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II“ :,_ I6 Alfreton Road Noftm tel. (01623) 452964 IF YOU HAVE TRIED THE REST (OI I5l 978 7393 NOW TRY THE BEST! I I I - '_' _ _ - ,- BACK TO AIEIASIINILGUTS I Plusl~jYpop‘5Iand Posh have signed to Flhythm Bishop is algdiiitalgpg part in an exhibition records. The band’s debut single Mermaid ' ,1. Hf,» ’ ,- rt»I of Artists Against the Jdb Seekers Allowance. tiiiias released on Jealous records and reached v=‘__i"|'.'¢ 1- -. entitled The Stakes Are High. Organised by the No. 7 in the indie charts. Their new single Shark i Nottingham Campaign Against the JSA the Attack is out 14th Oct. cover: THE HYBIBDS (see Fried Alive) exhibition is situated in Sneinton Market retail Brit punks Apocalypse Babys’ Shooting From photo: Flob Pitt units 29-35 Avenue C, and opens Oct. 7th until The Hip ep is available for £2.50 from 23, Nov. 4th. Other artists and groups involved Monsal Drive, South Normanton, ALFRETON Set in 1999 Epic is Andy Barret's third include Terry Dennett, OCTOPUS, Class War, Derbys. DE55 2BG. commission for the stage in 1996. It follows on John Stockton, The Masked Avenger, the Sheffield -based label ITN Corporation is set to the success of Breaking Bread (see Overall # Anarchist Communist Federation, Mickela release a new soundtrack score by In The 45), and Searching For The Sense of Adventure, Sonola and Mark Somerfield. Viewing times Nursery. Specially commissioned for the classic a new musical for two hundred children written are 10am-4pm Monday and Saturday, 12-4pm silent film The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari will be the with Mat Anderson. Solo shows include My Tuesday and Friday. first in an occasional series titled Optical Music. Nose performed at Broadway Cinema, The Sex While you are there why not cross the way and The 1919 German movie will be showing along Jelly at Byard Gallery and Hey There, Dr. visit ETC Records formerly of Mansfield Ftoad, with In The Nursery’s modem accompaniment in Pancrazio at Potters House for the No More now at 32, Avenue C. their hometown of Sheffield (Showroom, Sat 2nd Hiroshimas Campaign. Andy will perform Epic An art space has been set up in The Alley Café Nov.) where they have not appeared live for over at the Y Theatre, Leicester, 25th October. A to exhibit contemporary and innovative art. lt is a decade. performance of Breaking Bread will take place at situated in Cannon Courtyard, Long Flow West, Scarce have, ahem, made themselves scarce Clarendon College, Nottingham Nov. 4th as part Nottm. Tel. 924 3370 or 9551013. and will not be appearing at the Filly 81 Firkin on of Now '96 Nottingham’s Festival Of Arts for Sheffield based brash pop band Speedy have Oct. 16th or anywhere else.Their final release today. Now in its 7th year the festival celebrates signed a world wide recording deal with Boiler Days Like This is out Oct. 14th. the best contemporary performance, spoken House records via Arista. Their new single Boy word, visual and live art, dance, new music, Wonder is released on Oct. 21st. The song is The Ballad Qt John And Norma digital imagery and new technology, presenting about the relationship a girl has with a poster artists who present their work in non-traditional and how it changes as she becomes sexually Imagine no recession venues such as nightclubs, disused substations aware. She ends up creating her ideal boyfriend It's easy if you’re thick and shops and electronic sites as well as in from from various parts of her favourite pop No single girls expecting theatres and galleries. Sponsored by Habitat, stars: “Jason’s hair, Fiobbie’s stare, Flyan’s hips, their Boyfriendz ‘N’ the Nick. the festival also features specially commissioned Liam’s lips, Damon's eyes, Jamie’s thighs, works, this year including Incarceration, an Michael’s nose, Jan/is’ clothes. . Lilley on the Dole installation piece by Pressure Of Speech, The music industry more than any other is run with Dire Funds, Aargh. Scanner and Dorigen Hammond examining the and controlled by men. The majority of sound concepts and forms of incarceration (Sandfield engineers are men and key positions in record imagine no successor House, Mansfield Bd. 21st-26th Oct. Free). A companies are held by men. Women and Music It's easy it you try Guy Called Gerald, Errolyn Wallen and Buggy is a project initiated by Bandwagon Studios in old Tarzan on a stretcher G Ftiphead collaborate to create a new music Mansfield aiming to give women the chance to being mauled by Lady Di. composition for live instruments and midi improve their. It includes workshops run by technology combined with a computer generated women for women only in playing music, sound, He’d had a Hard Day’s Hype visual language. Called Digital Clubbing it is an lighting, recording, music technology, promoting, and I‘d been rowing with the Frogs. event where The Essance nightclub in stage management, etc. Contact Heather Wilson Nottingham will be digitally linked to to other Imagine Middle England I?! Iain i or Andrea Hall on 01623 422962. clubs with on-line and video conference facilities As part of their continuing fifteenth birthday voting Johnny back 1" ' F}?’ ° FOR.-I-.I:|C19lYé|||N<';.. A-U-RACTIONS Tl with a Performance by Zion Train direct from you may say I'm a dreamer H §§ T as adygzfd °°‘°I°s°’ Euro e transmitted simultaneousl to all the celebrations On-U Sound releases the first ever D V album of remixes on the label. Flesearch And or developed CJD. clubs taking part. Pass that spliff thorough the Development features nine tracks by Dub I SAM FA s ADAIIII S FIEAHIVIILY hot wall... (Nov. 8th) Shoot Bambi do, ‘l Syndicate remixed by such artists as Zion I e reat Northern C LEISURE HIVE ..-1.1. £250 You know we ‘d love you. ,j London Ftoad, Nottingham FFtEEFQ_Fl_A_l=L Train, Huts DC, Rootsman, lration Steppas, 1 (0115) 941 asso Abashanti and Tribal Drift. Dub Syndicate Imagine no possessions 1 PIQSGFIIS WIN A YEAFt’S SUPPLY OF RIZLA. mainstays Adrian Sherwood and Style Scott ln this month’s Freeforall we have an amazing have even contributed their own remix of The You on drugs or something? one whole year's supply of Rizla Originals Only Alternative featuring the vocals of Lee I FRIED cigarette papers to give away to our lucky I ‘Scratch’ Perry and a sample of Margaret HELP! THE SKY ROCKETS EASE winner. All entries will then go into a national Thatcher. That bloody woman just won't go competition to win a stash of Rizla goodies vote NEW LABOUR RACING GREEN aclm.£2 away. The styles range from heavy dub to including a jacket, lighters, cigarette cases, hats, techno with the cream of the UK’s contemporary T-shirts tobacco pouches and rolling machines. 