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“The pocket my music went into had ‘flop’ written all over it, but I found that out once the music was firmly in place.”JOHN OTWAY

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:the music venue trust // showcase // FTW

:black fridays

:the big cheese tour // norman watt-roy // ...

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It's been a cracker of a summer at The Forum. In fact, so much so that I don't think I'm going to fit everything I enjoyed onto one page.

Blam! came back in May ahead of Unfest, and we hope everyone enjoyed both Unfest and Blam! - feedback on both can be sent by email to the Blam! Virtual blam.tunbridgewellsforum@gmail.com or by postcard to The Forum TN4 8YU. Unfest was so great The Forum gave away a free gig two weeks after, when Allusondrugs headlined. If you missed this, Allusondrugs are back in October – go and see them. If you missed the news that the gig was free – just make sure you check into Tunbridge Wells Forum on facebook for news updates on special offers.

June also saw a superb Local & Live Electric gig with Eden, Storm Engine, Creatures of Habit and The Orange Circus Band; also an afternoon event where Muzivo held a 'battle of bands' to find an act to play at The Hop Farm Festival.

In July The Breretons held a single launch party, then yet another great Forum facebook offer.... buy one ticket and get to see two other gigs free. This weekend of gig-ness featured headliners The Xcerts, Elephantis, and Death and the Penguin. Editor's personal highlight? Support band on Monday – How's Harry. Proof you should turn up early (and watch out for special offers on a Monday).

Local & Live Electric returned at the beginning of August with Witches Lane, Code Marla and Mother of Pearl. A good warm up for the main Local & Live Festival at the end of August, which saw four free nights at The Forum – all offering completely different bands, but all under the 'local, unsigned and original' banner of L&L. If you enjoyed them – don't forget The Forum is open all year, and local music is often on offer, including at further L&L Electric evenings.

Three stonker gigs within a month: Ugly Love, The Smyths and Bad Rabbits. Why were they all so good? Because all the bands 'put on a show'. You remember that corny Robbie Williams song: “Let me entertain you”? These three gigs all entertained – and if you were at Ugly Love, dare you not to smile if you are to hear Toto's “Africa” as background music, maybe somewhere like “Boots the Chemist”.....

While Blam! lies around the pubs and bars of Tunbridge Wells to entertain you (boom boom) over beer and coffee, don't forget to keep up with news on all the Forum virtual platforms: facebook, twitter, YouTube, instragram, as well as the blackboards outside the venue.

Blam! Is back in print now on a quarterly basis until we get fed up with emailing and messaging rock stars, typing, compiling, printing, and wandering around pubs and bars distributing. We hope we might reach a few new music fans who don't know what's going on.As for the biscuits:

Slaves @Slaves on twitter Try the Fox's double chocolate cookie biscuit digestive ones. just out of this world xxx

Yours, All New Blam! Editor and Forum Groupie CG.

It's been a cracker of a summer at The Forum. In fact, so much so that I don't think I'm going to fit everything I enjoyed onto one page.

Blam! came back in May ahead of Unfest, and we hope everyone enjoyed both Unfest and Blam! - feedback on both can be sent by email to the Blam! Virtual blam.tunbridgewellsforum@gmail.com or by postcard to The Forum TN4 8YU. Unfest was so great The Forum gave away a free gig two weeks after, when Allusondrugs headlined. If you missed this, Allusondrugs are back in October – go and see them. If you missed the news that the gig was free – just make sure you check into Tunbridge Wells Forum on facebook for news updates on special offers.

June also saw a superb Local & Live Electric gig with Eden, Storm Engine, Creatures of Habit and The Orange Circus Band; also an afternoon event where Muzivo held a 'battle of bands' to find an act to play at The Hop Farm Festival.

In July The Breretons held a single launch party, then yet another great Forum facebook offer.... buy one ticket and get to see two other gigs free. This weekend of gig-ness featured headliners The Xcerts, Elephantis, and Death and the Penguin. Editor's personal highlight? Support band on Monday – How's Harry. Proof you should turn up early (and watch out for special offers on a Monday).

