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2008-12-31T16:00:00.041+00:00

Here are the Top Ten news stories from recent weeks

1: Campaign for a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park

2: Poetry for the Inner Child

3: Cycle East

4: Trouble with a Kookaburra, Down Under

5: Wonder at the Half Moon
6: The Power of One

7: Grendel Stalks the Night...25 years on

8: Rabid Dog on High Street Claims Another Victim

9: Say NO to Form 696
10: Advertising music

INDEX - A

2005-12-31T16:00:00.002+00:00

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Absolute Radio's You Can't Cheat : Acoustic Fridays Vol 1 CD now available :

Advertising music : All Change Sundays at Saddler's Arms

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Absolute Radio's You Can't Cheat

2005-12-05T16:00:00.018+00:00

Some of us just don't have the time, or patience, to wake up that early (7:45am) or even (9:15am). yes we can wade through hours of the free Podcasts available on Itunes, to find the all the answers to the previous questions, but some of us have to work for a living. So I've done it for you....so you won't have to. Maybe its true you can't cheat......but I hope this helps.

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Here are the Questions and Answers so far.
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Question 1/5: What was roughly about 3200 Kg

Answer: Weight of stolen gold in the film "The Italian Job".

Google proof? http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2009/01/23/save_the_bullion_feature.shtml

January 2009

Question 2/5: What's next and why 7..9..18..?
Answer: 25 - Date of George Harrison's birthday

Ringo 7th, John 9th, Paul 18th, George 25th - Beatles Birthdays

Question 3/5: I did it twice, who am I?

Clue 1: I did it in the 1980s
Clue 2: I did it on TV

Clue 3: I was a deputy inbetween
Clue 4: School badge

Answer: Mrs McClusky - Headmistress 1981-1984, deputy 1984-1986, Headmistress 1986-1991

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Question 4/5: What links Top Gear with High School Musical?
Clue 1: The Other Big Book at Christmas

Official Answer: Both have alarm clocks on page 153 of current Argos catalogue.
What if you shop at Tesco Direct, Littlewoods, or other catalogue companies?
Alternative Answer: Both are Guinness World Record holders.

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Question 5/5: What is 98 Seconds?

Answer: Adam Faith's No1 single "What do you want"
19 weeks from 20 Nov 1959 (the total from adding the numbers in question 2, weird)

Apparently you not only must to have the right answer, you must have their right answer. Also Its a mystery to me why they have to ask all 10 lucky callers to answer the questions off-air first. By the time the dice has rolled, the presenters already know the result, so why bother talking to the listener.

ACM Summer School

2005-12-04T16:00:00.001+00:00

The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford is running an intensive week long course for local young musicians. It will be held from the 18th-22nd August an include guitar, bass, drums, vocal and music production.

£349

Call 01483 500800 to book a place

Acoustic Fridays Vol 1 CD now available

2005-12-03T16:00:00.000+00:00

This bargain price CD contains 17 of the best performances, some recorded at Farnham Maltings. Tracklist: Easier To Cry* (Big Wednesday), Heaven Knows (live, Rob Reynolds), Isn't It A Shame (live, Jenny-Lynn Smith), Heart Attack* (Without Grace), She Turns The Key (Sequoia), Firelight (Alastair Brown), Give Up Giving Up* (Laura Colegate), Operator* (Logo), Alcatraz* (Mike Henson), Resuce Me (Rachel Mari Kimber), I Could Be (The Lightyears), Slow Song* (Retrograde Inversion), Lectures & Lies* (Subdelta), All For Nothing (Anna Neale), Gravity* (Rachel Deadman), Tilt-A-Whirl (Case Hardin), Close To Tears (Wire Jesus).

Price: £5

More info: http://www.redder.co.uk/music/acoustic-fridays

Advertising music

2005-12-02T16:00:00.001+00:00

Ever since the Levi's adverts in the 1980s and 1990s including Stiltskin's "inside", and Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" started using pop music, there has been a strong connection between the audio and visual elements of adverts. The batton was then picked up by VW with The Bluebells' "Young at Heart" and Acker Bilk's "Stranger on the shore". Then we had Ladysmith Black Mambazo's "Inkanyezi Nezazi" for Heinz baked beans, Wheatus's "Teenage dirtbag" and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" for Renault. More recent examples have included Andy Williams' "The impossible dream" for Honda, Republica's "Ready to go" for Halfords, and James Taylor's "You've got a friend" for the AA. Current examples include Blackheart's "Unlike Water" in the flowing Moben Kitchens commercial, Nancy Sinatra's "The End" in the funny film edited one for Vodafone, Jose Gonzalez's "Heartbeats" and Rolling Stones' "She's a rainbow" for Sony Bravia. Now we have the folky twang of Simone White's "Beep Beep Song" while the Audi R8 builds itself.

