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PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP – STILL TIME TO BOOK! 23-27 July, Oxfordshire

A reminder that we are a week away from The First-Ever (so far as we know) Peace News Summer Camp – book now to make sure of delicious food from Veggies of Nottingham (£8 per day).

The camp features:

War News – Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Iran; Local anti-arms trade campaigning; Worker’s control; Trident replacement; whole camp debates on 2003 and Where Next For The Anti-War Movement; Civil liberties and freedom to protest; peace education; ‘Does Nonviolence Protect The State?’ debate; calm interventions for resistance; Anti-Militarist Network/NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh; tripods, lock-ons and climbing workshops; short Chomsky’s Politics course; libertarian education and home ed resistance; Using the System – how activists can utilise the planning, legal and parliamentary systems; Islamophobia and the “war on terror”; and more

‘Routes To Music’ is an informal introduction to the music industry for all those interested in increasing their potential, gaining knowledge and looking to get more involved in the many areas of the music industry.

Starting in July across the Black Country, unemployed people* can access free workshops and networking sessions focusing on numerous parts of the music industry.

If you want to look at how to develop your potential and gain con?dence through working in one of the many areas of the music business, then please come along to our introductory workshop:

MPs recommendations to re-instate "two-in-a-bar" rule and exempt small venues from needing live music licence rejected

The government has rejected the idea of re-introducing the “two-in-a-bar” rule for pubs hosting live music, but claims it is committed to reducing “unnecessary bureaucracy” around the Licensing Act.

And hopes that pubs with a capacity of 200 or less would be exempt from needing a licence for music in future have also been dashed.

The announcement came from Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw yesterday, who presented the government’s response to 26 recommendations made by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee relating to the Licensing Act.

In the response on live music, the report states: “There is no direct link between size of audience or number of performers and potential for noise nuisance or disorder.”

Seasick Steve Gallery – T in the Park Gallery

“This is a cigar box with a piece of wood on it and four strings,” explained Seasick Steve of his custom-made string instrument that playisrangs.com he's holding onto, a strange implement which somewhat resembles a guitar. “And it's a piece of s***…”

Seasick Steve – At T In The Park

American blues-man Seasick Steve performs at this year's T In The Park

The phenomenal character that is Seasick Steve made his debut on the main stage at this year's T in the Park after an amazing performance in the Pet Sounds arena at T 2008. His powerful life stories told through straight-talking simple uncomplicated blues make it easy to captivate any audience.

CHANGING TIMES, PASSION, DESIRE AND AN OVERDOSE OF LUCK. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT HAVE TURNED ROCK WERCHTER INTO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND – ACCORDING TO ITS COLLEAGUES – BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. THE CONCISE HISTORY OF A FESTIVAL BETWEEN 1975 AND 2006.
in 1967, a so-called beat happening was organised. Long before Woodstock in the United States and Isle Of Wight in Great-Britain. At its height in 1978, Jazz Bilzen, back then a four-day festival, drew 15,000 festival-goers on its main day. Three years later, only 6,000 people showed up and the festival folded. In 1981 in Torhout and Werchter, about 20,000 and 27,000 spectators showed up. Things really ‘exploded’ in Werchter in 1982, when about 40,000 people were standing at the festival gates. What was a-happening?