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David Rotheray (with Bella Hardy & Jim Causley) — The Puffin And
The Squirrel...

DAVID ROTHERAY RETURNS WITH HIS NEW SINGLE The Puffin and The Squirrel, released on 28 March. Written by Rotheray, the song features the vocals of folk singers Bella Hardy and Jim Causley. In keeping with the subject of Rotheray's album, The Puffin and The Squirrel deals with the age-old question of gender relations, addressed through a romance between a seabird and a squirrel.

Of the song Rotheray says: "It was intended as a slightly quaint comic number in the tradition of Flanders & Swann or Noel Coward. The Puffin is the good guy; the Cuckoo is the rogue. The Red Squirrel is the good girl; The Grey Squirrel is the gold-digger."

In a career that has taken him from forming The Beautiful South with Paul Heaton in the late 1980s to his critically-acclaimed acoustic side project Homespun, David Rotheray's name has always been synonymous with music that mixes the melancholy with dry humour to great effect.

David Rotheray: The Puffin and The Squirrel

David Rotheray: The Puffin and The Squirrel

His first solo album, The Life Of Birds, was released in August 2010 and is a series of autumnal, rustic reflections on life. Rotheray's ornithological concept album stems from the opening track and first single The Sparrow, The Thrush and The Nightingale, a laidback, upbeat melody with an instantly recognisable whistled refrain disguising an allegorical tale about greed.

Rotheray decided to expand on the metaphor to write an entire album with birds as its loose notional concept. To coincide with his tour David Rotheray's The Life of Birds will be re-released featuring The Puffin and The Squirrel as a bonus track. The Life Of Birds will be resonating from venues across the UK in March 2011, with intimate performances of beautiful and inspiring songs.

David Rotheray will be joined by some of Britain's most talented vocalists including Jim Causley and Bella Hardy, who feature on the album and will provide vocals for all the dates on the tour.

Guest support will come from Irish singer/songwriter Eleanor McEvoy who also features on the album.

Full details of David Rotheray's 'The Life of Birds Tour' March 2011 at davidrotheray.

This brilliant US-
market Bridgestone
ad is about ‘Carma’
with a ‘C’...

AND THE BELIEF that one's good driving deeds do not go unrewarded.

A chance encounter on an idyllic woodland road puts one driver's fate squarely in the paws of a very special little beaver. What happens next may change the way you drive forever...

The Axis Of
Awesome —
The Four Chord song...

WHEN A VIDEO of one of your songs gets 15 million hits on Youtube you know you're doing well — you might even say you're doing 'awesome!'

Renowned the world over for their hilarious live show, Australia's biggest comedy band, The Axis Of Awesome will be performing for one night only at London's Bush Hall, on Thursday November 4th.

After their '4 Chord Song' became the highest rated comedy video of all time on Youtube, The Axis Of Awesome were catapulted into the musical comedy stratosphere and haven't looked back since.

They have blown audiences away all over the world, performing at the prestigious invite-only Montreal Just For Laughs Festival as well as three sold-out seasons at the world's largest arts festival, The Edinburgh Fringe. Their catchy songs and quirky humour win over new audiences every night including Hollywood's Ashton Kutcher who recently joined their ever-increasing list of fans, Tweeting: "I'm watching 'Axis Of Awesome' and it is AWESOME with an A+"

After recently appearing on GMTV and the Scott Mills Radio 1 show, The Axis Of Awesome are now ready to unleash their award-winning live show 'Songs in the Key of Awesome' on the UK as they continue to not only justify but elevate the hype already surrounding them.

But who exactly are The Axis Of Awesome and how did they get here? Jordan Raskopoulos, star of the Australian stage and screen, fronts the band, supported by classically-trained, musical virtuoso Benny Davis on keys and expert improviser Lee Naimo on guitar.

And we can thank esteemed UK comedy bookers JV productions, who pride themselves on discovering fresh new comedy talent, for bringing them to London. Founded by Jilly Gutteridge and Van Keeling, JV Productions were one of the first to book, amongst others, Sean Lock, Tim Vine, Rhod Gilbert and 'The Thick Of It's' Chris Addison. Their track record for discovering a hit speaks for itself and their fans include Ian Hislop who described Jilly and Van as "having a natural eye for comedy".

Emerging like a vast comedy-rock cloud from down under, The Axis Of Awesome will soon land on British shores looking to conquer its four corners — and everything in between! Be a part of history in the making and catch them at their first ever live London show at Bush Hall... After all, 15 million people can't be wrong!

The Axis Of Awesome — brought to you by JV Productions in association with Star 100 Entertainment at Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 on Thursday 4th November (19.30) — tickets �15.

To book your ticket please call 08432 210 100 or visit hmvtickets.com.

"They rock hard, possess the rugged look of rock stars and the keen eyes of top flight comedy writers" — THE DAILY DUST (UK)

"A superbeast of high energy, high impact comedy" — CHORTLE.CO.UK

"Their musical lampoons really hit the mark� they had the audience in stitches, hooting for an encore" — THE AGE

"If only all musical comedy was like this." — FESTMAG

"The Axis Of Awesome are likable, pointedly clever and extremely assured on stage." — HAIRLINE (UK)

Coalfinger —
the ultimate eco-
friendly Bond,
watch Coalfinger...

WITH A SOUNDTRACK donated by Bond composer David Arnold (Quantum Of Solace, Casino Royal) and Michael Price, the animated Bond spoof stars Brian Blessed (Black Adder, Flash Gordon) as evil villain Coalfinger alongside David Mitchell (C4's Peep Show) as secret agent Gaverson Green.

Along with his dopey sidekick Dr. Anthracite, Coalfinger plans to cover the world in coal-fired power stations and destroy the climate in Operation Browncloud.

Can Green and his glamorous assistant Katrina Hurkane stop their dastardly plans? Is a top secret hideout involved? Are there plenty of double entendres? Play it and see!

Music Rules
in Spin, Double
Edge Films’
sharply-observed
take on saving
the world...

Spider — It’s all
fun and games
until somebody
loses an eye...

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