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The weeks seem to go by so quickly and the magazine continues to get bigger, as does our e-mail inbox, all fantastic stuff. Our Plan was to have
the magazine read in excess of 10,000 times per issue by October. It is just 4 days since releasing Issue 3 on July 31st and I can report over 4,000 people have read the last issue. With 11 days to go until this issue goes
live, we could well have already hit our target. Thank you all for your support and keep your e-mails, photos and
comments coming. Happy Reading
Front Page Psychohero Page 2 Contents Page 3 Sound Arc Page 4 Venue Review Page 5 Gig Guide Pages 6 & 7 Exit Avenue Pages 8 & 9 CD Review – In Remission Pages 10 & 11 Webscape Pages 12 & 13 Gadget Review Pages 14 & 15 Angry Badgers (Inset) Page 16 Modelling Contract to be won
Page 17 Giggettes go Wild Page 18 & 19 Our new Facebook friends Page 20 Sexy Nana answers your problems Page 21 Your stars for the fortnight Page 22 Cinema Listings and Fan Page Page 23 Classified Adverts Pages 24 and 25 Psychohero Pages 26 Perception Radio Page27 DubStep Review
Pages 28 and 29 Video Shoot—On Set with Vanilla Nightmare Pages 30 and 31 Scallywags Back Page Restaurant Review The Green Man Offley
This week we visited Hitchin Studio, a new rehearsal and
recording studio based in The Cam Centre, Wilbury Way.
With no sound sensitive neighbours and the latest premier
equipment, this facility really is a boon to all local bands.
Refreshments and equipment are available, and extra room for
performances are already being built. A comfortable and
pleasant setting to ensure the creative juices flow freely.
Hitchin Studios
New Rehearsal Studio In Hitchin
£10 per Hour Inc
Full PA System and Mics with Martin Audio Speakers and
Mackie Sub
Premier Drum Kit inc Cymbals (Sabian etc)
Marshall 100wGuitar and Trace Elliot 200w Bass Amps
Digital Recording/ Mixing/
Mastering
Studio Shop selling Sticks, Strings Pedals Etc
Refreshments Cold Drinks, Snacks and FREE tea and Coffee
www.myspace.com/Hitchinstudios
Or Call 01462 440044/ 07766 080119
8b Cam Centre, Wilbury Way, Hitchin SG4 0TW
Date Venue Appearing Time Cost
14th
August
Club 85 Monster
Monster
7.45 £5
14th
August
The Venue Dub ‘n’
Step
8pm Free
15th
August
Club85 Many
Things
Untold
7.45pm £6
Wed 19th The Kings
Arms
Accoustic
Set
8pm Free
Thurs 20th Molly
Malones
Accoustic
Open Mic
8pm Free
Friday 21st Club 85 1000 Sins 7.45 £5
Friday 21st The Venue Reggae
Night
8pm Free
Sat 22nd Club 85 Redmaxx 7.45 £5
Sun 23rd The Ivory Accoustic 6pm Free
For more Gig Listings www.hitchingigs.co.uk
We met with two of the band before their gig and found them to be wise beyond their years. They have made it their business to know all aspects of their trade and this shines through in their attitude and in their performance. I think we will rarely see a more polished performance than we saw from this band. They were professional in every sense. They had invited all their fans via Facebook to come to the gig dressed for a beach party and the huge crowd did just that ! There were beach balls flying through the air, the crowd jumping around and actually joining in and singing along ! They had their own sound check going on, a brilliant light show, extra dancers on stage, the full monty and it was all very, very impressive. However, the music was mostly cover versions of popular songs ! and I consider this to be nothing short of a sell out. A group of young men with as much talent as they obviously have, should not in my opinion be doing other peoples’ stuff. They should be writing and performing their own. I cannot really say that this bothered their fans, as I said they all had a great time and raved about the band and their performance. So we have mixed feelings here in the Hitchin Gigs office, we are divided by this band more so than any others we have seen. I would be interested in your opinion Dear Reader, is it right that live gig bands should perform cover versions ? or are we only interested in seeing original musical talent ? E Mail me please, I would love to hear your views. The boys do have some original tunes you can find them on www.myspace.com/exitavenue It is the most impressive My Space page we have seen !
