My thanks to Martin Stapleton who has given me a review of the recent Wings Of Hope Charity Gig which featured City Lights last show along with As Daylight Dies who escaped injury, Kill The Image, possibly their last show as well and So Long Seattle. See the Gig Review page.

Kill The Image get their new and possibly last C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section. Take a look at the Video page also for new Kill The Image videos along with So Long Seattle, and the last song of the last gig for City Lights.

Punksters Billy Skins have sent their C.D. in for our review page, take a look in the C.D. Demo Review section.

More photos have been added to the gig album featuring our last live gig which featured Gold Skies Ahead my thanks to Mr. Adam Gregory for his new photos included. Bedford Alternative Music has a busy gig schedule lined up with Lev 1 Showcase, Holy Molys Lev 1 Acoustic shows, Lev 2 shows, an outdoor fest on Diamond Jubilee bank holiday in June where you can vote for the best bands to feature on some River Festival spaces as well. Happy 2012.

Who made it in to our TOP FIVE C.D.s this year? We are not talking best band or using downloadable tracks just which actual band C.D. stands out the most. Some were full E.P.s some just a track or two worth merit. Go to the C.D. Demo review section now to see who got in and who reached Number One? Well done to the winners and all seven bands who got in.

5 Bands made up our last show of the year featuring Gold Skies Ahead, with EnvyFour, As Daylight Dies , Inelegance and The Noise Theory. My trusted camera battery ran dry during the gig (Got a new one on order) So I apologise for not having captured all the bands but if you go to the latest gig review, we have no less than two reviews of the night with links to a few photos and vids. More photos from another source to follow shortly (stay tuned). Big thanks to all the great bands that played and all you lovely people who came down to show your support to the bands that played.

We delivered a fantastic show Friday Returning Showing Tonight, with To Light An Abyss, In Archives and a mighty first for Keep Cool Casanova. See the review, photos and videos in the review section. A big thanks from Bedford Alternative Music to all who came down and to the bands that played

What started as a college project, from a local band drummer, has shaped up in to a new demo of various styles Zombies by Jackson One is reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Bedford Alternative Music prediction of a band to keep an eye on for the future As Daylight Dies have their amazing C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Big Thanks to all that came down to our Crabcore Exclusive at Esquires on Friday at Escaping Juliets first headline show. There is a review up now in the Gig Review section which as ever comes complete with some band videos and exclusive photos. Many thanks to all the bands who played and find out who the Man Of The Match award goes to.

With the photo album about to expire, all photos have now been uploaded to a new Gig Photo Album hosted by j Album .net with click on thumbnails and slide show features. Gigs go right back to 2004 up to the present day at various Bedford venues and many great bands. Perhaps you were in one of these bands or in the audience at some of the gigs shown? Check out the new album on http://bedfordaltmusic.jalbum.net/.

Lost Without Cause have a new exciting sound whose latest C.D. is now reviewed in the C.D. Demo section. Some bad news this month with the company that houses the gig photo albums has gone under with until the end of May being the last chance to see these photos before they vanish. Go check out some nostalgia on the Photo page.

Check out the Review page for the latest C.D. and Gig Review. Big thanks to Martin Stapleton for the Reversal C.D. Review Society Of Portly Gentlemen which you can obtain from the band and was on sale at the MONSTER Showcase (best of) gig. This was a memorable, worthwhile and fantastic show which Martin has also reviewed. Check out the Easter egg style hyper links which take you to other pieces of interest as well as links to the gig photo album and videos.

Radio interviews, gig tours, live gig pod casts and now a new CD. Speedshot get their New York Or Bust Promo CD reviewed in the CD Demo section.

Check out the new Envy Four C.D. Single review in the C.D. Review section - Want your band C.D. reviewed? Just send it in, e mail the editorial addy first.

There was a fantastic show at Esquires Lev 2 last Friday, featuring Don Broco with Tonight We're Electric, Fall Short For Glory and Envy Four. If you want to recapture the memories or see what you missed, go to our Video page and check out the latest vids from all four bands. The Don Broco one is the song where the audience was invited to pair up and climb aboad each others shoulders. Go check out the awesome gig now.

Putting on an amazing opening performance for us last Thursday The Rusty Gs have a new E.P. out which is reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

The last of the four Thursday Showcase nights ended last Thursday, big thanks to all that came down to support, a lot of new bands and talent was bought to the Bedford gig going attention, the aim wasnt to sit down and choose the best bands going around at the moment, it was to give bands a start, either recently formed, new to Bedford or young bands, giving them a worthwhile gig opportunity. Look out for an announcement soon on the Monster Showcase on Lev 2 which will be the best of the bands on these nights. Review with photos and vids of this latest on the gig is now up on the Review page.
Coming up ... Rusty Gs C.D. Review.

