Date: March 2nd, 2013
Venue: Academy 2, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Format: Audio
Website: www.donbroco.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/donbroco
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donbroco
The heights that Bedford’s Don Broco have ascended to over the past 12 months is almost unbelievable. The last headline show the band played in Manchester was the small The Roadhouse to just a handful of people. Now, the band have completely sold out Academy 2, a room tenfold in size to their last show there. We caught up with drummer Matt Donnelly and guitarist Simon Delaney to talk about their rise, their debut album ‘Priorities’, their work out/fitness regime, wanking out giant sperm (yeah, seriously) and more.
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Date: February 27th, 2013
Venue: HMV Ritz, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Format: Audio
Website: www.reel-big-fish.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/reelbigfish
Twitter: www.twitter.com/reelbigfish
Huge forerunners of the ska punk genre, Reel Big Fish are now eight studio albums into their career and, despite falling from their mainstream major label days, the band have always held onto their underground die-hard fans. Always returning to the UK for headline tours at the beginning of the year, we jumped at the chance to speak with drummer Ryland Steen to talk about their latest record ‘Candy Coated Fury’, how the tour has been going, his favourite swear word and more.
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Date: February 22nd, 2013
Venue: Academy 3, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Format: Audio
Website: www.theghostinside.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theghostinside
Twitter: www.twitter.com/theghostinside
When bands who are much more in the heavier spectrum of things, it’s often a very risky move to walk down the path of melodic hooks that were totally absent in the past. However, for The Ghost Inside, the risk most definitely paid off when they did just that with their latest full-length, ‘Get What You Give’. Whilst at the Manchester date of their UK tour support said record, we spoke with frontman Jonathan Vigil about their latest album, why they decided to take the melodic route, why they signed with Epitaph to release the album and more:
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Date: February 22nd, 2013
Venue: Academy 3, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Format: Video
Website: www.burytomorrow.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/burytomorrow
Twitter: www.twitter.com/burytomorrow
British metalcore outfit Bury Tomorrow have certainly been on the rise since the release of their sophomore record ‘The Union Of Crowns’ last July, securing many support slots, festival bookings and, most recently, a slot as main support for The Ghost Inside. We caught up with frontman Dani Winter-Bates shortly before the Manchester date of the tour to talk about the shows so far, work on their third full-length, covering Ricky Martin and more.
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Date: February 18th, 2013
Venue: Academy, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Format: Audio
Website: www.thisisletlive.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theletlive
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thisisletlive
Some note them as the new Glassjaw, some note them even as one of the most live modern post-hardcore bands around today. Regardless, letlive. certainly are a band who carry passion and meaning through and through with their music. Whilst touring across the UK supporting Deftones, we caught up with the band to talk about their music, their upcoming yet-to-be-titled full-length, injuries they’ve sustained so far during their shows and more.
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Date: February 16th, 2013
Venue: NQ Live, Manchester
Interviewer: Jack Bastard
Format: Written
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/suchgold
Twitter: www.twitter.com/suchgold
Coming out of Rochester, New York, Such Gold have quickly carved themselves a name in the pop-punk and hardcore scene and now find themselves touring across the UK with Welsh post-hardcore legends, Funeral For A Friend. We caught up with the band in Manchester to talk about where they fit into everything, their recent album ‘Misadventures’, how they’re finding the tour so far and more.
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Date: February 9th, 2013
Venue: O2 Academy, Glasgow
Interviewer: Caitlyn Dewar
Format: Written
Website: www.thesummersetband.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thesummerset
Twitter: www.twitter.com/the_summer_set
It seems already that 2013 has a lot in store for Arizona pop-rock five-piece, The Summer Set. The band have already wowed crowds and won over fans with their catchy new single, ‘Fuck U Over’, and have an upcoming studio album ‘Legendary’ soon to be released. It’s safe to say that you’ll be hearing a lot more from this band this year, and if you haven’t heard of them already, there’s no doubt that you will be. We caught up with singer, Brian Dales, before the band’s set with All Time Low in Glasgow to chat about the upcoming plans for the year and his super powers:
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Date: February 6th, 2013
Venue: Deaf Institute, Manchester
Interviewer: Fin Murphy
Format: Written
Website: www.therealpurelove.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/therealpurelove
Twitter: www.twitter.com/therealpurelove
Having just released their long awaited debut album, ‘Anthems’, transatlantic rockers Pure Love are touring and hitting some of the UK’s most intimate venues, alongside acts such as Turbogeist and The Vestals. We braved the cold streets of Manchester to meet up with the duo behind the band, Frank Carter and Jim Carroll, to talk about their new record, touring and future plans:
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Date: February 4th, 2013
Venue: Academy, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Format: Audio
Website: www.blackveilbrides.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackveilbrides
Twitter: www.twitter.com/officialbvb
Bringing out a concept/rock opera themed album is a bold move, but to also bring out an accompanying feature length film to coincide with the release is a big stretch for any band, nevermind one as young as Hollywood’s Black Veil Brides. With both the album and film being releases for a few weeks and in the UK on the headline spot of the Kerrang! tour, we spoke with drummer Christian “CC” Coma about the releases, the narrative behind the album, how they’re finding the tour so far, plans for 2013 and more:
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Date: February 2nd, 2013
Venue: Academy 3, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Format: Audio
Website: www.anberlin.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anberlin
Twitter: www.twitter.com/anberlin
Coming back with a more vibrant and strong sense of urgency with their latest full-length studio output, ‘Vital’, Florida’s Anberlin were, as always, warmly welcomed when news of a headline run return to the UK was confirmed. During said tour, we caught with the band’s frontman Stephen Christian on the Manchester date of the tour to discuss the record, what he and his bandmates like most about coming to the UK and more:
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Date: February 2nd, 2013
Venue: Academy 3, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Format: Audio
Website: www.thegetawayplan.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegetawayplan
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thegetawayplan
Coming over to the UK all the way from Australia, pop-rock quartet The Getaway Plan are a long way away from home, on tour as support for Anberlin. With their latest album ‘Requiem’ getting its official UK release a few months back and already visting over not long ago with Pierce The Veil, we spoke with the guys on the Manchester date of the tour to discuss what they enjoy about the UK, how it compares to Australia and much more:
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Date: January 26th, 2013
Venue: HMV Ritz, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Format: Audio
Website: www.sonicboomsix.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sonicboomsix
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sonicboomsix
Bringing to light more social related issues in their lyrics than most other bands, Sonic Boom Six are a band who carry a more unified message than the usual ‘bad relationship’ or ‘missing that one’ that other bands usually opt for. Whilst in their hometown of Manchester on their UK tour supporting The Blackout, we spoke with frontwoman Laila Khan about their self-titled album, what it’s like living in Manchester, her thoughts on HMV going into administration and more:
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