This is a five piece, hard core rock band from Clophill. They took part recently in The Battle of The Bands in Dunstable and won. No mean feat for a band who have only been together for just a year. We have listened to their most recent CD, there will be a new one out shortly and their music is stunning, very original. They describe their musc as “swimming around in multiple shades of metal”, all I can say is if you appreciate the music of such bands as My Passion, you will love these tguys ! Their music shows talent and imagination in abundance and I can’t wait to see the live performance. They promised us that their gigs are very audience targeted and more of a show than your average rock band ! Sounds like we need to see them as soon as possible. I expect great things of this band and hopefully we will see them at Club 85 in the very near future, we will certainly be letting you know when that will be. We will do a more in depth interview with them at that time. I have their CD to give away and all you have to do is answer this question; Where can you see In Remission on August 29th 2009 Answers to [email protected] Closing date August 27th 2009 6pm
The Fight for Gary
McKinnon continues. The past fortnight has seen
several of our Facebook friends
reassert their support for Gary
and we thought it was worth
bringing to the attention of all of
those who have not yet heard of
him.
Gary suffers from Aspergers
syndrome, which is form of
Autism, and as with many who
deal with this condition, also
lends itself to developing talents
beyond the scope of most people
Gary’s particular talent is with
computers, and his interests lay
with discovering proof of
extra-terrestrial life. In the
pursuit of this he managed to
hack into several United States
of America military and secure
networks, including the
Pentagon, and NASA.
His timing could not have been
worse Late in 2001 shortly
after the September 11th attack
on the World Trade Centre, and
the Bush announcement of
their ‘War On Terror’, has now
promoted this man from a
misguided genius to enemy of
the free world.
Since 2002 Gary’s Legal Team
have been fighting his
extradition to America, stating
he was in the UK at the time,
therefore he should be tried
here.
Why would that be of
concern? Well not only do
medical experts believe the
stress of a trial in a foreign
country to be overwhelming
for an Aspergers sufferer, but
also where the sentence if
found guilty in the UK is
unlikely to be more than
several months, the Americans
are talking in terms of 50 years.
I don't think we are talking
about the same type of justice,
when murder or manslaughter
would almost certainly carry a
lesser sentence than the
unauthorised viewing of a
website.
Many believe our extradition
treaty with the US is one sided
and we have allowed the
Americans to dictate terms for
too long.
However the Home Secretary
has the right to overturn an
extradition application,
Surprisingly the five people
that have held the post since
this started, have all failed to
do so.
We don’t think anyone should
get away with criminal actions,
but a humane and reasonable
approach defines our society’s
standing.
To find out more about Gary’s
case visit www.freegary.org.uk
and if you feel so moved
complete the form to urge the
government to change their
position.
www.documentsforyou.co.uk
Twitter and Facebook
victim of cyber attack
One of the more obscure
stories to surface this week
is of a Facebook blogger
called George.
George is heavily critical of
the Russians and their
handling of issue
surrounding South Ossetia
and this, he claims lead to a
denial of service attack on
Twitter and Facebook by
the Russian Government.
Most users would have had
difficulty accessing the
Sites on Wednesday last
week.
Denial of service attacks
are becoming quite
common and many
companies have suffered
them in the past few years.
When our computer
contracts a virus or
Malware, this can be used
to turn your computer into
a drone. When there are
several drones this
becomes known as a
Visit www.hitchingigs.co.uk for details
botnet. These botnets
can be used to attack
certain sites. The sites
themselves become so
overwhelmed by the
number of requests
being received it
simply stops working.
Now I know the
Russian Government
is not the most open
to receiving criticism,
however in my heart I
think George has
delusions of grandeur,
and the twitter attack
was probably
coincidental.
Photos , Cameras and
all things visua
l are this issues
topics.
Here we are going to c
ompare a Mobile ph
one with a camera,
a budget camera and
a professional
model for price q
uality
and features. T
hen as we never
really print the
m off we’ll have
a look at how we can sh
are them at hom
e and on line.
