Date: February 8th, 2012
Venue: Academy 1, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.dillingerescapeplan.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dillingerescapeplan
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dillingerescpln
Whether you’ve been there to witness it or not, The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s reputation as a fantastic live band has gone far from unnoticed. With them booked as the main support alongside another band notable for their live performance, Mastodon, we made sure that we caught up with guitarist Ben Weinmann to talk about their huge reputation as performers, their usual routine when it comes to songwriting, progress on their new album/EP release and more…
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Date: February 2nd, 2012
Venue: Academy 2, Manchester
Interviewer: Andy Roberts
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.reel-big-fish.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/reelbigfish
Twitter: www.twitter.com/reelbigfish
It’s been an awful long career so far for ska punk veterans Reel Big Fish, and by the looks of things it doesn’t look like it’s going to be hitting the brakes any time soon. Whilst back over in the UK for another one of their headline tours, we caught up with the guys to talk about some of their favourite bands they’ve toured with, how they want to do a zombie film, progress on their next full-length album and more…
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Date: January 29th, 2012
Venue: Academy 2, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: YouTube
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/donbroco
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donbroco
Bedford may not be the most likely place where you’d find a great source of rock, but Don Broco have been set to change that, and they’re not doing a bad job at it so far either. With a successful EP under their belts and a hugely hyped debut full-length on the way, we caught up with the guys on their first tour across the UK in 2012 – supporting Four Year Strong. We talked about the upcoming album, the recent departure of bassist Luke Rayner, balancing the band with day jobs and more:
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Date: January 21st, 2012
Venue: O2 Apollo, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.alltimelow.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alltimelow
Twitter: www.twitter.com/alltimelow
Pop-punk outfit All Time Low have undoubtedly seen great success since their 2009 record ‘Nothing Personal’, and the release of last year’s ‘Dirty Work’ managed to push that once again even further. With their first headline tour of the UK for 2012 in full swing, we caught up with frontman Alex Gaskarth to talk about this success, the progress on their next full-length, what it was like singing ‘Time-Bomb’ in Simlish and more.
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Date: January 14th, 2012
Venue: The Ritz, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: None available
Website: www.askingalexandriaofficial.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/askingalexandria
Twitter: www.twitter.com/afuckinga
Whilst headlining one of the biggest and probably best selling UK tours that you’re likely to see throughout 2012, we dropped by the Manchester date of Asking Alexandria‘s first run across the nation in the year to have a chat with frontman Danny Warsnop. After finishing up a few touches to his photography Tumblr account, Danny talked to us about playing in the UK, why the band decided to break America first, their recent remix output ‘Stepped Up & Scratched’, progress on their next studio record, what to expect from their upcoming new music videos and more:
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Boston pop-punkers A Loss For Words have been steadily making their way through the ranks over the past couple of years. They are one of the hardest working bands in the industry, and last year they released their third full-length album ‘No Sanctuary’, one of the finest pop-punk releases all year round. We caught up with vocalist Matt Arsenault to get the lowdown on the record, his thoughts on pop-punk today and more:
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With a brilliant year of pop-punk behind us, including the release of The Story So Far‘s debut ‘Under Soil And Dirt’ (an album we have dubbed with a 10/10 rating and the best pop-punk release of the year), we caught up with the Californian outfit’s bassist Kelen Capaner to discuss the band, the release and his thoughts on what 2011 was for the pop-punk genre:
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After an almost two year absence following the release and promotion of their debut album, ‘A Little South Of Zero’, Redditch quarter A Poetic Yesterday have seemingly jumped back onto the map out of nowhere with their reworked release of ‘The Movie’, aptly retitled ‘The Movie: Director’s Cut’. With a slight change in sound and style, and also with a new full-length on the way titled ‘Revolutions’, a had a few things we wanted answering, and drummer Davio Yarnell was happy to talk with us:
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Come 2011, rock quartet Mojo Fury were set for what has turned out to be a rather impressive and undeniably busy year. Along with releasing their debut full-length ‘Visiting Hours Of A Travelling Circus’ and touring alongside bands such as Lite and Maybeshewill, the guys also made a rather brilliant appearance at this year’s Sonisphere. Clearly, the band have been building their name into a solid and respectful foundation these past 12 months, so we caught up with bassist Ciaran McGreevy to see how it’s all been:
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Date: December 1st, 2011
Venue: Academy 3, Manchester
Interviewer: Andrew Roberts
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.electricsix.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/electricsix
Twitter: www.twitter.com/electric6
Unless you’ve been following the band since their beginnings, you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking Electric Six more or less disappeared following the release of ‘Gay Bar’ and ‘Danger! High Voltge’. However, the band are on a UK headline tour in support of album number eight ‘Heartbeats AND Brainwaves!’ where we caught up with frontman Dick Valentine, talking about the record and more.
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Melodic hardcore lads Empires Fade have had a more eventful year than usual in 2011, which has seen them recruit a new vocalist, release brilliant new material, embark on a few tours outside of their comfy home in Manchester and even feature in Kerrang! Magazine as one of the Top 10 Unsigned Bands in the UK today. A music video has been shot as well, and their new EP is nearing completion, so we had a quick chat with frontman Callum Galbraith on their last tour of the UK and before they inevitably soar off come 2012:
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Along with having an exclusive premiere of their new ‘Lost In The City’ music video along a live acoustic performance of the track, we also sat down with pop-punk quartet I, Said The Spy! to talk about the music video, their new ‘To Those Around Us’ EP and more:
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