Th e

Ro ckett eCover Story

Aspen Tide

Bon-jovi story

Lost Without CauseNew band on the scene! Meet.... “Mourningstar”

Stuntman Mike

Band bio and EP review

InterviewMy story from

Murryfeild gig!

City DJ’s Launch PartyReview of Everyday at ten, mike young & greg wilson

Editors Letter ( issue 7)

Hello!And welcome to my room, this is the only t ime a lot of you wil l get to see it! (haha)

I can’t believe its July already; I hope you are al l having a good summer (Apart from weather in Scotland). My brother recently left high school and he got an award for excellence, so proud of him!

I have had a Very busy month putting this issue together. This issue has the most reviews and pages of al l the issues so far. I also believe the word is spreading about “the Rockette”, I have been receiving CD/EP’s in post from Germany and Italy to name a few! I t ’s been rather excit ing.

Also I was lucky enough to get t ickets from my parents last year to see BonJovi, at Murryfield in June. I had been looking forward to i t since November. However as I couldn’t get to interview him, I decided to write about the gig instead.

I have also been at a launch party this month for “city DJs”. I knew one of the DJ’s and bands who was playing (Mike young & Everyday at Ten).

Due to not having enough bands free in September, I ’ve decided to wait t i l l next year to have “the Rockette” charity gig. However I have a lot of bands interested in playing! This wil l hopefully get more people who wil l have read the magazine and want to help support the charity involved.

I have also just booked t ickets to see “MakeThisRelate & Aspen Tide” at the ABC in Glasgow. Wil l be nice to catch up with the lads again, there a fun bunch of guys! Hopefully I wil l have some gossip for you from them over the next few months.

Everyday at Ten are next month’s cover story! Where you wil l get a chance to know the new members, hear about their next shows and more.. . I ’m lucky enough to be going bowling with the lads very soon!

Thanks for reading!

Danielle

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ContentsReview of “Lost Without Cause’s” New EPPage 4Solo star “ken Waters” interviewpage 6

Armonight interviewpage 8“Rude cute” ep reviewpage 10Sound of the suburbspage 12

Meet “mecanical smi le”page 14Redbul l bedroom jam winners!page 15cover interview “Aspen Tide”page 22

John Garden - ep reviewpage 29New band on the scene! Meet “mourningstar”page 30

Bonjovi story l ive at Murryfei ld 22nd june 2011page 34

interview with “ intraverse”page 39

News Flashpage 42

interview with “stuntman Mike”page 43when colours col l ide interviewpage 46Lips Like Brai l le - New Single Review

page 48My Gir l f r iends Last Boyfr iendpage 49

the ci ty cal lspage 51

inerview with - Joe symespage 54CITY DJ’S LAUNCH PARTY!At the Electr ic Circus 30 June 2011

page 55Art of Pr iv i lege - ep reviewpage 57

BAND MEMBERSSi - Vocals & Bass

Andy - Guitar & Backing VocalsJJ - Drums & Backing Vocals

BIOLost Without Cause are a 3 piece original rock band from South East England. The band were featured on MTV2 as part of they’re new talent ini t iat ive program, which involved a interview and l ive performance being aired worldwide throughout May/June 07 on MTV2.

Lost Without Cause have also performed at London Astor ia 2, Camden Barf ly and Maida Vale studios. The band have played with such acts as My Passion, None The Less, Sacred Mother Tongue, Fei Comodo, Saving Aimee, Don Broco, Koopa and lots more. With two successful tours behind them, and a single that broke into the UK Charts. The band are looking to move onto bigger and better things!

LinksWebsite http:\\www.LostWithoutCause.com

Facebook http:\\www.facebook.com\LostWithoutCauseTwitter http:\\www.twit ter.com\LWCband

Myspace http:\\www.myspace.com\LostWithoutCauseYoutube http:\\www.youtube.com\LostWithoutCause

Review of

Lost Without Cause ’ s

New EP

“Take Back Everything”

By Danielle Bangham

“Lost Without Cause” release their new EP “Take Back Everything”. The EP has 7 t racks in total , most ly fast upbeat numbers, with 1 or 2 s lower t racks. The band have gone through some changes and this i s their f i r st release under their current l ine-up. Each track has a very pop/rock feel , with a very ‘ less than Jake’ or ‘J immy Eat World’ sound.

Tr iggerThis t rack began with just a long, high tempo musical intro, featur ing drumming and guitar. When the vocals began al l I immediately thought, look out “J im Adkins” (J immy Eat World vocal ist) ! ! You’ l l have some competit ion now, S imon’s voice is taking over. I t ’s very catchy rhythm, fast pace and f low of the track are superb, a very upbeat t rack, with a s l ight hint of grunge.

Lost My MindLoved this t rack! I t was real easy to l i s ten to. The drumming and guitar ing was amazing throughout! This t rack was dif ferent to the f i rst , th is t ime Simon’s voice was supported by backing vocals, giv ing some nice harmonies. So do as the t i t le says and s i t back, relax and “lose your mind” to this t rack!!

LoserThis song has a very ear ly “Greenday” feel to i t , l ike the days of their “basket case” track. This t rack has a very basic intro, l ight guitar, soft drumming and softer vocals. Dur ing the chorus, drumming and guitar get a l i t t le louder. The vocals also k ick up a notch, but the track never gets “screamo”. This was my

favour i te t rack on the EP, I was hooked to this t rack f i rst t ime I heard i t !

You Won’t KnowLouder than the previous t rack, this has a s l ight “Fal l Out Boy” feel maybe due to the strumming at the start of the track. There is also more def ined guitar playing dur ing verses. Vocals are a lot deeper, but st i l l smooth dur ing this t rack. There is also a nice s lower s l ight ly or iental feel ing musical medley through the middle sect ion of the track, accompanied by l ight cymbal tapping. The lyr ics come crashing back in and see you through to the end of the track!

SenseThings are s lowed way down for this t rack. A nice s imple acoust ic t rack, with just S imon’s voice, with the support of a s ingle guitar. This t rack is a real change of pace on the EP. Real nice!! !

Come On!Things are speeded up again with this t rack. I t begins k inda l ike a ‘Bond (007)’ theme, but changes when the vocals are introduced. I t then has a catchy k inda “American Pie” feel to i t ! This one should get the crowd jumping!

Situat ionFast! I s probably the best word to descr ibe this t rack! The track begins with loud and violent guitar ing and fast drumming. S imon then joins in. This t rack has a heavier “Black Stone Cherry” k ind of feel . The momentum continues throughout the whole track. I t just never s lows down!!! 5

Solo Star

Ken Waters

Name: Ken WatersAge: 20

From: Haida Gwai i , Br i t i sh Columbia,CanadaLives in: Toronto, Ontar io,Canada

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http://www.youtube.com/kenwatersmusicFacebook:

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Ken WatersKen Waters i s a Music Producer/Song Writer/DJ f rom Haida Gwai i , Br i t i sh Columbia. At the age of 16, inspired by the music scene, he developed an interest in creat ing music . After he learned how to work with var ious music product ion programs and dig i ta l audio work stat ions, he soon began making musica l composit ions that rocked part ies and got l i steners thr iv ing for more.

In 2009, Ken moved to Toronto, Ontar io to obtain a better knowledge in music by attending Trebas Inst i tute for Audio Engineer ing /Music Product ion and DJ Arts . Upon graduat ing in late 2010, he started us ing the sk i l l s he learned to further h imsel f in music product ion and audio engineer ing.

St i l l res id ing in Toronto, he has begun to establ ish h imsel f in the music industry by producing music for mult ip le art ists , DJ ing , and Writ ing /Producing for h is Pop/Dance/Rock project , “ Your Addict ion”.

When did you real ize you wanted to be a s inger/songwriter? When I was about 15

What inspires you when you write your songs? A combinat ion of everything real ly, can be what I see walk ing down the street , a good sosng I ’m l i stening too,someone who has accompl ished a hard goal ,or s imply th ings that are going on in my l i fe personal ly.

The Most powerful lyr ics are? The ones that come from true feel ing , show emotion, and get the l i stener real ly feel ing the lyr ics , id say.

Which art ist would you l ike to col laborate with? I don’t real ly have a preference, I love making music so working with anyone music ia l ly real ly i s a p leasure for me.

How do you relax when you’re not Producing? Average stuff, go out with

fr iends,explorer, t ry and f ind some nice beaut i fu l p laces and get more inspirat ion.

I f you hadn’t become a Producer/Songwriter etc . , what job do you think you’d be doing r ight now? Probably something in f i tness , or the engineer ing s ide of the music industry.

Do you have any pre-gig r i tuals/Lucky i tems? Not real ly, I just come prepaired, make sure I know what im dooing and have fun.

Which instrument do you wish you could play? Guitar, I th ink i t would real ly beni f i t me, but theres lot ’s of t ime to learn r ight ?

Do you play your own music or do you have a band? Both i produce my own music ,work with other art ists , and am with a pop/rock/dance group

When is your next tour? On a b i t of a break from tour ing

but hopeful ly th is summer

What band are you a big fan of? wow.. . .thats a hard one, im real ly a huge fan of music in general , with a l l genre’s , maybe r ight now im into skr i l lex , and deadmau5 a lot .

Do you get compared to any other art ists? sometimes l ike T iesto,DeadMau5, etc

Favorite song ever: This i s The New Shit - Mar i lyn Manson

Your funniest onstage moment: Showing up to a g ig which was purely for hardcore bands, i t was more awkward then anything , but we played i t off wel l i th ink, just had fun and laughed a lot .

Highl ight so far : Gett ing to work with some awesome ta lent , and start ing to produce for youtubers on their projects , establ ish ing mysel f.

Gui lty pleasure: Coffee hands down, im l ike a true addict!

Favorite food: Another hard one for me I love so much food, probably any type of meat, a good steak.

Favorite TV programs: meh anything thats on, not real ly a huge fan of i t

Qui ck Ques t ions

Armonight Interview

Sy, 22, Voice

Lara, 24, Lead Guitar

F jord, 37, Guitar

Frens, 23, Bass

Hokuto, 29, Keys

Ricky, 25, Drums

What are your worst/favorite parts of being on tour?There are no worst th ings. Just a bi t of t i redness, at the end of the tour. The most awesome things are to play every and each night, see people involved in our music and many people jo in our fans crew, and discover ing new music real i t ies, that make us grow up, both as persons and music ians.

The Most powerful lyrics are? “ Into my world” and “ I lost my sereni ty” for sure, ta lk in ’ about our f i rst a lbum. There’s a song that won’ t be in no one of our albums, “Over the stars”, which is t ru ly loved by our fans.

What is the weirdest gift you have received from a fan?We haven’ t received any “weird” gi f t , ‘ t i l now. But the great th ing is when they ask us to s ign their copies of our album.

Which art ist would you l ike to collaborate with?With Cranberr ies and our great f r iends, the welsh rock band S.E.X.!

How do you relax when you’re not working?We are ALWAYS working, for our band! There’s not a second in our days that we don’ t spend thinking about Armonight. The most relaxing thing is to spend t ime al l together, and that ’s enough for us.

What plans do you have for the near future?There’s a summer tour on the hor izon, in the Uk: f rom the 20th to the 28th of August we’ l l be on the road, playing every night. We think we’ l l come back to wales in autumn, to have a short tour wi th S.E.X., who wi l l p lay wi th us at the Hobos in Br idgend on August, 27th. Maybe next year we’ l l reach the States, but who knows.. The only th ing that ’s sure is that we won’t stop moving.

Do you have any pre-gig rituals/Lucky items?

InterviewDrinking! (chorus) We don’ t have any r i tual , we trust in our music, and we just th ink about doing our best.

Is there anything you wish you could add to your band?We want to improve ourselves as much as possible. Music never stops and we must always be able to f ind out new ideas and be ready to make them become a good real i ty!

What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major inf luences?We play what we feel , so there are lots of inf luences. We’re pret ty open-minded. Even i f people always talk about us comparing us to Nightwish, Within Temptat ion, Evanescence, we play OUR music in OUR sty le, and we’re pret ty proud of i t !

How long have you al l known each other? How did you meet?

Armonight ’s story is qui te long. Fjord and Lara have known each other for

ages, and al l the other members jo ined l i t t le by l i t t le. We are

completely booked up since November 2010. We’re

c lose fr iends, and we al l th ink the same way, so i t doesn’ t matter how long we know each other, as long as we get on wel l together.

How does it make you feel, when you hear fans sing your lyrics back to you?I t ’s awesome! You can’ t imagine the sensat ions i t g ives us! We feel

exci ted, and this al lows us to have great shows,

leaving a piece of our souls on every stage we walk on!

Who writes your songs? Most of the songs are wr i t ten by

Fjord, the creator of the band. From now on the band wi l l work together

and each of us wi l l have his own part in song-making.

What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Do you think these topics wil l change over t ime?

Both music and lyr ics are about our feel ings and sensat ions. They are deeply auto-biographic and they depend on episodes and moments we l ived in our l ives. We don’ t know how they wi l l change in the future. . We’ l l d iscover i t wi th you!

Do you have any shows coming up?We have gigs booked t i l l February 2012. The most wonderful th ing wi l l be the “Passion on the road Tour” around the uk, in August. We don’ t miss the ideas, i t ’s just a matter of t ime and chances.

