Godalming College Magazine

Tinsel

Tinsel nails are a great and easy way to instantly add some classic Christmassy colours into your outfit, and the sparkly design means that they’re perfect party nails!

· Start by applying a basecoat, such as Essie’s All in One base coat.

· Apply two coats of an opaque red glittery polish. Good examples of this are China Glaze Ring in the Red or Barry M Red Glitter. Alternatively, apply two coats of an ordinary red polish, followed by sheer red glitter.

· Wait until nails are completely dry, then apply one coat of gold glitter. Color Club’s Gingerbread polish is part of their Christmas range, and works perfectly for this design.

· When dry, apply a topcoat.

Candy Cane

Candy cane nails are a fun way to brighten up your nails with a cute and Christmassy theme.

· Paint nails with at least two coats of white polish, such as Barry M Matt White. If the polish still looks a little sheer after two coats, apply a third.

· Add a fast-dry topcoat, such as the one by Seche Vite, and wait until nails are completely dry.

· Next, place striping tape diagonally across nails at regular intervals, making sure the stripes are equal distances apart. Use tweezers to make sure the tape is firmly stuck down. Striping tape can be bought on ebay or at most good online nail polish retailers, such as essentialnails.com.

· Paint red polish over the entire nail, and then carefully remove the tape before the polish has a chance to dry.

· To add a finishing touch, wait until the polish is dry and then add a glitter of your choice. A good one for this design is Barry M Pink Iridescent.

· Add a top coat.

Icicle

Get into the spirit of the cold days of winter with this sparkly, icy nail design.

· Start by applying a basecoat, such as Essie All in One basecoat.

· Apply a silver polish, such as Barry M’s Silver Foil.

· Then apply a blue glitter polish. A good one to use is Color Club’s Beyond the Mistletoe, which comes straight from their Christmas collection. If you have a white or silver glitter polish, you could also apply this after the blue glitter has dried to make the nails even more shimmery.

· Once the glitter is dry, paint the nails with a shard glitter polish. Color Club’s Covered in Diamonds is a perfect one to use for this design.

· When dry, apply a topcoat.

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Celebrity Style at The British Fashion Awards 2012

Films, Musical and Television concert

Film, Music and Television

Godalming College blew the audience away with their first debut concert this year, showcasing talented musicians who played an assortment of pieces chosen from films, musicals and television programmes. Under brand new lights, these musicians delighted their audience in the Main Hall on the 27^th of November, one audience member declared the performance as “wonderful” and “a huge success, it was very impressive.” Daniel Garel amused the audience as he commented throughout the performance, he also featured in the various musical groups. The Concert Band started the show with ‘The Incredibles’ and later enthralled the audience with the themes from ‘Hawaii Five-O’ and ‘The Pink Panther’ as well as pieces from ‘Gladiator’ and the ‘Lion King’ which featured an impressive solo from Shane Lunn, who also played the trombone. The Concert Band was described as ‘tremendously exciting’ by an audience member. Consisting of a variety of jazz instruments including saxophones, trumpets, drums, and voices as well as bass guitars and a trombone, the Jazz band entertained the audience playing a variety of pieces including one from Snow White and “The Girl From Ipanema” which they also performed at the Woking Music Festival and received encouraging comments. Each piece showcased the talented musicians and also consisted of solos from various performers, including Alex Bignell, Liam Cole and Will English. Small ensembles also featured in this terrific night of music; including an inspiring and heartfelt performance from Simon and Max, who moved the audience with their rendition of ‘Gethsemane’ from “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Georgie Blake gave a moving performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and later featured in “Songbird”, also featuring Jessica Camerilli, Emily Brooks, Sam Darby and Ellie Davies. One of the most popular acts was the Rock Choir, who received high praise from the audience. The choir blew the audience away with their chosen songs “Lifting me higher” and, of course, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, featuring solos from Rosie Musgrave, Dea Walker, Becky Macklin and Aidan Service. Charlie Johnson, Alex Bignell and Shane Lunn formed the band which accompanied the choir, who were praised for their talented playing. The evening was a huge success, head of music, Ceilidh Botfield, was said to be ‘very proud’, and it is clear all the performers enjoyed performing immensely – and looking forward to the next one!

Woking Music Festival

Musicians from Godalming College took to the stage in the Woking Music Festival, giving musicians a chance to perform in front of a distinguished adjudicator as well as an audience. The students at Godalming all performed spectacularly, many winning their classes such as Olivia Martin and Lizzie Burke winning their individual classes. Group performances also won prizes; Daniel Garel and Will English won their class with their saxophone duet and Emily Brooks and Jess Camilleri won their class with their duet. The Jazz band also received impressive comments, as did all other participants in the Festival. Well done everyone!

Chamber Choir Competition

In celebration of Christmas, the Godalming College Chamber choir consisting of 20 students from the Sixth form enter 96.4 Eagle radio’s choir competition. The choir, run by Tim, sang an arrangement of the famous carol ‘Away In A Manger’, which can be heard on the Godalming online website.

