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The Arusha Accord with Johnny Truant – Reading

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Johnny Truant / The Arusha Accord at FACE BAR, READING- JULY 14TH

The Arusha Accord and Johnny Truant at Face Bar - Reading

Arusha Accord at Reading, Face Bar

This from the Arusha Accord- who play the FACE BAR, READING 14th JULY with Johnny Truant, Your Demise, Blackhole and When All Else Fails:

…. In the early part of 2005, we began work on a musical experiment ..

.. With no firm idea of direction, but with a mind to try and combine some of the chaotic variations of Sikth, the rage and speed of Dillinger, and the complex time signatures and textured progressive arrangements of Tool, we spent an intense and quite often frustrating two and a half year period creating and developing our sound ..

.. With the addition of a second vocalist in the summer of ’07, the missing element was found and a countdown to our first show could finally begin.

Since breaking onto the scene on November 11th of the same year, our feet haven’t really touched the ground .. The feedback has been fantastic, and after only three shows, we were excited to join forces with the awesome pioneering new label, Basick Records ..

.. After the recording of our E.P. at Outhouse Studios in January ‘08 (with a release date not expected until the early summer), we’ve now got a little time to write, think, practice and improve with an aim of becoming recognized as one of the most innovative writers and performers in this exciting new tech metal scene ..

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/thearushaaccorduk

http://www.myspace.com/johnnytruant

http://www.myspace.com/blackhole

http://www.myspace.com/waefuk

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Staines ‘live music’ spot Boycott

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Hard Fi Dub remixes
WORD ON THE STREETS OF STAINES is that, following Hard-Fi’s sensational ‘surprise’ appearance at THE HOB (Hobgoblin, Staines) last week- the “MANAGEMENT” are very upset with the promoters/arrangers of the show. Word is that one or more of the local managers have been sacked/suspended.
There is a rumour going around that there is a boycott of the pub until and unless the boys get their jobs back….
The Staines lads performed at their local pub The Hobgoblin last Monday without pre-publicity and supporting two ‘local’ bands who were also playing that night. These days Hard Fi can fill stadiums but (like most bands) they started out by playing in the local pub. Hundreds of fans and music-lovers crowded the street outside the HOB to get a chance to see (and hear) Richard Archer and the boys play their hometown barrel house venue. But inside the pub things got a bit tense and anxious when nervous bosses feared that health and safety rules may have been breached by the record-breaking crowds. The night ended safely though- with a barnstorming show put on by the staines-boys who played a selection of their favourite covers, including The Jam’s “Town Called Malice”.
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5 Things- This Week in Staines

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1.

See Anonymous Tip at Hobgoblin, Staines

Anonymous Tip

Anonymous Tip at The Hob, Staines, Sunday Feb 24th 2008 8:30PM £2

Rock n Roll Rude Boys from Twickenham

The fast and furious tones of Anonymous Tip have been rocking venues up and down UK soil since their inception. They have made an impression within the underground punk rock circuit as an unorthodox group of punk rockers with an ambiguous message. Songs about Marge Simpson, confessions of nymphomania, fascism within rock scenes and their deep routed suspicion of the music industry, have helped them gain a notorious and loyal following.

Their statement of intent is to blend emotive chants with fast-paced grooves, at the same time, keeping everything carefully crafted to ignite the monster inside and to provoke debate and passion.

2007 was a great year for Anonymous Tip. Promo tracks off the new Anonymous Tip record “Not Your Orthodox ____” are helping them to gain a newfound fan following that is building upon their status on the UK rock circuit. So much so, that Visual Director Adam Kaleta, (MTV, Jackass etc) used their music on a pan-European, five-part terrestrial television show to document the Nissan Urban Challenge event in 2007.

See the local shows before they go large:

Feb 24 2008 8:00 The Hob (W/ Over and Out & Brass Neck)

Mar 23 2008 8:00P The Hob (W/ ANWE)

Apr 20 2008 8:00 The Hob (W/ My Last Victim)

http://www.myspace.com/anonymoustip

2.

Go to see Blonde Bombshells at The Rose, Kingston

Blonde Bombshells at the Rose


Blonde Bombshells of 1943 at The Rose Theatre, Kingston till 23rd Feb

19 February – 23 February
Blonde Bombshells of 1943

By Alan Plater
Directed by Mark Babych

Bandleader Betty has a problem. Every time the Blonde Bombshells,
the glamorous all-girl band play a GI camp, their members go AWOL! Now
there’s an important BBC job in the offing and Betty needs to find new
musicians – fast. Among those drafted in are naive schoolgirl Liz, Miranda- an upper-crust saxophonist, singing Nun Lilly and Patrick, a male drummer prepared to don a frock to avoid a drafting! With the line up complete, they prepare to make their way to a secret BBC recording – and potential fame and fortune.

