Takedown Review...
Charly's
The UK is a definite hot spot for rock music, so it’s no surprise that the summer of 2013 has been a host to many festivals. Kicking off the festival frenzy this year was Southampton’s Takedown. The humble venue of Southampton University housed the surprisingly massive turnout perfectly though, spreading the talent across five stages made for an exciting, but exhausting day for ALT-MU music writer, Charly...
TakedownExperience 2013 A TALE OF TWO CITIES were festival openers and new comers to the hard-core scene. A raw band clearly not shy of instantly raising energy levels set the tone for the whole day. I caught up with the lads after their performance to see how they thought it went… It went amazing! Genuinely one of the most fun shows we've ever done. Opening the stage we weren't sure there was going to be loads of people but they all came filtering down the stairs and packed out the room so it was really good fun! Nice and loud, nice and sweaty, how we like it! These cheeky five-some definitely stood their own against the big acts they opened for so watch this space. I don’t think their days of being loud and sweaty have merely just begun! Another start up band that overshadowed some of the headliners was female fronted, HYPE THEORY, who belted out come hither melodies that filled up the Small Town and Friend’s stage. I managed to catch up with them after their set and get their advice on how to grow as a small band in the ever-growing industry. The lovely Katie, front woman of the band was more than happy to share her words of wisdom… You will get a lot of knock backs and doors shut in your face but you can't ever give up Just do everything to the best of your ability, don't ever settle for second best and you’ll get where you are supposed to be. There's a massive amount of pressure to live up to. It is a hard industry for us girls to be in because it gets seen as being a gimmick most of the time, and we have to shake off everyone's preconceived ideas and prove that us girls are just as good as the boys. Having released their new album in May, they are definitely making their unique mark in the world of rock!
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