Hardcore shockers Seethe rocked Bedford Saturday, I picked up a C.D. go to the C.D. Demo Review page to see what was thought.

Dead Cells or Dead Loss? Find out in the latest Thursday Showcase Gig Review, with photos and videos on the gig Review page.

Admittedly a nightmare show to put on, with bands pulling out, one of which had the promise of bringing the drum kit for all bands. There was only one way to repair this broken down gig. I had no choice but to call the A.A. (Abyss and Ascension) who were positioned as headliners with drums and main support respectively. My thanks to those bands for saving the day and of course for Cosmic Blaze for being so reliable in the first place. Review, photos and videos on the gig Review page.

Punk band R.S.I. have a 17 track album out, if you go to the C.D. Demo review page, you will see that we gave it an overview and highlighted the standout tracks.

Paul Rose has sent in a report on the recent Wolflaw Video shoot which took place in Bedford last week. - Go streight to the Gig Review page..

The 2011 Bedford Alternative Music Thursday Showcase nights kicked off in style last Thursday, see the review in the Gig Review section, with photos and videos included. Another great show next week.

See the Interview page for the latest exclusive interview with Mr. Rob Butterfield who is the new owner, promoter and band member at the Bedford Esquires Music and Entertainment venue. My thanks and best wishes go to him for taking time to answer the questions. Thanks Rob.

Local Bedford Boys Envy Four face the full barrage of questions in a band interview, coming up there will be a full interview with the new owner of the Esquires Music Venue. Keep checking the interview page.

Did you know the web site you are visiting, Bedford Alternative Music, is now in its tenth year? This March will see its tenth anniversary and to celebrate, we have some showcase nights lined up each Thursday all over March, brining in some new bands and young blood on to the live scene. I have also changed the About Us page of the site to bring it up to line with where we are at the present time.

The Bedford Alternative Music Annual TOP TEN C.D. s for 2010 is now compiled and up on the C.D. Demo Review section. Well done to the winners and all that got through. The Gigs list has now been updated for the new year. Esquires has been sold to new owners who are still taking it on as a music venue, with the Lev 1 disco room up for refirb.

See the Photo page for shots from our latest gig Stars In Their Eyes Xmas special with Enraged Horizon, Hatespire, Captain Dread and a no show for Misterbrick (promoters beware!).

Packed house gig at Esquires Bedford featuring Gallows on 25th November saw stage diving, mosh pits, band to audience face offs among a fantastic show of live music. Oh and a huge circle pit taking up the whole room with the house lights on. You can see three videos of the event on the video page.
Our next gig is on Xmas Eve at Esquires featuring four bands giving us a mixture of their own material and a Stars In Their Eyes style selection of covers, which promises to be a fantastic night and a last chance to party before Xmas.

One of my personal favourite bands The Ten Year Prospect made a special return visit last Friday, we had fireworks to mark the event along with new band Kill The Image, Suzuka and Sunset Reset. Review with gig photos and videos up on the Review page.

There is now a review up of this years Spooky Weekend Halloween gig featuring the impressive Goldblade, which includes photos and videos check it out as it was an awesome weekend of live music for the Halloween weekend.

We havent done a C.D. review for a while and like busses x2 come along at once with Dead Cells and Neverworld having there reviews now up in the C.D. Demo Review section.
Dont forget we have 3x gigs comming up The Spooky Weekend - a Halloween themed gig with Speedshot headlining Friday 29th and the mighty Goldblade on Saturday. Nov 5th sees the return of one of my fave local bands The Ten Year Prospect for a special one off show not to be missed!

Back by popular demand HeKz added Bedford Lev 1 Esquires to their recent tour taking them a while to reach the Bedford leg of the tour (they should get a faster car as someone in the croud pointed out! There is a review of the gig also featuring new band Metal Kettle, Point Of Extinction and Glass Artery in the gig Review section. Dont forget to check links to the gig photos and videos also.

On Friday BCEX hosted their Student Battle Of The Bands at the Civic Theatre, a big Well Done to the winner Sunset Reset who as part of their prise package get their bands performance reviewed in the gig Review section. .