For more info about these and other advert music http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk/

All Change Sundays at Saddler's Arms

2005-12-01T16:00:00.000+00:00

Sadly the Jazz and blues on offer at the Saddlers Arms in Send has come to an end. A new selection of bands will play, starting in a few weeks. If you are still searching for free live Jazz it is available at Cricketers, Horsell Birch on Monday nights from 8:30 to 11pm.

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2005-11-30T16:00:00.001+00:00

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Bellowhead on Later with Jools Holland : Boileroom - a new venue in Guildford :

Breaking the sound barrier

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Bellowhead on Later with Jools Holland

2005-11-03T16:00:00.000+00:00

Bellowhead will be performing songs from their debut album "Burlesque" on "Later with Jools Holland" to be broadcast on Friday 1st December, 11:35pm BBC2. They will be sharing the stage with Be Good Tanyas, Keane, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Find out more: Bellowhead website

Boileroom - a new venue in Guildford

2005-11-02T16:00:00.001+00:00

On Monday 25th September, a new creative arts and music venue called the "Boileroom" will be holding a pre-launch party featuring performances by GoodBooks : Hipslinky : DJ Goldierocks plus special guests and a few surprises mainly for press and industry. It aims to be an all-round cultural focalpoint for the area, offering comedy, disco, hip-hop, film, folk, funk and soul, Jazz, new up and coming musicians, photography, poetry, rock and roll, Ska and even techo-dance club music. Every month they will have a featured Artist or Photographer or Inspirational Person. In charge of bookings, press and promotion for the Boileroom is Dominique Czoper, who has for many years helped to run Spill Magazine, a highly valued journal for keeping up to date with the movers and shakers in the ever-changing music scene.

Press or industry : e-mail dom@boileroom.net

General public : Tickets for the pre-launch party are £6 and have been limited to 100, call 01483 440006

Admission: for films, gigs and other performances will range from free to £7 For more info see http://www.boileroom.net or http://www.myspace.com/boileroomgu1

Breaking the Sound Barrier

2005-11-01T16:00:00.003+00:00

Many clubs and pubs are having noise-monitoring equipment fitting in order to find out the true Db level of both life and recorded music. Many of these devices have been wired into the main electricity supply, and in a similar way to a circuit breaker, it will automatically cut all the power in the building if the sound level goes too high. This as you would imagine can have a very disturbing effect on anyone at the gig or party, and esspecialy the elderly many of whom like to have a proper celebration once in a while. It is also be a curse for the performers who are only there trying to entertain. I can understand that some nearby residents can also get annoyed by the loud music, lots of people having fun, but then most if not all of the pubs were there long before they bought the house. They will have to concede that if they want a local venue to attract enough drinkers to survive in this modern economic climate, live music is becoming an essential part. Its funny how you never get Landlords complaining when there's a noisy residential party. I understand that the venue manager's are being forced, either by the brewery's PR dept or following previous complaints to have these monitors installed. There doesn't seem to be any list available to premises with these noise meters, or even a sign on the door. I think that it should be the respronsibility of the venue to warn both the artists and the audience in anvance about the possible outcome of having a good time. We all have a right to be able to choose.

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For more info: http://www.musicmonitor.biz/pubnoise.html
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2005-10-31T16:00:00.002+00:00

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Calendar 2008 : Campaign for a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park :
Commuter Jazz at Queen Elizabeth Hall :

Christmas 'Round Ours - State of Undress : Cycle East : Cyder House Players - Last one

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Calendar 2008

2005-10-06T16:00:00.000+00:00

Please check out google calendars, you can keep track of all your appointments and by sharing my calendars you can find all the Events, Festivals, Gigs, Karaoke, and Open Mic Nights for next year. You can choose to add just the one you want or all. You can also display more than one at a time, to get the complete listing. Simply click the the link below.

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Does anyone know of a better shared online calendar?

