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1. Pirates get ready to party
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 18 November 2009Pete & the Pirates will be helping Reading have a cool yule with a hometown show on Sunday, December 13.
2. The Session: Soundbites
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 25 November 2009The Reading Rock Academy is looking for bands to take part in their first battle of the school rock bands, with the winners picking up a £5,000 cheque for their school’s music department.
3. Legendary producer Martin Rushent
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 25 November 2009Legendary producer Martin Rushent has helped out a range of local artists and is currently working with, among others, his own son James, who fronts Does It Offend You, Yeah?
4. Ground control to Pirate Tom
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 16 September 2009It’s been a while since I caught up with Reading band Pete And The Pirates. With frontman Tom Sanders releasing his second solo album under the guise of Tap Tap, I gave the singer a call – but it’s not a Reading number I had to dial....
5. Howard Timberlake's way with song
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 23 September 2009Whitchurch Hill composer Howard Timberlake was thrilled at the success of his songs in the UK Songwriting Contest.
6. Editors have a new sound
Get Wokingham, Thursday 1 October 2009It’s April 2005. Within the dark subterranean confines of the Oxford Zodiac’s tiny downstairs room, Editors are thrashing out their dark pop noir before a mere single line of punters.
7. The Test Pilots take over the Global Café
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 21 October 2009The Global Café on London Street was invaded by Reading’s own Kamikaze Test Pilots on the Friday October 9, promoting the launch of their new album Diaspora.
8. Sub89 gets off to a roaring start with Chase & Status
Get Wokingham, Thursday 22 October 2009Sub89 in Friar Street has been a long-time coming, finally providing the mid-capacity venue we’ve been craving ever since The Fez Club closed its doors.
9. An evening of Viking Skullduggery
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 28 October 2009One of the best-loved metal bands, Viking Skull, have come over from the US to tour our Sceptred Isle and are all set to rock our socks off at Plug ‘n’ Play in Milford Road on Tuesday.
10. The Session: Vienna Ditto
Get Wokingham, Thursday 5 November 2009Vienna Ditto have enjoyed a meteoric rise after being supported by BBC Introducing.
