Mood Indigo 22.00: Peter Johnson

The Golden Fleece

Style: Eclectic Times: 4pm - 2am Deep Sound Channel, Suttline Cheef, Idiot Joy, Seretone, Haki Lowkey, Alligator, DJ Ex-Friendly, DJ Ligre, Ads

Muse Enjoy The Ride presents…

Times: 2pm - 12am 14:00: Jum Robin 14:45: Sinister Jeans 15:30: Ed Bannard 16:15: Hicks 17:00: Yvonne Lake 18:00: Will Jeffrey 19:00: Fred 20:00: Penfold Plum 21:00: Comin’ Home High 22:00: Fat Digester 23:00: Urbanspacelab DJs: Minister Hill, Ten Tonne Tommy, Disk Jockey K9, DJ Finch, VJ Spank Massive

Moog

Style: Drum and Bass Times: 12pm - 12am DJ Slider, Highness Sounds, DJs: Transit Mafia, The Stoatz, Vaccine

Junktion 7 Style: Rock Times: 4pm - 12am 16:20: The Crimson Roadmap 17:10: Ardency 18:00: Hinterland 18:50: The Dharma 19:40: The AutoDisko 20:30: The Grave Architects 21:00: The Henry Road 22:20: Seachange

The Lincolnshire Poacher Style: Irish Folk Times: 8pm - 11pm 20.00: Kelly’s Heroes and special guests tbc.

Loggerheads

Style: Funk, Jazz, Breaks Times: 1pm – 12am Diesler, Capstone, Red Rack’em, Dave Boultbee, The Dumb Waiter, Hexford, Foe, Beane, Ligre, Steakhouse, Fluff, Jakkattack

The Malt Cross Style: Classical Times: 11am - 6pm 11:00: Magdala Choir 12:00: Steve Pinnock 13:00: Lady Patricia EgertonSnelson and Andrew Randall 14:00: Ben Johnson Quartet 15:00: Sarah Watts 16.00: Lyndon Gardener

LeftLion presents…

Style: Acoustic, Rock, Electronica Times: 3pm - 12am 3pm–6pm: Rapunzel Map, Sam ‘Blues Man’ Lindo, Stav (Majik), Reason, Russ Clark.

6pm–12pm: Team Hughes, Heroes of Switzerland, Will Jeffery, The Atoms, Formication

The Phoenix Style: Funk/Soul Times: 4pm - 3am 16:00: Jazz-dance Session 18:00: Sticky Morales 19:00: Fat Digester 20:00: Easter Island 21:00: Club O 22:00: Urban Intro

Pitcher and Piano Style: Unplugged Times: 12pm - 12am 14:00: Steve McGill 14:30: Gren Bartlet 15:00: The Great Escape 16:00: The Alan Johnson Singers perform West Side Story 19:00: Roy De’Wired 20:00: Herb Birds 21:00: Didier Souchon 21:30: Ambidextrous

The Rose Of England Cult presents...

Times: 12pm - 10.30pm Secret Stealth, Koda Cola, VJ sets from Buddha Palm and D.A.V.E., Mike Greenwell, Jon Rust, Mouse, Deft, Christophe Christopherson, XS.iF, Ligre, Reason, D’jackal, Shifter, Ben Fawce

The Navigation Inn Style: Folk/Cajun Times: 6pm - 12am 18:00: HottBoxx 19:00: Toby Wilson 20:00: Andy Whittle 21:00: Toby White 22:00: Palava 23:00: Mark Black

NTU Students Union

Style: Rock/Indie Times: 1pm - 12am Sub: Sack Sabbath, Sideshow, Swound!, Majik, Old Basford, Hellset Orchestra, Lo-Ego, Evil Empire (R.A.T.M tribute), Sanzen, Amusement Parks on Fire, Spirytus and Illuminatus Glo: Ben Dexter, Electric Mouth, The Union Station Massacre, The Silver Tongues, Mint.Ive, Delta Red, A Beggar’s Opera, Spotlight Kid, Model Morning