Traditionally it has to be said
that if you use your phone to
take pictures you are going to
get a grainy and slightly
blurry picture. Perfectly good
for using as an avatar on a
social network site, but not
the most valuable asset
memory wise.
Now however Samsung have
released the Pixon 12. A
touch screen phone with a
whopping 12mega pixel
camera.
Most cheapish digital cameras
available will give you 8
mega pixels and some good
phones up to 5 mega pixels,
so this really is jump in the
definition you can achieve.
This really now means that one
product will do the job of
camera and phone. The draw
backs ? well not many, the
obscure Samsung menu is not
my favourite, but it reacts
quickly and the touch screen is
quite accurate.
The high resolution gives great
shots which will survive being
enlarged, however currently
this phone is exclusively
available through Phones for
You on a £35 per month
contract with a choice of
airtime suppliers.
When you compare that with
paying less than £100 for
12mp purpose built camera
and keeping your own phone
another 3 months, the
product maybe loses some
of its appeal.
Obviously if you are or
hold ambition to be a
professional photographer
then it would be doubtful if
any of these cameras would
suffice. For decent variation
in lenses, speeds, filters and
decent flashes you need to
be looking to spend in
excess of £500. However
12 mega pixels is still the
level of resolution at this
range.
With nearly every person
now owning a phone that
has a camera, you’d think
we’d be spending fortunes
on ink and paper printing
them out and hanging
them on the wall.
Whereas instead, we tend
to leave them to take up
room on our hard drive.
For under £10 you can
now buy a digital
photograph key ring, you
can upload about 10
photos and the battery
will last about 3 days. A
nice novelty gift maybe.
Larger Frames to display
photos in more traditional
settings can be bought for
about £30-£50, and a Wifi
Version for just under
£100.
For some of us using
social networks such
as Facebook is how
we share our photos
and once we’ve
struggled with Photo
Bucket or FLKER we
upload our pictures
for people to share.
But here’s the rub,
Facebooks new terms
and conditions allows
them , and third
parties to use your
photos
So when you see a
message that one of
your friends is using
a certain application,
together with their
profile picture, don’t
automatically think
they are endorsing
this product.
The chances are that
they aren't even aware
that their photo is being
used.
It is however easily
fixed, just visit the
settings and permission
screens on the home-
page and restrict the
access.
Or you could buy that
printer you’ve had your
eye on, some glossy
paper, and the 10 ink
cartridges you’ll need
and go back to printing
hard copies.
MY PASSION CD DOWNLOAD
WWW.HITCHINGIGS.CO.UK/DOWNLOADS.ASPX
Like being kicked in the crutch by a basketball player in a gimp mask !!!!
This is how Dave, the guitarist for Angry Badgers, describes their sound. John, who takes drums, says it’s more like a pleasant assault, like a shiatsu massage. Rob, on bass and Phil, vocals and guitar, complete the foursome, who in their current line up have been performing together since February this year. As a band the Angry Badgers have been formed since 2005 and have earned the distinction of winning a heat of Battle of the Bands at The Horn in St Albans. They have been featured on Three Counties Radio and have been interviewed by Chris Evans on Radio Two. Despite these claims to fame, the band have no ambitions for fame and fortune, instead describing their work as a hobby and escapism. They are currently recording a new album, but do not yet have a release date. We saw them at Club 85 and they attracted a good crowd of enthusiastic followers. I thought the set started slowly, to be honest and given the way they described themselves, I was a little surprised ! However, my disappointment was short lived. They burst into life on the third tune of the set and very definitely went insane for the rest of it ! This band is nitty gritty hard rock, with some very funky undertones.
A great performance by all, John on drums did not disappoint, always looking out for
great drummers and he certainly is !
The vocals were loud and proud, matching the guitars perfectly. No screeching ! Just
great lyrics sung superbly. I enjoyed them, they make you want to jump around and
that’s always good stuff.
We have an EP CD of theirs to give away and all you have to do is
answer this question;
Which song on their MySpace profile has had the most plays ?