5°°°'- ‘ BaropenuntiI2am dub outfits at the controls. Wicked. Yes, folks, Ftizla have finally come out of the Also on On-U sound is Longtime an album of 1; pint 81 pasta £3 5 ‘til 8pm closet and admitted that they sell 20 million both old and new material by Earl Lowe a.k.a. packets per month. Anyone can enter Little Roy one of the most revered Jamaican ‘ Happy SIX Hours It doesn't matter what you smoke or how much, roots reggae singers. Still plying his trade today, T éagce- 1 8pm ‘til 2am all you have to do is answer this simple Little Ftoy began his recording career in 1965 Pint of strong bitter question. In which edition of Overall There ls A with Jackie Mitto for the Studio One label I Drink eat and good music I lam -1 1 pm Tues -Sun . Bottle of Max Cider Caged Bat presents Smell Of Fried Onions did a packet of Rizla releasing the classic track Cool It, followed by a I Weds . La Béte Des Bleus D? CI? Bottle of Pils THE 2nd COMING OF SINS OF Tl-IE appear on the front cover? Answers on a string of releases with Prince Buster. He Thurs Serve Chilled Again. Digs 81 Woosh only £1.20 all night postcard to the address at the bottom of this switched to the Matador label in 1969, Fri/Sat. Departure Lounge vs Quadrant page. bands on stage from 9 pm subsequently recording with all of Jamaica's top pre—c|ub warm ups 50 metres from Skyy Club with resident DJs 11pm-2am Nottingham artist and poet David Bishop has session players and teaming up with Lee Perry won first prize in an international Elvis Art ' 390 Alfreton Road (opp. Texaco garage) Every Tuesday at the legendary Black Ark studio. In 1974 Little exhibition for his crayon and biro drawing of Ftoy co-founded the Tafari Syndicate and Tafari DJ PABLO Elvis titled Moody Blue. The exhibition is an jazz, funk, latin & tings label based on his strong devotion to :.|r_II-iii _ l onuesrone annual event when people from all over the Ftastafarianism. Every Thursday I Elevate Gus world are invited to submit a piece of ‘Elvis Art’ Featuring the talents of the cream of the UK’s DJ MARK SPIVEY £4 50 adv tickets from the best of which are exhibited in Graceland. session musicians, including Carlton ‘Bubblers’ drum and bass, techno David was awarded first prize in the non- Ogilvie, Skip McDonald, ‘Crucial’ Tony and gabba professional artist category and received a $100 Philips and veteran singer B.B. Seaton, ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED voucher to spend in the Graceland gift coupled with Adrian Sherwood's production 2 mins. from Midland Station catalogue. When asked if he was all shook up, skills, Longtime combines traditional roots with latetritsbackto Dertw. Sheflleld, Lelcs. David explained “lt’s a caricature. l didn’t think \ Sunday 17th November noon-midnight modern production techniques to create a Forturtherdetallscall they'd put the bloody thing up, to be honest!" So contemporary style of reggae music. (0115) 953 8333 THE BEEF all dayer what will he buy with his voucher? “Well, there's j HARD TO SWALLOW dum dums l an Elvis doormat that says ‘Don't step on my Dodgy have a new single if You're Thinking Of FCentral Nervous System iron Monkey 1 blue suede shoes’..." A print of the winning work Me out Oct. 21st. They appear live at Leicester T%itE¥A SEELLE QED UNIQUE l MANGACIDE SILENCER Moody Blue can be seen on display at The Lion Psllchastorrn Planet Cake ' De Montford University (17th) and Nottingham public house in New Basford. Flock City (21st).

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About mother Erin Grant (Demi Moore) who strips to pay for a custody battle for her daughter Directed by Ha NOTHING PERSONAL f;,¢;- if - '35? This thriller loosely based around the Irish troubles in the seventies has been on the backburner for some Andrew Bergman (Honeymoon In Vegas) it co-stars Armand Assante and Ving Rhames. To strip off, Moore fi-T; /:;1§}', was paid a whopping S12 million but it's not what you might be hoping for. There are many shots of her .,-'.-:;' _;-_._ -. -_ -. -. -- - . time but is the first of three films to confront the problems of Northern Ireland. Two other s due soon are 42%/ Michael Collins and Some Mother's Son. topless and some energetic dance routines but thats about it. The plot is pure 70's crime show stuff with a Set in Belfast Nothing Personal is a human interest tale detailing the effects the Troubles had on the lives of blond-haired Burt Reynolds as a kinky congressman involved in blackmail and murder and Demi frequently HYSON GREEN IN BLACK 8: WHITE An exhibition of ordinary folk, how young people can so easily learn to hate, how to use a gun or make a Molotov cocktail, shedding clothes in the middle of it all. Quite why she takes a job at The Eager Beaver when she previously photographs by Jo Wheeler to kill or maim others. Good performances from a young cast which includes John lynch, Ian Hart, James worked as a secretary for the FBI is a mystery. She attacks her boss for putting out beer mats which Nottingham Hyson Green, Comm unity Arts Contro degrade women, whilst on stage she is wiggling her tits to all and sundry. Striptease has the odd funny line Frain and Rhuaidhri Conroy. The ‘bosses’ are a little quite Mafia-like (one is played by Michael Gambon) Revealing the human scale of any vibrant area's trading community ought to provide a feast for the and no doubt figures like them existed. A decent film all told, directed with sensitivity by Thaddeus but will disappoint anyone looking for erotica. The perfunctory stabs at emotion plus threadbare plot will disappoint others. Hubby Bruce llfillis apparently thought it wasn't up to much but Demi was laughing all photogenic eye, and Nottingham NG7 is dearly no exception. Never mind that it's a thoroughly visual 0'Sullivan. MA district to begin with, combining racial fusion and all its attendant paradox, postures and social lt’s Nothing Personal at Broadway Fri lst-Thurs. 