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Editors Letter Wow I can’t believe it, we are into May already. I have had such an exciting past month putting this issue together. Now I can’t wait to tell you all about it! This issue is my biggest!

This month has two gig reviews.... YES two!!

I was lucky enough to be Guestlisted for Haddow Fest at the HMV Picture house in Edinburgh. Where I met Daryl (lead singer) and Darek (lead guitar and backing vocals) of “Everyday at 10” such nice guys.

I was also at Sucioperro gig at sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, I was at sneaky Pete’s to review “he slept on 57”. Also supporting them was “Aviation For Kids”, who you may also remember supported “penguins kill polar bears” in the April issue. I met Stuart from “he slept on 57”. He was very nice also, I bought a copy of their new EP. Stuart also threw in a copy of the other EP for free!!!

Both gigs where very different both in venue & style.

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I have found a New Band by the name of “Everyday at 10”, a 5 piece pop/rock band also from Edinburgh. It’s nice to find musical talent from my city.

I have reviewed another EP by “solo star” Alice Ai! “Always Read The Label” have just released a brand new single “Influence” with their new line-up, I got to write the first review. Rather exciting don’t you think?

Lots has been happening, I am pleased to say the next few issues have more exciting content than ever. So stay tuned....You don’t want to miss it!

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Contents

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hey its Aaron here, and here is my entry for the live and unsigned diary and everything that went down...

13th March 2011

well we got to the journal tyne theatre at about 1 in the afternoon and signed in then, havin a couple hours to spare before soundchecks, we headed off to Mcdonalds for a nice hearty if a lil unhealthy dinner/lunch. once we were inside the venue we were briefed as to how the whole thing was going down, then we sound checked. we weren’t to keen on sound and volume but we got through

ert’s diary (part 2) and I personally was hoping for the best lol then it was off to the dressing rooms to wait until it was time to go "do this!" as it were. the song we did for our performance was our own song My Halluncination blended into our own version of Dolly Parton's Jolene, overall the performance was well received despite our playing a little fast and one or two muck-ups behind the kit, BLOODY DRUMMERS! But we must have done something right as we made it through to the Area Finals on the 24th of April, so until then that’s HOW! For now....

Check ya later folks Aaron =]

to be continued...

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. hnny g V o c a ls N a m e : Jo : B a s s / B a c k in d n D o in b a Age: 27 e w h o le in g in th a to o th th te ri u d M y fa v o S u g a r, ju s t h a l! !! : e c a re fu b to w o rl d is d e e n , h g u o u t th o v ic e way Ser : M o to r a v in g te h a h p u y ll I re a e end u r. fo o d , w S ta ti o n e re o n to y p e ts w n e h n w a it e f v o a lo ts ont h pet : I d I have a an . et : Hum ju s t n o w li k e a p ld u o w But I re e n u r is : G ri te c o lo n F o o d u o v fa My d ia a ti n g : In I lo v e e

I go t t h e c h a n c e to catc h u p with one of Edinburghs hott i st n ew b a n d s . h e re s w h at they had to say.....

We’ve b e e n f r i e n d s l o n g before we p l aye d i n a band to get h e r a n d j u st th ought i t wo u l d b e f u n to wr i te s o m e s o n g s to gethe r a n d s e e h ow i t goes, l u c k i l y i t s e e m s to have h ave go n e p rett y well so fa r.

M e (Steven) & Danny w r i te the songs together to get an initial idea of what we’re doing , we then p u t i t all together all four o f u s , so its definitely a te a m effort. We tend just to w r i te about things that a re p retty personal to us a n d t hings that directly af fe c t us. No doubt like a ny s ong writing that w i l l c h ange over time too a s we re influenced by d i f fe re nt things.

Were i nf l u e n c e d by a whole n u m b e r o f b a n d s , but dire c t i nf l u e n c e t h at come t h rou g h o n o u r sound i s p ro b a b l y f ro m bands l i ke T h e Bu z zco c ks , The Cla s h , T h e C r i bs , T h e Be st part of being on Rakes a n d T h e S t ro ke s . to u r i s just going round

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anny c a ls N a m e : D : G u it a rs / V o d n a b D o in Age: 27 w h o le in th e e th in g cCoys it r M u r o a v g M y fa & V in e lt a S . s : ll w o r ld is re C h e d d a r R o tu w it h M a s. er 21 bu e numb h T : t. te e a p h a I re a ll y nt have p e t: D o p e t: W a lr u s I have a a e k o u ld li But I w ck r is : B la e c o lo u it r u o P v M y fa U L L S TO a ti n g : F I lo v e e

getting to play your songs to new crowds of people and seeing new places.

Its always also just really good fun to get to go to all these different places with four of your best mates. The worst part is definitely the travelling in between gigs but that ’s part and parcel of being in a band.

Hopefully in the near future well start work on our first album and doing more touring round the

Name: S te v e n D o in b a n d : Vo c a ls / G Age: 26 u it a rs

Name: Pau l H a d d ow Do in ba n d : D r u m s / B a c k i n g Vocals Age: 27 My favour i te t h i n g in t h e w h o l e world is : M y f r i e n d s a n d fa m i l y.

I really hate : S n o r i n g !

I have a pet : N o p et s .

But I wou l d l i ke a p et : D o g (a boxer)

M y fa v o ur is : F iz z y it e th in g in th e w h o le Ju ic e , it s m y fi n w o r ld I re a ll y a l v ic e . h a te : A n im a l C I have a ru e lt y p e t: D o g & Cat But I w o u ld li k e a p e t: li k e m o re d o g s Dog & C a t, I’d a n d c a ts !!

M y fa v o u r it e c o lo u r th a ts a is : B la c to n k , th o u fo r y e ll o e n o t a c o lo u r gh I th in k s w, I re m o e m b e r li I was sm k in g th a Il l g o a ll .. .. t when I lo v e e a ti n g : n ic e fo a ll y in to od. c o f y e a rs o o k in g o v e r th I’ v e g o t re e la s t c a n d I’ m a de o u p le c h e f! !! ! c e p ti v e ly g o o d

My favour i te co l o u r i s : Bl a c k , n o doubt most o f t h e b a n d s a i d t h e same as it s t h e t ra d i t i o n a l co l o u r we wear o n sta ge I love eati n g : C h i n e s e Ta ke away

- b ra ss etc maybe???

At t h e moment people u s u a l l y tag us as being a p u n k/indie band and we re fine with that for n ow b ut we’ll definitely b e evolving as we go In term s o f d eve l o p i n g a l o n g so I’d imagine the our so u n d , we re a l ways ge n re of our music might looking at ways to evo l ve , c h a n ge a bit too. our so u n d h a s c h a n ge d a lot s i n c e we sta r te d a We re so lucky to have couple o f ye a rs a go, s o a go o d fan base and we we’ll d ef i n i te l y b e l o o k a p p re ciate it so much. at ways to a d d to o u r I f i t wasn’t for all these sound m ay b e w i t h keys p e o p l e coming to see us and sy nt h s so m et i m e s we 1 0 0% wouldn’t have or ot h e r i n st r u m e nt s UK. O bv i o u s l y w i t h i t coming i nto s u m m e r we l l be doin g a fa i r few s h ows on the fe st i va l c i rc u i t s o were lo o k i n g fo r wa rd to th at.

all the opportunities that we do. For peopl e to learn the words to your songs and sing them back to you is an amazing feeling and to then take time out their day to come see you is something that we never take for granted and are ver y grateful for.

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T here’s nothing e l s e l i k e i t ; you essentia l l y g e t t o h ang out with yo u r m a t e s , d r ink all day, a n d w h e n i t comes to gig t i m e y o u g et to do your f a v o u r i t e t h ing in the worl d a s y o u r j o b really. The r e a r e n ’ t r e ally any do w n s i d e s .

U nless the venu e o w n e r s a r e arseholes, t h e n t h a t u sually results i n a n a r gument. But th e y ’ r e f u n t o o.

What have been your experiences of “celebrity life”.

What are the perks/negative sides of fame?

We ’ r e nowhere near being celebrities, and I think if we ever got to the unlikely stage where I was being classed in the same bracket as Cheryl Cole or any other of t h o s e t a l e n t l e s s d i l d o ’s t h a t c on t i n u a l l y s h a f t o u r ears with their garbage, I’d immeadiately go out, get a gun, and blow my fucking brains out all T he Most power f u l l y r i c s o v e r t h e c e l e b m a g s i n the newsagents. a re?

I n my mind you c a n ’ t g o f a r wrong with m o s t s t u ff W h a t i s t h e w e i r d e s t f r om Morrissey, R i c h e y g i f t y o u h a v e r e c e i v e d E dwards and Jarvis from a fan?

C ocker.

I’ve never recieved any

g i f t s t h a t I c a n r emember, t h o u g h i t w o u l d explain s o m e o f t h e s t r a nge things I ’ v e f o u n d i n m y pockets t h e n e x t d a y. Weirdly it’s u s u a l l y s o m e o n e trying to t a k e t h i n g s f r o m me, like s t e a l m y b e e r on stage w h e n I ’ m n o t looking.

B u t I ’ v e n e v e r failed to a p p r e h e n d a c ulprit yet.

I w o u l d q u i t e l i t erally put m y l i f e o n t h e l i ne for my pint.

W h i c h a r t i s t w ould you l i k e t o c o l l a b o r ate with?

N o t m u s i c r e l a t ed I know, b u t Tr a c y E m i n so that I c o u l d e x p l a i n t o her in I’m s u r e a c a l m a n d reasoned m a n n e r t h a t s o iling your f u c k i n g b e d i s n ot art.

H ow do you re l a x w h e n y ou’re not work i n g ?

I ’ m not sure I e v e r d o r e lax; I’m usua l l y t e n s e o r angry about s o m e t h i n g t r ivial and uni m p o r t a n t .

L i ke Tracy Emin .

Is there anything you wish you could add to your band?

A heavily drugged and immobile Nick Clegg on stage at all times so I could kick him in the cock whenever I felt the urge.

W hat plans do y o u h a v e W h i c h w o u l d b e b o t h o f t e n f or the near fut u r e ? a n d w i t h o u t m e r c y.

World dominat i o n . A n d p ossibly crisp s .

No, What genre of music do d efinately crisps . I n f a c t , y o u c o n s i d e r y o u r w o r k s od world dom i n a t i o n . I t o b e ? W h o a r e y o u r j u st want crisps. major influences?

Most of my influences are D o you have an y p r e - g i g e i t h e r s p l i t u p , d e a d , o r r i tuals/Lucky it e m s ? have strange new jobs We tend to arg u e q u i t e a d v e r t i s i n g b u t t e r a n d c a r o f ten before gi g s a b o u t i n s u r a n c e . w hether red o r b r o w n s auce is better o n a f u l l H o w l o n g h a v e y o u a l l E nglish breakfa s t , i t ’s a k n o w n e a c h o t h e r ? H o w r e curring them e m a i n l y d i d y o u m e e t ? b ecause I refu s e t o l e t I m e t C h r i s i n a p u b i n i t drop. It caus e s s o m e S h e ff i e l d a b o u t 2 a n d h a l f s erious divides i n t h e y e a r s a g o I g u e s s , a n d b y c amp that one. A n d j u s t t h e w ay a n y S h e ff i e l d e r s i n case you’re s e e i n g s e e i n g t h i s , t h e p u b ’s t h is lads; the a n s w e r i s c a l l e d T h e B r o w n B e a r ; i f d efinately red. I t h o u g h t y o u w a n t t o g e t m e s s e d I ’ d take the op p o r t u n i t y u p t h a t ’s t h e p l a c e t o g o , w hile they can ’ t a r g u e i t ’s l i k e d r i n k i n g l i q u i d i s e d b ack. But I am rig h t . O t h e r e v i l f r o m t h e b o w e l s o f t h an that no ri t u a l t y p e H e l l . A n y w a y, w e g o t o n s t uff, just sittin g a r o u n d l i k e t h e p r o v e r b i a l h o u s e d r inking and w a i t i n g f o r o n f i r e , I s u p p o s e m o r o n s t h e venue folk to d r a g o u r a t t r a c t other morons, b acksides on sta g e . talked I’m sure coherently about starting a band, and W hich instrume n t d o y o u a f t e r t h a t w e a d v e r t i s e d w ish you could p l a y ? on the net and so on for I ’ m still perplex e d b y t h e o t h e r l i k e m i n d e d m o r o n s g uitar to be hone s t . I h a v e w h o f a n c i e d p u r s u i n g a n o idea how I m a n a g e t o l i f e t i m e o f p o v e r t y a n d w rite music on i t w h e n m i s e r y. We f o u n d t h e m , I ’ ve barely a c l u e w h a t a n d h e r e w e a r e n o w. S t i l l I ’ m doing. I m u s t h a v e f u c k i n g s k i n t . d r unkenly sold m y s o u l a t s ome point.

