SKINT BRISTOL’S ESSENTIAL STUDENT MAGAZINE
NEW YEAR EDITION 2011
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s David Cameron looks forward to pricing everyone except premier league footballers and lottery winners out of a university education, Skint takes a doughy eyed look back on the good old days of 2010. Mind you, it’s easy to be philosophical when you bought your degree for 300 baht on Khao San Road, but that’s neither here nor there. There’s no substitute for the school of hard knocks I can tell ya! But if January really has brought in the winter blues, there’s no better way to put it all behind you than a massive weekender in Britain’s best party city. Go on, check your balance, your loan must have come through by now. Probably best to blow a big chunk of it on drinking and dancing before you end up frittering it away on silly little things like rent and food... Sorry, we’ve never really been the purveyors of what you might call “sound advice”. This issue takes a sideways look at the year just gone through the all-encompassing medium of the Skint Awards; a largely unnecessary souvenir of 2010 and the films/music/ celebrities that invariably spoilt it. Viscount Mehyam sends word from beyond the pond; the first of a two part American sojourn, seemingly hell-bent on soiling Skint’s good name on more foreign soil. Georgie gets her recession head on handing out some top tips on amateur tailoring while Bristol Foodie chip in with some cheap Valentine’s venues. As usual Tom will be checking out what’s making waves at the box office with the latest cinema releases and there are previews to the big nights out including Ray LaMontagne, Man Like Me, SHIT THE BED and the re-launch of Blue Mountain.
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CONTENTS News : 06 Skint Awards 2010 : 08
What The Fuck Happened... 2010?
Gigs Guide : 12
Ray LaMontagne, Man Like Me, Thin Lizzy and more...
Club Night Guide : 14
Grooverider, Jazzsteppa, SHIT THE BED, Plastician and more...
Film Guide : 16
Black Swan, True Grit, The Fighter and more...
Skint’s Travel Correspondent : 18 Lunacy & Endangerment in Las Vegas...
A Rough Guide To Retail : 22 Its all about making your own.
Bristolfoodie’s Top Tips About Grub : 24 Eat out for a tenner with BristolFoodie.co.uk
That Harvey And Frame Look : 26 Where Science Geeks Are Super Cool
Listings : 29
Gigs : 29 Theatre : 32 Comedy : 33 Club Night Events : 34 Regular Club Nights : 36
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News
Bristol Folk House
Saturday Shorts Script writing Competition Deadline - 01.03.2011
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ver fancied yourself as the next Francis Ford Coppola or Oliver Stone? Well why not put pen to paper this month and knock up a 15 minute script - whether it be theatre, radio or screenplay – and send it to Bristol Folk House for this years Saturday Shorts script writing competition. The competition is open to writers based in the South West and scripts should be suitable for four actors or less whilst sticking as closely as possible to 15 minutes. You could be in with the chance of having your script performed by a professional director and cast as the winning scripts will be performed at a script-in-hand event in June. Scripts should be emailed to saturdayshorts@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk by the 1st of March. Any hard copies should be sent to Saturday Shorts, Bristol Folk House, 40a Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG
Love Food Valentine’s Special
Bristol Paintworks 13th February - 10.30am-4pm
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f Valentine’s day to you means a box of Milk Tray and bouquet of Texaco’s finest, potentially followed by a Chinese and some premium lager, it’s probably no surprise that this year Mum’s made other plans. If you’re serious about winning her back, Love Food are on hand with some culinary delights and quirky gifts at Bristol Paintworks next month. The market will be packed full of delicious bits and pieces which, as all this is happening on the 13th, you can always sneak home and pass off as your own. Alternatively you could make a day of it and enjoy afternoon tea served in the Love Cafe on fine china, to the aphrodisiacal sounds of the Dearlove String Quartet. The cafe will be decked out with art and flowers, while the stalls will as ever be overloaded with local organic goodies. Entry is free and the doors open at 10.30am and close at 4.
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Bristol Winter Cider Festival Brunel’s Passenger Shed 28th-29th January
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ristol University students received an early Christmas present last month when their University Challenge team beat Newnham College, Cambridge by 275 points to 70. The win would have been made all the sweeter as it wiped the smug grin off know-it-all UC presenter Jeremy Paxman, who himself studied at Cambridge. Bristol’s score put them joint sixth from the eight teams left in the quarter finals of this year’s competition, with Sheffield the highest ranked team. Trials for next year’s team begin in October, look out for Bristol in the quarter finals later in the month.
inter and Cider-Festival at first sounded to me like a match made in hell, with all the appeal of an Icelandic beach holiday. However, past-participants in last year’s sold out event managed to persuade me otherwise. This year the event will be held at the glamorously named Brunel’s Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads and will be serving hot and cold ciders from across the country on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th of January. They will also be serving hog roast rolls and cheese platters and in case for a split second you forgot you were in the west country, the South West’s favourite Wurzels cover band; The Mangled Wurzels will be providing some Somerset banter and farmyard sound track to the evenings’ proceedings. Tickets are available online at www.clstickets.co.uk and cost £7. The event runs Friday and Saturday 7.30 – 11pm, with a 11am – 4pm ticket available on Saturday for those looking for a liquid lunch.
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ello and welcome to ‘The Skint Awards 2010,’ a low-budget look back to some of the most outstanding moments from the world of film, music and performance from the final golden year of the noughties.
The Christopher Tookey award for the film that provoked most reactionary column inches in the Daily Mail
● A Prophet ● Kick Ass ● Four Lions No contest on this one I’m afraid. ‘A Prophet’ and ‘Four Lions’ may have put his back up but nothing compared to Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kick Ass’ and Chloe Moretz’ Hit Girl in particular. Holding nothing back he brandished the film as “one of the most deeply cynical, shamelessly irresponsible films ever,” while of Moretz he claims, “paedophiles are going to adore her,” before laying the responsibility for the UK’s knife, sex and gun crime, underage pregnancy rate, the multi-billion dollar worldwide child pornography industry and even Africa’s feral gangs of child soldiers firmly at Kick Ass’ door. And I just thought it was a bit of fun!
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The Collagen Award for most solid performance in a film
● Sylvester Stalone’s cheeks (The Expendables) ● Cher’s lips (Burlesque) ● Mickey Rourke’s forehead (Iron Man 2) You’d think that having the facial dexterity of a stroke victim would be a limiting factor in the acting game, but yet again this strong field of nominees proved that it’s not a stumbling block in Hollywood. The award however must go to Cher whose ability to deliver dialogue without moving her face is nothing short of a messianic marvel... A true ventriloquist!
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Awards2010 §
Film
The Nurofen Plus award for the most pointless film in 3D
● Clash of the Titans ● Alice in Wonderland ● Resident Evil: Afterlife Clash, no contest. The cardboard characters looked like cardboard cut outs stuck on a rich tapestry of backdrops as flat as cardboard. Lets hope they learn in time for Clash 2.
The Rayban Rose-tints award for most unnecessary remake
The QueeZeetm Award for most sickening on screen couple
● Dinner for Schmucks ● Robin Hood ● A Nightmare on Elm Street
● Jennifer Lopez & Alex O’Loughlin (The Back-up Plan) ● Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie (The Tourist) ● Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler (The Bounty Hunter)
Sir Ridley attempted to throw a few cow pats at the predecessors, but ended up wallowing in its own serf-muck. I’d take Costner’s mullet over Crowe’s confused accent any day. The Casio Keyboard award for the most ridiculously unnecessarily dramatic music in a film
Lopez and O’Loughlin have it. Romance was about as awkward as watching Nick Clegg and David Cameron in a porno. Ugk! The Al Yankovic Award for the weirdest film to have probably passed you by
● Enter the Void (Gaspar Noe) ● Dogtooth (Giorgos Lathimos)
● Shutter Island No contest.
● Trash Humpers (Harmony Korine) Trash Humpers takes it. Just the most bizarre movie event of 2010. Go find it and be weird!
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The Bernard Mathews award for worst butchering of an original record.
● Jedward – All The Small Things ● Ellie Goulding – Your Song ● Matt Cardle – When we Collide
Masters of the musical meat cleaver, Cowell et al have butchered, battered and buggered as many half decent pop records as you’d care to think of. Unfortunately last year was no different. However, we can almost excuse Jedward and Cardle on the basis of youth and well, gutlessness. Goulding however has nowhere to hide - we can only assume that Elton was too busy donating sperm for baby Zachary to kick up a fuss over all this.
The Universal Music award for artist least likely to be committed in 2011.
● Lady Gaga ● Amy Winehouse
● The Nuns of the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de L’Annonciation It’s a photo finish but the Nuns have it. These three Universal artists all have a slightly kooky side to them, but the Nuns - whose decision to only speak to outsiders through a wooden grille to avoid intrusion into a life of religious devotion – seem like high courtroom judges next to these two loons.
The Christopher Columbus Award for best discovery of 2010
●Everything Everything ●The Drums ●The Ninja Slug The Slugs have it. But wait! Before you go scrabbling through itunes for everything by The Ninja Slug, I’m afraid despite sounding like the next big thing to slither off the pages of NME, the Slug was actually discovered in the forests of Borneo and was entered into this category on the strength of the fact that this slug belongs to a family of invertebrates that shoot tiny ‘love darts’ when mating. The tiny harpoons pierce and inject hormones into mates and may increase the chances of reproduction.
Awards2010 Achievement §
The Saga Holidays Award for being old and generally not giving a shit.
● Elton John ● Pope Benedict XVI ● Ann Widdecombe
Another close call but this one has to go to Widdecombe. Although Benny’s obviously been having a whale of a time - whizzing around in the popemobile, costing the taxpayer between £12million and £7trillion (depending on which paper you read) and generally causing widespread pope-mania with his “wear a condom”/”don’t wear a condom” antics - Widdecombe wins by a country mile. Ann and Anton’s routines brought a tear to the eye, a shine to the floor and a big enough dent in X-Factor ratings to keep things interesting. Elton comes in third, but the thought of an 81 year Rocket Man performing at his son Zachary’s 18th birthday makes my heart smile.
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The Vikki Pollard lifetime achievement award for most loveable Bristolian.
In 1963, in sunny Kingswood, a star was born. Ian Scott Holloway has quickly attained legendary status since taking Blackpool to the Premier League last season, thrusting him into the media spotlight which alluded him in the lower divisions. At last Ian is attracting the media attention his West Country wit and immense sporting acumen deserve. Here are a few pearls of Holloway wisdom. About Christiano Ronaldo; “He’s six foot something, fit as a flea, good looking – he’s got to have something wrong with him. Hopefully he’s hung like a hamster – That would make us all feel better. Having said that, me missus has got a pet hamster at home, and his cock’s massive.” About using goal-line technology in football. “A chimpanzee could do it – with not much training. We might as well go back to being cavemen, grab our girl by the hair, drag her into the cave whether she wants to come in or not because we may as well live in that age.” About a current bad run of form; “If I fell in a barrel of boobs, I’d come out sucking my thumb!”
