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Samantha Carter...who is she?
 Born
in 1974 in Basingstoke, the home of roundabouts and puffer jackets,
Samantha Carter escaped to London at the earliest opportunity.
From her base at the London Guildhall University, Sam made the most
of the diverse music scene on her doorstep, particularly her true
love jazz. Anywhere from the Gas Club in Leicester Square and
the Hanover Grand, to the Blue Note in Hoxton and even the Rhythmic
in Islington, she could be seen bleary eared until the early hours
of the morning. Needing respite from the hedonistic
lifestyle she was leading, Samantha returned to Basingstoke and
joined a band! After 17 months and three days she decided to
hang up her microphone (for the time being) and pick up the pen (or
the keyboard in these advanced times).
As she is always asking people questions we decided to ask her a couple...and here is what she said. Most Embarrassing Record Ever
Owned? “You’re The One That I Want”
– John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John (aged 7). My best friend
snapped it because I wouldn’t swap it for a Shakin Stevens
record. I was devastated!" First Record Ever Owned? "When I was seven my mum bought
me a record player from a jumble sale, one of those ones that looks
like it’s in a suitcase. She let me pick five of her records
that I liked as I was too young to buy my own records. I chose
'Road Runner' by Jnr Walker & The Allstars, 'Heard It Through
The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye, 'Brass In Pocket' by the Pretenders,
'Get Down' by Gene Chandler and 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by
Roberta Flack." Your Worst Ever Haircut? "In the 80’s of course! I had
the tips (about inch and a half) of my blonde hair dyed black, like
the girl from Berlin who had the Top Gun hit!" Most Hated Style Of Music? "I don’t hate any, but I
can’t relate to Heavy Metal." Naughtiest Thing Ever Done? "When I was nine a boy in my
class dropped a pound note and I picked it up. I told him I
wouldn’t let him have it back unless he showed me his willy! He
didn’t, and I gave it back anyway!" Best Three (in no order) Unsigned Bands That You’ve Heard? 1. Short People – Alison Rolls (their lead vocalist is God wearing knickers!) 2. DaftLane (massively) 3.
Supa Tumba (from what I’ve heard so far) Have You Ever Felt Guilty About
Giving A Bad Review? Yeah, I don’t want people to feel bad. But it’s also about audience reaction and comments that I hear, so I try to give a rounded and constructive view. I respect anyone with the bollocks to get up there and strut their stuff.
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Finding herself a slave to music
journalism, Samantha now travels around the Home Counties (how
spiffing) checking the good, the bad and the plain ugly in the world
of bands and DJs. As well as writing for Josaka, she has a
page in the Buzz Section of the Basingstoke Observer, for which she
is always dreaming up new ideas.