H o w d o e s i t make you f e e l , w h e n y o u hear fans s i n g y o u r l y r i c s back to you?

I ’ m u s u a l l y f a r too drunk t o n o t i c e t h a t k i nd of thing i f I ’ m b e i n g h o nest. But f a n s , a l l s e v e r al of you, i f y o u d o , t h a n k you very much.

W h o w r i t e s y o ur songs?

What are t he main t h e m e s o r t o pics for m o s t o f y o u r s ongs? Do y o u t h i n k t h e se topics w i l l c h a n g e o v er time?

M u s i c a l l y i t ’s v ery much a collaborative effort, e v e r y o n e h a s a dabble, b u t t h e l y r i c s a r e solely my d o m a i n s o f a r. It’s fair to s a y t h e t h e m e s r ange from d e p r e s s i n g t o extremely depressing.

T he only o n e I c a n t h i n k of that m a r c h e s u n c o nfidentally a n y w h e r e t o w a rds a bit o f m i r t h i s ‘ Napoleon Syndrome,’ w hich is, i n m y m i n d a t least, an a m u s i n g d i t t y a bout that painstakingly accurate p a i n t i n g o f a h orse on a b a l l - b a g J o h n n y Borrell f r o m R a z o r l i g h t. We’ve g o t n o j o y o u s t h emes that i s f o r s u r e . I c a n ’t see that c h a n g i n g w i t h t he state of t h e w o r l d a r o u n d us that w e h a v e t o b l i n d ly muddle o u r w a y t h r o u g h the best w e c a n . We l i v e in a world f u l l o f i d i o t s g o verned by i d i o t s . We ’ r e a l l fucked.

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When d i d yo u re a li ze yo u wa nted to be a si n ge r /s o n g w r i te r ?

Shortly af te r my m o t h e r ’s p a s sing , when I wa s 1 5 .

What i n s p i re s yo u w h e n yo u write your so n g s ?

Not su re exa c t l y w h e re i t co m e s from, though I a m d ef n m ove d by t h e i nten sity of re a l l i fe ex p e r i e n c e s s u ch as love, lost l ove , a n d d e at h .

The Mo st p owe r f u l l y r i c s a re ?

Driven u n co nt rol l a b l y by t h e h e art, a volcan i c e r u pt i o n o f t h e u n co n s c ious.

Which a r t i st wo u l d yo u l i ke to collaborate w i t h ?

Hmm, (t h e re a re s o m a ny ! ) Fo r songwriting : C a rol K i n g , Fo r a duet: Eminem .

How d o yo u re l ax w h e n yo u ’re not singing ?

I love to s p e n d t i m e i n n at u re . Also really e n j oy f i l m , b oo ks , w r i t i n g , playin g my p i a n o, g u i ta r & s c ra b b l e : ) Do you h ave a ny p re - g i g r i t u a l s / Lucky items?

Vocal wa r m - u ps , q i go n g a n d b re athing are a m u st b efo re a ny g i g , a n d I have my Na n a ’s r i n g , w h i c h I we a r a l l the time.

Which i n st r u m e nt d o yo u w i s h you could p l ay ?

Drums a n d t h e c e l l o .

Do you play your own music or do you have a band?

At present I mostly perform solo, though sometimes I have ot her players perform with me. I write, record, perform my own music, and sound-design all my live shows.

When is your next tour?

This summer, to Canada... (Final dates tbc) What band are you a big fan of?

Again, so many great bands, though for modern classic I’d say RHCP, Radio head, & one newer band I really like is MGMT. Do you get compared to any other artists?

Not so much to be honest, though when people feel a need to compare for reference I have heard names like Bjork, Feist & Imogen Heap bandied about.

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Quick Q uestions…

-Favorite song ever: That would be impossible to answer quickly, there are s imply too many good ones to choose from. Happy Birthday is always a fave :) -Your funniest onstage moment: Having the PA cut out on national tv whilst the soundman was in the back kitchen eating pizza.

-Highlight so far: Performing with iconic actress Ally Sheedy singing back-up vocals for me at a festival, after working as her music dble for a tv show. One of the nicest & most positive people I’ve ever met.

-Guilty pleasure: Luxur y dark chocolate truffles while having my body massaged with aromatherapy oils.

-Favorite food: Thai & gorgeous organic salads.

-Favorite TV programs: I don’t actually own a TV to be honest.

Though I do harbour a closet addiction to the Gilmore Girls & Any thing I can get my hands on by Ricky Ger vais dvd box sets :) -Do you have a question to ask me??

Which do you think came first,the chicken or the eg g? answer - The egg!!

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This is where you can find out fans opinio who ha s the worst song & which

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Name: Hew

A ge : 2 2 K i n d o f m u sic you l i ke : m o st rock, b l u es , s ka , reg gy etc Mu s i c h ate : modern p o p s h i te ( l ady gaga etc ) Favo u r i te band: a l ways c h a nges bt i l go w i b owie, the c l a s h a n d ac/dc L a st b a n d you saw l i ve : b a d m anners Wo rst s o n g : at the m o m e nt t hat 1 w h e re t h e g irl sings “ i w h i p m a h air back a n d f ro nt � fukin to r t u re Be st s o n g : s hine on yo u c ra zy d imond p i n k f l oyd L a st a l b u m you b o u g ht : t h e best of e l v i s co stello

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Name: Elayne age: 31 Music You Like: soul, rock, pop, reg gae, some hip hop Music You Hate: punk, rave, really heav y trash metal!

Favourite band: Otis Reading , Queen Last Band You Saw Live: Airbourne worst song: Mariah Carey - Any!!!

Best song: Queen - I want to break free Last album you bought: Adele 21

Age: 32 Music You Like: Different tastes, but mostly metal Music You Hate: commercial girly pop such as Rhianna/ Lady Gaga Fav Band: Alice in Chains

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Kind of yo u Ro c k, Po p , st u ff ! M

Music Ha D a n c e!

Last Band You Saw Live: Foo fighters

Favo u r i t e m m Ki n g The Kille

Worst Song: Learn to fly

L a st b a n d l i ve : Ki n g s

Best Song: All my Life

Wo rst s o n T h e wa nt

Last album you bought: MadballBest of...

Be st s o n g : - Kings O

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ons of what sounds are Hot on the street, Genre has the biggest following!

Name: Gil l i a n

N ame: Alan Age: 30

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f mus i c l i ke: Soul, J a z zy Musica l s !

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te ban d : s Of L eo n , rs , Adel e .

d you s aw s Of Leo n !

ng: any by ted, JL S . . .

umm Fa n s Of Leo n .

K i n d of music you l i ke : Death metal, t h ra sh, Grindcore, a l te rnative, punk, H i p hop, electro, countr y, rock

Age: 2 4 Name: Cameron Age: 20 Kind of music you like: heav y metal & indie!

Music Hate: rap

Music Hate: M a n ufactured pop shite

Favourite band: Killswitch Engage

Favourite band: Kyuss

Worst song: window shopper by 50 cent

L a st band you saw l i ve: Madball

Best song: scream aim fire by Bullet For My Valintine.

Wo rst song: greatest d ay by take shat Best song: S u p a gorgonizer by I ron Monkey L a st album you b o u g ht: Pro Tools by The GZA

Last album you bought: foo fighters - greatist hits!

Kind of mus i c yo u like: indie, ro c k , b i t of 90s chee s e fo r dancin g Music hate: ga ra ge, house, techn o, ra p , justin bei b er Favourite b a n d : snow pat ro l Last band yo u s aw live: Snow Pat ro l Worst song: j u st i n beiber Best song: pa ra d i s e by the dash b o a rd light- meat l o af Last album yo u bought: Pa o l o Nutini- t h e s e stre et s

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Na m e : I a i n M a c l e od Age : 2 2 Wh at d o yo u d o in the band: Bass and bac ki n g vo ca l s with a hint of keys/ stra n ge n o i s e s

How d o yo u d e scribe your music to pe o p l e w h o h ave n’t heard it? Heav y but me l o d i c a l ter n at i ve pop-rock. Something like t h at .

Have you b e e n i n a band before? If yo u h ave w hy d i d you leave? I’ve been in s eve ra l b a n d s before, in fact I can’t rea l l y re m e m b er any point where I haven ’ t b e e n i n o ne since I was probably

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Have yo u eve r b o u ght your own songs ep/ cd/ i t u n e s ? I d i d a ctually buy our single on i t u n e s t h e d ay it was released, but on l y b eca u s e we were having problems wit h i t a n d I h a d to check it was working.

Ho n est !

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Iain

abo u t 1 5 ! T h e o n ly reason I’ve ever left wa s w h en I m oved away to go to uni, oth er t h a n t h at i t ’s just been a sort of a m u t u a l a g re em ent between ever yone.

I’ve n eve r re a l l y h ad any proper fall-outs wit h a nyo n e t h at have caused me to leave or a ny t h i n g .

Name: Robi Lambie Age: 21 What do you do in the band: Sin g a n d p l ay guitar.

If yo u r l i fe wa s a song , what would it be & w hy ? Wow, t h at ’s an ex tremely tough on e . I d o n ’t k n ow a bout my whole life, that wo u l d p ro b a b l y d epend on what kind of mo o d I wa s i n . I ’d maybe go for something like ‘ T h re e H a i l Mar ys’ by Reuben. The lyr i c s a re g re at , and there’s so many sec t i o n s to i t - t here’s no conventional str u c t u re . I t ’s a l l over the place, up and dow n , q u i et a n d l oud, kinda like my life!

Plu s i t ’s go t a p retty filthy bass tone. And the re i s at l ea st o ne rather meaty riff, my life wo u l d n ’t b e t h e same without a heav y do s e o f go o d r i ffa ge.

Do you have a Celeb crush? Many. Li l y L ove l es s from the last series of Skins is a p e rs o n a l fav. Reese Witherspoon, Frankie S a n d fo rd , Hayden Panettiere and Davina McC a l l .

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Do you have a girlfriend? No, i ’m a s i n g l e pringle.

What ’s the 1st song on your iPo d ? D o yo u mean alphabetically? That would b e ‘A b o u t Last Night by The Mascara Stor y ’. T h e f i rst when I shuffle the all songs com e s u p a s ‘Beautiful Dreams by Jocasta Sleeps ’. W h at a gem!

Favorite CD you own? I have n u m ero u s Biff y Clyro CD ’s signed including a co py o f Blackened Sky. My favourite of thes e h owever is a copy of Saturday Superhouse in w h i c h B e n Johnston signed ‘Cheers Cocknose , B en ’. I t ’s always the simple jokes that get m e !

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of playing with, b u t t h e re ’s also a lot of unsi g n ed / i n d i e artists I’d be really i ntereste d in working with - like t h e g u ys from Make Sparks , Fa rewe l l Singapore or Darien Vent u re . A little more realistic!

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Na m e : Ro s s S to d d art Age : 2 1 Wh at d o yo u d o i n the band: Guitar and the od d d o d g y b a c k i n g vocal Wh e n d i d yo u re a lize you wanted to be in a ban d ? A ve r y l o n g time ago! I used to a lways mim e a l o n g to m u sic I was listening to since I wa s l i ke 2 o r s o mething. I guess from when I go t a g u i ta r I sta rted writing music is when I kn ew t h i s i s w h at I wanted to do, which was abo u t 1 1 - 1 2 yea rs old.

