Face to face at Hammersmith Apollo, London, October 14th 2009
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In true rock’n’roll fashion, my visit to Hammersmith Apollo for a double interview with Black Stone Cherry and new Roadrunner jewels The Parlor Mob turns into a true Spinal Tap afternoon. Schedule clashes allow me to assist to The Parlor Mob’s sound check, which is enough to totally blow me awa  Last chatter by Heron | 7 Comments  | Face to face in London, October 19th 2009
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Ricky Warwick, ex leader of glorious punk rock outfit Almighty, shows up seconds after my sms. Smiling, easygoing and down to earth and was all I expected and more, the re-born Irish country-folk songwriter leads me backstage for a friendly chat. We talk about Johnny Cash, the Ramones, Irish far | The Altsounds Concentrate | Tuesday 27th October 2009
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It's been a few weeks, but the Altsounds Concentrate is back. We've missed you "like a fat kid misses cake"*. In this weeks 8 pints, we feature the lowest ever review rating for a band, some exclusive live reviews, interviews and competitions. You will want to check out the Pearl Jam giveaway, th Last chatter by jack s | 3 Comments | "Now growing up and touring I’ve found a great feeling in writing music with others in mind and not being so selfish."
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When I first blabbered about Incura, it was fresh from Canadian Music Week. Lead singer Kyle Gruninger took some time out to answer a few questions. For those who do not know of Incura yet, go read Canadian Music Week ’09 part two right here on Altsounds.com, the article is full of information Last chatter by FRIDAE | 5 Comments |
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Looking back I knew in my heart of hearts that I was making a shoddy stab at an important task. Sometimes even if you know more attention should be paid to the task in hand it’s hard to invest ones self in it entirely if you’re riding the arc of ambivalence. I knew I should have sanded down a Last chatter by altsounds | 1 Comments | Interviewed in person at the 2009 Leeds Festival
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After interviewing the lovely Lethal Bizzle I turned around and saw a very calm and collected Frank Turner. He had just finished his interviews for the day so I put my serious music journalist glasses on and requested and impromptu interview which he very kindly agreed to. As I was setting up Last chatter by LBee | 20 Comments | "Be true to yourself. Don't copy other bands."
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Anthony Green, the former vocalist, had initially suggested the name "Saosin" (pronounced as "say-o-shin") for the band. After he quit, Saosin changed the pronunciation to "say-o-sin." What does it actually mean? Saosin means “small heart” as well as "be careful" in Chinese (xiao xin). The wo Last chatter by Heron | 2 Comments | A cartoon about a band, are you kidding me?
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I’ve never been the worlds hugest death metal fan, in fact I’ve always thought it was all a bit silly, all that face paint and posturing seems a bit pantomime to me;
CROWD – “He’s behind you,”
LAD IN LEATHER AND SPIKES – “Oh no he isn’t,”
CROWD – “Oh yes he is,”
LAD IN LEATHER AND SPIKES – “So Last chatter by Heron | 7 Comments | Rainbow Warrior
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It was obvious that Charlotte Hatherley was never going to be happy plodding along as merely the rhythm guitarist in a band full of blokes ad infinitum, she seemed to have a bit of what people loosely term ‘star quality’ about her. I don’t mean in the sense of being one of those ruthle Last chatter by Andy Von Pip | 3 Comments | ". I veer between 'grand plans' and 'giving up' most of the time"
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Malcolm Middleton has recorded five albums under his own name since 2002, initially as a side project to Arab Strap, now fully solo.
Altsounds: Last year you toured Australia, New Zealand and Japan and you regularly tour Northern and central Europe. Where HAVEN’T your travelling socks taken y | "I nearly decapitated myself!"
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Altsounds: Retribution is the 6th studio album from Shadows Fall. It's the newest, so I assume it's your favorite... but if you can lend an objective opinion- do you think it is your best?