Tell us a random fact about yourself?We had the chance to play in Swiss, in March, and we found amazing people t ry ing to ta lk to us in i ta l ian, whi le we’ve t r ied to ta lk in german, and i t ’s been a mess! Engl ish is the global language, and i t has helped us in many many ways whi le abroad!

Any last words?We wait for you dur ing the tour. Look for us on myspace, Facebook and reverberat ion to know the dates of the gigs and fol low us! We wanna see you in f ront of the next stage!

Facebookwww.facebook.com/pages/Armonight/225508074374

Myspacehttp: / /www.myspace.com/armonight

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The band RUDE CUTE came together at the beginning of 2010. The band is made up of members: Dave (vocals, guitar), Marc (guitar), Andi (bass) and Zoltan (drums). They draw Inf luences f rom bands such as Placebo, Smashing Pumpkins and other s imilar art ists. This brand new EP has a very unique sound. I wi l l admit i t wasn’t what I was expecting, far f rom it !

RUDE CUTE

“Love Terrorists”

EP review

http://www.myspace.com/rudecutehttp://www.rudecute.com/

You can hear t racks f rom the EP at these websites

Contact the band on Facebook

http://facebook.com/RudeCute1

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Track 1 - Lying HereThe song began with a basic yet catchy introduction, before the vocals begin. The vocals have a very edgy “rawness” to them. This t rack has a very “Smashing Pumpkins” meets “Blur” kind of sound but I also thought the vocals had a “Bowie” sound to them as well . A vibrant soundtrack pulsates throughout. A great sounding track.

Track 2 - New TattooLoved the beat at the beginning of the track! Very up tempo, compared with the f i rst t rack. I t had a placebo feel, part icular ly when the bass kicked in. At t imes the track had an 80’s synthesized feel to i t , but at other t imes a deeper rock sound! The lyr ics had a cool vibe going on. Made me want another tattoo!

Track 3 - Bui l t ForThe beginning of this t rack reminded me a bit of Kings of Leon, so they better watch their backs, with Rude Cute on the scene. S low start to this t rack, speeds up as i t gets further into the track. Dave’s vocals st i l l have a cool “Bowie” sound to them.

Track 4 - Take TimeAnother fast paced track. Catchy tune, punchy drumming, vibrant guitars, loud

lyr ics and simmering backing vocals, this t rack has them al l . “Take Time” and you too wi l l appreciate this t rack. I real ly l iked the quick pace of the track, i t never s lowed. A well-rounded track. I wanted to go and make cocktai ls , but I don’t know why? Send answers on a post card please!

Track 5 – About LeavingAnother t rack with an intro with an 80’s f lavour! Thereafter, when i t kicks i t up a bit , you go off in another direction completely. A more vigorous rocking sound now, with loud guitars, loud drums and loud vocals. The bl ippy, bl ippy bits do return again though and the to-ing and fro-ing between the two styles works very well .

Track 6 – SuspendingA much more mellow, s lower and al l instrumental t rack. Completely di f ferent f rom al l their other t racks on the EP. This gives some well needed respite f rom the constant fast pace so far on the EP.

Track 7 – My GoddessThe pace is picked up again, but just a l i t t le. This t rack is not as quick paced as others on the EP but is quicker than ‘Suspending’. ‘My Goddess’ has a dist inct

acoust ic sound. A s imple yet effective track, which survives despite not having either the ‘rock sounds’ or the ‘80’s feel’ of previous t racks. And l ike the previous t rack is a complete change of pace to the rest of the EP. The lyr ics are sharp and meaningful .

Track 8 – Bui l t for (REMIX)The pace is picked up once again and that 80’s feel is back. This Remix version has a more Pop feel to i t compared to the or iginal which has a dist inct rock feel. I prefer the remix to the or iginal version and think i t may appeal more to supporters of other genres.

Overal lWhi lst the band claims to draw inspirat ion f rom the Smashing Pumpkins and Placebo, there is a much more eclectic mix found here. Kings of Leon, REM and Snow Patrol are al l mixed together with an up-dated Kraftwerk sound, add to that vocals that at t imes have a dist inct Bowie feel to them and you create the unique and dist inct ive sound that is Rude Cute.

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This is the sound of the suburbsThis is where you can find out fans opinions of what sounds are Hot on the street,

who has the worst song & which Genre has the biggest following!

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Name: John

Age: 23

Kind of music you l ike: M etal/Rock

Music hate: dance

Favourite band: breaking Benjamin

Last band you saw l ive: bul let for my

val int ine

Worst song: don’t have one

Best song: dont got one!

Last a lbum you bought: metal ica

Name: Tegan

Age: 19

Kind of music you l ike: Rock, metal , screamo, country

Music hate: chav

Favourite band: Jacks Big Break,

Art of Pr iv i lege, No dr ive home

Last band you saw l ive: Jacks Big Break

Worst song: Fr iday - Rebecca Black

Best song: sweet young thing - Jacks

Big Break

Last a lbum you bought: L ike

aviat ion ep - Art of Pr iv i lege

Name: Dave

Age:40

Kind of music you l ike: country, 60’s rock n rol l , cajun

Music hate: techno house

Favourite band: pinto bennett and the famous motel

cowboys

Last band you saw l ive: the dakota’s

Worst song: don’t have one

Best song: l ike to many

Last a lbum you bought: . . I don’t buy them I get most of

them for free

Name: Joel

Age: 19

Kind of music you l ike: pop punk and

pop rock

Music hate: country

Favourite band: mansions and

Regina spektor

Last band you saw l ive: the f lat l iners

Worst song: photograph by

nickelback

Best song: never enuff by mansions

Last a lbum you bought: the new wonder years cd!

This is the sound of the suburbsThis is where you can find out fans opinions of what sounds are Hot on the street,

who has the worst song & which Genre has the biggest following!

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Name: Lauren

Age:15

Kind of music you l ike: pop-punk

Music hate: c lass ical

Favourite band: sum 41, kyoto dr ive with

the morning of & paige

Worst song: j l s - the c lub is a l ive

Best song: fat l ip- sum 41 or foo

f ighters- best of you

Last a lbum you bought: Avr i l

Lavigne- goodbye lul laby

Name: James

Age: 21

Kind of music you l ike: I l ike anything but most ly rock and

metal music

Music hate: don’t real ly hate any

Favourite band: inf lames / 10years

Last band you saw l ive: not seen any

yet

Worst song: can’t think of any

Best song: d isturbed:

indestruct ible or inf lames: f reefal l

Last a lbum you bought: Disturbed

- indestruct ible

Name: Benny

Age: 19

Kind of music you l ike:

folk ,hardcore,rock, any sub genres of

those!

Music hate: trance,dubstep,

cheesy pop

Favourite band: Brand New

Last band you saw l ive: Your Demise

Worst song: anything by The

Spice Gir ls

Best song: at the moment, American

S lang by The Gasl ight Anthem

Last a lbum you bought: Wast ing

L ight by Foo F ighters

Name: Ben

Age: 20

Kind of music you l ike: E lectronic ,

Non-Mainstream, Dubstep

Music hate: Main-stream, repet it ive

music

Favourite band: Skr i l lex

Last band you saw l ive: Chemical

Brothers

Worst song: Anything by Just in

Bieber

Best song: F irst Of The Year (Equinox)

- Skr i l lex

Last a lbum you bought: Frankmusik

- Complete Me

Meet...

Mechanical SmileMechanical Smi le is two guys and two gir ls (Dawn Marshal l , Nic Pi lmer, Garry I rv ing and Murray Baxter) f rom Ayrshire. Combining rock, pop and grunge music to create a melodic and pulsat ing sound that wi l l b low you away!

After a short German tour in June and a feature on Al ly McCrae’s BBC introducing show with their popular t rack ‘Leap of Fai th ’ Mechanical Smi le have been busy working on a new single that wi l l be released in August

th is year. ‘Take me to the other s ide’ was produced by Bruce Rintoul at Lof i studios in Glasgow, and is set to increase the band prof i le largely upon i ts release.

Mechanical Smi le recent ly played King Tuts as part of ‘The Harder They Fal l Scott ish Tour ’ wi th London bands Hopeless Heroic, and Fear less Vampire Ki l lers, and have a number of exci t ing gigs l ined up for the rest of the summer.

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Interview with some of

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Winners

Makethisrelate

over the last 15 weeks “the red bull bedroom jam” has been touring the UK in search of the HOTTEST new bands! These bands are now performing at the best festivals around the UK, such as T in the park, download and more . . . .

The winners are: Hil l Valley High

http:/ /en-gb.facebook.com/hil lvhighhttp:/ / twitter.com/#!/hi l lval leyhigh

Acodahttp:/ /www.myspace.com/acodauk

Floodshttp:/ /www.myspace.com/ukfloods

http:/ / twitter.com/#!/f loodsuk

The Hype Theoryhttp:/ /www.facebook.com/thehypetheoryhttp:/ /www.myspace.com/thehypetheory

MakeThisRelatehttp:/ /www.makethisrelate.com/

http:/ / twitter.com/#!/makethisrelate

Page 44http:/ /www.myspace.com/page44

http:/ /www.facebook.com/Page44official

Autumn In Disguisehttp:/ /www.myspace.com/autumnindisguisehttp:/ /www.facebook.com/autumnindisguise

The Ocean Between Ushttp:/ /www.myspace.com/tobuuk

http:/ /www.facebook.com/tobuuk?v=app_123966167614127

I was lucky to get an interview with some of th is years l ine up. check out the s i tes l is ted!

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam? I t ’s amazing , the fest iva ls we get to p lay are huge so we couldn’t be happier!! What was your react ion when you got the news? We were just speechless , i th ink i just made a real ly exc i ted squeal and i couldn’t stop smi l ing!! What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at? Al l of them and a l l for d i fferent reasons! they are a l l top fest iva ls and we know people goin to a l l of them!! Do you know where you wi l l be playing f i rst? Download wi l l be our f i rst ever fest iva l performance!! What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion?I th ink Answers wi l l as i t ’s our most wel l known song! Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals? We wi l l be quite busy but i wana see as many bands as poss ib le s ince we get to go for f ree ; )

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The ocean between us

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam? great! real ly happy to be p lay ing the fest iva ls and i ts such a compl iment that we got chosen out of everybody to be the wi ld card. What was your react ion when you got the news? we got drunk What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at? Download because i t ’s such a huge fest iva l with such an amazing h istory and Hevy because i t ’s such a s ick l ine up What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion? We get a good react ion from al l the songs off the EP, so i ts d i fferent every t ime real ly, usual ly the d ing d ing part of Hearts of L ions or the chorus to n ice on k id get good react ions though. Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals? Queen Any f inal words to share? my mum wasnt proud of me for p lay ing download

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam? I t was amazing. We were over joyed at being g iven the chance to do th ings we have dreamed of doing s ince we were in our ear ly teens.We were announced last out of of a l l the bands, so i t was VERY tense by the t ime we had refreshed laptops and mobi les!I t was great to be g iven the chance to part ic ipate in something so b ig after a l l our hard work over the last year.Gett ing that ca l l f rom the Redbul l Bedroom Jam Team, with no doubt, made our year! What was your react ion when you got the news? Buzz ing! I t was chaos! Lots of shout ing and cheer ing. Some tears of happiness! A b i t of d isbel ief unt i l we double checked i t , but hugs a l l round! What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at? Mike: DownloadGonnel la : SonisphereLouis : T In The Park James: T In The ParkNapz: Hevy FestWe would have been happy with p lay ing even one, to p lay them al l i s incredible! What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion? “Let ’s Cal l This A Home Run” from our new v ideo! I t a lways seems to get people s inging a long! Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals? Four Year Strong , Whi le She S leeps, Parkway Dr ive, L imp Bizk i t , C i ty And Colour, S l ipknot, so many to choose from!It i s such an honour to be able to p lay with such great bands at one fest iva l never mind several ! Being able to meet AND watch these guys in act ion has and wi l l no doubt be a b last! Any f inal words to share? We a im to party and have a great t ime play ing music we enjoy to people! Come see us p lay at a Fest iva l or show soon and have a good t ime with us!We have an exc i t ing year ahead and hope to see a lot more of the UK and revis i t ing a few people! Thanks to a l l the fans who voted, supported and helped us win in the Redbul l Bedroom Jam.

Stay in touch with us over at www.facebook.com/autumnindisguise where we chat and share stuff dai ly to a l l those involved in Autumn In Disguise!