Style: Ska/Punk Times: 1pm - 11pm 13.00: Acoustic acts including John Coates and Curtis Whitefinger 16:00: Saggy DJ 17.00: State of Union 17.45: The Vandahls 18.30: Fat Lady Singh 19.15: Yoghurt Bombers 20.00: Mr Wolf 20.45: Beat My Guest 21.30: Tolerance 22.15: Jimmy The Squirrel

The Running Horse Style: Blues Times: 12pm - 12am Tony Crosby, The Dirty Backbeats, Naked Cheerleader Blues, The Hail Caesars, Darkhorse, General Skull Duggery, Jason North Blues Band, Mick Rutherford Band, Barracuda, Colin Staples and Vinyl Years

Stone Style: Hiphop Times: 1pm - 11pm DJ Sets: 13:00: Ken Fader 13:20: Detail 13:45: Santero 14:00: Johnny Crump 14:15: T-Cutts 14:30: Ken Fader 14:45: The Elementz 15:00: DJ Fever 15:15: Angelo, Furious P, Squigley and Sumo Cuts (six deck set) Main Rock Presents: 15:30: iLL Citizen 15:45: Dirty Joe, P, Rico, Tom 16:00: Swampfoot 16:30: Skeptic & Gid Sanes 16:45: Big Lix 17:00: Baron Samedi 17:15: Apocraphe Big Trev Presents: 17:30: Odd Socks 17:45: Lindzy 18:00: Ice Gold 18:15: Haydn 18:30: Doogie Hauser 18:45: Shifty Spirit Mister 19:00: 19:15: 19:30: 20:00: 20:45: 21:00: 21:15: 21:30: 21:45: 22:00: 22:15: 22:30: 22:45:

Jam presents: C-Mone Karizma Lee Ramsey Marga Boys Cappo P Bros 45 Whity and Kaney King DJ Rubbish Foz v The Petebox Lost Project Blu Monkey Non-Thespian

Southbank Bar Style: Tribute Times: 12pm - 12am 18:00: Richie Muir 19:00: Abba Party Girls 20:00: Performance 21:00: Rolling Clones 22:00: Buster 23:00: Fab Four

The Waltons Hotel Style:

Contemporary Acoustic Ballads Times: 12pm – 12am 17:00: Richie Muir 18:00: Gren Bartlet 19:00: Steve McGill 20:00: Joe Strange 21:00: Ronnie Scott 22:00: Alex Chapman

WAX Style: Acoustic tent Times: 3pm – 11pm 15:00: Hue Costin 15:30: Becky Syson 16:00: Beck Goldsmith 16:30: Charlotte Mellors and Amie Twells 17:00: Surianne 18:00: Blumonkey unplugged 17:00: Jamsons Nook 19:00: Old Basford unplugged 20.30: Left Of The Dealer 21.30: Seneca & Nasher Hosted by Turbo

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Theatre Wednesday 01/06 Old Big ‘Ead in The Spirit of The Man Venue: Playhouse Price: £7 - £24 Playwright Jimmy is struggling to pull his new Robin Hood drama together. Who better to step in but the late, great Brian Clough?

Runs Until: 10/06 New English Contemporary Ballet Venue: Lakeside Arts Centre Price: £10 Times: 8pm The East Midlands’ first contemporary ballet company.

Saturday 03/06 Lipizzaner Stallions Venue: Nottingham Arena Price: £24.50 - £29.50 The Lipizzaner Stallions are a well loved symbol of grace and majesty and the oldest and purest breed of horses known for entertaining audiences with their spectacular leaps and manoeuvres.

Runs Until: 04/06 Vincent Mantsoe In NTU and Phokwne Venue: Lakeside Arts Centre Price: £10 Times: 8pm

Tuesday 06/06 Kensuke’s Kingdom Venue: Royal Centre Price: Various Times: Tues 1.30pm and 7pm, Wed - Thurs 10am and 1.30pm Runs Until: 10/06

Wednesday 07/06 Othello Venue: Lakeside Arts Centre Price: £7 Times: 8pm Runs Until: 10/06

Monday 12/06 Return to the Forbidden Planet Venue: Royal Centre Price: £10 - £24 Runs Until: 17/06 Guards! Guards!