Campaign for a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park

2005-10-05T16:00:00.001+00:00

I have started a campaign for a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park. At present I only want to guage the public opinion of Woking Residents, and indeed the music lovers of Surrey, to the idea of creating a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park. For anyone else out there who lives in Woking, Surrey, and loves good live music, and has often wondered, what it would be like to have free open-air concerts in Woking Park. You only have to visit Farnham or Godalming Parks, or Guildford Castle on a summer Sunday afternoon. All of these local Parks have recently invested in Permanent Bandstand structures, with power connections to provide a perfect stage for local musicians to perform.

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I know that Public Bandstands have been strongly associated, in the past, with Brass Bands, but this new structure should also be used for Folk, Jazz, Rock, Soul, or even Blues, indeed any other genre of music that will draw a crowd. There has to be a period of consultation with local musicians, residents, and other interested parties in order to finalise the plan.

The best way to express your support for this idea is by sending an e-mail to Hannah Smith, Arts Development Officer at Woking Borough Council. I have already been in contact with her, and was informed that in 2009 the Summer Sounds Season had included some performances in Woking Park. This was news to me, although I've been running a local live music review and listings website, called Inhibition for the last four years. It seemed clear there had been a lack of good publicity as is often the case.

Hannah Smith, Arts Development Officer at Woking Borough Council - Hannah.Smith@woking.gov.uk

They have a database of bandstand performers, though at present this does not include any Rock / Pop / Folk artists. So if you'd like to be considered send in your details. The Council have also been cosidering hiring a temporary bandstand, but were unable to find one that could be safely left on site. I have set up a facebook page to find out if anyone else in Woking feels the same.

Campaign for a Permanent Bandstand in Woking Park

I think that the perfect site would be the hillside grassed area bordered by the miniature golf, tennis court, and footpath up to Constitution Hill (proposed Site 1) on the Google map under facebook photos. If this is not available then on the Putting Green, bordered by the Bowls Green, Pool in the Park, and the Cricket pavillion (Proposed Site 2).

Thankfully, we now have a bandstand in Woking Park. They finally decided on Proposed site 2. Sadly it is still under-used.

Christmas 'Round Ours - State of Undress

2005-10-04T16:00:00.045+00:00

This folk-rock band form Dorset have released a special E.P. called "Christmas 'Round Ours", to celebrate the season of goodwill and bring some relief from the dreary X-factor, which seams to dominate the charts and media. It contains 5 tracks, starting of with the single mix of the title track. Next is a cover of the classic "Failytale of New York" with added spice from husband and wife, Alan and Charlie Rose. Then comes the haunting and tranquill "Christmas Truce / Silent Night" based on an article by Simon Rees. Please note the seamless transition between the German's singing Stille Nacht and the English Silent Night, demonstating the close links between the two languages, and the futility of war. Then there is a new recording of "Take me to the leader", a track from one of the bands earlier LPs, written by Peter Foster. The final track is an extended mix of "Christmas 'Round Ours".

Listen: Christmas 'Round Ours

Reviews: A Christmas single you can like…? There’s a decent enough tune here (with a strummy guitar bringing to mind The Jam’s, That’s Entertainment) and enough oomph to power a sled, but no cliché is left unturned in the lyrical department. Amongst the extra tracks I enjoyed the zesty cover of Fairytale of New York. GM

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Commuter Jazz 3rd Nov 2006 - 26th Jan 2007

2005-10-03T16:00:00.003+00:00

A free series of early friday evening concerts in the Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, on the South Bank in London.

03rd Nov 2006 - Michael Mwenso Quartet
10th Nov 2006 - Mike Westbrook's Village Band
17th Nov 2006 - Lol Coxhill
24th Nov 2006 - Frank Harrison Trio
01st Dec 2006 - Patrick Cornelius/Quentin Collins Quintet
08th Dec 2006 - Mike Carr's Blue Note Band
15th Dec 2006 - Anita Wardell Quintet
22nd Dec 2006 - Tomorrow's Warriors
29th Dec 2006 - Sophie Garner Band
05th Jan 2007 - Zoe Rahman Trio
12th Jan 2007 - PD3 (Pete Downes Trio) with Dick Pearce
19th Jan 2007 - Clark Tracey Quintet
26th Jan 2007 - Tony Woods Project

For more info see: http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/series/26.html

Cycle East

2005-10-02T16:00:00.118+00:00

What a fantastic idea, have 3 bands playing 3 shows at 3 different venues, and all for free. Make the venues just far enough apart to provide a little bit of exercise, either as suggested by the organisers by bicycle, on foot or using public transport, as it was the audience and not the bands that had to move. Each show started at 2, 4 and 6pm, and lasted about an hour. So your could choose between 6 possible running orders, giving everybody a different experience of the same event. Soweto KINCH played in the bar at RichMix, a community-based arts centre and cinema complex. The London Gypsy Orchestra played at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club. Indy band Sweet Billy Pilgrim played at Toynbee Studios. There was no pre-booking, you just had to get there early and all squeeze in somehow. After much deliberation I decided to see the London Gypsy Orchestra first.

