-Raz- has written the following articles:
"Two" is the 'cleverly' titled, yes you guessed it, second release from the Surrey quintet. This EP has been long awaited by many as it has been a full year since the release of their first attempt entitled, equally cunningly, yes you guessed it again, "One". Beginning with a slightly understated r»
Unsigned metal newcomers, Destrovert have announced several live dates for July and August. They will be playing the most prestigious gig of their career on Monday, July 9th at the Mean Fiddler, formerly the LA2. There will be six unsigned bands playing 3 songs each. eac»
A band recently selling out arenas twice over all over the UK is playing The Forum. The show was announced mere days prior to the event and so the vast majority of the tickets were sold out to true fans who had heard through word of mouth very, very quickly. The audience would not be diluted by fans of the sup»
I recently had a conversation with a self-confessed Radiohead groupie. She made the seemingly outrageous claim that I was just unable to appreciate the most recent Radiohead album. What made this outrageous was not that I can not appreciate it - because I can not as I do not really like Radiohead's current ver»
American nu-metallers Slipknot have confirmed a 6-date November tour of the UK. This is following an appearance at Ozzfest 2001 in Milton Keynes and the imminent release of their 2nd album - Iowa - produced by Ross Robinson, again. The dates are as follows... November <»
Hotly-tipped British metal newcomers Destrovert are to play their 1st gig of 2001 at The Standard, Walthamstow, London E17 on July 4th. On the day that most Americans will be celebrating their independence, Destrovert are to be "celebrating heavy metal"! Higher profile gigs are prom»
UK metallists Hundred Reasons are to release their 2nd EP - imaginatively titled '2' on June 30th following last June's debut EP '1'. The tracklisting is Remmus, Soapbox Rally, Shine. To coincide with this release they are touring the Nothern half of the UK June <»
Who do you really like? Slipknot? Amen? At The Drive-In? All three are high-profile bands that have received much attention from the public and press alike in the past year. Is it just because they are truly brilliant bands with absolute music genius? Probably - but would it surprise you that»
Garbage are reported to have finished work on their third studio album according to singer Shirley Manson. The new album titled 'Beautiful Garbage' has taken 12 months to record and final decisions over the tracklist are currently being made. Some tracks on the album are...
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This is 'Son Song'. This is a Sepultura tune. This kinda hits you in the face rather firmly as the riff that can be described only as 'killer' kicks in. Son Song was co-written by none other than self-proclaimed indie kid and slight Zane Lowe lookalikey - Sean Lennon. Oh yeah, and he has a »
British rockers My Vitriol are to sign copies of Grounded and whatever else you throw at them. This is the 5th single from their recent, critically acclaimed debut album - 'Finelines'. The signing session will take place at 6pm on»
It has been reported in the Belfast Sunday newspaper 'Sunday Life' that Oasis mastermind, Noel Gallagher, plans to travel to Ireland later in the year to collaborate with Belfast 4-piece - Ash. Mr.Gallagher said: "They've got great talent. That's what pop music should be, not Steps »
REM guitarist Peter Buck, pictured above in the centre, has been arrested on arrival at Heathrow Airport on a charge of air rage against 2 members of the flight crew. The band arrived in England in preparation for their South Africa Freedom Day gig in Trafalgar Square next Sunday, April 29th»
One of the most prestigious music awards recognising talent and achievement in music - The Ivor Novello Awards - has pitted Coldplay up against S Club 7 and Bob the Builder to win Best Song Musically And Lyrically. The choices are not as odd as it may seem as these awards rely h»
This is a step-by-step guide to causing anarchy in the music world of Britain. The plan is to overthrow the pop community in the charts with the smaller bands community. The current trend in the National Music Charts is for a 'pop' act to use extensive media coverage to gain a high chart pla»
Hundred Reasons - Kerrang readers' favourite unsigned band - have announced details of their first ever nationwide headline tour in May. It is an ambitious 18-date tour for the band which as still unsigned despite huge support from the public and media following their debut release entitled "1" on Fierce Panda Records»
Emma Bunton AKA Baby Spice, set to topple Hear'say from the top of the charts this Sunday with her new single 'What Took You So Long', has claimed to be an indie fan while trouncing the new Ash and Feeder singles in this week's chart telling NME.com: "I hope it's not the death of indie, because I'm a massive fan »
Stone Temple Pilots are finishing their 5th studio album in Atlanta, recorded in their LA house studio. They have made a film documentary of the creation of the album, directed by Chapman Baehler, who said it will be "beautiful" and "moody" in a "really beautiful space" with some "totally awesome rock-out live stuff" »
My Vitriol are set to release a cover of Madonna's hit 'Oh Father' on their next single - Grounded. This news may come as a shock to fans of the band who cite My Bloody Valentine, Deftones and Nirvana as some of their influences. Grounded is to be released in late April to coincide with their support slot on thei»
People often wonder when Nirvana's apparent reign at the top of the rock music world will end. Indeed, many bands have been tipped as better than Nirvana but with such a large fan base as loyal as Nirvana it is difficult to argue this point. Many fans are blinkered to the point of obsession. I am a huge Nirvana fan.»
It is Thursday October 26th. Idlewild are performing at The Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight. It is cold outside. I have just spent five minutes outside the stage door waiting to be let in. I am not happy, but this is what you have to do if you want to interview one of the brightest nu prospects on the British rock s»