Venue: Nottingham Castle Price: £6.50 - £8 Times: 7.30pm Based on Terry Pratchett’s story.

Runs Until: 17/06

Saturday 17/06 To Reach The Clouds Venue: Playhouse The World Trade Centre is under construction with twin towers stretching 1,350 feet into the sky. An ocean away, high wire walker Philippe Petit conceives a plan. If he can just rig a wire between those towers...

Runs Until: 08/07

Monday 19/06 Lulu Venue: Lace Market Theatre Price: £8/£7 Times: 7:30pm Runs Until: 24/06 A Taste Venue: Price: Times:

of Honey Royal Centre £8-£22.50 7.30pm, Wed 2pm, Sat 2.30pm Runs Until: 24/06

music / weeklies / drop in the ocean / theatre / exhibitions / comedy Saturday 24/06 My Journey Venue: Notts Arts Theatre Price: £6 - £8

Monday 26/06

Tuesday 06/06 Magazine Night Venue: Maze Price: £3/£4 Times: 8pm Magazine Night featuring Drama, Poetry, Comedy, Acoustic Music.

Two hours of quality, diverse and original material.

Tuesday 13/06 The Rat Venue: Price: Times:

Pack Royal Centre Various Mon - Fri 7.30pm, Weds 2pm Runs Until: 01/07

Saturday 01/7 Marc Oberon Venue: Notts Arts Theatre Price: £8 - £10 European Magical Champion

Monday 10/07 Girls Night Venue: Royal Centre Price: £8 - £22.50 Runs Until: 15/07

Wednesday 12/7 Floyd Collins Venue: Notts Arts Theatre Price: £8.50 - £10 Times: 7.30pm Runs Until: 15/07

Monday 17/7 Power Venue: Lace Market Theatre Price: £8/£7 Times: 7:30pm A dark tale of ambition, corruption and illusion.

Runs Until: 22/07

Friday 21/07 Fireman Sam To The Rescue Venue: Royal Centre Price: £7 - £10 Family tickets £34 Runs Until: 23/07

Tuesday 25/7 The Hundred and One Dalmatians Venue: Royal Centre Price: £6 - £13 Runs Until: 29/07

Exhibitions Friday 01/06

Garrison Venue: Loggerheads Price: Free Runs Until: 23/06 A photography exhibition looking at the boundaries of ownership and appropriation. With work by Joel Rusiecki and Sarah Bentley.

Here’s one I made earlier Venue: Surface Gallery Price: Free Times: Tues - Sat 11am - 5pm Runs Until: 24/6 The remnants, documentation and sound recordings of a round- table style dinner party that will take place on 15 June.

Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £8 - £15 Mickey Hutton, Dave Johns Runs Until: 03/06 Richard Morton Venue: Bistro Live Price: £13.95 Plus Steve Williams and Nick Page

Saturday 03/06

Saturday 22/06 Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs John Ryan, Eddy Brimson, Simon Bligh and Rudi Lickwood Runs Until: 24/06 Mr Randy Moova Venue: Bistro Live Price: £12.95

Thursday 27/06 Its Comedy and Song Tonight Venue: Bonnington Theatre (Arnold) Price: £4.50 / £5 Times: 7.30pm Runs Until: 28/06

Friday 07/07 Just The Tonic’s Big Night Out Venue: Royal Centre Price: £17.50/ £15 Times: 7.30pm Sean Lock, Ed Byrne, Stewart Lee and Daniel Kitson

Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £13 - £15 David Hadingham, Rex Boyd, Tim Clark and Chris Corcoran Runs Until: 08/07

Tuesday 11/07

Sunday 04/06

Saturday 17/06 NTU Multimedia Graduation Venue: School of Art and Design Price: Free Runs Until: 22/05 http://www.convergence06.org

Tuesday 20/06 Danica Maier and Jane Thurley Venue: Surface Gallery Price: Free Times: Tues - Sat, 11am - 5pm Runs Until: 22/06 Large wall based lace installations.