Local & Live Electric returned at the beginning of August with Witches Lane, Code Marla and Mother of Pearl. A good warm up for the main Local & Live Festival at the end of August, which saw four free nights at The Forum – all offering completely different bands, but all under the 'local, unsigned and original' banner of L&L. If you enjoyed them – don't forget The Forum is open all year, and local music is often on offer, including at further L&L Electric evenings.

Three stonker gigs within a month: Ugly Love, The Smyths and Bad Rabbits. Why were they all so good? Because all the bands 'put on a show'. You remember that corny Robbie Williams song: “Let me entertain you”? These three gigs all entertained – and if you were at Ugly Love, dare you not to smile if you are to hear Toto's “Africa” as background music, maybe somewhere like “Boots the Chemist”.....

While Blam! lies around the pubs and bars of Tunbridge Wells to entertain you (boom boom) over beer and coffee, don't forget to keep up with news on all the Forum virtual platforms: facebook, twitter, YouTube, instragram, as well as the blackboards outside the venue.

Blam! Is back in print now on a quarterly basis until we get fed up with emailing and messaging rock stars, typing, compiling, printing, and wandering around pubs and bars distributing. We hope we might reach a few new music fans who don't know what's going on.As for the biscuits:

Slaves @Slaves on twitter Try the Fox's double chocolate cookie biscuit digestive ones. just out of this world xxx

Yours, All New Blam! Editor and Forum Groupie CG.“Party rings everytime”

letter from the editor

Currently in the UK, blues singer Doña hails from the USA, having grown up in Upstate New York. She played Tunbridge Wells a couple of times during Local and Live in Au-gust: a solo at the Beau Nash, and backed by The Standard Lamps at the Grey Lady. I got to see her at the Beau Nash, where she performed a variety of songs, including the most stunning bit of boogie woogie (left hand/right hand).

She headlines at the Forum on Friday 24rd October, supported by The Stand-ard Lamps.

I chatted to Mike Wilton from The Lamps about their stint as the backing band at The Grey Lady, performed with minimal rehearsal time, “It was great fun. We all come from a blues jam night background, so to play with Dona was total musical freedom. Also a lot of Dona's material is blues and soul based and I'm a blues player at heart, so it was great(without sounding pretentious) to really feel the music and go wherever you want. There was lots of eye contact. Man, that girl can play - makes my heart pump!”

Doña is an incredible vocalist and keyboard player, and as well as fronting her own band, has played alongside the likes of Keith Richards and her idol, former Chuck Berry sideman and Father of Rock & Roll Piano, Johnnie Johnson.

So, how are the Standard Lamps feeling about returning to the Forum as support – hopefully looking forward to it? “Absolutely! The Forum is always a great place to play and we've had some great gigs there this year so far. Unfest was brilliant this year. It was pissing it down with rain at 2.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday and the place was packed! The Forum is very important place to us local musicians!”

There is possibly more news from the Standard Lamps to come – but come and check out both them and Doña on Friday 24th, tickets only £8.50.

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On Saturday 8th November, the Forum welcomes back bassist Norman Watt-Roy.Norman has been in a band since 1967, when aged 16, he formed a band with his brother. Since then he was played with the likes of Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Wilko Johnson, The Clash and Nick Cave.

Moving effortlessly between musical genres: from R&B to Jazz Fusion, Bebop to Dance, Norman brings a special rhythmic interpretation to all his work. He is, after all, responsible for the memorable riffs behind such pop hits as Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by the Blockheads.

On this latest tour he is joined by some worthy jazz musicians—among them friends Gilad Atzmon, Asaf Sirkis and Frank Harrison—performing interpretations of their favourite songs along with tracks from Norman’s recent album, Faith & Grace.

