Happy new year everyone! First Curveballs of 2010, and it nearly didn’t happen thanks to the streets of Brentwood looking decidedly skid-friendly. We made it though, and inbetween a few choice tunes I found over the Christmas period and some local bands hoping to make a splash this year, there were also a number of memorable moments from last year’s interviews and a guide to the best festival t-shirts from last year – hopefully this year’s festival season will kick in soon! (Although ideally not before we’ve got rid of all that snow…)

Blood Red Shoes – I Wish I was Someone Better www.bloodredshoes.co.uk

Sonic Boom Six – Back 2 Skool www.sonicboomsix.co.uk

Minus The Bear – Ice Monster www.minusthebear.com

Dirty Royals – Mosquito www.myspace.com/dirtyroyals

The Foxes – Your Fire www.myspace.com/thefoxesband

Milloy – Hammer & Blades www.myspace.com/milloy

Cato Street Conspiracy – The Ghost of Simon Taylor www.myspace.com/catostreetconspiracy

Dead To Me – A Day Without a War www.myspace.com/deadtomesf

Twilight Green – Come See Me www.twilightgreen.com

Shadows Chasing Ghosts – Blueprints for Our Worst Laid Plans www.myspace.com/shadowschasingghosts

I Write Lies – Caught in the Cinders www.myspace.com/iwritelies

Secret Mission – I Hate Reality TV www.secretmissionband.com

The XX – Crystalised www.thexx.info

Blakfish – Jeremy Kyle is a Marked Man www.myspace.com/blakfish

London Blackmarket – The Drop www.londonblackmarket.co.uk

Retrofin – Tainted www.myspace.com/retrofin

The Mosaics – Illuminate (Phoenix FM Session) www.myspace.com/themosaics

Dartz! – Dedalus www.myspace.com/darts

Tom Burgess – Can’t Say Your Name (Phoenix FM Session) www.myspace.com/tomburgessmusic

The Nurse Who Loved Me – Scared & Alone www.thenursewholovedme.co.uk

Eleven Minutes Away – PS I Hate You www.myspace.com/elevenminutesaway

Bull See Red – A Girl Called Murder www.myspace.com/bullseered

PagesEND – Green www.myspace.com/pagesend

Krystal Vayne – Never Meant It www.myspace.com/krystalvayne

Memories Forgotten – Anymore www.myspace.com/memoriesforgottenofficial

Soundbites: Four Egos & Tom, Loz Jones, Bez (Domino Bones/Happy Mondays), British Wrestling Evolution, Crazy Eights, Terry Alderton, Law Abiding Citizens