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Do you like robots? Yes, I thought so. Well, The Good Ship will be full of people on Monday dressed up as cardboard box robots for our robotic spectacular. Come along, it will truly be a spectacle.

Would you like to appear in a music video? Yes, I thought so. Well, the marvellous Subliminal Girls will be filming their new video at The Good Ship from 230pm this Saturday.

Would you like a free designer tshirt? Yes, I thought so. There will be a draw for those who come on Saturday to win a free Paul Franks tshirt from their flagship Covent Garden store.

Plus large screen football on Tuewsday and Wednesday, outstanding gigs on Thursday and Friday and acoustic mellow Sunday.

Have a top week reader.

John.xx

07949 008253

Monday 23rd April

Box Bot. A night of films, art, performances, comedy and music where everyone is encouraged to come in fancy dress as a cardboard box robot. You don't have to but think of the fun...

Music from

My, Oh My! www.myspace.com/aerst experimental noise and music

DeadDog In BlackBag www.myspace.com/deaddoginblackbag Will make you want to weep AND pissss at the same time into your current meal and/or beverage.
Cruiser Chimps www.myspace.com/cruiserchimps shouty indie rock from Bearsuit members.

DJing from Robots For Brains plus robot films and inappropriate humour and stand-up from emcee Martin Croser.

£1.50 entry.

Thursday 26th April

Back To The Old House present a night of indie bands where all the acts are of headline quality.

Silvery www.myspace.com/silverytheband Energised, melodic and with a penchant for dressing up, Lamacq and NME approved Silvery come on like a Post-Punk Gilbert & Sullivan with their fairground organ, crashing guitars and ensemble voices.
Our Name Is Legion www.myspace.com/onil Born in the wastelands of Kent and South London, Our Name Is Legion fill the gap between The Clash and Blur. Fresh from a Babyshambles support slot, the band have just released their self funded EP.
Rt4 www.myspace.com/thert4 Popular beats combo The RT4 are comprised of veteran musicians from such bands as The Purple Hearts and Department S,
The F*ckwits www.myspace.com/f*ckwits The Fuckwits are a 4-piece 77-sounding punk rock band from Sheffield. They played their first gig 3 years ago and have since played with
The Slits, The Rezillos, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, Dogs, Cazals, amongst others.

Entry £4.

Friday 27th April

Friday Funktion presents a night of head nodding, foot tapping and hip swaying with live sets from...

The Laurel Collective www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective Paul Simon meets Talking Heads, takes some E and the rest is histrionics.

Cheap Hotel www.myspace.com/wearecheaphotel Think Chrissie Hynde meets Patti Smith, with a good chunk of Polly Harvey thrown in for sheer sexiness."

Happy Eggs www.myspace.com/wearehappyeggs razor tight to the point of autism, playing a kind of manic rock with blissed out undertones.

Naked and the Boys www.myspace.com/nakedandtheboys Lovely stuff. Quite Dylanesque, quite Beck in a British sort of way.

+ 1 more TBC.

After DJs Sparo, Mr Snoid and El Barone select the unexpected - tropical funk, reggae, soul. £5 entry, £4 with flyer.

Saturday 28th April

Peace in the City with Paul Frank (www.paulfrankindustries.com) presents disco punk, leftfield indie and post post new wave with live sets from

Dega Breaks www.myspace.com/degabreaks Recent supports for The Longcut,Get Cape,Wear Cape,Fly Howling Bells and Dustin's Bar Mitzvah took their buzzing, rhythmic noise to a larger audience.

Outfit www.myspace.com/outfituk Pulsating, banging and alive.

General Paulus www.myspace.com/generalpaulus Big beats, dirty fuzz guitar and soulful lyrics with influences diverse as 'Captain Beefheart, Joy Division, The Kills, Nirvana, The Doors and PJ Harvey'

Nazca Lines www.myspace.com/thenazcalines edgy psychedelic power-pop. Oh & apparently the guitar player from Jellyfish loves them.

W.I.T www.myspace.com/witband indebted to Weezer

Bands from 8 til 1130 and after Maurice and Judy DJ from 1130 til 4am playing a mix of latest and classic indie, Motown, ska, funk and disco. £5 entry.

Sunday 29th April
Amna presents Little Lowkey an evening of up and coming bands and soloists doing unplugged sets from 6pm to 11pm. At least 5 acts including...

Jo Hall www.myspace.com/halljo
Adrian Roye www.myspace.com/adrianroyemusic
Beth Dariti www.myspace.com/bdariti
Roxy Rawson www.myspace.com/roxyrawson

New artists recommended to come along and introduce for future slots.

£3 entry.

all aboard...