Arty work before you sleeve

IF you are off to worship the Reverend on Monday during his biggest hometown date at the Octagon watch out for curious support act The Ting Tings.

Having caused a bit of a stir this summer with their hand art worked, personally distributed debut single That's Not My Name, the indie-pop-disco boy/girl duo were snapped up by Columbia Records for new record Fruit Machine.

This limited edition is available to buy only at shows where 100 blank 7in sleeves will be pinned to a wall to create a complete canvas on which people can express, design, message or contribute to an overall piece of artwork that once dismantled sleeve by sleeve will become the sleeves for the singles sold in the next city/gig. Their making will be filmed and shown at each consecutive venue.

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Headliner Jon McClure, meanwhile, is still on a high having charted with annoying chav anthem He Said He Loved Me and top five with debut album The State Of Things. Crowd favourite Open Your Window is out as the third single on November 19 backed with b-sides Paris At Night, Dear Lydia and a special collaboration with Low Life records creator and UK hip-hop bod Braintax.

Kebabs need the wheels to live

EVERY band needs a motor. And if you haven't got some then you need a good idea. And that's what Catch It Kebabs have - so look out for Van Fest.

The cheeky ska act have booked The Arches, in Barnsley, for a three-day feast of punk, ska, reggae, indie, rock and the rest, with all bands playing for free to raise money for a new-ish van.

"What a lovely bunch of guys, eh," say the town-based act. Part of the motivation will be their April Tour In A Day initiative which has them playing nine gigs in nine counties in 24-hours, from Edinburgh to Bristol.

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"We're currently booking the dates and waiting to hear back from the Guinness Book Of Records."

As for the Van Fest line-up October 19-21; expect Colorpool, These Silent Movies, The Dead Rabbits, Panda Lasagne, Secretly Soulmates, The Delicateers, Ross Hooley, Latte, Amoa, your hosts (also playing The Arches tomorrow) and more for a fiver.

Talking of eclectic nights, check out Risky Business, the new indie, punk, reggae, baggy, Mod anthems meet upstairs at Qube (formerly Sharkeys) on Regents Street, just off West St, tomorrow as antidote to "all the funky house drivel in most bars", see myspace.com/sfl_sound for a flavour.