On arriving at the Working Men's Club, a lovely old building now surrounded by a modern housing estate, I could hear the end of the soundcheck. The hall upstairs had high ceilings and was about thirty foot square with a proper stage and bar. I was lucky to find a seat, but in a matter of minutes the room was full. There were people standing at the back, sitting on chairs in the middle and even sitting on the floor at the front. All age groups were represented. There was a spontanious round of applause as the Orchestra made their way through the crowd to the stage. The full Orchestra has about 30 members, but this was just the professional ensemble. Even so there was 6 violins, 2 flutes, oboe, guitar, lute, and a women sitting at a table with strings and she hit them with little hammers kinda like a dolcimer. There was total hush in the room while they were playing, apart from a couple of tunes where we all started rhythmically clapping. At one point the lead violinist jumped down off the stage and sauntered through the crowd while still playing her instrument. The time seemed to fly by and it was on to the next show.

I had checked out on the internet where all the venues were, and so had a general feeling of the right direction, but also had my sat nav to guide me, as I got closer. Although it doesn't have a walking mode, and gets a little confused as you quickly change direction, and misses out alleys and footpaths that might save time. Thankfully it was a glorious sunny spring day, perfect for walking the city streets. When I got to Toynbee Studios the cafe area where we had to wait was packed, though I think that many of them had come out of the 2pm show. The performance was in a charming auditorium with a twenty rows of seats and a big stage at the front. We all clapped as Sweet Billy Pilgrim were introduced. They had 2 guitarists, an accordian/keyboard player and a drummer. One of the guitarists had to retune between almost every song, but this couple of minutes gave the drummer a chance to joke with the audience and inform us what the next song was called. They write their own songs including Bloodless coup and Kalypso. They created some wonderful harmonies with all four singing on some of the tracks.
Lastly I ended up at RickMix, where Soweto KINCH was playing in the bar. Another large room with concrete at glass, and a balcony. It was already full, but I managed to find a chair. I'm not sure, but it felt like the majority of them had been there all afternoon. They were also serving food which made it smell like a canteen. He started off playing the saxophone, accompanied by a double bass and drummer. But after a few numbers, he started to rap, and invited some of his friends to join him on stage. Although I'm not a great fan of rap, I did like the Notorious BIG and Eminen, but I don't think I was the only one in the room who would have rathered hear him play the sax for the whole hour.

Cyder House Players - Last one

2005-10-01T16:00:00.002+00:00

The venue was packed with musicians and music-lovers for the last night of the Cyder House Players. Over the last 18 months this has become one of the regular weekly highlights on the local live music scene. The evening started with a couple of numbers from Susie Clarke, who has been personally responsible for both hosting the event and inviting/organising the musicians who want to play. Maxine? - COLEGATE, Laura - AUSTIN, Rich - ALLCOTT, Graham band - SEUME, Tristan - TABBUSH, Anna - flowers - SC & RA - Dave.

Venue: Cyder House Inn, Shackleford : 730pm : Map

Admission: FREE

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2005-09-30T16:00:00.000+00:00

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Download Free Music : Bob Dylan's new album - Modern Times

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Download free music

2005-09-02T16:00:00.000+00:00

Here are just some on the websites offering legal free downloads of music of all genres.