Autumn In Disguise

ACODA

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam? When we went through to the fest iva l stage we were beyond exc i ted! To p lay a l l of the best fest iva ls in the UK in the same summer is just incredible! Having sa id that , the compet it ion is not over! After the fest iva ls , three bands wi l l batt le i t out in the buzz chart once again for the chance to re lease a record on Red Bul l Records! What was your react ion when you got the news? We were a l l just smi l ing from ear to ear when we heard the news. Our s inger, Damon, was at work at the t ime. So he missed out on the bubbly once we heard the news haha What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at? Download was a dream for a l l four of us as we’ve been attending as punters for years . Even though we were p lay ing on the smal lest stage i t was eas i ly our b iggest show to date! Having sa id that , we’re equal ly as exc i ted about p lay ing the Red Bul l Bedroom Jam tent at Soni , T i tP and Hevy! I t ’s our f i rst v is i t to a l l of those fest iva ls and to be p lay ing them al l i s amazing. We just feel real ly lucky r ight now. What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion? I suppose the songs that people wi l l have heard of most would be ‘ I Creep’, which was the song we uploaded to the Red Bul l Bedroom Jam, and ‘F inding Your Feet ’, which was our debut s ingle. The newest track in our l ive show ‘ The Ludovico Technique’ has been going down pretty wel l . That ’s a good s ign for us ‘cause i t ’s on our debut fu l l length which is set for re lease th is Autumn! Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals? B i ffy C lyro, Tesseract , Per iphery, Everything Everything , Di l lenger Escape Plan, Architects , B i l l Ba i ley! The l i st i s never ending! Any f inal words to share?Fol low us on FaceyB and Twitter to stay up to date with what we’re up to. . t ry and catch us l ive i f you’re h i tt ing any of the summer fest iva ls , and st ick with us unt i l we get our debut fu l l length out . Be excel lent to each other!

Hill Valley High

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam?I t feels unbel ievable to make i t through to th is stage. A l l the bands have been fantast ic and we’re extremely thankful for being g iven the opportunity to p lay at some of the b iggest fest iva ls th is year. What was your react ion when you got the news?Shock, d isbel ief, joy, re l ief, and of course, sheer exc i tement and ant ic ipat ion for what l ies ahead.

The Hype Theory

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam? AMAZING! We are so grateful to a l l our fans who made this happen for us , we are looking forward to the best summer of our l ives!! What was your react ion when you got the news? When we heard the news we were a l l round Katy ’s house and we were so happy! We were a l l jumping around and phoning our fami l ies , i t fe l t l ike we had won the X Factor! What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at? We can’t wait to do Sonisphere and T In The Park back to back on 9th and 10th Ju ly. We are p lay ing with some of our favour i te bands on both those dates and i t feels so amazing to be on the same bi l l . What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion? Our se l f re leased s ingle ‘We Wi l l Be S inging ’ normal ly gets a good react ion from the crowd as i ts the song we are best known for. Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals? There is a huge l i st of bands that we want to see, a few of our must see bands are You Me At S ix , A l l T ime Low, K ids In Glass Houses and a l l of our fe l low Red Bul l Bedroom Jam Bands. Any f inal words to share? We are real ly exc i ted about re leas ing our new s ingle ‘K id At Heart ’ on 8th August through Smal l Town Records on USB wrist bands. Keep an eye out on our facebook page www.facebook.com/thehypetheoryfor a l l the detai ls and catch the preview of our new v ideo on youtube.

What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at?Between us we can’t p ick out one indiv idual fest iva l we are looking forward to the most . We have something to take from each of them so i t ’s s imply too hard to s ingle out one. What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion?‘Sweet Talk ing Melodies ’ i s our Red Bul l Bedroom Jam song and a lways goes down wel l . Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals?Between the s ix of us there’s a lot . The Hype Theory, Page 44 and Make This Relate a long with a l l the other Red Bul l Bedroom Jam bands. We’re def in i te ly looking forward to You Me At S ix , A l l T ime Low and My Pass ion as wel l . Any f inal words to share?Just a b ig thank you to everyone involved with Red Bul l Bedroom Jam and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming fest iva ls and hanging out .

Make This Relate

How does i t feel to win on Redbul l Bedroom Jam?Surreal! I th ink that ’s the best word to descr ibe i t . We never thought for a second that we would get th is far in the compet it ion so we’re st i l l in shock. Once again, thank you to every s ingle person who helped us get to th is stage. We couldn’t have done i t without you and we are very grateful .

What was your react ion when you got the news?I just stared at the screen in d isbel ief. The webpage was tak ing so long to load due to a l l the people try ing to access i t at the same t ime and when i t d id f inal ly load, and our name was on the screen, I just was tota l ly surpr ised. I th ink i t took us a whi le to process the informat ion but we were del ighted. We cannot wait to start p lay ing a l l the fest iva ls .

What fest ival are you most looking forward to performing at?We’re real ly looking forward to p lay ing each of them however I th ink T in the Park is the one we’re looking forward to the most . T in the Park is such a b ig th ing for music fans in Scot land, so gett ing the chance to p lay at i t i s insane! I t wi l l a lmost be l ike a hometown show for us .

Do you know where you wi l l be playing f i rst?We wi l l be p lay ing Download f i rst - we’re actual ly leaving tomorrow night! We play Download on the Fr iday afternoon and we wi l l be stay ing for the weekend. Then we’re heading to London to p lay a g ig for the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards.

What song do you think wi l l get the biggest crowd react ion?I th ink i t wi l l depend on which fest iva l we’re at - we won’t be p lay ing the same set at every fest iva l . We’ l l be p lay ing our s l ight ly heavier songs at Download and Sonisphere and we’ l l leave the more pop or ientated songs for T in the Park and Underage. We hope our new song , Sugar Glass , wi l l go down wel l though. I t wi l l be interest ing to see how the crowds react to that song!

Any bands you hope to see whi le at the fest ivals?There are so many bands we are hoping to see, we just hope we don’t c lash with anyone we want to watch. I def in i te ly hope we get to see Bi ffy C lyro, Foo F ighters , J immy Eat World, Don Broco, Deaf Havana and Page 44. But I th ink i t wi l l be a great opportunity to d iscover new music too, so we’ l l no doubt go check out bands we’ve never heard of before. We hope people wi l l do the same with us!

Any f inal words to share?I f you’re coming a long to Download, T in the Park, Sonisphere, Hevy or Underage please come check out set at the Red Bul l Bedroom Jam stage!

Aspen TideCover Story

Robi Lambie – 22 - Vocals , Guitar

Ross Stoddart – 21 - Guitar, Vocals

Ia in MacLeod – 22 - Bass, Vocals , Synth

Genre: Scott ish a lternat ive rock

How long you’ve been together: Just

over a year

The messiest member is : maybe Robi ,

fo l lowed c losely by Ross.

The prankster is : hard to say, we’re a l l

real ly up for a good bit of banter!

Most attract ive is : again hard to say,

we’ l l let the fans decide that one…

Robi: I f Ross had his way he’d try to solo l ike S lash on every song! Ia in: Emphasis on the ‘ try ’. . .Ross: Hey!

Who where your Chi ldhood music idol ’s?Ross: S lash!Ia in: Oh god…Robi: I had a lot of t ime for S imon Nei l .

What song is your ear l iest musical memory?Robi : Wel l my f i rst record was ‘Good Enough’ by Dodgy. Ross: Something by The Rol l ing Stones, my Dad loves them.

What age did you each decide music was going to be your career?Iain: I ’ve never made the conscious decis ion that music would ever be my ‘career ’ as such. I t ’s just something I real ly enjoy, and whatever happens I ’ l l a lways be involved in some way or another.Ross: Yeah, I don’t think i t ’s real ly ever

What are you up to at the moment? Ross: At the moment we are in a bit of a transit ional per iod. Robi : Yeah, we released our second s ingle ‘From The Strong Came Forth’ at the start of May, supported MakethisRelate in Glasgow a few days later and went on tour at the end of the month into the start of June. I t was great , but sadly our drummer Garry left at the end of that tour. So we are now in the process of recruit ing a new drummer! Ia in: There’s p lenty more in the works but can’t te l l you about i t just yet!

How did you get into the music industry? Ross: We were al l at univers ity studying Commercial Music , so I guess that real ly gave us a platform to get in there. I t ’s how we al l met anyway.

Who were your favourite bands growing up?Robi : A lot of pop punk stuff. Just the usuals ; Sum 41, Green Day, Bl ink 182.Ross: I was into c lass ic rock quite a bit , a lways got a soft spot for Guns N’ Roses!

something you ‘decide’ to do. We’ve al l grown up loving music so i t ’s a very natural for us. We’ve al l been involved in the music business outs ide of this band for quite some t ime too.

Can you descr ibe your ear ly experiences of g igging and working on your f i rst EP?Robi : I t was real ly excit ing and refreshing to explore a l l our ideas for the f i rst t ime with each other. Thankful ly our f i rst show was a good one even though we only wrote the songs quickly in t ime for i t . We started off p laying purely acoust ic shows for a whi le so we didn’t real ly jump straight in at the deep end. I t was great fun though, but i t fe lt good to unleash the ful l sound when we were ready.Ia in: As for our f i rst EP, that ’s in the pipel ine, hopeful ly re leased before the end of the year! We have released a couple of s ingles though, and we’re pretty happy with how they ’ve turned out.

How would you descr ibe your music?

Ia in: I t ’s a lways di f f icult to say, as you don’t want to pigeon-hole yourself too much. But I a lways l ike to think of i t as some kind of super-melodic , indie-pop-metal , with extra noises.

Who would you say are your greatest inf luences and who do you part icular ly admire r ight now in the industry? Ia in: We’ve got a lot of d i f ferent k ind of inf luences, as we’re a l l inf luenced by dif ferent things. I think that probably comes across quite c lear ly in our music . Some of our biggest inf luences as a band though are people l ike Manchester Orchestra, Brand New, The Xcerts , Fr ightened Rabbit , Reuben etc. Oh and The Chariot . Always The Chariot! Ross: We al l admire any art ist or band that puts 110% into whatever they do, especial ly when playing l ive.

Touring – love i t or hate i t?In the words of the mighty Don Broco. . . LOVE IT!

What are your worst and favourite parts of being on tour together? Robi : Best Part - having a dr ink after the show knowing that the only responsibi l i ty you have the next day is to get to the venue the next night and put on a rock show. Worst Part - being hungover and having to get to the next venue.

What was the best g ig you’ve ever played, and what was the worst? Robi : Al l of the shows we did on tour were cracking fun. We got to play with some fantast ic bands and many of our fr iends as wel l which is a lways a nice bonus! Ross: The ABC show recently in Glasgow was also a great show purely because of the amount of f r iendly folk we got to meet! Robi : The only t ime I don’t enjoy a show is general ly because either I ’ve played awful or my equipment has fa i led me. In St i r l ing the amp I was playing through gave up result ing in a shortened set .

Could you br ief ly descr ibe the music-making process? And how you come up with your lyr ics? Robi : General ly I come up with an idea for a song , which usual ly has a loose structure with chords, melody and lyr ics . The fun comes when we get together in the studio and al l add our own spin to i t . I t ’s a very sat isfy ing experience when you hear i t come together with harmonies and addit ional parts . The lyr ics I write are a l l completely subconscious. I don’t think I ’ve ever spent much t ime thinking about the lyr ics I ’m writ ing. I just empty them out of my head in quite a short per iod of t ime sometimes a couple of

minutes and then a few days later when I look over them it ’s then that I ’ l l make sense of them. They ’re a lways ful l of metaphors. I don’t have the guts to write too direct .

I f you could do a cover of any song , what song would you choose and why? Robi : ‘ The Night They Drove Old Dix ie Down’ by The Band for sure.Ross: We did an acoust ic show in Hamilton a whi le back and did quite a few covers which were so detached from our own sound. I t was great fun.Ia in: I th ink we could play a pretty mean heavier vers ion of the tune, just saying!

What song do you get requests for the most? Robi : We always get asked for Breathing Underwater and can’t real ly leave that out of the set at the moment as i t seems a popular choice!

What would be your ideal date?Ross: I a lways l ike a good food and movie combo, whether that ’s going out to a restaurant then onto the c inema or staying in with take out and a DVD, I ’m not real ly bothered!Ia in: Beer?Robi : Beer or Wray & Nephew.

What song reminds you of the f i rst t ime you fel l in love? ( I t ’s up to you i f you want this to be sweet or naughty)Ia in: Sweet or naughty…tough choice!Robi : ‘ Three Time A Lady ’. . i t was a fun night.Ross: So many songs remind me of a lot of things, i t ’s too hard to choose!

Do you have posters up on your room wal ls?Ross: Yeah, a l l sorts , used to have more but they kept fa l l ing down!

Robi: I st ick my guitars up instead.Ia in: I don’t actual ly, not sure why, should probably get some.

What is the weirdest g i f t you have received from a fan?Ross: We haven’t real ly been given g i fts and i t ’s not something we’d expect from our fans.Robi : I actual ly got g iven some Love Hearts . The sweets. .Ia in: A g ir l in Dundee did once put Robi ’s shoe down her top, i f you cal l that a g i f t .Robi : She actual ly stole i t off the stage but did ‘g i f t ’ i t back to me.

What ’s been the highl ight for you so far, and do you have any regrets?Ross: There’s been lots , gett ing our s ingle ‘L ions’ p layed on BBC Radio 1 has to be up there. As wel l as the O2 ABC2 gig in May.Robi : Yeah, and after a l l the problems we had leading up to our f i rst tour, especial ly car troubles, actual ly complet ing i t was a major achievement. Ia in: Every breakdown is a highl ight for me. Can’t beat a good breakdown!Robi : Not car breakdowns. .Ross: I wouldn’t say we have any regrets .

What can we expect in the future from you? Ross: Lots of things! Ia in: Hopeful ly a lot more of the same.Robi : More tours, more releases, more Aspen Tide!