Did yo u st u d y m u sic? If so where? Yes. UWS in Ay r. I st u d i e d Commercial Music - which com b i n ed t h e b u s iness and creative sides of mu s i c . I t ’s w h ere I met Garr y (drums) and Rob i ( g u i ta r / vo ca l s). Iain (bass) did a similar cou rs e at a n o t h er campus but had a few cla s s es w i t h u s i n Ayr. Strangely it wasn’t until we we re f i n i s h i n g our respective degrees that we sta r ted t h e b a nd!

Wh i c h a r t i st wo u ld you like to collaborate wit h ? Th at i s s u c h a tough choice. I mean the re’s s o m a ny l e gends that I could only dream

How do you relax w h e n yo u ’re not performing?

No r m a l l y with video games o r s p o r t s .

Nothing beats a go o d c i n em a night - though they a re gett i n g bloody expensive t h e s e d ays don’t you think?

Which instrument d o yo u w i s h you could play? D r u m s . I t ’s strange, being a g u i ta r i st I find myself ‘air-dru m m i n g ’ to new songs I hear, ve r y st ra n ge.

Though when ever I get b eh i n d the kit it is painful to a ny a n d ever yone near by! I f I h a d t h e time

Name:Garr y Age :23 What do you do in the band: I play p e rc u s s i o n , drums and backing vox.

When is your next tour and how ca n yo u get tickets? Our nex t tour is rumoured to b e i n June ;) and tickets are readily avai l a b l e f ro m the band members or at later not i c e f ro m a quick search via google.

Where are you most excited about p l ay i n g o n the next tour? I would like to see o u r m u s i c venture North Bound. As a Skye bo i I ’d l i ke to see our sound plague sea goers an d ( h i g h / i s ) landers alike.

Funniest on stage moment so far ? Po s s i b l y playing an intro to a different song .

What ’s your Guilty pleasure? That wo u l d b e telling , but it feels pretty good.

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A l i c e Ai - Eye S p i ral “EP Review”

Alice Ai is des t i n e d t o c o n q u e r t h e pop world! I f Y o u l i k e P i x i e L o t t t oday, or eve n r e m e m b e r B j o r k o r Gwen Stefani w h e n s h e w a s w i t h “no Doubt”, th e n I i n t r o d u c e A l i c e Ai’s new EP “E y e s p i r a l ” . H e r m u s i c has a quirky se n s u a l i t y w h i c h s e e m s t o transcend t i m e a n d s p a c e a n d a f ashion style t o m a t c h . I t w o r k s a s well today for A l i c e A i a s i t d i d i n t he 90’s for Bjo r k a n d N o D o u b t .

Tr a c k 1 – G o t T he Stuff F o l l o w i n g a s hort intro with shaking sl e i g h b e l l s and clapping Alice’s g r a v el r i c h v o i ce enlightens this track.

H e r s e n s u a l l y erotic voice pulsates a n d g r i n d s i t s way through the track, a b l y s u p p o r t e d by deep breathin g. It a l l s o u n d s h o t n’ steamy. I’ve got the st u f f t o l o v e y ou! Boom Boom Boom fr o m h e a v e n s above! Like some worm fr o m T r e m o r s 4 ! All appear to suggest m o r e t h a n l o v e is on her mind.

Tr a c k 2 – P r i n c es Avenue Th e o p e n i n g t o this track reminded me o f a n o l d s i l e n t black and white movie.

Th e s y n t h e s i s e d piano gives it a very c l a s s y f e e l . Again, like the previous tr a c k s , A l i c e ’ s voice stole the show w i t h a m i x t u r e of angelic overtones a n d h a u n t i n g echoes. Go on, close y o u r e y e s , a n d don’t tell me you don’t g e t a l l w a r m a nd fuzzy inside. A truly e p i c s i l e n t m o vie production!

Track 4 – Tell Me Now “Tell Me Now” is a little bit o f a m i x of “Princes Avenue” and “Q u e s t i o n Mark”.

It combines some o f t h e haunting sounds of “Princes A v e n u e ” with lyrics which are someti m e a n d somewhat confusing, a bit l i k e , b u t nowhere near as much as “Q u e s t i o n Mark”.

Track 5 – Got The Stuff (Stoney R e m i x ) This remix, more grungy th a n t h e original from the start, cymb a l s a n d drum beats now replace th e b e l l s and clapping. The whole tra c k n o w musically heavier, but Alice ’ s v o i c e is still the star of the show. T h i s t i m e though, it is more absorbed i n t o t h e medley of the track. With the a d d e d bonus of 43 seconds play-ti m e i t i s clearly better than the origi n a l , j u s t because there is even more to e n j o y ! ! ! !

She may not be mainstream p o p a n d some people won’t get it, bu t I t h i n k Alice Ai is fantastic!!! for more News from Alice Ai please visit

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Tr a c k 3 – Q u e s tion Mark Th i s t r a c k i s so different, infact it’s st r a n g e , v e r y s trange! It is much faster a n d t h e l y r i c s are, well strange. It is h o w e v e r , p u r e dead brilliant, just what d o y o u t h i n k a question mark is? My o n l y f e a r i s t hat some people won’t get it!!!

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r u t c i P V M h H g e r h u t b at n i d E i n cl u d i n g in-depth reviews of Eve r yd ay at 10 and the 10:04’s By Danielle Bangham

H a d dow Fes t is a two da y , a l l - d a y , m u s i c f e s t i v a l , s p r e a d a c r o ss ten various venues i n Ed i n b u r g h . I t r a n o n S a t 2 n d & S u n 3rd of April 2011 a n d w a s h o s t e d b y J i m G e l l a t y , r a d i o DJ on Amazing Ra d i o .

I was fortunate enough to r e c e ive a “guestlist” wrist b a n d t o t h e H M V P i c t u r e h o u s e g i g i n Edinburgh, where Razor l i g h t w e r e t h e h e a d l i n e a c t .

T h e venue was very nice a n d g e n e r a l l y v i e w i n g w a s g o o d t h r o ughout the venue, at l e a s t f o r m o s t . T h e s t a f f w e r e f r i e n dly and helpful, they c l e a r e d a n a r e a t o a l l o w a c c e s s t h r o ugh a si de door, allow i n g m e t o g e t i n b e f o r e t h e c r o w d .

T h e y also escorted me up in t h e l i f t t o t h e W h e e l c h a i r V i e w i n g A r e a , on the top floor. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e o n l y v i e w I g o t o f t h e performance area w a s t h r o u g h i r o n r a i l i n g s , w h i c h r a n t h e entire width of the r o o m , i t f e l t m o r e l i k e H M P ( H e r M a j e sty’s Prison) Pictureh o u s e , t h a n H M V P i c t u r e h o u s e !

I n i t i ally, being so high u p , t h e s o u n d l e v e l s w h e r e q u i t e b a d ! This made it rather h a r d t o h e a r a n y v o c a l s . T h i s d i d i m p r ove during the course o f t h e e v e n i n g a n d w i t h t h a t a s i d e I e n j oyed every band and h a d a v e r y g o o d n i g h t !

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Everyda y A t Te n

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F i rst band on sta ge wa s “ Eve r yd ay at Te n ” a Po p / Ro ck band f rom Edinburg h . M a d e u p o f : D a r y l D e m a rco, l e a d vo ca l s, Derek To chler, Lead g u i ta r, C o l i n N eva d a , b a s s , We s l ey A berdeen, g uitar and Dave C h r i st i e , d r u m s .

T h e b a nd opened the show with “ D o yo u Kn ow ”. T h e t ra c k s o u n d e d ve r y go o d , with a nice rock based te m p o to i t . I t d i d s l ow d ow n towa rd s t h e e n d o f the track, where the vo ca l s s h o u l d h ave co m e m o re to t h e fo re , b u t t h e acoustics in the room a n d t h e s o u n d d i f f i c u l t i e s o n sta ge m a d e it d i f f i cult to hear the lyrics cle a r l y.

After op e n i n g w i t h a n u p - te m p o ro c k n u m b e r, they d e c i d e d to s l ow t h i n g s d ow n a b i t . “ H ow ’s it gonn a fe e l ” wa s t h e s e co n d s o n g p e r fo r m e d by the b a n d . T h i s s o n g wa s q u i te a co ol , s l ow and me l l ow t ra c k , a re a l a r m swaye r. T h e l y r i c s sug gest b re a k i n g - u p , a s k i n g “ H ow ’s i t go n n a feel” w h e n I ’m go n e ? T h e b a s i c g u i ta r a n d d r u m beat to t h e i nt ro wo r ke d ve r y we l l . T h ro u g h o u t the son g t h e b e at stays co n s i ste nt , gett i n g a b i t more o f a ro c k b e at a d d e d d u r i n g t h e c h o r u s , before ret u r n i n g to t h e o r i g i n a l b e at . T h i s wa s my favo u r i te f ro m t h e i r s et o n t h e n i g ht .

D e re k , mys e l f & Dar yl

T h e t hird track “just fo r t h e day ” was a lot m o re upbeat than the s e co n d track. There wa s a good tempo a n d b eat to it, it h a d a ver y Blink 182 (e a r l y years!!) feel to i t .

There was a l so a hint of old s c h o o l rock & roll 5 0 ’s / 6 0’s style in the background m e d l ey! “Ever yday at 1 0 ” were really t r yi n g to get the c rowd going and D a r y l came off the stage and i nto t h e c rowd .

hard job, a s y a lw a is how t a s t ic .

O p e n in g t h e s n a f e r e w ” 0 y at 1 b u t “ Eve r yd a n d d e s p it e a b le b a y o j n te O v e r a ll a m o s u lt ie s ! ! ic f if d d n u o s t h e ir

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W h e re ’s S trutter?

N ex t on stage was “ Where’s S t r u tte r ? ” a fo ur piece alternative ro c k b a n d f ro m Manchester. Paddy, gu i ta r a n d vo ca l s, Broady, drums, Danny G re e n , l e a d guitar and finally Max o n Ba s s !

T h ey played a total of 6 tracks . T h ey h a d a style which seemed to ra n ge f ro m a heav y rock sound, b u t n o t q u i te metal to a bit like O a s i s o r C o l d play and to hints of Punk Ro c k . T h e i r g u i ta r p l ay i n g a n d d rumming adds good rhy t h m to t h e i r m u s i c , h oweve r t h e l y r i c s w h e re still difficult to hear. T h ey p e r fo r m e d b o t h q u i c k t ra c ks a n d s o m e with a much slower feel to t h e m , b u t I wo u l d n ’ t d e s c r i b e t h e m a s b a llads. Overall they were a goo d b a n d a n d b ro u g ht t h e i r ow n f l avo u r to t h i s ve n u e . www.facebook.com/wheresstrutte r http://www.myspace.com/wheres s t r u t t e r http://twitter.com/wheres_strut t e r http://www.youtube.com/wearest r u t t e r

Ma t i n e e

T h i rd to g ra c e t h e stage wa s “ M at i n e e ” a fo u r p i e c e I n d i e st y l e b a n d o r i g i n a l l y f ro m I ta l y, b u t n ow b a s e d i n L on d o n . L u i g i , voca l s a n d g u i ta r, A l f, vo ca l s a n d b a s s , J o s h , g u i ta r a n d key b o a rd a n d A l ex o n d r u m s . T h ey p l aye d 9 t ra c ks .

M a i n l y go o d g u ita r b a s e d t ra c ks , k i nd a p op pi e yet w i t h h int s o f F ra n z Fe rd i n a n d o r t h e A rc t i c M o n keys .

