Table Of ContentA THREE MONTH GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN YOUR COUNTY
McFly
The Day For
Heroes stars on
influences, fans,
new material
and bears!
From The
Jam
Bruce & Rick
continue the
legacy.
Orange
UnsignedAct
Kent bands
chasing the
dream.
The Gig
Guide
Awards!
Which Kent acts
deserve praise
for their work?
Music Reviews, Venue Profiles, Live Music & Three Months Gig Listings!
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November
Friday 7th - Donna
Friday 14th - Charlie
Saturday 15th - Spanky & Chef
Friday 21st - Gold Top
Friday 28th - Martin Jonathan
December
Friday Sth - Bill Douglas
Friday 12th - Tapestry
Saturday 13th - Andy Mack
Friday 19th - Martin Jonathan
Saturday 20th - Mr Riley
Friday 26th - Mixed Emotions
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Contents
News
McFly
Harry Judd talks to us about
influences, experiences and life.
The Zutons
Catch up with The Zutons ahead of
their Leas Cliff Hall gig.
UnsignedAct
A full profile on the competition with
the dream prize
We're Jammin’
From The Jam‘s Rick Buckler chats
about reality shows & future plans.
Venue Profile
This edition sees ‘the farmhouse’
under the spotlight.
Listings
Your 3 Months worth of music listings.
Gig Guide Awards
A chance to vote in the official 2008
Gig Guide Awards!
Up Close & Personal
Kristie Scotland: The next big thing?
Music Review
Our verdict on your music.
Not to be Missed
These deserve your undivided
attenti
Caught in the Act
Live gig photos of Kent artists.
Quiz
Classifieds
Our First Year
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News
BY STUART KEELER
eing no strangers to
Be process of making
a record, Deal-based
Euston are currently putting
the finishing touches to their
4th CD, due be released
before the end of the year.
As yet untitled, the band are
hoping to have it completed
in time for their Hole in the
Roof gig on 22nd November,
which would act as an
effective launch party for the
album.
Already available to
download via their fan page
‘on Facebook is the new
single "Save", inspired by the
hit TV series “Heroes”.
“The song is a beautiful
example of what an
unsigned band can do."
- jead vocalist Russe! English,
about the song “Save”
Two b-sides; "The Silence"
and "In My Headlights" also
accompany the single and
can be downloaded for free
via the facebook page.
Bad Weather's Gone"
The band also record weekly
padcast's - which you can
subscribe to for free, from
iTunes.
Newcomers to the band
might want to check out
their previous releases;
"Where To, From Here”,
"Along For The Ride", & "The
www..facebook.com/pages/Euston/S
391026212
www.myspace.com/eustonband
www.eustonweb.co.uk
New bands in Kent to watch out for;
© The Modfathers
© Purple Funk Brigade
Look out for their live gigs soon!
Tocal Bands that have decided to call ita
cay;
® Kiss The Sharks
3Y STUART KEELER
‘he Junkys are poised to
Grd release their debut album
‘First Addiction’ in line with the
last time they play the Youth Of
Ce } Generation (YOG) gig. Taking
< place on 14th November at The
Corn Exchange in Maidstone, you can get the
chance to purchase your own copy of the 12 track
album for just £10 at the end of the night.
We wish the above success with their future
projects.
www.myspace.com/shotgunjunky
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By Jack Castle & Chris Ashman
History
11967 Mick Morris invited Jack
[iss tole acon tte
ve, essentially a covers band
faturing excellent vocal harmonies,
They were very successful, but soon
began to look for something more
creative and challenging so the pair
decided to create something ni
nfiuenced by bands like, 'Yes',
Deep Purple,’ and ‘Queen’. The
result was *Mirkwood"
Both Mick and Jack were widely
recognised as two of the best
guitarists in the area and the initial
ne-up consisted of Derek Bowley
(lead vocals), Jack Castle and Mick
Morris (both guitar and vocals),
Steve Smith (drums) and Andy
Broadbent (bass). In early 1972 D.
ans was brought in to replac
Andy Broadbent (who had moved
away from the Dover area).
Up until their last gig in June 1975
the band played throughout the
South East of England including
support work to some well-known
bands, including Supertramp.
Mirkwood got together just once
more, in 1978 for a reunion
performance at the Marlowe
Theatre, Canterbury.