7th Nov. £l'.s_tet'°'hsbi"k~ MA science. Jo Wheeler's photographs never fall into a patronising sight-seer's trap, but instead reveal a world not entirely at ease with itself but muddling through with dignity intact. THE PROMISE Hyson Green's more sullen side— domestic violence, burglaries, CI'lIItI prostitution and poverty A reasonably intelligent if slightly contrived piece of work from Margaretha von Trotta about love across the Berlin Wall over a period of thirty years. The film begins in the divided Berlin of late 1961 when folk from —was not intended for inclusion here, but still seeps through via the TICI1 detail of these shots. In The the East would try to escape to the West even though their lives were endangered by doing so. A boy and Valve Shop an array of modem security alarms nestle among more traditional hardware goods; the girlfriend are set to escape; one succeeds, the other does not. although they meet occasionally afterwards, entrance to DSL 8i Sons DIY Centre shows no less than four different refund/bank card warning their love cannot survive the distance of their separated existences. The Promise, sadly, is a failure, notices to dissuade the casual cheat; and the Soho Bookshop owner exposes himself to public view, although a commendable one. For starters the audience has to believe that boyfriend Konrad loves although a remark about him in the exhibition's Comments Book— “it's good to finally collar that LONE STAR (dir. John Sayles) girlfriend Sophie, but not enough to try to follow her. With a view to escaping he becomes a sentry but prick" -may caution a lower profile in future. The latest from director John Sayles, Lone Star is a rich, complex and beautifully crafted modern western frustratingly (more so for us than for him) he still cannot bring himself to do so. Director Von Trotta might These pictures demand more than a cursory glance, for each creates its own clear scenario. Inside the that scratches the surface of a small Texas border town and exposes a history of power, corruption and lies. have come up with a more hard-hitting and perceptive film dealing with the differing ideals of the Capitalist Clouds Cafe, smoking is still permitted over the steaming mugs (not cups) of tea. Note also those West and Communist East. Instead it's a muddled and essentially uninteresting tale about a failing At the centre of its multi-character canvas is a murder investigation and a plot that fluently cuts between staunch allies of English catering, the brown and red sauce squeezy bottles, still adorning each table. present day events and those of forty years earlier. Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) is the reluctant local sheriff relationship and the apparently needless drifting apart of two people. MA who opens up the can of worms, Buddy (Matthew McConaughey) is his popular father who posthumously Broadway keeps The Promise from Fri 18th-Thurs 24th Oct. W Only an elderly man's multi-buttoned digital watdi gives the era away. But oddly we see a No becomes prime suspect and Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) the notorious redneck sheriff and bad-ass Smoking sign portrayed inside contemporary Infant Melody Records, despite the presence of a glut of bully who long ago bit the fatal bullet. Additionally other estranged families are also similarly burdened by ESCAPE FROM L.A. reefer-induced recordings. their own troubled pasts and bravely the film opens out to examine the racial tensions and cultural conflicts “ Snake Plissken? l heardyou was dead. " The Wednesday market place is well represented, with a sign for Ladie's (sic) Vests being one of two that exist in this volatile community. Through numerous stories, tales and anecdotes we learn about these It appears Kurt Russell never escaped from New York because he's doing it all over again in this photos to disclose the modern fondness for misplaced apostrophes. Another quite beautiful picture people's lives and the painful truths that bound them together whether they like it or not. disappointing remake masquerading as a sequel directed by a John Carpenter bereft of new ideas, unless captures two black women, faces etdied with experience of the everyday, touching hands over a pile That's a lot of subject matter to cover in just over two hours and if Lone Star can be criticised, then its for you count Death Race Basketball. His reputation goes before him because of his legendary escape from of lace, tired eyes glancing through the stall's tarpaulin. There's also an advert for Trousers Up To overreaching and attempting to embrace too many issues, ideas and emotions. However, it's verve and Cleveland which is referred to in awe by both friends and enemies, like a running joke only the audience -I-HE HGHTH DAY I Size 50, which should please Happy to Help Barry over at Asda, whose ample proportions fill one of integrity can't be denied and Sayles, an enduring figure of independent American cinema emerges with his doesn't know what happened there, so perhaps there's a third sequel on the way. lt will go like this. Kurt . Lat tf B l ' d‘ J ' ' ' ' the frames. With right hand hovering in anticipation over the stacked baskets, he's the welcoming reputation justifiably enhanced. Those who demand a little more from from their night out at the movies plus eye-patch and Snake tattoo is captured and '‘"1'ected with a lethal time c“Psule that will kill him ll1 a r ctesh mmed ii Enigm -"moi aw van.D°rm'e|.Iher Eighth Day won Best Mm' amid at Cannes wmch was In will not be disappointed. Hank Quinlan matter of hours unless he agrees to enter Mad Max territory armed with James Bond gizmos to seek and niensfrar d-fie e|f"n its IiI§owsItanI0|IIam? Autflim and Pasqum Duquenne. It S a heartwarming tale about mo face of a store whose throttling presence may yet see Wheeler's collection serving as a classic period lone Star shines on Broadway Fri. 18th -Thurs. 31st Oct. destroy The Great White Whatsit On the way he meets a con-man the tart who is bound to be killed and om I re “or 0 owing a am meeting become great friends‘ Auteu" plays 9'5 piece in the next decade. Maybe such fears provided an incentive for commissioning this work in the anyway sex with Snake Plissken would be over in a hurry, a transvestite, a gangster boss, and a ladiator buslne-ssnian H-airy whose Me is falling ap.an' HIS. mariiige asfamed’ work has ceased to be Interesting ~ first place. And yet we see Gurpal in his turban posing happily at an Asda check-out, as if to rubbish THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH I who is bigger and meaner than him but doesn't have Snake Plissken's added incentive of knowing9 he will zzmrriliiadfid d-Ifsing‘rDOES. Bghchancetglne mgm wtgeecgving giuthe ram he comes wuss a lone ma“ at a all notions of white capitalist domination. John Sayles picks an unusual Irish tale as the subject of his latest movie about a long lost son who, die anyway if he doesn't complete the job in time. 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In this hugely thoughtful anthology. innovative director who cares not a jot for commercial acceptability and this film will surprise his fans yet n9' n9 swi uses rn cinema au iences, one, a couple of mice dance with a pair of trousers; complete nonsense but brave, beautiful. and original.. . again merely by adding another dimension to his already wide-ranging back catalogue. all over the world. Harry Dean Sneinton - . Gareth Thompson The Eighth Day breaks at Broadway Fri. 8th- Sunday 17th MA is _ ____ , z