What would be the best piece of advice you have been given that you would l ike to share with our readers?Ross: I don’t think I ’ve ever been given any great advice. Though my Dad used

to a lways say “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do, and i f you do, take pictures!” Robi : ‘Everything in moderat ion’. You can do anything. . just a l i tt le bit . I a lso l ive by the proverb: ‘A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are made for.’

What art ist would you love to col laborate with?Iain: Tr icky one! I ’d probably have to say at the moment Just in Vernon. Could be interest ing! Robi : Pretty sure he’s got his hands ful l with Kanye West though. Ia in: E i ther him or Gary Bar low! Or Cheryl Cole, for obvious reasons.Ross: I ’d real ly l ike to col laborate with some Scott ish unsigned art ists , I ’ve not real ly seen that happen much. I suppose these things come down to money a lot of the t ime, but would be great to work with the l ikes of Trapped In Kansas, Farewel l S ingapore or Make Sparks.

The best g ig you have been to? Robi : Seeing Sucioperro and The Xcerts share a stage at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh.Ia in: The f i rst t ime I saw Vessels at the Captain’s Rest was pretty specia l . Just because I ’d never heard them before, and in such a smal l venue i t was absolutely mind-blowing. Def initely up there.Robi : I once saw Bif fy play in a cow shed up north! C lass ic!Ross: Twin At lant ic at Barrowlands in Glasgow recently was great , they were on top form!

What do you do to relax when you’re not working?Iain: Dr ink far too much, and play music . L i teral ly not a

lot e lse!Ross: S ince I ’ve f in ished univers ity in May I ’m pretty sure I ’m now addicted to PS3 games and alcohol , not at the same t ime though, that ’d be s i l ly! Robi : I love songwrit ing.

I f you hadn’t become a band/singer etc . , what job do you think you’d be doing r ight now?Robi: Wel l , unfortunately, we do actual ly have jobs. As much as we’d a l l love to not have to work!

Who are your celeb crushes?Iain: Oh god. There’s probably quite a few.. . That south american g ir l f rom Modern Family. She’s absolutely epic , can’t remember her name though! Ross: Mi la Kunis Robi : Reese WeatherspoonIain: Is la F isherRobi : Davina McCal lIa in: Cr ist ina ScabbiaRobi : E l izabeth Banks, for sure!Ross: Can’t leave out Megan Fox lads! Ia in: Yeah. This could go on for a whi le. . .

I f a genie gave you 3 wishes, what would you wish for?1. Free booze for a l i fet ime2. See number one3. See number two

Any last words?We would just l ike to say a quick thank you to everyone who has ever taken the t ime to l isten to our music or come to a show, buy merchandise or come and say hi . We’ve got a lot p lanned for the future, so keep your eyes peeled!

QUICKFIRE ROUNDSuperman or Batman: Batman, absolutely!

Coke or Pepsi : Robi is addicted to Pepsi Max, so there’s only one answer here!

Ps3 or Xbox: T ie. Ross has PS3, Ia in has Xbox, Robi has neither.

S impsons or Family guy: Think this one’s a t ie too.

Vampire or Werewolf : Ah, I dunno! I ’m not a fan of Twi l ight!

Facebook or MySpace: Facebook. Myspace back in the day but sadly not so much now.

Fr iends or Scrubs: Scrubs, I th ink.

Ready salted or cheese and onion: Depends on the mood, r ight now I ’m feel ing the Cheese and

Onion.

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John Garden “The ShadeS of Life” eP reviewMeet John Garden a new Alternat ive solo art ist f rom London. After spending a lot of t ime travel l ing , experiencing many shades of this l i fe he has written his f i rst EP. John’s EP is very l ight , i t ’s an acoust ic a lbum and not l ike anything out at the moment, so i t would be di f f icult to compare him to someone else.

Track 1 - hearT’S reGreTSHeart ’s Regrets was a lyr ical ly deep song. I t ’s about having regrets in your l i fe . John’s voice, which although nice, was at t imes, just a soft whisper. At t imes the l ight vocals d id make i t d i f f icult to c lear ly make out the lyr ics . But this a lso gave a relaxed and smooth feel to the track. The track was very s low musical ly, with l ight guitar ing and soft drumming.

“ I ’m ready now to release something that hopeful ly wi l l be able to inspire those people that l ike me are st i l l chasing their dreams“ -

John Garden

Track 2 - LeTTer To an oLd friendThis track was very s imi lar to the f i rst! John s ings about old memories with fr iends. I t does, however, speed up a l i tt le towards the end. I enjoyed this track most on the EP. I th ink a lot of people might connect with the lyr ics . The lyr ics in this track were c learer, with a moderately quicker tempo than the previous track.

overaLLSmooth and sophist icated, a romantic and smoochie type EP. Put this on and snuggle up c lose, or play in the background to a candlel i t meal!! ! Awwww, mwah.

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Members:Bismuth Bul lets , 17 , Lead singer/Main lyricistL Mourningstar , 18 , Drummer/Scream vocals/Second lyricistJ Finlay , 16 , Lead Guitarist

Dougie Rushton , 19 , Bassist

Bio:Mourningstar are a new band from Brighton , (UK) , consist ing of 4 members . Previously , there were 5 members , but the l ineup fe l l short in ear ly May when Jacob had to leave for his exams. As a band, Mourningstar tend to write their own music , a l though they have covered Much Like Fal l ing by Flyleaf . Bis , the lead vocal ist , has been working Japanese lyrics into the song the band is current ly working on , in order to widen the fan base opportunit ies .The whole band has been involved in Fundraising For Japan, doing various things to raise money, including “Jammies for Japan” , in which they spent a day in town with some fr iends , a l l in their PJ’s , fundrais ing . With thanks to their website , Mourningstar current ly have some loyal fans , who are eagerly await ing their EP release .

How did you come up with the name for your band? Was i t your First choice?Bismuth and L came up with the name very early on , as soon as I heard Mourningstar , i t was

l ike , this is a kick ass name. I thought that this had to be the name, i t is very original and i t sounds awesome.

Did you have any other band names in mind? We’d joked around with a few names , but nothing serious real ly . Mourningstar just sort of…

suited us .

How long have you known each other? I ’ve known Bis for about 2 years , J s ince January-ish in 2011 , and I ’ve known Dougie s ince

around March , when we started our rehearsals properly . I can’ t remember exact ly…

J: I knew one of Bismuth ’s c losest fr iends before the band, she also was in a band with Bismuth before this one . I real ly wanted to join their band, eventual ly they broke up and Bismuth was looking for another . I repl ied to one of her ads , I was very desperate to f ind someone, and they repl ied back and we also became the best of fr iends .

How did your band start? Wel l , i t was December 2010, and I was bored out of my mind after di tching my last band

( there was a huge conf l ict between me and an ex… I gave the band the ul t imatum of me or him… No one would choose , so I lef t and they fe l l apart…) . My l i fe was so boring , and L l ived in London… I was ta lking to this guy Tim, and we decided to start a band. Init ia l ly i t would ’ve been a band with heavy ass metal , Welsh lyrics , the lot . But then he had to leave due to… medical problems… He’d left when the l ine up was only me, him, and J . No bass , and then when he left , no drums. I was stuck , the only drummer I knew aside from previous bands… Was L . I ’d learnt

New band on the scene! Meet. . . .

New band on the scene! Meet. . . . my lesson with relat ionships and bands… But I gave i t a go , and he f i t perfect ly . I then found a bassist , Dougie , and got my fr iend Jacob Raven in on rhyhm guitar . We were the perfect band, but Jacob had to leave for educational reasons , his exams were more important in our eyes , and probably in his too . Now, we’re a 4-piece of nutters ! But L is def inite ly the craziest .

What has been your biggest chal lenge as a band? Trying to keep pace with everyone else! I don’t have a decent drum kit , so I can only pract ise

in rehearsals , so I don’t get as much t ime to pract ise my piece as much as the others . I ’d say keeping both my relat ionship AND the band together , in sync . Keeping a band

together isn ’ t a lways easy , there ’s a lways going to be some kind of conf l ict , even i f i t ’s only what studio to work with , or what r i f f works best . I t ’s the same with most re lat ionships . I guess I ’ve got i t pretty good , L ’s amazing , and the band is awesome. The two sort of work with each other , but keeping the balance is crucia l .

Erm…being in the band? [ laughs] I don’ t think we’ve faced any chal lenges yet in my opinion , I think just song writ ing . This is the f irst band I have ever been with , so I guess I ’m learning something along the way, everything I do in the band doesn’t seem l ike a chal lenge . I think of i t as a learning progress , everyday I learn something , and I ’m wi l l ing to st ick with i t .

Finding space and t ime to pract ise!

As a new band how much of a chal lenge has i t been in the industry?Wel l , we haven’t had many chal lenges real ly . I guess we’re too new to be having huge issues .

Our biggest chal lenge so far was f inding the r ight rehearsal space . That and gett ing known enough to have people want our EP when i t ’s re leased!

I don’t think this real ly appl ies yet…

When you write your lyrics , what inspires you? I ’m not sure… I guess everything inspires me. I mean, what isn ’ t inspirat ional? I ’m inf luenced

by emotion , and there ’s emotion in everything that happens each day. There ’s a lways some emotion in what you do .

My l i fe .

What ’s your favourite song to perform? We haven’t started performing yet . I t would be a lot more interest ing i f I say what would be

my favourite , i t would have to be “Walk” by Pantera , everything in that song is amazing , s imple r i f f , k i l ler solo , what more could you want .

Flyleaf – Much Like Fal l ing .

What where your musical inf luences growing up? Oh God… Erm… I don’t real ly know. I used to want to be the next Avri l Lavigne , but she ’s

gone so mainstream now, and I don’t want that to happen to us! I think my biggest inf luence was The Rev. His drumming made my heart beat l ike i t ’s never done before . When he starts p laying , I just want to s ing to the beat . My other big inf luence would be Bul let For My Valentine . They’re proof that good things come from the strangest of p laces . As a fe l low Welshman, I ’m proud to have their music associated with my home country!

Hmm… Avenged Sevenfold were a big one for me. Escape the Fate were an inf luence too , with Ronnie of course… And then there ’s Bul let .

Judas Priest are the band that got me into rock/metal , there ’s so many other bands/art ists ! My two favourite guitarists would be Randy Rhoads from the f irst solo Ozzy albums , and Steve Vai . Randy played with such passion , and his style was so special , I love learning his songs! Steve Vai must be god , there ’s no one l ike him. When I f irst heard “For the Love of God” and “Tender Surrender” , I was l ike… How the hel l can anyone do that ! Also his David Lee Roth stuff is great , those two are my heroes .

Mine are extensive , anything from A7X to Kings of Leon Who is your favourite band at the moment?

At the moment? Erm… Alesana. Dougie : Red Hot Chi l l i Peppers Mourningstar got me into stuff l ike Escape the Fate , Black Vei l Brides , Eyes Set to Ki l l etc .

More of the modern stuff , I ’m a bit of a hippy I would say… But recent ly I have been so attached to Chi ldren of Bodom, Alexi Laiho is the next Guitar Hero! He deserves that t i t le . Also , Black Vei l Brides . Andy Biersack has such a voice , and his message of the band means a lot to me. I love trying to scream and sing some of his stuff (even though I suck) .

Hmmm… I ’m not real ly sure . 8-bal l says ask again tomorrow! How long have you been playing (any) instruments?

I started playing bass at age 11 , I quit cause I knew the guitar was for me, I wasn’t committed in the f irst 4 years of p laying , but when I was about 15-16 , i t was a 24/7 kinda thing haha.

I p layed vio l in for about 7 years then switched to bass for the last 2-3 years

I p layed Piano for the f irst t ime at age 3 , and I started taking dif ferent lessons from the age of 4 onwards . I started drumming at the age of 7 .

Erm…Hmmm… Well , I p layed Clarinet and Viol in unti l around 10/12 years o ld… And I started guitar about age 8 . I just couldn’ t get into i t . I ’ve been singing since I was about 5 , and i t ’s just who I am real ly . Though when I reached 15 , I bought my f irst bass . I now have an Ibanez , and i t ’s my favourite instrument . Except Paul , my acoust ic guitar . I ’ve had him about 14 years!

If you could add any other band member from anywhere in the world , who would i t be and why? That ’s a tough one . I have al l my heroes , but to be honest I would rather not do that , unless i f

there was an emergency and no one turned up… Then I would f ind anyone I could f ind , famous or not . I just wanna put on a great show.

The Rev… Because of his fucked up vocals . That , and he was my biggest inf luence . The Flea coz he could teach me how to play bass properly!

I wouldn’ t have any. Much as I ’d love to do a duet with someone l ike Matt Tuck or M Shadows, I love the band I have now. That means I wouldn’ t change the members unless I had to… And having to change memebrs means that I ’d have to hate their guts . I tend not to hate people , so i t ’d be a long t ime before I ’d want enough to replace any of these mad guys! What lyric , e i ther your own or someone else ’s has a specif ic meaning to you?

Look at you , you miserable fool , get up off your knees… Basical ly , The Thespian by Alesana. There ’s a lyric in our new song, but I won’t say what the lyric is , that ’s a surprise! Basical ly

though, I wrote part of i t about someone I used to be very c lose to , and now there ’s this huge hatred surrounding us both . I t ’s kind of sad real ly , we used to a lways be best fr iends , then one day… He stopped caring .

