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Sixth Form Magazine
2-course meal for under £10 p8
The foolproof guide to festivals p18
What’s what on the strike p11
The story of Wimbledon p24
ISSUE NO. 1 - July 2011
By The OSFM team
Welcome
Hello, and a cheery welcome
from the Oakbank Sixth Form
Magazine crew! As you
probably know, OSFM is under
new management as we say
goodbye to our year 13s. We
admi re the o ld team
enormously and we are aware
about how much we have to
live up to!
In this issue we hope to
provide you with the
latest in what’s
happening in our Sixth
Form, a few laughs and
(hopefully) a lot of
articles you will find
interesting.
So a warm welcome from
your new editor, Katherine
Harris. I hope you enjoy this
issue and I welcome any
feedback. If you have any
comments, complaints or
ideas for our magazine
then e-mail me at:
Alyce Ellie
Jonjo
Katherine
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Contents Random Facts…………………………………………………………………………………... 5
Race for Life…………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Food time………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Film review…………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Sponsored Walk………………………………………………………………………………... 9
Volunteering………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Why strike?................................................................................................................................ 11
Television Review……………………………………………………………………………. 13
Sixth Form Poll: Bell…………………………………………………………………………. 14
Imogen Heap………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Summer Playlist………………………………………………………………………………. 16
Music - What’s on?.................................................................................................................... 17
The foolproof guide to festivals………………………………………………………………. 18
Music Reviews………………………………………………………………………………... 19
Events page…………………………………………………………………………………… 21
Where in Oakbank?.................................................................................................................... 22
Fashion and Beauty…………………………………………………………………………….23
Sport - The story of Wimbledon……….……………………………………………………... 24
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By Katherine Harris
Random Facts
• Coca-cola can be used to clean blood off roads, grease off
clothes and to cure hangovers (which is what it was originally
made to do).
• A male ostrich’s cry sounds like a lion’s roar.
• Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying
down.
• Each of the suits on a deck of cards represented the four major
pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church; spades represented the military; clubs represented
agriculture; and diamonds represented the merchant class.
• Vodka is great for removing foot odour
• A butterfly has 12,000 eyes
• First century Romans used
urine in toothpaste to whiten their teeth (yum!)
• Amathophobia is the fear of
dust.
• When Google Streetview was
released, Google announced
that they had dressed a man in red-and-white stripes and de-clared a global search of ‘Where’s Wally?’
• October 5th is the most common birthday (New Year’s Eve) and
May 22nd the least common.
• In Minnesota, USA, it is illegal to eat hamburgers on Sundays.
The state of not being able to remember the word you want. For example, if you say ”Argh, the word’s on the tip of my tongue!“ then you are in a lethological state.
Lethologica
By Robyn Holmes
Race For Life In the afternoon of
Sunday the 12th of
June, me and the
Baccalaureate girls
embarked on a 5 kilo-
metre charity walk/
jog/run at Lister
Park, Bradford. All
proceeds were to
Cancer Research UK.
The achievement was
no mean feat as, from
the offset, the group
were met with torren-
tial rain (and I mean,
absolutely chucking it
down!) for the entirety
of the race. Even when faced with this, Mary
Leatherbarrow, Helen Ellwood, Lauren Wil-
liams, Katy Town, Alyce Houldsworth, Lau-
ren Moore, Katherine Harris, Fiona Taylor,
Zoë Soothill and myself all completed the race
in high spirits. It also has to be pointed out that
a few members of the group strayed from nor-
mal sportswear, to wear a more ‘interesting’
type of outfit. The “Stephanie” fluffy earmuffs
and the “tickle my pickle” boxers truly de-
picted the jest of the group.
The turnout for the event was huge, and Lister
Park was transformed into a sea of pink. Spe-
cial guests at the event included Pulse Radio
presenters, and the ex-Apprentice candidate,
Ellie Reed (fired shortly before the race). The
amount that the Baccalaureate group have
raised has not yet been finalised, but it is
well into the hundreds judging by initial esti-
mates.
Commiserations have to go to Mary Leather-
barrow who completed the race running, de-
spite her dodgy back! (She successfully beat
all of us apart from Fiona!) Everyone com-
pleted it as fast as they could and many peo-
ple beat their personal best time.
However, the true intentions of the event
cannot be ignored. Without nationwide
events such as the race for life, Cancer Re-
search would struggle to
obtain the funds necessary
for their outstanding work
to continue. It was touch-
ing to see the messages on
the participators’ “I race
for life for ..” back tags,
and made the event feel so much more worth-
while for all of us raced.
All in all, a fantastic (if not cold) afternoon
was had by everyone, and we are looking for-
ward to see what next year’s race will bring!