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Basford The Lion CATATONIA Mechanics Arms THE MANZAREK DOORS Leies de Montford Hall FOOTWARMERS noon Leies The Charlotte HARE RAMSDEN JUBA 8pm KIK9I DEE Sleaze Nottm The Skyy Club thursday 24th The Bell Inn Derby The Guildhall COLIN STAPLES JAM WHOLESOME FISH RIVERHOUSE WHOLESOME FISH The Running Horse Nottm Sam Fay’s PHARAOH HOUSE CRASH Lutterworth Moorbarns THE HELEN MACDONALD TRIO SUGAR 8: LUST Filly & Firkin WIDE EYED WONDER Angel Row Gallery Filly & Firkin NOEL JAMES Just The Tonic Doncaster The Leopard ASHLEY MORGAN QUARTET THE NEW BUSHBURY Loxley’s N. Basford The Lion Jcihnny Clarke and Scotty Clark. see 31st photo:Chris Olley MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS JAZZ STRETCH ' Running Horse N. Basford The Lion PAB JAZ THAN Leies The Charlotte OASISN’T THIS VIBRATION I PALIGAP PHAT JI JOHNNY C HUSK WORLD TURTLE TRACER I SOUR MASSICOLLIDE Rock City Leies The Charlotte FEVEFI Nottm The Skyy Club Mansfield The er Nottingham The Filly & Firkin Smirnoff Battle Of The Bands Nottm Sam Fay’s ODDBALL TWIN LIZZY FBI Leies Pump & Tap The Running Horse The Running Horse CHARLIE CHUCK REVOLUTIONARY DUB Just The Tonic Loxley's VIVID SAM ‘MEAN LITTLE BOMBER’ MAXIM ON THE FIDDLE The Charlotte Filly & Firkin WARRIORS Mechanics Arms IAN BUXTON PAYNE Sweet Potato Nottm Sam Fay’s Filly & Firkin Nottm The Running Horse SONS OF ERRIS LOVE lSAAC’S REGGAE MAHA Mechanics Arms DAVIS I RALPH I ENORMOUS SECOND TIME OMEGA The Old Vic The Bell Inn RACHEL STOMP Filly & Firkin ADVERSE Running Horse FIGGIS Nottm Filly & Firkin CARNIVAL OF SOULS I Rock City EASY PIECES Britannia Inn FOOTWARMERS noon Behan’s Bar NIGHT PORTERS Derby The Pink Coconut A BAND CALLED BOB NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AKIMBO 8pm Britamlia Inn MERVIN AFRICA TRIO The Bell Irm Running Horse GOLDBLADEI MANNA I NEON WIDE-EYED WONDER FLESH BLIND Leies The Charlotte BOB BINGHAM DAVID JEAN-BAPTISTE Derby The Band Chapel Rock City NAVIGATORS PATTON & KELLY Mechanics Arms CARAVAN N. Basford The Lion JAMMA FOOTWARMERS noon GELATINE I MAN’OLE ALL SYSTEMS NOTTS lunch Mechanics Arms CACTUS JACK Mansfield The Old Library K-PASSA Thurland Hotel AKIM BO 8pm Leies The Charlotte Marcus Garvey Centre HONEYCRACK I JOCASTA Derby The Flowerpot LIVINGSTON Rock Cty Britannia Inn Nottm The Bell Inn WILL KILLEEN ELVIS COSTELLO THE HYBIRDS I PERFORMANCE Derby Bar l01 New Basford The Lion JAZZ NAVIGATORS ANDY SHEPPARD EASE I RACING GREEN Mansfield The Woodpecker bis lunch Mechanics Arms EASY PIECES LET LOOSE New Basford The Lion Stoke The Stage Royal Concert Hall THE SKY ROCKETS FUDGE KELLY'S HEROES Nottm Behan’s Bar Mansfield Leisure Centre CITRUS I MEMBER The Charlotte ASTRALASIA LODESTAR Leies The Charlotte WHITE TRASH UK Nottm Sam Fay’s Golden Fleece SPACE MONKEYS I IMMEDIATE MOBY I ULTRAVIOLENCE I FOIL Leies The Charlotte Rock city Leies. The Charlotte WORLD TURTLE Rock City FOLK, BLUES & BEYOND THE CARDIGANS EASY PIECES The Running Horse Sheffield The Leadmill Rock City THRE WHEEL DRIVE NECTAR I Mansfield Town Mill Britarmia hm Leics. Pump & Tap New Basford The Lion HIDDEN TALENTS I sunday 3rd JU BA ADESA The Skyy Club A GUY ALLED GERALD N. Basford The Lion TIM DISNEY 81 THE SCORE THESE ANIMAL MEN N. Basford The Lion Mansfield The Old Library GREYNOTE FOOTWARMERS noon ERROLLYN WARREN MARDY I CALENDAR DREAM Sheffield The SCANNER 1 PRESSURE o|= DJS HAZARD I ORANGE PEEL SPEECH Incarceration noon - 6pm THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH The Bell Irm MIND THE GAP 8pm BUGGY G. RIPHEAD Leies The Charlotte Derby Assembly Rooms SAM IJOHNNY Nottm The Bell Inn now '96: Digital Clubbing MYKEE WILDING I ADRENALIN (until Sat 26th) Now 96 Nottm The Essanee Nottm Sandfield House NUT SOIe Jam The Cookie Club NAVIGATORS TYMZ & PIPES COOL IGUANA lunch Mechanics Arms Nottm. Filly & Firkin MY HEAD’S GONNA BLOW UP JAE WHOLESOME FISH GOLDBLADE I THE HEADS Stimulus 10pm -6am WILL KILLEEN MANGACIDE I BAD BLOOD filly & Firkin Marcus Garvey Centre HOOLEY & THE CRACK Running Horse Leies The Charlotte N. Basford The Lion FOKKEWOLF Mechanics Arms JEWELLERS EYE WEAVE IWYOMING + 2 others Smimoff Battle of the PORCUPINE TREE Nottm The Filly & Firkin OMEGA Rock City saturda 16th FOUR ON THE FLOOR The Bell I11n Pump & Tap Leics. The Charlotte Bands semi final 2 Sam Fay’s DRUGSTORE I ELEVATE I GUS The Running Horse GENE SEAMUS O’BLIVION & GOBLIN Sam Fay’s AINSLEY LISTER ACOUSTIC ROUTES Britannia Inn MICK RUTHERFORD The Golden Fleece Leies de Montford University THE MEGADEATH MORRISMEN FOLK, BLUES 8: BEYOND N. Basford The Lion Britannia Inn COLIN JOHNS The Golden Fleece BIG DEAL The Running Horse SPOKANE DODGY N. 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Wiggle Too The Skyy Club CASINO I 39 STEPS Just The Tonic Sleaze Nottm The Skyy Club HARD TO SWALLOW tuesda 22nd POTEEN Mansfield The Woodpecker Loxley’s PLANET CAKE COLIN STAPLES JAM DUM DUMS I CNSI New Basford The Lion Nottm Filly & Firkin THE CHANGERSI ENORMOUS LEISURE HIVEIADAM'S FAMILY Mechanics Arms NO FUN AT ALL I TRAVIS CUT SCREAMING TREES The Running horse IRON MONKEY I PSYCHASTORM Caged Bat Nottm Sam Fay’s BOBBY MACK’S NIGHT TRAIN DEAD JOE Rock City THEATRE OF HATE ELEPHANTS 81 RHINOS Rock City STORYVILLE JAZZ BAND MANGACIDE I SILENCER Mansfield The Woodpecker THE SCREAM Running Horse Leies The Charlotte WHOLESOME FISH N. Basford The Lion PLANET CAKE The Beef all dayer Leies The Shed RAY STU BBS & WHOLESOME FISH The Golden Fleece ROADHOUSE BLUES BAND MANGACIDE Nottm Sam Fay’s Derby The Flowerpot THE SHOD COLLECTIVE Britannia Inn IMMEDIATE I LAZARUS CLAMP HIS AMAZING ONE MAN BAND Mansfield The Woodpecker FOOTWARMERS noon The Charlotte N. Basford The Lion CATHEDRAL I ANATHEMA The Bell Inn AMBIDEXTROUS Joan cooper: CLARKE THE CARDIACS I DUST DEVIL JU BA 8pm FOLK, BLUES 8: BEYOND The Lenton SCOTTY CLARK (without an E ) GORKY’S ZYGOTIC MYNCI THE POPES Leies The Charlotte The Bell Inn BLACK STAR Derby The Flowerpot Leies. The Charlotte The Running Horse VENT 414 HA HA HALLOWEEN PAFITY BROADCAST NAVIGATORS DJS TOM I ANTHONY Rock City Nottm Sam Fay’s Sheffield The Leadmill WIDE-EYED WONDER lunch Mechanics Arms LOS NACHOS I LITHIUM JOE Leics. The Royal Mail Leics. Pump & Tap Sole Jam The Cookie Club SPONGE THE ELECTRONS EMPEROR SLYI ROOTSMAN EASY PIECES The Rig The Running Horse J. CHURCH I CUB GOLD BLADE I BREATHER DWEEB I PLAYER I AVICULTURE IRATION STEPPAS The Golden fleece PHIL TANNER & O.T.T. CAT BALLOU The Charlotte Sheffield The Leadmill Leies The Charlotte AL DICKINSON Club Meets Dub Nottm Sam Fay ’s SPICEY ADVICE CJ BOLLAND I SALT TANK N. Basford The Lion t.b.c. Rock City Nottm The Running Horse SCREAMING TREES I SEAWEED N. Basford The Lion Sheffield The Leadmill EXIT THE ADVENT THE DOCKERY BOYS SECOND NATURE OMEGA Filly & Firkin WISHBONE ASH Derby The Flowerpot jazz consortium , HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO ALL YOU Sheffield The Leadmill I The Bell Inn DEIRDRE CARTWRIGHT Mansfield Leisure Centre ABICD I FREAKZONE Thurland Hotel SEXY SCORPIOS OUT THERE! Mansfield Leisure Centre Jazz Consortium O’Reilly’s 1.