Saturday 01/07 Hidden Stories Venue: Lakeside Price: £2 Runs Until: 30/07 Public performances Sat 8, Sun 9 and Sat 15 July 11am - 12.45pm, 2pm - 3.45pm Making Journeys Venue: Lakeside Price: Free Runs Until: 13/08 Making Journeys brings together four contemporary international artists whose works explores literal and metaphorical journeys.

Tuesday 04/07 Magazine Night Venue: Maze Price: £3 / £4 Times: 8pm doors Drama, Poetry, Comedy, Acoustic Music.

A Moment In Time Venue: Lakeside Price: Free Runs Until: 29/09 From the extensive photographic image archive collections of the University of Nottingham.

Into the light of things Venue: Angel Row Gallery Price: Free Runs Until: 02/09 Group exhibition including Sue Arrowsmith, Roy Brown, Samantha Clark and Neeta Madahar.

Ivan’s Dogs (Sideshow) Venue: Blank Price: Free Times: 6pm - 10pm The sun sets on Sideshow, a special occasion that will drive you in search of the elusive full stop.

Wednesday 01/06

Friday 16/06

British Art Show Venue: Various Locations Price: Free Times: Various Runs Until: 26/06 Held at Nottingham Castle, Angel Row Gallery, Angel Row Annex at Beatties, Bonington Gallery and Djanogly Art Gallery.

Sunday 04/06

Comedy

Saturday 08/07

Kay Van-Bellen Venue: Angel Row Gallery Price: Free Runs Until: 02/09 Inspired by her background in fashion and textiles.

Just The Tonic Venue: Cabaret Price: £11 Johnny Vegas, Wil Hodgson and Howard Read

Wednesday 07/06

Mark Watson Venue: Maze Price: £5 / £4 adv Times: 8pm An Edinburgh Festival preview show with Mark Watson. The Welshman hit the headlines at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004 when he performed a non-stop 24 hour show, which culminated in him proposing to his girlfriend on stage! Support from Stuart Goldsmith and compere Spiky Mike.

Friday 14/07

A Shutup Comedy from Japan Venue: Bonnington Theatre (Arnold) Price: £5 / £7 Times: 7.30pm

Thursday 08/06 Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £8 - £15 JoJo Smith and Jason-John Whitehead Runs Until: 10/6

Thursday 15/06

Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £13 - £15 Geoff Whiting, Brendhan Lovegrove, Ninia Benjamin and Kevin Dewsbury Runs Until: 15/07

Wednesday 21/07 Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £13 - £15 Patrick Monahan, Joe Rooney, Tony Woods and Barbara Carlyle Runs Until: 22/07

Friday 28/07 Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £8 - £15 Martin Bigpig, Stefano Paolini, Jason Wood and Geoff Boyz Runs Until: 17/06

Jongleurs Venue: Jongleurs Price: £13 - £15 Greg Davies, John Fothergill, Tony Gerrard and Mark Watson Runs Until: 29/07

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We’ve been painting ourselves for about as long as we’ve been painting on cave walls.

That’s about 5,300 years! words: Cristina Chapman

Otzi (the iceman found preserved in an Austrian glacier) had 57 tattoos on his body, mostly lines and crosses, many of which are thought to have been done for medicinal purposes. Tattoos of animals and gremlins, said to have had a magical significance as well as decorative, have been found on 2,400 year old Siberian mummies. Tattoos have also been found on Egyptian mummies, on females around the lower abdomen, leading anthropologists to conclude that Egyptians tattoos were linked to fertility.

Maoris and Aboriginal people have also been painting their bodies for thousands of years. For these cultures, tattoos are linked to the totem, the representation of societal order and kinmanship, so tattoos are as much about visual creativity as they are a way of creating and confirming identity, convention, law and ritual.

Tattoos have also been used in persecution. The Greeks marked slaves and criminals with tattoos, a practice which continued until the Romans banned it, leading to the complete banning of tattoos by Pope Hadrian in 787. Hitler, who infamously revived many insignia and chilling practices from fallen empires, brandished every person sent to his concentration camps. Many survivors still bear the marks, imprints of one of the most horrific periods in our recent history.

