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EVENCHRISTMAS COFFEECoffee still JUST £1 (excluding shots and syrups)NEW Festive drinks will be served from 2nd NovemberMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAFREE bottle of fizzFREE entry and queue jumpfor the birthday person and10 friends before 11pm05/11to11/11WEEK 20125TH-11TH NOVMONDAY - SAFER SEX BALLTUESDAY - RUBIX BAKE SALEWEDNESDAY - WHERE’S WALLYBAR CRAWLTHURSDAY - RACE NIGHTFRIDAY - RAG YOURSELFSUNDAY - LOSTALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO RAG’S SUPPORTED CHARITIESwww.facebook.com/surreyrag www.ussu.co.ukRAG W ek Poster 2012.indd 1 10/23/2012 3:49:19 PMRAGSaferSexBallALL PROCEEDSDONATED TO RAG’SSUPPORTED CHARITIESSexual Health Awareness Dayin RubixThousands of gags.4 Comedians.1 Venue.Songs for a new WorldMusical Theatre SocietyBar CrawlCrafternoonPark BarnDay Centre 1pmWHERE’STrip to Wicked the MusicalFREE bottle of fizzFREE entry and queue jumpfor the birthday person and5 friends before 11pmPlease email :jade.johnson@surrey.ac.uk(Proof of birthday will be required)12/11to18/11MIXED UPMONDA YSSELECTED DRINKOFFERS INCLUDINGVengaboysRuibix 1-3pmIn Roots, with No WaveTrip to Hogs Back Brewe19/11to25/11Live Premiership FootballWest Ham v Stoke 8.00pm26th, 27th and 28th of November26/11to02/12MIXED UPMONDA YSSELECTED DRINKOFFERS INCLUDING£1.50 nightwith CaptainMorganPhotographic Workshop7th Nov Do>More CrafternoonPark Barn Day Centre, 1-4pm28th November Do>MoreMake a Christmas Card for a Sick ChildRubix, 12-3pm5th December Do>MoreChristmas Shoebox AppealRubix, 12-3pm03/12to09/12Live Premiership FootballNewcastle v Wigan 8.00pmThousands of gags.4 Comedians.1 Venue.featuringMason Noise & Simon J10/12to16/12Live Premiership FootballFulham v Newcastle 7.00pmYourSabbaticalsDave HallsPresidentussu.president@surrey.ac.ukSamVP Eussu.HELP OR INFORMATION - Any questions, then pop into tEvents Planner 6 weeks Nov 2012.indd 1
Music Editor: Becky Worley | Copy Editor: Hannah Wann The Stag | Wednesday 14 th November 2012MUSIC 25MusicThe Stag interviews upand coming band LawsonBy Rachel Thomason, News EditorGuildford’s ACM welcomed backtwo of their alumni on 18thOctober who just happened to alsobe two quarters of popular new boyband, Lawson. Reaching number3 with their song ‘Taking OverMe’ in the Official Top 40, Andy,Adam, Ryan and Joel returned tothe college to do a Q&A session andThe Stag and GU2 radio were luckyenough to sit in.The Stag: Take us through thehistory of the band, how did youcome together?Adam: It started about 4 years ago.I was at a music college similarto this down in Brighton. After Ifinished my course there, I sawAndy’s music myspace page online,back when myspace was still alive,and sent him a message saying “I’dlove to drum with you one day, doyou want to start up a band?” Hegot back to me about 2 months laterand said yeah let’s do it…. We had adrink and started the band.Andy: I got Ryan involved, whowent to ACM. We had a few mutualfriends and Joel came along.Lawson was formed! You guys goback a long way though don’t you?Joel: We knew each other [Ryan]before we came here and we didn’tknow we were both coming. […] Weused to get together in a differentband and then you asked me to joinLawson, and here we are.TS: Out of the band, who doesthe song writing? What’s yoursecret?Adam: It’s Mr Andy Brown…[applause ensues]Andy: I’ve never had a round ofapplause like that before! [Hesmiles] Um… heartbreak? Gettingdumped. The only time I can writesongs is when I’ve been dumped!Adam: Yeah, he’s been dumped alot…Andy: I’ve always written from ayoung age, I’ve always just pickedup a guitar and tried to write asong. […] I’m all about melodies soI’ll maybe start on a piano or anacoustic guitar.Members of The Stag and GU2 meet the gorgeous LawsonTS: There’s an interesting storyabout how you got your name,could you take us through that?Andy: We called ourselves Lawsonbecause when I was 19, back beforewe’d started the band, I had quitea big operation to remove a braintumour and the guy who did theoperation, who saved my lifebasically, was called Dr Lawson. Sowe named the band in his honour.[…] We wanted a name that meantsomething to us all.TS: What influences the band?Which artists do you draw upon?Joel: We all like the same sort ofmusic, we’re all big John Mayerfans… Coldplay, Kings of Leon, theScript.Andy: Just real bands who play realmusic.TS: You guys must get up topranks. Can you tell us about afunny story or something alongthose lines?Andy: When we were recording inLondon, next door there was thisreally haunted house and for somereason the label put us there…Ryan: There was a bad vibe, a verybad vibe.Andy: It was honestly likeParanormal Activity, I don’t likereally believe in ghosts but therewas definitely a presence in there.We fell asleep and I woke upabout 4:00 in the morning, from anightmare actually. I just lookedaround and the whole room wastrashed. Literally, there werechairs on the floor and there was aspare mattress, which had been onthe floor, against the wall.Adam: You even said to me: “it’s notRyan and Joel, I would have wokenup! It can’t be them.”Ryan: Basically we reduced them totears!TS: If you could collaboratewith anyone, who would youcollaborate with?Andy: If we could do some stuffwith Jessie J that would be nicewouldn’t it?Adam: Yeah, we’d definitely like afemale singer.Joel: We love Lady Antebellum,that’s such a good sound. We’d liketo have someone to complimentyour lovely pipes [to Andy].Andy: A proper rock chick, we weregoing to do a song with AmeliaLily for this first album. She’s got areally cool, rocky sort of voice. […]Katy Perry, that would be a greatone…Adam: Anyone who’s a girl… Andquite fit. Only joking… [Pause] Butseriously.TS: Have you discovered anysuper fans or fans that have donesome weird things?Andy: All our fans are awesome.Ryan: Someone the other weekasked me if they could have a hair…to eat, which was quite strange.Adam: But most of our fans havebeen there from the start. Theywant to see you do well.Andy: We have had some weirdones though. We had a scary one inPlymouth who was sending otherfans death threats, saying “If youmeet Lawson before I do, I willsmash your face in.” Those werethe exact words.Ryan: People contacted us saying,we want to come to the gig but wedon’t want to die so…Lawson’s album‘Chapman Square’is out now andthey are currentlycompleting theirheadline tour.
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