T h e i r f i rst 3 o r 4 t ra c ks s u f fe re d f ro m t h e s a m e s o u n d pro b l e m s a s t h e p rev i o u s b a n d s , bu t f ro m around track 5 things we re i m p rov i n g . T h ey h a d a n i c e s o u n d to t h em and played a variety o f q u i c k a n d s l owe r t ra c ks . A n o t h e r co u p l e of tracks would have b e e n n i c e b efo re t h ey s a i d “ C i a o ” http://www.matineeband.com http://uk.myspace.com/matineeshow

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Pose Vi c t o r i o u s N ex t up a 5 piece band from Fa l k i r k , S co t l a n d ca l l e d “ Po s e V i c to r i o u s ”.

Ro s s Millar, vocals and guita r, J a c k Row b e r r y, g u i ta r a n d vo ca l s , G o rd on Barclay, guitar, Gav Wh i te , d r u m s a n d J o rd a n L a i rd , b a s s . T h ey p l aye d 6 tracks. Watching the m o n sta ge , I t h o u g ht t h ey h a d a l o o k o f S i m p l e Minds to them. I also t h o u g ht s o m e o f t h e i r fa ste r t ra c ks h a d a 7 0 ’s Glam Rock vibe to them . T h i n k o f t ra c ks by t h e Swe et o r T- Rex a n d you’ll get the idea. They p l aye d a va r i et y o f n i c e s o u n d i n g a n d d i f fe rent tempo tracks. Thank f u l l y, t h e s o u n d d i f f i c u l t i e s w h i c h h a d p l a g u ed the earlier bands wa s n ow re s o l ve d a n d l y r i c s co u l d f i n a l l y b e h e ard and understood. http://uk.myspace.com/posevictorious http://ww w.posevictorious.com/

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The 1 0 . 0 4’s

F i f t h on stage and now playi n g to a f u l l h o u s e , t h e 1 0 : 0 4 ’s a fo u r p i e c e group from Edinburgh. S tev i e B o l to n , vo ca l s a n d g u i ta r, D a n ny S c r i m shaw, vocals and guitar, J o h n ny Tra c ey, b a s s a n d b a c k i n g vo ca l s a n d Paul Had dow, drums and b a c k i n g vo ca l s . T h ey c l a i m to b e a n I n d i e /Punk band and they def i n i te l y s o u n d s i m i l a r to t h e C l a s h .

T h e i r opening number was “I nto M o n ey ”. I t b e ga n w i t h a s l a m m i n g r hy t h m. It had a ver y Franz Ferd i n a n d fe e l to i t . I t h a s a ve r y co nta g i o u s b e at running through it. The vo ca l s we re go o d a n d at t i m e s we re a b l y s u p p orted by other members o f t h e b a n d . A ve r y s m a r t o p e n i n g to t h e i r set!!! “ Ba d Grammar ” was up next ! I t wa s m ay b e a b i t l i ke t h e s m i t h s , e s p e c ially vocally. Lots of lon g g u i ta r s o l o s , ve r y n i c e l y s u p p o r te d by Pa u l on the drums. Fewer lyr i c s t h i s t i m e h oweve r, b u t w h e n l y r i c s we re sung they where powerf u l l !

T h e i r third song is brand new ( s o n ew i t d o e s n ’ t eve n h ave a n a m e yet ). However that does not ta ke a ny t h i n g away f ro m t h e ge n i u s o f t h i s song. It ’s lyrically amaz i n g a n d we l l s u p p o r te d by t h e m u s i c .

W i t h a nice rhy thm and beat to i t , i t i s t h e g u i ta r t h at i s t h e sta r o f t h i s t rack.

T h e g uitars inhttp://uk.myspace.com/yourneighbourtheliar “Smoke & Mirro rs ” a re o u t sta n d i n g ! T h i s s o n g at p o i nt s

s o u n ded real old-school punk / ro c k , re m i n d in g m e o f b a n d s s u c h a s t h e c lash and the Ramones! W i t h n o d i s - re s p e c t to S tev i e o n vo ca l s , my fav bits where the guitar s o l o s at t h e b e g i n n i n g a n d a ga i n a b o u t t wo - t hirds through. Well rock i n g ! ! !

T h e i r fifth track “About Toni g ht ? ” wa s a l s o ro c k i n g . A re a l c rowd p l e a s er. It got ever yone on t h e i r fe et ! ! T h e p l a c e wa s b o u n c i n g ! T h e b a n d announced this song can a l s o b e fo u n d o n Yo u Tu b e , b u t I h ave n ’ t h a d a ny luck finding it. So go l o o k yo u rs e l f. M ay b e yo u ’ l l h ave b ette r l u c k t han me, good hunting... ! “ Yo u Don’t Even Know Us”, an o t h e r b ra n d n ew s o n g (at l e a st t h i s o n e h a s a name) sounds similar to t h e p rev i o u s t ra c k . A ga i n , t h e c rowd we re bouncing! The evocati ve b e at t h u m p e d i t s way t h ro u g h t h i s t ra c k and the vocals rocked to o . A l l i n a l l a g re at t u n e .

T h e i r final song “I’d Rather H ave C h a ra c te r ” p rett y m u c h ro c ke d a s we l l ! As all of their tracks did . I t s h ows t h ey h ave p l e nt y o f va r i et y a n d character! The crowd we re e n co u ra ge d to s i n g a l o n g , “O h O h t h e re she goes, social hero”.

A l l - round a crowd pleasing b a n d . T h ey go t t h e c rowd to t h e i r fe et a n d s inging. A high octaine hi g h s p e e d b a n d . . . .

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L a st u p and headline for the ni g ht wa s “ R a zo r l i g ht ”. A fo u r p i e c e I n d i e / P u n k band from London. John ny B o r re l l , F red d i e S t i t z , G u s Ro b e r t s o n a n d S kully. By now the venue wa s p u m p i n g a n d t h e c rowd wa s j u m p i n g . “ R a zo rlight ” played a full array o f 2 1 t ra c ks i n c l u d i n g , n o t j u st o n e, b u t a s e cond encore. They played m a ny c rowd favo u r i te s i n c l u d i n g “ I n t h e m o r n ing ”, “Stumble and Fall”, “ B efo re I fa l l to P i e c e s ”, “A m e ri ca ” a n d f i n i s h ed their set with, of all t h i n g s “G o o d n i g ht ” ! ! !

D e s p i te my own personal view i n g p ro b l e m s a n d t h e d i ff i c u l t i es o n t h e n i g ht with sound, it was a sto n k i n g l y go o d n i g ht o u t . http://www.myspace.com/razorlight www.r a z o r l i g h t . c o . u k

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The Corleones

Band name: The Corleones Memb ers: Toni ( Vo cals, Guitar), Steven (Ke y t a r,

How did you all me et?

As I m e nt i o n e d b e fo re, I h a p p e n e d to m e e t Pi a n o ) , R yan (Bass/Back ing Vo cals), D a v i d Ste ve n in a music (Drums) re h e a r s a l ro o m i n our Home town: Glasgow! s c h o o l. We b o t h m e t G enre: We’d describ e ourselves as a S cottish t a ke R ya n o n a s c h o o l t r i p to o n Sy n t hp op? haha Lo n d o n , a n d I’ve k n ow n D av i d s i n ce we we re D esc rib e the st yle of your bet ween Idl e w i l d, k i d s ! St ay o n t h e s a m e ba nd?

Panic! at the disco, L i t t l e s t re e t !

We’re a band who fuse Comets, Biffy Clyro, Two e l e m e nt s of rock and D oor Cinema Club, Ci rc a Have you cha nge d the p o p m u sic together ; it ’s Sur vive, Lady G ag a ( h a ) ba nd ’s na me b efore, if so g o t a l o t of synthesisers and E VERY THIN G i n wha t was the idea b ehind i nvo l ve d, but it ’s not bet ween. the one you chose? q ui te e lec tro -pop. O ur We h ave n’t c h a n g e d music ranges from Wha t age did you sta r t t h e b a n d n a m e ! We p i a n o - b ased ballads your ba nd? we re a l re a d y c a l l e d Th e cur rent l i n e - u p Co r l e o n e s ( I j o i n e d t h e to f u l l blown synthpop The s o n g s. I t ’s quite diverse! for med when we we re b a n d a s vo c a l i s t i n a 16, R yan was 15! d i f fe re nt l i n e - u p l ate )

Who would your music a n d a s m e m b e r s l e f t e tc, Why did you de c ide to a pp eal to? we j u s t k e p t t h e n a m e.

H m m , that ’s a hard sta r t a ba nd? Was it a q ue s t i o n! I’d like to think subje c t you enjoye d a t Which songs do you o u r m u sic appealed to scho ol? p er form most fre quentl y?

I ( Toni) had a l ways been in bands, f ro m a ver y young age ! An d I happened to m e e t Steven in a s c h o o l music room in 2n d Ye a r ; I thought the id e a o f having a piano in a ro c k band was prett y co o l.

We were in a few b a n d s Who a re your major and went through m a ny line -up’s and he re we influences?

Th e re a re so many! As are! a b a n d, it ’d be a fight m a ny d ifferent people.

We s e e m to be playing to a l o t of teenagers at gi g s, but I don’t t h i n k o ur music only a p p e a l s to a younger d e m o graphic. I suggest p e o p l e just listen and j u d g e fo r themselves!

Tr u t h be to l d, we a c t u a l l y d o n’t h ave a m a s s i ve b a c k- c at a l o g u e to c h o o s e f ro m . We n o r m a l l y f i t e ve r y t h i n g i n . I t ’s p ro b a b l y e a s i e r to a n s we r “ w h i c h s o n g s d o yo u p e r fo r m l e a s t ? ” . . . i n t h at c a s e i t i s m o s t d e f i n i te l y “Surprise; G o o d bye” a n d “ Why Rock”

D o you have a ny tha t a re big hits with the c rowd?

Th re e O ’c l o c k i n Th e M o r n i n g s e e m s to b e a c rowd p l e a s e r !

Wha t ’s your ultima te dire c tion for your ba nd, fa me a nd for tune?

I t h i n k t h at ’s a b a d way to t h i n k ! We’re i n i t f i r s t a n d fo re m o s t to m a k e m u s i c we e n j oy a n d to e n j oy o u r s e l ve s ; a ny t h i n g else is a b o n u s. We’re i n c re d i b l y grate f u l o f p e o p l e w h o s u p p o r t u s a n d l i s te n / buy our songs and co m e to o u r s h ows. I t re a l l y d o e s m a k e i t a l l wo r t hw h i l e.

When you write music, which memb er comes up with the l yric s?

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How ca n my readers ga in access to your music? Is it fre e?

Yo u can check us o u t o n t h e co r l e o n e s. b a n d c a m p. co m (all o u r t ra c k s a re f re e to s t re a m ) o r yo u c a n g e t o u r d e b u t E P fo r £ 3 o r s o m e t h i n g o n i Tu n e s, o r we’re f re e to l i s te n to o n We 7 a n d S p o t i f y !

The Q uic k i e Ro u n d : I f you could b e a sup erhero wha t would your na me b e? A nd desc rib e the costume?

I’d d e finitely be super lollypopman. Th e co s t u me would essentially be a pair o f s u s p e nders and a pair of speedos, and a p i n k vest.

I f your ba nd stor y b e ca me a film, wha t genre of film would it b e?

A p o r no!

Favourite pizza topping? O r fo o d?

Favo u r ite food is KFC. Favour ite piz z a to p p i ng? I’m a chicken guy!

Favourite song ever?

L i ve i n a hiding place – Idlewild.

Funnie st on stage moment?

Th e re are plent y, Steven made a mista k e d u r i n g a cover of “ k ids” by mgmt once a n d I b u r s t out laughing, and basically could n’t s i n g ; I was in hyster ics! The audien ce s t a r te d laughing too, which made it wors e !

Ste ve n’s also dropped his keytar once to o, t h at was prett y funny, and scar y too. hah a Finall y when & where will you b e playing nex t?

G re at q uestion! – We’re h a p py to announce we’re suppor ting M a k eTh i sR elate and Pa g e 4 4 at the O2 ABC2 i n G l a s g ow on the 12th o f M ay. I t ’s an O ver 1 4 ’s s h ow and only £5. http://thecorleones. b i g c a r te l.com for tickets!