The popularity of tattoos as an aesthetic statement was revived in Western Europe in the nineteenth century after French sailors went to far-flung parts of the Pacific Ocean and returned from their voyages with insignia, such as crosses and anchors, on their bodies. Even the aristocracies went in for it. In 1862, the Prince of Wales had a tattoo of the Jeruselum Cross done and later, his sons (the Duke of Clarence and King George V) were tattooed by Japanese body artist Hori Chiyo.

Today, tattoos are still about belonging, ritual and aesthetics. They communicate our collective and individual identities, only now our tribes are bands and football teams and our identities are influenced by our global experiences of culture. Now, in the Age of Aquarius, gap years and round-the-world airline tickets, the most popular tattoos are tribal or Celtic symbols, stars and Oriental symbols.

According to Nottingham tattoo removal experts Tattoo Erase, about 12% of the UK population has a tattoo. That’s about 7.7 million people! However, according to the British Journal of Dermatology, three-quarters of those eventually come to regret their decision. Nikki Roper, who runs the only licensed Tattoo erasing franchise in Nottinghamshire, says that this kind of story is not unusual.

“People come to us with all sorts of reasons for wanting to get rid of the tattoo. Many had tattoos done on the spur of the moment, when they were drunk or when they were very young so they might not have got exactly what they wanted or they might not have thought their choice through properly.

Erase returns the skin to its natural state without damaging the skin pigment or weakening that part of the body, it’s entirely possible.”

The tattoo erasing process involves injecting a fluid into the epidermis which makes the body recognise the tattoo ink and expel the “alien” substance from the body into a scab. With the body’s remarkable ability to regenerate, new skin forms underneath the scab and the tattoo is no more.

A major reason for people wanting to get rid of their tattoo is because they have changed relationships and the tattoo reminds them of previous partners.

Nikki Roper said: “Having your partner’s name tattooed is often the last ditch attempt to salvage a relationship. Eight out of ten people who get names cover them up or remove them at some stage.”

Who’s got a tattoo then?

I have a “W” on each ass cheek.

Victoria My friend Shifter has a tattoo of a cup of tea.

Mouse I really like George Clooney’s neck and arm fire tattoo in From Dusk Til Dawn. But if I got one of those my mum would never forgive me.

Jared My friend got a Chinese character on her back which meant happiness or friendship. We met the lads from Kinesis and they told her that her tattoo didn’t mean happiness, it meant beef noodles. I realised they were winding her up and they told me that they couldn’t read Chinese characters, so for ages I let her believe she was walking round with beef noodles on her back.

Lady Sadie An old friend of mine said to me once “I’ve got your mamas name tattooed on my arse” He’s a bit of a mad head to say the least so I said “go on then, let’s see it” And sure enough....he has got the words “Your Mum’s Name” tattooed on his arse!

Ash D I’ve got one that I designed myself. It’s a cartoon rocket with planets and stars. It has the potential of being an expanding galaxy. It’s on my hip, not somewhere I have a real habit of looking so it still surprises me sometimes.

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But perhaps tattoos of names, places and symbols give people today the same sense of belonging, sense of identity and record of experiences as Ta Moko does for Maoris. Whether that’s getting drunk in Skeggy and waking up with King Louie on your bum cheek or having Maori art done while you are finding yourself in your year out.

But if you just feel like you just want to experiment, maybe Mendhi body paint is the answer. You can still create a different identity for a night or two without waking up every morning for the ensuing 50 years wishing you’d never had three stripes painted across your forehead.

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I’ve got a mate who has one that says “Niente e per sempre”, which means “nothing is forever” in Italian. Which is funny, cos it’s a tattoo, innit.

Ama I like the tribal looking tattoos that the Maoris have in New Zealand. They’re so intricate and have significant meanings from what I’ve read. I also love to see Mendhi art on women, I used to do this on myself when I went out and it takes just ages!

