A little light reading courtesy of Rock Midgets.com...
Hey kids!
Told you we'd be back. This week we're bringing you our special
Deconstruction Tour Vs Give It A Name report, with reviews,
interviews and more from both London's newest rock festival and
Europe's most legendary punk tour. We've spoken to Boysetsfire,
Eighteen Visions, From First To Last, amongst others. We've got a
new competition and online goodies from Coheed and Cambria and
Johnny Truant, plus CD and live reviews coming out of every
metaphorical orifice.
This is just the first installment of a whole host of lovely goodies
we've got for you. In coming weeks we'll have signed goodies from
Funeral For A Friend, as well as an in-depth interview with Gareth,
signed stuff from Mad Capsule Markets, words from Finch, Walls Of
Jericho, Tsunami Bomb and more!
So whatcha waiting for?
THE BIG FEATURE
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DECONSTRUCTION TOUR VS. GIVE IT A NAME 2005
The punk festival champion faces off against the new rock
competitor. Who will win? Decon, with it's cracking lineup including
No Comply, Mad Caddies and Capdown? Or will it be Give It A Name, on
its virgin run with Mae's first ever UK appearance and the return of
FFAF? Seconds out, round one...
FEATURES!
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Elsewhere in features, we've got From First To Last, Hot Water
Music, Boysetsfire, Smoke Or fire, and Eighteen Visions...
BOYSETSFIRE - The Deconstruction Interview
Chad Istvan (guitar) and Robert Ehrenbrand (bass) chat behind the
scenes at the Deconstruction Tour 2005 about problems with labels, the joys of the live experience and the longed-for new release we can expect in our shops on
SMOKE OR FIRE - The Deconstruction Interview
Joe McMahon on the new wacky craze of (gasps) stretching before
going onstage, being signed to a label for the first time ever and
the (pretty disgusting) money-raising antics a small touring band in
America have to devise in order to survive.
FROM FIRST TO LAST
Matt talks about playing without Sonny, the band's latest album and
what playing Warped Tour is really like...
EIGHTEEN VISIONS
James Hart on their adjustment to the limelight, why he loves the UK
and the end of the world
HOT WATER MUSIC
Jason speaks on being veterans of the scene, Brian McTiernan and
European food...
And in articles...
GIVE IT A NAME - promoter Johnny Phillips speaks out
In a rare interview, SJM promoter and organiser of this year's Give
It A Name Festival Johnny Phillips tells us exactly what it takes to
put on Give It A Name, and what went wrong at this year's festival...
GIVE IT A NAME - Give It A Vending Machine
James McLaren speaks out on the catering at this year's inaugural
Give It A Name festival
GIVE IT A NAME 2005 - The Review!
Featuring Funeral For A Friend, Finch, Coheed And Cambria,
Alexisonfire, Rise Against, Mae, Fightstar and mewithoutyou
DECONSTRUCTION 2005 - The Review!
Featuring Mad Caddies, Boysetsfire, Strike Anywhere, Capdown, No
Comply, From Autumn To Ashes, Only Crime, Smoke or Fire.
GOODIES!
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Coheed rareities and limited edition Johnny Truant stuff this week!
JOHNNY TRUANT - Limited period exclusive vid!
COHEED AND CAMBRIA - New track
ROSES ARE RED - New video and MP3
THE SOVIETTES - New video!
THE EPOXIES - New video!
Competitions for you this week include...
WIN! Fat Wreck Compilations - featuring bands from this year's
Deconstruction and Give It A Name festivals, here's 'Rock Against
Floyd', and we've got three copies to give away...
RELEASES! LIVE!
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Motley Crue, SOAD, Flogging Molly, FFTL, 65daysofstatic, Towers Of
London, Tsunami Bomb, Finch, Streetlight Manifesto, Razorlight,
David Wrench, Pennywise, Alabama 3 and more!
NEWS!
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Latest news includes...
Alkaline Trio announce UK tour
Trivium upgrade venues for UK shows
Roadrunner sign New York Dolls
In The City Unsigned deadline looms
Feeder cover REM for Warchild
And much, much more!
****STILL TO COME****
Tsunami Bomb, Finch, Funeral For A Friend, Nizlopi, Bleeding
Through, Walls Of Jericho, and more!
See you at the front
Midget Crew