The line between being polite and being nice to people is a bit like the 'chicken vs. egg' dilemma. No one quite knows where one thing ends and another one starts. Being polite is one thing. A thing that easily slips towards air kisses and superficial pretension. How many times do we say 'Hi, how are you' to p»
For the benefit of the ignorant, what do you do for a living?
Well at the moment, apart from my music, I do still have a 9-5 job working for an I.T. Company as a technical advisor, but hopefully that’s just temporary. Myself and DJ Rapid (also from Ruud Awakening) are currently putting a lot of time an»
'YOU STUPID LITTLE GIT! GET THE FUCK OVER HERE!'. I was just reaching for a pint of milk when these exact words pierced my eardrums, coming from opposite the cheese counter. I turned round, and to my great horror I found that the voice belonged to a woman about 25 and was directed at what I presume was her son, a littl»
It’s usually filed under “Scuzz-punk” or “nu-rock’n’roll”. Some call it the ”Scene with No Name”, others just talk about how cool it all is. Me? I can’t stand the stuff. It makes me want to spit vomit on their ‘faces’ because everyone knows them all. It creates angry feelings deep down insid»
I came home from work last night weary and tired as usual for the end of the week. The television flickered into life and I perched on a rather uncomfortable, if familiar, stool in the kitchen whilst the kettle bubbled away impatiently. I suddenly realised that I was watching Top Of The Pops. The reason this too»
My predictions tend to be fairly accurate it would seem. In 2000 I predicted Lifehouse, Crazy Town and 3 Doors Down to be success stories in 2001. Last September I told people to look out for a band called Nickelback and so I have decided to put my neck on the line as such and predict a few forthco»
Describe the Scandal to the uneducated - what are you guys all about?
Primarily we are a ska-punk band but strongly feel that we shouldn't be categorised too specifically, our influences are broad and diverse, and we draw inspiration from things that can be considered out of the ordinary and we think our »
- dialling 1471 results in hearing something along the lines of "you were called on the...", because then you realised no one has rung in days -the pile of dirty washing is about to take over more than 50% of your room -you find yourself thinking that Coldplay are not at all ba»
Every time I interview a band it seems to be really quite nippy. Today is no exception. I am interviewing Alien Ant Farm’s Terry Corso prior to their first ever headlining show in Manchester, at the largest university venue – The Academy. The 30-year-old guitarist proves to be a tricky eel to snare when it co»
Walking into a venue filled with 270 people out to see live music, on a Wednesday
night in Reading, is fantastic, the fact that the bands are pretty much
unknown makes it a delight. The venue is 'The Fez' and tonight Reading
is enjoying one less garage-event than normal.
When known as
Most people in their twenties have gone through a grunge phase at some stage of their career. Hence the dodgy passport photos ca. 1993 ('Haha, look t my stupid Kurt Cobain hair...') and the fact that 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' is still able to populate dancefloors with people on the wrong side of twenty. Naturally, th»
Face it - over the years, Manchester, and it's surrounding suburbs, has produced some of the most exciting music to emerge from this country. Joy Division, The Smiths and Oasis, to name but three. However, since the Brit Pop years of the mid nineties, Manchester has produced little in the wa»
Deliciously dark yet diligently delicate, Remy Zero’s third album ‘The Golden Hum’ comes thundering from across the seas. At a time when the current Atlantic import seems to be a tidal wave of Nu-metal, Remy Zero bring with them a breathe of fresh indie air! On a chilled winters day back in early February I caught up w»
'Can you stop shuffling about, please. I want to go to sleep', I had unsuspectingly said to a friend who was staying over. It was about 4AM, we had just returned from some club. Needless to say, we were not the soberest of people at the time. To my great horror, my friend denied having made any noises whatsoever. It fe»
In the three and a half years since Cornershop offered their last release, the ‘Sleep on the Left Side’ single, the world has seen nu-metal, garage (then ‘speed garage’) Coldplay, Travis»
Fun; entertaining; sexy; powerful; energetic; intense; electrifying; captivating. These are just a few words used to try to sum up just what it is that makes Orange County ska-core crew Save Ferris so special and unique. Borne from the same SoCal scene that has given us the likes of No Doubt, Offspri»
Self-titled as the new hip kids, these youth first saw daylight when The Strokes turned from a mediocre New York toilet band into the overrated hype they are now. Boom! The Strokes had arrived, and thanks to their well-oiled PR machinery, The Strokes soon gained a scarily big fanbase. At first, it was just a handful of»
Inspired by the likes of DIY SOS and Changing rooms, I decided I was going to sort out the depressing ditch I live in. I was going to create an inspiring environment low budget style. That was the plan, anyway. So I headed for my nearest Swedish furniture store. Easier said than done, the store proved to be in the midd»
It’s amazing what can come of a few chance meetings in a record shop. It was during his time working at London’s ‘Blackmarket Records’ that Jay Hannan became acquainted with Ben Watt, and together the pair became Lazy Dog - deep house DJ’s and soulful Sunday night party hosts. After almost f»
I eventually surfaced at around dinner time after several hours in a state of semi-consciousness. In an act of hideous perversity, Richard D. James was the first act in the Rephlex room. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that this was the idea of the Aphex Twin himself. He'd done it on purpose to fuck with our heads.»
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