ii - business and has gone all punky-spunky-wanky-rock ‘n’ rolly. lt._is,the MANGACIDE I FANCY place to witness some of the best new bands of young kids_grl1o:re:'ose'_ Nottingham Sam Fay’s to play their guitars properly and hate/want to lcill everyjyre and j ‘lou cannot serious in a place called Sam Fay’s, a thought everything. Yes. Result. I‘ that obviously had crossed the minds of Mangacide as they I FRIED ‘Cue The Pin Ups, four cooler than cool school kids from Reading. Their first gig was one of those histbric evenings-- the energy, the attitude, casually stepped on to the small but perfectly formed platform to deliver an energetic, if slightly pissed, set. think that's where the contradictions come the sheer brilliance of it all. Tonight they may only have played for Hank Quinlan: Born in '91- what do the from. We're the band and we can make up our seven minujes. Only three or Tour songs but hey! those seconds were Following Fancy was easy. Fancy were a well-rehearsed, fairly own rules at this point. We're not working for convincing ‘Blondie-like‘ entity with all the stage presence of Crypt want, need and steal to make them feel so bloody explosive, so demijnding, so imponant, so life enhancing- alright? anybody but ourselves so fuck up the rules, so cool. Mr Evening Session was there and could be heard yelling three microphone stands. What they might be forgetting is Apollo 9: Co-operation. preparation. Just a keep them guessing. “Fucking awesome!” withinwithin seconds of The Pin Ups hitting the that Blondie were there at the right time and Miss Harry was violent attack. stage. The old bloke who signed the Sex Pistols way back when also fuckoff gorgeous. H0: Secret identities-— are the aliases you all seemed very excited. Why? Because The Pin Ups make the hairs on Tile soundtrack to the Kennedy assassination and John HO: Full time pro ‘s since early ’95—— did you use intended to make you appear less like a the back of your neck stand up, they smack you in the face, they are Whaley's creeping bass-line announced Mangacide‘s hour of jump or were you pushed into your full time band and more like superheros such as the X- a huge kick up the arse. They are unlike any other band knocking glory. Everyone had a clear view of the band apart from Bob touring schedule? Men and Fantastic Four? about at the moment. They live for it. Loads of people are going to A9: We definitely jumped. We kinda knew it A9: Actually it kinda started out a lot uglier really, really hate them. Oh yesss! They sing about Robbie Williams, on Mangakeyboards who was strategically placed out of sight behind a stack of speakers (which were soon to become the was coming for a long time and so we were than that. There were a lot of problems with snilfing glue, having sex with older women, killing hippies and school certain things going on down in San Diego, victim of Shaun's Iggy Pop climbing antics. The return, ready for it. Preparation being one of the teachers and that their guitars are out of tune. Perversely brilliant, things the Crypt need, we just brought it on from huge traffic violations to burglary and you will be hearing a lot more about these four school kids. Roll on headlining visit to this former railway station proved to be and it's been going great. theft, those kind of things that some of the the TOO Club. llbuisezf Russ‘ night. This time you could actually hear him. But band wanted to keep quiet. sp when we you still couldn't see Bob, poor old Bob. HQ: The Hair Bear Bunch— out on the road started to get a lot of press we thought it best Managacide were in fine fettle, screeching through songs that just how hard is it to maintain those quiffs? to keep our true names out of it. Now it's just have never sounded better, what with Simon's granite-solid A9: Well, mine's not supercool so that's not a another thing that brings us together and ups percussive time-keeping delicately spiced by Olly‘s squarking problem, that’|l be a better question for the level of entertainment. saxophone. The important ingredient, spontaneously Speedo. Just lots of grease, l guess, and provided, was ‘FUN’. No po-faces or fragile nerves just having a cap handy in case things go wrong. I HO: Drinking to oblivion— what's the best bar in San Diego? cheeky grins, big sounds, slick songs and a soaking wet remember Nottingham because when we were there JC 2000 received a particularly bad A9: There's lots of them. Na Na's is a good Shaun who obviously wanted a drink but couldn't stand still haucut one but if l'm just going pint I'll usually go over long enough to find his mouth. Dan Pike received a puzzled to the Live Wire where a lot of local San Diego but appreciative reception for his sudden appearance, HQ: Dressed to Kill—- who has the final say on bands play. screamed his bollocks off then disappeared. Even the band all those matching shirts? looked shocked. Hey, I thought he was the manager. A9: We all do— l think we know what we're HQ: San Diego Chargers— will they ever win Audience participation gone wrong or a new idea in rock going for and once you find something pretty the Superbowl? performance? Either way Dan looked pleased with himself out there you just grab it. On the first tour we A9: What are you talking about... a couple of even though we were all hoping to catch a glimpse of Bob. ever did we wore all red, but once we hit the seasons ago we went to Superbowl. The Sam Mansour lights it looked all pink, so we've kinda 49'ers thrashed us pretty good but l was just shunned away from red since then. Pink's not happy to see the old Chargers make it up there. they're the worst team to bet on in the RICHARD THOMPSON really my colour. pinks and yellows are bad, I think. whole NFL, when it's a sure win they lose, and Nottingham Royal Concert Hall when it's a sure lose they pull it of their as No dry ice, no bonkers light~show, no inflatable pig, no elaborate somehow. So never bet on the Chargers. stage set, just one man, three guitars and a set chock full of HQ: Knob-twiddling muso question— how beautifully crafted songs chock full of beautifully crafted songs of hard/easy is it for John (Speedo) Fleis and engineer Donnel Cameron to recreate that HQ: Mr Blue Sky— can you name Speedo ‘s doom, destruction, yearning, loss and revenge. llhth occasional five all time ELO tracks? assistance from Pete Zorn (mandolin), Dave Mattacks (percussion) dense wall of sound in the studio? A9: It's painstaking. lt takes forever. You try A9: l think he loves them all. l was listening to and Danny Thompson (enormous upright bass) he held the