I never bothered to memorise lyrics , no idea why, I have writ ten some before , but they suck [ laughs] . But yeah, I ‘m no lyric person.

Can’t think of one .

What type of music do you real ly not l ike? I think every type of music has i ts good and bad art ists , but I ’m not keen on R&B.

I would say Rap, but there are a few rappers I do actual ly l ike… So I ’m gonna say Hip-Hop. Hmm… Probably Hip-Hop or Dubstep… Definite ly Dubstep . I don’t see how something with

the same frekaing bassl ine , for every song by every art ist , can be considered good! [ laugh] Music needs variety .

Modern day chart music , I l ike al l the older stuff in the charts , but a l l the JLS and Bieber stuff is just noise to me. I ts my opinion , no fact , they have done a great job of making i t , but Michael Jackson, he is the true art ist of Pop. Everyone else doesn’t have the same feel I think , I can only respect them.

X-factor , love or loathe and why? Loathe , because i t a l lows shit people into the music industry! Bit of both , there is good and bad but I wont go into al l that though.

Don’t care about i t , there ’s rarely anyone good on i t but I just don’t watch i t . Hmmm… Loathe i t because of how shameful most of those acts are . There ’s so many pathet ic

wannabe’s who are so far up their own ass they can see freaking Madonna on God’s pedestool , thinking they’re the best thing since Satyricon… When in actual fact , they might as wel l be a cat going through a lawnmower backwards . Both look and sound disgust ing . What do you do to re lax?J : Im a Guitarist , I ’m on my Guitar a lot more than my col lege work . I a lso love video games , Cal l of Duty , Guitar Hero , God of War , those kinda games… But my main source of re laxing is turning out the l ights , add some overdrive , and I just p lay shit , heavy or soft , I don’t care , I wi l l p lay whatever makes me feel r ight .

Play bass! [ laughs] do you REALLY want me to answer that? C’mon, I ’m fu l l of innuendos! [ laughs] I ’m

kidding! I just tend to watch L bounce off the wal ls because he’s had too much caffeine…Either play a game, read , or drink a shit load of Relent less !

If you where a TV/cartoon character who would you be and why?I ’d probably be… Near from Death Note , because of my tendancies to behave exact ly l ike L

Lawliet . Hmmm… I ’d be Moka Akashiya from Rosario+Vampire . That way, when someone pisses me

off , I can kick them unconcious and te l l them to learn their p lace! Hmmm… I ’m not sure actual ly . I ’m happy the way I am.

Roadrunner . Because he never loses!If you were a superhero ,

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which ONE special power would you have? Telekenisis . The abi l i ty to move objects at wi l l , that way I can hit people with random objects

i f they annoy me. X-Ray Vision! Then I can look next door and see what the hel l they’ve done to their house…

They just don’t stop dri l l ing! Either that , or the abi l i ty to soundproof any room by c l icking my f ingers . Either way, next door ’s crappy music and annoying dri l l ing won’t affect me! [ laughs]

I ’ve got three words for you . Al l of them. Simple as [ laughs] The power of f l ight .

What have been your experiences of “celebri ty l i fe” . What are the perks/negative s ides of fame?

Negatives would be that everyone tr ies to use you as their c laim to fame… But the posit ives are that i t has made me gain a new found respect for normal i ty .

Eugh. I hate the idea of paparazzi . The great thing about the type of music we’re in means that there ’s no sta lkers sel l ing photos to papers . The worst paps that metal gets is a reporter at your house at 3AM using you as a scapegoat . That , my dear , would be the negativi ty of fame. The perks , however , mean L and I may f inal ly be able to buy a decent s ized fr idge! [ laughs]

I don’t real ly care to be honest , basical ly i f you enjoy doing something , i ts hard to f ind any negatives . Every moment is a perk , that ’s how I feel , every moment is specia l .

As soon as people hear about us , I ’ l l answer that [ laughs]

Do you have any excit ing shows coming up : Not yeat , but I real ly hope we can get some gigs going soon. I know a lot of local bands , some

more famous than others , and I think i f I pul l a few str ings I can get some to do a show with us . Wel l , I hope so! [ laughs] I think i t ’s real ly important that r ight now we focus al l our attention to our EP, and forget about the gigs unti l i t ’s f inished . There’s no point going on stage and playing songs people don’t know, by a band they’ve never heard of . People would be l ike “who are they?!” [ laughs] . I reckon that once our EP is f inished , we could get a gig going and hand out our EP at the gig , that way people wi l l have something to remember us by!

Who would you l ike to tour with? Oooh… That ’s a hard one! I ’d love to tour with The GazettE or Versai l le… or Bel la Morte .

I ’d LOVE to tour with Bul let or GazettE . Wales and Japan are my two favourite p laces . The place I belong , and the place I ’d do anything for . Literal ly . I ’ve spent count less pounds on helping Japan with L , and raised money in fundraisers too!

I real ly don’t mind to be honest , there are so many to choose , i ts hard to pick . I would say Black Vei l Brides to be one of them, they have such a huge fan base , and are ki l ler l ive ( in a good way of course! )

Muse .

Final ly , where do you HOPE to be in a year ’s t ime? And where do you think you wi l l ACTUALLY be?

Having recorded either our EP or f irst actual a lbum, and gigging . Maybe not touring , but gigging . I think we wi l l actual ly be just f inishing our f irst proper album.

I ’d hope to be touring America . We’re much more popular over there than we are in England. But real ist ic ly , I think we’ l l be f inishing our f irst proper album and just start ing a UK tour , and that ’s at a push . Who knows. Maybe I ’m wrong, and maybe we wi l l be touring America after a l l ! Al l we can do is hope… And rehearse l ike mad! [ laughs]

Alive… Sti l l p laying guitar . I t wi l l be a surprise to see what happens , anything could happen.I hope the band takes off and get ’s famous , I think we’re l ikely to st i l l be doing smal l

gigs in a year .

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Bon- Jovi Live at Murr y field S tadium 22nd

June 2011(stor y)

Wow.. . I t ’s Bon Jovi day!!! Mags and I had been text ing a l l day. We had both been extremely exc i ted s ince booking the t ickets way back in November last year. After a l l the terr ib le weather we had been gett ing in Scot land, t ry ing to f ind something that was drop dead gorgeous but a lso pract ica l to wear was the hard part! After f inding something suitable, Mags arr ived jumping up and down with exc i tement. S ince no one at her house was as exc i ted as

she was, she had decided, “ I ’m going to Daniel le ’s”. She had arr ived at my house, 2 hours ear ly, and I was in the process of gett ing ready. I t took me 20 minutes to do my hair, make-up and get dressed. Fastest ever, I was sooooo exc i ted!

We were ready to go, but couldn’t . My dad had taken my brother to the dent ist in the car and we had to wait on them gett ing back. I t seemed to be tak ing

forever. . . When dad f inal ly pul led into the dr iveway, i t was t ime to go!!! . . . .

In the car and a l l strapped in and with Bon Jovi b lar ing from the CD player, we headed for Murrayf ie ld. However i t seemed everyone was heading there and the traff ic was a n ightmare. We had been lucky enough to get a d isabled park ing pass so we knew we would be able to park c lose to the venue. This was where we ran into the f i rst of many problems we were to encounter on the day.

We approached the f i rst secur i ty point and showed our park ing pass . We were waved through. However, when we tr ied to get through the regular car park to the d isabled park ing area, we were waved into the standard park ing areas. We tr ied to expla in that we had a d isabled pass , but they would not let us through, so we had to park there. The ground was very uneven, r iddled with pot holes and had lots of loose stones and gravel . This i s one of the worst k inds of surfaces to use a wheelchair on!!!

Having navigated my way caut ious ly across the car park, I reached the relat ive safety of a smooth( ish) footpath, th is led onto yet another uneven gravel led area, where the ‘merch’ stand was

s i tuated. £35 for a t-shirt for me and Mags being a t ight arse, bought a bag for £10. Across yet more loose gravel to get to the gate where the secur i ty person checked our t ickets and to ld us to head across to the l i f t . This was k inda confus ing as we had paid £65 per t icket for tracks ide spaces. We should have been s i tuated in Tracks ide ‘A’ which was just to the s ide of the VIP p i t - Gold C irc le .

Now through the gate, we made our way past the d isabled car park, where there were several empty spaces and we were ushered towards the l i f t by yet more secur i ty personnel . Once ins ide were to ld to go to level 3 . On ex i t ing there was no one there to help or g ive d irect ions, so we just wondered around a imless ly unt i l we found someone. By nothing more than pure dumb luck, the f i rst person we came across was just outs ide the area we were being put . She to ld us to go through the door and up the ramp where more secur i ty would show us to our space. We were shown into our space, but th is wasn’t r ight , we were h igh up in the stands and the v iew was terr ib le . We thought we must have been put in the wrong area, so we went back to ta lk to secur i ty.

We spoke with the lady at the bottom of the ramp, who, on further examinat ion of our t ickets , thought that we should have been at tracks ide. She escorted us back down in the l i f t and took us to the secur i ty off ice. I t had taken about 15 minutes just to get to the off ice and the f i rst band was now on the stage. The f i rst person we spoke with in the off ice agreed that we should have been at tracks ide, but bel ieved the d isabled seats had a l l been moved. She would contact the manager to come and speak with us and c lar i fy the s i tuat ion. 35

10-15 minutes later the manager arr ived and conf i rmed that a l l the d isabled seats had been moved for “health and safety ” reasons. We tr ied to argue our case, but they just sent us back to the l i f t .

By the t ime we eventual ly got back to our seats we had missed a l l of the f i rst support act . “ Val Verde” a f ive p iece Indie rock band from Dunferml ine in Scot land had won a compet it ion on the local radio stat ion, Forth One to support Bon Jovi . I t was extremely d isappoint ing not to have seen them l ive, as both Mags and I had only previous ly heard them onl ine. We both th ink they are very good though.

Next up was another band who’s name i t was d i ff icu lt to hear for a l l the g i r ls screaming! I bel ieve they are ca l led Vintage Trouble!!! They are a four p iece rhythm n blues/rock band from

Los Angeles . Of course I couldn’t te l l they were four p ieced, due to the awful v iewing pos it ion we now had high up on the balcony and looking stra ight at the s ide of the stage. Occas ional ly, we would get a rare g l impse of a band member as they momentar i ly appeared from beneath the tarpaul in which covered the roof and s ides of the stage. Nor could we see the g iant screens which were pos it ioned on e i ther s ide of the stage. And with a th ick metal hand ra i l , convenient ly pos i t ioned exact ly at eye level in f ront of us , t ry ing to see anything from up here was a complete and utter joke.

I t was at th is t ime we decided to v is i t the l i tt le ladies room to powder our col lect ive noses, cos we didn’t want to be needing to do that in the middle of Bon Jovi . I don’t know i f th is i s good or bad, but we fe l t th is band sounded

(T his was our View)

better f rom ins ide the loo? Haha!

Short ly after returning to our spaces, the chap s i tt ing to my r ight asked where I had got my t-shirt . I to ld h im I had got i t f rom the ‘merch’ sta l l outs ide. He was going to go down to the ‘merch’ sta l l ins ide the stadium, but I to ld h im we weren’t a l lowed! This was despite other people f rom around about us in the seat ing areas walk ing down the sta irs and through the gap. We had tr ied to b lag our way onto the p itch when we were down at the secur i ty off ice, say ing that we wanted to go to the ‘merch’ sta l l , with the p lan that once we had gotten in there we weren’t coming out . Again, however, they would not let us past . “Sorry love, health and safety, we can’t let you on the p itch” we were to ld. “ Your wheelchair could be a hazard to others”! So the chap sa id he would wait unt i l he was leaving and go to the sta l l outs ide.

Despite moving a l l the wheelchairs f rom tracks ide up onto the balcony, they had kept the seat numbers the same. I had my wheelchair in my des ignated space no.11 and the chap to my r ight was in no.12. I t was gett ing bus ier now and the p lace was a lmost fu l l in ant ic ipat ion of Bon Jovi coming on. I t was at th is t ime that secur i ty decided to squeeze more wheelchairs in . The secur i ty staff squeezed a young g ir l in between mysel f and the chap on my r ight . This young g ir ls d isabi l i ty meant that her arms f la i led about and I was h i t on numerous occas ions. I , in no way, want to cr i t ic ize anyone for their d isabi l i ty, but she shouldn’t have been squeezed in there. She should have had her own space corresponding to her t icket number, so i t was not her fault she got squeezed in there. I would suggest that th is was down to the fact

the wheelchair area on the balcony was l ike ly a lot smal ler than the area at t racks ide.

The one and only benef i t of where we were now s i tt ing was that we saw Jon Bon Jovi arr ive in h is chauffeur dr iven car. Most of the stand began screaming , me and Mags inc luded!! People f rom elsewhere in the stadium, who couldn’t see, were wonder ing what was going on.

