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The New www.theNewRoxette.com Roxette ISSUE TWELVE – APR/MAY 2010 FREE John Otway FREE FREE inside this issue John Otway The Last Local Rock Show Southcourt Studios News, Reviews & Interviews …and so “Regrets, I’ve had a few..!” much more! www.theNewRoxette.com Welcome to Editorial: Stuart Robb The New Roxette Judy Pearce ...as the days are slowly getting longer, and ever so slowly warmer, we look forward to Rick Pearce another exciting music-packed summer of local (Aylesbury) live music, entertainment and festivities. Advertising: Stuart Robb As mentioned in our previous issue, The Last Local Rock Show, will be taking place at Aylesbury’s Civic Centre on Friday 28 May, headlined by The Original Sinners, and Design: featuring a total of seven local acts. TwoStrong Design This event is a ‘local-bands’ farewell tribute to the ‘famous’ Aylesbury Civic, which will Website: be closing its doors for the last time early June, to make way for the fantastic Aylesbury Anthony O’Sullivan Waterside Theatre. This is going to be an amazing ‘Local Rock Show’ event, so please come along, check out and support some awesome local bands, and let’s give the Civic Photography: the biggest (and loudest) send-off it deserves! Neale Wareham Tickets for The Last Local Rock Show are only £10 in advance, and £12.50 on the door, Terry Lee and available from the Civic Centre Box Office: 01296 486009. Printing: Tickets are also available online at WeGotTickets and TicketWeb, and full details can be Fresh DPS Ltd found at AylesburyShowcase.com, and AylesburyCivic.co.uk. Contact: INSIDE this month’s issue, we talk exclusively to local legend John Otway, AND e: [email protected] catch up with all the bands, who will be performing at The Last Local Rock Show. t: 07765 258 225 The Official Website and all our Social Networking sites are still very active, so for more details and links visit us online at: www.theNewRoxette.com. AND if you’ve missed any previous issues, they are all online on the ‘Magazine’ page, which can be downloaded with a ‘click’ of a button! twitter.com/ And, if you have any News, Comments, or even Gossip you’d like to tell us, – email us at theNewRoxette the usual address… c/o: [email protected] www.myspace.com/ So until next time, we hope you continue to enjoy The New Roxette, and see you again theNewRoxette soon… The New Roxette NEWS ROUND UP well, THEY ARE BACK in 2010, with a fresh new sound, new material, and expect some new gig dates to be posted online shortly. Organiser’s of the very popular (Aylesbury-based) ‘Hobble on the Cobbles’ Festival (aka Buckinghamshire’s largest Congratulations to the Pearce Family who raised free all-day music festival) have announced local band over £150 for Sports Relief last month, by walking THE RED BULLETS have been given the opportunity to (and running) 3 miles for the charity. headline this event, which celebrates its 5th Anniversary this summer, on Bank Holiday Sunday 29 August. Good Luck to our friends at Crash Records who have been nominated for the ‘Best New Label’ Managing Director Stuart Robb explains Award, courtesy of The Recharged Radio The Pearce family “We are extremely proud, and very pleased to have The Red Bullets headline Awards, which will be held at 93 Feet East, our very special 5th Anniversary event. They are one of the hardest-working Brick Lane, London on April 15th 2010 (7pm). local bands around at the moment, and have played in Aylesbury a number Recharged Radio is a cutting edge new music station who support of times, and have a very supportive fanbase”. the best new and independent music from all around the UK. There are Stuart adds “...this is what HOTC is all about. Being able to support the local 16 categories who will receive awards on the night ranging from Best bands and the local music scene, and being able to give something back to Female to Best Video and from Best Album to even the Best Shoes! For the town, and all the local music fans who have supported the event over more information visit: rechargedradio.com. the past four years. We hope this will be another great event, and we’ll be shortlisting and announcing the rest of the line-up very soon”. Popular Aylesbury rock band Alight release their debut single “Eyes For all the latest news and information visit: AylesburyShowcase.com Aflame/Warm Wreckage” on 19 April. If you’ve not heard of Alight yet, you soon will, and this single is a must have…! Also you can catch the Do you remember D’arcspire..? band at The Last Local Rock Show, and Aylesbury Festival this summer. FANTASTIC dark-melodic-rock band from West London, who built up a myspace.com/alightbanduk massive local following several years ago, who released a very popular debut mini-album called “The Infinite Within-The Finite Without, (on The official launch ofJohn Otway’s new autobiography will be on May Aylesbury label Jam Central Records), and who have gone through Morning (Saturday 1 May) at 6am, outside the Bear Public House, Alfred more line-up changes than Evanescence and Iron Maiden put together... Street, Oxford. 