Sara I have a few tatts and every picture tells a story. Like the story of not getting pissed at Eastgate (Skeggy) and ending up with your pants down in public and getting King Louie tattooed on your arse!

Barnze I have a Chinese symbol on my right upper arm which apparently means power. It could however mean twat. I think I might get it removed after 50 though!

Mr G I’ve got a seahorse on my hip. It’s a bit crap but I still quite like it. I was in a compromising position with a man a couple of weeks after getting it. He said he felt distracted from what he was doing because he felt like the seahorse was watching him. That particular relationship didn’t last very long.

Bambi I’ve always thought I might get one but never found one that really appealed. I don’t want to get to be an old wrinkly and have this fading smudge on my arm or wherever else that just kind of merges in with the liver spots.

Stodge

“Others come to us because they are tired of the design and want to have something else done in its place. Because Tattoo

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words: Tom ‘Boogie Nights’ Hathaway

So there I’m sat at a table on me own around midnight, down in the Bali Hai disco (that’s the one with the slowly revolving dance floor) downstairs at the Palais. I lost count of the flow somewhere along the usual Saturday Night Barrel Fever route of The Bell, Flying Hoss, Hoss and Groom, Bench and Bar, Fountain, Dog and Bear, Queen Elizabeth, Annabellas, Bodega, Thurland, Lion, Crystal Palace and kicked out of The Old Corner Pin for having the brazen nerve to forget and ask Steady Eddy for a pint instead of a fucking ‘afe.

The lad’s’ve all pulled, but it’s only a question of time. I mean, look at me, cream three-piece suit, chocolate brown shirt with collars hanging of me shoulders and cuffs turned up me jacket sleeves, top three buttons open to reveal the spoon on a chain nestled in me chest forest. Eh? Some bod’s gonna be lucky terneet; they can’t resist this kinda zazz for long.

Hello? What’s this we’ve spied through all the How Deep is Yer Love bear hugs? Directly opposite me, on the other side of the room, an African Princess; a real stunner! Well, you lucky fucker, darlin’!

I stand up, give the lapels a quick dust off, straighten the collar and neck three quarters of the pint in case someone asks it for a boogie while I’m gone. And…we’re off! Don’t make it obvious now, in case she’s seen me get up. The torpedo approach is a little rattling to the shy… and she looks a bit shy… no, mingle a bit, sway a little to the beat, quick shimmy half way, quick grope of the arse of one of the lads’ partners to try and get him a slap. Homing in now… closing… closing… closing… just get through these last two smoochy couples and right baby! How’s Abahh…? Fuck me! I’m back at me own table! Even me pint hasn’t pulled yet! What the…How? Quick look around over me shoulder; yep, she’s still there! Off we go again, then!

Having crossed the dance floor twice more and still ended up back at the table I started out from and unable to work out why, I then decided to do both the girl and me cred a big, big favour and bugger off and get mesen into a taxi. Rapido.

Notts Abroad Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia is a large Roman Catholic basilica that has been under construction for over a century in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The formal title is the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (translated as the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family). It is the last, and perhaps most extraordinary, of the designs of the Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudí.

The Sagrada Família was planned in the late 19th century and Barcelona’s greatest architect was assigned the project in 1883.

He worked on the project for over forty years, devoting the last fifteen years of his life entirely to this endeavour. On the subject of the extremely long construction, he is said to have joked, “My client is not in a hurry.”

Since 1940 the architects Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, and Lluís Gari have carried on Gaudí’s work. Sculptures by J. Busquets and the controversial Josep Subirachs decorate the fantastical façades and make this one of the most astonishing and beautiful sites in Europe. www.sagradafamilia.org

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This issue the Nottsword is all about the World Cup. Complete it and send it back to us at the address on page 3 or return it to us at one of our World Cup events at the Maze before the end of June. The prize is a football signed by the Notts County team, who finished 89th in the football league last season (the club’s lowest ever league finish).