Imicus get their new C.D. Animal Factory reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

This weekends local gigs are reviewed with Fridays Crimson Dream, Ascension, Kain, Sassy Judys gig reviewed. Saturday saw Horseman Shakes, with The Escape, Scared Of The Ocien, Envy Four, Acoustic gig review. Photos and Videos included. My grateful thanks to Chairz Craig Brown Dalgleish for extra Kain photos.

Happy 20th Birthday to the Esquires Music Venue and Happy 1st to Starfest Clapham in Bedford. New videos from Fridays headliners HeKz at the Esquires Birthday gig are now up on the Video page.

Alias is the next local band to get their audio output reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section. Also there is a new Photo Album in the Photo section featuring the Bank Holiday weekend Sid Worth Memorial Tribute Fund gig. This time mostly band group shots are featured although there are some live shots included also..

May the Fourth be with you, Envy Four have their new C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Despite a hampered press coverage Five Pound for a free gig tut tut Times n Citizen H Fest went ahead, there is a page dedicated to the event in the Gig Review section which features Photos, Video and full Review featuring HeKz, Haze Of Judgement and Hatespire.

The Video page has been updated with links to various local band videos from various gigs, with the latest comming from the recent energy fuelled Don Broco gig.

Check out the Review section for the MONSTER Showcase (best of) held before Good Friday, full of young blood and rising talent, find out what Ted from Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure, Giant Haystack the wrestler and Iron Maidens Steve Harris have in common. There is also a bumper photo section and videos.

Gone are their silly stage names and beer fueled spitting on stage twat anticts and in with a dynamic ability to put on an amazing and energetic live show The Smoking Hearts have trheir act together for their latest C.D. which is reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section. Its reviews in other places just seem like a list of words from people who have hardly heard it but Bedford Alternative Music have given it a real going over.

Symbo get their C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Some escaped oafs invaded Esquires Lev 2 last week and played a fast paced gig that would give any indie band fan a heart attack. This was the Speedshot C.D. launch gig, a review of which is now up in the review section which also contain links to photos and videos of the night. My thanks to Jez for allowing me some of his photos for the album.

People fainting, moshing, crowd participation. It must be an Envy Four gig (one of their earlier gigs before they got big!) See the review in the Review section, they played along with Shadow Factory, A.R., and Apparently So, photos and videos included. That was the last of the four showcase nights, the very best of which will go upstairs on Lev 2 on Thursday 1st April so look out for The Monster Showcase (best of) in two weeks.

A sure contender for Bedford Alternative Musics Top Ten at the end of the year Glass Artery have a new C.D. available now. Go to the C.D. Demo Review section to find out what its like or worth getting ya grubby mitts on.

Next week sees the last of the last of the Thursday Showcase nights presented by Bedford Alternative Music and a good one it promises to be too! Your last chance to come and support new bands to the live local music scene before The Monster Showcase – Which is the best of the showcase nights to be held at the start of your Easter Weekend on Thursday 1st April on Lev 2. See Review section for the latest Thursday review featuring photos, a video and review of the White Lines To Sunset, Keeper Of The Rifle and The Crimson Dream.

Kids Picked Last comming in at no. 3 in the top C.D. Chart last time have a new 8 track C.D. out and available at gigs see a new review of their Rumours C.D. in the Review section now.

The second of the four Thursday Showcase nights took place this week at Lev 1 Esquires, featuring Hig Widget, Enraged Horizon and Facedown, go to the Review section for photos, videos and a review.

Videos, Photos (Thank you resident photographer James Betts) and a gig review now up featuring the Ascension C.D. Launch, Ex-Nihilo last ever show, Aghast and The Phrophecy True. - Go see the Review section.

This week kicked of the new Thursday Showcase nights for 2010. Those free fun nights in Dannys Bar Lev 1 Esquires that make Thursdays somewhere to go in town. Photos of the bands are included in a new review of the first of these featuring Suzuka, Acidity, and Sunset Reset in the Review section..

With funding help from local Bedford Band Charity The Sid Worth Memorial Fund - Watch The Walls have been to the studio and released a new C.D. entitled Lets Be Heard, which you can see reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Among his many talents and interests too numerous to name here, but more recognisable for his high flying stage antics belting vocals for Radiating Eyes Mr. Ben Goodson has now turned a hand at a C.D. Review featuring a band I know he has managed to catch live on many occasions. The 40Severn C.D. Review can be seen in the C.D. Demo review section. My thanks to Ben for sending it in to Bedford Alternative Music.

