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AltSounds: So your debut album on Interscope is in the works and it's a double! Tell me about the record.
Bobby Alt: We did one CD of all traditional drums with special guests. The other side is actual songs we worked on with Howard Benson. Frank played some piano on the drum album. We recorded  | 11 bands in one night - 25th Sept 2009
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This one nighter was put together by the people that normally run Evol club nights at Korova in Liverpool. Evol have got a pretty decent history of getting the right up-and-coming bands and this mini-festival looked pretty ambitious with an eventual lineup of eleven bands. The venue was Liverpo Last chatter by catshoe | 14 Comments  | "To go to Japan and China would be really cool since we haven’t had the opportunity to do so yet"
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Altsounds: You've been together for 16 years now. How do you think metal has changed in that time?
Johan Hegg: Well for one it’s become more “main-stream”, but it’s hard to put the finger on any specific change. I think metal is under constant evolution, and maybe the reason it’s beco Last chatter by altsounds | 2 Comments | "Jesse Dayton is a goddamn certified Texas outlaw musician."
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Altsounds: This Captain Clegg persona is great and you seem to have really gone all out with it. Can you explain some of the back story?
Jesse Dayton: The way that it was all introduced to me was Rob called me in LA out of nowhere and said, "Hey, you're playing with Social Distortion tonight." Last chatter by GlockMeAmadeus | 1 Comments |
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Altsounds: How did you learn how to play the bass?
Chris Wyse: Ummm... by worshiping Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. laughs] Then I got into Black Sabbath. But really it was all about Steve Harris. I only met him once, actually, just a couple of years ago.
So did you teach yourself?
Yeah, | The Altsounds Concentrate | Friday 18th September 2009
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As I'm sure your all aware Altsounds.com is always trying new and innovative features and attitudes towards music. This years Leeds festival was an absolute blast and the Altsounds team where at full force covering the bands with a live blog and interviews. As you may be aware this is an EXCLUSI Last chatter by Heron | 10 Comments | Conducting Honesty
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Since starting out in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia the dusty, thoughtful rockers Manchester Orchestra have been expressing themselves with some delving lyrics that are delivered with accessible belief by lead man, Andy Hull. Although, having officially only released two albums, their ve | "I met a kid in University that let me hear a band called the Descendants, and I freaked. They were heavy and fast, but they sang about girls an
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Altsounds: How are you guys doing today?
Jaret Reddick: Doing well. it is nice and rainy in Texas, so it is good training for our UK trip!
Altsounds: So you guys are on tour at the moment, humorously calling it the ‘Party in my pants tour’, how’s this going so far?
Jaret Reddic | Fahrenheit Media Group has worked with all the biggest artists in the world and we asked him some questions about the music industry and it's current
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Fahrenheit Media Group have worked with all the biggest names in Popular music. I mean let me just list out just the small amount of bands on the website that they have been involved with: Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Keri Hilson, Dolly Parton, Pink, R Kelly, Miley Cyrus, N Sync, The Cheet | “In The VIP” Label: Biglife Records Released: 5th October 2009
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Jeez this guy looks solid. Majestic makes wannabe MC's cream in their pants and not just for his looks. The guy can bust a tune with the busting beat to match. 'In The VIP', is his debut and sure enough these tunes will get him VIP access anywhere. Lyrically and style wise he is reminiscent Last chatter by jack s | 2 Comments | douche.
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I have been interviewing artists and music biz people for a number of years now. The thing that I love about it is someone has the ability to completely change your perception of them and what they do in one conversation. Alex Patsavas, for example. I ****in hate the OC, but talking to her made Last chatter by Soria | 26 Comments | Interviewed in person at the 2009 Leeds Festival
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I met up with Geoff Rickley from Thursday but had left my notes about the band in my tent! Oh no school girl error. I confessed that I hadn’t got anything and the charming guy just laughed. He was pretty shy but articulate, funny and endlessly polite. We sat on the floor and um, got down Last chatter by altsounds | 17 Comments | Interviewed in person at the 2009 Leeds Festival.
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I was waiting around for Madina Lake, but I just couldn’t hold it anymore…I had to take a bathroom break. Luckily for me, whilst jogging – pretty unattractively – to the portaloos, I saw a flash of bright red hair. I ran back out again and approached Laila Khan for an unscheduled interview in t Last chatter by jack s | 15 Comments | Via telephone while he crossed through the Irish countryside.
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It is a strange feeling to realise you have just spoken to someone with whom you have loved (albeit, from afar) since the age of 14. It is even stranger to have them sing down the phone to you and offer to make you a mix tape. Interviewing Evan Dando lived up to every expectation I had of him Last chatter by Burt | 8 Comments | Interviewed in person at the 2009 Leeds Festival.
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Alexisonfire get pulled apart into the different media lion pits - just as Deftones start up on the main stage. Bad timing. And Dallas is clearly disappointed to be missing the Deftones set. I force him onto my interrogation sofa and squeeze in next to him, as he has sat right in the middle Last chatter by altsounds | 17 Comments | "It creates interest and demands attention the way a film would. At least I hope."
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I interrupted Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf, in his California home while he was packing to head out on tour...
I will try and keep this short because I know you're busy. Let's get right to it. I know the band name comes from the Jack London novel, but you make a lot of references to wolv Last chatter by altsounds | 1 Comments |
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Your first album Take To The Skies--released on your own Ambush Reality label--debuted at #4 on the U.K. chart, becoming one of the most successful self-released rock albums ever. With your choice of major label offers in the U.K., why did you decide to release it on your own and what did y | EVERY SATURDAY AT ST MORITZ, SOHO, LONDON
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In days when people buy beer at Tesco and drink indoors, days when the Astoria is being demolished for a bigger Tube station and the Wag has been replaced by a pub franchising, Decadence celebrates its tenth birthday; “Decade of Decadence”. Club St Moritz is bursting, and a colourful crowd spil Last chatter by Cristina M | 26 Comments | Interviewed in person at the 2009 Leeds Festival.
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Fresh from Warped Tour, I interviewed Brandon and Travis from Atreyu. It was my first interview using my brand new equipment and the Atreyu boys were both chirpy and patient. They are such great guys. Brandon especially was brilliant, I hope they really do have a never-ending story.
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Whilst swigging at a horrible energy drink that tasted of stale Orangina, I was originally waiting for Letha Bizzle but one of the lovely promoters from Scream Promotions asked me to interview his favourite band, The Living End who had come all the way from down under. I peered over and saw t Last chatter by jack s | 9 Comments | Jersey's Popular Music Festival - Day 2
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With a full English breakfast inside me soaking up the damage from yesterday it's back up to the festival for day two. Marvel are on the main stage drilling their shouty opening songs into the hangovers of all those present before taking a decidedly Doves like meander for the rest of the set Last chatter by Burt | 2 Comments | Q&A from teleconference interview with singer Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson
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Why did you choose to put out your first live album Live & Loud 2009 at this point in your career and what can we expect from it?
Keith Nelson: This is the first time that we’ve ever had the opportunity to do it in the way that we wanted to do it. Luckily we are back with Eleven Seven Musi |
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