july2013
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04roundup
“ We literally provide everything but the kitchen sink ”
10upfront
It ’ s a bad month to be reading this magazine if you ’ re a Scouser . Not only do we have confirmed sex symbol and Cardiff Comedy Festival centrepiece Alan Davies on the cover , Boris Johnson is performing his ‘ boylesque ’ show at the Blysh festival and The Kelvin Mackenzie Quartet are set to thrill at Brecon Jazz
20film
Ah look , a possibly not that great ( if Keiron Self is to be believed ) indie movie starring Kristen Wiig . I saw her on the Graham Norton Show last Friday . It was in a crowded bar and the sound was down . This may have been the closest I ’ ll come to learning how to pronounce her name
22food & drink
An offbeat take on the 2,000-year history of Caerphilly , a Chinese restaurant writeup offering a choice between chow mein and radish paste , fancysounding picnic ingredients and – of course – levelheaded restaurant reviews that you can ’ t ignore
30previews
One of the people profiled this month came round to my house once , tried to go into the wrong bedroom several times and then fell asleep on my bed with his shoes on . That ’ s these blue-collar rock ’ n ’ roll icons for you , though
38reviews
The dreaded netherworld problem known as ‘ score inflation ’ blights this month ’ s album review page , nearly all writers dishing out praise like panicky teachers trying to move their school up the league tables . Apart from Sam Easterbrook , who history ’ s greatest geniuses would surely fail to satisfy
43lifestyle
Editor Gareth has a crack at ‘ glamping ’ in the Vale Of Glamorgan . I went camping ( non-glam version ) for a couple of nights near Brighton the other day . What I learned : people in their early 20s who have been drinking for 10 hours next to their tents are really , really , really tedious to talk to
46sport
Margaret Thatcher famously once said that any man who rides a pushbike around should regard himself as sweaty , but these days cyclists are more likely to quip with the Queen about mod fashion while being tapped with a sword . Visit this month ’ s Abergavenny Festival Of Cycling to watch future knights of the realm in action
48travel
Mauritius ? ( The food is ) delicious ! Travel by catamaran ? You da man ! Tamarin Bay ? Wahey ! Right in the middle of the ocean ? Best pack your suntan lotion ! At no point does Gareth ’ s article about the island employ rhyme
50listings
The other day I went to an antiques / collectables / tat kind of shop in Brighton ( see above ), which had for sale an unopened bottle of Special Brew commemorating the wedding of Charles & Diana . Four pounds . WHY IN GOD ’ S NAME DIDN ’ T I BUY IT ?
70competitions
Q . What is the name of the famous burlesque star who was married to Marilyn Manson ? A . Arthur Miller
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