Faith & Grace is a collection of original jazz-influenced compositions and new interpretations of classic hits like Wilko’s Roxette and Dury’s Billericay Dickie. One critic acclaims it as, “an impressive artistic statement” (Ian ‘Jazz’ Mann). Based on last year's show, expect a little bit of a life story from Norman, who was born in India, and has lived in the UK since he was 4.

A bit of Cuba comes to the Forum on Saturday 22nd November with Son Yambu.

This sounds a bit like something from the menu of a local restaurant, but the evening promises 'a fusion of Son, Timba and a twist of Salsa, Buena Vista Style.' Starting at 8.30 pm with a free, fun rueda (dance) class, and carrying on til 2am with a Cuban salsa DJ, the evening looks guaranteed to get the Forum audience dancing the night away.

Carlton Thomas from Cuban Vibes says: “Cuban Bands and the energy they radiate has always being an integral part of the Salsa Community in Kent over the years.“Now with the general revival of Cuban Salsa in Kent over the last year there is no better way by celebrating this achievement by bringing Cuba live to Kent with UK No1 Cuban Band "Son Yambu".”

norman watt-roy

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“From the age of 9, John Otway knew he wanted to be a pop star.” says his online bio.

John Otway is one of the acts put on by local promoter Mark Southgate at the Forum this autumn, with Dreadzone also playing again. Mark's aims as a promoter are simply to bring to Tunbridge Wells the sort of music he enjoys seeing. Very often it's not the sort of music the general public of Tunbridge Wells would expect there to be in the Forum, and very often they are the shows that sell out at the Forum, partly due to Mark's hard work in promoting the events, and selecting top national and international acts.

Mr Otway has been very busy since 1972, when as a 20 year old aspiring star he joined up with Wild Willy Barrett. It took until the punk era of 1977 for an appearance on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' to bring them to the public's attention, their single 'Really free' to chart, and gain them a slot on 'Top of the Pops'. Touring and further records followed, and he also turned his hand to acting and writing. A loyal following of fans meant his musical career continued, and in 2002 (for his 50th birthday)

he gained a number 9 chart hit with 'Bunsen Burner – the hit mix', and with two chart songs, he was able to release a Greatest Hits album. His 60th birthday was marked by a film 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie'.

Hopefully by now, you are getting a measure of the man and his music? Having watched one of his gigs on YouTube, I will be expecting something more like a cabaret show than rock concert. While Otway is backed by a superb band, it's almost as if comedy and humour are interspersed by the songs, which are presented in a punk, rap, poetry style.

Blam! Caught up online with Mr Otway in the midst of his touring, for a quick Q&A session:

Have you enjoyed all that life has thrown at you? No - the bits that life threw at me that I would have enjoyed, I didn’t bother to catch. The ones I caught and held onto were the ones that looked good, but should have been batted straight back. But it’s made for a more interesting Movie.

If you had to put your music into a genre pocket, what would it be?If I could put it into a pocket, that pocket would have ‘hit’ written all over it. The pocket my music went into had ‘flop’ written all over it, but I found that out once the music was firmly in place.

Is there anything else you'd like to add, after 43 years?I would like to add a lot more success. Wouldn’t it be great to turn ‘Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure’ into ‘Rock and Roll’s Greatest Success’. So can I add that please?

Final question, inspired by local band Slaves, what's your favourite biscuit?The one that is Half Man.

John Otway and the Big Band play on Saturday 29th November, tickets £13.00 for what look like a thoroughly entertaining evening.

Mark is also promoting electro, dub band Dreadzone on Saturday 15th November, tickets £16.00, always a popular show.