Direct from a sell-out success in London and based on the
award-winning film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells starring Judi
Dench, this hilarious musical play is filled with live performances of
1940’s hits performed by a sensational 8-piece swing band, including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye, T’aint What Cha Do, Body and Soul, and 11 more all-time favourite hits by Fats Waller, The
Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller and many more.

The delicious Blonde Bombshells of 1943 is guaranteed to send you home
with a smile and a swing!

Where: Rose Theatre, 24-26 High
Street, Kingston

When: Performances from 19 February
2008 until 23 February 2008Saturday 23 February 2.30pm 2008 at

2.30pm is an audio-described performance (audio description by
Bill Clancy)

Please contact Customer Relations to book tickets:
Email:

customer.relations@seetickets.com

Fax: 020 7087 7771 Phone: 0870 895 5505

http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/


3.

Go see Cloverfield at Vue Cinema Staines

Cloverfield

Cloverfield at Vue Staines Release date 01/02/2008 Cert 15

Some Thing Has Found Us

This Sci Fi / Monster flick revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of young twenty-something characters who were attending a birthday party before the calamity.

Stars Lizzy Caplan (The character ‘debbie’ in American Dad) and is produced by award-winning ‘Lost’ co-creator J. J. Abrams and written by ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ genius script-writer Drew Goddard, this movie should be a sleek and refined as it is nail-biting and frightening.

Running time: 84 minutes
Director(s): Matt Reeves

Vue Cinema, Two Rivers, Staines

4.

Go see Next Door’s Baby at Orange Tree, Richmond

Next Doors baby- orange tree theatre

Next Door’s Baby- The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, till 8 March

Book by Bernie Gaughan. Music and Lyrics by Matthew Strachan

Wednesday 6 February -
Saturday 8 March 2008

Set in 1950s Dublin, Next Door’s Baby is an earthy tale of feuding mothers, jealousy, and family secrets. As a Bonny Baby competition deepens the rift between the neighbouring Hennessys amd O’Briens, we learn nothing in either tiny terraced house is quite as it seems.

As a premiere production of a witty, poignant show with lovely songs, written by husband and wife team, Next Door’s Baby is for anyone who ever had a family.

Cast: Peter Basham, Stephen Carlile, Clare Louise Connolly, Robert Gill, Louise Gold, Elinor Lawless, Brenda Longman, Riona O’Connor, Vincent Shiels and Emily Sills

Orange Tree Theatre
1 Clarence Street
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2SA

Box Office: 020 8940 3633

http://www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/


5.

Go to visit the Magic Bus at the Phoenix

Magic Bus at Phoenix

The Magic Bus, Phoenix public house Sat 23rd Feb 9:30PM

Catch some live music and magic with the MAGIC BUS at Staines Phoenix this Saturday.
The Phoenix
43 Church Street, Staines, Surrey

TW18 4EN
Phone for enquiries: 01784 443853



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Instill at the Iguana this week

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Instill thanks to marianne harris photography

Touring with those southern-comfort addled kerosene brothers otherwise known as Hayseed Dixie this springtime, local boys INSTILL (see them with the Dixie boys in LONDON on 19th April – Shepherds Bush Empire) play jumped-up hi-energy rock with plenty of pizzazz and zing.

As a live show they are unbeatable and have already supported the likes of InMe, Skindred and Thunder. Polished and capable, their flavoursome mix of funk and rock has a nice English eccentric tinge and is hugely accessible.

Actually they are quite posh-boys (it must be those Surrey and Hampshire accents) but the electric fuzz and the explosive push of Andy and Phil’s guitars are accentuated by the fulsome deep baritone vocal style of Hodge (similar to Eddie Vedder but with a blacker edge) and punched and scrambled by Alan on drums.

Instill song topics tend to concentrate on matters of social concern but they are exquisitely lightened by a sharp sense of British humour.

Sophisticated beats, a crackling vocal display and exciting riffs and melodies will see Instill become commercially successful and internationally recognised before the year is out- mark my words!

See these local heroes now before they go large…

This week [St Valentine's Day 14th Feb] at THE IGUANA, STAINES

http://www.myspace.com/instill

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Adelaide – Up Yours

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Screw Staines hello Adelaide? Well so says M&C Saatchi in a big new advertising campaign to get suckers to migrate to the boring and dry South Australian city…

So how do the ‘cities’ compare? Here goes:

AdelaideS Australia
Staines
Spelthorne
founded 1836 founded 43 AD
river Murray river Thames
habitat Bush
with swampland		 habitat Concrete with moorland
Former
proud
industry		 Chrysler Former
proud
industry		 Lagonda
Rainfall Very unreliable Rainfall Very
reliable
‘spiritual’ home of Rupert Murdoch ‘actual’
home of		 Richard Murdoch
Drinks warm wine Drinks warm beer
Inspirational
local female		 Sister Janet Mead Inspirational
local female		 Christine Keeler
Wildlife Tiger Snakes Wildlife Mall
Rats
Music I Killed The Prom Queen Music Hard Fi
Permanently Dry Permanently Wet
World Heitage None yet World Heritage Magna Carta
Bird Noisy
Black
Swan		 Bird Mute
White Swan
This land really belongs to The Aboriginals This land really belongs to The Asbos
Tribal leaders first met at
The Old Gum Tree
 Tribal leaders first met at
The Spelthorne
Most famous son who didn’t actually come from here AC/DC’s Bon Scott Most famous son who didn’t actually come from here Ali G
Total 0/16 Total 13/16

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5 Things- This Week in Staines

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1.