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RAY LAMONTAGNE Colston Hall 24.02.11
It’s hard to believe it has been over six years since Trouble, Ray Lamontagne’s debut album, was cooing our eardrums fresh from obscurity. This unassuming former shoe-maker from New Hampshire has come and gone since then with subsequent albums that have kept a close eye on that original standard of song writing, albeit perhaps with too much similarity. His latest batch of folk and country songs, God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise, brings with it the same beautiful, rasping tones we’ve come to expect from Ray, with everything from lovelorn acoustic ballads to Tennessee blues shuffles. The album, released last May and three-time Grammy nominated, with writing credits from his band The Pariah Dogs, and production credits from Ray himself has already stepped up the standard. This is music for the soul, and with a primed Colston Hall proving the perfect setting, Bristol should be shin-digging the night away to a rare treat. Grab your finest plaid shirt and a flagon of your scrumpiest cider for an emotional roller coaster.
MAN LIKE ME The Cooler 04.02.11
All of a sudden Ikea kitchens have shrugged off that stuffy, flat-pack feel and smell of meatballs, now personifying trendy East-Londoners and happening house parties. This swift shift in Swedish marketing, as surprising as it is, lies mainly in the hands of some media moguls and Man Like Me. Johnny Langer and Peter Duffy have been making music and partying in kitchens for a few years now. With last year’s single London Town earning some radio outings and a handful of remixes, this year looks like it might be a busy one if the record label has anything to do with it. But never mind all that, the important thing is last year’s self-titled debut is a classic and their live show is something special, ranging from the eventful to the downright hilarious.
Giggs
The Zen Hussies
Band Of Horses
British Sea Power
Giggs got his name due to a tendency to giggle in even the most inappropriate situations. Chances are he didn’t see the funny side of a two year sentence for possession of a firearm in 2003. Now though he’s probably laughing as album sales soar.
The Zen’s turn ten this year and in band years I guess that’s a pretty good innings. Their live shows definitely have an air of the seasoned professional about them, but there’s a big enough dose of adolescent energy to keep the Old Duke buzzing no doubt.
Striding forward with purpose and poise since this summer’s superb, Grammy nominated third album ‘Infinite Arms,‘ the North Carolina five-piece bring their gorgeous, intimate, mid-tempo sound to Bristol that feels like a warm hug for the loving, sentimental and happy-golucky among us.
They may not be the newest faces on the circuit but Brighton’s favourite step-sons have a back catalogue of impeccable indie from the quietly beautiful to the toe bouncingly brilliant. Here promoting their awesomely titled fourth album ‘Valhalla Dancehall.’
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Thin Lizzy Colston Hall 16.01.11
21 years after Thin Lizzy originally got together, you can still feel and hear their influences in todays music. For three generations rock bands have paid tribute to the legendary Phil Lynott and crew, from Metallica to The Darkness, the resemblances are noticeable. The band formed in Ireland in 1969 when two childhood friends Phil Lynott and Brian Downey were approached by two of the original members of Van Morrison’s band Them. It wasn’t until 1976 that Thin Lizzy had their breakthrough album ‘Jailbreak’ and single ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’ which reached number 8 in the UK charts. So 30 years on and more than 20 years after Lynott’s death, the boys that remain believe they are better now than they were saying they are older, wiser and more savvy in how they play. Their music reflects a wide range of genres including heavy rock, country music, Irish folk and psychedelic rock.
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The Go! Team
David McAlmont
Since hitting the UK top 10 back in 2005 with their debut single, The Bravery have been somewhat off the radar. This fortunately has more to do with a fall out with their UK label than any loss of form on the part of the band.
The eclectic Brighton based mob take over our very own Anson Rooms, priming the populous for new album Rolling Blackouts. Fusing upbeat guitar riffs with hip-hop sensibilities and playground chants long before the likes of trendy noise poppers Sleigh Bells.
‘One-hit-wonder’ is such a cruel, cruel expression and one that shouldn’t be associated with an artist who’s been recording for nearly 20 years. Nevertheless, ‘Yes’ by McAlmont and former collaborator Bernard Butler is the only song I’ll be singing along to here.
The Bravery
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Mogwai
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Makers of sublime music, Glasgow’s Mogwai deal in metro-sonic landscapes of breathtaking beauty. From their most primal release through to the forthcoming ‘Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will’ they have delighted in their adherence to a code of creating music that matters.
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SKINT CLUB nights
Innovation
Lakota - Saturday 19th February
INNOVATION @ Lakota ft. Grooverider, Adam F, Mampi Swift, Original Sin, Taxman, Brockie, Nicky Blackmarket, Congo Natty Three years ago Grooverider was arrested at Dubai International Airport with two grams of cannabis in a trouser pocket. Three months later he was sentenced to four years in a United Arab Emirates prison followed by immediate deportation. Fortunately for the Radio 1 DJ, the holy month of Ramadan sees the UAE pardon select prisoners and Ten months into the sentence Grooverider - real name Raymond Bingham - was released. Two years down the line Grooverider, hailed by many as the Godfather of Drum and Bass, is back on Radio 1 and back out entertaining big crowds. Innovation’s first night in Bristol looks like it’ll ram all four rooms to the rafters with some true veterans from Bristol’s best loved genre. Adam F, Original Sin, Taxman, Mampi Swift, Brockie and Congo Natty will be pulsating through the main arena, while a 97-99 anthems set from Nicky Blackmarket in Room 2 is bound to be lively.
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Black Swan - Saturday 29th January If losing a few pounds was somewhere near the top of your lengthy list of New Years resolutions and jogging or the gym make you want to toss your Christmas presents out of the pram like a petulant toddler, why not embark on a brisk power-walk down to The Black Swan? Get a couple of glucose tablets down you and sweat off that leftover holiday weight to some cracking live dubstep from Jazzsteppa and Kloudbreak Jazzsteppa bring you dubstep in its truest roughest most original form. Combining horns, drums, synths and bass into a raucous live show which the South-West’s dance floors will never grow tired of. Barbie and Xperimentalist have managed to successfully drag dubstep from the dark, dank corners of England’s clubs and onto stages all over Europe, playing to hugely receptive festival crowds both home and abroad. Kloudbreak stem from a similar ilk and provide strong support. The vocals on tracks like In The Dead of Night will resound long into the night.
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Basement 45
Blue Mountain
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BuggedOut are again granted permission to board the good ship Thekla as London based L-Vis 1990 brings his own brand of hyper bass to Bristol. If you’re not sure what hyper bass is, stick dutch kids dancing to hyper bass into
Having founded legendary Bristol dubstep label H.E.N.C.H, become one of the city’s best loved MCs and developed into a massive producer and DJ, it would be fair to say that this boy is a Jakes of all trades. Ha!
Zombie Disco Squad are hot property at the moment. Signed to house legend Jesse Rose’s Made to Play label, Lucas Hunter and Nat Self are residents at Made to Plays night at Berlin’s Panorama bar and have mixed the label’s recent compilation Playing Around Again.
Berlin based DJ and producer Redshape is held in high regard among those that know in the world of Techno. Having played live all over the world Redshape still endeavours to never play the same show twice.
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Blowpop present The Official Blue Mountain Re-launch Party with Zombie Disco Squad and more...
Morph presents Redshape and more...
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SHIT THE BED
Motion - Saturday 15th January
Last year’s In:Motion season shook the Bristol club scene to it’s very core. Britain’s now most infamous skate park was subjected to an onslaught of massive DJs and live acts week after mouth-watering week. The Blast don’t seem fazed though, they’ve stuck their soiled sheets through on a hot wash, ready for another dose of bass related bowel movement. There’s a distinctly London feel to the top of Motion’s first big line up for the new year, with some of the capitals top names making the trip down the M4 (weather permitting). Now infinitely more famous as one third of pop-step producers Magnetic Man, Croydon DJ Benga has been making beats for years. Alongside Tempa label mate Skream, Benga has been something of a pioneer in all things dub-step and his second album Diary of an Afro Warrior was one of the most widely anticipated releases of 2008. Benga’s name on the bill will no doubt ensure another crowd of teenagers in flat-peaks bouncing off the bass bins but what the heck, if you can’t beat ‘em. Now also widely renowned as part of a musical partnership, Sinden – along side Herve (aka The Count) – had a huge 2010 highlighted by dance-chart topping single After Dark featuring the Mystery Jets. Things are looking good for the new year as the rise seems set to continue with some big dates and fresh re-mixes on the cards. Also boarding the Bristol bound Megabus from the big smoke will be Breakage, who’s second album Foundation was one of Skint’s most played records from last year. Add to this 1xtra’s Mistajam, a live set from Donaeo, A1 Bassline, Ed Solo, Eddie K, MCs Wrec and Dred and you’ve got a good looking night on your hands.
The Blast Blue Mountain Saturday 5th February
Blue Mountain was something of an institution back in the 90s but recent years have seen her become more of sleeping giant. This year sees the venue well and truly back on the map with a big Blowpop re-launch and now another tidy little line up from The Blast. This time round Rinse FM resident Plastician is topping the bill along side 16bit who’s guest mix on Kissy Sell Out’s Radio 1 show last month is worth a listen. Not for the faint hearted this one, sub bass a plenty.
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FILM GUIDE
Black Swan
f a dose of culture is what you had in mind for the New Year and you’re sitting there thinking that the ballet in ‘Black Swan’ might just be the type of high brow entertainment you’re looking for then you may just have to reconsider. Not that the performances are not electrifying or that the dancing is not measured and committed, it’s just that this particular ‘Swan Lake’ is directed by Darren Aronofsky and so while his leading lady is wearing a pair of Powell and Pressburger’s ‘Red Shoes’ he also has her hiding a pair of bloodstained scissors fresh from Lars Von Trier’s ‘Antichrist’ in her tutu. With award season looming, Natalie Portman elevates herself into the running as Nina, a zealous, emotionally fragile ballerina who is handed the leading role as the Swan Queen in the company’s latest production. However, Thomas (Vincent Cassel) the company’s creative impresario has his doubts about Nina. As the White Swan she is perfect, the model of innocence and grace but to play the lead she must also become the Black Swan who represents guile and sensuality. In the midst of the punishing, bone cracking physical stress, Nina also has young adversary Lily (Mila Kunis) breathing down her neck, whose charged eroticism turns Thomas’ head, forcing Nina to draw down into the depths of her own
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repressed sexuality to find her Black Swan in order to achieve perfection. From the twisted mathematician Max in ‘Pi’ to the heart palpitating Randy in the ‘Wrestler,’ Aronofsky delights in pushing his protagonists to the brink, both mentally and physically, wrenching unrelenting performances from his actors. Black Swan is no exception sucking you in to the vortex of Portman’s mental and physical breakdown and must be credited for catapulting ‘Princes Amadalia’ squarely onto the Academy’s radar.