See the Gig Review section for a review of the Stars In Their Eyes (Bands come as other bands) night which includes photos and videos from a gig which I have to admit was one of the most enjoyable gigs put on.

Each year Bedford Alternative Music has run a TOP TEN CHART of the local bands reviewed through the year. - See the C.D. Review section. Well done to all the bands that got through and get your self a copy of Ascensions new C.D. at their launch gig we are putting on next month.

Check the Photo Album page for more photos from the amazing Halloween gig, both band shots and a selection of spooky visitors. See if you are amongst them. Photos are from ones taken by myself, James Betts and recently added ones from Keith Newhouse, my thanks to those people, the bands and all who came to make the night so special. I can reveal that our next gig will be Saturday 2nd January and will be a Stars In Their Eyes theme with bands coming as other bands and maybe fancy dress as well. Stay tuned for further info for another great fun gig night.

For those that came down Im sure you will agree Halloween at Esquires Lev 2 was a fantastic party night, thanks to the bands and visitors who dressed the part. You will find a review and photos on the site, my gratefull thanks to James Betts and Keith Newhouse for additional photos. - Are you in the spooky guests section?

2 new videos have been added to the Bedford Alternative Music Video Page, if you sign up and suscribe you can be notified when further band updates have been added, this time round Speedshot live at The Bear has been added.

Speedshot a band comprising 3 people from 3 different bands have a new C.D. out for you to rock out to in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Photos now up of the bands featured in the latest Sid Worth Memorial Tribute Fund fundraiser on lev 1 and 2 of Esquires on Saturday 26th September, thanks to James Betts for the Lev 2 photos included.

Due to headline our Halloween gig this year Radiating Eyes get their Steel Hearts C.D. Reviewed in the C.D. Demo review section.

From the ashes of Chaos Faerie rises a phoenix, nay behemoth of a heavy metal band Ascension. Their first as Ascension 4 track demo My Sick Salvation is now available and reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

For those of you sitting in your tents at the Leeds/Reading festival over the weekend and missed the Monster Showcase (Best Of) on Friday you can find out what you missed and for those who were there can relive the event with the review now up in the Gig Review section, which features a photo session (My thanks to the sites resident photographer James Betts) and a couple of Videos of each band also. Theres an extra Attika vid on the Video page also. Wow what gig promoter gives you all that?
Due to haunt us this Halloween Dr. Slaggleberry get their new C.D. reviewed in the CD Demo section. See all updates on CD Reviews, Gig Reviews, Photo Album, Video Page and Gig List as ever all regularly updated.

Named after their favourite promoter King Keef is the tital of the newest C.D. from rock, metal, thrash band Attika which will be on sale at next Fridays Monster Showcase to be held at Esquires Lev 2 Fri 28th. Amazing band and a wonder they are not signed Firetone have their new C.D. reviewed also in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Two new videos have been added to the Video section and also linked on to the review of the gig it came from. One features Elements Of Refusal from their Dannys Bar Thursday Showcase the other is Ascension from their Lev 2 Monster Showcase. Good to see the Watch The Walls video has had 50 hits already in the short time it has been on.

Rave Alert Kids Picked Last get their Trance Rock C.D. Reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review Section, my thanks to Ash from the band for donating it to me. New videos of Attika and Watch The Walls are now up in the Video section. They are also linked along with some gig photos in the Gig Review section for the last of the Summer Thursday Showcase nights. The latest featured Your First Autumn, Kids Picked Last, Attika and Watch The Walls. Look out for another Monster Showcase on Lev 2 Esquires featuring another batch of the Best Of these showcase nights.

There is a new photo album up in the Photo section featuring the Monster Showcase wich was the best bands to feature in the Summer Thursday Showcase. My thanks to James Betts for the photos featured. There will be another Monster (Best Of) at the end of the month on Lev 2 Esquires.

Lionsex, Judgement Day, Neons Acoustic and Shadow Factory from the Summer Thursday Showcase night is now reviewed in that section. Gig photos will follow shortly.

A successful band who started with their first gigs put on by Bedford Metal/ Bedford Alternative Music and then went on to have many successful gigs and tours, mainly with up and coming Eyes Of A Traitor, played their last show on Friday 31st July at the S U in Luton. They are Aortic Dissection and there is now a video of one of their new songs never before played live, featured on their last performance which you can now see in the Video section.

There is now a new interview up featuring resident photographer at Bedford Alternative Music gigs James Betts who answers a few questions on photography related subjects in the music scene. A big thanks to James for his time and photos used with kind permission.

