Brilliant band Bullet Train will be @ The Vic in Swindon on Saturday night for the delectation of all you gig lovers out there. These guys are one of the best bands around and shouldn't be missed for any money.

Dere's loadz of stuff in da newz about Israel gettin' annoyed wiv Gazza. I don't know what he'z dun now but he iz alwayz in trouble for bein' drunk on too much wKD n dat. But now he'z managed to get a hole country upset wiv him. I think he must av got naked again as dey keep going on about da Gazza strip. Dat'z quite an achievement. Dey r now sendin' in a ground invasion onto Gazza's strip, which soundz painful but apparently dis political group called hummous r stickin' up for 'im and r mortaring da Israeli'z. I thought dat mortarin' wuz sometin' to do wiv buildin' housez like plasterin', so dese hummous blokes are probably threatening to do a really bad job buildin' housez. Dey should send a football referee over dere to sort out da hole mess as dey would probably giv Gazza and da Israeli'z a red card for bein' a bit stupid. Word up!

I'm going to get loads of presents soon as it's my birthday in about 10 sleeps time and it's like Christmas but just for me and I want an indestructible plane, some Wii games, a new dog and a new little sister as the one I've got is really annoying and keeps headbutting me and crying a lot and I'm going to be seven which means I'm going to get really tall soon as that's what happened to my cousin Henry when he was seven and he's now as tall as a house and my daddy keeps saying that if I'm not good my birthday will be cancelled and I will have to stay six years old which wouldn't be very good as then all my friends will be older than me and they will tease me for being so young so I better be good so that I become seven as I don't want to be six.

On Friday January 9, we’re inviting everyone who reads this magazine to come to The Bell Hotel in Old Town, Swindon for a cracking night of free music and just generally having a laugh. We’ll even buy a pint of lager for the first 10 people who show up.
The Bell in Old Town, Swindon is a cracking venue and us people at The Ocelot have had some sorted nights there.
So we thought it’d be the perfect place to launch our new Night Out of The Ocelot (or NOOTO for short). Basically, we’re going to pick a really good night out once a month and then invite all you lovely readers to come along and join us.
The first 10 people who approach us on the night (we’ll be wearing Ocelot T-shirts) will be bought a pint of lager (or its equivalent). You can’t say fairer than that.
It’s not that we haven’t got any friends we just wanted the chance to meet some of our readers (honest!)
Anyway, the first one is going to be held at The Bell Hotel from 8.30pm on Friday, January 9.
It should be a brilliant night as new rising star of Wiltshire Tasha Styles (pictured) will be performing and is sure to be mesmerising us with her vocals.
Oh and it’s free entry so don’t worry about having to part with much-needed mullah. We’ll see you there with bells on. Please be nice to us.

There’s a new place opened in Swindon that will really set the local music scene on fire. And it sounds good.
That’s right Sounds Good Studios has moved to Swindon.
Sounds Good already has a reputation for not only producing top quality recordings for local and national bands but has supported the local music scene via it’s rehearsal space and nights put on at the Lounge Bar in Old Town, Swindon above the Bell Hotel.
This move see SoundsGood Studios invest in new facilities that include a large ventilated rehearsal room kitted with a selection of drum kits, a 1800 watt PA, microphones with leads and a selection of Marshall & Trace Elliot amps and the recording studio itself with 32 input desk and separate vocal & drum booths.
Prices for the rehearsal room start from under £9 an hour, and Quicktracks recording is available every evening, where you can record 1 track in 2 hours and it will be ready for myspace, this is priced at just £45. With live services including PA Hire / live recording available plus much more, Sounds Goods is looking to open it’s doors to the whole of the Swindon area, inviting bands, schools, local businesses, TV production companies and more to use its facilities.
The studio is open from Friday, January 2, with a studio launch party planned for Saturday, January 31 from 7pm through until midnight with Soulsmith, the Citizens, the Pantones & Isaacs Aircraft putting on a show, with the official opening at 8pm by a very special music celebrity guest.
Places are limited so contact andy@soundsgoodstudios.co.uk to reserve your place.
A membership scheme giving discounts off of services and offers from local businesses, will be available to sign up to on the night. The studio can be found at Unit 24, Pembroke Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon, SN2 2PQ