All About Jazz - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ - Michael Ricci
definitive Philadelphia based jazz site
Amie Street - http://www.amiestreet.com/ - Amie Street Inc.
sell your songs, and spot new talent - but there is a catch
The "B" Side - http://www.redkelly.blogspot.com/ - Red Kelly
keeping the memory of old flipsides alive
Cocaine Blunts - http://www.cocaineblunts.com/ - Nos
explore the under-represented hip-hop scene
Cover Freak - http://www.coverfreak.com/ - Steve McIntyre
find cover versions of your favourite hits
Disco Belle - http://www.discobelle.net/ - Martin Andersson
a fine place to discover remixes and DJ Disco mixtapes
Fat Planet - http://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/category/mp3s - Stuart Buchanan
a melting pot of cutting edge international contemporary music
Garage Hangover - http://www.garagehangover.com/ - Chris Bishop
Tracks from 26 countries, shining a light on long-forgotten teenage bands in the 60s
Get On Down with the Stepfather of Soul - http://www.stepfatherofsoul.blogspot.com/ - Jason Stone
There is so much good soul, funk, blues, jazz and gospel, to share with the world
Get Your Bootleg On - http://www.getyourbootlegon.com/ -
forum with links to budding producers mash-up tracks and themed challenges
Honey, Where you been so long? - http://www.prewarblues.org/ - Peter Patnaik
Pre-war blues with an infectious mix of reverence and enthusiasm
ill-ec-tro-nic - http://www.ill-ec-tro-nic.blogspot.com/ - Langer
a catholic remit with experimental electronica, techno,remixes of indie tracks and even the odd slab of psychedelic rock
ITunes Store - http://www.apple.com/itunes - Apple
Free single of the week from the global download giant
Lost in the 80s - http://www.lostinthe80s.blogspot.com/ - John C Hughes
Entertaining music from the 80s, find that one minor hit by a forgotten new-wave pop group
La Onda Tropical - http://www.laondatropical.blogspot.com/ - Dries Gevaert
Latin American beats, both traditional and contemporary
Pitchfork Media - http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/ - Ryan Schreiber
Indie-rock webzine that has recently kickstarted several new bands fortunes
Smuggled Sounds - http://www.live-bootleg.blogspot.com/ - Zazafrom Jahor
Live concert bootlegs, relive both classic gigs from 60s, 70s, and 80s as well as recent reunions
Swedes Please - http://www.swedesplease.net/ - Craig Bonnell
Showcasing the swedish indie-pop scene
Turtles 78rpm Jukebox - http://www.turtleservices.com/jukebox.htm - Turtle Services Ltd
more than 120 mp3s converted from dusty old 78s dating from 1909 to 1928
Vinyl Orphanage - http://www.vinylorphanage.com/ - Pastor McPurvis
a safe haven for downtrodden albums, cruise ship, high school bands, and cocktail bar performers

Bob Dylan's new album - Modern Times

2005-09-01T16:00:00.000+00:00

Modern Times is the first new album for five years, from this legendary poet and song-writing genius. Dylan plays keyboard, guitar, harmonica and and sings, and accompanied by his touring band. Tracks include Ain't talkin', Beyond the horizon, The Levee's gonna break, Nettie Moore, Rollin' and tumblin', Someday baby, Spirit on the water, Thunder on the mountain, When the deal goes down, and Workingman's blues. Click on the track name to hear a sample.

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2005-08-31T16:00:00.002+00:00

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Eagle Radio Live Sessions : Electric Theatre Summer Film Festival :
Emerging Talent Awards

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Eagle Radio Live Sessions

2005-08-03T16:00:00.000+00:00

To hear local bands play, tune in the Eagle Radio on Sunday nights at 9:30pm

If you are in a band and would like the chance to have your own Live Session broadcast please send a demo to

96.4 The Eagle, Dolphin House, 3 North Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AA

For more info see: http://www.964eagle.co.uk

Electric Theatre Summer Film Festival

2005-08-02T16:00:00.001+00:00

Art house and World cinema showcased in this charming little former electricity substation. This years films include:

27th July : Happy-Go-Lucky (15)
28th July : 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (15)
29th July : The Bands Visit (12A)
30th July : La Belle et la Bete (PG)
31st July : Lust, Caution (18)
01st August : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (12)
02nd August : In the Shadow of the Moon
02nd August : Earth (PG)
02nd August : Michael Clayton (15)

More info http://www.electrictheatre.co.uk/

Emerging Talent Awards

2005-08-01T16:00:00.053+00:00

Its time to start voting in the Emerging Talent Awards. There are 8 categories:

Best New Band (in association with Gibson)
Best Live Band (in association with Shure)
Best New Solo (in association with Koko)
Best Song (in association with Strongroom Studios)
DIY (in association with Key Production)
Best Visual Impact (in association with Pete Cranston Photography)
Inovation (in association with 3AngryMen)
People's Choice (in association with Backstreet International)

Local nominees
Brassneck - Best New Band - Best Live Band
NewRising - Best New Band
Rebs, The - Best New Band
Stanley Blacks, The - Best New Band
Yearner Babies - Best New Band - Best Live Band

Sadly you can only vote for one in each category

Among the prizes is the chance to play at this year's Camden Crawl.