"Knowledge is power", once declared a wise man, which is why we've trawled the country to bring you the best bars, music hang-outs and gigs in one handy guide. We've even thrown in a weekly music quiz in for good measure, so you can measure your expanding rock 'n' roll savvy. Enjoy!
Hungry?
You've left your parents' house for the first time, your student loan has just been spent on rent and beer and you need some ideas for cheap sustenance. Well don't ask a musician for help on how to fill your belly…
Faris Rotter
The Horrors
"I think investing in a sandwich toaster is one of the best things you can do as a student. Tomatoes - plain tomatoes - no sauces, no cheese, toasted, make for an amazing staple. Bananas are good too - a nice complex carbohydrate. You'd be surprised at how many unusual combinations work well in a toasted sandwich environment. Marmite and cheese - that's always rescued me."
David Thorpe
Pete And The Pirates
"I tended to eat a very grey diet as a student - pasta, noodles, plain bread, occasionally baked beans if I was feeling exotic. To be honest, my head was always elsewhere, I was more about consumption of other substances than food. A good tip, though, is to go to an old-fashioned high street butchers and get loads of meat - when life was good we'd go in and get massive slabs of bacon, enough for a couple of weeks, and cook all that up for sandwiches - if you buy in bulk it's dead cheap."
Samantha Valentine
Ipso Facto
"Go round and liberate things from other people's cupboards. I was in halls of residence for a while, sharing a kitchen with 25 other girls, and if you didn't have a lock on your cupboard door, your stuff would go missing. Cheese is your god in these situations. Anything can be spiced-up with a splodge of cheese. Ketchup is good too. Salad cream, everything."
Uselful Numbers
- Benefit Enquiry Line: 0800 88 22 00
- Frank - Drug Advice: 0800 77 66 00
- Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
- Shelter: 0808 800 4444