A ny new shows coming up?

I t ’s a l l a bit secret just n ow. We’ll announce s t u f f i n due course!

A ny last words?

Th a n k s for the inter view I g u e s s ! And to anyone re a d i n g, hopefully it ’s i nte re s ted you enough to c h e c k us out. We’d l ove to see you at a s h ow ! Peace!

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Meet Adam from Page44 Name: A dam James Vygus BSc (A.K. A - Vi g g y ) Age: 27 way toooooo old Band you ’re in: Page 44 What do you do in the band: Singer / G u i t a r i s t

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erm not sure what to say h e re , i ’ m a pretty normal guy, bit of a tubby shor tar s e b u t w h a t can you do, i have a degree in Chemistr y b u t h a ve n o plans to use it in a chem career. People s e e m to t h i n k i ’m a bit of a joker and that i also gi ve the wo r l d s be s t hugs, i think the tubbyness makes me more c u d d l y b u t i ’m not sure. i grew up in redditch which is t h e a r m p i t o f the world, its not the nicest place ever but i ve e s ca pe d to Lichfield no w which is nicer but there is b u g g e r a l l to do here! when i was at school i was a little bit of a g e e k , wa s i n top sets for ever ything and one of the more i n te l l i g e n t ones at my school, didn’t really like wo r k i n g h a rd though, i was super spor ty played ever y spo r t g o i n g fo r all my schools until i picked up a guitar at 1 6 a n d g o t interested in girls and then spor t took a b i t m o re o f a back seat I met Stanny at high school and we decide d to s t a r t a band to impro ve our playing and then the roo t s o f Pa g e 44 were set, been a bit of a journey since t h e n t h o u g h , lots of blood, sweat and tears and a few ye a r s l a te r a n d boom we are where we are today Favo r i te s o n g yo u have written? And why? Answers , its the one the fans like the most and h a v i n g t h e m sin g i n g i t ba c k to yo u at sho ws is a special moment!

Whe n yo u a re no t working, what do you enjoy doing? playing my xbox or having way too man y be e r s w i t h the l a d s , i l i ke wa tc h i ng rugby too and miss my playing days If yo u co u l d h a ve 1 super po wer what would it be, and what would you use it for? id lo ve to be a b l e to h e a r w h a t pe o p l e were thinking would make li ve a lot easier, you would have to be able to turn i t o n a n d o f f tho u g h o r i t wo u l d g e t annoying Wh a t i s Yo u r f a vo rite band? don’t really h ave one i o wn that man CD’s all the ar tists inspire m e i f i re a l l y had to p i c k s po s e i t would be R.E.M or Jimmy Eat World Wh a t ’s yo u r f a vo r i te food? all food, im a ri ght fatty boom boom do lo ve a nice hot curr y Wh a t ’s be e n t he h ighlight for you so far, and do you have any regrets? ever y gig is a hi g h l i g h t to be hon e s t , we h a ve g o t to gig with some awesome bands and meet loads of amazing people just hope it co n t i n u e s !

Wh a t d o yo u d o to relax when you ’re not working? drink too much!

If yo u h a d n’ t be co me a band/singer etc., what job do you think you ’d be doing right no w ? i d p ro ba bly be a r i g h t b u m , i c n t imagine not being in the band no w or what my life would be like probably not ve r y e x c i t i n g .

Who a re yo u r ce l e b crushes? Natalie por tman shes damn hot!! and pretty much any girl with a g u i t a r, t h a t doe s i t fo r m e If a g e n ie g a ve yo u 3 wishes, what would you wish for? erm more wishes, probably 1- an en d l e s s s u p p l y of m o n e y, i t m i g h t n o t make u happy but it don’ t half make it easier to li ve, 2- a cure for tinnitus , 3 - fo r Vi l l a

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Me m b e rs : Kev i n Walls (vocals/guitar), David McErlane ( guitar), Aidan Scott (ba s s / vo ca l s ) an d D a n ny Ke l l y (drums/vocals) Ge n re : A l te r n at i ve Rock How l o n g yo u ’ve been together: Just over 2 years.

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Maketh i s Re l ate i s a fo u r piece alternat i ve ro c k b a n d f ro m G l a sgow, Scotlan d . B rou g ht to get h e r i n 2008, th e ba n d ste a d i l y b e ga n to d evelop th eir s o u n d : a ca pt i vat i n g m i x of stadium s i ze d p o p m e l o d i e s w i t h the energy a n d a g g re s s i o n o f a l te r n ative ro ck, d e l i ve re d t h ro u g h a d e c i dedly honest S co tt i s h vo ca l . T h e b a n d , who met wh i l st st u d y i n g s o u n d p ro d u ction at Cum b e r n a u l d C o l l e ge , o r i g i nally formed a s a b a c k i n g b a n d fo r s i nger/ guitari st , Kev i n Wa l l s ’, p o p - ro c k solo project . G u i ta r i st , D av i d M c E rlane (who h a d p l aye d i n a b a n d with Kevin, ye a rs e a r l i e r ) b e ca m e i nvolved with th e p ro j e c t af te r h e a r i n g Kevin perform s o m e o f h i s s o l o m ate r ial at an ope n m i c n i g ht i n t h e i r h o m etown.

Bassist , A i d a n S co tt a n d d r u mmer, Danny Ke l l y (ex- m e m b e rs o f ro c k band No Res e r ve ) we re n ex t to j oi n the band af te r a n i m p ro m pt u j a m s e ssion

in their college studio. With the lineup complete, the band began playing around the toilet circuit of Glasgow, in the youth-centres and public halls of the surrounding areas and even a handful of self-promoted shows around the Highlands of Scotland.

After roughly a year of perfecting their live performance, the group decided it was time to begin creating music as a band, as the sound they ha d worked on for the past year had began to naturally mature and stray away from that of Kevin’s solo project.

The band recorded their debut EP, Pick Your Side, over the summer of 2009 which featured the title track Pick Your Side and the single We’ll Always Be Famous For Our Big gest Failures, which found its way to hands of a producer at Clyde 1 FM who gave the song its first ever play on national

ra dio. S e pte m b e r o f 2 0 0 9 s aw t h e band self-rel e a s e t h e E P at t h e l a u n c h event in Gla s gow ’s 1 3 t h N o te , to a small gatheri n g o f f r ie n d s , fa m i l y a n d fans.

The EP p rove d p o p u l a r a n d t h e l i mited run of C D s wa s co m p l ete l y s o l d out by the b e g i n n in g o f 2 0 1 0 . I n M a rch of 2010, t h e b a n d we re b u sy w r i t i n g the follow- u p to P i c k Yo u r S i d e w h e n they were inv i te d to op e n t h e S co tt i s h l eg of th e Att i c u s Bl a c k Tou r w i t h J u n o A ward nominate d Canadian p o p - ro c kers, Ten Se co n d E p i c a n d C rewe based groove - i nf u s e d ro c k b a n d , B l i t z Kids.

Followi n g s u p p o r t s l o t s w i t h W h at the Dead Kn ow, Te m p e rca l m a n d F l o od of Red, th e b a n d ’s l o ca l p ro f i l e b e gan to rise an d s o o n e n o u g h M a ket h i s Relate had gat h e re d a fol l ow i n g o f d e d i cated fans in t h e i r h o m etow n , w h o p l ayed a vital ro l e i n p ro p e l l i n g t h e band toward s b i g ge r sta ge s - i n c l u d i ng a suppor t s l ot , at a s o l d - o u t s h ow i n the legend a r y K i n g Tu t ’s Wa h Wa h H ut.

In the S u m m e r o f 2 0 1 0 , M a ket h i s Relate played a h a n d f u l o f fe st i va l s i n c l uding REWire d (w i t h Ro l o To m a s s i , B r igade and Su c i o p e r ro ) a n d T h e We st End Festiva l i n G l a s gow. T h ey a l s o ret urned to the st u d i o ove r t h e s u m m e r m onths to beg i n wo r k o n t h e i r n ex t E P, One More S e co n d C h a n c e , w h e re t h e band decide d to o pt fo r a m o re raw yet cohere nt s o u n d co m p a re d to t h at on th eir fi rst re l e a s e . T h e E P wa s re l eased to crit i ca l a c c l a i m i n S e pte m b er of 2010 at t h e so l d o u t l a u n c h night in Gla s gow ’s O 2 A BC 2 a n d at The Tunnel s i n A b e rd e e n w h e re t h e band suppor te d E l l i o t M i n o r. T h e ye a r saw Maketh i s Re l ate go f rom st re n gt h to strengt h , re c e i v i n g ra d i o p l ay a l l over th e UK , p l ay i n g t h e i r f i rst s h ow s outh of the b o rd e r a n d h av i n g t h e i r ver y first m u s i c v i d e o e nte r t h e L ava TV Officia l To p 2 0 C h a r t .

Exciting times lie ahead for the young band who announced their first full UK tour at the start of 2011. The band will hit the road in May with Birmingham based indie-rockers, Page 44 and will play a number of dates across the UK in cities they have yet visit.

MakethisRelate was recently featured in the Local Heroes sections o f an issue of Kerrang! Magazine (the world’s big gest selling weekly rock magazine) and it was tipped by the Metro at the beginning of 2011. Their music will also be heading over the Atlantic where it will be appearing on American record label, All About Records, download compilation. The compilation will be available at a number of American music festivals including this year ’s Warped Tour – the huge North American music festival which is now in its 17th year. In addition, the band are currently tr ying to confirm a few other tours to see them through to the end of year and they are planning to release some new material over the coming months. It is still early days for this enthusiastic young band. They may have made a few mistakes along the way, but perhaps it is the best that

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W hat a re yo u u p to at t h e moment ? We ’re ver y busy pre p a r i n g fo r o u r UK tour.

Fo r t h e p a st few months we have b e en t rave l l ing up and dow n t h e U K , t r y i ng to spread the wo rd a b o u t our music and i t s e em s to be working!

We ’re a l s o s p e n ding a lot of t i m e w r i t i n g new songs.

It ’s exc i t i n g to h e ar how our sou n d i s d eve l o p i ng.

How di d yo u get i nto t h e music i n d u st r y ? Music has always b e en a b ig part of ou r l i ves . We ’ve a ll played in ban d s s i n c e we we re all pretty yo u n g , s o i t h a s b een a fairly nat u ra l p ro g re s s ion. Also, stu d y i n g s o u n d production and co m m erc i a l music has rea l l y g i ve n u s a good insight into h ow t h e m u sic industr y wo r ks .

W ho we re yo u r favo u r i te bands g row i n g up?

Pers o n a l l y, I l oved listening to b a n d s l i ke Green Day, Nir va n a a n d B l i n k-182. The first few s o n g s I remember be i n g a b l e to p l ay on guitar were B a s ket C a s e by Green Day a n d I n B l o o m by Nir vana.

I wa s rea l l y i nto pop-punk and I st i l l a m !

W ho w h e re yo u r Childho o d m u s i c i d o l ’s ? I love d t h e S p i c e G irls when I wa s a k i d h a h a ! I t h ink the fi rst cas s ette I ow n e d was a Spice Gir l s s i n g l e . . . b a d times. In cont ra st t h o u g h , I loved Bon Jov i . I rem e m b e r l istening to Cro s s Ro a d , w h i c h was like a g reatest h i t s album, and rea d i n g t h ro u g h t he lyrics at the s a m e t i m e . That album wa s p ro b a b l y t h e first rock alb u m I ever l i ste ned too.

W h at age did you each d e c i d e music was going to b e your career? Well music had always been such an integral part of our lives, so when it came to leaving school and deciding what to do nex t, we choose music.

However it ’s always our dream to play in a band and make music. If we manage to make a career out of it, we’ll be ver y lucky indeed.