See From the Ashes at ‘Rising Sun’ Slough

From The Ashes

From The Ashes at Rising Sun, Slough, Saturday Feb 9th 2008 9:30PM

Pop/rock

Andy Bradley (lead guitar) has put this band together after the demise of his previous band, Waxy’s Little Sister.

He has recruited Ian Husbands on vocals and Paul Holland on rhythm guitar from originals band fREAK-1-C, and borrowed the Replicant “engine room” of Rob Utley on drums and “Dangerous” Dave Evans on Bass.

The set is designed to have broad appeal while retaining a rock feel.

The result is a band that play many old favourites and a few new ones, all with a hard edge – guaranteed to go down well at any venue.

From the Ashes is: Andy T Bradley – Lead Guitar & Vocals, Ian Husbands – Lead Vocals, Paul Holland – Rhythm Guitar and Vocals, Dave Evans – Bass, Rob Utley – Drums

http://www.myspace.com/fromtheasheslondon

The Rising Sun public house
18-20 Windsor Road, Slough, Berks SL1 2EJ

2.

Go to see Jon Gaunt Live and Undaunted

Jon Gaunt


Jon Gaunt at The Beck Theatre, Hayes Thu 7th Feb at 7.30PM

Jon Gaunt is an experienced morning show presenter who has dealt with controversy during his career; He has faced the UK Broadcasting Standards Commission five times; three of the complaints made against him were upheld. To see why his tongue and wits are so dangerous see him live at Hayes…

 AN AUDIENCE WITH
JON GAUNT
LIVE & UNDAUNTED
BECK THEATRE HAYES
THURSDAY EVENING 19:30
7TH FEBRUARY 2008

For £15 tickets for Beck Theatre Hayes click here >>>

http://www.gaunty.com/


3.

Go see Cloverfield at Vue Cinema Staines

Cloverfield

Cloverfield at Vue Staines Release date 01/02/2008 Cert 15

Some Thing Has Found Us

This Sci Fi / Monster flick revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of young twenty-something characters who were attending a birthday party before the calamity.

Stars Lizzy Caplan (The character ‘debbie’ in American Dad) and is produced by award-winning ‘Lost’ co-creator J. J. Abrams and written by ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ genius script-writer Drew Goddard, this movie should be a sleek and refined as it is nail-biting and frightening.

Running time: 84 minutes
Director(s): Matt Reeves

Vue Cinema, Two Rivers, Staines

4.

Go see a ‘big band’ at Beck Theatre, Hayes

Romance and Swing

Romance and Swing- The Beck Theatre Hayes, Sun 10th Feb 7.30PM

Freddy Staff, whose biography reads like a comprehensive history of the best in musical performance, returns to The Beck for his 30th consecutive year.

During his 58 years in the profession, Freddy has graced the ranks of most British big bands and orchestras, including sixteen years as lead trumpeter and soloist with The Syd Lawrence Orchestra.

Eventually he was in demand in that elite sphere of performance – The Session World, working with the biggest names in showbusiness including Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand, Judy Garland, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Louis Armstrong.

Freddy’s vast musical experience leads him to be recognised as a leading authority of Big Band Swing.
To celebrate this occasion he presents his arrangements of great swing hits together with romantic ballads by star vocalist Lee Gibson.

Truly a Manhattan sound to make the venue swing!

CLICK HERE for tickets

The Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2UE


5.

Go to the ‘Peoples Proms’ in Staines

The 10th Annual Peoples Prom- Staines

The Peoples Proms Friday Feb 8th 2008 St Peters Church, Staines £8

This is the 10th annual Proms Concert, similar to the last Night of the Proms. Conducted by Joanne Gardner and including a choir of 70 singers and Spelthorne Young Voices. This is a concert of popular classics and end with the traditional flag waving.

When
19:30 – 22:00
One day only

Where
St Peters Church,
Laleham Road
Staines
TW18 2DX

Event contact details
Telephone: 01784 455542
Email: sue.hobart@btinternet.com

Price
£8 on the door, inc a glass of wine (Bring a flag to wave!)

Links:Spelthorne Young Voices : http://www.sopranos-syv.com/



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