The King’s Speech
The Green Hornet
Morning Glory
Biutiful
Terrific performances from a stellar cast make this insightful human drama sing, as future King of England (Colin Firth) battles quirky speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) in an attempt to cure his stammer. A real cinematic treat, not to be missed.
Quirky genius director Michel Gondry blows $90million in style on this slick comic blockbuster as Seth Rogan drops the Dom Perignon and picks up the mask to become a part-time hero. Like Bruce Wayne and Kick Ass’ bastard love child.
Rachael McAdams is charged with turning around the ratings of the network’s nightmare breakfast show ‘Daybreak.’ Harrison Ford does his best Adrian Childs impression as the fallen star now slumming it on breakfast and unwilling to play ball. No ‘Anchorman’ but still plenty of laughs.
Rodrigo Prieto’s stunning camera work and Javier Bardem’s beguiling performance as a father on a mission to wrap things up before his cancer racked body gives out are what makes ‘Babel’ director Alejandro González Iñárritu latest dark vision well worth a watch.
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addle up partner, cos the western is back in this reinterpretation of the 1969 John Wayne classic. This time Jeff Bridges takes the role of the larger-than-life Rooster Cogburn, a drawling, whiskey-soaked U.S Marshal who is enlisted by plucky 14 year old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) to kill Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the outlaw responsible for the death of her father. As you’d expect from a Coen brother’s film, the direction is tight and the performances impeccable but it is the debutante Steinfeld who is the greatest joy. Her turn as the pint-sized Presbyterian demands the film’s focus despite epic turns from the acting heavyweights clamouring for attention around her.
f ballet isn’t your thing then how about watching a bunch of dudes knock seven shades of shit out of Mark Wahlberg in the Fighter? Yes, this month sees the release of another boxing epic and underdog story hoping desperately to one day to sit in the Oscar hall of fame alongside the ‘Rockys’,’ ‘Raging Bulls’ and ‘Million-Dollar Babies’ - the true champs of the genre. Wahlberg stars as “Irish” Mickey Ward, a tarmac spreading nobody and journeyman boxer from the bruising, blue-collar streets of Lowell, Massachusetts. Mickey has forever sought to move out from under the imposing shadow of his half brother Dicky (Christian Bale), a former boxer and the “Pride of Lowell” who once went the distance with World Champion Sugar Ray Leonard but who now (when not training Mickey) spends most of his time getting high. After a near fatal beating in the ring, Mickey’s new girl Charlene (Amy Adams) encourages him to break from his family and go for his own shot at the World title. But blood is hard to get rid of, and so when the old dysfunctional entourage reenter his world, they must learn to settle their scores if they hope to achieve greatness or else sink back into the mire. With such a strong supporting cast playing domineering forces in the life of the real life fighter, it is testament to Wahlberg’s skill that it is his performance that stands out for its understated grace and humility. Despite the clamouring from all around he remains the passively human centre, torn by the incompatibility between the people he loves most and the pride of returning something great to a town gone bad. But can ‘The Fighter’ challenge the established greats? Like any plucky underdog, it must be given credit at least for having a go.
Hereafter
Brighton Rock
The Debt 11.02.11
No Strings Attached 25.02.11
The afterlife. For millennia it has been the greatest of enigmas, unsatisfactorily explained by the finest minds in religion, esotericism and metaphysics. Now octogenarian Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon give it their best shot. Eastwood is undeniably a legend, but will Hereafter be Good, Bad or Ugly?
It’s been more than 60 years since a young Dicky Attenborough immortalised Graham Greene’s seventeen year old sociopath Pinky Brown in the original. Now ‘Control’s Sam Riley attempts to drag ‘the boy‘ into a new era. An interesting reworking of a stonewall classic.
Helen Mirren leads a stellar cast as one of 3 Israeli Mossad agents, celebrated for the daring capture and execution of a notorious Nazi war criminal 30 years previous. But when a man claiming to be their mark resurfaces, the truth will finally out.
Everyone loves a fuckbuddy, right? Everyone thinks Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher are cute, right? Then this should work like a charm. Sit back and enjoy the two friends romping and wisecracking trying desperately not to fall in love.
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LunacyandEndangerment inLas Vegas...A Terrible Tale of Excess Part One 'It's all in YOUR NAME!!!' the office answer-machine crackled. There was no mistaking the voice, it was the Viscount... and he was blind drunk. 'Every last reservation, request and rental! I've spread the magazine's legs so wide, if anything goes wrong out there, you'll all need prosthetic sphincters' (then in a whisper) the horror... the horror...' and the message ended.
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wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask you a few questions'. The token smile that accompanied his opener did little to mask the huge beast's serious intentions and the Homeland Security emblem sat menacingly against the deep blue of his ill fitted uniform. I chuckled taking the opportunity to glance down at my own choice of attire and the officer's utility belt, which did well to support such an arsenal of weapons. The 'short shorts' certainly hadn't helped, neither had the neon green knee-length socks or the poker visor, but I think it was the fighter pilot's goggles around my neck that had tipped the balance and even the Stars & Stripes beach towel draped over my shoulders wasn't
going to alleviate his concerns now. He asked if I was travelling alone and I pointed to my companion in the adjacent queue at Passport Control, a Turkish gentleman with enough facial hair to panic the Christian west and a passport saturated with Arabic script from holidays to Egypt and the Middle East. The officer stood and waited on the other side of the control desks for us to go through. Having gone through I leant on a wall with the officer as my 'Attorney's' fingerprint scan revealed his criminal record (an Offensive Weapons charge) and, in their terminology, identified him as a 'perp'. I knew this was going to be a long trip, not yet having even reached Las Vegas and we had managed to find
ourselves separated and sitting in interrogation rooms. Little of what I had to say in response to his questions seemed to satisfy his curiosity and the implied threats that the mighty Skint Magazine was not likely to review his affront on their Travel Guru kindly, or that every word he uttered would end up prostrated across its pages for the world to see, were unwelcome at best. Two hours into the interrogation, which by that time had all the characteristics of a high-stakes poker game, and I had practically convinced myself that I was indeed an international celebrity that he really should have recognised and that if he continued to inconvenience me, this whole sorry affair was going to turn into a thorn in the side
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On the 3rd of May 2010, a man known only to us only as ‘Viscount Mehyam’ entered the offices of Skint Magazine searching for employment as a travel correspondent. In our enthusiastic ignorance we hastily signed contracts. Unfortunately, due to said water tight contract and a sharp legal mind on behalf of the Viscount, we are legally obliged to print the article and keep said individual in our employment. Skint
magazine in no way endorses the views or the behaviour expressed in this article.
View from the Luxor Spa Suite
The Red Shark
of diplomatic relations between Britain and America. Yes, I thought, I can't talk any sense into this ape, let Cameron and Obama argue this one out...
regrettable one and my memories of the subsequent ten hours or so are hazy. I can tell you that I did not reach Las Vegas that night as planned, having been 'removed' from the connecting flight before take-off and that when I awoke hours later on a bench at Terminal 1 Minneapolis Airport, I was covered in my own vomit and clutching a printed Delta Airlines itinerary that bore my name and details
staff but which he nevertheless credited as the reason for my having been granted a new ticket.
I stepped off the shuttle bus into the glare of the morning desert sun in front of the Luxor the following morning. The Luxor is a monolithic pyramid-shaped edifice in black gloss on the southern stretch of the Las Vegas Strip. It has been open since 1993 and undergone several renovations in the intervening years, with the exception of a few 'rough edges' here and there, it has withstood the ravages of time pretty well and remains an impressive I could tell from the look on his face that our waiter fishing, something which has place. I caught sight my attorney across would rather be sitting sat on a personal "to-do" list of the expanse of marble at our table than simply floor that constitutes the dropping off two pitchers of mine for some time" hotel's Reception. He was of Long Island Ice Tea. engaged in an animated The sight of two laughing conversation with a young blonde reprobates, one dressed like a of a morning Vegas departure. My attorney, who had gone on receptionist at the main desk hideous caricature of Dr. Hunter regardless, later recalled that and I decided to hold back for S. Thompson recalling with a few minutes and observe the glee the details of their recent as the two security officers dragged me kicking off the plane proceedings. He had clearly interrogation at the hands of and up the jet bridge and had taken my lead and I could Homeland Security and ordering been shouting something about a distinctly hear Skint Magazine's a pitcher a piece of the strongest 'beacon of sobriety' and blaming name being used as though it were cocktail on the list, was not a regular occurrence. Neither everything on a 'fear of flying', the loaded magnum that would of us having eaten anything an explanation which I am sure end her employment and close the whole fucking place down unless since London, my insistence on would have required a leap of a further two pitchers was a faith on the part of the airline she cooperated. If Las Vegas Thankfully, more exhausted than satisfied, he eventually excused us and sent us on our way. As it turned out, my 'way' led straight to an airport bar. Minneapolis Airport is far from inundated with watering holes and I was relieved to find a cocktail list on the table as we sat down, I had worked up a powerful thirst playing hidden agenda chess with our friend.
