BE FOR SOMETHING DONT BE AGAINST IT
July 2009

Music Archives - Politics & Culture Archives - Vanguard Online on MySpace
Budding writers contact us here! - Seething readers blitz us here!

http://www.vanguard-online.co.uk















INTERVIEWS

Fightstar
Laura Anderson braves the Jagermeister Metal night at Leeds Rios -
"I think people should stop stealing music off the Internet for a start because then the bands could actually make a living. And then the bands could actually afford to put on shows.”




MUSIC and LIFE:
Zen guru Alan Watts interpreted by kings of the random obscenity;
Trey Parker and Matt Stone!

click here




THEATRE

Product Medea 4.0 @ The Cock Tavern Theatre, London
2nd-20th June 2009

The Cock Tavern hosts a modern twist on the classic Medea, written by Slovenian playwright Sasa Rakef.


SPORT AND PHOTO JOURNALISM

A Fan's Eye View of the Beautiful Game

"When a goal goes in - hot steaming gold runs through your veins - you become invincible for as long as the feeling lasts". This set of photographs focuses on the fans not the players - giving a fan's eye view of Scunthorpe United's 2-1 away win against Millwall on January 31st 2009. The photos in this collection show how fans express a range of emotions from frustration to nail biting tension, from victorious displays of dominance to apathy.

Or visit : The Future of Football ** Three Asses on a Shirt ** Hillsborough - Ten Years On ** Championes! Manchester United's 1999 European champions victory ** Football, Glory and Tears: England's 5-1 victory over Germany


TRAVEL

Things to do in Paris, France

Paris is a rustic city, where the pace of life is meandering, slowed down so that Parisians can take time to enjoy the finer things in life. You know red wine, cheese and the like. Wrap up warm if you're planning to go during the winter months. Paris is an overcast, wet and most of all cold city. But dont let the chill put you off - the quality of life in Paris resonates with any culture vulture - giving them a Ready Break glow which acts as an effective antidote to subzero temperatures.

Or visit: Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily ** Bilbao ** Leuven and Brussels ** Barcelona ** Taiwan ** Israel ** Bosnia ** Eastern Europe ** USA ** Toronto ** Gijon


LONDON STREET ART

Shoreditch Street Art, London

It would be wonderful to think that the artists who ply their work on the streets might act as an inspiration, so that the mindless scrawl that you might find in places like Tottenham, will one day be replaced by urban masterpieces. But that would be to ignore the political economy which underpins this work. The guys who produce this stuff are educated, linked in, global, skilled up artists. Their work might be street, and not all of them might be loaded, but they are part of the scene. So let’s not over romanticise this. This isn’t the working classes getting streetwise and looking for a way to make life better for everyone. Whilst much of the work is iconoclastic and challenging, this open air art gallery is a playground for middle class adults.


SOCIAL SPACES

Peckham Library



At the beginning of the 1990s it was decided that Peckham was a dump that needed a bit of regeneration. A budget of 265 million pounds and a seven year programme was created to regenerate the area in which the library now stands.




SOCIAL COMMENT

The Charm Offensive - The Art of Bullying



A guy much bigger than you, comes up to you, intimidating you, working at a subconscious level, his body language and posture tells you I am in control, I am in charge, and just you wait and see what this body will do to yours if you object, and yet he is all smiles and happiness, happy comments, and your natural sense of intimidated self, you feel that it would perhaps be in your best interests, or at least you hope it would be in your best interests to submit to his emotional demands.










PHOTOGRAPHY

Autumn Hits Hyde Park 2007












Hey there, take a minute out and smell the roses:

click here















LETTERS

I Want To Send A Letter
If we've made your blood boil or brought a ray of sun to your dreary existence or if you just want to sound off about the mag, music or owt else - drop us a line - we guarantee to publish your feedback.


Singles

New this month....



ALBUM RELEASES

Flare Acoustic Arts League: Cut

the soundcarriers: Harmonium

The Lemonheads: Varshon

Loney Dear: Dear John

Kong: Snake Magnet

Heavy Water Experiments: Heavy Water Experiments

Magnum: Into The Valley Of The Moonking

Ellen Mary McGee: The Crescent Sun

Dance To The Radio: 4 X 12"

Bat For Lashes: Two Suns

Sam Isaac: Bears

Gary Go: Gary Go

Heads We Dance: Love Technology

The Soundscapes: Freestyle Family

Ramblin' Dawgs: Rockin' Blues EP

UFO: The Visitor

Tartuffi: Nests Of Waves And Wires

Ricky Warwick: Belfast Confetti

We Were Promised Jetpacks: These Four Walls

Draven: Eden

Current 93: Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain

Livid: One

Man Like Me: Man Like Me

Hanging Doll: Reason & Madness

Rodriguez: Cold Fact & Coming From Reality

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!