The Album
‘The only ‘proper’
SAID recording that
SS Mirkwood made
4 was an album on
PA the Flams itd
2 Label (catalogue
ill No PR1067), a
p6 | The Gig Guide | Nov - Jan
local record label owned by John
Scott Cree, Recording commenced
on 17 January 1973 at Jack's house ;
in Whitfield, Dover on a Revox reel- ;
to-reel tape recorder! A mere 99
copies of the album were pressed,
the majonty ending up with family,
friends end local supporters. The
material ut
culled from the band!
s: sadly their later material,
including many of their finest
songs, was not recorded, All that
remains of the many compositions
E written and performed between
73 and 1975 are some lyric and
music sheets and @ few very poor
quality live cassette tapes
In 1993 the album was re-pressed
by 10th Planet in a limited edition
of 500 numbered copies utilising
the same artwork and by 2003, the
original Flams vinyl copies were
anging hands at between £600
and £700 per copy and the 10th
Planet limited copies now depleted
Today, the original vinyl has been
credited as being number 56 in the
°200 rarest albums of all time’,
acording to ‘Record Collector’
Magazine (Nov 2008)!
The New Album
At the end of 2003 specialist
E German label Amber Soundroom
approached the Kent band historian
and media consultant Chris i
Ashman, to try and find the
members of Mirkwood, in order to
E secure a licence to re-release the
E album. The politics of "to release
or not to release" went on for some
time. There are those who believe
a rare album should stay rare for its
value, There are others who believe
that reproductions allow all to share !
in the beauty of 2 masterpiece.
Behind the scenes, Chris hunted
E high and low for a mint un-played
copy of the Mirkwoad Album. (The
Master Tape had been last along
ith the original artwork in 1973,
when the pressing company went
E artistes.
E affordable Mirkwood albums
nto liquidation). To the rescue
came Jackie Bowles of The Louis
rmstrong Public House in Dover
(the favourite haunt of the
members of Mirkwood and the
musicians of Dover for nigh on 40
years). Her spare copy had sat
untouched in her record cabinet
since 1973. The realisation that the
original recording quality could naw
be recaptured digitally in Hamburg
using the latest technology was too
much to miss, so common sense
and peace once more reigned and
contracts were signed.
For the first time in over 30 years
the writers’ copyrights were
properly registered. The
compositions can now be licensed
and recorded by other recording
At last there were
available for all, Even those
collectors sitting on one of the most
rare records in the world could buy
a playable copy.
Kent record company Red Admiral
Records LLP are contracted to
lease the recording on Compact
Disc to ensure the album's future
availability and you can also
download in all of the popular
formats.
- Adapted & editted by Stuart Keeler
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New Music
releases in future editions, so make sure you pick up a copy of our next issue to
T: latest new music from around the county. We'll be reviewing all of these
find out exactly what we think! Current reviews can be found later in this issue.
%| Doing My Best
‘ollowing their Radio 1 maida vale session on October 15th, Tom
Williams and the Boat have @ new 6 track EP out January.
Download the single ‘Doing My Best’ from the website now.
20 Minutes, 13 Stops
Mics band; The Long Weekend have a debut album, titled ‘20
minutes, 13 stops’ Available to download via iTunes, Tesco,
Rhapsody or eMusic now.
Save The Jellyfish
hitstable 10-piece ‘The Trouser Trumpets’ have a new single out
titled "Save the Jellyfish’. It contains 4 tracks and their quirky
trumpet madness is guaranteed to put a smile on your face!
Embers
pC Down's new album; ‘Embers’ is out now. You can get your
copy from the bands official website.
One Horse Town
‘olt.44 release their debut album; ‘One Horse Town’ on 3rd
November available from all good retailers and also online. They
are worth checking out, offering a promising slice of modern rock.
he Ramsgate rockers have a new CD album out now. You can
purchase a copy from their website, CD Baby or Amazon.
Nov - Jan | The Gig Guide | p7
Heroes for the day
BY STUART KEELER
n September 21st, Kent county
Ojerccnt at Detling played host to
“A Day for Heroes” to raise needed
funds for the Help for Heroes Charity.
Headlining for the day were McFly, and The
Gig Guide caught up with drummer Harry
Judd before the event...
What influenced you to get into in to the music
Industry?
“Ive always been a fan of music and was in bands at
school, | didn't really try and get into it, just kind of fall
Into it which is quite fortunate really.”
Any Music Qualifications? Or Self Taught?
*Yeatya| started teaching myself for like half a year, then
sm {00k lessons at Schoo!
What bands have you played with in the past? Any
= favourites?
“We recently ofd a'glg with The Hoosiers, at a\show
‘called Carlisle Live. Thay are really good guys and a coo!
band. Soouting for Gils, wha we played will at the
Olympic handover were really nice guys too. They are just
‘good people.”
