Welcome to October & November 2010 updates. We've been really busy this month with shows galore. The Jim Jones Revue has to be one of the most riveting shows we've attended so far, not forgetting Grinderman.

Well Summers truly gone, not that we had much of one anyway and the recession is hitting hard, with worries about pay cuts and working longer hours for less pay. Still we plunge into our social life and pretend for one night we have no cares in the world. There are lots of new bands around and we are getting stacks of requests from local and UK based bands that it isn't physically possible to indulge them all, despite there being a lot of great talent around.

Recommendations from Mudkiss are the Warrington based bands Exile Parade and The 66, (who I'll be doing a features on this month) and one female singer which I highly recommended is Manchester based Kirsty Almeida, I'm sure you'll be seeing this dazzling woman on your TV screens in the not too distant future.

There's so many shows lined up for the next two months we might not get to all of them but we'll attempt to, some are dependant on PR company's providing guest-list.

I've also got a few photoshoots booked so its going to get busy and I've just finished the 2011 Mudkiss Calendar. Get it here: http://www.mudkiss.com/apps/webstore/

The Mudkiss 2010 Interview book is behind schedule this year. Phew so much to do and so little time.

There's been loads of photo oportunitys this month so check out the albums but better still the flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivamel/sets

or my other photography sites (they might not be up to date though) http://www.shuttrblade.com/profile/MudkissFanzine - http://mudkiss.carbonmade.com

Very sad to hear the news about The Slits singer Ari-Up passing away - Kris Needs kindly offered to write a personal tribute.

ARI UP: A PERSONAL TRIBUTE BY KRIS NEEDS (17 January 1962 – 20 October 2010) "This really is one of the last obituaries I thought I’d be writing in 2010. Also one of the most unbelievably sad. Ari’s final wish was that the video for the Slits’ ‘Lazy Slam’ be released posthumously; one last, loud statement to celebrate a remarkable life the best way she knew how." http://www.mudkiss.com/ariup.htm

INTERVIEWS:

Collette Von Tora: Live By The Sword - Die By The Sword

Interview by Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/collettevontora.htm

The 66: Heading For A Storm

Exclusive Interview by Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/the66interview.htm

Exile Parade: On The Road To Shanghai

Interview by Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/exileparadeinterview.htm

Indulge The Sweet Tooth - Black Candy Store

Interview by Mel

http://www.mudkiss.com/blackcandystore.htm

Music Of A Werewolf - Viv Godard

Interview by Den

http://www.mudkiss.com/vicinterview.htm

LIVE SHOWS:

Johnny Foreigner/Circles/Stagecoach/The Neat @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 28/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/johnnyf.htm

Pulled Apart By Horses/Young Legionnaire/Gay For Johnny Depp @ The Leadmill, Sheffield 27/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/pulledapartbyhorses.htm

Esoterica/Silent Prophecy @ Mrs Kips, Poole 25/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/esoterica.htm

Mathew Ashman - A celebration night (various bands) @ Scala, London 21/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/matthewashman.htm

Beach House/Lower Dens @ Manchester Cathedral 19/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/beachhouse.htm

Melissa Auf Der Mar/2:54 @ The Ruby Lounge, Manchester14/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/melissaaufdermar.htm

Ellie Goulding/Sunday Girl/Bright Lights Bright Lights @ Liverpool University 10/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/elliegoulding.htm

The Klaxons/Fiction @ Manchester Academy 11/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/klaxons.htm

Stone Sour/Avenged Sevenfold/Hellyeah @ Brighton Centre 07/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/stonesour.htm

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings @ The Ritz Ballroom, Manchester 04/11/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/sharonjones.htm

Marina& The Diamonds & Guests @ The Ritz Ballroom, Manchester 31/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/marinaandthediamonds.htm

Imogen Heap & Guests @ Liverpool Academy 29/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/imogenheap.htm

The Psychedelic Furs @ TheRitz Ballroom, Manchester26/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/psychedelicfurs.htm