Answers to [email protected]
Closing Date : August 27th 2009 6pm
You can find them at
www.myspace.com/angrybadgerbanduk
A great gig guys, look forward to seeing you all again in the near future.
All you Promoters out there — get this band on your lists !
We have no Hitchin Gigs for this band to tell you about, but rest assured, as soon as
they are back in the area we will let you know.
Are You Hitchin’s Next Top Model?
In Association with
U and U Promotions
We are running a
Modelling Competition
for some lucky young lady to become the
face of this music promotion company.
To qualify to enter you will need to be over 16, however under 18’s will require parental consent.
In the first instance e-mail
With a selection of photos,your name and contact details.
The entrants will be judged and a small group selected to attend a photo shoot on
location in Hitchin. These photos will be posted on our site and the readership will be asked to vote.
The three with the most votes will then be judged by U and U Promotions
who will decide the winner.
U and U Promotions are offering the winner a modelling contract. Terms and conditions apply.
The Judges Decision is final and although the intent of modelling contract to be
offered to the winner is there, there is no guarantee of this.
So if you fancy being a model and a recognised face in North Herts, send us your photos.
Good Luck.
Hitchin Gigs reader Ame-lia decided to make her own compilation CD of all her favourite bands and has kindly sent it to us. Amelia is 17, loves music, hates spiders, liars and when people are sad. Her favourite reading in-cludes Nikki Sixx’s Heroin Diaries and of course Hitchin Gigs !
Here are some of the songs on her CD ; Burn by Alkaline Trio Miss You by Blink—182 Off The Heezay by Bring Me The Horizon Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World Big Casino by Jimmy Eat World Happy Birthday Bermuda Triangle by Kill The Arcade Skins Theme by Fat Segal Clutch Edit by Fat Segal Feeling Good by Muse The rest of the tunes on Amelias CD are listed on the Hitchin Gigs website If you have any news or thoughts to share, please E Mail us at [email protected] or Contact Us on the website
Hitchin Gigs and Gadgets reader Holly has sent us some of the photos she took whilst at Sonisphere. Holly says; “Despite the terrible weather, everyone was in great spirits and seemed to be having the time of their lives. My main reason for going was to see Linkin Park as they are my best favourite band ever ! All I can say is that they were awesome and I want Chester sooooooo bad ! It was great fun and | can’t wait for the next festival, I so love going to gigs with my friends and making new ones.” Cheers to Holly for getting in touch and for the great photos, I feel like I was there ! Anyone can send in a gig report and photos, we will try to include as many as we can. Simply go to www.hitchingigs.co.uk and Contact Us
They are described as “an electro filth band” on their website and having
listened to the track ‘Lovesick Bloodlust’ I think I would have to agree.
This band is not for the faint hearted, they are raunchy and harsh and I know
that there are some of you out there who will adore them, I did !
Find them on
www,Myspace.com/tashafightstigers
www.Myspace.com/brucehamiltonmusic
Bruce Hamilton is a blues guitarist and
more recently a sitar player. His life experiences are fascinating, but
far too extensive for this column ! His wealth of experience and knowledge of the music business may be of benefit
to you budding young musicians and maybe some of you oldies !
Do visit his website, it is full of interesting musical facts.
This is a four piece rock band from Herts and Beds. They have been
described as having a retro-rock feel and a melancholy British rock sound.
They started gigging in 2008 and have played major venues in the
Herts and Beds area. They have been featured on
Hertbeat FM and have recently recorded a three track CD.
You can listen to their music on
www.Myspace.com/cosmicblaze1
Mark Garvey is an independent film maker, artist and videographer.
His main works include the Nothing Men comic, various music videos, a short film
collection, Pallet and a feature film, Bucket.
To see more of Mark’s work, or to
contact him please go to
http://Markgarvey.co.uk
Lots of you are now friends of ours on Facebook and this includes Bands and Band Members.
We get lots of E.Mails and messages from bands asking us to include them in the magazine, so
here goes. I have chosen four for this Issue and will try to do them justice. Remember, I have not met these guys in person, this is simply to bring them to your attention.
