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From the website: ''Rock 'N' Rant is an organisation, set up to help unsigned bands and comedians to get their first gigs in Medway, Swale and the surrounding area. We've all noticed how hard it is to get gigs when you're first starting out, so we've decided to do something about it.'' ''Rock 'N' Rant has been running since 6th August 2004. Since the start of R n' R, we have been swamped by bands looking to gig with us. Unfortunately we are running low on comedians and are desperately looking for more.'' Rock 'N' Rant is organised and run by six core staff members: . CONTROVERSIAL MATERIAL Rock 'N' Rant gained a certain degree of recognition for the slogan, "Burn Chatham to the Ground". This originated from a set by "The Natural Born Ranter" Brad Harmer in which he promoted the idea of the destruction of Chatham by fire. The phrase has dropped from his set in recent performances but sales of t-shirts bearing the slogan have kept local awareness from dying down. Indeed, these t-shirts were discussed on BBC Radio 4 by Joe Pasquale as being a terribly negative sentiment. Rock 'N' Rant have now released a second t-shirt design featuring the slogan "Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Rant". NOTABLE GIGS Rock 'N' Rant ''6 August 2004'' The original gig had no name, simply marketed as 'The Ultimate Music and Comedy Night' and was headlined by 'The Natural Born Ranter, Brad Harmer'. Anus Horribulis ''5 August 2005'' The 'Birthday' gig, this gig featured the staff of Rock 'N' Rant performing as a supergroup named 'Children of the One Ronnie'. The 2005 Rock 'N' Rant Awards ''3 December 2005'' This gig featured the presentation of the Rock 'N' Rant Awards for 2005. A polling form was available on the Rock 'N' Rant website and distributed at previous gigs that allowed fans of Rock 'N' Rant to vote for their favourite performers from the previous year. The performers with the most votes were awarded a certificate and a keyring, although the real prize for the winners was the gratification of being voted in. Rock 'N' Rant intend to put on a similar evening at the end of each year. The Rock 'N' Rant awards have become known as the 'Ranties'. NOTABLE PERFORMERS Istvan And Brian Brad Harmer Captain Chrispy And The Buggerneers IgneouStone Dr Pepper Junkie Nathan Woods Opus Bridge Ten Foot Nun Ten O'Clock Angels Touching Cloth EXTERNAL LINKS |
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