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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