ACROSS 2. Semi-finalists last time, eaten at Christmas (6) 4. Scotland manager in 1978 (4,6) 8. Mongrel dog who found the world cup (7) 9. Made the greatest save ever for England (6,5) 11. Winners of the first ever world cup (7) 17. Singers of the official England WC song this time round (7) 18. Scored winner against Belgium. Bought crap Italians for Forest (5,5) 19. A grilled sandwich and the company who made football stickers (6) 20. God’s left hand man (8) 21. Legendary German, captained and managed his national side (12) 22. Get it free with a newspaper, put it on your wall and scribble on it (9) 23. The Rooney injury (10) 24. Fifth-century Athenian and twentieth-century Brazilian (8)

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The site of 1974 WC final and 1979 European Cup final (6) The man they named England and Brazil’s trophy after (5,5) The Frenchman who knocked England out of Euro 2004 (6) Edson Arantes do Nascimento (4) Johan, whose son bombed at Man U (6) Hosts of the 2010 World Cup (5,6) Clown who cried in 1990 (5) Nobby, possessor of the most exploited gap in football history (6) The only player to score in every game of the tournament in 1970 (9) Telstar, Tango, Fevanova, Teamgeist (4) Der Bomber (4,6) Supremes singer who missed an open goal in the 1994 opening ceremony (5,4)

LEFTLION PUB QUIZ The LeftLion Pub Quiz will be part of our World Cup extravaganza at The Maze (see advert on page 20 for more details) and will then be returning to a pub near you from late July. A gallon of beer is up for grabs each week at the event. Come along. It’s fun!!

WHO’S THE DADDY? 11. Mac Daddy and Daddy Mac jumped into the 1991 charts as which Hippop duo?

12. Who directed Aphex Twin’s Come To Daddy video?

13. In which 2001 Halle Berry film did Puff Daddy also star?

14. Which feminist poet wrote the line “Daddy, daddy, you

16. Nottingham was granted city status to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of which monarch?

17. What will be happening across the city centre on June 11th this year?

18. Which Italian football team play in black and white because they borrowed some old kit from Notts County?

19. What is the name of Nottingham’s chief of police?

20. What is the A Road from Nottingham to Derby now known as?

Bonus: how many new signs were put up on the road?

SPORT 21. Who are Nottinghamshire’s fourth best football team, currently in the Conference North division?

22. Which famous sportsman’s real name is Terry Bolea?

23. Nottingham Panthers were formed during the war by soldiers from which country?

24. Name the former Notts County player who now plays in the Premiership for Liverpool?

25. Name Nottingham’s local American Football team.

26. What sport do the Dallas Mavericks play?

27. Who played Wild West gambler Bret Maverick in the film of the 60’s TV series ‘Maverick’?

28. What was one-hit-wonders The Mavericks’ one hit called?

29. Maverick chocolate bars were made by which company?

30. Maverick Records was founded by which pop star?

ANSWERS:

Which movies had these words in the script?

6. “I said: ‘Put. The bunny. Back. In the box.’”

7. “Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today.”

8. “All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don’t break them for no one.”

9. “The beauty of quitting is, now that I’ve quit, I can have one, ‘cause I’ve quit.”

10. “You have offended my family and you have offended the Shaolin Temple.”

NOTTINGHAMIA

THE MAVERICK ROUND

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. 4. Victoria Centre. 5. Lilt

FILM QUOTES

bastard, I’m through”?

15. Who is Jamie Lee Curtis’ persuasive daddy?

Bonus: Who is Jamie Lee Curtis’ psychotic mummy?

AD SLOGANS: 1. Yorkshire Tea. 2. Nottingham Evening Post. 3.

Which products were these slogans advertising?

1. Like tea used to be 2. Campaigning newspaper of the year 3. Snap! Crackle! Pop! 4. What ever you want we’ve got it covered 5. The totally tropical taste

FILM QUOTES: 6. Con Air. 7. Groundhog Day. 8. Scarface.

9. Coffee and Cigarettes. 10. Enter The Dragon.

WHO’S THE DADDY? 11. Kris Kross. 12. Chris Cunningham. 13.