audience this stuff with him the other day and l was like, spellbound for over two hours. every possible combination of things and then you think you're almost there but you‘re not. I “really, this is ELO, and you like this?" and he HARE RAMSDEN photo: Paul Kilbride In a set dominated by material from his new double album You, Me, was, “Yeah, I love it." It's one more Sleaze Nottingham The Skyy Club Us, he gave us superlative performances of Bank Vault ln Heaven, hear people say that they think the records are fine but wish they were more representative of contradiction in his life. I've got a whole boat Hare Ramsden, Hare Ramsden, Ramsden Ramsden, Hare Hare. and Put lt There Pal both containing monstrously vicious guitar work- load of stuff in my closet... you wanna talk Vishnu & Chips, anyone? Howard Mills and Dylan Bates’ new jazz trio outs. It is his distinctive playing which absorbs you throughout, the live thing but it's impossible to do. l think they're really pretty different mediums, and l Springsteen?l?l l also loved the whole ska started off as a joke and for their first ever gig already Crispin on whether electric or subtly acoustic as on Cold Kisses and The Woods thing that hit San Diego and California... drums is standing in for absent tabla player Biant. I'm not sure at OfDarney. Throw in classic Thompson numbers like l Want To See find bands a little boring live when they sound exactly like their records. John and Donnel are Madness, The Specials, etc., they always had which point l came in as they didn't introduce themselves until the The Bright lights Tonight or Valerie or Shoot Out The Lights and you a horn section with them so I wasn't a second set, possibly because only their fellow smokinjazzdrinkers were have a fine night spent in the company of a songwriter whose definitely the grand overseers. Not to say that my opinion will not mean anything but l trust complete loser for not picking up the guitar. there for the first one, but at some point Dylan announces Freak ln individuality and vision make him one of our most treasured Hardcore and Punk have always been around, Pursuit after a high-pitched skedaddle on violin and sax with a institutions. both of them... get too many people in there and you really lose sight of what you're doing of course, but l also grew up on the Rolling hunting horn and duck call thrown in for good measure. That was John Haylock Stones and the Beatles, so I've always just either before or after Dylan's George Formby-on-Ecstasy rendition of and what you're going for. but it is a painstaking process. i don't know how anyone loved classic rock/pop songs. we used to Arrvstev LISTER THE PORCUPINE TREE When l'm Smashing llfindows. Sacrifice To Mrs. Nice was a choppy, PINK CROSS London Camden Dingwalls laugh about it, you know, what if the hardcore squeaky, off-the-rails affair which makes me wonder if the sheet Pink cross are from Glasgow and don't play England, let alone can sit in a room for eighteen hours a day, day Nottingham The Running Horse Northampton The Roadmender after day, just listening to the same song over punkers came on our bus right now and Heralded by Blueprint magazine as the next Eric Clapton, Ainsley Northampton comprises only of multi-storey car parks and Chinese music Howard and Dylan are reading from is not upside down. As one London, enough. They travel to their gigs by train. This is very caught us listening to this or that. Who the fuck punter pointed out, “ This bit sounds like an earlier part of the set, important. they play delightful punk rock for people who like their and over, but they seem to get their rocks off settles down with guitar in hand and right foot perched on a box take-aways and the Roadmender resembles a cross between the two. on it. cares? They wrote great songs. amplified for accompaniment. Robert Johnson's Kind Hearted Woman, But two hundred rock apes are within its confines getting pissed so we only backwards". Crispin seems to have trouble following and he's the punk rock. Pink Cross rawwkk and when they rawwkk they really Walking Blues and Lowell Fubon's Reconsider Baby are all tackled and join them in the name of Melting Effortlessly into the Background and, drummer! The whole act is upside down and so is the audience for rrraaawwwkkk! If you know what I mean. HQ: An offer you can't refuse— is there encouraging it. Great stuff. When they're not scanning topsy turvy Tonight was a big event for the three girls as they were opening for HQ: Hardcore punk attitude vs Las Vegas brought to the ground with ease and tenderness. from the first note of er, Rock Journalism. Anyway, the Tree hit the stage (elevated showbiz glamour—- where do these anything you'd like to say to make more each song to the last, this is far more than some kid playing his guitar; matchbox) to a tumultuous reception (four people clapping) and begin tunes they whisper to each other or perform skat duets like Eric & bis and Comet Gain. It just wasn't like playing their regular venue the people buy your records? Ernie on acid. Cue duel between sax axe and sawn-off trombone. The Laurel tree, just down the road. After all, dingwalls has a proper contradictions that flow through the Crypt this is a passion, an unending talent, the real deal! Duncan Moules on with a nervous instrumental presumably, like much of tonight's set, come from? A9: Yeah. Don't be such a pussy. Go out and harmonica joins Ainsley for much of the set; he has the ability to from their forthcoming album. The new material is a lot darker and joke wears thin on the audience only a tiny tic before the tipsy stage and and, bugger me, there are even people here to see the buy the damned things, put your money where troubadors tire of it themselves. When they return to ‘serious’ playing bands. Blimey! Pink Cross have a new bass player and her name is A9: You're dealing with a lot of history I think, provide the perfect compliment to his talent without intruding. Ainsley heavier, like the beer I was drinking. Of the familiar material, The between, basically six or seven people. What your brains are. Lister is an authentic and genuine blues man. If you have any leaning Moon Touches Your Shoulder and a shortened version of Moonloop it's Dylan who counts in another duel, this time between a string Jane. llic and Jude are still sharing vocals and punking it out every insrument and a brass one. Ultimately, inevitably some of these pieces moment. The new(er) stuff had ‘loose G-punk‘ splattered all across it is, isn't and what is, is sometimes, and they all towards the blues then go and hear him play before he is whisked off shine like beacons in an already classy performance and the new represent different things that we're into. It's so to greatness. Respect. Chris