The AQA Baccalaureate girls and Helen
Ellwood freezing before we even began!
About Cancer Research… • They carry out world-class research to improve
our understanding of cancer and how to diag-
nose, treat and prevent different types of can-
cer.
• They fund research into many aspects of can-
cer through the work of more than 4,000 scien-
tists, doctors and nurses across the UK
• They work with others to achieve the greatest
impact in the global war against cancer.
• They work to improve the lives of all people
affected by cancer
• They are 100% publicly funded, so get all
their money from events like Race For Life.
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Not fancying meat? Swap the chorizo for mushrooms
for a lovely alternative!
By Victoria Turner
Food Time As we all go forward in our lives, either onto university, starting our dream careers or on the dole,
money is going to become pretty tight. Unfortunately it is not entirely healthy to spend the rest of our lives gorging ourselves with McDonalds and Pot Noodles. So in each issue a relatively easy two course meal for two will be published that costs under £10! (a cooker may be used so ensure that a re-sponsible adult is close by for first timers)
Step 1 Cut up the onion and peppers into small cubes, cut the sliced chorizo into strips. In a fairly large pan, heat the oil and when
hot enough throw the onion and peppers in. Give them a stir, turn down the heat and when they’ve softened add the chorizo. Give this a stir for 5 minutes until the onions and peppers have
gone slightly red from the chorizo. Step 2 Turn up the heat and add 160g of the rice. Stir until the rice
changes colour and looks a bit see-through. Also ensure that the vegetables and chorizo get fully mixed in with the rice. If you’re using the wine (minus the odd sip or two) pour this in now and
stir for a further 3 minutes. Step 3 Boil some water (like you do for a Pot Noodle) and put this into
a pint glass with the crumbled stock cube. Stir around until the stock cube has completely dissolved. Lower the heat on the pan and add approximately ¼ of the stock to the mix. Stir until the
liquid has been absorbed by the rice. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Repeat this a further three times, each time waiting until all the liquid has been completely soaked up.
Step 4 After about 10-15 minutes of stirring, taste the rice, if it is soft then it is cooked, if not, add more boiling water. When the rice is cooked, stir in a little bit of butter. Take it off the heat and leave to
stand for 2 minutes, give it a quick stir to liven it up again and serve.
Step 1 Easy, peasy, lemon, squeezy. You do exactly what it says on the packet! Add the required amount of
water to the short crust pastry mix and create a dough. Roll this dough out approximately 3mm thick.
Step 2 Lightly grease a bun tin with a bit of butter. Then cut out the correct size circles from the pastry either
with a pastry cutter or a knife. Lay these circles in the tin and prod them a few times in the bottom
with a fork. Then, put these in a oven for 10 minutes.
Step 3 When you have taken the tins out, spoon the jam into the cases. When they are all levelly full (don't over-do it with the jam, it means difficult washing up) put them back into the oven for a further 10
minutes. Take them from the oven and let them cool before you start munching -the
jam gets super-duper hot.
Racy Risotto
WARNING!
Oven in use! 180º
Cheerful Chappy
Jammy Jam Tarts
Bon-appetite!
There is nothing really that racy about this
dish, but the alliteration sounded cool
Another great alliteration!
Ingredients All prices from ASDA Main course -1 small or ½ big onion, £0.15 -Risotto rice, £1.61 -1 Vegetable stock cube, £0.78 -1 packet of sliced chorizo £1.57 -1 or 2 ½’s of a pepper, colour is up to you, £0.80 (each) -1 glass of wine if you feel like it, -Smidgen of oil and but- ter, Dessert -1 packet of short crust pastry mix £1.58 -1 jar of jam, flavour your choice £0.81
TOTAL
£7.30
By Jessica Eastell
Film Review Bridesmaids
Our rating:
Normally, I don’t find comedy films very
amusing, however Bridesmaids had me in
stitches! Rightly named the female version of
The Hangover, this comedy is full of gags,
which has the audience rolling on the floor,;
whilst bringing in a sympathy aspect through
the lonely character Annie, an ex-baker, who
has had a life of ups and downs.
The very well selected cast, particularly of the
Bride and the five bridesmaids, reveal the true
hecticness of getting married. What makes it
worse is that Annie (Kristen Wiig, Despicable
me) is unlucky in love and seems that nothing
in her life has gone right, which seems to have
rubbed off with her best friend Lilly’s (Maya
Rudolph) wedding plans.
The cast consist of five bridesmaids, despite
that only three of them have a big
enough role for the audience to care
about them. All of which have their
own unique idiosyncrasies, which
bring the humour to the film. Melissa
Mcarthy (Gilmore Girls, Samantha
Who) creates the funniest character in
the movie; playing Megan, who works
for the government. She is quite possi-
bly the grossest woman ever, unlike
the other women, who are all highly
lady like, until the movie unravels.