What music are you listening to at the moment?
“Well we've been recording the album all yéer, then
Played load of shows and done a lot of promotion so to be
honest, I'm a bil Sick of musig really. [actually like 10 listen
to talk shows and audio books on the radio”
Who would you most like to. work with?
-_ ‘Ive just heard that Kings of Leon’song on the radio (SEx
on Fire) and ('m really loving that,.They're,a.coo! band whe
wai: lave to work alongside, ifs probably bettor to say
who would want.to-warkewith us-really-dhere-are-loads we'd
Sees want to work whth®
em
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Career highlight?
“We recently recorded a sang with Roger Daltrey, which
was amazing. it was quite nerve-wracking to put down
the bass and crum sections, knowing that he's used to
Keith Moon!”
Favourite thing/least favourite thing about your job?
“Touring and recording 1 a definite favourite, and my
Jeast favourite: promotion.”
= Hey, We're not that bad!
“Yeah, least favourite would be ta/king to promo people
on the phone! haha, seriously there isn't really 3 bad side
pout lwouild say t's not like other areas of work where
people can take tine off when they like. I've missed quite
2s fey pailies as this roxily fs a fall ime jab, bud this goes
hand In hand with the-great beneftts so I'm not
complaining?”
‘Do you think your newest songs have opened upia
wider fan base?
“We feel in ourselves that they might. but we're:really
fortunate to have a great set of fans already, so we are
‘not worried really if they do or not.”
=
Earlier this year, you took a brave move of not anly
leaving your record label, but also giving away your
album for free with The Mail on Sunday. Were you
worried that the move could backfire on you?
“At the beguining of the year we were looking at it
positively and weren't worried. We were confident it was a
good thing to do and it did generate a lot of interest, If!
Was promoting the album all over again I would kesp.
saying it's not what people are going to expect. I’m 22, and
1 thinkits full of quality songs. People think of Mcriy as 5
colours in Het Hair’ & Obviously’ which, don't get we
wrorig, are all great pop s0ngs and we still enjoy praying
them, but the new album has moved an.e bit”
What inspired you to get involved with Days for
Heroes?
“t's.an aimazing opportunity, and an amazing thing to do:
We allways like 10 do-shows that have é-strong mearting to
thom, and jt foe!s ike We're helping out,evah if we arent
doing much!”
Danny appeared (and did very well) on Soccer Aid, did
anyone else in the band want to take part?
“1 did yeah, but | think they only wanted one of us and
a
Tom & Dougie aren't into football at all. Danny did great
though, we were all really impressed with his skils, That's
the best I've seen hin play so far!”
Did you enjoy the experience of making the video for
“Lies”?
“Oh deffinately, it's probably the best video we've made
even though it took the longest to shoot. it lasted about
tivo and a half days but it was an amazing experience ‘cos
Fell ike we were on a movie set, it fell ceaily big.
Why did you decide to change your band logo, using a
new font? Did you have input into the design?
“We did actually. Part of starting up our own record label
Was that we wanted more creative control of our work and
80 We changed the logo to what we wanted. We had
Toads of meetings with the artwork guys, and although we
weren't sure on the new logo at first, now we love it and ft
{goes well with the album artwork.”
Other than Brazil, are you going to be gigging in other
countries?
“Well we'd fove to. The Brazil thing happened as we had
'@ huge demand from fans there and a promoter decided to
get in ccntact and put on the shows for us. As long as
there'is demand for the music, we'll happily play
bnywheres, We'd like to go over Europe,
McFly army; keep pushing for us to play!
You've been quoted as saying that you have “the
perfect amount of fame”. Do you think you'll ever
‘rave worldwide recognition?
“Vd detintely not mind upping the level of success, but
ino! the love! of fame. There's no appeal for me in being
{90 famous.
What's the biggest animal you could take on in
unarmed combat? (You are allowed to team up as a
band)
srithout a weapon? Jeez that's hard. Vm ganna say a
‘bear, but | reckon the bear would still have it as Dougie,
‘now | love Dougie, but he'd not be much use in the fight
$0 it'd just really be the three of us getting mauled by @
ear, whilst Dougie tides out in the bushes. He'd ben
‘fin away and carry on McFly by himset”
to
You can catch McFly around the country on their
2008 arena tour during November.
The deluxe version of
puw Radio‘ Aciive (featuring 2 hour
onus DVD, 32 page booklet
and 4 new songs) is out
Thanks to Emily Hall (Kent's No.1 McFly fant) for
providing extra interview questions.
Nov - Jan | The Gig Guide | p9
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