Astrid Williamson: Here Come The Vikings

Filthy Dukes: Nonsense In The Dark

Equal Loudness Curve: Let It Roll

Chris Cornell: Scream

The Elvis Suicide: Sweethearts

Metric: Fantasies

Jackie Leven: Man Bleeds In Glasgow & Greetings From Milford

Nightvision: As The Lights Go Down

Papa Roach: Metamorphosis

The Black Box Revelation: Set Your Head On Fire

Birdeatsbaby: Here She Comes-A-Tumblin'

Eyelash: Recession

Castrovalva: S/T Mini Album

Art Brut: Art Brut Vs. Satan

Kaki King: Mexican Teenagers EP

Sabinas Rex: A Rock Opera

Wednesday 13: Bloodwork EP

Japanther: Tut Tut Now Shake ya Butt

The Perils: Good People Do Bad Things

The Answer: Everyday Demons

The Seal Cub Clubbing Club: Super Science Fiction

The pAper chase: Someday All This Could Be Yours (Part 1)

Mexican Institute Of Sound: Soy Sauce

The Chelsea Smiles: The Chelsea Smiles

4Bitten: No More Sins

Broken Family Band: Please And Thank You

The Saw Doctors: Live at The Melody Tent CD/ From Clare Island To Cape Cod DVD

Grammatics: Grammatics

Shortwave Fade: Deletia

Official Secrets Act: Understanding Electricity

Morrissey: Years Of Refusal

The Bishops: For Now

Le Reno Amps: Tear It Open

JJ Cale: Roll On

Brakes: Touchdown

Nico's Alchemy: Fundamental Darkness

Dog Almighty: Dog Almighty

Asobi Seksu: Hush

Howling Bells: Radio Wars

Zu: Carboniferous

Jackie Leven: The Haunted Year: Winter: Men In Prison & Munich Blues

Grand Duchy: Petit Fours

A Camp: Colonia

M.G.R.y Destructo Swarmbots: Amigos De La Guitarra

The Fireman: Electric Arguments

Twisted Sister: Live At The Astoria DVD & CD



GIGS: ROCK AND OTHER STUFF

Ricky Warwick @ Fibbers, York
June 09

We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Leeds Cockpit
June 09

UFO @ Leeds Academy
June 09

The King Blues @ Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds
May 09

Hollywood Undead @ Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds
May 09

MPHO @ Leeds Cockpit
May 09

Live At Leeds
May 09

The Maccabees @ Live At Leeds
May 09

Maximo Park @ The Academy, Leeds
May 09

Fujiya & Miyaji @ The Faversham, Leeds
April 09

Vagabond @ The Cockpit, Leeds
May 09

A Camp @ The Cockpit, Leeds
May 09

Deathstars @ Rios, Leeds
May 09

Funeral For A friend @ Rios, Leeds
March 09

Official Secrets Act @ The Cockpit, Leeds
March 09

Tunng with Tinariwen @ The Irish Centre, Leeds
March 09

Lily Allen @ The Academy, Leeds
March 09

The Dykeenies @ The Cockpit, Leeds
March 09

Skull Branded Pirates @ The University of Leeds
March 09

Lau @ The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
February 09

Fightstar @ Rios, Leeds
February 09

Random Hand @ The Academy , Leeds
February 09

Asobi Seksu @ The Faversham, Leeds
February 09

International Trust @ The Cockpit, Leeds
January 09

Jackie Leven @ The New Roscoe, Leeds
December 08

Pigeon Detectives @ Leeds Academy
December 08

Jesse Malin @ Keighley Gassienda
December 08

Tina Dico @ The Sage, Gateshead
December 08

Frank Turner @ Leeds Academy
December 08

Alabama 3 @ Leeds Academy
December 08

The Damned @ Leeds Irish Centre
December 08

Bellowhead @ Victoria Hall, Saltaire
Halloween 08

Stone Gods @ Leeds Metropolitan University
November 08

Less Than Jake @ Leeds Academy
November 08

Elliot Minor @ Leeds Metropolitan University
November 08

My American Heart @ Leeds Cockpit
November 08

Towers Of London @ Stoke Sugarmill
October 08

Funeral For A Friend @ Leeds Metropolitan University
October 08

Goldblade @ Leeds Cockpit
October 08

i Concur @ Leeds Brudenell Social Club
October 08

The Melvins @ Leeds Stylus
October 08