2011

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STORIES, FEATURES, REVIEWS

JUJU MEN CANCELLED DUE TO A LEAKING ROOF 10th September 2011
Sadly the The Juju Men gig at the Queens Hotel, Weymouth, scheduled for Saturday, 10th September, has been cancelled due to leaking roof at the venue.

JUJU MEN @ SUMMER BREEZE FEST 14th July 2011
Unmissable !!! - If you did miss it, that was a serious mistake - a cracking gig -
The Juju Men @ Summer Breeze Festival - Open Air Event on Poole Quay - Thursday, 14th July 2011 - Music followed by a spectacular fireworks display - And for the first time in three years it didn't rain - very different from last year -
Read about Juju Men @ Summer Breeze 2010

NEW VENUE - WEYMOUTH July 2011
A new venue - well worth checking out - Queens Hotel, Weymouth. Features local bands and big names such as D:Ream - remember them? - if not, why not? -
as their website says -

13th August 2011
D:REAM
90s POP/DANCE BAND
Performing an extremely rare intimate gig, we're very proud to be hosting D:Ream, the band that brought the 1990s to life with hits like 'Things Can only Get Better' & 'UR The Best Thing'.

More details at - Bazuzu Links - Queens Hotel.

SHAME ON THE FAIRMILE May 2011
The Fairmile in Christchurch has had a change of management and the old landlady didn't cancel all the outstanding gigs. The Prairie Dogs had gigs booked there until Christmas this year and were due to play there recently. When they arrived, they were told they wouldn't be having live music and didn't have a gig diary or any means of contacting artists due to play there.
"When we arrived there last Friday, and were told the gig should have been cancelled, we offered to play for free anyway, so as to not disappoint our many followers. They agreed, but, as soon as we started, we were asked to turn down the volume (we don't play loudly anyway), and having turned down, were asked to turn it down again. Apparently the new landlord doesn't like live music!"
Thanks to The Prarie Dogs and Ian Peterson, creator of Live Wire for giving us this info.

Roj Agogo from old skool rhythm 'n' blues merchants, The Juju Men says, "Yeah, familiar tale. Another case of, "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery, or should I say pub"". Just checked out your version of "Rock And Roll Music" online. Keep taking the tablets. Plug in and go. You're speakin' my language. Excellent !!!

THE SLOOP - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED April 2011
Played at The Sloop last night with The Juju Men. Appreciative crowd - great sound - great beer - massive car park - take the M2 bus home if you've had a few too many. You must check this venue out. Live music every Friday & Saturday. Just like it was back in those crazy days circa 1981. Excellent !!!

LIVE-WIRE GIG-GUIDE ERROR !!! 23rd April 2011
In Live-Wire gig-guide -
Juju Men @ Hogshead, Wimbourne, 23rd April 2011
should read
Juju Men @ Hogshead, Westbourne, 23rd July 2011

30 VIDEOS FROM THREE-STREET March 2011
Recorded at Carl Chamberlain's very own movie making and sound recording centre, somewhere in Charminster, thirty cracking music vidoes featuring local talent.
Check them all out at Three-Street.
Video of the month - 'Why Does Love Got To be So Sad ?'.

LAST MINUTE BOOKING 2nd April 2011
Good news for The Juju Men fans. The retro rhythm 'n' blues men will be appearing at the Spyglass & Kettle on Saturday, 2nd April, replacing the previously advertised 'Thunderbirdz'. This venue is highly recommended for its polished dancefloor, excellent beer, splendid barstaff, buzzing atmosphere, and last but not least, the high quality, high speed music on offer.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LARRY 20th March 2011
Larry, lead guitarist for Total Recall, celebrated his ???nd birthday on Sunday. To mark the occasion the band briefly emerged from hibernation and played an afternoon session at the Lord Nelson. To read all about it click here.

SPOTTED COW - GOOD NEWS !!! 23rd March 2011
The Spotted Cow has now re-opened under new management.
Live music continues !!!

SPOTTED COW - SUDDEN DEATH !!! 10th January 2011
Looks like the 'Spotted Cow' on Poole Quay has gone down the pan. Locked doors and dirty glasses standing unattended on the bar from whenever the pub was last open. Just like the Marie Celeste in fact. Shame to see such an excellent live music venue die. Good luck to Tony and the crew wherever they may be. Bad luck to all bands who have bookings there for 2011. I guess they are all now null and void. Welcome to dip no.2 of the 'double dip'.

BAZUZU - WHO ARE THEY? January 2011
Bazuzu - What does it mean? - Who or what is it? - Who or what are they?
Find Out More.

