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TOP 10 ALT -ROC K MUS IC EVEN TS OF 2016 “W E’ RE BA CK FO R GO OD TH IS TI ME ”
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REGULARS
8 BEHIND THE SCENES: COSY ON THE COUCH This month we get Cosy On The Couch with Next Chapter , take a peek behind the scenes. 12 A.M.P ALBUM REVIEWS The ultimate monthly guide to the best alt rock albums out there. 28 ALT-ROCK APPAREL This months insight into the band tees and merch that your favourite artists have been wearing 43 THE OFFICIAL ALT-ROCK GIG GUIDE All the info you need to be gig ready this month 52 NEW ALBUM EXCLUSIVE - ROYAL BLOOD Exlusive info about Royal Blood’s brand new album ‘Grey Hound’ and the chance to recieve a copy of an unheard track
THIS MONTHS AMP’S MONTHLY ALT-ROCK ARTISTS GIVEAWAY We’re giving away 10 tickets to see Next Chapter, Slaves AND The 1975 live at their exclusive Camden gig. One lucky reader will also get a pair of VIP passes to chill with them before and after the show! Want to know how you and a mate can get your hands on a pair? Get yourself online to
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10 CATCHING UP WITH THE KOOKS We find out what trouble The naughty Kooks have been getting themselves into and who on Earth they’ve pissed off now. 14 THINGS GET SPICY WITH THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS From dreams to drugs to disasters, we discover what’s been going on throughout the years in their crazy world 21 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH MALLORY KNOX A never before seen exclusive insight into the wonderfully mysterious world of Mallory Knox
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30 TOP 10 ALT-ROCK MUSIC EVENTS OF 2016 We list the top Alt-Rock music events you do not want to miss out on 40 WE UNCOVER NEXT CHAPTER’S HIDDEN SECRETS Everything you’re dying to know about the UK’s hottest pair, where they went, what they’re up to and what the future holds 68 A-Z OF ALT-ROCK FROM THE ARCTIC MONKEYS TO THE ZUTONS The best alphabet ever! Filled with Alt- Rock Artists, this month we go from The Arctic Monkeys to The Zutons
Editor-in-Chief A.M.P Holly Hadaway
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to the first issue of A.M.P, the new Alternative-Rock magazine filled with music event guides, interviews, album reviews and more. In this issue you’ll find the exclusive interview with Next Chapter, the UK’s finest alt-rock duo from Camden. We find out a little more about them and their music taste, why they disappeared from the music scene for a while and why we’re sure they’re not going anywhere now Thanks
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NEXT CHAPTER: THIS MONTH’S COSY ON THE COUCH
Toby - “Without a doubt, Royal Blood” Sam - “Mine’s got to be Snoop Dogg at Glastonbury, that set was insane”
Toby - “We’re great thanks! Stoked to be getting interviewed by A.M.P” Toby - “I’d say me and Sam have the same taste in music”
Sam - “We’ve been spending a lot of time on our new album which is out in February next year”
Sam - “We definitely listen to a lot of Arctic Monkeys don’t we, The Kooks, Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, Rage Against The Machine, I could list loads more”
Toby - “We may or may not be working on a collab with Slaves, secret stuff!”
Toby: - “I’m on twitter literally all the time replying to as many comments as I can and stalking famous people Sam - “ How did you find that out? We’re not very good at keeping secrets are we! It’s going well thankyou, they’re joining us along with Slaves at our London gig
Sam - “We also have snapchat! You should definitely add us, our username is ‘Next Chapter’
Sam - “We got a snap from Alex Turner from The Arctic Monkeys which was absolutely crazy!” Toby - “We took a break, when we started out we never thought we’d make it this far and it was a big shock to the system but we’ve had some space from the music scene and we’re back for good this time”
Toby - “Thanks for having us!” Sam - “Yeah, we’d love to come back”
Sam - “No, I wouldn’t say regrets, but we were clueless when we first started, we took a risk and now look where we are, being interviewed by A.M.P and gigging with The 1975 and Slaves, we couldn’t be happier”
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