"We were heading
down to Newport Beach
to try our hands at shark
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ever discovers that the magazine is a six month old, free, student publication relevant only to the greater Bristol area, heads will surely have to roll out there. I lit up a Dunhill and strolled over to him. 'Hey! You made it then?' he exclaimed. I laughed. 'Yeah' I said, 'What was all that about?' 'Don't worry, I've sorted it' he paused and motioned his head towards a No Smoking sign that pertained to the Reception area as I pulled deeply on my Dunhill, then he shrugged and lit one himself. 'Fuck 'em, this'll be the least of their problems now. We gotta get our stuff together, they're sending a bell boy up to move us to a Spa Suite can you believe it? They tried to put us in a standard room in the tower!' I wasn't sure exactly what he had threatened them with, but the complimentary upgrade was a welcome one and the view from the hot tub in our new suite was nothing short of spectacular. My attorney picked up the phone to the front desk and maintaining an irritated air, told them that the new room 'would do'. Having showered and changed, I went down to the bar and had a Pina Colada and a pot of cocktail cherries for breakfast before we headed over to the car rental centre to pick up our 'Red Shark'. Not a 1970's Chevrolet as had been the good doctor's choice in 'Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas', but a suitably serviceable bright red Mustang convertible
bordered ethereal.
that boded well for the task at hand. My suggestion that we simply headed out into the desert bearing southwest until the smell of saltwater in the air led us to our Newport Beach destination failed to satisfy my attorney and we left a distinctly concerned agent at the rental desk armed with a satellite navigation unit to help us along. American cars are huge, unwieldy things and can be awkward even for those who can drive and do hold driving licences, for me, it was close to impossible. At 5'6" I could barely see over the dashboard and as we lurched out of the multi storey car park my attorney was visibly unnerved. I had prepared a sound track for the drive and the combination of the engine note and 'The Youngbloods' - Get Together' with the top down in the midday sun
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We were heading down to Newport Beach to try our hands at shark fishing, something which has sat on a personal 'to-do' list of mine for some time, it was Mako season and as I understood it, those bastards didn't mess around. It is probably worth noting that I am not a fisherman, in fact the only thing I have ever caught (accidentally) with a fishing rod was a duck - though let me tell you, it put up one hell of a fight! Adding a further degree of interest to matters, my attorney cannot swim - and the idea of being thirty to forty miles offshore in heavily chummed open water surrounded by notoriously illtempered, thrashing, killing machines was making him slightly uneasy. He need not have worried. The outfit I had been in contact with to organise the trip turned out to be nothing more than a 'oneman-band' without so much as an office of its own that had 'forgotten' that we were coming at all and despite a saga of ugly telephone conversations and several last ditch attempts to secure places with rival companies on their charters, the sharks of Newport Beach would be spared our rods. The drive alone had taken the best part of six hours, so we decided to wander about through the town for awhile. It's a singular place, a real oddity seemingly populated exclusively by the very old and the very young
On the phone to Skint HQ. The ensuing argument cannot be published for legal reasons
The gentleman over Mehyam’s shoulder disapproves
Human after all
and consisting almost entirely of confectioners and 1950's style ice-cream parlours. The pastel shades of its wooden beach-house type houses and immaculately kept streets are charming but the seven-figure price tags of small two bedroom cottages in the estate agencies' windows were surprising. At length, we decided it best to simply return to Vegas and try to salvage whatever remained of the night. Being by then not only incapable but also tired, my attorney took the wheel. Having learned that Highway Patrol cars are to be approached with extreme caution in Nevada and that officers seem keen, if not hell-bent, on using their pepper spray canisters given even the slightest suspicions, we arrived back at the Luxor by around midnight and headed almost immediately out to taste the Vegas club scene. We started at Tao, a lavishly decorated nightclub at the Venetian situated towards the north end of the strip. John, the head porter at the Luxor, had given us a wry smile and said that we 'should have a good night' there, the undertones in
Mehyam’s attorney tries the local horse tranquilliser
his voice were irresistibly sleazy and the valet handed us a small stack of assorted free passes as he held the door of our Mustang open. The nightlife in Vegas is breathtaking and I can think of no venues in England that I have seen that offer any serious comparison to the sheer scale, atmosphere or sound systems that can be found within. Tao was packed with sharply turned out guys and insanely attractive girls. Proudly displaying a Skint Magazine Press Pass around my neck, I negotiated my way to the busy bar through a chain of delightful 'misunderstandings' and 'unintentional caresses'. Despite the frenzied surroundings, my White Russian was surprisingly well executed. I have yet to mention the single greatest element of clubbing in Vegas and I dare say there'll be the odd look of disapproval when I do, but I couldn't give a fuck - so here it is... You can smoke. Oh sweet Jesus you can smoke, in fact in Vegas you can smoke just about wherever the fuck you like, with the exception of restaurants, but I must say, when out clubbing it is a real joy not to have undertake an expedition
to the nearest outside space every ten minutes. Yes friends, no amount of whining or scowling on the part those irritating, meddlesome, militant non-smokers will ever force a cigarette to be extinguished in Vegas, in this town, we are kings. In truth, everywhere in Vegas is so well ventilated and continually cleaned that you'll barely notice it anyway but I enjoy recalling it whenever I think it may ruffle feathers, besides which, smoking remains the very bottom rung on my ladder of current vices. The night quickly became a 'clubcrawl' and by the time that we both staggered out of a lap dancing club called Treasures into the breaking morning sunshine of the next day, I was covered in the internationally universal scent of dancing girls perfume and was convinced that I didn't want to see any more cocaine, strippers or Cuba Libras until I had eaten some breakfast. I picked up a bottle of Wild Turkey from the twenty four hour hotel shop, lit another cigarette and took the lift back up to the suite. (Part 2 Next Issue...)
A Rough Guide to Retail...
...with Georgie Kahvedjioglou
New Year, New Hobbies, get Making….
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t the turn of the year many of you may find yourself making resolutions and promises to yourself. Chances are you’ve also found yourself pretty broke after the festive season and if you’re a student I’m sure you’re knee deep in your over draft…Do not fear, I have a solution! If you’re looking for something fresh and promising, why not begin 2011 with an activity that won’t break the bank. ‘Making your own’ is a cheap way to keep up to date with trends as well as a great way to create something special. Also, an interesting new skill to learn, with a rewarding and wearable return. If you’re not familiar with a sewing machine I have found some great courses and places to buy materials from. Read on for more info, happy sewing!
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loth magazine has regular courses, check out there website for more information. The next courses are:
‘Learn to Love your Sewing Machine’ These are day courses that will teach you the basics on the machine and help with your sewing confidence.
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Bristol Folk House
40a Park Street, BS1 5JG (0117 926 2987)
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he Folk House has a dressmaking evening course over ten weeks starting on the 18th January. They also have termly courses, so if you miss this one there will be another starting in April.
Bath
176 Easton Road, BS5 0ES (0117 9415 180) www.silai.org.uk
On my course quest, I found myself in Bath. With it being only ten minutes from Temple Meads and six pounds return on the train it’s an easy way to escape from Bristol for the day.
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The Makery
Silai For Skills
ilai for Silks is a women’s only sewing project based in Easton. Linked to the City of Bristol College, it offers a wide range of courses from basic sewing and pattern cutting to lingerie making!
Filton College
www.filton.ac.uk
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ilton college have evening courses in all areas of sewing. The best on offer is their evening dressmaking course which spans over ten weeks, starting each term. Check their website for more info.
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146 Walcot Street, BA1 5BL www.themakery.co.uk
The Makery has a massive range of ongoing courses from making Camisoles, knickers and dresses to learning appliqué. Pretty much anything you could think of!
Where to buy materialsFabric Land
52 -56 Bond Street, BS1 3L2 (0117 922 0500)
Fabric Land is a huge warehouse full of everything you would need to make almost anything! They even sell wholesale to the public.
The Nylon Shop,
8 North Street, BS3 1HT
Bedminster’s mini fabric Land, great for cheap fabrics and cut offs.
Hilary’s Sewing Workshop
37 Richmond Road, Montpelier, BS6 5EN (0117 940 1088)
Bits ‘n’ bobs, buttons, thread, needles and alterations.
Radhika
40-48 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QD.
Radhika is an Aladdin’s cave of beautiful silks. Specializing in sari fittings, they also have a section of fine fabrics and quality accessories. Amazing to go and look for inspiration or if you are making an expensive garment.
Singer Sewing Centre
Castle Gallery Broadmead, BS1 3XE (0117 926 4071)
After tackling a course, you may decide you want to take things further and treat yourself to your very own machine and Singer is a great place to start. One of the more traditional textile brands and probably the safest option.
Web Resources: www.craftsonweb.com Offers easy online tutorials and materials. www.backstitch.com Great for patterns! www.patchfabrics.com For cut-price trimmings and accessories for your finished garment.
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hether you’re a student or just a bit strapped for cash, you can still enjoy a meal out in Bristol for a low price. Below are some of our top tips for eating out in Bristol on a budget – all of the below are less than a tenner per person – Bargain!
The Canteen
Pizza Provencale
This brilliant concept began last year as a mishmash of old school tables and chairs but boy has it taken off, and the prices have remained the same! A fantastic seasonal menu priced from just £5 makes this place a favourite haunt for all sorts! Menu ranges from local fresh fish to local organic lamb and a soup to start is included in the price, you really can’t go wrong! A bottle of wine costs a mere £10 and the live music acts all through the week make The Canteen a firm foodie favourite. (between £5 and £8.50 per person)
This rustic pizzeria is busy most evenings of the week. One of the only places I’ve been to which actively encourage you to share (none of that ‘one main course between two people’ embarrassment you get elsewhere). A regular pizza will feed 2 and a large pizza can be shared by 3 or 4. You can half and half pizza toppings too so everyone’s happy. My favourites are Tropicale – the ham is really good quality, proper ham not processed and also Thai chicken. Drinks here are cheap too which is a bonus! Cost: x1 pizza with 2 different toppings, x1 glass of wine, x1 bottle of ale…..£18.00 (£9 per person)
Thali Cafe
Start the Bus
Totterdown, Easton, Montpellier, Clifton – there really is a Thali for everyone. Not your average Balti House curry, the Thali Cafe gives a modern twist to real Indian cuisine. Average prices are £6-£8 per meal (depending on whether you go for meat, fish, veggie or a special) do not be deceived, Thalis are filling – I’m yet to finish a whole one! Mumbai Style City Snacks are also highly recommended at just £3-£4 each. Cost is nearly always under £10 per head anyway but the Sunday Sessions are highly recommended as you can get Thalis for just £5 and there is usually live music on. Ethical, tasty, healthy, funky and best of all affordable – one of Bristol’s must visits. Cost: (Sunday Sessions) 2 Thalis, 2 glasses of wine…… Under £17.00 (£8.50 per person)
A funky bar with great food and low prices to match. Some of the yummiest chips and best burgers I’ve had and fish finger sandwiches to die for. Start the Bus isn’t all burger and chips however, wholesome hot dishes such as macaroni cheese, butternut squash and parsnip cassoulet, sausage and mash and scrummy pies with chips or mash – all for under £6! Sundays offer an amazing 2 Sunday roasts for just £15 and once a month have a jumble sale – the perfect place to discard (and pick up) unwanted treasures! Cost: x1 pie and mash (£5.95), x1 fish finger sandwich and chips (£4.75) x1 glass of wine, x1 pint of cider….. under £18.00 (less than £9 per person)
Racks Bar The burgers here are seriously good – very meaty and great quality meat (I’d argue that its one of the best in Bristol) They are usually pretty pricey at £9.50 each but on Monday evenings, Racks offer buy one get one free on their burgers from 5pm to 10.30pm. Other offers include £5 pies at lunchtimes and 25% discount on wine on Tuesdays. Cost: (Monday night) 2 Burgers, 1 pint of ale, 1 glass of wine……£16.50 (£8.25 per person)
Some more money saving tips Check out the chains No, I dont mean Wetherspoons, McDonalds and O Neils, I mean the restaurant chains. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely prefer the small and independent restaurants but the chains often have great bargains – 2 courses + Wine for £10, Buy one main course get one for £1, Buy one main course get one free etc. Some of the best ones are Zizzis, Pizza Express, Bella Italia, Las Igaunas, Browns and Giraffe. I’d recommend signing up to their email newsletters or checking out http://www. moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-restaurant-deals for the latest discounts and deals.
