OK, folks, form and orderly queue, the Singles Club is now open for business once again – but, remember, we’ll be checking ID on the way in as we want to ensure that only bonafide rock ‘n’ rollers gain admission to enjoy the aural, and visual, delights that we have for inside for you this time around…
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This week’s audio-visual treat comes from Vancouver-based power pop trio Autogramm, with their campsite-horror-flick-inspired video for ‘Cool Kids Radio’, the lead single from their new album, ‘What R U Waiting 4?’, due to be given a European release later this month.
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Earlier this week, our resident DJ and gigaholic managed to grab a quick chat with Tarja Turunen, formerly of Nightwish and now a highly established solo artist, about her new album, ‘In The Raw’ (due to be released on 30 August on earMUSIC), future plans and touring.
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Before heading to the third gig HOAC’s current five date run, our youngest team member was aware that it was nearly a sell-out show. This is quite unusual for concerts of this genre (metalcore/heavy metal) being held at this particular venue. Within the last few years, the metal scene appeared to be slowly dying out in Norwich. Some of the smaller venues that catered for upcoming bands have closed, as well as the main venues struggling to book as many acts. With this in mind, her predictions at first were not very hopeful. Especially, when standing outside the venue, around 20 minutes before the doors were supposed to open, not many people were queuing.
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The problem with debut offerings from new bands is that they can often reflect a group of artists struggling to find their own identity, experimenting with different sounds in the struggle to set themselves apart and present something new, fresh and, above all, appealing. It is exactly this struggle that is reflected on this, the debut EP from new Northumberland quartet Ruled By Raptors.
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