Alterbridge/Slaves To Gravity @Southampton Guildhall 23/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/alterbridge.htm

Warpaint/Fiction/2.54 @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester24/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/warpaint.htm

Manic Street Preachers/Brtish Sea Power @ 02 Academy, Bournemouth 22/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/manicsbournemouth.htm

Melt - Banana/The Ex @ Islington Mill, Manchester 20/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/meltbanana.htm

The Jim Jones Revue/Black Knights @ Sound Control, Manchester 15/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/jimjonesrevue.htm

My Passion/Dead By April/The Light Divided @ The Joiners, Southampton 10/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/mypassion.htm

Mark Chadwick/Dan Donnelly @ The Brook, Southampton 08/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/markchadwick.htm

Detroit Social Club/Sound Of Guns @ Manchester The Ruby Lounge 11//10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/dscmanchester.htm

Imelda May/Furious @ Manchester Academy 09/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/imeldamay.htm

Hurts/Performance @ The Ritz Ballroom, Manchester 05/10/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/hurts.htm

Kirsty Almeida (Album launch night) @ Band On The Wall, Manchester 30/09/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/kirstyalmeidalaunch.htm

Grinderman @ Manchester Academy 29/09/10

http://www.mudkiss.com/grinderman.htm

MUSIC REVIEWS

COLOURS OF AUTUMN : DEN'S NOVEMBER MUSIC ROUND-UP: 

Sexual Objects - Cucumber Jonny Cola & the A-Grades - In Debt Coral - Butterfly HouseSuede - Best of... Midlake - Courage of Strangers Pama International/Mad Professor - Rewired! in dub Lark - Shop PAS - Pure Energy Output Sessions PAS - Experimental Audio/Video Compositions Volume 1-  http://www.mudkiss.com/coloursofautumn.htm

THE 66 - 'THE STORM' E.P (OUTLIER RECORDS) - REVIEW BY PHIL - http://www.mudkiss.com/the66thestorm.htm 

The Eyelids: Rats by Dick

http://www.mudkiss.com/theeyelids.htm

Dick's October reviews

The Black Angels, The Eviltones, The Invasion Of..., Shush, I Love UFO, She Makes War,  Kylie Minogue, Lower Dens, Blood Red Shoes, Love Amongst Ruin, James Owen Fender, Monsters In The Attic, Mystery Jets, Sky Ferreira, Yeasayer, Lonely The Brave.

http://www.mudkiss.com/dicksoctroundup.htm

Chinners October reviews:

Zoo Seven//Stiltwalkers/Fight Like Apes/Lady Winwood's Maggot

http://www.mudkiss.com/chinnersoct10.htm

Phil King October reviews:

E.C.D. – ‘Leaving SanityCrocodiles – ‘Sleep Forever’Dirty Harry – ‘I’ve been Down’LeeLou – ‘Kiss. Death. Love. Come.’Dresden – ‘Dresden’The Broken Vinyl Club – ‘I Want You GirlVarious Artists – ‘LoveMusicHateRacism

http://www.mudkiss.com/philsreviewsoct10.htm

We Come As Aliens/Vic Godard and Subway Sect: by Lee

http://www.mudkiss.com/wecomeasaliens.htm

BOOK REVIEWS

THE REST IS PROPAGANDA: STEVE IGNORANT WITH STEVE POTTINGER - reviewed by Dick Porter

http://www.mudkiss.com/therestispropaganda.htm

THIS IS OUR GENERATION CALLING! (Punk & Mod in & around Sheffield: the conclusion) by Tony Beesley

BANNED IN THE UK: SEX PISTOLS EXILED TO OSLO 1977 - by Trygve Mathiesen with Harry Nordskog (co-research)

BLACK POSTCARDS: A ROCK'N'ROLL ROMANCE - by Dean Wareham (- reviewed by Den)

http://www.mudkiss.com/densbooksnov10.htm