We're very sad to hear that Bowling For Soup are coming back to the UK for the very last time!! Make sure the tour goes out with a bang and get your tickets now! BFS - the band you can wave goodbye to!
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CAL22 the four piece youngsters from Cannock have been busy in the studio and
come up with a stonker of an EP which gets the treatment from Rockpulses Dave Goodwin
Read the review here
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 "Feeling, passion, attitude. These three words sum up pretty well when it comes to music, especially, great rock ‘n roll music.
Worldly, this week’s considered a special time due to the Holidays and it’s no coincidence, my dear RockPulsers, I’ve taken the liberty to present you to this great band of Italo-American fellows called Avenue X. Besides, it’s also a way to wish you all a Merry Punk Christmas with the blessings of the legendary Marky Ramone."
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I recently got the chance to speak to guitarist, composer and writer Matt Ewens - click here to see what he had to say about Brian May, Frank Zappa, Woodstock and children's books!
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The Spacepeople have arrived! And they're in Nottingham! Review and photos.
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Dave Goodwin is lurking around at night in Derby this time with the trusty camera.
Read the Selecter review and make sure to peep at the iconic photos of Pauline & Gaps.
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Howler return to Nottingham but on the bigger stage.
Read the review here and se the latset exclusive pics here.
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 Texan pop punk veterans and Rock Pulse favourites, Bowling for Soup have come to the UK again – their 30th visit in 18 years – and this time they’re here with fellow bands and friends, The Dollyrots and Patent Pending, to promote their new album, ‘One Big Happy’.
To celebrate their return, Suzi and I headed over to Manchester Academy to catch up with the guys before their gig.
First off, we met the wonderful Kelly, Luis and James from The Dollyrots and spoke about Joan Jett, home baked cookies, and being lifelong losers. You can read that interview here.
Next up was the always lovely Erik Chandler from Bowling for Soup. We grabbed a few minutes of the bassist and backing vocalist's time to talk about first class flights, acoustic shows, and the power of sleep. You can read the interview with Erik here.
We also managed to catch their show, and you can read the review of the gig right here.
We want to say a big thank you to all of the bands plus their hard-working crew members, and make sure you check out all of the above!
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Check out the live review photo's and interview with the young band from Stamford as
Dave Goodwin interogates via use of their favoroute sauce.
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Johnny's Album is disected bit by bit and reviewed here.
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Read the new Album Review here.
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New debut single details here.
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 When not running Rock Pulse Music Zine, editor Jess Coleman also writes fiction. She has just released her first novel on Amazon where it is available NOW for kindle downloads and also in paperback.
Here's the blurb:
Twenty-one year old Beth Powers is fed up with living in the tiny, gossip-fuelled village of Little Forest and resolves to escape to London with best friend, Veronica Summers.That is, until the body of Beth's colleague Emma Harris is found in the nearby woods, setting off the small community's well-oiled rumour mill. Beth soon finds herself in the middle of a bizarre village conspiracy: was Emma's death really accidental? Why are Beth's nearest and dearest cutting her out of their lives? And what does it all have to do with the conveniently-timed arrival of handsome new resident, Connor Maguire?
With the help of new ally Will Wolseley, Beth delves into the village's sinister secrets and uncovers a terrifying truth about herself that could change her life forever.
Will Beth decide to leave her childhood home for good? And, more importantly, will Little Forest let her go?
You can order the kindle version here, and the paperback here, thanks!
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That's right, Rock Pulse favourites Bowling for Soup are heading back to the UK in October!
Bowling For Soup is 18 years old and what better way to commemorate such an achievement than packing up the full-band and heading back to the UK, for what will be their 30th visit.
Having just completed a busy spring of touring the Middle East (entertaining the troops), a widely successful UK acoustic tour, and a tour of the North Eastern United States, BFS are delighted to announce a 15-date blitz of the UK. Support comes in the form of American counterparts The Dollyrots and Patent Pending.
… This is the ‘One Big Happy Tour’.
For more information, check out the news page right now!