DIRTY WATER - CLASSIC FOOTAGE Archive
Check out these two videos -
Dirty Water - Standells - 1966
Dirty Water - Juju Men - 2007

The latter version of the song is clearly based on the former version but there are some important differences. The town 'Boston' has become 'Boscombe' and so naturally the 'River Charles' has become the 'River Stour'.
The Standells look pretty cool in their classic 60's stage gear. And check out their equipment. Those Vox amps in the backline and that cheesey looking old-skool organ with chrome legs. Excellent.
The Juju Men on the other hand appear decidedly scruffy in comparison, almost as if they have just wandered in off the street by accident. The Fender Stratocaster played by rhythm guitarist/songer, Roj, appears to be adorned with two spindly aerials that gently wave in the breeze. A pair of wire cutters would soon sort this problem out. But what the hell, this is garage R'n'B, so who really cares?

Some more points of interest in the Juju Men video -

At the very start of the video MC/harp player, Hugh (centre stage) (no longer with the band), cannot resist directing a little sarcasm at the audience when he says, "We're the Juju Men. Check it out. Jujumen.com. That's really difficult to remember.". Might be worth pointing out that the current URL for the Juju Men website is actually www.jujumen.co.uk.

During the first lead guitar break the cameraman, for some reason best known to himself, decides to zoom in on the basic fingerwork of rhythm guitarist, Roj. Meanwhile lead guitarist Pete K, the guy responsible for this classic solo, remains invisible to viewers of the video.

During the second lead guitar break bass player, Pete B, can be seen having a good laugh as the fairly basic chord structure of the song goes pear shaped. Worth pointing out that Pete is not the guilty party responsible for this cock-up.

Finally at the very end of the video, the dep drummer whose name temporarily escapes me, having played superbly throughout the main body of the song, gets caught out by the dead stop ending.

Thrills and spills - I'm sure you'll agree that the video is well worth a view.

MAGIC - DOING SOMETHING RIGHT 8th January 2011
'Magic' must have been doing something right last Saturday night at Newtown Conservative Club. The small but enthusiastic crowd showed warm appreciation right from the first song. It just goes to show that the unashamed three minute pop song will never die. A fantastic time was had by all. Don't miss their next appearence at Newtown Con' on 21st May. Or catch them on 29th January doing a rare one-off gig at The Stourvale, Iford.

GRIPES & WHINGES January 2011
Bazuzu - Gripes & Whinges - Violations & Enfringements. 'What's it all about, Alfie?'.
To find out more, click here.

ALICE & THE WONDERLANDS January 2011
What a great name !!! Who are they ??? Only band online with exactly this name appear to come from Adelaide. Well that's a long way to come to play a gig at the Centre Stage, Westbourne. Do you know who these people are? If so, please contact me.
Long live psychedelia !!!

ANOTHER GREAT NAME !!! January 2011
Laura Charms - another great name - any relation of Chelsea Charms?

PLUG YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL LIVE MUSIC VENUE January 2011
Plug your favourite local live music venue at Bazuzu Links - Live Music Venues.
Adding a link couldn't be easier.

INSANELY HUGE REPETOIRE January 2011
Local band iCandi not only features a hot female singer but also an insanely huge repetoire. Have you ever seen this band in action? I caught them in the early days at possibly their second gig ever, at the now demolished 'Grange'. I would describe that performance as shakey but showing great potential. If you have seen them recently, send me your review. It would certainly be of interest to our readers. So, keep in touch, folks.

BEER IN THE EVENING DOT COM January 2011
If you are not already familiar with it, check out beerintheevening.com. Not only does it include useful general info on nearly every alehoues in the UK, but more interestingly, some classic reviews from punters who have had the pleasure, or more commonly the displeasure, of visiting these establishments. 'Slagging off' is alive and kicking on this site. How can you resist? Type in the name of a local pub and you'll be amazed at what you might find. No names mentioned of course. Even better, submit your own spicey review. Naturally we recommend using a false e-mail address. We wouldn't want anyone to suss out your real identity, would we? Happy New Year, everybody.

Summer Breeze Festival
14th July 2011 - Poole Quay

Fender Jaguar, played by Carl,
main man with the Pashuns

Ted, frontman for Total Recall

Juju Men Cancelled
Due To A Leaking Roof

Juju Men @ Summer Breeze
New Venue - Weymouth
Shame On The Fairmile
The Sloop - Highly Recommended
Live-Wire Gig-Guide Error !!!
30 Videos From ThreeStreet
Last Minute Booking
Happy Birthday, Larry
Bazuzu - Who Are They?
Spotted Cow - Good News !!!
Spotted Cow - Sudden Death !!!
Dirty Water - Classic Footage
Magic - Doing Something Right
Gripes & Whinges
Alice & The Wonderlands
Another Great Name !!!
Plug Your Favourite Live Music Venue
Insanely Huge Repetoire
Beer In The Evening Dot Com

Playing songs from the 50's to the present day.

For your birthday party, office party, wedding celebration or whatever, MAGIC is the perfect choice. For any type of festival or function choose MAGIC, the band for all occasions.