Hopefully, you will give them your time and we will see some talent rising to the top. If you want the chance to be in the magazine just E mail me at
Look forward to hearing from you
Some of you may already know Sexy Nanna from her involvement with radio station Perception. If you have any problems you need to share, simply E Mail Sexy Nanna at [email protected] and she will do her best to help you. If you would like to know more about Sexy Nanna and Perception Radio please click www.myspace.com/perceptionfm
Dear Sexy Nanna, I have a wonderful boyfriend, he is kind, caring and attentive almost all the time. My problem is going to sound like nothing compared with women who have uncaring slobs for partners, but it’s driving me mad. When we make love he spends hours, literally, on foreplay and to be honest, although I’m flattered, I am going to end up screaming at him, but not in a good way ! Help ! Fiona There are many women out there who would love a man who is not selfish in giving their partners the attention that you say is too much for you. Try not to explode ! and explain to your partner that although you appreciate what he is doing, it is tearing you apart and it is possible this relationship will break down. I advise you to let him know in a nice way, but unless you tell him he is not going to understand. You must give him a chance to put things right.
Dear Sexy Nanna, I have been involved in a very bad car accident and it has left me horribly disfigured. The accident happened almost 18 months ago and I have been through the various therapies until bodily I am not too bad. My face, however, is ugly and deformed now and I am so miserable. My friends and parents are kind, but nothing they say seems to help me get over the self loathing I feel. Can you advise me ? Ann It is early days yet, believe me you will regain your self confidence, as have the many people cruelly disfigured in wars and fires. A great inspiration to us all is the war hero Simon Weston. Please be patient, time heals everything. It sounds like you have very good and suppor-tive friends who will stand by you during this awful time. Please let us know from time to time, how you are getting on.
Dear Sexy Nanna, I have met a man on the Internet and I think I am in love with him. He wants to meet me, but all my friends say I am mad to go and meet a complete stranger and that he might not be what I expect, or even a man ! Surely life is for living and no fun without some risk ? What do you think Nanna ? Beverly Whatever you do I advise you to tread carefully. Don’t let your heart run away with you and of course it is always exiting to meet someone new. You have not told me how long you have been talking to this person, or your age. However, if you are keen to meet this person I would suggest you meet in an open, public place and take someone with you and let your parents or a friend know where you are going. Remember, the most important thing is to look af-ter yourself, make sure you are safe.
Leo You are making monumental efforts at the moment to get things right, but your strict attention to detail and insistence on perfection, are driving others around you to distraction. Maybe it’s time to ease up a little, take it easy, you don’t have to be perfect all the time.
Sagittarius How do you know when you are doing the right thing ? When you get the right result, but for the wrong reason ? Be careful of your decisions, they could affect others more than you realise, you are in danger of securing your own happiness at the expense of someone close to you.
Aries You feel like you are trying to tunnel out of your current situation with a spoon, all hard work and no results. You will be entering into a situation that may take some getting used to. It is also fair to say that luck is not on your side at the moment. Keep your chin up, it won’t last forever.
Virgo You should not be rushing around at the moment, it would be prudent to slow down and pay more attention to the people around you, but more importantly a certain situation. You will receive some well meaning suggestions that you would be better off ignoring.
Capricorn You do not need any adversaries or opponents at the moment, you are your own worst enemy. If you can find the ability to treat yourself with some respect, you will overcome all your problems. Look after yourself.
Taurus The time for being used as a doormat is definitely over for you. Pick yourself up and dust yourself off, it’s time for some positive thinking and some definite action. Now is your time make the most of it.
Libra If you are feeling tense and tired it is hardly surprising, as this is a very busy time for you. Luckily, it is a time where your efforts will achieve results. Expect to feel inspired, but then to realise things are not going to be as easy as you thought they would be.
Aquarius There is a need for you to raise your game at this time, you are not seeing what is right under your nose. A gesture of kindness will go a long way towards repairing a long standing damage to a relationship. You may think you are right, but you are not.
