Making music their way: Atreyu and You Me at Six

Making music their way: Atreyu and You Me at Six The state of the music industry today means that very early on in a band’s career, they are probably going to have to make that difficult decision as to whether to sign with a major, or not. The way the industry works these days is

In the City, Manchester (Day 2)

In the City, Manchester (Day 2), Tuesday 7/10/2008 Tuesday’s Tenure (see what we did there?) starts with some good old fashioned swotting! We decide to make the most of the final day and catch some panels/ lectures. First up this afternoon is the ITC hypothetical hosted by Sean Adams. He is joined, most notably, by

In the City, Manchester, (Day 1)

In the City, Manchester, (Day 1) Monday, 6/10/2008 It’s pretty obvious when we cast off our workday shackles that the Northern city, that never sleeps, has been invaded by moosik people. The streets adjoining the Midland hotel – the beast of a setting for this year’s Music Conference – are lined like carnival with massive

Pop Punk 101: We the Kings

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Not tired of their sex-cess – CSS

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On Memory and Humanity – Funeral for a Friend

On Memory and Humanity – Funeral for a Friend When Gigwise meets Funeral For A Friend at Manchester Academy, they are in high spirits. Their new album is done and dusted – presently sat on the studio mixing decks. Amongst the protruding mass of healthy ‘rider’ food, and gentle strumming of other bands’ guitars backstage,

Rocking the Undercurrent: Royal Treatment Plant

Rocking the Undercurrent: Royal Treatment Plant On an ordinary level, Royal Treatment Plant are nice people. They all lead relatively normal lives in London and have jobs to pay the bills, and in a punk ethos kind of a way are self releasing their album and creating the videos for their songs themselves. Our kind

Download – Day 3 (Sunday)

Download – Day 3 (Sunday) Day 3 is again an early start. This weirds us out somewhat as the bands are finishing at the un-Godly hour of 10.30pm (festival curfew is generally about midnight). We catch Fightstar on the main stage. Leaving all previous band incarnations firmly behind him, the rather stocky (he’s like 6’4”

Download Festival News (Sunday): Jimmy Eat World announce plans for new album

Download Festival News – Sunday: Jimmy Eat World announce plans for new album Jimmy Eat World have revealed that they will be heading into the studio to start recording songs for their forthcoming new album. Speaking exclusively to Gigwise, bassist Rik Burch revealed that the band plan to head back into their very own home

Download Festival News (Sunday): Bottle it up! Simple Plan speak out about bottling at festivals

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