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  • You And What Army Interview

    You And What Army Interview

    We caught up with techno-rockers You And What Army. 1. How did you guys all meet? Bassist Jamie met Dave when they gigged together in seperate bands. Same for Zak who replaced the old drummer due to religious differences. Kieran and Jamie were at the same Uni doing the same course and yet, never met [...]

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  • Guns N’ Roses issued with Reading/Leeds warning

    Guns N’ Roses issued with Reading/Leeds warning

    Guns N’ Roses have told that they won’t play if they’re late for their Reading and Leeds headline sets. “If Guns N’ Roses decide to take to stage as late as they did in Leeds [eight] years ago then the performance just won’t happen,” festival boss Melvin Benn told the BBC. “I’ve had a very [...]

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  • Ozzfest update

    Ozzfest update

    The legendary touring behemoth that is OZZFEST hits the UK with a one-off date at London’s O2 arena on September 18th 2010. Headliner OZZY OSBOURNE will be accompanied on the main stage by some of the biggest names in metal, including KORN, MURDERDOLLS, STEEL PANTHER and SKINDRED. Now, OZZFEST can reveal a further four acts, [...]

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  • Guns N’ Roses to pull out of Reading and Leeds festivals?

    Guns N’ Roses to pull out of Reading and Leeds festivals?

    UPDATE: Axl Rose had his Twitter account hacked. Guns N’ Roses are still set to play their upcoming tour dates including Reading and Leeds festivals next week. Guns N’ Roses have cancelled their appearances at this month’s Reading and Leeds festivals as well as their upcoming UK tour dates if frontman Axl Rose’s Twitter is [...]

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  • Artist Spotlight: Elissa Franceschi

    Artist Spotlight: Elissa Franceschi

    We caught up with up-and-coming singer-songwriter Elissa Franceschi. She spoke about her E.P “Touch”, working with You Me At Six and her future plans amongst other things. Check out the interview below: 1. How would you describe your sound? Alternative Pop. I say that because it’s more soulful and more rocky than what is in [...]

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  • Butserfest 2010 preview

    Butserfest 2010 preview

    The King Blues will headline this years Butserfest. They will be joined by We Are The Ocean, My Passion, Young Guns, Bury Tomorrow, Fei Comodo, Shadows Chasing Ghosts, Mike TV, The Theory Of 6 degrees, 3 Ways Of Thinking, We Start Partys, As We Climb, The Light Divided and The Famous Class. Deaf Havana, Lecarla, [...]

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  • Sonisphere 2010 Footage

    Sonisphere 2010 Footage

    We are at the festival the whole weekend, and will be bringing you awesome live footage from the best bands there. Keep checking back for more videos. Europe – The Final Countdown: Papa Roach – Last Resort: Papa Roach – Getting Away With Murder: Lacuna Coil – I Won’t Tell You: Good Charlotte – The [...]

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  • GuilFest approaches…

    GuilFest approaches…

    Festival season is now in full swing and its had a great start thanks to some great weather. We’re a little excited to be heading along to GuilFest over the next three days. It’s smaller than your Glastos and Readings but you can still expect to see some great music in a more family orientated [...]

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  • Hadouken! Interview

    Hadouken! Interview

    Festival season is in full swing (already!) and we’re excited for any collection of live music. It’s not quite Glastonbury, but GuilFest is one Amplified is looking forward to with its huge range of acts from the last 40 years of music. One of those acts is Hadouken! I had a brief chat with lead [...]

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  • More bands added to Download Festival 2010

    More bands added to Download Festival 2010

    Download is set to take place between June 11 and 13 and will be headlined by AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith. New additions include: Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, My Passion, Devil Sold His Soul, Anathema, Trigger The Bloodshed, Enemo-J, The More I See, Sondura, Everything Burns, Starseed, Ricky Warwick, The Dirty [...]

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