Al l of a sudden a huge roar went up and Bon Jovi were on stage, not that I could see anything! They opened

with one of their newer songs ca l led, “blood on blood” taken from the “new jersey ” a lbum. This was fo l lowed by one of their c lass ics , “Shot through the Heart ”. The atmosphere was e lectr ic

and the crowd was real ly pumped, and the music was real ly c lear and loud. (P lease note: I could see the crowd c learer than I could see the band) . Later, Jon Bon Jovi , asked, “are there any nurses in the bui ld ing? ” To which Mags started screaming , “me, me, me, I ’m a nurse!” This was a l l part of the bui ld up to p lay ing “Bad Medic ine”. A few tracks later, they made both me and Mags very happy when they p layed, “ I ’ l l be there for you”. A l though, we were d isappointed that they d idn’t p lay e i ther, “Blaze of Glory ” or “Bed of Roses”. They left the stage after p lay ing “Keep the fa i th”, but they came back and played a 5 set encore, which inc luded, “Dead or Al ive” and “L iv ing on a Prayer ”. Then sadly, after a mere 25 tracks , i t was a l l over.

Whi lst wait ing on the crush of the crowds to d ie down a b i t , we were chatt ing with a couple of g i r ls who had been in the seated area in f ront of us . I t turns out their t ickets were only £20 and they were c loser than us with a much better v iew.

Once the crowds had died down a b i t , we made our way to the l i f t , where we jo ined a queue of more than 40 other wheelchairs , a l l wait ing to go down, one at a t ime. So much for ‘health and safety ’, what would have happened i f

there had been a f i re? The l i f t would have been one of the f i rst th ings switched off and we would a l l have been stuck up there as k indl ing!!! ! ! ! Many other wheelchair users in the queue, were a lso complain ing about being moved without any warning or pr ior not ice and the bad v iew and treatment they had received. To top my night off, a member of the secur i ty staff asked i f I had enjoyed mysel f, to which I answered, “Bon Jovi were good, but no, i t was shit !”

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Intraverse

Band InfoName: TimDrummerAge: 28My favourite thing in the whole world is: Leaf blowingI really hate: Scaffolding which protrudes on to the street. I have a pet: Drum st ick cal led Ernie But I would l ike a pet: Guitar str ing cal led JackMy favourite colour is: S ick yel lowI love: eat ing Egg custard tart

Name: Wayne BrummerGuitarAge: 28My favourite thing in the whole world is: s i tt ing in a room with many guitarshanging up around me.I really hate: when my pedals run out batter ies.I have a pet: chi l l i p lant.But I would l ike a pet: Col l ie.My favourite colour is: White.I love: eat ing ful l stop.

Name: MikeyBass and Backing VocalsAge: 25My favourite thing in the whole world is: being al iveI really hate: traff ic jamsI have a pet: dogBut I would l ike a pet: fa lconMy favourite colour is: redI love: eat ing food!!

( IntervIew wIth tIm, wayne & mIkey)

How did you choose the name of your band Have you changed the band’s name before?Tim: Bart, Wayne’s farther thought of i t . We’ve been cal led Axis, L i thium, and Flexible. Wayne: My Dad came up with i t in jest, and we al l said, hey that ’s cool.Mikey: It just came about out of nothing but is a new word we have invented which wi l l someday be in the dict ionary with two meanings. 1- A persons own internal universe i .e. everything their brain thinks and feels. 2 – A kick ass band from Tunbridge Wel ls, UK. Maybe…but the last one was so crap we couldn’ t possible tel l you.

What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major influences?Tim: Rock, Ambient. Muse, Metal l ica, U2, Simply Red, Jeff buckley, but to name a few along with l i fe.Wayne: Rock/GrooveMikey: Rock with a twist of something a bit di fferent. We’re not real ly inf luenced by anyone col lect ively. There are many bands and art ists we al l l ike from across many genres but I wouldn’ t say they direct ly inf luence us as a band.

When did you form your band? Tim: 10 years ago.Wayne: Too long ago to mention! :0)Mikey: The band Intraverse has been going for ages but as i t is now with al l 5 members I ’d say about a year and a bit .

What inspired you to make music together?Tim: Hanging out together and enjoying i t .Wayne: It just seems to work!Mikey: The enjoyment of being creat ive and shar ing i t with each other.

Where have you performed? What are your favourite and least favourite venues? Do you have any upcoming shows?Tim: Al l over the country, best place is DownLoad fest ival . worst place is The Carpenters Arms. We have many up and coming shows, www. in t rave rse . co .uk/ tour for al l your needs. Wayne: Our biggest show to date is Download 2011, we’re always on the road and play each show l ike i t ’s our last.Mikey: Al l over the country from as far west as Minehead, to as far north as Lancaster and Newcast le, London and the south east. Oh and Download Fest ival in June! Fav – one’s with big stages, least fav – ones with smal l stages. We’ve got our s ingle launch show at The Forum in our hometown of Tunbridge Wel ls, and a couple of other local shows too.

How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?Tim: We’ve become better as music ians in our own r ight and Mike f inal ly got bass lessons Wayne: Hel l yes, If we didn’ t evolve and improve there would be no reason to cont inue playing.

Mikey: L ike a f ine wine, It ’s got better with age!

Are you seeking fame and fortune?Tim: HELL YEAH!!Wayne: It ’s not a good reason to play music, i t should come from the soul not from how much cash you can make, but I wouldn’ t turn i t down.Mikey: Seeking fame, no. Becoming famous and earning money from our passion..YES!

What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?Tim: Everything and anything your passionate about, go for i t . Wayne: Keep at i t and don’ t let people get in your way, i t takes dedicat ion that ’s for sure!Mikey: Wel l for us we’ve made fr iends for l i fe so go for i t and enjoy i t . Pract ice hard, get creat ive and smash i t !

How can fans-to-be gain access to your music? ALL: We put up new tracks on MusicGlue which you can download and are free, then you can also download our latest s ingles from iTunes.

Do you guys have any other hobbies besides, obviously, making music?Tim: Baking, hanging out (of our trousers) together, dr inking, part ies, cheese and wine, curr ies, being normal peeps in our youth. Wayne: Arts and Crafts most ly!Mikey: I (Mikey) enjoy f ishing and am thinking

of start ing my own microbrewery because I love beer!

What’s your most e m b a r r a s s i n g experience?Tim: I had the runs on stage and just had to go with i t and carry on playing, i t was so lucky none of the guys s l ipped on the mess. Wayne: Fal l ing over on stage at Hast ings Beer Fest ivalMikey:I don’ t real ly get embarrassed but the old band name was pretty horr i f ic lo l

What’s your dream holiday?Tim: A yacht in the Seychel les with the guys, fr iends, ladies, treats for the grow ups, pr ivate chef, a submarine tethered along s ide ful l of booze (to keep i t cool) relaxing gett ing the sun and swimming in the day t ime then gett ing r ight amongst i t at night. Wayne: Anywhere warm with good food, and beers!Mikey: Sun, sand, sea, dr inks and beaut i ful women. Went to Cuba a few years back and al l of those bases were covered

What is your music background: Tim: Al l studied music to A level and beyond. Andy is now a music teacher, but al l of us have kept up with everything we’ve learnt along the way. Wayne: Started out playing Piano and Viol in, moved to played Spanish Guitar and then Electr ic Guitar in my ear ly teens, s ince then the Viol in and Piano haven’ t real ly had a look in, a l though keyboard ski l ls come in

useful for composing.Mikey: Started at the age of 6 with recorder but that was short l ived and I changed to viol in aged 7. Joined the South Downs Youth Orchestra aged 11 and performed with them at the Royal Albert Hal l and the Br ighton Centre. Passed my Grade 5 then moved to viola unt i l I was 13 when changed completely and took up the bass guitar. Taught myself and was playing in two bands at school within a year and started writ ing my own bass l ines. Age 19 enrol led in the f i rst year of the newly opened Br ighton Inst i tute Of Modern Music to develop my playing more. And here I am now.

What are your songs about?Tim: Max? one for you old boy.. . . Wayne: Love, L i fe, Women, Journeys, Thoughts, Emotion.

Mikey: L i fe/personal experiences and views on the mad world we l ive in.

If you could play on your dream tour, what bands would be on it supporting you?Tim: P ink Floyd, Derek Trucks, Muse, Tower Of Power, Michael Jackson, Kings Of Leon, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, Pendulum, Peter Gabrie l , Rihanna, Radio Head and Seal.Wayne: I f we got to the stage of choosing bands to support us I ’d l ike to think we’d give bands we know and who we’ve grown up playing with s lots with us. In Tyler We Trust, Origami Dinosaur are two for sure!Mikey: Hmmm… Queen, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Muse, System Of A Down..I could keep on going to be honest!

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NewsFlash. . .He s lept on 57 He s lept on 57 wi l l be touring the UK in August with bands such as the Lafontaines and Bel ladrum. The tour begins on the 5th of August , they wi l l be playing on Tartan Heart Fest ival (Main Stage) on the 5th. 15th – Dexters in Dundee, 16th - P j Mol loys in Dunfermline, 17th - Cafe Drummond in Aberdeen, 18th - Twa Tams in Perth, 19th - The Newmarket Thurso. The tour wi l l end on 21st - I ronworks Room 2 in Inverness. The band are very excited, and hope to see you al l there! T ickets are avai lable at - http://www.t icketmaster.co.uk or from the venues websites.

MakeThisRelateMakeThisRelate last month announced member David McErlane, would be leaving the band! however the band wi l l cont inue as a 3 piece band. the band hope fans wi l l st i l l contunue to support them!

Aspen t ide “Garry ” drummer of Aspen t ide announced he wi l l be leaving the band. However the band wi l l cont inue as a 3 piece for now! Aspen t ide wi l l st i l l be playing Cafe Drummonds in Aberdeen, on aug 17th.

MourningstarBand member Josh today (28/06/2011) announced, he wi l l be leaving the band. Josh wi l l be playing for a new band over the coming months. We are st i l l await ing the name of the band, however I wish both bands the best of luck! Mourningstar are now looking for a new guitar ist i f interested please contact v ia -http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Off ic ia l .Mourningstar42

Scott Hetherington25, Glasgow - Vocals (and S .M. off ic ia l food taster)

Bi l ly Mulhol land 25, Glasgow - Guitar ist (and S .M. off ic ia l footbal l

pundit )Martin Rennie 25, Glasgow - Lead Bass Guitar ist (and S .M. off ic ia l

bourbon taster)Roy Argyle

29, Glasgow - Drummer (and off ic ia l S .M. Guru)

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www.stuntmanmike.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/stuntmanmikemusic

What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Some of them are a b i t underground pol i t ica l , “Great Exploitat ions” is about the way in which we as a soc iety have become so used to being exploited that we no longer quest ion i t . Some of them are more s imple, “Suffer ” i s a s imple story of longing for something or someone that i s hopeless but hopeful at the same t ime, but overal l most of the songs carry some sort of message. We don’t real ly l ike wr it ing too l i tera l ly so i ts part ly up to the l i stener to take what they can from each lyr ic . The a lbum we are recording just now has a strong theme running through i t but i ts not a concept a lbum! We might do that one day i f we’re lucky though!

Do your songs a lways express p e r s o n a l experiences or is i t people who you know also?I ts a mix of p e r s o n a l exper iences and observat ions of other people and s i tuat ions but these i n s p i r a t i o n s d o n ’ t n e c e s s a r i l y only come out in lyr ica l form. I t could be a bass l ine, guitar l ine or drum part just as eas i ly, for example, Mart in could come up to the studio at some point and throw down a bass l ine that he came up with on impulse because he was doing something or saw something that made him feel a certa in way or even reminded him of something , and he has done that p lenty of t imes. We pretty much a l l do that so each part of our songs has a personal meaning as wel l as an overal l meaning. Maybe thats why so much pass ion comes out when we play them l ive.

What can you tel l me about your instruments and do you only play one and what made you choose the instruments you have now?Scott - I p lay a l i tt le b i t of guitar as wel l as lead vocals but I ’ve never p layed guitar with the band, maybe thats something I could develop.

B i l ly - Guitar only, i ts a guitar ist th ing! I love my Gibson!

Mart in – The bass chose me as no-one chooses the bass , therefore I choose to destroy i t !

Roy- I s ing a l i tt le b i t but i t was a lways going to be drums for me! You have Ian Paice and Keith Moon to b lame!!

How has your music changed s ince you f i rst started playing music together?I ts got a l i tt le heavier. With Scott having such a pure sounding voice we were maybe a l i tt le concerned that there would be a power struggle in terms of volume between him and the music but he’s proved us wrong!! We spent quite a whi le developing and real ly just “ f inding ourselves” as c l iched as that might sound, i ts a necessary step that every band must take. We feel that we’ve been lucky that we’ve found something quite unique. That may just be because we have such wide ranging personal tastes and the col lect ive sound draws on a l l of them to make Stuntman Mike How do you promote your band and shows?Mostly onl ine promotion v ia Facebook and word of mouth. We have a group on Facebook ca l led “Stuntanians” that inc ludes most of our fans who we can contact to update about shows. We try to target people who are re levant and who we think would actual ly l ike to hear our music .

Descr ibe your show, v isual and musical ly?Orig inal ly we wanted a Tommy Lee sty le spinning drum r iser, lots of f i reworks and a fu l l backing choir but when we real ised we only had around £27 in the stage props budget we sett led for those free Burger K ing cardboard crowns and home-made capes haha! Visual ly- energet ic and animated perhaps? Musica l ly- dramatic , tuneful , foot stomping maybe? Come and see!!