C a n you describe your early experiences of g i g g i n g and working on yo u r f irst EP? Our first few gigs were pretty bad. The first time we ever played together, the venue was empty apart from the other band and the sound guy. I snapped a string duri ng and I didn’t have a replacement gui tar or any spare string , so I just had to sing and it was just a really awkward experience.

But we definitely learned a lot from those early shows – they shaped us as a band.

Working on the first EP was a big learning experience too.

We were really unprepared during the whole process. We recorded the songs in about four different locations - the first two tracks were recorded in a small studio in Ayrshire, the third track was recorded partly in my house and partly in Danny ’s house and the last track was tracked live at a studio in Glasgow. All the tracks sounds completely different and they didn’t really flow ver y well but when it came to recording One More Second Chance, we kind of knew what we were doing.

H ow would you describe yo u r music? It ’s somewhere

between pop-pu n k and alternative rock. I d o n ’t thi nk we quite verge o n e m o however our songs d ef i n i te l y emotional and ho n e st . We wouldn’t have it a ny o t h er way really. We have to fe el passionate about w h at we ’re singing about.

Who would you say are your greatest influences and who do you particularly admire right now in the industr y?

Blink-182 are def i n i tel y my big gest influence – t h ey made me want to p i c k u p a guitar and wr i te s o n g s .

Although now I love l i ste n i n g to bands such as J i m my Eat World, Death Cab fo r C u t i e and Frightened Ra b b i t . Ea c h of us have real l y d i vers e tastes though. Dave i s re a l l y in to Metallica, Aid a n i s a b i g Rise Against fan a n d D a n ny is really in to Bra n d New at the moment. I th i n k t h e s e influence certainl y c re ep i n to our music at po i nt s .

Touring – love it or hate it ? Love it! Our l a st to u r only lasted a coup l e o f d ays though but we a re re a l l y excited about load i n g u p t h e van and heading b a c k o u t o n tour in May. We al ways h ave a good laugh whe n we ’re o n the road and we’re l o o ki n g for ward to hangin g o u t w i t h the boys in Page 4 4 ! T h ey ’re a great bunch of gu ys .

What are your worst and favourite parts of being on tour together? T h e worst part is hea d i n g h o m e after the last show, k n ow i n g you’re not playin g a n o t h e r gig the following n i g ht . B u t the best parts o f to u r a re getting to play m u s i c w i t h

yo u r f r i en d s i n a new city ever y n i g ht a n d getting to me et a l l t h e co o l people that com e a lo n g to t h e shows. The dri ve s b et wee n t h e cities can be b o r i n g at t i m es but usually kee p e a c h o t h er entertained wit h s o m e b a nter and the occa s i o n a l p ra n k .

Playing to a sold o u t Ki n g Tut ’s was amazing a n d s o wa s launching our seco n d E P i n the O2 ABC2. We’ve h a d t h e chance to play w i t h s o m e amazing bands and m eet l o a d s of great people. I d o n ’t t h i n k I f yo u could do a cover we’ve got any regret s s o fa r.

Play i n g i n K i n g Tut ’s was ins a n e! I re c ko n t hat was the be st g i g we ’ve ever played.

We h a d s u c h a n awesome time on sta ge a n d t h e crowd were am a z i n g t h at n i g ht. Hearing aro u n d 3 0 0 p eo p le sing the wo rd s to yo u r songs back to yo u i s a p retty powerful exp e r i e n c e ! I ’m not really sure w h i c h g i g wa s the worst.

Pro b a b ly o n e o f o ur early gigs wh e n we we re st i l l finding our feet .

hardly do any. I’d like to tr y somethi ng old though and put our own spin on it. Maybe we could tr y a Bon Jovi track!

gain a little bit of an insight in to my mind! I feel it ’s easier to sing about something I am personally affected by cause it allows me to sing with a bit of conviction and honesty.

o f a ny song , what song wo u l d you choose and What can we expect in W hat wa s t h e b e st g i g w hy ? I’m not really sure. the future from you? S o m e you’ve eve r p l aye d , a n d We’re really bad at picking new songs and prob a b l y s o m e what wa s t h e wo rst ? songs to cover, that ’s why we more touring. We’re rea l l y excited about the n ew s o n g s we’re writing just n ow a n d we really can’t wait fo r ever yo n e to hear them. Alt h o u g h we don’t want to ru s h t h i n g s .

We want to make s u re we’re W h at song do you get totally happy w i t h t h em re q u e sts for the most? before we unleash t h e m .

We a c tually get a lot of re q u e st fo r Last Year (a song What would be the best from our first EP). We hardly piece of advice you have ever play it, so I guess that ’s been given that you why peo ple always ask for it! It might make a surprise return would like to share with our readers? Be yo u rs el f. to our set at some point.

There’s no point p rete n d i n g

Could yo u b r i ef l y to be someone you ’re n o t . describ e the m u s i c - W h o would be your ideal making p roc e s s ? And how g i r l to date? I don’t know What artist would you yo u co m e u p w i t h your lyrics? about the rest of the guys but I’m still tr ying to figure that love to collaborate with?

Usu a l l y mys el f o r Dave will com e u p w i t h a g u itar riff or a rou g h o u t l i n e o f a song , then we b r i n g i t to t h e rest band dur i n g reh e a rs a l . We start to jam t h e s o n g s a nd we each be g i n to a d d o u r own ideas and t r y d i ffe re nt things out.

I’ll u s u al l y ta ke t h e ideas home and wo r k o n l y r i c s and vocal me l o d i e s t h en f l i ng together a ro u g h d em o fo r the rest of the b a n d . We s p end a lot of tim e f i n e t u n i n g our songs – i t ca n ta ke q u ite a while for i t a l l to co m e together. I have a l i tt l e n o tebook where I w r i te d ow n a ny l yrics I come up w i t h - m o st o f them don’t even get u s ed . A l l of the lyrics are ver y p e rs o n a l . If you look into t h em e n o u g h you can pro b a b ly p i c k o u t a stor y and

I’d love Mark Hop p u s to d o some guest vocals o n o n e o f our songs! It ’s a bit u n re a l i st i c but it would be ama z i n g . We ’d love to work with l o a d s o f other artists thoug h . We l ove creating music so i t ’d rea l l y W h at is the weirdest refreshing and inte re st i n g to collaborate with an o t h e r l i keg i f t you have received minded person. f ro m a fan? We haven’t really received any weird gifts The best gig you have although we’ve had some awesome gifts. We get a lot been to? I go to so m a ny g i g s of food but that ’s not a bad that it ’s hard to pic k t h e b est thing. Food is the way to our one. Jimmy Eat Wo r l d at t h e Barrowlands last Nove m b er hearts haha! definitely sticks o u t . I t wa s my first time seeing t h e m p l ay W h at ’s been the highlight and I had been a fan fo r ye a rs . fo r yo u so far, and do you They played about a 2 a n d a h ave a ny regrets? There’s half hour set. It wa s a m a z i n g ! been loads of highlights. out! Probably a girl that is patient enough to put up with passion for music. It takes up so much of my time, so I guess they ’d have to get used to that.

W hat d o yo u d o to re l ax when yo u ’re n o t wo r k i n g ?

I watc h a l o t o f m ovies and tr y to h a n g o u t w i t h my friends as m u c h a s p o s s ible. We’re always s o b u sy at the moment tho u g h , s o i t ’s h a rd to fit any rel axat i o n t i m e i n. Hopefully all o u r h a rd wo r k will pay off!

If you h a d n ’ t b e co m e a band/s i n ge r etc . , w h at job do yo u t h i n k yo u ’d b e doing r i g ht n ow ? I think I’d b e reco rd i n g or managing ban d s . I d o n ’ t t h i nk I’d have do n e a ny t h i n g outwith the mu s i c i n d u st r y.

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“Ev er y d a y At Ten” are a Edinburgh based band playing melody-dri v e n , h a rmo ny - l a d e n Po p - Rock sound. Led by highly energetic front man, Dar y l D em a rco, t h e g u y s a r e working on material that announces without any doubt t h a t t h ey hav e t h e ta l e nt , chemistr y, passion and right team to move them to the n ex t l ev e l .

The b a n d ’s r ecent rise is a result of indefatigable hard work, since forming they h a v e b u i l t a st r o n g a n d l oy a l fan base. One even that a 60’s Cult Leader would be proud of! P r o d u ced

by M u l t i G en r e r e mix producer Chris Walker (AV8 Records), the music has taken o n a s o u n d wit h o u t s a c r i f i c i n g any of the melodises that are the trademark of Ever y Day At Ten . A s D a r yl ex p l a i n s , “O u r tracks are about life, emotion and fun, Simple songs about comp l ex to p i c s .

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How d i d yo u co m e up with the name for your ba n d ? Wa s i t yo u r First choice?

Da r y l : Wel l t h e reason I named the band Eve r y d a y At Ten i s that i used to have a 10am bre a k a t my w o r k, and while ever yone was hav i n g s o m et h i n g to eat or doing whatever I w o u l d g o s o m ew here quiet and write lyrics it w a s my w a y o f escaping the mundane work and a l w a y s h el p ed get me through the day.

Yea h I d i d n ’t w a nna call the band any thing els e i t w a s a l w a y s going to be that.

Did yo u h ave a ny other band names in mind?

Da r y l : n o t r ea l l y i t was al ways gonna be that I co u l d n ’ t g et i t o ut of my head and it meant a lo t to , s o m e o f o ur best songs came from it.

How l o n g h ave yo u known each other?

Da r y l : I h a v e k n own Dave since I was 16 and the r est o f t h e g u ys i only met when forming the b a nd . D a v e w as my first call as he is the best d r u m m e r i k n ow he was up for joining and I w a s v e r y ex i te d I knew it was a great start for t h e p r o j ec t . D erek I met through a family me m b e r a n d kn ew instantly i wanted him on lea d g u i ta r. No t l ong after Derek introduced me to C o l i n a n d t hat was that. I’ve become ver y fo n d o f a l l t he guys on a personal level as w e l l a s a p r o fe ssional level.

How d i d yo u r b a n d start?

De re k : I g o t a call from Dar yl and when I hea r d h i s i d ea s a n d songs it was a no brainer rea l l y I h a v e a d d ed my spin on things and we hav e a v er y h a r m o nious ballance.

Wh at h a s b e e n your big gest challenge as a ba n d ?

Da r y l : I t h i n k launching ever y thing and gett i n g r e co g n i t i on in such a short space of t i m e h a s b e en the biggest challeng e, we hav e b e en v er y p r olific so far and that is ver y imp o r tant to m ov e for ward gathering pace, tha t ’s t h e c h a l l en ging aspect, but it ’s a lot of fun a n d t h a t w a s our plan from the start.

As a new band how much of a cha l l e n ge h a s it been in the industr y?

Da r yl: For any new band it is a toug h i n d u st r y, you’ve got to work tirelessly. We ha v e w o r ke d incredibly hard and now the ben ef i t s a r e showing, you’ve got to want it m o r e t h a n any thing and then your natural ta l e nt w i l l pull you through.

When you write your lyrics, what i n s p i re s you?

Da r yl: A mix ture of personal exper i en ces a n d obser vations of other peoples ex p er i en ce s , I get inspired by simple things t h a t a r e universally profound like to write ab o u t t h i n g s ever yone can relate to.

What ’s your favourite song to per fo r m ?

Derek: All our songs are dif ferent i n t h ei r own way, to be honest when we g et i n f r o nt of a crowd we want to make sure ev e r y s o n g is enjoyable for ever ybody and that g i v es u s a massive buzz, it ’s hard to say a favo u r i te b u t our song ‘just for the day ’ has such a n a m a z i n g beat and full of hooks, if I was push ed I w o u l d probably say that one.

What where your musical influenc e s g row i n g up?

Derek: I’ve listened to all sorts g r ow i n g u p from rock, blues, pop, to classica l , co u nt r y, and jazz. I believe that having a w i d es p r ea d interest in dif ferent styles helps y o u a s a musician and become the creative a r t i st y o u want to be.

Who is your favourite band at the m o m e nt ?