1 (continued on p2) (continued from p1) Joining him to celebrate the launch will be the Big Band playing a live Holiday Sunday afternoon to set featuring all of his hits and flops. check out some great bands and “I Did It Otway” will be available from the merchandise stall and naturally support a worthy cause. he shall be more than happy to sign any copies that are purchased. For more information, and to READ the Otway interview BELOW for more details, more stories and make a direct contribution to the about what he went through writing the book... charity please visit: myactionaid. org.uk/maxfeedback/hope-for- A brand new magazine called Vale Life is a stylish, new, monthly, haiti-concert Maximum Feedback glossy, lifestyle magazine that will focus on Aylesbury and surrounding villages. It will be available free for pick up in a variety of locations One of the best kept secrets in the Aylesbury/MK area is the relatively large from supermarkets, hair/beauty salons, village stores, doctors surgeries, number of music sessions that run in the locality – mainly in pubs. These coffee bars, pubs, restaurants and in a variety of shops and businesses sessions are mainly acoustic or traditional folk based (e.g. English, Irish, for staff and customers. First Edition due 1st May, so keep an eye out Old Time/Bluegrass etc) and have differing levels of musicianship from for it... beginner to near-professional standard. Some specialise in instrumental music, some involve singing (“singarounds”) and others have a mixture On 30 May, there is a Charity Concert in aid of the Hope For Haiti appeal, of the two. To find a session near you check out: http://mksessions. which will be held at The Hop Pole (Aylesbury) from 2pm. blogspot.com - This list is pretty much kept up to date, but it is worth Numerous bands are all pulling together for this wonderful event checking with the session organiser (usually listed in the blog) if you plan including Maximum Feedback, Old Country Union, Lost Minute, to travel any distance, or if you want to check that the particular session Glyn Devey, Michael Lee, The Observers to name but a few. suits your style of music and playing ability. They are also great for just turning up and listening - and all free! (Steve Upstone). A local couple from Aylesbury, Jeanette Cutler, from Maximum Feedback, and partner Paul Bennett are organising this event. Jeanette says she hopes to raise £1000.00 for the appeal. Date For Your Diary: Aylesbury Festival (Kingsbury) will now take The event runs till 8pm, so make sure you pop down on a sunny Bank place on Saturday 17 July, and Sunday 18 July 2010, 11am-4pm. More details to be announced in the next issue... I Did It Otway..! Regrets, I’ve had a few…! We’re really pleased to catch I found out four weeks before take off that I was not a big enough star to do up with Aylesbury ‘legend’ this and the subsequent fall-out for this error of judgement meant that this John Otway once again… book would have to be subtitled Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure again..! Hi John, We last interviewed you in April 2009 (The New What was your favourite and least favourite parts of the book to write? Roxette Issue #5), when you It was fun to write about The Hit story and nowhere near as much fun to had just finished the first draft of your new book, so please tell us write about the World Tour. what else you’ve been up over the past 12 months? Will you be doing any local book signings? If so, when and where? As well as getting this new book sorted out and the usual gigs, I also We’re working that out now - hopefully we will. Check out the website for managed to complete “The Incompatible Otway and Barrett Tour” a sixty- all the latest dates. day trip around the UK. Are you coming back to Buckinghamshire (and in fact Aylesbury) The new book is called..? to play live? ‘I Did It Otway’ and the launch party is at the Bear in David Stopps is trying to arrange a Friars gig on Friday 4th June. It will be the Oxford at 6:00 am May Morning.