Indie/pop/rock band The Melophobics get their sample C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Latest Thursday Summer Showcase Review featuring the amazing At A Glance and Elements Of Refusal Photos and maybe a Video to follow soon Stay Tuned!

If you go to the Photo section of the site you will find photos up of the Birthday Bash gig from Saturday 25th. Big thanks to all who came down and the bands that played, which were HeKz, Flexy Boys, Arnika and up n coming band Watch The Walls. My thanks for the ones taken by B A M photographer James Betts.

Captain Loveguns sailed to Bedford the other week, there is now a review up in the Review section. There are also photos and videos featuring Evil Scarecrow and the pirateband themselves.

Check the Interview section for a fascinating look at the music scene in one of Bedfords neighbouring towns, looking at the history, the bands, and the running of The Pitz music venue in Milton Keynes one of the best venues for well known and local bands, as a promoter myself I found this an interesting read and would like to thank Paul for his time in answering my questions for Bedford Alternative Music. See The Paul Rivers Interview in the Interview section now.

Hotly Tipped Our Divide played along with Point Of Extinction on the Thurs Showcase evening free gig at Dannys Bar Theres a Review and Photos up now.

Last Thursdays Summer Thursday Showcase featuring Fenix Fire, Temples Burning and All Tied Up inc. gig photos is now up in the review section. Also, this years Halloween Special gig is announced in the gig list.

Well done to The Delaneys for winning the Battle Of The Student Bands and Radiating Eyes for comming second at The Corn Exchange last Friday. A review has been sent in by new reviewer Dave Green. So a big thanks to him for the submission which you can find in the Review section.

Each week through Summer The Bedford Alternative Music Thursday Showcase will feature 3 or maybe 4 bands showcasing their musical talent. Check each week for gig reviews and photos covering these events.

The line up of Firetype, Saving Skylines, and Count The Days from last Fridays Esquires Lev 2 gig is reviewed in the Review section. Also featured on the gig was Alias who first played Bedford at a Dannys Bar Thursday Showcase night... More of which are starting this week! Each Thursday through summer will feature some great bands leading to a Best Of gig later on Lev 2.

Review and Photos now up of the 11th Sid Worth Memorial Tribute Fund gig held on level one and two of Esquires Saturday 2nd May featuring The Nimblewits, Michael Green Band, Piztons, Cherry Lee Mewis and Band, Valentone and Tinker Jack.

A staggering 140 C.D. Reviews have been done since the site first started. The latest and 140th is by Sandy based Thrash Rock Metal band - Sever The Strings who have their Shellshock E.P. Reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section.

A few more Sever The Strings photos (c)kane Howie have been added to the album featuring the 2nd April gig my grateful thanks to kane Howie for sending them in.

Alias and Sever The Strings were the lucky bands that got through to having the chance to play next weeks BEST OF monster showcase on Lev 2 Esquires, which promises to be a great night with Fenix Fire and In Remission from previous nights on the line up also. In adition we has as a special opening treat - an acoustic set from Daz and Ben from Radiating Eyes. Thursday before Good Friday. 8:00pm a fiver. Lev 2 Esquires Bedford. A review of last Thursdays gig is now up in the Review section check the photo album for gig pictures also.

Flexy Boys get their cakes reviewed in the C.D Demo section. The Thursday Showcase gig review, with In Remission and Flexy Boys along with photos of the night is now up in the Gig Review section.

Captain Loveguns is featured in a new video in the Aud/Vid section of the site, look out for more upcomming band videos comming to the video section soon.

Ska boppers Playing Away, with funding help form the Sid Worth Memorial Tribute Fund have their new C.D. out now, go to the Review section under C.D. Demo Reviews and take a look.

Big cheers for the people who made a fun gig at Dannys Bar Esquires on Thursday for the first of the Showcase Nights. Check the Review section for updated gig reviews and photos of these nights, the first of which is up now.

Out at last available on iTunes and C.D. lavishly recorded and produced. HeKz bring their new recording and sure to go down well with discerning metal fans, find out what its about in the C.D. Demo Review section.

A new video has been added to the video section of the Bands Page featuring Saints Of Eden, who have a release date for the new album 'Forbidden Pleasure' on April 27th. To hear a track and see the video visit the Bands page or click here - Saints Of Eden Video

Scar My Eyes and Shogun get their C.D.'s reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section of the site.

