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AllNewMeze!
Unlessyou’vebeenlivingunderarockforthepastfewmonths,you
wouldhave noticedthatoneofWales’bestindependentvenuesis
undergoingsomemajorchanges.
odoyou afavour we donned our hardhatsand ducked their hands with glee as the Meze Lounge teams up with Mojo
under the dustsheets of multi VAward Winner,Meze for ajoint Student Night that set to take the city’snights out byT
Lounge, in Market Street, to have asneak preview at storm. Wednesday nights will never be the same again, as for
some of the amazing developments going on. With the new just ameasly quid, you get ashiny wristband that’ll get you into
planned University campus just around the corner,the evolving both venues! That’sjust 50p avenue Isuppose...
city deserves afresh outlook on what it has to offer students,and
the Meze seems to be grabbing that idea by the short and curlies. Meze sees the introduction of Ramshackle resident DJ, Dave
So what’snew then? Well aside from the already open spanking Remix (daveremix.com), who states that ‘good music is good
new kitchen serving paninis and the like (at just 2quid –how do music -regardless of what genre it is’-something that
they do that?) and the new downstairs hotel-esquetoilets, the emphatically resonates with Meze and Mojo-ites.
upstairs (yes Meze has an upstairs)isseeing the venue climb
higher than ever before by the introduction of an outdoor heated Dave has DJ’d With the likes of: Mark Ronson,Zane Lowe,
roof terrace. So now you can gaze at the stars in acomfy seat Pendulum, Bloc Party,Roni Size, The Editors, high Contrats,
whilst enjoying the fantastic cocktails the venue has rightfully Fabio and Grooverider,Kings of LEaon and De La Soul, just to
become synonymous with. Youwould be forgiven thinking name ahandful, whilst Mojo Saturday resident Matt Kirk the
you’re abroad –sipping adrink on your hotel balcony. Dexpert expertly spins his wheels of steel, covering the biguns
of R&B, Drum &Bass and classic party anthems. There’salso
Step in from the roof terrace and you’ll enter the brand new chill the introduction of highly requested Ladies Pole Dancing classes
out area with Guitar Hero and agames room which will soon be in Mojo from 7-9pm. (Ateeny charge applies)
laden with big sofas and the usual Meze hospitality.Iflive music
is your thing, you’ll be pleased to know that the stage has also To top of the Wednesday Night extravaganza, both venues are
been raised, to give you abetter view of some of the top acts the offering the amazing deal of 2for 1drinks all night in BOTH
venue hosts.All in all, we were mightily impressed.And the venues; with an extended happy hour 8-10pm, selling all bottles
new changes in hand will only reinforce the reason that so many (few exceptions, natch) and house doubles for just £1.
students choose Meze week in week out as their venue of
CreditCrunch-tastic!choice. Speaking of students, I’m sure they’ll soon be rubbing
GwentRockBandSettheStage
forYetAnotherWelshSuccessStory.
elsh underground rock band, country,earning themselves asteady army of fans along
‘The Dirty Youth’, are currently the way.Although they have only been gigging for lessW
celebrating playing a than ayear their first mini album entitled ‘The Dirty
triumphant gig as the only Welsh band to Youth’, has sold over 1,000 copies in the first two
play at legendary outdoor rock/metal months to their ‘DirtyArmy’through MySpace.TakeTheChance!
festival, Bloodstock 2008, duringAugust.
Without doubt, by the time you read Online music magazine,
Planet-Loud.com, is leading the
this all of the tickets will have sold The Dirty Youth have been rocking their support for the band and in arecent review of their
out for this very special gig, but we way through clubs and pubs throughout the album they gave it a9/10 rating, and described it as a
feel as though we should tell you “Hard-hitting, edgy rock offering that captures the
about it anyway.The hottest youthful, unbridled live energy of the band perfectly”,
musical talent to come out of Wales Music channel Scuzz tv have also picked up on the buzz
in the last ten years, Duffy,recently surrounding the band, and are featuring them on their
announced her 2008 tour,which channel during the build-up to Bloodstock Festival.
will see her roll up at Newport
Centre on December 7th. “Weare happy enough to be gigging and working on
our album, but there are always challenges and bigger
If you have achance of somehow things to aim for.Weget asked alot about record label
getting tickets for this gig, then interest and deals, and yes we have turned down afew
grab them with both hands –it’ll offers which was hard to do, but this just demonstrates
probably be the last chance you get our self belief,” say the Band. “Webelieve that way,
to see Duffy in such intimate when we do finally sign with alabel, we will be in a
surroundings. good position because we can bring so much to the table.
We will only sign adeal when we are ready,and when
On the off-chance that there are we are sure it’sthe right deal for us”
some tickets available, call 01633
65 6757 to book yours. For other Following theirgig at Bloodstock Music Festival, The
dates surf to Dirty Youth are be back at home this month, playing a
www.myspace.com/duffymyspace Planet Loud gig in Newport at Le Pub on Saturday,25th
or
www.iamduffy.com October.
Fulldetailswillbeavailableat
www.myspace.com/thedirtyyouthinthenearfuture.
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