Carter single waiting sounds better every time. Mainman Steven Wilson get on your tits but at the same time there's also something funny in and (should you care) the old ones made me very happy— the arrangements. As the show nears its finale Howard 'Didier‘ Mills wonderful (s)punky numbers such as Abominadon, Punkrockoutfit, limiting to say that we're a punk band. We've appears initially nervous and awkward but is soon into the music with always tried to make people think ‘what is SECOND LINE Nottingham The Running Horse some great guitar flurries and by the end of the encores sports a grin goes Gong Ho-listic with a Daevid ditty (to Dylan's Graham Clarke to Hot Trash and the bloody classic Drag Star llacin' Queen. Pink Cross complete the analogy) clasping clarinet while Crispin and Dylan do a made some new friends, someone even wanted their autographs, but punk any more’? What is rock any more? What Formerly Tim Disney & The Score, Second Line soak us with Country- of triumph entirely appropriate as this band richly deserve fame, is this Rocket From the Crypt? One minute tinged classic Blues. Lowell George's Willin slides by as does Bob birds, drugs and Lear jets. I predict the new album will bring them drum 'n' kazoo thing with a sawn off clarinet (which Dylan later tonight, although they sure did rawwkk, they didn’t Dylan's like A Rollin Stone. But the covers are merely the padding for closer to all this. John Haylock informs me is actually a xaphoon, a Hawaiian bamboo saxophone). rnaaawwwkkkkkkl If you know what I mean. \_ they're killing each other and the next they're Second Line's self-penned original blue moods. Vocalist Tim Disney It's jazz, Jim, just as we know it. Sid Abuse trying to play a Country & Western song.’ It's Christine Chapel all a contradiction and what I know as the follows in nobody's footsteps and when he puts harmonica to mouth THE PIN UPS London Camden Club Skinny band and what you know of the band l'm sure his reputation becomes clear. Less of an instrument more an extension Club Skinny was the birthplace of Romo, a completely created scene A live recording of the above gig is available on cassette priced £3, c/0 Overall. Hare Ramsden perform live atSleaze third Wednesday are two totally different things. The same goes to his own voice, and when the best back-line in the business kicks in which started off as a bit of a joke outside a certain Camden pub on a for other members of the band, everyone's got there is no better place to be but in Second Line's sight. very hot, drunken night last summer. Romo was crap but a success every month. Chris Carter and all the bands involved are now signed. Now Club Skinny is back in their own idea what Rocket... is to them and l ‘ii-

anarchy. She even misquoted the lyrics. MATERIALL: Decrees from the Fashram I The book starteci.,’lii,f-is as a Ph.D. thesis, and This month’s spiritual wear: Orange Cagoules. JAZZ FUNK~~~MODERN~~~A CID JAZZ I occasionally reads rather like it, too. A more lt was whilst meditating in front of Western rock I detailed index of the characters involved, rather and roll group The Julia"n Cope Band at the than a mere artists listing, would have assisted spiritual gathering known as Reading Festival the casual browser and provided greater cross- that The BagOne Chic_Rag Niche had a vision. LIVE JAZZ AT THE BELL INN Rumpshaken referencing. But as a social and cultural He had donned his orange cagoule in order to ln a cruel twist of fate one of the country’s most directory, let alone its value to the rock historian, look old and -iunt_refldY and therefore remain [N THE OLD MARKET $UARE successfully innovative nights, Rumpshaker, is Banned! is essential and meticulous. humblegbefore the Kingdom of to end. The regular Saturday night, which is just Thirteen years ago as a student in London, I Treq_dybutnot\/eiaysegnsiblyclad Tribe and suvpxYS @ 8pm 19 , ' over a year old, was the king and queen of self- interviewed Radio 1 producer Chris Lycett during téiflowers of Sh§,;)@ho Must Wear A Tiny Top . 1- "- -. styled ‘multilingual nightclubbing’ with it's mix of the heat of the debate/debacle over the Relax... I) ith Protruding Nipples. There was a flash and AIUMBO “t_ hard funk, drum ‘n’ bass, hip-hop, techno, latin, ban. Despite “not really wanting to talk about it’ was he opened his eyes he saw on stage the trip hop, deep house and stuff that defied ‘dance’ he spent the next twenty six minutes offering a iiguitarist of the band wearing... an orange JUBA ‘i and ‘non-dance’ categorisation. The fact that staunchly bland defence of Mike Read’s cagoule! It was a message from the gods. They MIND THE GAP these styles happened on the same night in one decision, avoiding eye contact and staring at the had sent him a sign. As he returned to his camp room set it apart from the rest. wall ahead. It was a corporate closing of ranks the throng did stare at him and declare " Are you Unfortunately circumstances conspired to bring that, despite all embarrassment caused to the not the guitarist with the Julian Cope Band? " At the night, which was ever increasing in station, characterised many of the incidents this the Bag One did rush back to his Fashram lg TUESDArs @ 8pm popularity, to a grinding halt. ‘Legendary’ club related in Banned! Nottingham to issue a decree to all his dedicated’ promoter James Baillie‘s latest club venture The Music censorship, as so many have discovered, followers that orange cagoules are in. Strangelyg WAREHOUSE Essance (formerly Options nightclub) is the can be one treacherous zone to occupy. Caught enough the very same orange cagoule as seen 1; TEMPUS FUGIT venue above The Box. Mr. Baillie, with backing between rock and a very hard place. on stage at Reading did pass him on the street é from Granada Leisure (owners of both venues), Gareth Thompson few days later, filled by a member of the populait is incorporating The Box into the main venue, music combo Performance. , mtg[gait 8151.311;NiIN thereby depriving Nottingham (and the country) NEWBURY ART BY-PASS I FLIM-FLAM Special mention ’ st/zvoxrs @ 12.15pm ‘-— of a valuable night. FESTIVAL The BagOne’s blessing goes out to the group of’ It is somewhat poignant that Rumpshaker, a Proposed Newbury By-pass Site: August townie laddos seen entering Yates's Wine Lodge THE FOOTWARMERS small night that naturally went against the grain 1996 on Friday 6th Sept. all wearing the same T-shirt with it’s open music policy, cheap door and no Quite who had organised what was a bit unclear bearing the slogan "BAG A SLAG FOR THE ‘names’ style, should be seen off by the House at first, but it seems that in response to Friends STAG”. Mwmm@@m scene, obsessed with massive clubs, uniform Of The Earth establishing an official Art By-pass The