Rose Byrne (sunshine, Xmen-first class) is
Helen, the annoying newest friend of Lilly’s,
who is like that irritating itch that you can’t
scratch away. Jealousy appears from Annie as
Helen takes over the wedding, as she has a
rich husband who happens to be Lilly’s fian-
cés’ boss.
Rolling in the mix is the characters of Annie’s
English roommates, Matt Lucas and the simple
minded rebel Wilson, which I felt were two
characters too many, although they did bring
humour, they added nothing substantial..
There’s nothing like a film with a little bit of
romance in, which is where actor Chris
O’Dowd (The IT crowd) comes in. The chem-
istry between the geeky policeman and Annie
is what brings the film to life for me, even
though it is obvious what happens.
To conclude, I would recommend this film to
anyone who enjoys a traditional rom-com or
would just like a good laugh. I can forgive the
slight character overload and the predictability
because of the high quality of acting.
The main characters of Bridesmaids. From
left to right: Megan, Rita, Becca, Annie,
Lilly, Helen
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By Katherine Harris
Sponsored Walk
On the morning of the 3rd of July, members
of AH and TH (accompanied by Rachel G)
set off on an expedition to Hebden Bridge.
The aim of this trip was to raise money for
Manorlands, our local hospice.
We set off at what seemed to be the crack of
dawn for many (“I didn’t know 10am existed
on Sundays!”) and began our march. It was
easy-going initially but we had to use our agil-
ity to dodge the nasty nettles - a task that
proved impossible for many. Lots of us got
stung and a few of us fell, each of these events
landmarked by Alyce yelling “Man Down!”
Then we reached Haworth and visited the
Spar , our way of saying goodbye to civilisa-
tion. We then hiked through Oxenhope and
tackled our first hill.
Some time later, we approached the giant,
enormity which was The Big Hill. Compared
to first hill, that we found challenging at the
time, this hill was a mountain. Indeed, many of
our participants described it as Mount Everest.
After we conquered this, we stopped for lunch
where everyone shared out food amicably.
We continued our mission then, on this
extremely hot day. It felt like we were on de-
sert march: the sun beating down overhead,
not a cloud in the sky - we could even see
waves of heat. These conditions meant that
sun cream was reapplied every 15 minutes and
even then some people got burnt.
Nevertheless, we managed to keep our spirits
up by thinking of the ice cream van that
Rachel G constantly swore was “just around
the corner”, that was until we saw the next hill.
This hill looked quite big and we were still
reeling from The Big Hill. Therefore we
stopped off at a passing stream and watched in
amusement as Alex got soaked. We were
pleasantly surprised as we found this hill quite
easy to walk on and we ended up arriving at
Hebden bridge rather early (not even taking
into account the time spent at the ice cream
van we eventually found).
We had a generally good time at Hebden
Bridge and we were pleased that we would be
able to catch the earlier bus. Our only hiccup
was when a local resident threatened to beat
up Jonjo as he bounced a tennis ball near his
house. After ensuring Jonjo’s safety, we got on
our bus and looked forward to the rest of our
day: whether it involved going to a BBQ, hav-
ing a cold shower or just chilling out.
A picture of us at Hoot Corner, Oakworth.
Among us are two Mexicans and a Pirate!
By Katherine Harris
Volunteering Voluntary work can come in many forms
whether it be teaching younger children a
sport or taking an elderly neighbour’s dog
for a walk. No matter what it is voluntary
work gives you the opportunity to gain lots
of skills and develop as an individual. It’s
also rewarding knowing you’re giving
something back to the community. No won-
der universities and employers love it!
There are many benefits of volunteering and
many ways you can become involved. This
article will hopefully allow you to learn more
about life as a volunteer.
If you are keen to do a particular course at uni,
or enter a job after sixth form then gaining
relevant voluntary work is invaluable. Univer-
sities like to see that you are committed to
their course and that you know what you’re
letting yourself into - volunteering is a great
way to demonstrate this. This kind of volun-
teering needs regular long-term commitment.
So if you want to work with animals, volunteer
at a rescue centre on a Sunday afternoon; want
to be a teacher get involved in paired reading
schemes.
If you’re not sure what you want to do as a
career or it’s impossible to get relevant volun-
tary work (say you want to be a pilot) but you
would like something to boost your personal
statement/CV then don’t worry there is still
voluntary work for you. You can get involved
in one of volunteering opportunities, like help-
ing out at open evenings or volunteer in an-
other area. If you do coach younger people in
cricket, but want to be an accountant then
you’ve still shown leadership and organisation
skills - essential in accountancy. Furthermore,
you’ve shown that you’re someone who likes
to get involved in extracurricular activities and
help people, something every uni wants to
hear.