Da r yl: That ’s a tough question at th e m o m ent . . . Mr Children, I suggest giving them a l i sten How long have you been play i n g (a ny ) instruments?

Derek: forever! Well seems that w a y s i n ce i was 5 I started, my dad was a grea t g u i ta r i st so was a natural choice of instrum ent .

Da r yl: I started playing guitar a n d w r i t i n g songs when I was about 14.

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If you could add any other ban d m e m b e r from any where in the world, who wo u l d i t be and why?

Da r yl: Takahiro Matsumoto ( p r o d u cer, composer, guitarist) from Japan e s e s u p e r group B’z. He is a born perform er, a l w a y s strives to better himself and loves w h a t h e does.

Wh at l y r i c , e i t h er your own or someone els e ’s h a s a s p e c i fic meaning to you?

Da r y l : I n o u r s o n g, ‘How ’s it gonna feel’ the lyr i c fo r t h e c h o r us has a special meaning in par t i c u l a r fo r m e but all our songs have lyrics tha t m o st p e o p l e can relate to in their own wa y. M o st o f t h e feelings I have felt I am sure the r e a r e l o t s o f people who have felt the sam e .

Wh at t y p e o f m u s ic do you really not like?

De re k : We a cce pt and respect all music styles you j u st m a y n o t find us listening to certain sty l e s , b u t ea c h to their own.

X-fa c to r, l ove o r l oathe and why?

Da r y l : I k n ow a few people who have been on t h e X fa c to r a nd have made it rela tively far a n d I t h i n k i t ’s a good launch pad if you wa nt to s i n g a n d do ver y little else. I would say t h o u g h t h a t y ou have got to make it to win o r co m e r u n ner up to have any kind of lon g te r m ca r ee r with the exception of JLS tha t i s ( l a u g h s ) . A s a friend of Fred O ’Neil and his p r o tég é S u s a n Boyle I prefer Britain’s Got Tal ent i f I ’m b ei n g honest.

De re k : ca n ’t sta n d the x factor myself. Don’t get m e w r o n g , t h ere are some great si ngers on t h er e, b u t t h e way it works, the judges, the fa ken es s , t h e utter bull of it all, it bores me to tea r s !

Wh at d o yo u d o to relax?

De re k : p l a y p o ker and music!

Da r y l : I d o n ’t g et much chance to relax at the m o m ent i n fa c t I don’t know how to really (la u g h s ) , I s o m et i mes listen to Leonard Cohen on my i Po d a n d c l ose my eyes for a whil e.

Do you have any exciting shows co m i n g u p ?

Derek: all of our shows, no matter w h er e t h ey are, will be great. We’re gonna wo r k h a r d to improve at each one, and give 100 % ef fo r t i n our performances. You get ever y th i n g a t o u r concerts we interact a lot with the c r ow d i t ’s not good enough for us to just sta n d t h er e and play. I honestly believe all our s h ow s a r e exiting from the intimate ones to t h e l a r g e r ones; the fans always get the best f r o m u s .

Who would you like to tour with?

Derek: Bif f y Clyro great band, or fo r a l a u g h Justin Timberlake we did have a UK exc l u s i v e tour set with IYAZ in December 201 0 b u t w a s cancelled due to aw ful weather an d a i r p o r t s being closed.

Finally, where do you HOPE to be i n a ye a r ’s time? And where do you think yo u w i l l AC TUALLY be?

Da r yl: I think our momentum wi l l h a v e u s in a great position in a year ’s tim e, I d o n ’t see us slowing down. The reality i s t h a t y o u never really know where you will b e, t h a t ’s down to fate and I always believe t h a t i s j u st something that must run its course .

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If yo u w h e re a TV/cartoon character who wo u l d yo u b e a n d why?

Da r y l : S tew i e f r o m family guy simply because he’s t h e co o l est c h aracter ever invented.

If yo u we re a s u p erhero, which ONE special powe r wo u l d yo u have?

De re k : i nv i s i b i l i t y ... :) Wh at h ave b e e n your experiences of “ce l e b r i t y l i fe ”. What are the perks/negative sid e s o f fa m e ?

Da r y l : I t s to u g h keeping in the limelight at ever y l ev el , I d o k now celebrity ’s, and I know tha t ’s t h ei r b i g g e st challenge, as is keeping a go o d i m a g e t h r o u gh the press . . . showbiz is a r u t h l es s g a m e .

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The gi g t o o k p l a c e a t S n e a k y Pete’s in the Cowgate, Edinburgh on April 8 t h 2 0 1 1 . S u c i o p e r r o w here the headline act of the ni ght, a 3 pi ece R o c k / A l t b a n d f r o m A y r/Glasgow. With support from “Aviation For Kid s ” , a t h r e e p i e c e A l t ernative band from Edinburgh and “He Slept O n 5 7 ” a t h r e e p i e c e a l t/rock band from Inverness.

A v i a t i o n Fo r K i d s

th e A M P d o w n ” the vocals are t oooo qu i e t ! A g a i n t hey were drowned out by v e r y l o u d g uitars. Now, normally, I wo u l d b e s h o u ting turn it up, but I do like t o h e a r t h e songs as well. Their third son g o f t h e n i g ht, “memories”, was my fa v o u r i t e . I t s l o wed down a lot so you co u l d h e a r t h e l yrics much more clearly.

In f a c t I r e a l l y enjoyed that song!! The fou r t h s o n g t h e y performed had a very los t p r o p h e t s f eeling to it, tracks such as “ l a s t t r a i n home” and “to hell we rid e ” . V o c a l s a l so became stronger and cle a r e r t o h e a r . Their fifth was another slo w t r a c k . I t h ad an old school feel to it. T h e y e n d e d t heir portion of the show wi t h t h e i r t r a c k called “tidal”.

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First on stage was “Aviation F o r K i d s ” , made up of Stephen lead v o c a l s & guitar, Gregor on bass and b a c k i n g vocals, and Liam on drums. T h i s w a s the second time I have seen t h i s b a n d , this time they were a lot loud e r t h a n I remembered. Their first trac k b e g a n with a lot of guitar, very lou d o n t h e ears! When the vocals finally s t a r t e d , it was not too clear what th e y w e r e singing.

Having seen them b e f o r e , I recognised it as “Everything” . A s t h e second track began I was think i n g “ t u r n

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The p l a c e w a s filling up nicely as “He sle p t o n 5 7 ” t o o k to the stage. The band, ma d e u p o f S t uart Nelson lead vocal an d g u i t a r , E wan Cruickshank Bass/ Vo c a l s a n d K y l e Campbell on drums.

The b a n d o p e n ed their set with “Your Fa i n t M e m o r y ” . A nice fresh pop/rock son g t o g e t t h e fans going. This song began with just good sounding guitaring, be f o r e t h e d r u ms and singing kick in.

Thi s b a n d s v o cals where decidedly mo r e p o w e r f u l compared to “Avia tion” wh o w e r e o n f irst. Stuart was having som e p r o b l e m s as he kept tripping over the w i r e s o n s t age, maybe he should ha v e t a p e d t h e m down!!!

“A n o t h e r P h o t o for the Album” was ne x t t o b e p e r f ormed by the band. The mu s i c f o r t h i s t rack was heavier than the f i r s t a n d h ad more of a kick to it.

Wi t h s l o w e r v o cals as well, it ma de it ea s i e r t o m a k e out and enjoy the lyrics.

The song “Autumn leaves & F r e e z i n g Feet” was next up. I loved t h i s s o n g !

Personally its one of my favou r i t e s . L i v e it was even better. If you like d s i m p l e plan in the early days, then y o u w i l l definately enjoy this track. A g a i n a more pop/rock track, with p l e n t y o f strong guitar solos where need e d .

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“K i c k i n g S t o n e s ” sounded as good live as i t d o e s o n the EP. A real quality tra c k . T h e d r u m ming was less pop/rock an d m o r e R O C K & ROLL. Th e b a n d a n n o unced “The Old Sparky” ca n b e f o u n d o n their EP, which was on sa l e a t t h e “ m erch” stand. The tone an d p i t c h o f S tuart’s voice during this so n g r e m i n d e d me of lead vocals in “b o w l i n g f o r s o up”.

Th e t r a c k “ W h e re the Air is Thin” is the ne w s i n g l e f r o m the Inverness trio. The

vid e o f o r t h i s track can be found on th e i r Y o u T u b e . This track is my favourite fro m t h e n e w EP!! I think the video is fa b t o o , h o w e v er, live is even better, it ha d t h e c r o w d singing along.

Th e i r f i n a l s o n g of the night was “Clark Be n t ” . S o m e f r i ends of the band had tra v e l l e d t h r o u gh from Glasgow for the ev e n t a n d t h e y were being encouraged to j o i n i n w i t h t h e singing. This all added to t h e a t m o s p h ere, as by now the v enue wa s a l m o s t f u l l .

Ov e r a l l a m o s t enjoyable band! For fa n s o f T w e n t y Twenty, simple plan or an y p o p / r o c k band. I will definitely re c o mm e n d t h i s band.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Heslepton57 http://www.myspace.com/heslepton57

Su c i o perro

http://sucioperro.com/hs/ h ttp://www.myspace.com/sucioperro h t t p : / / www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/sucioper r o Suc i o p e r r o w e r e the headline band of the n i g h t . T h e y opened the show with a s o n g c a l l e d “Running from all that doe s n ’ t t e m p t you”.

A heavy rock son g t h a t g o t the crowd going and eve n s o m e M o s hing! The second song the f a n s t o o k over the singing.

The tra c k w a s n o t quite as grunge/rock as t h e p r e v i o u s track. There was some stra n g e b a n t e r going on between the ban d a n d a u d i e nce, involving monkeys and t a n s !

B y the fourth song the sing e r w a n t e d u s to know he wasn’t a mo n k e y ? ? C o n f used? So was I. During

the evening, Sucioperro an n o u n c e d they would be taking a bre a k f o r a while. Their fans seemed a litt l e u p s e t .

They then declared this is not t h e e n d !

They will be back.... They de d i c a t e d the tenth track of the night to t h e f a n s as it was called “song for F a n s ” . I n total the band performed 14 t r a c k s , a l l heavy some you may even ca l l m e t a l .

T h e Escape A r Na m e : Jack Tyreman (vocals) A ge : 1 7 M y favo urite thing in the whole wo r l d i s . FOOD! I rea l l y hate. Mike talking bout w re st l i n g I h ave a pet. Dog B u t I wo uld like a pet. Sedge M y favo urite colour is. Blue I l ove e ating. Ever y t hing Na m e : Matthew Sedgewick ( g u i ta r / vocals) A ge : 1 8 M y favo urite thing in the whole wo r l d i s . KFC I rea l l y hate. Narrow minded people I h ave a pet. Dog ( jasper) B u t I wo uld like a pet. Tait M y favo urite colour is. Purple I l ove e ating. EVERYTHING Na m e : Kurtis Brudenell ( g u i ta r ) A ge : 2 0 M y favo urite thing in the whole wo r l d i s . world is gaming or c h i l l i n g with my guitar.

I rea l l y hate . GENER IC H A R D CO RE MUSIC!!!

I h ave a pet . guitar.

B u t I wo uld like a pet. Koala.

M y favo urite colour is. Black or red I l ove e ating. This is just a statem ent.

Na m e : Daniel Tyreman (bass) A ge : 2 0 M y favo urite thing in the whole wo r l d i s . I like walks by the b e a c h a nd candlelit dinners. I m e a n . . . Death Fucking Metal, Re a l A l e and Fifa 11 (Now t h at ’s a Friday night !)

I rea l l y hate. No comment.

I h ave a pet. Yak B u t I wo uld like a pet. Bal l P y t h o n or Turtle M y favo urite colour is. REEEED T H E CO LOUR OF BLOOOOD. ( A n d t h e sexiest lingerie co l o u r ) I l ove e ating. Jack Loves eating Na m e : Mike Tait (drums) A ge : 2 3 M y favo urite thing in the whole wo r l d i s : DRUMS I rea l l y hate. Gypsies I h ave a pet. Dog (Frankie) cat ( O s ca r ) B u t I wo uld like a pet. Tiger M y favo urite colour is. Black a n d yel l ow Black and yellow I l ove e ating. Any thing that is fo o d .