BagOne also feels much concern for the music, heavy door prices and big ‘names’, a day, the hardcore insurgents still encamped at fate of The Old Angel Public House of Fashion in OMEGA scene that seems hell bent on creating a Go-Tan decided to do things their way. Hockley. An important centre for the exchange of monopoly in clubland. Whilst Rumpshaker isn’t Thus the Overall posse crawled out of the trend-setting ideas e.g What colour to dye your the first victim, it won’t be the last. The Reading rock debris, swapping stories of hair this week ( The BagOne says bright lFlRlElE ADMHSSHON Rumpshaker crew will be considering their Underworld vs Stone Roses, and down into the orange); or paint your fingernails (blue with options but promise they will return. For further first official Flim-Flam route walk event on Merry glitter); when to grow dreadlocks, when to cut info. contact D.O.P.E. PO Box 138, Nottingham Moonday. The Go-Tan camp itself lies just them off; where to rip your jeans/t-shirt/bra/vest; TRADITIONAL PRESERVATION JAZZ NG5 5EZ. inches off the official by-pass route, born from how high should your platforms be this week; D? Cl? the ruins and refugees of sites at Skyward, Pixie means testing for weekly repayments to G Force Village and Radical Fluff. for pre-dyed and ripped clothes you can’t afford, BANNED! Censorship Of Popular Music In Scrambling down the clay-clogged slopes which and many other important fashion tips for those u Britain: 1967-1992 await the Tarmac, threads of blue rope (once who dress spiritually or are Christian. The -- _ Martin Cloonan (Arena Press) used for inter-treehouse walkways) hang lifeless BagOne feels that the vicinity may become a Sam Fay’s in association with Overall presents In 1543, during the upheavals of the from surrounding oaks. A huge Goddess drabber place or worse still a confusing mix of Reformation, a Royal Proclamation was passed sculpture is in construction nearby, and styles lacking direction without the lead of those to suppress all printed ballads fearing they might protesters may eventually negotiate through her Fallen Angelic models to follow. The BagOne’s Thursday 21 st November “subtilly and craftily instruct the king’s people vaginal entrance (’scuse me Ma’am) to reach advice to those unsure how to dress is: sexy and the youth of the realm". two hefty lock-on points when the earthmovers underwear beneath bright orange cagoule. ‘ I Four hundred and fifty three years down the line, start rumbling again. Further on, several car However the BagOne is pleased to report the 5§ , and the youth of this realm are still receiving displays provoke their own thoughts and reopeining of The old angel on Friday 18th Oct. subtle instruction from the minstrels of their day. queries. One is covered with smashed distorting See you on the runway. What Cloonan’s admirable tome sets out to do is mirrors; another is stuffed with flowerpots and Dedi Khatedfollowah compare the deep set fears that today’s plants; and a third wrecked vehicle half reveals a DJ$MARK SPIVEY Adm 24.50 (£4 NUSlUB40)Q ’ suppressors have in common with their naked shop dummy. THE FIVE BASIC LAWS OF ancestors. Passing a Druid offering blessings to some HUMAN STUPIDITY He sensibly limits his study to a twenty-five year earthy mound, we come across the first of Thursday 28th November period, although rock ‘n’ roll’s jarring impact had several new compounds where milling security 1. Always, and inevitably, everyone kicked in long before this. But 1967 provides a guards pace idly around, noses pressed to the POISONED ELECTRICK HEAD useful starting point. It was the year that brought bars of their huge fenced cages. “lt's a bit like underestimates the number of stupid Sergeant Pepper, the closure of pirate radio coming to the zoo,” giggles one of our party, as individuals in circulation. ( ex-Back To The Planet) stations, Radio 1’s opening, publication of Mary we overtake a group who have heeded the Whitehouse’s first book and the Private Places advice of pirate station Tree FM (see Overall 2. The probability that a certain person be DJ MARK SPIVEY Adm. £3.50 (£3 concs.) of Entertainment Act which gave local authorities April 1996) to “get yer kit off for Mother Earth." stupid is independent of any other increased control over night clubs. Well, the sun was pretty fierce by 2pm. characteristic of that person. And given that Cloonan could probably update The local Gestapo turn up to liberate a security Tuesday 17th December this text every five years or so, 1992 offers a van that was getting a damn good dancing on, 3. Non-stupid people always underestimate sensible cut-off point. Here we had the 25th and to arrest those paying an uninvited visit the damaging power of stupid individuals. THE RHYTHMITES l anniversary of Radio 1's oddball censorial around the confines of one compound “in case policies, Radio Luxembourg’s demise, Ice T’s they cause any damage.” Surveying the ln particular, non-stupid people constantly notorious dispute with Warner Brothers via Al & battered wastelands around, decked with forget that at all times, and under any DJ PABLO Adm, £3 Tipper Gore (publicly rebuked by REM for their bulldozers, mudheaps and tangled wire, it was circumstances, to deal with stupid people action) plus the first rumblings of Britain's impossible not to point out that perhaps they'd always turns out to be a costly mistake. scrambled Criminal Justice and Public Order arrived a year too late to halt any ‘damage’. Act. Back at the flourishing gardens around Go-Tan, 4. Stupidity is contagious. all gigs doors 8.30pm bands 10pm bar 2am In between these two margins the author has we watch a horse figure being etched into the stacked an exhaustive survey of the impact, both hilly field opposite. And Paulo Fedeli is given two 5. A stupid person is the most dangerous major and minor, of successful or attempted oak plants to reset back in ltaly’s favourable type of person. SAM F ’ censorships. Some were purely subjective, such climate, where mighty trees will indeed grow as Mecca’s corporate decision “to avoid pitfalls” from such small acts of kinship. London Road, lfitxtgfam by banning punk acts from all their venues. Gareth Thompson Corollary: a stupid person is more -|-e|_ (0115) 941 8560 with special guestScotty Clark (without an E) Others, such as Mary Whitehouse’s dubitable Contributions, poetree, music, encouragement dangerous than an outlaw. letter to ex-Top Of The Pops producer Johnnie etc to Tree FM, c/o 3rd Battle, PO Box 5520, Live at Sam Fay’s Ha-Ha Halloween Party Stewart demanding a ban on the Alice Cooper Newbury RG1 H 7YW Thursday 31 st October doors 8pm adm. £5 (£4 concs) video for Schools Out, are the genuine article of conservative loathing bestowed on bubblegum