Some people volunteer at festivals, some in a
hospital or care environment and some inside
schools. There are opportunities in a diverse
range of areas and there is something to suit
everyone!
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I want
to let you know that volunteering is fun! It’s a
chance to meet a bunch of great new people
and become more confident. Volunteering al-
lows you to explore and develop new skills
and to enjoy yourself!
Key Websites
http://www.keighleyvb.co.uk/
http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/volunteer.aspx
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/
volunteer/
https://app.sportsvolunteer.sg/
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By Jonjo Robb and Lauren Watson
Why Strike? The past week has seen one of the largest strikes by public sector unions. But what is causing 750,000 to walk out simultaneously?
Last Thursday saw six unions stage a 24 hour strike, with a combined membership of over two million. As only 750,000 peo-ple walked out, the strike was relatively minor, as the combined potential of the unions could have caused greater chaos. The big question is, however, why are they striking?
Pensions
The coalition Government has announced its reformed public sector pension plans, which it claims is “fair to tax payers”. How-ever, the consortium of unions disagree with this statement, The National Union on Teachers (NUT) has said that the Govern-ment plans “mean teachers will be re-quired to pay more, work longer and re-ceive less when they retire”. Many of the other unions are also striking over Pen-sions. The University and College Union (UCU) also staged a walkout over this issue, for the second time this year.
Public Sector Cuts
Pensions are not the only reason that pub-lic sector workers are on strike. The gov-ernment cuts to public services endanger many civil servant jobs. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) states that cuts will “will result in thousands of job losses and reduced pay and pensions”. This union caused particular disruption, as its members include Immigration Staff from the UK Border Agency, Police Sup-port Staff and Air Traffic Control Assis-tants.
Protests in London involve more people
than ever predicted
By Jonjo Robb and Lauren Watson
Why Strike? Consequences On the 30th of June, at least 40% of state schools in England & Wales were disrupted, with many being forced to close. Data from the Department of Education sug-gests that 11,114 of the 21,500 state schools were affected in some way by the industrial action. Education was not the only area which faced disruption. From 18:00 on Wednesday evening, delays be-gan to build for passengers arriving in the UK at the various ports and airports. As a number of Immigration Officers had walked out, managers were forced to as-sist to ensure that the UK Border was as stringent as ever, despite the skeleton staffing. Perhaps more concerning, due to the walkout of Police Support Staff, regular constables had to man the Metropolitan Police Emergency Call Centre, which deals with 999 calls to the Police in Lon-don. 90% of the regular staff failed to turn up for work, with their replacement officers being inexperienced and untrained in dealing with the software and call handling systems. This meant that calls to the po-lice on this day were being handled at a slower pace.
What Next? Negotiations between Union Leaders and members of the Government are still on-going, and until an agreement is reached, the unions are threatening further co-ordinated strikes in Autumn. These strikes have the potential to cause as much disruption, if not more.
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The Facts
• In the next five years, government cuts to the public sector total £96bn.
• 11,114 have been affected by teacher strikes.
• 999 calls took 50% longer than usual on the day of strike.
• Many public sector workers have been forced to retire later and con-tribute more to their pensions.
A rather amusing picket line in
London
By Kim Bowe
Television review
Recently there have been lots of television
programmes that have caught the interest
of our audiences throughout the country.
The main highlights for television nowadays
are the new reality TV shows.
Reality TV dominates the world of television
and looking carefully, I notice there’s been
shows created to suit different people’s tastes.
There’s the highly entertaining The Appren-
tice; or there's Masterchef for budding Jamie
Olivers; the latest trend of reality TV is pro-
grammes set in different cities. The most fa-
mous being “The Only Way Is Essex” which
has triggered a spate of other programmes
such as “Made In Chelsea” or more recently
“Geordie Shore” (which has been adapted
from the original “Jersey Shore.”) Personally,
I feel these programmes let the viewer gain an
insight into the differing lifestyles of the typi-
cal residents there - albeit not necessarily in a
good way! Rumour has it there’s currently a
“Mersey Shore” in the making, but I’m just
waiting for the day when they announce they
are making “Yorkshire Shore” or “The Only
Way Is Yorkshire” as a predictable tag-on!
The Apprentice is an entertaining for most
people and, as a viewer, I feel that I can inter-
act with the programme, though, Lord Alan
Sugar (strangely) never listens to what I yell at
my TV set! This programme inspires others to
come up with ideas and it engages the audi-
ence. It’s programmes like The Apprentice
which trigger discussions between groups of
friends, and there’s always the possibility that
someone will mutter the immortal words –
“You’re Fired!”