JOHN OTWAY & THE BIG BAND

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Back in June, I really enjoyed ALLUSONDRUGS and was happy they had time to talk to us about their return to the Forum in October, supporting MARMOZETS and LONELY THE BRAVE.Q: You were touring in September as headliners with Scouts as special guests; for The Big Cheese Tour you will be on first, will you be able to create the enthusiasm you had back in June when you headlined a very hot and sweaty Forum?A: Yeah, if anything we’ll have even more energy being first on. Q: I've been following you on facebook and

twitter since June and it seems like you have been very busy – including playing at Reading and Leeds. Someone called you “the hardest working band in showbiz” - but how have you found the past few months?A: Fun, busy and worth it all.Q: Who are your musical influences?A: Lots and lots of good bands – too many to name. Most of us were originally influenced to pick up instruments by members of our family. For instance Connor's Dad is a composer and Drey’s dad currently plays in function bands.Q: Tell me the amusing story you told Grace Olivia Photography in her video in the Forum garden about how you chose your name....A: Right ok. We were sat on a bench outside The Lion in Castleford – we’d agreed to meet up and talk about what kind of band we wanted to start. We did not have a name at this point so everyone was keen to think of something and put it forward. We were in the middle of having a conversation about past experiences from years ago, I think Damian was referring to a time when we were “all on drugs” – Jason didn’t quite hear what Damian was saying at this point so he asked him to repeat what he just said. Damian said “what, allusondrugs?” Q: How many people think it says Alison Drugs?A: Haha probably a good few...Q: Has there been a point when you wished you'd picked a different name?A: Not going to lie, the thought comes up a fair bit, but we’re happy for now… Q: How do you while-a-way all the journeys you are making on all these tours (I nearly wrote Allthesetours) ?A: We try to each other entertained, sleep and eat loads.. There’s a fair bit of work to be done while out on the road though, for example we are on the way to Nottingham now and I’m sat staring at unread e-mails and filling in this interview. Q: I stole this question from Kent band 'Slaves' – What's your favourite biscuit?Jason: Disco Biscuit | Drey: Anything with Peanut Butter in | Damian: Soggy Biscuit | Jemal: Chocolate topped malted milk | Connor: Digestive man..Q: What can we hope to expect next from Allusondrugs?A: More gigs, more tours, more excitement, more new releases and double the hair.

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It's been an equally busy year for Big Cheese Tour joint head-liners MARMOZETS. A five piece from West Yorkshire, they are composed of two sets of siblings, fronted by Becca MacIntyre. My questions were answered by bass player Will Bottomley.Q: I've heard your 'Born Young and Free' on Radio One, as well as live sessions on 'Radio 1 Rocks' and 'Even More Music Month'; I also see you have had a busy summer at festivals, and Vans Warped Tour, with an album out on September 29th, and now The Big Cheese Tour - so a busy year?A: yeah we’ve been unbelievably busy this year with making the record from the back end of last year then just touring and doing festivals relentlessly - but this is what we want to do, so we couldn't be happier Q: When did the band get together?A: the band got together in 2008 as a school band originally, but we always wanted to do this as our career. It’s been a long road!Q: What are your musical influences?A: We have massively different tastes between us but a lot of it crosses over – we all like QOTSA, The White Stripes, Pixies, Big Black – real rock bands.Q: and how would you describe your sound?A: Solid alternative rock with a bit of mathcore thrown in for good measureQ: Which have you preferred this year, time in the studio, or time playing live?A: being in the studio was an amazing experience – it really brought us closer together, but for me personally it's playing live. there's nothing like the thrill you get being on stage.Q: What can Tunbridge Wells expect from you and what are you expecting from us?A: expect mayhem! Guitars being thrown up in the air, drum kits in places they shouldn't be! But we expect everyone to just be with us in the moment and enjoy it, cos that's what live music is about. No phones!Q: Last question, thanks to the mighty, local, Slaves: What's your favourite biscuit?A: I’d have to say a good milk chocolate digestive. It’s a classic. Yorkshire tea of course.

The Big Cheese Tour reaches Tunbridge Wells on Wednesday 8th October, so go and check out some new up and coming names.

