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Beyond Deep Blue: Winston McCall of Parkway Drive
I had a chat with Winston McCall, frontman of Australia’s mighty Parkway Drive, and talked about hitting pots and pans on the new album, life after Deep Blue and exactly why he’s a son of a battlechief…
I heard you play one of the tracks of your new album live. It was pretty full-on…
Yeah it went down a treat huh? Just a little sneak peek for you there.
Have you guys...
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The Shape of Hardcore to Come: Jeremy Bolm of...
I sat down with Jeremy Bolm, frontman of the very awesome Touché Amoré, to burst the bubble on The Wave, chat “exciting, new, honest, emotional, pissed off, REAL music” and define the shape of hardcore to come.
First off, how would you say Touché’s sound differs from more traditional hardcore bands?
When our band started we were just really influenced by throwback 90s screamo...
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My Fucked Up Life: Damian Abraham
A few years ago had a sit down with Damian Abraham, frontman of the award winning punk band Fucked Up. We went over almost everything about his childhood, his record collection, and the origins of Fucked Up. Here is that interview in full.
Where and when were you born?
I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 16th 1979.
What was your upbringing like?
I was raised in a...
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Spotify x Hardcore
I made a little playlist to test out the new Spotify ‘play button’ web app. The list is called Hardcores: A New Hope (urgh, see what I did there?) and it’s made up of a few bands that I feel are pushing the boundaries of hardcore and helping to shape its future.
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March 2012
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February 2012
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January 2012
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Bollulo Bay
A short story that I wrote in December. Heavily influenced by Hemingway, it’s only a couple of thousand words so give it a go and let me know what you think in the comments - would be great to get some feedback.
The young boy was alone as he paddled out into the bay. It was early morning and the clouds hung low, masking the mountaintops of Bollulo behind him, bathing the beach in a dull,...
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
– Hunter S. Thompson
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