Aside from reality TV,
there’s the regular pro-
grammes which attract viewers. Friends is one
programme in particular that constantly attract
millions of viewers on every showing. Even
though this sitcom ended 7 years ago, the com-
edy is still engaging younger audience and will
continue to do so for many years. It’s common
for people to quote form specific programmes
in their everyday lives, and personally, I hear
quotes from Friends on a regular basis. We all
know secretly that
many people would
love to hang out in
a coffee shop with
their nearest and
dearest!
Another TV
favourite for some
people are the soap
operas. Constantly, there’s banter between
people about what’s the latest in Soapland.
Personally, I unsuccessfully attempt to keep up
with the soaps, but luckily enough people talk
about them so it’s easy for me to catch up.
Soap operas are very apt in dealing with cur-
rent issues. Every soap whether it’s Eas-
tenders, Coronation Street or Hollyoaks touch
on current affairs and they offer support with a
help line at the end of their programmes for
“anyone who is affected by the storylines fea-
tured on the programme”. I feel this is a good
way to tackle social taboos and reach out to
isolated individuals.
Reality TV
Friends
Soaps
By Marissa Pysarczuk
Should there be a bell in Sixth Form to time lessons?
After asking forty sixth formers their opinion
on the matter, the verdict still remains uncer-
tain. Expecting to receive a clear answer
whilst running around with an amateur tally
chart , I was shocked to find many different
contrasting opinions. (As you may have
guessed by this point, I’m building tension
here!)
Included on my poll was a
section for comments
which helps to clear up
why opinion is so divided.
Those who answered ‘yes’
gave reasons such as:
“sometimes the clock is
wrong” or “keeps us organ-
ized for lessons.” and one comment which was
highly supported was that if you are on time to
your lessons you are more likely to receive
your EMA.
Others answered ‘no’ with a larger variety of
comments being given. The main one obvi-
ously being that there is no excuse for being
late to lessons. Other answers varied from “It
will just give everyone a headache” to “No
[insert expletive here] way I’m seventeen not
seven” (ten points to those of you who guessed
Alyce Houldsworth for making this comment!)
other explanations given included “prepares
you for uni, no bells” and lastly one very hon-
est answer was given, “No, because I enjoy
being late.”
Along with the reasons given by those who
answered the poll the pros and cons of a bell in
sixth form are still balanced. If a bell were to
be fitted inevitably there would be no excuse
for being late however for those who genu-
inely struggle with time keeping it could be a
welcome addition. Another advantage would
be that teachers may be less likely to uninten-
tionally lose track of time.
One major disadvantage of a bell in sixth form
is the cost, which unfortunately Google won’t
reveal to me. Some may say money well spent,
but on reflection could this money spent on
other areas, such as improving the common
room? A further disadvantage of having a
school bell is the loud and lengthy ring which
only serves to irritate some people.
And for the long awaited results, eighteen peo-
ple answered ‘Yes’ they would like a bell in
sixth form and twenty-two said they wouldn't .
Thanks to those who took part in the poll and
any suggestions for next issue’s poll can be
e m a i l e d t o m e
o r g . u k ) o r K a t h e r i n e H a r r i s
Should there be a bell in Sixth Form?
0 5 10 15 20 25
No
Yes
Number of people
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By Eleanor Lewis
Music - Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap - Heapsong
For those of you unfamiliar with Imogen Heap
It is inevitable that you have heard her songs
covered, sampled or being used to perfect
scenes in films and TV shows. Her song ‘Hide
and Seek’ was sampled on Jason Derulo’s
‘Whatcha Say’. A number of songs have been
used in the Walt Disney Narnia films and her
song ‘Let go’ was handpicked by the director
and starring actor Zack Braff in the film Gar-
den State.
Imogen is known for her unusual ways of cre-
ating music, using recordings of matches burn-
ing, dishwasher doors slamming and using an
array of instruments of which the majority you
will have never seen or heard before. All pre-
vious albums have included an atypical re-
cording process sometimes based on an every-
day concept. Her new project is gaining much
attention and opportunities for people to take
part are popping up every month.
Imogen intends to release her new album in 3
years, it will be created in 4 stages but each
song will also be released as its made. A song
should have been written, recorded, filmed and
released every 3 months. Heapsong1 has al-
ready been made.
Heapsong1 (now
named ‘Lifeline’) is
mesmerizing. It’s
very similar to her
solo record Ellipse,
even through all the
sound manipulation,
reverbs and spinning
delays there is still an
immense humanistic feel to
it. You do not need to worry
about it blowing your speak-
ers to bits with over produc-
tion and pointless samples.
