In this mailout
* Don't believe the rumours
* The next 2 weeks @ sin City
* Competition winners

THE RUMOURS ARE WRONG!
Our phones have been ringing today with people asking if Neville
Staples and The Beat have cancelled! The gig is 100% confirmed. For
those of you who have Good Friday off it's a great way to start the
Easter holiday!

THE NEXT 2 WEEKS @ SIN CITY

Thur 20th Mar 2008 7.30
THE BEAT AND NEVILLE STAPLES SPECIALS
Take 2 of the most influential band s from the white boy ska revival
and put them together on one bill and that is what you have on offer here!

While the likes of The Clash and The Ruts were taking punk in a reggae
influenced direction the 2-Tone label was almost single handedly
creating a Ska revival, signing up bands like Madness, The Specials,
The Beat and The Selecter, it was one of the most successful indie
labels of all time.

More accessible than Punk all these bands would charge into the charts
and a string of hit singles followed. Culminating in The Specials
timeless chart topper, Ghost Town and The Beat's moody club anthem
Mirror In The Bathroom, Madness left the label and went on to be one
of the most successful bands of the 80s.

Expect to hear some old classics and some fantastic new material,
Dress to Dance.
http://www.myspace.com/nevillestaplefromthespecials
£15 Advance

Remember you can get tickets with no booking fee from
www.swanseatickets.com as well as from any of the usual outlets

Fri 21st Mar 2008 10.30
CLUB NME @ FACE/OFF WITH CHEEKY CHEEKY & THE NOSEBLEEDS
When is an Indie band a pop band? Cheeky Cheeky & The Nosebleeds
describe themselves as pop, cite their influences as pop but lush riff
laden songs that most people would call Indie, why they are even out
supporting The Wombats on tour!

Not content with having the funkiest name around this band are set on
changing your preconceptions of musical style, please come along and
give them a chance!

http://www.cheekycheekyandthenosebleeds.com/
http://www.myspace.com/cheekynosebleeds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hafyuQG5ZE (Lamaq Session Video)
£3 B4 11, £4 After



Sat 22nd Mar 2008 7.30
THE YOUNG KNIVES
The Post-Punk sound of the Young Knives is Retro but also uniquely
fresh. Cutting guitars are played off against geeky vocals. Their
Videos are equally alternative, check for yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDX_--a9XDI (Here Comes The Rumour Mill)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbIpjlByKMM (The Decision)
Since 2005 The Young Knives have been building a solid underground
following, they now look set to break into the mainstream. Their new
album Superabundance is released this week.

Entry to this gig also gets you into the Ice Cream Social aftershow
Party and Spandex Ballet!
http://www.myspace.com/theyoungknives
£10 Advance


Sat 22nd Mar 2008 11.00 - Upstairs
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Ice Cream Social* is a monthly indie disco, held on Saturdays upstairs
at Sin City.

MUSIC POLICY
Indie, Electronic, Alternative and everything in between.

Justice, MIA, Digitalism, The Rapture, New Young Pony Club, Daft Punk,
The Cribs, Foals, The Knife, Simian Mobile Disco, Soulwax, LCD
Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beck, The Strokes, Super Furry Animals,
Aphex Twin, MGMT, Maxïmo Park, Bloc Party, Cornelius, Arctic Monkeys,
CSS, Crystal Castles, The Smiths, The Libertines, Air, Hot Chip, The
Go! Team, Interpol, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Chromeo, Animal
Collective, MSTRKRFT, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Bjork, The Futureheads
...and other stuff like that.

OTHER INGREDIENTS
Live music & visuals.
http://www.myspace.com/icecreamsocialclub

£3 (Free for Young Knives Gig-Goers)

Sat 22nd Mar 2008 11.00 Downstairs
SPANDEX BALLET
80s with a twist of alternative
£3 (Free for Young Knives Gig-Goers)
Remember, We've changed the rules.. £1.50 a pint all night + look out
for FREE PINT fliers, that's right, we will be giving beer away!