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How did you choose the name of your band Have you changed the band’s name before?

It ’s qu ite difficult to pick someth ing original these days so we jus put the I Pod on shuffle and picked the first track name that came up. We never really got round to thinking of a idea so The Escape Artist just stuck.

What genre of music do you co nsider your work to be? Who are your major influen ces?

I guess it ’s metalcore, but not the sense alot of others play it, it ’s thrashier and more technical with the occasional funky time signatures and such. But we still take the best bits from the metalcore scene.

When did you form your band?

We formed about a year ago

by Jack and Matthew and after a few line up changes we are now al happy and we work really well together and I can’t see there been another change.

What inspired you to make music together?

We have all been i nvo l ved with music togeth er i n s o m e way shape or form . P rev i o u s bands and three o f u s h ave taken a music co u rs e. J a c k , Matt and Dan are t h e o r i g i n a l three and Kurtis a n d M i ke came into it throug h k n ow i n g Matt.

Where have you p e r fo r m e d ?

Mainly the north e a st o f t h e UK but over the s u m m e r we plan to do a lot of s h ows a l l around.

What are your favo u r i te a n d least favourite ven u e s ?

Ever y venu is o bv i o u s l y different and we a l l h ave o u r personal opinions b u t m u s i c is our life and we a re h a p py to play any where an d a ny t i m e that we can.

Do you have any u p co m i n g shows?

We have a few pl a n n e d o u t and confirmed over t h e summer which can b e fo u n d on our MySpace and Fa c e b o o k page.

How has your mus i c evo l ve d since you first bega n p l ay i n g music together?

When we first star te d we h a d quite a metalcoe h a rd co re kind of look on t h i n g s a n d

it rea l l y s h owe d i n our early son g s b u t o u r m u s ic taste has cha n ge d a n d we opened our mi n d s u p to d i fferent things rea l l y a n d we j ust started exp e r i m e nt i n g m o re.

If you could play on your dream tour, what bands would be on it supporting you?

We all h ave different opinions on this but we love August Burns Red, Suicide Silence, Sylosis…..

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How ca n fa n s - to-be gain acc e s s to yo u r m u sic?

Th ro u g h t h e M y Space page or fa c eb o o k ( w hich there is a l i n k fo r o n the myspac and You Tu b e c h annel Also we h ave a C D available for any b o d y w h o co mes out to see u s .

Do yo u g u ys h ave any other ho b b i e s b e s id e s , obviously, ma k i n g m u s i c ?

We a l l h ave d i ffe rent things we e n j oy to d o, gaming , spo r t s a n d j u st h anging out in gen e ra l w i t h f r i ends.

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What are your songs about?

Personal issues I guess. Not in a Haw thorne Heights Emo kind of way. But we don’t sing about any thing political or religious because none of that bullshit interests us.

Or none of that aimlessly brutal Raping and Killing and Mutilating death metal shit (but that would be awesome).

Just pure hatred alot of the time, which Jack has alot of.

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Would you date a fan: We are all in a relationship and they don’t mind our music

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Wh at a d v i c e d o you have for pe o p l e w h o wa nt to form the i r ow n b a n d s ?

Do i t . I f yo u l ove music and en j oy p l ay i n g t h e n start up a ban d a n d go fo r i t .

Band you would love to support: August Burns Red, Lamb Of God and Suicide Silence.

Jack

Are yo u s e e k i n g fame and for t u n e ?

As l o n g a s we h ave fun and en j oy w h at we d o we are all hap py.

Life on tour is: AWSOME

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What is your music background: We all have similar kind of backgrounds when it comes to music. We have been in separate bands and experimented before but now we are all happy and love wh at we do.

Best gig you played & why: Billingham Synthonia with a Fable for the Curious jus cause of the size of the place and amount of people there.

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What ’s your dream holiday?

Somewhere hot maybe.

Having a chance to get any where outside of the UK with our music would be a bonus.

Quick Questions…

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What ’s your most embarrassing experience?

There have been a few. Jack getting tangled up in his mic lea d and falling into a pole, Dan’s bass cutting out, Mike playing the wrong part, Kurtis’s effect board cutting out just before a solo. Its all been a laugh though.

Matthew S e d gew i c k ( guitar/voca l s )

Links

Ku r t i s B r u d e n e l l ( g u i ta r )

w w w.myspace.com/theescapeartistuk w w w.youtube.com/theescapeartistuk

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The video is for our song “Into the Deep” Was this your first video?

Yes, this is our first music video. It was a fun experience. The band was filmed on set at Cornerstone University. It actually took 12 hours to film the band.

It took a lot of energy drinks, coffee, and quesadillas. Fortunately, we are used to playing live with a click track so getting the timing write was no problem. There were just a lot of takes and a lot of camera angles to capture.

Who directed the video?

The video was filmed by Matt Pickart (See notes & credits). He is an experienced director but it was his first time directing a music video.

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What message was it tr ying to send to the public/fans?

There are a lot of people in the world who feel alone and unwanted. They strug gle to fit in. We want them to know they are perfect just the way they are.

They are wanted and they are loved. At the same time, we as individuals need to be aware of those in need a nd do our best to seek them out and show them love and compassion.

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n d saints ” he Deep” Di d yo u h ave a c h o i c e o f h ow you wanted t h e v i d e o to b e d o n e ? (i.e. of ban d , s p e c i a l ef fe c t s i n c l u d e d or animate d , e c t ) We did n ’t rea l l y h ave a l o t o f s ay in how th e v i d eo wa s m a d e . We gave the produc t i o n te a m a b a s i c i d e a o f what th e so n g m ea nt to u s a n d l et them create t h e i r ow n co n c e pt . We t h ought th e sto r y t h ey ca m e u p w i t h wa s g reat.

Where can people see your v ideo?

Our music video can be viewed on our Youtube channel at ...... http://w w w.youtube.com/citiesan d s a i nt s

Was th at yo u r f i rst c h o i c e o f h ow to make it ?

Origina l l y, t h ey h a d a sto r y t h at i nvolved about 5 c h a ra c te rs . Event u a l l y, they realized t h e sto r y wa s b e co m i n g too big and h a d to n a r row i t d ow n to one main ch a ra c te r.

Are you exc i te d a b o u t t h e n ex t v i deo?

Yes, we a re ve r y exc i te d to b e s h o oting a secon d v i d e o n ex t m o nt h ! We have anothe r p ro d u ct i o n tea m t h at w ill be fil ming a v i d eo fo r o u r s o n g “O ver It.” Now th at we h ave ex p er i en c e b ei ng in a music v i d eo, i t w i l l b e a l o t e a s i er to prepare fo r a n d to ca pt u re t h e s h o ts we want. T h e b a n d d o e s n o t k n ow a l l the details fo r t h i s n ew v i d e o . At o n e point th ey ta l ke d a b o u t f l o o d i n g a ro om. I th ink t h at h a s b e en s c ratc h ed s o we’ll see wh at t h ey are p l a n n i n g .

Any more news to share?

We are getting new merchandise in soon! We have t-shirts and wristbands that should be available in the nex t couple weeks

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W hen d i d yo u re a l i ze yo u wa nted to be a sin ge r /s o n g w r i te r ?

I starte d s i n g i n g f ro m a yo u n g age I th ink a ro u n d 6 o r 7 ye a rs o l d . Then when I t u r n ed 1 3 I go t my f i rst g uitar and by t h e a ge o f 1 5 I sta r te d w riting songs. A s t h e yea rs p a s s e d by I re a lized th at mu s i c wa s a b i g p a r t o f my l i fe and someth i n g i w i l l d o fo reve r.

W hat in s p i re s yo u w h e n yo u w r i te your songs?

Most o f my s o n g s h ave a m ea n i n g and come f ro m t h e h ea r t .W h en I write songs I w r i te d ow n my fe e l i n g s onto paper a n d i g u es s p eo p l e ca n re l ate to th em in o n e way o r a n o t h er.

The Mo st p owe r f u l l y r i c s a re ?

Things h a p p e n fo r a re a s o n ,T h at s what I believe i n .

W hich a r t i st wo u l d yo u l i ke to collaborate w i t h ?

I woul d l ove to wo r k w i t h D er yck whibley f ro m t h e b a n d ( s u m 4 1 ) hes ver y ta l e nte d .

How d o yo u re l ax w h e n yo u ’re not singing ?

When I ’m n o t s in g i n g I l i ke p l ay i n g the mario ka r t s o n t h e W i i a n d a n i c e can of Dr.p e p p e r.

If you h a d n ’ t b e co m e a b a n d /s inger etc., w h at j o b d o yo u t h i n k yo u ’d be doing r i g ht n ow ?

I would b e l o st w i t h o u t m a k i n g music but I t h i n k I wo u l d h ave b ee n doing someth i n g t h at i nvo l ve s m u s i c i ts in my blo o d . I wo u l d h ave l i ke d to be a fo otbal l e r i t s e em s l i ke a f u n j ob to have.

D o you h ave a ny p re - g i g r i t u a l s / Lucky items?

I had a l u c k y g u i ta r p i c k b u t I t hink I lost i t.

Which instrument do you wish you could play?

The violin would be awesome but it looks hard to play.

Do you play your own music or do you have a band?

I play my guitar and sing on my own but it would be cool to have a band in the future maybe.

When is your next tour?

Im looking into playing some shows in the future but no tours yet.

What band are you a big fan of?

Im a huge sum 41 fan they have been my favorite band for over 6 years.

Do you get compared to any other artists?

Alot of people say I sound like a relaxing acoustic version of Blink-182.But Then many fans say my sound is unique which is nice to hear.

Quick Quest ions…

F a v o ri te s o n g e v e r: S o lo ng goodbye - sum 41 Yo u r fu n n ie s t o n s ta g e m o m e n t: I p la y e d a s m a ll s h o w a t a c o ll e g e a n th e re w a s n d o m ic s ta n d th e re s o 2 g s tu d e n ts h e ir l ld 1 m ic ro p h o n e to m y m o u th a n d th e o th e r m ic ro p h o n e to m y a c o u s ti c g u it a r.W a s p re tt y fu n n y H ig h li g h t s o fa r: A ll o f th e n ic c o m m e n ts e and m essages everyone on fr o m myspace.

G u il ty p le a s u re : D r. p e p p e r it s v e a d d ic ti v e ry F a v o ri te fo o d: Cheese B u rg e r F a v o ri te T V p ro g ra m s : The gadget s h o w,T h e s im p s o n s ,D e a l or no deal

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Drummi n g k i c ks i n a n d t h e g u i ta r sto ps s c re ec h ing and star t s p l ay i n g . T h i s co nt i n u e s fo r a ro u n d t h e f i rst minute o r s o o f t h e t ra c k , g i v i n g a l o n g a n d e n j oya ble intro. Vo ca l s k i c k i n a s g u i ta rs a n d d r u m s d ro p i nto the back g ro u n d a l i tt l e. T h e re i s d ef i n i tel y a U 2 v ibe going on at t h i s p o i nt , a l t h o u g h t h e o p e n i n g m i n ute or so is m o re l i ke a n I n m e t ra c k . T h e t ra c k co nt i n ues to flip b a c k a n d fo r t h b et we en t h e s e t wo st y l es.

Instrum e nt s a n d vo ca l s a re co m b i n ed we l l to p ro d uce a slick s o u n d i n g t ra c k. T h i s t ra c k h a s a m o re g r u ngy fee l i n g co m p a re d to t h e i r u s u a l st y l e .

To gain f re e a c c e s s to t h i s t ra c k, yo u ca n c h e c k out the ban d s mys p a c e j u st fo l l ow t h e l i n k b el ow ! O r you ca n f i n d t h e b a n d o n fa c eb o o k . . .

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