Hailing from Cambridge 'doom-pop' band LONELY THE BRAVE complete the night, as joint headliners.

marmozets

marmozets.co.uklonelythebrave.comfacebook.com/Allusondrugs

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Grab a £5 ticket now for what looks like being a top fund raiser for local charity Taylor-Made Dreams. Eight acts play during the evening of Friday 28th November, starting at 7pm. The evening aims to highlight a Christmas single recorded by a band of local artists under the banner The Acoustic Reverbs. The song, written by James Morris, captures the nostalgia and excitement of a childhood Christmas, and the single will be sold as a CD and download, to raise money for Taylor-Made Dreams.

TAYLOR MADE DREAMS CHARITY SINGLE LAUNCH

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The charity (reg no 1158174) which was supported by Unfest 2014, was set up by Suzi Mitchell, a mother from Crowborough:Taylor-Made Dreams is a charity which enables children with life limiting illness achieve their dreams when time is short. The charity also provides holistic therapeutic support for the family along side their difficult times. “The charity was set up in the memory and has been inspired by my son Taylor Mitchell who sadly lost his courageous battle against a terminal condition on the 2nd of September 2011. A fund was set up called 'Taylors Bucket of Wishes Association' by two dear friends and this fund enabled Taylor to tick off his own 'Bucket List' before he passed away. The experiences we had as a family together were priceless and are now very cherished memories. Taylor-Made Dreams is a charity set up with the monies left in TBW and we received our charitable status in July 2014. We are very privileged to have Taylor's comic hero John Bishop on board as our patron. This vision has become a reality inspired by Taylor and we very much appreciate your continued support.....lets make magic happen together!” The evening in the Forum will be hosted by Dan Littlechild, and includes a variety of local acts: Milly McCarron, 8 Car Attach, Ukelear Fallout, Daniel Clews, McCrei, Millie Manders band, Kirsti Robinson (K-Rob) and headlining at 1115pm Searching for Pie, with the party carrying on until 1am. A lot of hard work has gone into organising, rehearsing, recording and producing the single, as well as all the associated works of design and promotion, so please come along and join the team for a 'let your hair down' Christmas party.

If you can't make it along to the evening, try and support by buying everyone you know a copy of the single http://taylormadedreams.net/

(Due to the quarterly production of Blam! it's early days for the party planning – keep up to date with what's happening through Taylor-Made Dreams on Facebook or Twitter.)

who are taylor made dreams?

@Taysbucket10

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On Thursday 11th September acclaimed musician Frank Turner launched a new campaign to protect the future of the UK's live music venues. A passionate supporter of small independent venues, Frank has written to Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, calling on him to adopt the Agent of Change principle into UK law to halt the escalating threats to dedicated live music clubs and other community activities. To focus attention on this issue Frank is calling on music fans across the country to sign his petition demanding that the government act: http://qr.net/changenow

The Music Venue Trust was created in January 2014 to protect the UK live music network. Its immediate focus is on securing the long term future of the iconic venues which make up the "toilet circuit", venues like Southampton Joiners, Tunbridge Wells Forum, the 100 Club, Exeter Cavern, Hull Adelphi, Manchester Band on the Wall etc. These venues have played a crucial role in the development of British music over the last 40 years, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills. The Music Venue Trust has a clear 5 year plan to ensure those venues continue to play their vital role in supporting the British music success story.

**update**One week after launching the petition more than 10,000 people had already signed. Frank Turner said: "Thanks everyone for all the support for this campaign so far. Ten years ago today I played my first show at a small venue in London, 93 Feet East, and since then I've played 1,614 shows in hundreds of venues (which makes me feel pretty old). Please ask your friends and family to support this petition and let's get a small but essential change to UK Law that will give the next person trying to do what I did the same opportunity."

musicvenues.org.uk // Change.Org/SaveMusicVenues facebook.com/musicvenuetrust // @VenueTrust

What is the Music Venue Trust?

