961. Offending the nation

If you were one of the thousands who had hit track Let’s Make Out buzzing round your head last summer, then you’ll know that Reading’s Does It Offend You, Yeah? are the electro punk kings of the moment.

962. Josaka’s ninth birthday

The other day I bought a single that I hope may one day be worth something, such is my faith in the Reading band scene.

963. Fancy rocking Reading?

Fancy appearing on Radio One or even performing at the Reading Festival?

964. See Ska

They’ve been hailed as one of Reading’s busiest bands. But with two European tours completed in three months and a staggering 300 gigs in the last 12 months, SixNationState could easily be one of the busiest in the whole of the country.

965. Club J12 gets ready to rock

When one door closes another one opens, as Maria from the Sound Of Music once said. And the same can be said for Reading’s venues.

966. Rochelle Parker

967. Making a bleeping noise

In this age of recycling, Reading duo MidiMidis have definitely scored some Brownie points.

968. Whole lot of loving going on

Reading guitarist Raff Auchour becomes iconic axeman on Saturday, when he plays Jimmy Page for Boot-Led-Zeppelin’s gig at The Hexagon.

969. Intraverse clearly mean business

I VISITED the BBC’s Maida Vale studios last week – what a jaw-droppingly amazing building that is. But one band who’ve actually recorded an EP there are heading to Reading University to play a gig on Friday.

970. Colours up your Saturday

BAD LIGHT by theCOLOURS ranks as one of my current top unsigned band tunes – indeed I opened my show with it on Sunday.