Brian Fair: Yeah, I really do. I think sonically, every studio record you make, you learn to use the too | "I'd say when you're working in the studio, 90% is working your ass off and eating sandwiches. Only about 10% is really inspired."
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Altsounds: How would you categorize The Elms? Pop? Americana? Rock?
Owen Thomas: I guess it's pretty much a stripped down rock combo. We try to keep things as sparse as possible. We never let it get too complicated. A genre-specific name... I guess I would say rock and roll band. The stuff that | "Why would I want to go behind a mask?"
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Altsounds: When I saw Halloween, my friends and I were talking about how the role of Michael Myers has to be the sweetest job in the movie business. You have zero lines, you're wearing a mask most of the time... and you're the star of the film! Is it really an easy role, or do you just make it lo Last chatter by Matt D | 1 Comments |
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It can’t have escaped your notice that once a band achieves some sort of recognition everyone forever more wants to read about them. We all relish the dirt that band biographies unearth; we adore tales of excellent excess and languidly licentious lows. These biographies offer us a voyeur Last chatter by Andrew_Culture | 12 Comments | Face to Face, October 7th 2009
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Londoners have been lucky enough to see Buckcherry live twice this summer and their show is surely not an easy one to forget. For all those who need their unique energy kick once in a while, the band is now promoting their long awaited first live album "Live and Loud 2009." Lead guitarist a Last chatter by altsounds | 1 Comments | "I don't want things to turn into the Phil Spector wall of sound though. I love it, but I'm not sure that would suit the music well"
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The most ferocious roots guitarist from the UK since The Yardbirds, 22-year-old Isle of Man born Davy Knowles returns to the UK with his band Back Door Slam and a brand new album “Coming Up For Air” produced by Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton and mixed by Bob Clearmountain (Bru Last chatter by Cristina M | 1 Comments | "If we reached huge global success, I believe that it would only help the art making process."
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Take an American band from out-of-the-way Rhode Island. A band with alternative, indie roots. A hard-working, touring band who got together more than a decade ago, have 4 album releases to date and over a million visitor hits on their MySpace page alone. Then sign them to Island Records.
Last chatter by altsounds | 1 Comments | The Altsounds Concentrate | Sunday 4th October 2009
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Screamadelica.co.uk has once again made Altsounds.com look officially the sexiest music webzine on the planet. We have a new header with links to all the amazing sections Altsounds.com provides. The footer has a stunning new shape with all our Altsounds Artists featuring their music.
You can si Last chatter by jack s | 1 Comments | Hardcore for what it is now is far removed from what it’s supposed to be and in that sense it’s kind of fucked.
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Misery Signals have been touring around Europe over the past month or so and Alt Sounds were lucky enough to catch up with guitarist Stuart Ross at their London date at the Camden Underworld.
Altsounds: How’s the tour going so far?
Stuart Ross: Yeah, it’s been good. It’s been really long. It Last chatter by Marcymarc | 2 Comments | Part Of The Furniture
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A girl called Lulu and her friends the dancing lampshades?? Good grief! It sounds like something that might have been commissioned for kids TV during the 60’s and early 70’s, a time when the counter-culture and consumerism collided and bizarrely kids TV seemed to be laced with none too subt Last chatter by Andy Von Pip | 2 Comments | "I don't do it myself so it's neither, I find the concept of doing it a bit of a pain."
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Altsounds: So what is the easiest thing to forget?
Pete: To sign your passport application form
In October you are doing dates in France. Do you have a following there?
We've had a few people message us from France since we put the dates up on our site so I guess there must be a small followin Last chatter by Andy Von Pip | 1 Comments | The Altsounds Concentrate | Sunday 27th September 2009
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There is nothing better than an exclusive. Getting an exclusive interview with an artist, getting into an exclusive party or anything else exclusive for that matter. It feels good and it shows you're an important individual. Well that's why we are hitting you guys up with some exclusives eve Last chatter by jack s | 14 Comments |
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