Eat Early (or at lunch) Many restaurants offer early diner or pre theatre menus if you order before 7 or 7.30, this can make you huge savings (often getting two courses for less than the price of a standard main course) Lunchtime offers are also well worth keeping your eye out for as these can be cheaper still albeit lunchtimes are usually more casual and work focused than an evening meal.
BYO - (Bring Your Own) I’ve found Bring Your Own Restaurants to be something of a rarity in Bristol, unlike the midlands / up north where many restaurants have a BYO wine or beer policy. There are some Bring Your Own Restaurants around though which can save you a lot of money on drinks. A couple to mention are: • • • •
Mysterica – Kings Street Blue Ginger – Whitchurch Sergios – just off Park Street, under the Banksy (this one has been very highly recommended to me by a friend as amazing food and a great atmosphere) Renatos Numero Uno, Whiteladies (also very highly recommended)
The Invitation Book The initial cost is pretty pricey (£25 – £30) however if you enjoy eating out you will more than save this cost. The invitation book gives you access to some of Bristol’s best restaurants with fabulous discounts, 25% discount, complimentary main course, free wine etc. If you’re in a shared house then I suggest perhaps splitting the cost between several of you – I buy it each year and only ever manage to use a 3rd of the vouchers. Plus there’s great shopping, beauty and fitness vouchers in there too.
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ThAt HaRvEy AnD FrAmE LoOk Where Science Geeks Are Super Cool By Hazel Frame
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o mark the imminent launch of our new blog ‘That Harvey and Frame Look’ which focuses on Fashion, Music and Art, Becka and I interviewed 3 of the coolest female bloggers around and found out where they get all their seemingly inexhaustible inspiration and their tips for 2011. Happy New Year!
Naomi Wilkinson What I do: Freelance Illustration Websites: http://naomiwilkinson.blogspot.com/ + http://whatkeepsmeupatnight.blogspot.com/ Naomi is a Bristol Based illustrator who loves to people watch and listen in on your conversations and who has an unhealthy obsession with Jarvis Cocker. Recently, she has turned her talent to good by setting up a project entitled ‘What Keeps You Up At Night?’ that asks artists to contribute a piece of work based on their deepest darkest fears that keep them wide awake into the wee hours. These will be sold to raise money for children’s protection charities ‘Safe Place’ and ‘Kids Company’. To check out the project or to get involved visit http://whatkeepsmeupatnight. blogspot.com/ What keeps you up at night? “The trailer for the human centipede, oh, and making Jarvis Cocker my BFF”. Who is your biggest inspiration? “My biggest inspiration is Miranda July, a lovely and unpretentious artist. To me she represents outsider art, check her out at http://mirandajuly.com/.” Laughs “and I would have to say that I wouldn’t be where I am today without Jarvis Cocker”
What is your favourite thing to do in Bristol? “My favourite thing to do in Bristol is to go to the Farm Pub on a Sunday afternoon, eat one of their delicious Sunday Roasts and play Board Games!” What did you want to be when you were little? “I really wanted to be a poet…or something to do with dogs. Odd that…” What is your New Years Resolution? “To be a superstar DJ”.
Becka's Compound of the Month: Propylene Glycol; used to keep the frozen planes de-iced last month, it’s also found in deodorant. Mental!
Sofi Donuts What I do: Freelance Fashion PR and Brand Experience Websites: www.sofidonuts.com www.wearerocksolid. co.uk www.rockersnyc.com/blog/author/sofi Sofi used to be a part of Donuts the Store and now spends her time posting cool things for us to look at on the internet and going to lots of exciting places! What was your best fashion find of 2010? “My favourite purchase of 2010 was a pair of Jeffrey Campbell ‘Exam NS’ boots, shipped to me all the way from America. They truly are a joy! I’m a big fan of the collections that came from skate brand Witchcraft (www.witchcrafthardware.com), and USA brand Actual Pain (www.actualpain.org) in 2010...They’re in love with the devil, and I’m in love with them. They’re gonna be huge in 2011. Osborn Design are pretty rad too... amazing footwear handcrafted in the volcanic mountains outside Guatemala City. Check them out www. osborndesign.com.”
he’s a genius...he’s worked with so many people, in so many different genres...that’s pretty inspiring.” What is your favourite thing to do in Bristol? “Drinking cider and enjoying Bristol’s music scene....a scene like no other.” What did you want to be when you were little? “Vet, Hairdresser, Make up Artist, Ballet Dancer...lots of different things. I didn’t end up being any of them, but I’m really happy with what I’m doing now, and wouldn’t wish for any different.”
Who is your biggest inspiration?
What’s your New Years Resolution?
“This is a tough one, I don’t have an idol and I love to find inspiration through different things, rather than people. I’m really inspired by music and images...I could look at Tumblr literally all day. I love Mike Patton,
“Drink less fizzy drinks, visit America more (I really love it there), travel lots and keep working hard. 2010 was extremely rewarding, I’m hoping 2011 will be even better. HAPPY NEW YEAR! x.”
Tiffany Daniels What I Do: Freelance Music Journalist and Editor of music blog Drunken Werewolf Websites: http://drunkenwerewolf.livejournal.com/ Tiff focuses mainly on up and coming bands, mostly obscure ones I have never heard of, but if you love music, check it out! Who is the Drunken Werewolf? “I like the idea of a monster that throws a monthly strop, downs a bottle of something she shouldn’t and chucks her weight around. I think it suits my writing!” Who is your biggest inspiration? “I’d like to say Kathleen Hanna, but that’s untruthful as I’ve never read Revolution Girl Style Now or Bikini Kill... Honestly, I think I draw the most inspiration from mainstream music magazines. They’re so terrible I feel like I need to at least try to provide an alternative.”
What is your favourite thing to do in Bristol? “At the moment, shamefully, my favourite thing to do is bar crawl around Stokes Croft before landing somewhere in the centre.” What did you want to be when you were little? “From my teen years right up until early adulthood I was convinced I could become the next Indiana Jones so much so that I actually applied for and completed an Archaeology BA. I soon found out 90% of field work revolves around standing in a field taking measurements, but so long as it’s sunny, I don’t mind doing that.” What’s your New Years resolution? “To meet all of my deadlines and write more features for the magazine.”
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The Fuel, GO-X, We Start Parys – O2, 6.30pm - £5 Tell the World OK, Camera Culture, The Bad Joke – Mr Wolfs, FREE The Robbin Reece Jazz Band – Old Duke Crinkly Cut, Maps and Legends, The Dirty Standards – Cooler, 9pm - £5 Deez Nuts, This Is Hell, Amity Affliction – Croft £10
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Crowbar – O2, 7pm £13.50 Clumsy, Lady Nade – Mr Wolfs, FREE Marmalade Sky, Slimshack, The Show – Fleece, 7pm - £5 Geisha, 41 Club, The Hinkley Veltones – Croft - £5
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Thin Lizzy – Colston Hall, 7.30pm- £23.50 Q’s Company – Old Duke, Lunch Time Eddie Martin’s Blues Band – Old Duke, Evening The Social Club, Attack Vipers, Caves – Croft - £5 The Red Shore, Molotov Solution, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza – Fleece, 8pm - £7 Acustica – Tobacco Factory
Monday 17
Cass Casswell’s Allstars – Old Duke Bats About Bats, Lost Laika, Four Finger Fuck – Croft - £5
Tuesday 18
Yellow Wire – Thekla, 7pm - £10
Eddie Martin’s Open Mic Night – Old Duke Dr Nut, Langur, Muff Said – Croft - £4 Ben Marwood, Oxygen Thief, Gaz Brookfield, Andy Price – Louisiana, 8pm - £5
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The Skins Tour ft. Bombay Bicycle Club (DJ Set), Morning Parade, Wilder Syndicate
“This Essex Quintet (Morning Parade) are writing songs as expansive and ambitious, as the large venue spaces we expect them to be filling by the end of the year.” – XFM
The Cult, Masters of Reality, Romance – O2, 7pm Mr Wolfs open mic Jam session – Mr Wolfs, FREE entry with 241 noodles Archer Sankey Quartet – Old Duke The Street Dogs, The Mahones – Croft - £10
Thursday 20
Drawn Recordings presents 3 of the cities most innovative live acts – Mr Wolfs, £3 Musicworks Showcase Hip Hop/RnB/Soul/Reggae/Funk –Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5/7 Code Red – Old Duke The New Root, Lights & Clockwork – The Fleece, 8pm - £5 Social Flatline, The Penoir Kings, Last Rights – Croft - £5
Friday 21
Ten Pound Suit Band, The Roving Crows – Mr Wolfs, FREE
Jeremy Hugget’s Band of Gold – Old Duke Know Buses, Koshiro, COI – Fleece, 8pm - £5 The Walkmen – Trinity, 7.30pm -£12.50
Saturday 22
The Following Anouncement – O2, 7pm - £7.50 Richard Thompson – Colston Hall, 7.30pm – from £17.50 Giggs – Cooler, 8pm - £10 Soulstra, The Erin Bardwell Collective – Mr Wolfs, FREE Paige, Silhouette Showgrls, These Words – Fleece,7pm - £5
Sunday 23
Jessie J – Thekla, 7.30pm - £7 This 22-year-old topped the BBC Sound of 2011 poll coming in ahead of James Blake and The Vaccines. Passed winners include Ellie Goulding and Adele but don’t let that put you off, Jessie Cornish is definitely one to watch. Henry’s Hot Seven – Old Duke, Lunch Time Eddie Martin’s Blues Band – Old Duke, Evening Strangle Billy The Saint, Bernadette Pike, Alms – Croft - £3 Samantha Crockford – Tobacco Factory
Monday 24
Severn Jazzmen – Old Duke TSOL, Valdez – Croft (Main Room) - £7
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Ape, Albert Ayler Project – Croft (Front Bar) – FREE Forever Living Dead – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5
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Alexandra Burke – Colston Hall, 7pm – SOLD OUT Rae and Waltrapas, A monthly night of the best of Bristol Jazz, Latin and Blues – Mr Wolfs, FREE Eddie Martin’s Open Mic Night – Old Duke Funeral Party, Flashguns – Fleece, 8pm - £7.50
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Mama Rosin – Thekla, 7.30pm - £7 Mr Wolfs open mic Jam session – Mr Wolfs, FREE entry with 241 noodles Mad Arthur’s Fat Dog Blues Band – Old Duke Coma Brides, Armin Nico – Croft (Front Bar) - £4 First and Last Men, Holy Stain, Splutter – Croft (Main Room) - £5
Thursday 27
Metronomy – Thekla, 7pm - £11 Cleverhead – bringing together the crème of subtle, intoxicating live acts – Mr Wolfs, FREE The Fallen Apples – Old Duke Heather Peace – Tunnels, 7.30pm – SOLD OUT
Friday 28
Devil Sold His Soul, Heights – O2, 6.30pm - £7.50 Skuse plus support – Mr Wolfs, FREE Roger Well’s Hot Shots – Old Duke Rough Cut, The Hookers, Blackwolf – Cooler, 9.30 - £5 Andy Votel, United Vibrations, TheLiftmen – Croft - £5
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GIGS
Guns 2’ Roses – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £10
JANUARY/FEBRUARY Monday 7
Jonny – Cooler, 7.30pm - £7.50
Saturday 29
Willie and the Bandits, Victoria Klewin, Ed Williams – Mr Wolfs, FREE The Zen Hussies – Old Duke Tin Pan Gang, Dirty Dusk, Dynamo Hum – Fleece, 8pm - £5 A Foreigners Journey – Fleece, 8.30pm - £TBC Crystal Fighters, Substatic – Start The Bus, £4.50
Sunday 30
Band of Horses – O2, 7pm Russian Records present their monthly update from the world of dub and fuzz – Mr Wolfs, FREE Geoff Nichols’ Good Vibes – Old Duke, Lunch Time Eddie Martin’s Blues Band– Old Duke, Evening Melanie Pain (Nouvelle Vague), Siddy Bennett, Heather Rose – Fleece, 7pm - £10 Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet – Thekla, £7 Cazal- Tobacco Factory
Monday 31
Periphery, Tesseract, Monuments – O2, 7pm £10 Paul Carrack – Colston Hall, 8pm - £27.50 Songsmith – A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic – Mr Wolfs, FREE Cass’ Combo with Lucy Cooper – Old Duke Esben And The Witch, Trophy Wife – Louisiana, 7.30pm - £7.15
FEBRUARY Wednesday 2
Tuesday 8 Smoke Fairies, Sea of Bees – Fleece, 8pm - £7
Having been touched by the god-like hand of Jack White, and subsequently signed by V2, The Smoke Fairies will no doubt receive the media attention they deserve. Their “dark, gloomy, moist folk atmosphere” has been enriched by White’s bluesy influence making for a smouldering live performance.