Gemini Now is the time for you to leave the past behind and embrace the future. You can sleep soundly, with a clear conscience, everything is on the up for you now. It’s been a bleak spell, but the summer is here at last, enjoy it !
Scorpio This is a positive phase for you. You will feel that you have the Midas touch, nothing can go wrong, no unexpected trouble on the horizon. Or is there ? Remember the old saying, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is !
Pisces The time is ticking away, you know where you should be but you resist, you cannot do this for ever. We all have responsibilities in life, it is time for you to step up to yours. You know you can run, but you also know you cannot hide.
Cancer Maybe you need a holiday, Or maybe you just need a few more things to go your way. Although your hearts desire is still a long way off, it will be possible to achieve some lesser goals in the very near future.
My Passion Competition Results
Thanks to everyone who entered the My Passion Competition last Issue.
The correct answer to the question, what is
The last song on the album? Was ‘Vultures are people’
The Signed CD was won by Hannah May
Congratulations
Download tunes from My Passion, Scar My Eyes and Lost Without Cause, from the Hitchin Gigs website now !
www.hitchingigs.co.uk/downloads.aspx
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This band are awesome ! Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to speak to them to find out any personal details, but I did get to see their set and they were incredible. You can listen to some of their stuff on www.myspace.com/phsychohero
and it is well worth a listen. There are five songs, Every Inch The Rock Star Money Is Just Numbers Let Me In Devil In The Towers Different Rainbows
I loved all of these tracks and I can’t
wait to see this band again.
Johnny is on lead guitar, Rich is
vocals and base, Tommy is vocals and
rhythm and The Brute takes the
drums.
This drummer is well named by the
way, he really is ! Always love a good
drummer !
The vocal from Rich (pictured) is
mind tingling and the other two,
Johnny and Tommy are the long hair
shaking good looking sort of guitarists
we all want to see !
A fabulous gig all round, but these
guys stood head and shoulders above
the rest for me.
Do not miss the chance to see them
the next time they are in town, they
are at The Venue on August 22nd.
Happy Gigging !
Day Time DJ Style
Mon 20:00 –22:00 Chris Wilkinson House
Mon 22:00– 00:00 Danny G Drum and Bass
Tue 16:00– 20:00 Sweet T Hip Hop/ RnB
Tue 20:00-00:00 Toy Boys Hip Hop
Wed 16:00-20:00 Sheejay
Passionelle
House
Wed 20:00-22:00 DJ Freedom Freedom
Wed 22:00-00:00 RockSteady UK Garage
Thu 20:00 22:00 Simon Chimes
Ricky Smirnoff
House
Thu 22:00-00:00 Krysoze Mix It Up
Fri 16:00-20:00 3 Degrees Mix It Up
Fri 20:00-22:00 Gravity and
Burner
Drum and Bass
Fri 22:00– 00:00 Freedom House
Sat 0800:12:00 Rasta Reggae
Sat 14:00-16:00 DJ Twista
MC Dappa
UK Funky
Sun 10:00-12:00 DJ Shivar UK Garage
Sun 12:00-14:00 Toy Boy Hip Hop/RnB
Sun 14:00-16:00 Super Rago Crew Mix It Up
Sun 16:00-18:00 JM Mike and
Champion
Bashment
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Munchie
Drum and Bass
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Our very own
independent radio
station perception
fm has now gone
on the web.
Offering weekday
streaming and
podcasts from
Itunes our local
station provides
even more ways to
enjoy good music
on the move.
For all these
services visit
www.perceptionfm.info . But all this extra
broadcasting has
put a strain on the
existing team, so
Perception FM are
now on the look
out for budding
DJ’s of any genre.
If that describes
you, then get in
touch through the
website.
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Making a Promotional Video
Vanilla Nightmare
New Single
Lover
Local band
Vanilla Nightmare
got together with friends
and fans to make their new promotional video to
accompany their latest single
Lover
What a laugh ! It was more like a party, but I cannot
detract from the hard work that went into this shoot by
everyone concerned.