a letter to the culture secretary

"You, as the Culture Secretary, are genuinely facing a meltdown in the British live music circuit. Music venues are fighting off noise complaints, abatement notices and planning applications;12 venues are already under threat, an avalanche will follow if we don't take action. These venues are where I grew up, where I learned about rock’n’roll music, where I saw all my favourite bands. The venues where I played my first shows and some of my most recent, the home of the music scene that has given me my career, my passion and my life. And yet a solution is simple, and it's called the Agent of Change principle. We demand that you work with the Music Venue Trust and the UK's incredible network of live music venues. Let's act together, right now, to adopt and enforce Agent of Change". frank turner

the nme, million dead, folk/punk singer song writer

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For the last month The Forum has produced and released a weekly YouTube show called ‘The Forum This Week’, created by Matt Lucas and Mark Roe. Each week the team get together and promote the upcoming shows, interviews with acts that have passed through the venue and talk about all things music. “It’s a perfect way to get across the variety of artists, performers and volunteers here at The Forum” Matt says “We wanted to get people right to the heart of what keeps our venue ticking and make sure they’re fully up to speed with all the goings on here. As social media has become such an integral part of day to day life (rightly or wrongly) it makes sense for us to YouTube as a way to get in touch with Forum gig goers and artists alike. We really hope to make a difference to overall attendance and show people what they’re missing if they don’t come to shows!” “It’s also a great way for local bands to promote themselves” Cameraman and editor Mark says “We’ve always prided ourselves on being the trusted source of new music for Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding towns and this is kind of an extension of that. It’s quite exciting and fun to do!” Mark and Matt volunteer their time each week to come up with the running order of the show, shoot the interviews and segments and then edit it together, all with a maximum of 7 days to do it in. “Sometimes it goes right down to the wire!” Mark said laughing “We want to get each show up at 7:30 each Wednesday to make sure people have time to see what’s coming up this weekend. We’ve actually uploaded one video 10 minutes before it was due live!” “We’re always keen for new bands, local bands to get in touch to promote their shows or albums. It’s there for everyone to contribute to our local scene, we’re just the guys that film it and put it out!” Matt mentions. If you want to get in touch with either Matt or Mark you can do through the official Forum Facebook or Twitter, or through the site.

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Coming soon to the Forum will be a new event - ‘Showcase’. Thursday evenings are about to become a bit special in Tunbridge Wells.

If you are a music lover, but limit your visits to the Forum to Unfest and Local and Live, and the occasional tribute/covers band here and there, why not make Thursdays your dedicated weekly music evening out? Tunbridge Wells Forum would love to welcome you to see all the bands that have already put their names down for 'Showcase'. You might not have heard of them before, but now's the time to find some new favourites. 'Showcase' won't be run like a Battle of the Bands / Britain's Got talent event, but there will be rewards for the hard working bands. It's a chance to pick up on a band and see how they get on, if you enjoyed them - can you get some friends along next time to see them? Bands might be selling CDs and Tshirts on the evening, what better way to say Thank You to them if you enjoyed it, than taking a bit of band home?!

So, now's the time to get Tunbridge Wells really rocking. Or bluesing. Or folking. Or rapping. Because there is no limit to the music genre involved. If you are already in a band, sign up, join in, and come along and see/hear what everyone else is up to. If you aren't in a band, would be lovely to see you in the Forum audience tapping your feet, and clapping your hands!You can be involved if you are in a band. You can also be involved if you want to watch and support local, live music all year round. Information for bands is on:

- or why not stop by the Forum and have a chat to Andy about it? It’s a chance to get some money for playing, and meet other bands, and new audiences.

website: twforum.co.uktumblr: showcasetunbridgewellsforum.tumblr.com/

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Pictured left THE RAVEN AGE from London, who describe themselves as melodic, they were also very energetic, making it tricky to photograph them. They have recently toured Europe, and are now starting work on an album, and I'd happily go and see them again.

Next on were four piece NEVERSTAR , I'd listened to them quite a bit before the gig (always a good idea if you aren't sure about whether or not to buy a ticket, have an evening listening to the acts on YouTube, soundcloud etc, and get used to them). I'd really liked the track 'Lose control' so it was good to hear that first, and it probably was the high-light of the set. Keen to support that minority group 'Ladies in Music' I would also see them again....