The Joy Formidible – Thekla, 7pm - £10 Jim Noir – Cooler, 7.30pm - £6
Thursday 3
A Day to Remember – O2, 7pm Chapel Club – Thekla, 7pm - £8
Friday 4
Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2011 – Good Charlotte, Four Year Strong, Framing Hanley – O2, £6.45 - £16 British Sea Power – Thekla, 7pm - £13.50 Aaron Shanley – The Canteen
Wednesday 9
White Lies, Crocodiles, Active Child – O2, 7pm Lauren Prichard – Louisiana, 7pm - £7
Thursday 10
The Bravery – Thekla, 7pm - £10 Wire plus support – Fleece, 8pm-4am - £14 (Followed by Punk clubnight Transmission #2) The Phoenix Foundation – Louisiana, 7pm - £6.50
Friday 11
Murderdolls, Black Veil Brides, The Defiled – O2, 6pm - £15 Man Like Me – Cooler, 7.30pm - £7.50 The Flatliners, The Arteries, OK Pilot – Croft, 8pm - £8 Nuttyness plus support – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5
Saturday 5
The Hold Steady – O2, 7pm - £15.50 Joan As Policewoman – Thekla, 7pm - £15 The Phantom Band, The Short Life of Gracie, An Axe – The Fleece, 7pm - £8 Erin Bardwell Collective – Canteen,
Sunday 6
Lulu & The Lampshades – The Louisiana, £6
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Valentine Special Trio – Soul Meets Reggae –O2, 8pm - £30 Teddy Thompson & David Ford – Thekla, 7pm - £13 Bury The Archieve, The Finest Bloodlust, HostileTheory – Croft (Main Room) - £5 Frankensteins, The Porn Issue, Recode – Croft (Front Bar) - TBA Capone plus support – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5
Sunday 13
David McAlmont – Fleece, 7pm - £16.50 Ancient Ascendent, Fleshrot, Merciless Precission– Croft - £5 Live in Concert – The Tribute to ABBA FOREVER – Hippodrome, 7.30pm – £23.25 Ultrasound – Thekla, 7.30 - £8.50 Hawthorn – Louisiana, 8pm
Monday 14
Grinspoon, Jett Black, Cars On Fire – O2, 7pm - £10 Wolf People plus special guests – Cooler, 7.30pm - £7
Tuesday 15
The GO! Team – Anson Rooms, 8pm - £12
Brighton’s plucky pop peddlers The Go Team are back with their third album and a big UK tour to boot. Expect more catchy, high energy, hip-hop infused electro jumping and shouting.
Sarah B, Anders Olinder, Andy Tween – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £10
Saturday 12
Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2011 – Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything, The Vaccines – O2, 7pm - £16.59 Miles Kane (Last Shadow Puppets/The Rascals) – Fleece, 8pm - £7.50 Gay For Johnny Depp, The Computers – Croft - £6.50 Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Portico Quartet – Colston Hall, £17/£14
Wednesday 16
Maroon 5 – Colston Hall, 7pm – SOLD OUT Metal Hammer Razor Tour with Sylosis, Bleed From Within, While She Seeps –
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY Thekla, 6.30pm - £9
Thursday 17
Senses Fail – O2, 7pm £10 Desecration, Flayed Disciple, Lordaeron – Croft - £6
Thursday 24
Janelle Monae – O2, TBC Ray LaMontagne – Colston Hall, 7pm - £25 Hazel O’Connor, The Subterraneans, Tensheds – Bierkeller, 8pm - £18 Fixers – Start the Bus
Friday 25
Ocean Colour Scene performing Mosely Shoals – O2, 7pm - £23.50
In 1996, Ocean Colour Scene peaked massively. Their seminal album Moseley Shoals was up there with Definitely Maybe and Different Class in the hay days of Britpop. Riverboat song is a bona fide classic, with a riff to rival most modern indie fret wankers.
Imelda May – Colston Hall, 7pm – From £17.50 Tiger Please, The Crave – Croft - £7 Musicworks Showcase Rock and Indie – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5 Tina Dico – Louisiana, 8pm - £10
Friday 18
Twin Shadow – Cooler, 7.30pm - £6.50 The Kast of The Kinks – Fleece, 8pm - £12.50 Blue Aeroplanes – Fiddlers, 8pm - £10 The Emperials – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5
Saturday 19
Mogwai – O2, 7pm - £20 King Kurt, Coffin Nails, Cowboy & The Corpse – Fleece, 7pm - £15 Doreen Doreen –Fidlers, 8pm - £8
Sunday 20
Carl Barat – Anson Rooms, 7pm - £14
Carl Ashley Raphael Barât was co-frontman of punk and indie rock revivalists The Libertines with Peter Doherty. He was also the frontman and lead guitarist in the band Dirty Pretty Things. Having played at Thekla only last October, Carl can’t seem to get enough of the Bristol scene.
Rock Sound Exposure Tour feat. Japanese Voyeurs, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Xcerts – O2, 6.30pm – £7.50 Discharge, Defcon Zero, Bullet Riden – Fleece, 8pm-4am - £10 (Followed by Punk clubnight Transmission #3) Magazine Gap, Jacanda – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5 No Need To Shout presents: Darkstar, Vision Of Trees – Start The Bus Doll & The Kicks – Louisiana, 7.30pm - £6.13
Saturday 26
UK Beatbox Championships 2011 – South West Heat – O2, 8pm - £5
Monday 21
The Black Spiders –Croft, 7.30pm - £8.50
Wednesday 23
Europe – O2, 7pm - £17.50 Centrefolds, New Zero Kanada – Croft - £3 Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society – Colston Hall, 7pm – £18.50 ExLovers – Louisiana, £6
be announced) – Fleece, 7pm - £5 On The Edge – Tunnels, 7.30pm - £5 Emily Baker, The Red Clay Halo – Thekla, 7pm - £7 Nearly Dan – Fiddlers, 9pm - £12
Sunday 27
Frankie and the Heartstrings plus support – Fleece, 7pm - £8 One of the most talked about bands of last year, Frankie and The Heartstrings have been swaggering across the country, playing sold out shows and single-handedly boosting Brylcream sales the world over. The Sunderland quintet’s front man Frankie Francis oozes charisma and has a voice to match. Highly recommended.
Futures – O2, 7pm - £7.50
Monday 28
Tuesday 22
Roll Deep - O2, 7pm - £11 Morning Parade – Cooler, 7.30pm - £6 Carpathian, Defeater, Austere – Croft - £8 The Saturdays – Colston Hall, 7pm We Are The Ocean – Thekla, 6.30pm - £8 Dutch Uncles – Louisiana, 7.30pm - £7
GIGS
James Blunt – Colston Hall, 7pm – SOLD OUT
Incredibly, James Blunt sells out another show. Weepy housewife favourite Blunt has managed to get his mother all worked up with his plinky plonky sad songs bless her. “My mum worries about my music,” he said. “She says, ‘James, why are you so sad? What did I do wrong?’ But, in a sense I write songs about things I am probably bad at expressing in life. I actually enjoy the great racking of the heart.”
Gimme Shelter (Bands to
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Reel Big Fish – O2, 7pm £14.50
Didn’t these guys come out with a hit at some point in the last fifteen years? Still, £14.50, bloody cheak if you ask me.
The Whigs, Dead Confederate – Thekla, 7pm - £8 Pete Lawrie – Louisiana, £6
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Theatre JANUARY Push (10-15 Jan) – Alma
Tavern, 8pm - £10 (£7.50 cons)
Half a Sixpence (11-15 Jan) – Redgrave, 7.30pm - £9-13 Under Milk Wood: Live On Air (11-29 Jan) – The
Brewery, 8.15pm - £9 (£7 cons)
Bristol Ferment Jan 2011
(11-22 Jan) – Old Vic, £4 – times vary
Peter Pan On Ice (13-16
Jan) – Hippodrome, from £22.25 – times vary
january/february
Aladin and His Wonderful Lamp (19-23 Jan)
– Redgrave, 7.30pm £7.50-12
Brendan Cole: Live and Unjudged (20 Jan) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm – from £28.25
Keep Smiling Through
Colliding in a conflagration of terror and violence, the three protagonists become enmeshed in a desperate power game. And as manipulation piles upon manipulation, the predator suddenly realises that they have chosen the wrong prey. This play contains nudity and themes of sexual violence
UND (19-22 Jan) –
Warehouse C, Paintworks, 8pm - £10 (£8 cons)
Very Hard Times (01-
19 Feb)- TheBrewery, 8.15pm - £9 (£7 cons)
Storytelling Sundays: Re:verb (6 Feb) – The
Brewery, 8.15pm - £9 (£7 cons)
Tavern, 8pm - £7
American Superstar Wrestling Spectacular
One Night of Elvis: The Legend Continues (9
(21 Jan) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm - £18.50
Art (8-12 Feb) – Alma
Feb) – Hippodrome, 7.30 – from £23.75
Jan) – Tobacco Factory, 8pm - £12
Richard II (10 Feb-19
Calendar Girls (26 Jan
Shakespeare’s loosely historical but theatrically wonderful account of Richard’s last days concentrates on his most fateful error – the exile of his cousin Henry Bullingbrook and the seizure of his Lancastrian estates. Bullingbrook would return to England, topple Richard and take the throne himself as Henry IV, setting the stage for the bloody ‘Wars of the Roses’ between York and Lancaster. The play’s extraordinary beauty and simplicity, and its study of a man reduced from – as he saw it – divinely appointed King, to a mere mortal without role, freedom or friends, put it among the most moving of all Shakespeare’s tragedies.