Monster’s Ball. 14. Sylvia Plath. 15. Tony Curtis. BONUS: Janet Leigh NOTTINGHAMIA: 16. Queen Victoria. 17. A Drop In The Ocean. 18. Juventus. 19. Steve Green. 20. Brian Clough Way. BONUS: 23 SPORT: 21. Hucknall Town. 22. Hulk Hogan. 23. Canada. 24.

Steve Finnan. 25. Nottingham Caesars.

THE MAVERICK ROUND: 26. Basketball. 27. Mel Gibson.

28. Dance The Night Away. 29. Nestle. 30. Madonna

AD SLOGANS

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Aries (March 21 - April 20)

Libra (September 24 - October 23)

Use an old dishcloth as a fabric softener sheet. Pour a couple of capfuls on it and throw it into the mix. If you use your resources wisely, it can take over a year to go thru a small bottle of fabric softener. Add more fluid to the cloth every twelve loads or when you notice static in the machine.

Lions rarely eat an entire kill, they let the hyenas and vultures finish the rest. A lioness can run as fast as 35mph for short distances and can leap more that 30ft in one stride. Her eyesight is five times better than a human’s and she can hear prey from more than a mile away. But there are only a quarter of the number of lions in Africa left than there were just forty years ago. Whatagwarn?

Taurus (April 21 - May 21) Look for reflections in your face. Canine devotion, time can’t erase. Out on the corner, locked in your room. I never believe them and I never assume. Still can’t believe there is a lie. Promise is promise, an eye for an eye. We’ve got something to reveal. No one can know how we feel.

Gemini (May 22 - June 22) Fate is in heaven, the armour is on the breast, success is with the legs. Go to the battlefield firmly confident of victory and you will come home with no wounds. Engage in combat ready to die and you will live. If your main aim is merely to survive in the battle, you will surely meet death.

Cancer (June 23 - July 23) You can’t make a mobile phone call from an aeroplane, but the CIA have developed voice recognition technology. A tall building does not fall down by itself and the mass media lies from the very top. People are blinded by fear and propaganda. Live your day to day true to yourself and you will survive the apocalypse. The horsemen are coming….

Leo (July 24 - August 23) When you buy sandwiches on your lunch in town, beware of plastic packaging. It’s hard to believe, but as the butterfly flaps its wings people are dying so you can have things to discard in the street.

Remove your funds from any money establishment that finances murder across the world. That’s most of them….

Virgo (August 24 - September 23) There is no need to fear anyone anymore, but you must show your respect to those who earn it. Build up your body, because it is your temple. Learn to protect yourself physically and mentally from the evil suckers and the crazy damn fools that continue to perpetuate lies over the truth. Stay big.

Scorpio (October 24 - November 22) Dreadlocks have come to symbolize the Lion of Judah and rebellion against Babylon. In the US several public schools and workplaces have lost lawsuits as a result of banning people from wearing their hair in its most natural form. Be natural and honest with yourself, but remember that sometimes you need to appear to conform to get close enough to smell the lizards.

Sagittarius (November 23 - December 22) When a man in the beginning of his life is ignorant of everything, he has no scruples or inhibitions.

But after a while he starts to learn and becomes timid, cautious and begins to feel something choking in his mind, which for a while prevents him from going forward. Learning is needed, but the important point is not to become its slave. You must be its master.

Capricorn (December 23 - January 19) Speed’s the buzz. Just floor it and smash anything that gets in your way. If it’s there you can have it. If it’s not then don’t even bother. When you think that everything you know is wrong, it doesn’t matter either way. The light that burns from both ends will only burn for half as long.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 19) In a hospital in a city far away a spirit has left your world to continue in another place. A nurse turns to the doctor to break the news and says “Doctor, the patient’s condition is stable.” He looks back at her slightly confused. “He’s dead,” she explains. “You don’t get much more stable than that.” She then strips the bed and awaits another.

Pisces (February 20 - March 20) The dreams are coming back and will give you important messages for the future. Don’t be afraid of your nightmares, they are all part of your consciousness and for every ying there is a yang. Just take time after you wake up to get your head together and confront them full on. Never stop dreaming!

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