Live Music Listings

Thursday 10^th Jan	Palma Violets	The Boston Arms, London
Friday 11^th Jan	Channel Zero	The Underworld, London
Saturday 12^th Jan	Funeral For A Friend + Freeze The Atlantic	Bucks Student Union, High Wycombe
Tuesday 15^th Jan	Crown Jewel Defense + Octane OK + Tantrum To Blind	The Borderline, London
Thursday 17^th Jan	Gary Barlow	Brighton Centre, Brighton
Friday 18^th Jan	Alt-J	Shepherds Bush Empire
Saturday 19^th Jan	Asking Alexandria + Motionless In White	O2 Academy Brixton, London
Sunday 20^th Jan	Fires Live: Ronan Keating	Brighton Centre, Brighton
Tuesday 22^nd Jan	Blood Red Shoes	Shepherds Bush Empire
Thursday 24^th Jan	Sylosis	O2 Academy Islington, London
Friday 25^th Jan	The Blackout	Electric Ballroom, London
Sunday 27^th Jan	Anberlin + The XCerts	The Haunt, Brighton
Wednesday 30^th Jan	Trey Songz	Hammersmith Apollo, London
	We The Kings	Scala, London
Thursday 31^st Jan	X Factor Live	Brighton Centre, Brighton
Friday 1^st Feb	We Are The Ocean	KOKO, London
	Dead Harts + Empires Fade + Canvas	Scorpios Bar, High Wycombe
Saturday 2^nd Feb	Dinosaur Jr	Concorde 2, Brighton
Monday 4^th Feb	Paloma Faith	Brighton Centre, Brighton
Tuesday 5^th Feb	Rita Ora	Shepherds Bush Empire
Thursday 7^th Feb	Everything Everything	Concorde 2, Brighton
	Your Demise + Heights + more	The Haunt, Brighton
Friday 8^th Feb	Two Door Cinema Club	O2 Academy Brixton, London
	High On Fire	O2 Academy Islington, London
Saturday 9^th Feb	Sonic Boom Six + Straight Lines	The Boileroom, Guildford
	Feed The Rhino	The Borderline, London
	Plan B + Labrinth + Rudimental	The O2 Arena, London
Monday 11^th Feb	General Fiasco	Camden Barfly, London
Tuesday 12^th Feb	The 69 Eyes	O2 Academy Islington, London
	Willy Moon	XOYO, London
Wednesday 13^th Feb	Little Mix	Hammersmith Apollo, London
Thursday 14^th Feb	All Time Low + Lower Than Atlantis	Shepherds Bush Empire
	Modestep	KOKO, London
	Pure Love	XOYO, London
Friday 15^th Feb	Kerrang Tour: Black Veil Brides + Chiodos + Tonight Alive + Fearless Vampire Killers	O2 Academy Brixton, London
	Awolnation	Heaven, London
Sunday 17^th Feb	Jody Has A Hitlist	Camden Barfly, London
Monday 18^th Feb	The 1975	The Borderline, London
	Jake Bugg	Brighton Dome, Brighton
Wednesday 20^th Feb	The Lumineers	Shepherds Bush Empire
	Deftones + letlive.	O2 Academy Brixton, London
Thursday 21^st Feb	Don Broco	The Underworld, London
	Bloc Party + The Joy Formidable	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Friday 22^nd Feb	Rudimental	Village Underground, London
Saturday 23^rd Feb	Example	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
	Rock Sound Impericon Exposure Tour: The Ghost Inside + Bury Tomorrow + Stray From The Path + Landscapes	O2 Academy Islington, London
Sunday 24^th Feb	LostAlone	The Borderline, London
Monday 25^th Feb	Ocean Colour Scene	Electric Ballroom, London
	Fenech Soler	Birthday’s London
Tuesday 26^th Feb	Yellowcard	KOKO, London
Wednesday 27^th Feb	Exit Ten	The Underworld, London
	Jessie J	Brighton Centre, Brighton

Green Day Album Review

Rock superstars Green Day have certainly proved their musical worth with their twenty years of sex, drugs and a lot of rock and roll. From 39/Smooth and their dominance over 90’s punk to their mainstream hit American Idiot they have without a doubt left their mark upon the music world. However their newest endeavours, Uno!, Dos! And soon to be Tre! are definitely a reflection of their acceptance that they are at the top of their game, which does not necessarily mean they write good material.

It seems they are attempting the impossible which is trying to return to their 90’s punk days and as most people have learnt no one can do 90’s punk, even if they were doing it at the time themselves, the Offspring learnt this the hard way, and perhaps Green Day will too. However that’s not to say you don’t get an extreme amount of satisfaction out of their first and second albums. Tracks like “Oh Love”, “Kill the DJ” and “Stray Heart” definitely provide them anthem, sing along quality that Green Day are renowned for, though aside from these the tracks the album seems very similar in terms of sound lacking any of the heavier, distorted guitars recognisable in their previous two albums (21^st Century Breakdown and American Idiot) that are sorely missed.

There is also a split from their most recent anti-establishment anarchism seen in their last two albums and a return to the original Green Day of getting high, fucking and getting pissed, though the polished “major label” finish seems to detract from the rough and careless approach they were aiming for.

Enough negatives though, despite all this Green Day do produce a solid not one or two but hopefully (with its release) three albums which is pretty impressive for any band. Despite all its faults it provides a album that will definitely have fans satisfied, knowing Green Day are still Green Day, just with a bit more money (ok a lot more money) and experience to gain their new polished sound which certainly sustains throughout if a bit repetitive. Definitely a worthwhile purchase.

3/5