Mar) – Old Vic, 2.30pm / 7.30pm - £16 (£14 cons)
Hamlet (29 Jan) –
Redgrave, 10.30am - £6 (suitable for any one aged 5+)
Slapstick Festival 2011 (29-30 Jan) – Old Vic, times and prices vary These Shadows – A feast of one actplays about acting (31 Jan–5 Feb) –
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Feb) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm - £25
Romeo & Juliet : Raymond Gubbay Ballet (14-15 Feb) –
Hippodrome, 7.30pm £16.75-£40
Sleeping Beauty : Raymond Gubbay Ballet
(16 Feb) – Hippodrome, 2pm and 7.30pm - £14.75 – £40
Don Quixote : Raymond Gubbay Ballet (17 Feb)
Swan Lake : Raymond Gubbay Ballet (18-19
Vic, 2.30pm / 7.30pm £17
Faith Healer (27 Jan – 05
Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally on The Road (10
– Hippodrome, 7.30pm £16.75-£40
Love Letters Straight From Your Heart (22-23
– 5 Feb) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm (+ 2.30 Sat) - £1631.25
Tavern, 8pm - £8
February
(21 Jan) – Tobacco Factory, 7.30 - £10 (£8 cons)
Wild and Live, Steve Backshall (22 Jan) – Old
Touch (18-29 Jan) – Alma
Alma Tavern, 8pm - £9
Mar) – Tobacco Factory, 7.30pm - £12-20
Feb) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm - £16.75-£40
The Chuckle Brothers in Barry Potty & His Full Blood Brother Paul in The Ghostly Shadows (20 Feb) – Hippodrome, 2.30pm - £17
Joseph! (Touring) (22-27 Feb) – Hippodrome, times and prices vary Three Little Pigs (22-26 Feb) – The Brewery, various start times - £6
Dinner (23-26 Feb) –
Alma Tavern, 8pm - £7 (£5 cons)
Prototype (27 Feb) –
Tobacco Factory, 8pm - £3
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COMEDY
january/february JANUARY Jo Caulfield and Guests (14-15 Jan) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45pm - £12
Dominic Woodward, Jeremy O’Donnell (14-15
Jan) – Jesters, 7pm - £10
Popcorn Comedy: The Best Comedy Films and Live Comedy (Wed 19 Jan) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45pm - £7
Terry Alderton: UK Tour
2011 (21-22 Jan) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45 - £12
Terry Alderton is an outstanding physical comic, with stunningly accurate impressions, amazing sound effects and brilliant routines all delivered with an irresistible energy that is given a unique twist by the ‘voices’ in his head.
idiosyncratic, high energy stand-up. And in preparation for his brand new show Russell has chosen to perform three warm-up dates at the Tobacco Factory Theatre. Tickets will sell very quickly for these shows so don’t delay if you want to see Russell play up close and intimate before he moves up to the enormadome circuit.
February (4-5 Feb) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45pm - £11
Andi Osho: Afroblighty – UK Tour 2011 (Thurs 17 Feb) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45pm - £10
Marlon Davis, Matt Grantham, Tom Allen (4-5
Michael Smiley plus guests (18-19 Feb) – Hen
Andrew Bird plus guests
Feb) – Jesters, 7pm - £10
The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue, Steve Day, Tony Cowards, Mark (live recording for Radio 4) Olver (Wed 9 Feb) –
BBC Radio 4 presents Wondermentalist Cabaret Thurs 27 Jan – Hen and Chicken, 7pm
Tunnels, 7.30pm - £6
Johnny Candon, Miles Jupp and Rhodri Rhys
(11-12 Feb) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45 - £11
(28-29 Jan) – Jesters, 7pm - £10
Jenny Eclair: Old Dog, New Tricks (29-30 Jan) – Tobacco Factory, 7.30pm - £17.50
Paul Sinha plus guests
Andy Ford (11 Feb) – Hippodrome, 7.30pm - £20.25
Stephen K Amos (30
Jan) – Colston Hall, 7pm - £20.25
Star of stage and small screen, former Bristol-based comic Russell Howard is about to launch his latest arena tour with his
John Robins, Mitch Benn
(18-19 Feb – Jesters, 7pm - £10
Russell Kane:
Smokescreen and Castles UK Tour 2011 (Sun 20 Feb) – Tobacco Factory, 7.30pm - £14
Christian Reilly, Matt Green (11-12 Feb) –
Jesters, 7pm - £10
Colin Owens, Nick Page
Jan) – Tobacco Factory, 8pm - £15
and Chicken, 7.45pm £11
John Moloney: UK Tour 2011 (25-26 Feb) – Hen and Chicken, 7.45pm £11
(21-22 Jan) – Jesters, 6.30pm - £10
Russell Howard (26-28
7.45pm - £7
Fresh from a busy year filming his own BBC2 comedy series ‘The Stephen K Amos Show’, Stephen is back on tour with more melt in the middle, heartfelt humour to warm the very cockles of your heart.
Jon Richardson: It’s Not Me It’s You (Sun 13
Feb) – Tobacco Factory, 7.30pm - £14
Jon Richardson, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, regular Have I Got News For You panellist and star of Live At The Apollo will be taking his new show across the UK in 2011.
Popcorn Comedy: The Instant Wit (30 Jan) – The Best Comedy Films and Brewery, 7.30pm - £10
Live Comedy (Wed 16 Feb) – Hen and Chicken,
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John Moloney is a true comic talent. He has become one of Britain’s most indemand comedians during a professional career spanning over twenty years with his crafted, intelligent and original stand-up routines.
Mark Olver plus guests (25-26 Feb) – Jesters, 7pm - £10
Instant Wit (27 Feb) – The Brewery, 7.30pm - £10
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CLUBS Events January Friday 14
Timbuk2 – Nebula with In:Sight, Unity, Link, N-Kwest & Awol
Having launched last year with a massive set from D&B legend Adam F, Nebula have set the bar pretty high. In:sight remains unfazed having warmed up for Andy C, Fabio and Marky to name but a few. Having bagged a residency at Hospitality’s Bristol nights, In:sight - real name Ollie Evans – has got big things lined up for the New Year, starting with a big night with Nebula.
Start the Bus – We like to Party Thekla – Girls Go Free Launch Party ft. Silkie, Deadboy more TBA The Bank – Hot Buttered Soul Basement 45 – Bcb Project ft. Scatcha DVA, Artifact, Zafar Timbuk2 – Grind ft Krysko plus Grind residents Lakota – Alttitude Sickness (Marie Curie Fundraiser) with Subliminal System, Merv, Pieman, Psychosonic Cosies – Dub Studio Sessions: Shanti Sound and Henery Heatwave Dojo – So Bones with
JANUARY/FEBRUARY Velour, Cosmic Erotica, Lampoon
Saturday 15
Start the Bus – Heartbreaker, act TBC Lakota – Notorious presents DJ Marc Smith’s Massive Birthday Stomp with Marc Smith, Gammer, Joey Riot, Sy, Recon b2b Squad-e (Hard Trance, Hardcore and Drum and Bass) Dojo – Empathy Motion – SHIT THE BED with Benga, Sinden, Mistajam, Breakage Lab – DJ Sappo’s Sound Advice Launch with Ruff Stuff, DJ Sappo, Scotty, Stanza, MRK Cosies – Deep Beat Big Chill – Faze Action, Simon Lee DJ set
Sunday 16
Mr Wolfs -New regular Sunday Session with DJ Matt Hampshire playing a soulful brew of boogie, funk, afro, beats & basslines Cosies – Reggae Sunday with Alpha Omega and Boo Boo
Tuesday 18
Mr Wolfs - Ole Vybz!
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Saturday 22
Lakota – Agro & Audio Discharge feat. Phace, Distance, Dom & Roland and more (Fidgit House, Bassline House, Breaks) Dojo – Empathy Allnighter with Lukas, JimRivers, Stuart Wilinson Timbuk2 – Headrush with Kidkut, Asusu and Vessel Start the Bus – No Need To Shout presents Teengirl Fantasy (LIVE), Foreign Office (LIVE), Okay Deejays Cosies – DJ Brooklyn plus guests (DnB, Jungle) Crash Mansion – The Drop ft Beat Assasins
Sunday 23
Mr Wolfs – Dj 16.33 bringing you reggae, funk, old skool hip-hop and jungle
Wednesday 26
Basement 45 - Bear Beats 2 with Jakes (H.E.N.C.H), The Unbearable Bears, The Other Tribe, Gez
Thursday 27
Basement 45 – Off The Grids with Artificial Inteligence, Total Science, The Prototypes Thekla – BUGGEDOut! Ft. L-Vis 1990, Julio Bashmore and Matt Walsh (House and UK Garage) Lakota – Absolute Old Skool with Nifty,DJ Rascal, DJ Twisted, Biglee Cosies - DJ Bunjy and Mike Freedom Start the Bus – Resident DJs (fundraiser event)
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Big Chill Bar – Andy Smith’s Jam Up Twist with John Stapleton and DJ Teepee Dojos – Beat Bristol Timbuk2 – Dub Box
Thekla – Pressure Live presents Proxies Basement 45 – Dirty Note with Logistics
Friday 28
Lakota – Free the Boards with Inner Heights, Sicknote, Trispangle, Papa-Cherry, Psionic Entity alsonude UV body art, interactive graph wall, sculpture, projections and live graff (Weapon of Choice) Basement 45 – Black Achre
presents Fantastic Mr Fox, Dark Sky, Hyetal Trinity - Teachings in Dub with Channel One Soundsystem and Kibir La Amlak Soundsystem Start the Bus – Sound Machine presents: Too Cool for School The Return ft. Very Special Act TBC, Shackleton, Longbody, The Man From Miami Cosies – Special Guest, Flora, Snoopy (2), Deluxs Timbuk2 - Coded Lab – Signal ft Sigma, Utah Jazz, Stanza Dojo – UFO ft. Daniel Wang
Saturday 29
Dojo – Just Jack 5th Birthday; Pt 1 with Tristan Da Cunha, Dan Wild and Tom Rio
For the first part of Jack’s celebrations, Colonel Wrongface cordially invites you to the Dojo lounge, for an evening with BacktoBasics resident, good friend and freakishly tallented Disc Jockey - Tristan Da Cunha. This is going to be a very special evening, and it will be free to those who have a ticket for Motionthe followig weekend for Jack’s birthday party pt 2.