I don’t want to give too much away about the plot !
but as you can see there were zombies involved, I’m
not quite sure what the plastic aprons signify, but apparently it was quite essential to have one ! There was also some
offerings to Sun Gods going on, but to see what that
was about you’ll have to go to the site and discover for
yourselves !
This was superb fun, as I have said and it was all
performed and recorded at Club 85, where there is
plenty of space and sound equipment to
accommodate aspiring artistes.
If you are thinking of making your own music video, I can totally recommend the Club 85 for your venue, simply
contact them on their website
www.Club85.co.uk
and they will sort you out.
This video was choreographed and directed by
Liam “Tobes” Scarlino and the photographer is
Cooper. They can be contacted by searching on
Facebook.
I am advised that everyone in the support cast for the video was invited via Facebook and my recommendation to you all would be that if you ever spot such an open invitation, do try
to get there.
You will really enjoy yourselves, but you have to be prepared to give up a full day and be able to take the
whole process seriously, particularly during filming.
A great job guys, appreciate
being allowed to see the technical side of the process and to be able to join the fun
of the day.
Look forward to the release of the single, which is brilliant by the way ! and we will review it when it is released to us.
See Vanilla Nightmare on
www.Myspace.comvanillanightmare
The Scallywags
Molly Malones Sat Aug 1st
If you weren’t there, then you missed a great night !
This was pub entertainment
as it should be. Friendly interaction with the audience
a good across the board selection of tunes, a bit of
comedy, some friendly Banter, but most important
of all a great musical performance.
They opened with an old Rolling Stones cover and followed on with Oasis. Throughout the set they
went from midstream pop to old Irish tunes, always
popular in Molly’s and thus played something for
everyone.
The band are all Hitchin boys and many of the crowd knew
them of old. This was reflected in the clapping and
cheering and general enthusiastic crowd
participation that was going on. It’s been a long time
since I saw a pub crowd have this much innocent and
unadulterated fun !
I spoke to Kev, the lead singer/guitar and he assures me that they have produced material of their own, but had decided not to include any for this particular gig.
Shame really, I always prefer to hear something original,
however, there is going to be a three day festival at Club 85 later this year and The Scallywags are one of the bands. Hopefully, this will
give us all the opportunity to hear some original stuff from
them.
The lead vocal and guitar are taken by Kevin. A lovely big bouncing man, who
despite his bulk does not mind leaping around the room, using the furniture for props, getting into the crowd, joking with them and
occasionally winding them up !
He has a good strong vocal and his pleasant personality is carried over in it. I am looking forward to seeing him in more of a “gig” setting, to see how much he can really let himself go, I feel this was only the tip of the
iceberg for Kev.
Guy takes keyboards and a good job he does too. Particularly in his solo breaks. It’s always difficult to shine as a keyboard player, as there is no opportunity for physical movement and therefore it is difficult to project personality. Not so much for Guy, he smiles and sings his way through
the set and a great deal of charm comes across.
John plays the drums, but unfortunately we did not see him at his best here, as he has only recently joined the band and had not had much
rehearsal with them, but a credible performance nonetheless.
Catch this band if you can, I think they will be a band to watch for the future, but we must see more original tunes boys !
This is a beautiful olde world pub set in the countryside of the village of Offley. Offley is off the A505, as you leave Hitchin towards Luton, only 20 minutes drive from Hitchin. There is a huge conservatory built on the back of the pub, which leads on to a peaceful garden with the most fabulous views of the countryside. The conservatory is filled with farmhouse style furniture and the setting and atmosphere is warm and comfy. The menu offers a wide variety of food. Traditional English Fayre, as well as some Cajun, Moroccan. Indonesian or Japanese options. On Sunday there is of course the traditional Sunday Lunch menu which is priced at £8.45, but this is only for the main course. There are other choices of meal deals on the main menu, £6.95 for two value courses, or £10 for two larger portion courses or £12 for three courses. Good value we thought. The service was excellent and the food was very well presented, hot and enjoyable. Children are welcome here and bookings are taken Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, it’s strictly first come first served. This is a lovely venue and it is perfect for a birthday or anniversary treat, or simply a meal out with friends.
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