The way in which Lifeline is put together is
stunning and is very personal to Imogen. She
asked an array of artists and family members
to send her sound samples or ‘seeds’ and she
would then go through and pick out ones she
liked. Her Ustream blog meant that you were
watching her create the song every step of the
way. The sound of her niece’s heart beating
through her sister in-laws womb is used
throughout the track amongst other sounds like
Slinkies and reverbed Ukulele chords.
The next step of creating Lifeline was writing
the lyrics. This
was something
fans could be
i n vo lved
in. The
o ppo r t u -
nity to
post a
word you
would like
to be used
in this
song on
the ‘word cloud’ on Imogen’s website. The
more votes a word got the more dominant it
would be in the Wordcloud. The
Wordcloud began at the time of the tragedy in
Japan so a lot of ‘trending’ words were things
like ‘seismic’ and ‘hope’. Imogen then decided
she would write the record in mind of the story
of a Japanese man cycling for his
life ahead of the tidal wave racing
toward him.
A fan also did the album art. Thou-
sands of images were sent in but
only one could be chosen.
Lifeline cannot just be credited to
Imogen, her initial ideas allowed
the involvement of fans talent and those close
to her to create something you can watch and
listen to with real open mouthed awe, even
more so when you look into the work that’s
gone into it. The video used more images fans
sent in. The idea of the video was that when
you panic your body flashes through all your
memories you have in the hope of finding
something that may help you. The images rep-
resented memories and were projected onto
Imogen’s painted white body.
Wordcloud – the most popular
word being Teaspoon.
An image of
a train be-
ing pro-
jected onto
Imogen’s
body.
By Alyce Houldsworth
Music - Summer Playlist
You can watch the final and perfected version
of lifeline at
( http://www.youtube.com/user/imogenheap )
I strongly recommend keeping an eye out on
what Imogen is doing next as its easy to be-
come a part of. You can do this by watching
her blog on Ustream, following her on Twitter
and keeping an eye out for updates on the
Heapsong website:
(http://www.imogenheap.com/ )
Heapsong2 is due for release July 6th and is
based on people’s moments of clarity. Instead
of a word cloud Imogen made the ‘Clarity
Cloud’ designed for you to post insightful mo-
ments to help Imogen on her lyrical way.
Heapsong2 is yet again completely unique as it
is being released as the first ever 3D song.
Said to be like ‘A sonic version of reading
a paragraph in a book’ No one yet quite
knows what to expect but its not long now
until we find out!
Clarity Cloud –
used for Heap-
song2. Different
posts pop up
every few second.
You also have
the chance to
share your own.
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By Alyce Houldsworth
Music - What’s on?
Gigs
24th August – Taking Back Sunday,
Manchester Academy
10th September – Kaiser Chiefs, Kirkstall
Abbey, Leeds
12th September - Owl City, O2 Leeds
3th October – Bombay Bicycle Club, O2
Leeds
4th October – The Get Up Kids, Cockpit,
Leeds
5th October – Kids in Glass Houses, O2 Leeds
9th October – The Kooks, O2 Leeds
13th October – Ed Sheeran, Stylus, Leeds
16th October – The Horrors, Cockpit, Leeds
2nd November – Digitalism, LMUSU, Leeds
4th November – The King Blues, Manchester
Academy 2
Further gig guides on; http://
www.manchestereventsguide.co.uk/section/gigs.html
and http://www.leedsgigs.co.uk
Must see! 16th September – Adele, O2 Apollo, Manches-
ter
11th October – Katy B, O2 Leeds
30th October – Jessie J, O2 Leeds
2nd November – Arctic Monkey, MEN Arena,
Manchester
7th December – Example, O2 Leeds
Favourite Festivals
Leeds and Reading Festival; 26th-28th August
Benicassim, Spain; 14th-17th July
V Festival; 20th-21st August
Glastonbury; 22nd-26th June
Lattitude; 14th-17th July
See next issue for festival reviews and more
music reviews!
By Alyce Houldsworth
The Foolproof festival guide
To begin, if you don’t like, or can’t cope with, mud, uncleanliness, sweaty people, going
longer than 2 days without a shower and awful toilets, festivals aren’t for you!!!! (to
note; Leeds Festival toilets on the campsites ARE just big ditches)
Pack light – seriously. You don’t need new outfits for each day and night, nor do you need
loads of make up or accessories. Conditions are most unclean, so the last thing you
want to be doing is clogging your pores up with goodness knows what…(this applies to
girls, but if you like wearing make up boys, that’s also fine).