Trinity – Planet Schroom, Banging Psychedelic Trance The Bank – Slipery When Wet Lakota - System Feedback – Psycho Edition with Neuron, T.S.S + Nocturnal Croft – Finite presents Katharsys, Allied, Scamp
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY (Hardstyle, Hardcore, Breaks) Timbuk2 – Morph presents Redshape with Mortal Wombat, LMB, Basement Jack Basement 45 – Crazylegs with Loefah, Ben UFO and Jam City Start the Bus – We Like to Party Hip Hop special with Jon Kennedy (Tru Thoughts), Mr. Wobblesplus residents Cosies – Reggae Saturday: Ragga Twins, Flora Skylion, Dub Boy, Diss Miss Black Swan – Bambi Legs: Music to Make You Shake in Ya Boots with Jazzsteppa, Gypsy Unit, Kloudbreak, Innamoraati, Fat Sandwhich Blue Mountain – Blowpop present The Official Blue Mountain Re-launch Party with Zombie Disco Squad, Style of Eye, A-Skillz, Ghettospheric, Feal The Real Soundsystem, Stereo 8
Sunday 30
Start the Bus – One Big Final SUNDAY CLUB with Allo’ Darlin, The Loves, NotMade In China
FEBRUARY Wednesday 2
Timbuk2 – Crave Opening Party (House, Electro) Start The Bus - Sureskank Social with Zen Death Squad (LIVE), BabaYaga, Neek Timbuk2 – Crave with House Party Beats and Electro Smashers
Thursday 3
Basment 45 – Concrete Dub ft. Ed Rush, Cyantific, Octane & DLR
Friday 4
Monday 7
Thekla - Zoology presents Florrie, 9.30pm - £3
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Basement 45 – GetDarker Valentine’s Day Special with Cyrus, Tunnidge, Darkside Start the Bus – Heartbreaker, Bands TBC
Thursday 17
Motion – Bump Rollerdisco
Timbuk 2 - Wabisabi with DJ Format
This man needs very little introduction He’s got the funk. Well known for being one of UK’s biggest hip hop producers, mix-tape maestro and a damn good DJ, he is returning to Bristol to wiggle your hips with his 2hr set.
Motion – The Drop X Dubs. Tek with Cavlertron, Kutz Quest, Rennie Pilgrim Basement 45 – Concrete Dub presents Ed Rush, Cyantific, Octaine and DLR Start the Bus – East Park Reggae Collective Bristol Premier @ The ABBO Disco (Olk Skool House,Drum and Bass, Urban) Lakota – Bedlam in Bristol: 9th Birthday with Dirtyphonics (live), Danny Byrd, Datsik, Aphrodite, Rat Pack and more (£16)
Saturday 5
Motion – Just Jack & Future Boogie Birthday ft. Tensnake, Dan Ghenacia and Guti (House, Techno and Disco) Blue Mountain – The Blast ft. Plastician, 16bit, Smutlee, Frankenstein Start the Bus – 3rd Birthday ft. Headliner TBC, Acid Washed (LIVE), Live Act TBA, Stopmakingme, Grouplove (LIVE) Black Swan – OUTCAST (House) Basement 45 - Dsci4 with Trace, Siren, Fierce, EBK
Friday 18 Basement 45 - Shoot The Freak - ft. Technique Recordings Showcase
Shoot-the-Freak returns with its biggest line-up so far! We are proud to present Drum & Bass legends Technique Recordings who will be serving up a feast of tearing Beats and killer Basslines - guaranteed to get heads rocking and bodies swaying to some of the biggest and best Drum & Bass sounds around. Representing Technique will be Drumsound & Bassline Smith with support from London’s Tantrum Desire, and of course our very own locally sourced resident DJ’s, who’ll be playing a veritable smorgasbord of beat’s and bassline’s.
Motion – North presents Their Official 14th Birthday Event: Return to the Asylum ft. Angerfist, Day-Mar, Unexist, Dione, Scorpio & Producer & Dolphin b2b Thekla – Shoestring vs True Tiger with D Double E, Sukh Knight, P-Money, Stenchman Crash Mansion – Drawn – Clubnight / Mothboy E.P Launch (Electro/Tech House, Minimal Techno) Start The Bus – Club Cosmique ft. Padded Cell (LIVE), Lukas (LIVE), Richard Sen
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Thekla – Just Jack presents Border Comunity (House and Techno) Start the Bus – Bristol Band Showcase ft. Idels (LIVE)
Saturday 19
Basement 45 – Metalheadz Bristol ft. D-Bridge, S.P.Y, Commix, Break
Goldie’s record label Metalheadz has brought through an abundance of British drum and bass talent and tonight is no different. D-Bridge, S.P.Y and Commix are some of the best on offer in Bristol this month.
Lakota – INNOVATION ft. Grooverider, Adam F, Mampi Swift, Original Sin, Taxman, Brockie, Nicky Blackmarket, Congo Natty Start The Bus - No Need To Shout present Good Natured (LIVE), David Lyre (LIVE), La Sera (LIVE)
Sunday 20
Start the Bus - No Need To Shout present Jamie Woon (LIVE)
Thursday 24
Motion – Bump Rollerdisco Thekla – Pressure Live presents Zebedy Rays
Saturday 26
Start the Bus –Sqeaky Hill presents A Night of Fake Fun... Fake Daft Punk, Fake Fortune Tellers, Fake DJs, Fake Fun
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CLUBS Regulars Monday
The Den – New Wave Mbargo – Suisse Tony presents Bounce – Fun and funky feel good groves to start your week with a bounce in your step - free entry open till 2.30 Bunker - Bed – Commercial, Electro and Party Beats Oceana – The Lash Elbow Rooms – Old Skool Illusions – Live Magic from 7.30 Lizzard Lounge – Free Entry b4 11.30 The Lanes – Monday Club
Tuesday
Mbargo – DJ Jewel presents Diamond in the Rough – Playing the tracks you love all night long. The Hippest, happiest place to be – free entry open till 2.30 Bunker – The Mash Up, the biggest student drum and bass night. Elbow Rooms – Glastonbury Greats Illusions – Live Magic from 7.30 The Lanes – Strike Night Lizzard Lounge – free entry b4 11.30
Wednesday
Bunker – Kitch, the ONLY university sports night! Mbargo – Benny Kane presents Slam on the Breaks – Our jet setting DJ showcases why he’s in demand all over the world playing dubstep, breakbeat, electro, and everything in between free entry open till 2.30 Oceana – Fuzzy Logic The Den – iDENtity, great music, cheap drinks and indie madness Basement 45 – New weekly
january/february bass-music night featuring the besr in national and local DJ talent. Big Chill Bar – Live Music Dojo – Groove On – Electro, techno, house, disco and more. Elbow Rooms – 90’s Dance Illusions – Open Mic Night for all budding magicians The Lanes – 241 Cocktails Lizzard Lounge – Sports Night Platform 1 – Varsity Syndicate – Propaganda – DJ Dan plays the best new and classic indie and alternative - £3 NUS / £4
Thursday
Mbargo – DJ Amo and DJ Dre present Daft Funk – Both DJs serve up a selection of tracks spanning across the years - free entry open till 2.30 Bunker – Rehab – All music genres, Open Decks in room 2 Thekla – Pressure Java – Cocoloco The resident DJs supply classic dance anthems. Elbow Rooms – Rack em Up Thursday at The Hatchet DJ Chunky spins rock, punk and metal. Oceana - Frisky Big Chill Bar – Root Elevation, soul music from the past present and future Illusions – Kareoke Night La ROcca – The Weekend Starts Here - Cheese Lizzard Lounge – Party Night Po Na Na – Shisha Mash Up Prive – Glit and Glow Start The Bus – Hear No Evil
Friday
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Mbargo – Suisse Tony presents – Melting Pot – Start the weekend with a bang with Suisse playing music that will keep you going all weekend long. Thank funk it’s Friday – free b4 10 / £2 after Bunker – The Bomb – FIRE IN THE HOLE! The original Jaegerbomb night! All bombs £2 including our own espresso bombs, DJ Amo and weekly guests spinning BIG BIG electro beats. Java – Bliss DJ Squire and Touch spin club classics, funky electro, house and R&B. Brass Pig – Live DJs open till 2am Oceana – Who’s Up For It The Hatchet – Gimme Shelter – Live music starting at 9.30pm, John the Mod plays 60s psych and garage, northern soul, rock and roll. Elbow Rooms – Purple Blaise Illusions – Live Music and Live Magic La Rocca – The Ultimate After Work Party Lizard Lounge – The Weekend Starts Here Panache – Phat Fridays Po Na Na – Fancy Footwork Syndicate – I Love the 90s – All the tunes you remember from your walkman - £2
Saturday
Mbargo – DJ Jambo presents Higher Ground – Our trusty DJ whisks you away to a melodious wonderland across the spectrum of music to leave you content with merriment and probably hung-over – free b4 10 /
£3 after Bunker – Unisex, Saturday’s biggest student night by far. Brass Pig – Live DJs open till 2am The Den – Indiescretion, never be at a loss for how to spend your Saturday again Java - Just Java The Hatchet - Saturday at The Hatchet - DJ Chunky plays rock, punk and metal. Thekla - We Multiply Elbow Rooms – By the Pool Illusions – Live Music and Live Magic La Rocca – The Big One – Cheesy Classics Lizard Lounge – The Big Saturday Panache – Papparazzi Po Na Na – Po Na Raa Prive – Prive Saturday Sessions Syndicate – Hanky Panky – Bristol’s biggest party of the weekend – free b4 midnight £2 after with flyer
Sunday
Mbargo – Alex Taylor Presents Thankyou please – Alex playing live music the way only he can, plus look out for special DJ sets by DJ Amo and Jambo. Miss work on Monday but don’t miss this night! - free entry open till 3 Cosies – Regae Sunday Elbow Rooms – Grass Roots Po Na Na - I Luv Comfy Sundae Big Chill Bar - Big Chill Brunch – Chilled Out Tunes - 25% off all drinks every week for those working in the bar trade (bring payslip)
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The Old Duke
• Live music every night and sunday lunchtime • Free admission • Open mic night Tuesdays info@theoldduke.com • www.theoldduke.com
Bristol’s No.1 Student Venue