Mon 24th Mar 2008 7.30
HYBRID CLUB – PRESNTS DOPAMINE
Since 2000, Caerphilly/Cardiff fourpiece Dopamine have been touring
solidly and picking up press attention seemingly at will. First
committed to CD courtesy of a production job by Lostprophets' bassist
Stuart Richardson, a two-track single was released by local community
project Pynci. Tour dates followed with a range of acts as diverse as
Mclusky, Funeral For A Friend, Midasuno, and The Blueprint.

A record deal with the influential Golf record label, home of bands
such as The Get Up Kids and Less Than Jake, followed, with an EP, A
Lesson In Dying (2004) preceding their 2005 debut album Auditioning My
Escape Plan.

Dopamine's incredibly melodic rock music has garnered them press
across the board in the rock nationals, and radio play on Bethan And
Huw on Radio 1 in Wales, Radio 1's Rock Show and Mike Davis' Lockup.

Consistently bigged up by their peers in the rock press, and seemingly
on a huge, never-ending tour, Dopamine are one of Wales' biggest rock
prospects. A new album, Experiments With Truth was released in
September 2006.

Support from Cry Wolf / Go X / This Trophy Life / Pass The Crown


Fri 28th Mar 2008 10.30
CLUB NME @ FACE/OFF WITH TALK TAXIS
Talk Taxis have an urgency about their songs that is hard to ignore,
Punky Vocals sit uncomfortably on melodic indie guitars emphasizing
the undeniable angst. The band have toured extensively with the likes
of The Maccabees.

Desperation has never sounded so delightful. (NME)

The brashness and lopsided, helter-skelter stylings of Jamie T. and
the poppy, radio-friendly hooks of Arctic Monkeys (bibabidi.com)

http://www.myspace.com/talktaxis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tzc8i-Y9Cc (Liverless Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gydLIMLxaWU (May I Never Video)
£3 B4 11, £4 After


Sat 29th Mar 2008 10.30 Downstairs
SPANDEX BALLET
80s with a twist of alternative
£3
Remember, We've changed the rules.. £1.50 a pint all night + look out
for FREE PINT fliers, that's right, we will be giving beer away!

Sat 29th Mar 2008 10.30 Upstairs
BREATHE - THE BEST HARD DANCE NIGHT IN WALES.

Sin City is proud to announce the Return Of Breathe, Headlined by your
favourite Hard Dance DJs
CALLY & JUICE
Support from FRISKY & CHUCK-E, SWANKIE DJ & KASHI, SMART-E & KRIS
SOUNDZ, RANDOM HEROES, FUSION & RYNO + of course MC SHOCKER
£10

Weds 2nd April 2008 10.30 Upstairs
HYBRID CLUB with Kobe vs The Story So Far / Kick Superb / Mellow
Goldmine / Lights Alive


Fri 4th April 2008 10.30
CLUB NME @ FACE/OFF WITH THE FOX CUBS

With a sound somewhere between The Foals and Block Party The Fox Cubs
cite influences as varied as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Interpol and
Oceansize. The guys have been around for some years under differing
guises and the experience shows in perfectly crafted songs. Now it has
finally all come together and the band have fended off approaches from
several major labels, preferring to do it the hard way and self
release their debut single.

"The very definition of polished modern indie, Fox Cubs display a
sharpened sense of sounds, epic hooks and subtle lyrical twists that
escapes their chart based contemporaries." Channel 4

http://www.myspace.com/foxcubs

COMPETITION
The Last question was asked was the Where do the Twang come from,
Correct Answer Birmingham. Congratulations to Callum Beynon who wins a
signed Twang Poster

This Week we are offering Some Young knives goodies, perhaps signed –
It depends on the band ;-)

All you need to tell us is the name of the Young Knives New album
wgich is out this week

To be in with a chance simply email the correct answer as the subject
line of your email to: sin-comps@...

Thanks.
Sin City Team