Yes, there are no showers, but, as hard as it is to believe, you won’t be too bothered when
you are there. (If you are that desperate to shower, you can go to the human carwash
sponsored by car company Seat, but if you prefer shower in private, absent of complete
strangers who feel it okay to get naked, or have weird ‘photographers’ taking picture of
you whilst washing your hair, I would give it a miss…)
FOOD! Yes you need to eat, and yes it is expensive to eat at the stalls, but get the balance
right. There is no use is carrying extra weight in pot noodles, cheese and pop tarts if you
don’t have the facilities to cook them. Bread, cereal bars and crisps are ideal.
Whether I get a scolding for saying this or not, I aren’t going to sugar-coat the fact we go to
festivals for the main reason of getting tipsy, drinking the majority of the weekend, and
chugging from the ‘beer bong’. Remember, it’s not a competition, and there is no point
in paying over £200 for a festival ticket to be carted off to the local hospital from too
much Strongbow and Vodka - it’s not cool. Enjoying an alcoholic beverage myself, and
at festivals, you don’t want to be paralytic whilst watching a band, you could get seri-
ously injured. Fellow festival goers don’t want to be picking you up from a heap on the
floor whilst trying to watch their favourite bands, and they are more than likely to leave
you.
Lastly, enjoy it! It will be the funniest, randomest, craziest and coolest weekend of your life,
and you will be gutted to return to civilisation (well, I was!). ]
Festival starter pack – what you need to get packing!
Dry shampoo – a god send, and a comb.
Baby wipes.
Plenty of deodorant.
Water (used to brush teeth, etc.)
Festival wear! (denim, oversized shirts, sun glasses), remember, comfy yet cool clothes.
Wellies and decent socks.
Toothbrush and toothpaste.
Easy food – cereal bars, crisps, bread, biscuits.
A tent, camping mat and small pillow.
Alcohol (remember, no glass)
A torch
Painkillers
Sun cream (one-day sun cream is ideal)
Anti-bacterial hand gel.
After sun/aloe vera gel (an aloe vera gel for face and body is ideal)
Make up (simple, such as tinted moisturiser, and waterproof eye liner and mascara)
(tried and tested through personal experience!)
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By Alyce Houldsworth
Music - who we love right now
The Pierces; Similar to the late 70’s Fleetwood Mac
and the more up-beat Adele, the steady tempo and soft
rock sound of The Pierces debut album, You & I, is at
the top of our list to be played during cool summer
evenings. The full texture and rich vocal harmonies
strips back to the Californian, classic sound of 70’s
rock. Produced by Guy Berryman of Coldplay, this
‘classy’, intelligently constructed music of two sisters
from Alabama is steeped in attitude and emotion. Easy
listening, quality pop music.
Beady Eye; My first thought when
hearing the news that Liam Gallagher
was starting a new project, with mem-
bers Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris
Sharrock, was ‘oh dear’. Yet to my sur-
prise, the album is faintly original, with
some of the obvious timeless Oasis
beats and guitar riffs, Gallagher has de-
livered a potentially ‘good’ debut al-
bum Different Gear, Still Speeding.
With the exciting thrill of a Who album,
Gallagher still incorporates the bold
influence of Lennon and McCartney,
lyrically, to no surprise, but the interest-
ing yet simple melodies, cropping up over the thumping drums and bass, capture a classic
sound. Honestly, Different Gear, Still Speeding is worth a listen!
The Vaccines; The clear, raw talent, thudding drums
and sleepy guitar solos makes What Did You Expect
From The Vaccines? so perfect. Different from the
initial indie rock picture we get, The Vaccines are
shown in a light of pure excellence, and it has to be
noted the outstanding track Post Break-Up Sex has
the woozy guitar and driving cymbal and drum
combination so thrilling to the ear. It has to be said
that the imperfections and flaws make this album so
different from the other British guitar groups. Out-
standing.
(all music available on Alyce Houldsworth’s spotify to listen to for free!)
By Eleanor Lewis
Music Review - All time Low
Dirty Work
All Time Low have attracted a level of fandom
that goes beyond anything they ever could have
imagined. Due to the success of their last al-
bum ‘Nothing Personal’ they have taken the
opportunity to upgrade their sound in a poppier
direction, but it contains enough of a rocky
edge to keep it away from those throw away
radio anthems. The songs on this album are far
more up scale and better put together, and that
takes some serious work. They have stuck to
their pop punk sound throughout and fans that
are disappointed need to think about what else
they were expecting.
Dirty Works release date was put back 6
months and left fans begging for a previews.
Time Bomb (track 5) was released first, but
thankfully not as an official single. Although it
reveals the route ATL have taken with the new
album it certainly isn’t their best work. On
hindsight you can see that they were saving the
best until last but again made a bad move with
their official single release. ‘I Feel Like Dan-
cin’’ was released just before Dirty Work.