Does the crowds input help?100% Any band would and should te l l you that they are nothing without the support of a crowd! You hear bands say ing at g igs that i ts a l l down to you guys, again i t sounds l ike a c l iche but i ts 100% true. We feel that any band who think they are b igger than their fans are sorely mistaken! L ike most bands, we write and record songs for the love of i t . Lucki ly people seem to l ike what we do natural ly so once again lady luck has helped us! What has been your biggest obstacle so far? And how did you get past i t?So far i ts been how to go about gett ing decent g igs

and bas ica l ly being l i stened to by people who can help us . We didn’t real ly have a formula for th is because there isn’t one, anyone who is in a band or has been in a band and has tr ied to “get up the ladder ” wi l l te l l you just how hard i t i s . The only th ing you can re ly on is your own perseverance, for some people i t just gets too much and in some cases where they g ive up, we as a soc iety miss out on art ists who could actual ly have been great and th is industry can wear down the hardest performers! You have to harden yoursel f against obstac les and try to see th ings f rom a d i fferent perspect ive a l l the t ime.

Tel l us about your next shows and why we should be there?You should be there because our shows make you 50% more awesome!! You get nothing but a funky death march when you come to see us haha!Imagine Darth Vader gett ing h is groove on and you’re somewhere c lose!! Actual ly, we’re so busy try ing to get the a lbum f in ished that there isn’t anything p lanned as yet! We’ l l be gett ing some dates organised over the next short whi le so we’ l l have an update for you very soon! You can keep up to date with our latest g igs at www.stuntmanmike.co.uk and fo l l o w us on

twitter @StuntmanMusic . We are a lso on Facebook.

Descr ibe your bedroom (colour/bed cover/posters ect)?Scott - K ind of bor ing , just the usual stuff, g l i tterbal l , rotat ing bed, smoke machine, mirrors etc .

B i l ly - Haven’t seen i t in a whi le , hmmm, th ink i ts got wal ls and a cei l ing or something l ike that . .need to th ink about th is one!

Mart in – I s leep in a coff in shaped bed, surrounded by gothic candlel ight and can only be roused by the b lood of a v i rg in, which is why I f lat share with Bi l ly.

Roy - A huge Rod Stewart poster on the cei l ing above my bed, faux t iger sk in carpet , Ferrar i posters and a huge bott le of Old Spice!! No actual ly i ts real ly p la in, no posters and nothing on the wal ls! Think the bed cover used to be white. Do you have any pets? I f yes what, i f no why not?Scott - I had a goldf ish but he’s in f i sh-heaven now. Do s lugs count?

Bi l ly - Do f leas count? Mart in – Does my g ir l f r iend count?

Roy - As much as I love animals , I sadly have a l lerg ies , I ’ve got a fake l ion head on the wal l , does that count? Any hidden talents?Scott - I ’m the best k isser I know!

Bi l ly - I won a compet it ion for having the best “Hair F l ick” I a lso make great beans on toast g i r ls , GRRRR!

Mart in – I ’m a great actor, because I real ly hate my bandmates and they haven’t caught on yet……

Roy - DIY, I have a huge se lect ion of DIY gear, you name i t , table saws, dr i l l s , hammers etc etc , theres an ent i re storage area in the studio fu l l of the stuff ! A l l work carr ied out , paint ing and decorat ing , p lumbing , e lectr ica l , great pr ices , f ree est imates!

Any last words?Check out w w w . s t u n t m a n m i k e . c o . u k ‘L ike’ us on Facebook and fo l low us on twitter @StuntmanMusic for a l l latest updates, help us by coming to our shows, be excel lent to each other and PARTY ON DUDES!

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When Colours CollideInterview with. . . . .

Name: Josh Dunning Bass/VocalsAge: .23My favourite thing in the whole world is : My mum and pizzaI real ly hate: SharksI have a pet: dog! Wel l 2 dogsBut I would l ike a pet: baby dragonMy favourite colour is : BlueI love eat ing: P izza and poptarts How did you choose the name of your band Have you changed the band’s name before? We or ig inal ly had the name “ The 59th Sound” but changed to When Colours Col l ide. The 4 of us have real ly d i fferent personal i t ies that mix very wel l , so we thought why not use colours as our personal i ty as a name and after a homosexual moment we came up with when colours col l ide

What genre of music do you consider your work to be? Who are your major inf luences? I t ’s a real ly weird mix. We have songs which are pop punk to screaming , then jazzy up beat acoust ic songs. Our b iggest inf luences would have to be The Beat les , F ightstar. B l ink 182, John Mayer & City and color. When did you form your band? Feb 2011 What inspired you to make music together?Shannon and I have been writ ing music for a few years just mess ing around with th ings but nothing too ser ious. Then Shannon introduced me to Jake and Wi l l who both p layed music together, so we had a jam and i t d idn’t sound too shabby.

Where have you performed? What are your favourite and least favourite venues?Do you have any upcoming shows? We have had the amazing exper ience performing as indiv iduals at venues such as Adela ide enterta inment centre, The Gov, Fowlers l ive to smal ler pub venues Any venue that has l ive music i s f ine with us haha we just love p lay ing to people. We do have shows coming up! Our next i s Ju ly 8th at fowlers l ive in Adela ide Austra l ia . We are a l l very exc i ted and can’t wait to see everyone there! How has your music evolved s ince you f i rst began playing music together? We are st i l l evolv ing I th ink. Each t ime we get together as a 4 or even a 2 we write a lot of d i fferent sty les . We a l l have d i fferent ideas, d i fferent opinions and i t doesn’t c lash

Linkswww.facebook.com/whencolourscol l idewww.myspace.com/whenccwww.tr ip le junearthed.com/whencolourscol l ide

which I th ink is important in a band. So hopeful ly we can keep evolv ing as we go. Are you seeking fame and fortune? I would by ly ing i f I sa id I wouldn’t l ike i t haha, but not so much seeking i t though. We just want to wr ite good music together and feel good about i t and play i t to people who wi l l ta lk to their f r iends about i t and remember a good night out . What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?Just wr i te anything you feel! Ta lk to your f r iends and te l l them to p ick up a guitar or some st icks or anything! I f they a lready p lay then have a jam and just p lay. The sound wi l l come after. and just make magic! Never g ive up even when things look dark and an endless tunnel . I t ’s about the love for the music . How can fans-to-be gain access to your music?We have facebook, myspace, t r ip le J J J unearthed s i tes that have our songs up. I f you l ike what you hear and want to buy a cd or merch we have a contact page on there. Do you guys have any other hobbies besides, obviously, making music? We al l have d i fferent hobbies l ike Cooking , p lay ing Xbox, F ish ing , P ing Pong lot ’s of embarrass ing th ings

What ’s your most embarrass ing experience? Ooo I once threw a can of redbul l off a stage to somebody te l l ing them to catch i t and don’t be s i l ly and miss i t haha. She ended up not looking at a l l and by acc ident

I broke her nose…. I fe l t so bad and real ly embarrassed haha. Sorry i f you read th is! What ’s your dream hol iday? Christmas town from the nightmare before chirstmas! I f only I could I go there haha. What is your music background: We a l l have been play ing music s ince ear ly ages. Not together but growing up I remember I was a lways h i tt ing pots and pans. S inging in to shampoo bott les . I can’t remember any of my fami ly p lay ing music so I might be adopted haha. Al l of us have a lways wanted to p lay music or make sound with something growing up so i t ’s just the love for music I th ink.

What are your songs about?Anything & Everyt ing haha. Relat ionships ,War, The end of the world, a l iens, Party ing anything! There is no l imit to wr i t ing songs.

I f you could play on your dream tour, what bands would be on i t support ing you? Ohhh wow I would say,QueenBl ink 182FightstarJonhhy CashThe Beat les K issNofx

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Quick Questionsbest g ig you played & why: Taste of Chaos! Amazing bands, n ight and venue!

Your funniest onstage moment: Playing hal f a song with my amp turned off

l i fe on tour is : A dream

band you would love to support: B l ink 182

would you date a fan: I would! I f we connected in a way captain p lanet and his p laneteers does!

Lips L ike Brai l leNew Single Review

“You’ll Go Far In This Business, Darling”

Since the last review, Lips like Braille have released a new track and have asked me to review it. The new single is called “You’ll Go Far In This Business, Darling” this track has everything, from shrieking guitar, smooth screamo vocals to videogame sound effects.

The track begins with a videogame Voice saying “Round 1”, before, what I can only describe as ‘demonic’ screams. The first 18 seconds are very heavy metal, with loud guitar screams.

Tyler’s voice kicks in with a less drastic tone than the ‘demonic’, and a more rock sound takes over. The drumming was very good throughout the song, with a thumping steady beat. This was supported by rigor-ous guitar strumming. About half way through, the ‘demonic’ screams return, giving that metal edge back to the track.

At times the lyrics are hard to make out during the track, but that should be expected with this type of track! The final moments of the track hear the “finish her” and “Fatality” videogame sound effects from Mortal Kom-bat.

I think “You’ll Go Far In This Business, Darling” will appeal more to the “grunge/metal” scene. However the last EP was more eclectic, in the way each track was different. The thing that kept me hooked during this track was the guitaring.

I would recommend this track to fans of metal or anyone who just likes it loud! I found it hard to compare the track to any other bands out there right now.

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Band name: My Gir l f r iend’s las t Boyfr iendMembers: Jackie Abbey, Michael Coul ter, Hayden Norton, Dean Rushton, Nick FarmerHome town: BirminghamGenre: Pop/Punk indie Grunge Rock ( that should cover i t ; ] ) Describe the style of your band?

Well we have a var ie ty of inf luences and so our music shows that . i don’t think we have qui te a set s tyle , maybe i would say qui te Grungy with a twist of indie .

Who would your music appeal to?

i th ink i t would appeal to anyone who enjoys pop/rocky tunes and also something that maybe they could relate to .

Who are your major inf luences?

wel l i th ink that a lot of ar t is ts have made an

impression on us and i think that Foo Fighters is a major one.

for me personal ly, my inf luences come from a range of music , e .g , Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppl in a l l the way to Oasis , Nirvana and Blur.

What age did you start your band?

wel l i jo ined the band when i just turned 17.

Why did you decide to start a band? Was i t a subject you enjoyed at school?

we s tar ted the band as everyone of us enjoyed music f rom such a young age.

So we wanted to make our own and get i t out there for people to hear.How did you al l meet?

wel l Mikey s tar ted the band and Dean and I knew him from school so when he asked us we was l ike, yeah why not .

I knew Mikey

through a f r iend so when he was looking for a Singer he asked me.

and I met Hayden from a Weatherpersons by me and af ter several pints i t was cer ta in he was in the band .Hayden: Lol!

Have you changed the band’s name before, If so what was the idea behind the one you chose?

wel l for months we couldn’t think of a name so we al l sat down one day, put a name we l iked into a hat and chose that . i t s topped any arguments . ; )

I t sounds r idiculous but we chose the best out of everyone else choice. ha ha ; )

Which songs do you perform most frequently?

Kiss is Confirmation and Commitment are the ones we play of ten as we always get asked to perform them.

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Finally when & where wil l you be playing next? O2 Academy, Birmingham on the 23rd June and HMV Inst i tute on the 29th July. Any last words?Listen to us on Myspace or come to our next Gig ! i t wi l l be a good night! see you soon, Love, My Gir l f r iend’s Last Boyfr iend! xxx

The Qu i c k i e Round : I f you could be a superhero what would your name be? And descr ibe the costume?Mikey: Noodle Nick! Nick: ahh would be a great name lol! I f your band s tory became a f i lm, what genre of f i lm would i t be?All : Comedy and drama!! Jackie: there is never a dul l moment . Favouri te pizza topping? Or food?Nick: Pepperoni Pizza and SupernoodlesMikey: ham and PineappleDean: Cheese and tomato pizza Hayden: Anything going! LolJackie: southern fr ied chicken. . .yum! Favouri te song ever? Mikey: David Bowie, Life on mars . .oh and Johnny Cash, walk the l ine. . .u l t imate tune.Jackie: anything of Kings of Leon especial ly Crawl and The Face.Nick: yeah, yeah, yeah. .Pin. Funniest on s tage moment?Mikey: the crowd was asking for an encore and We was al l coming off the s tage as Nick got accidental ly pushed by the crowd and fel l and near ly landed on my gui tar.All : i t was funny to everyone but Mikey when i t happened. Lol!

Do you have any that are big hits with the crowd?

i would probably say the same ones as Hayden because people just love them.

What’s your ult imate direct ion for your band, fame and fortune?

for people to l is ten to our music and enjoy i t as much as we enjoy making i t . When you write music , which member comes up with the lyrics?

Well the rest of the band creates the music and I a lways do the lyr ics and then we jam and i f i t sounds good we keep i t . i f not we al l give input and mix i t up a bi t . How can my readers gain access to your music? Is i t free?

wel l we have i t a l l on Myspace and Sound Cloud for people to have a l is ten.