There is now a new album in the Photo section featuring the Ex-Nihilo C.D. Launch gig which also featured Scar My Eyes, Shogun and Killer Messiah. There is also a review (with a link to the relevant photo page) of the gig in the Review section. Look out for our Dannys Bar Showcase nights coming up Thursdays in March and come down to support .

Last Saturday Bedford Alternative Music staged the final show for Slave To Nature, a great one for them to go out on but not everything went smoothly, read about the much troubled gig in the Gig Review section, my thanks to James Betts for photos accompanying the review.
Firetype have a new single out which would be good to see having airplay, there is a review in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Bedford band Wolflaw get their latest C.D. looked at in the C.D. Demo review section - Go there now for some Wolf Rockin rock action.

The annual Bedford Alternative Music Top Ten local C.D. Chart is now up in the C.D. Demo review section. Well done to all the bands that got through.

There are some new C.D. Reviews in the Review section featuring an updated review of the Speedshot C.D. a newer version with more tracks added.
The Radiating Eyes also get their C.D. looked at as indeed to Don Broco. But who will enter the Top Ten? Stay tuned in a few days pop pickers.

I recommend you get your mitts on the latest C.D. from Ex-Nihilo ... See the review in the C.D. Demo Review section ... A definite contender for this years Local Top Ten at the end of the year!

Pop punk band Rench get their C.D. reviewed in the C.D. Demo Review section. Look out for Radiating Eyes and Ex Nihilo C.D. Reviews coming soon. Also who will be reaching this years Top Ten of local C.D.s

Randall Davis interviews Steve Parker, lively bassist of Elements Of Refusal. My thanks to Steve for his time and permission to use some of the photos from his site and to Randall Davis for submitting the interview.
Look out for the new competition to win a pair of BOTB Grand Final tickets that Bedford Alternative is running in association with the corn exchange. See the gig list and forum.

Last year we Prepared For War, this year theres The Silence - the title of the new C.D. from Bedford band Slave To Nature. Check out the review in the C.D. Demo Reviews section.

The New Photo Album has now been added to the site, featuring the live alternative music scene featured in a number of venues in and around the Bedford area. Take a nostalgic trip through the gigs featured over the years. Photos have been taken by us and various people over the years. If you have any gig photos you would like including please send them in. Thanks go to Adam Taylor (Tay) for the album construction .

Welcome to the new look website from Bedford Metal, now under the more broader name of BEDFORD ALTERNATIVE MUSIC featuring News, Gig Listings, Gig and C.D. Reviews, Interviews and other features connected to Metal, Punk, Rock, Ska, Indie, Goth etc. Anything that is local, original and alternative music. We hope you enjoy the site and will contribute C.D. or Gig reviews to the editorial address.
My grateful thanks to Cheryl for the infrastructure design, and Dazz Warr (Radiating Eyes) for the logo design. Special help also from Adam Taylor and Ritch Theodore.

All New Photos in the Danny's Bar section and linked to the reviews of the Thursday Showcase nights also. My thanks to James Betts and Paul Bush for sending them in. Also a huge thanks for the video made by Mikey from Chaos Faerie who are playing this week, if you havent seen it already - check this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yVQvdq92__c Cheers chaps. Coming up: More Dannys Bar gig photos soon.

Resident Esquires web reviewer Martin Stapleton has submitted a great review of week two of Bedford Metal's Thursday showcase - (the gig where from now on the stage barrier fencing you now see at Danny's bar has now been installed). Thanks Martin. Also Week three reviewed - Photos to follow.

The Bedford Metal Thursday Showcase started last week, there is a review up of the night in the 'Review' section.

My thanks to Owen Davies for the review of the Modern World Promotions gig at Esquires on 15/2/08. Which featured - DMS And The Kraze, Pirate Radio, Valentone and Ed from Bowfinger. - See gig Reviews.

One of the first bands at regular Bedford Metal nights at The Ath and Danny's bar being the only promoter to have put them on in Bedford and gained quite a following - Atikka are calling it a day (but look out for band members in Apex, Pariah, to name a few). At their last gig - where it all started for them, a C.D. by the band was on sale, we take a look at the disk, the gig and the band in the C.D. Demo Review section.

Two C.D. Reviews in the C.D. Demo Review section, featuring indie rock band The Escape, and metal band Temples Burning.

Find out how MK band Keep Calm And Carry On became a vampire in the demo review featured in the - CD Demo Review section. Next Up: The Escape.

Our first C.D. Review this year is of Bedford band Symbo described by the NME as "Head-spinning Rock". Check what we thought in the C.D. Demo Review section.