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 "Have you ever wondered how exactly a musical artist goes from being an indie performer to a commercial success? Of course, not all indie music performers necessarily want to be thrust into mainstream success, but those who do end up being signed by major record labels usually achieve this dream through all sorts of different ways."
Click here to read the rest of the article!
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Rock band Damn Vandals have released their debut album on to the unsuspecting public.
Read the review here as Dave Goodwin gave it the once over.
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Liecestershire band The Procession have a new Album released on the 8th of August.
Get yourselves updated with the all the details and click here
Scottish Outfit Rockburn's new album is on the way too, the details are here
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The cream of Nottingham's Musical brilliance in one place all night. Our man
Dave Goodwin was in heaven and bring's you the pictures from his hometown's
showcase evening from the Nottingham Contemporary here. Theres also a short
review here. Un-biased of course.
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Leamington Spa based heavy groovers Valhalla Smith, who scored a healthy 7/10 review on Rockpulse with their 'All the Pieces of the Desert' EP last year, are resuming gigging duties on Friday 6th July at the Leamington Assembly. We bring you an exclusive preview with Valhalla Smith's drummer Matt Thompsett...
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In our continuing quest to bring you the best of our local rock talent Dave Goodwin has been out and about over the past few months - and put together an amazing special feature...Part 1 can be found here... featuring Vengeance - the youngest ever band to play Glastonbudget!!
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Now in its 3rd year and returning to Teeside Student Union, Middlesbrough, on Saturday 30th June, Make a Scene Festival 2012 looks set to be bigger and better than previous years with a line up fit for any self respecting alternative music fan playing over 6 stages.
Confirmed for this year's event are Sheffield's finest While She Sleeps, St Alban's hardcore outfit TRC, rowdy Kent noisemakers Feed the Rhino, pop punkers Kids Can't Fly and Me Vs Hero, Dirty South hardcore boys Pay No Respect, 'death pop' combo Fearless Vampire Killers and Manchester's tech metallers Aliases, along with a massive collection of some of the UK's best up and coming bands.
Keep checking back as Elly will be covering Make A Scene for Rock Pulse!
WWW.MAKEASCENEFESTIVAL.COM
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Ash on yet another tour. Dave Goodwin caught them before they head off to Far Far Away. Click for the photos and for the review.
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Another memorable night in the midlands or a Hooky humdinger? Dave Goodwin brings you the photos here.
And for all the answers in the short review click here.
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Rockpulse duo Tobester and The G stayed out late two nights in a row ... click here to find out what a lack of sleep does to them as they 'review' Sondura's gigs at the Rigger and Scruffy Murphy's earlier this month...
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The second of two sellout gigs at the Manchester Apollo turned out to have mixed fortunes for our intrepid cameraman Dave Goodwin. Read his review here and click here to see the latest photos exclusive to Rockpulse.
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Rockpulse favourites Sondura kick off their much anticipated 2012 tour on May 3rd - and in an unusual twist, the guys are offering anyone who writes a review of one of the gigs a chance to win an exclusive snare skin - signed by the band! Click here to read more... In support of the tour, Sondura have also released their YouTube exclusive song for the
anthemic 'You Remain'. According to the band "The song represents a new chapter for the band, one focused on a more
mature song-writing approach and an increasingly dynamic sound." A new album, due for release later this year, is currently in preproduction
and will be recorded later this year with Matt Bond (Bullet For My Valentine, Dirty
Youth, While She Sleeps) at the now legendary Nott-in Pill studio.
You can find what we thought of Sondura's 2011 gig at The Rigger, Newcastle-under-Lyme right here...
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A Rockpulse Exclusive as Dave Goodwin is at it again shooting
Count The Days as they blast out The Engine Shed in Lincoln.
Click to see the photos
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Dave Goodwin has been out and about with his trusty camera again, this time at the Trent Arena, Nottingham to photograph Florence & The Machine in concert. Click here to see the shots.
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New images of the Wolverhampton Civic leg of Noah & The Whales UK tour.
See Dave Goodwins photos here.
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We have a brand new interview for you today, click here to read what Down To A Science had to say about ghosts, guilty pleasure bands and their music video experience! A big thanks to the band for their time, make sure you check out the interview now!
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