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Since the last interview, what have you been doing?We have been busy in the studio recording our new mini-album ‘A Spark To Ignite’, we went on the road in Apr i l and r ight now we’re piecing everything together for the release of the record! When can fans expect to hear a new track from you?I ’m going to say August but we are st i l l talk ing about the next s ingle so i t could very wel l be sooner! Any idea of what the next t rack wi l l be cal led?Right now, i t ’s a surpr ise. We’l l be announcing anything and everything about the new record on our Facebook page. Do you have any news on a tour?We are current ly sort ing one for August that wi l l coincide with ‘A Spark To Ignite’ being released. Have you met any bands on tour, who you think we would enjoy l i s tening to?We played a few shows with Kid Keep

Dancing in Apr i l . They are an awesome band, check them out. Any bad show experiences or has anything gone wrong during a show?The worst thing to date is I blew my voice out mid tour and Scotty took over lead vocals for the remaining dates. I ’m st i l l recover ing from it now! Wi l l be back in act ion soon though. What is your most popular piece of merchandise so far?Most probably our ‘L ive To Feel Al ive’ tee. That’s been a hit onl ine and at shows! Are you going to any fest ivals this year?I f we don’t end up playing Butserfest, We’l l go anyway as that rules. Other than that nope! We played a lot of fest ivals last summer, l ike Glastonbury and Beach Break so we are def initely going to play a bunch next year.

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How have you enjoyed the last few issues of “the Rockette”? Do you have an idea what you would l ike to see more of?The magazine is cool! There’s good reviews, interviews and i t’s a good ins ight to new and upcoming bands.

ChrisFavouri te song to perform: Get Away at the moment. But

l ike everyone else the songs on the new EP are going to be

ki l ler l ive!Favouri te colour : Green

Favouri te meal: To be honest i don’t real ly have a favour i te

meal. Though i’m going to be having a roast dinner soon, so

i ’m going to say a lovely Sunday Roast

Did you watch BGT: Nah i didn’t! I haven’t had a TV for quite

a whi le so i haven’t watched much TV at al l !

Last movie you have seen: Fantast ic 4, bloody great f i lm!

Wil l you go and see the new Harry Potter or Twi l ight: I f that’s

a choice thne def initely Harry Potter. I need to catch up on

them al l before the new one comes out.Darren

Favouri te song to perform: T ruth or dare. ATM but after the new record comes out, that wi l l probably change. Favouri te colour: PurpleYour favouri te meal: Curry Did you watch Br i tain’s got talent: Nope, I real ly don’t l ike panel shows. Last movie you seen: TANGLED!! Qual i ty f i lmWil l you go to see the new harry potter or twi l ight: I wi l l go and see harry potter, not in 3D though.

ScottyFavour ite song to perform: Truth Or Dare. But i

can’t wait to play some of the new record l ive!

Favour i te colour: I l ike colour combinations l ike

burgandy and blackYour favour i te meal:PIZZA!! ! !Did you watch Br i tain’s got talent: Not recently

Last movie you seen: Batman Begins last night

on TVWil l you go to see the new harry potter or

twi l ight: . .Only with a gun pointed at my head

ScottyFavour ite song to perform: Truth Or Dare. But i

can’t wait to play some of the new record l ive!

Favour i te colour: I l ike colour combinations l ike

burgandy and blackYour favour i te meal:PIZZA!! ! !Did you watch Br i tain’s got talent: Not recently

Last movie you seen: Batman Begins last night

on TVWil l you go to see the new harry potter or

twi l ight: . .Only with a gun pointed at my head

I f you could have any member f rom any band dead or al ive who would i t be?

LucasFavouri te song to perform: Get AwayFavouri te colour: B lueYour favouri te meal: CurryDid you watch Br i tain’s got talent: Some of i tLast movie you seen: Easy AWil l you go to see the new harry potter or twi l ight: Harry Potter for sure!

Johnfavouri te song to perform: Get Away for now, Kings

wi l l be my new favour i te!

Favouri te colour: Red, because i support the

colours of United.

Your favouri te meal: I t ’s a close one between

Steak and Lasagne, but I ’ l l have to go for Steak.

Did you wath BGT: No, I ’d rather play pokemon.

Last movie you seen: K i l l B i l l Vol . 2, iP layer has

served up some treats recently.

Wil l you go to see the new Harry Potter or Twi l ight:

Harry Potter yes, I wont mention the other obscenity.

Hayley Wi l l iams. She’d s ing my parts better and great eye candy!

Your favour i te city to perform in and why?I l ike playing Southampton as i t ’s our hometown and the shows are always packed and we have a sweet t ime. The more and more we

tour though the better shows out of town are

gett ing. So soon the whole UK wi l l be my favour i te place. I l ike Bi rmingham too. Nice

city.

Do you have any lucky i tems pants/wristband/socks?I do not, I should though!

Final ly, do you have any other news to tel l us?‘A Spark To Ignite’ wi l l be avai lable to pre-order f rom July 9th at www.thecitycal ls .bigcartel .com

and we’l l be announcing al l the release info, including tours at www.facebook.com/thecitycal ls

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When did you realize you wanted to be a singer/songwriter?I real ised that i wanted to be a musican f i rst and be a drummer that was when i was about 9 years of age :) which i st i l l am a drummer as i p layed al l the instruments on my songs on my myspace and reverbnat ion s i te, so f rom about 9 years of age :)

What inspires you when you write your songs? The things that inspire me are everyday si tuat ions, personal exper iences, events in the wor ld that are going on, books, music etc : )

The Most powerful lyrics are? The ones that can make people s i t up and l is ten.. ! ! History and the greatest songs that have been wri t ten wi l l te l l anyone that a great songwi l l last forever. . ! ! ! ! No matter how you play i t and in what form.

Which art ist would you l ike to collaborate with? That I can’ t answer LOL there’s so many :)

How do you relax when you’re not singing? I read and watch televis ion : )

I f you hadn’t become a band/singer etc. , what job do you think you’d be doing right now?Teaching music

Do you have any pre-gig rituals/Lucky items? No not real ly, lucky i tems.. .? As long as people enjoy the gigs

Which instrument do you wish you could play? Id love to be able to play the cel lo, maybe one day :)

Do you play your own music or do you have a band?Al l my own music, I ’m not into playing other peoples songs at the moment but id never rule i t out LIVE, I p lay a lot of BEATLES songs at home on gui tar and piano.

When is your next tour? Al l my gigs are on my MySpace and revebnat ion s i tes, I ’ve st i l l g igs and radio sessions and magazine interviews to conf i rm :)

What band are you a big fan of?THE BEATLES :) : )

Do you get compared to any other art ists?A lot of people who I ’ve met said they can’ t descr ibe my music other than that i ts or ig inal : ) Which is a great th ing for me.

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CITY DJ’S LAUNCH PARTY!At the E lectr ic C ircus

30 June 2011

The band “Everyday at Ten” who were the New Band on the Scene in the f i f th issue of The Rockette, invited me to the City DJ ’s Launch party as a guest of theirs . We knew we had a VIP table set as ide for us, so we weren’t in too much of a rush to get in their ear ly. However, when we did get there, we found there was no wheelchair access and we had to turn around and head back home to get a set of ramps. Then i t was straight back to the venue. We eventual ly got to our table at around 9.30pm.

Due to our extended tr ip, back n’ forth n’ back n’ forth, when we got there “Greg Wilson” was a lready on stage, he was a pretty good DJ and his outtake on modern music combined with his DJ ski l ls was an impress ive start to the night. Personal ly though, I preferred his s lower remixes to the upbeat numbers. He even mixed tracks by Greenday and The Prodigy which I real ly enjoyed! My dad being a bit of an aging rocker and general ly a bit of an “old fart ” was just gett ing into “f i restarter ” when i t suddenly froze leaving him total ly disappointed. The DJ, being up to the task, quickly and seamless ly switched decks!!!

S i tt ing there enjoying both the ambiance and a beer and l istening to Greg mixing his tracks, I fe l t a tap on my shoulder. There stood Mike, tonight ’s main DJ and former sound guru for Everyday at Ten. He had spotted me through the crowd and came over for a chat.

Just a very short t ime later, Daryl , lead vocal ist f rom Everyday at Ten came over for a bit of a chat. He apologised for the access di f f icult ies we had gett ing into the place. He had been down to have a look at access and presumed the venue would have a ramp. Steph one of my PA’s who was with me was k inda shocked that everyone seemed to know me. She said a l l the guys seemed real ly nice. I couldn’t d isagree!

There was a short inter lude fol lowing Greg ’s set , just enough t ime to a l low Everyday at Ten to set up on stage. The band now has a new l ine up with new members Danny and Jamie jo ining up with old members Daryl and Dave. Dave had set up an electr ic drum kit , which looked more l ike a set of drums from ‘guitar hero’ than we are used to seeing.

This was the second t ime I had seen this band; the f i rst was during “Haddow Fest ”, which I reviewed ear l ier in the year, however, this was the f i rst t ime I had seen the new l ine-up! Tonight, due to unforeseen t ime constraints , the band only had t ime to perform one track. The track was

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a brand new track cal led “ l i f t you up”. Judging by the posit ive response, the crowd seemed to enjoy i t . I ’m sure a l l the guys were pleased about that. I just wish they had been given more t ime and done a bit more!

Soon after that i t was t ime for Mike to DJ. But before he took to the stage, he came over for another wee chat. He offered me any song I wanted, he would play for me! But I told him just to play anything that he thought I might l ike. Mike then took to the stage. Mike opened his set with a rocking Motown medley remix, which seemed to get everyone going as the dance f loor was f i l l ing quickly. Steph being a bit of a DJ fan said she l iked Mike better than Greg!

Everyday at Ten

Mike Young

Sadly however, my table was r ight on the edge of the dance f loor and the more i t f i l led up the more crowded out we became. So I decided to cal l i t a n ight.

L inksMike Younghttp://www.facebook.com/prof i le .php?id=607814821&sk=info

Everyday at Tenhttp://www.everydayat10.com/

Greg Wilsonhttp://www.facebook.com/prof i le .php?id=577732702

I made my way over to the stage to say bye to Mike, who blew me a k iss . On our way to the exit we bumped into Dave from Everyday at Ten. He thanked us for coming to see them again. Al l in a l l , despite the access problems, i t was a good night.

Everyday at TenArt of Pr iv i lege are a four piece grunge rock band from Edinburgh who have previously featured in The Rockette. The band formed in ear ly 2010, the band is made up of Mart in Gray - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar, Chr is Aien - Lead Guitar, Chr is Chapman - Bass (Temp), Jamie Hughson – Drums! Over the last few Months the band has been playing anywhere and everywhere, bui ld ing up a fol lowing. After recently meeting Jamie at a g ig , he asked i f I would write a review of their current EP. As usual , I was more than wi l l ing!!!

Art of Privi lege - Like Aviation EP review

Track 1 – Conf l ictThis track opened with a def inite “rock” feel to i t . I t has a very catchy rhythm to i t with a hint of “Kings of Leon”. This song f lows very wel l . Love the guitar solos throughout this track, part icular ly the electr ic solo about 20 seconds in. There is an excit ing mix of moshing and air guitar sequences for a l l those in the audience who l ike to bui ld up a sweat. The lyr ics on the EP are c lear and wel l performed and total ly complement the track. I can def initely see this band hitt ing the top!

Track 2 - L ike Aviat ionThis track begins s lower and heavier. The vocals too are deeper and heavier. St i l l very rock or ientated there is a just a hint of grunge! At t imes there is a Manson feel to the lyr ics . (Do not confuse Manson with Hanson, that ’s just wrong!) Just after half way through, there is a mind bending guitar solo to blow your socks off.

Track 3 – Hero With a dist inct Nickelback feel to this track and along with i ts ready made t i t le , this would make a great track for a Superhero movie. I t ’s has a quick and excit ing pace; loaded with br i l l iant lyr ics the vocals are mind-blowing! L ike I keep saying this band is amazing! About three quarters of the

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way through the track there was yet another fantast ic , a l though shorter, guitar solo. I would be a damsel in distress any day i f I got to l i sten to this t i l l my hero came! This was my favourite track on the EP!

Track 4 - From her Point of ViewA much s lower track with an “Al ice in Chains” feel . Completely di f ferent from al l the other tracks so far. L isten careful ly and you wi l l p ick up on the s low and del iberate heartbeat of the track which f lows from the beginning. The tempo rhythmical ly bui lds up and drops down. I t ’s one of those ‘Jamaican Woodbine’ tracks, best l i stened to with the heady smel l of oregano in the air and a fr iendly game of pass the parcel in the room.

Track 5 - Another Acid DayPuddle of Mudd, Creed and Raidiohead came to mind whi le l i stening to this track. Fast n’ explosive would be a good way to descr ibe i t . I t just doesn’t let up! I t conjures up images of huge crowds with their f ists pumping in the air! And i f this band keeps knocking out tracks l ike this , then that is exact ly what ’s to come.

Track 6 - Most T ired L iePretty s imi lar to the previous track, another fast paced stonking rock track. There is the obvious modern day comparisons to the bands mentioned above. However, again and again I fe lt there were dist inct s imi lar i t ies to the biggest rock bands of the 80’s and 90’s , part icular ly in their guitar solos. I t won’t be long unt i l they are throwing TV ’s from hotel windows and parking Rol ls Royce’s in swimming pools .

Overal lTheir music has a l l the attr ibutes of many legendary rock bands of the past , with a twist of many of their modern day equivalents. There may be those of you out there who think they are a band out of t ime, but I th ink they are br inging i t back, up-dated!!! As the number of their fol lowers swel ls , as I am sure i t wi l l , I bel ieve Art of Pr iv i lege are a huge rock band in wait ing.

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