Headliners were KICKFIST from Brighton. They say they are “a no compromise, unrelenting metal monster!” While I liked their cover of Prodigy's 'Firestarter', not really my type of music, but I decided to admire their complete and utter devotion to doing and being what they wanted, and I have, so far, never walked out on a band that I didn't enjoy.

It was quite amusing, after the letter sent to the local paper recently from a local resident who felt ‘intimidated’ to walk past The Forum, to have on three bands that were the sort he probably would feel intimidated by, unlike some acts coming up (Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff, a Cuban band, John Otway, blues singer Dona Oxford…) He didn't seem though to have taken up the offers made in replies to his letter, to come along for the evening. If he had, he would have just seen the audience were all enjoying the music together, no antisocial behaviour, and everyone in the bands was happy to chat to the audience after the gig. That's one element that makes such a small venue important for music fans, and also for the bands.

Organiser Luke Murdock is hoping to host another BLACK FRIDAY before the end of the year. You might not think it's your cup of tea from looking at the posters, but worth an on-line listen to the bands just in case.

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SEPTA new venture at Tunbridge Wells Forum BLACK FRIDAY is bringing up and coming metal bands together for an evening.

The Forum is available for hire, so if there is something you would like to see, go along and have a chat about what you feel should be on!

THE RAVEN AGE

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some of the best of the restA LIGHT HEARTED LOOK AT SOME OTHER EVENINGS, LOTS OF NAMES – WHO HAVE YOU HEARD OF? SWITCH ON YOUR LAPTOP, TABLET OR MOBILE AND LOOK UP THIS LOT:

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1. SUPERFOODGet in quick and see Superfood on Friday 10th October. After these dates, they head out on the Mighty NME New Breed Tour, with Honeyblood, in late October/November. The 10th October sees them headline at the Forum, supported by Fizzy Blood, Abattoir Blues and Honey (There is a lot of honey and blood around....) A bargain £6.00 a ticket, expect indie, pop style music.

2. ashestoangelsSynthy-Goth_Punk band Ashestoangels visit Tunbridge Wells on their Halloween Cult Tour on Sunday 19th October, supported by Sappy and First & Foremost. If you had pre-conceptions about the sort of band that might play TW Forum, Ashestoangels probably meet it. If you like to support young, local acts, come along for First & Foremost and Sappy, both hard-working rock bands with an individual look. Tickets £5 , being a Sunday, early

3. miles huntAs in Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff, playing TW Forum once again with Erica Nockells, and supported by Ukelear Fallout, a new local band playing a mix of ukuleles with other instruments and with vocal harmonies, and also band Little Fish. Hopefully Miles and Erica will play a mix of old and new songs. Thursday 23rd November, £9 a ticket.

It is quite possible, that like The editor of this here fanzine, you have not heard of Pere Ubu, who have, apparently been around since August 1975. Because of this fact, and the very long bio, said Editor would like to refer you straight to TW Forum website, twforum.co.uk to read all about this band, visiting Tunbridge Wells on Friday 14th November, at £15 a ticket, as part of their 'Carnival of Souls' tour. Support comes from local band Joeyfat, The Editor has both seen and heard them, and highly recommends them.

4. pere ubu

This band you might not have heard of, but no doubt they sound like The Rolling Stones, who very hopefully you have heard of. Support comes from Wott The Hoople, who I have heard play live, very good, and quite similar in sound to the band Mott The Hoople, but not in looks. Playing on Sunday 21st December, £10 a ticket.

5. not the rolling stones

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Other bands are available, keep up to date via the website [twforum.co.uk], Facebook [Facebook.com/twforum], twitter [@twforum] and tune in at 7.30pm every Wednesday night for The Forum This Week on YouTube.

doors at 7pm, early finish.