When taken the right way it shows the fun side
of the boys but on release critics saw it as a
chance to slam them down on how mainstream
they had become… when in fact ‘I Feel Like
Dancin’’ lyrically mocked today’s mainstream
pop, but this didn’t prove to be clear enough
until the release of the music video.
Pre releases aside ‘Do you want me dead’
opens the album and immediately crushes any
previous criticism and is verging on an anthem
for the band in times to come.
‘Forget About It’ (Track 3) the boys can be
scoffed at for writing about girls but its done in
a blunt and honest way that no other band can
relate to. Alex Gaskarth’s spoken word assault
is far more effective than some drawn out
metaphor. It soars above the majority of the
other tracks with gang vocals that will become
a great opportunity for crowd involvement in
future shows.
‘Guts’ (Track 4) features guest vocals of Maja
Iversson from The Sounds. It is discrete but
blends beautifully with Gaskarth’s voice.
The next standout track is ‘Under A Paper
Moon’ (Track 7) ‘Cause real life just isn't right,
let's fabricate" really sticks in your mind and
later on in the song Alex’s vocals prove to be
even stronger as the song gets much more
gritty. ‘Return The Favour’ reveals the bands
harmonizing abilities but that aside it is set to
be no ones favourite as it boasts no other stand
out qualities. ‘A Daydream Away’ is the ballad
of the album and its done brilliantly "You're
just a daydream away, I wouldn't know what to
say if I had you" are the lyrics that are sure to
be relatable to every teenager girls life.
The final track ‘Heroes’ was chosen perfectly
as the closing number. The lyric "You're not a
hero: you're a liar. You're not a saviour, you're
a vampire - sucking the life out of all the
friends you've ever known” is the most power-
ful of the album. The song really shines
through as one of the strongest and serves
some satisfaction for the fans that miss the
days of ‘So Wrong, It’s Right’.
Overall the album shows that All Time Low
have really done it again and may have begun
their launch into super stardom. It contains its
radio ready tracks but has its clear gems that
will have cemented Dirty Work into 2011’s
best releases. Whether you like it or not All
Time Low have made their catchiest album yet
and will have become a guilty pleasure for
many.
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By Emily Wilkinson
Local events page
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Where in Oakbank?
This section of Oakbank Sixth Form Magazine is a friendly competition. There will be a series
of pictures in each issue and the aim of the game is to guess where the pictures are taken. You
can submit your answers to [email protected] and each issue the per-
son who gets the most correct wins a prize!
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By Joe Hoyle
Sport - The story of Wimbledon
The Story of Wimbledon 2011
An amazing and memorable two weeks at 125th Wimbledon Championships ended with two new names on the honours board. Serbian Novak Djok-ovic dethroned Rafael Nadal as the King of SW19 with an inspired performance in the final. Djokovic won in 4 four sets (6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3) in a final of spectacularly fluctuating quality. His victory is his fifth against Nadal in finals this year, which sees him usurp the Spaniard as the Number One Player in the World. It also took Djokovic’s record this year to 48 victories and just one defeat, against Roger Federer in the semi-final of the French Open. "It is the best day of my life," Djokovic said. "This is the tournament I always dreamed of winning. I think I am still sleeping, still dreaming. When you're playing the best player in the world ... I had to be on top of my game. I played probably my best match on grass courts ever." Djokovic’s win breaks the Eight Year streak in which losing finalist Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had dominated The Championships, per-haps signalling a new era in Men’s Tennis which
could see Novak Djokovic dominate for years to come.
The Women’s Singles title also went to a new champion, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. The 21 year old beat the 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4. Kvitova continues the succession of great Czech Ladies tennis players and compatriots Martina Navratilova and Jane Novotna were watching on with great pride. The new Wimbledon champion played with an irresistible mix of power, subtlety and intelligence against the much fancied Sharapova, who is looking to rediscover the form that led her to win three Grand
Slams before a shoulder operation in 2008. She had reached the final without dropping a set but her service game remains a weak point, where she lost five out of eight her service games and she committed six double-faults. Britain’s best hope of glory, Andy Murray, once again fell at the semi-final stage to Rafael
Nadal. Despite a promising start which saw him win the opening set, he could not maintain the standard in the next set which saw Nadal win 7 games in a row. Murray’s confidence fell away dra-matically and although he showed a bit more fight in the fourth set, it was too late to mount a come-back and he eventually lost 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. The Scotsman admitted he got tactics wrong against the top seed saying “You can beat him by playing patient. When I've beaten him in the past, at the US Open and the Australian Open, I played a little bit more patient. Today I maybe got the bal-ance a little bit wrong.”
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Andy Murray showing his
anguish in his match against
Nadal.