26th July 2010. First published by New Rock Music, July 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Prior to the release of the latest Toxic Federation album, the band’s drummer, Josh Windsor and manager, Beth Windsor, took some time out to chat about the new album, life on the road and reflect on the band’s fortunes so far. I was [...]
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Nottingham, 21st August 2010. First published by New Rock Music, August 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Photos copyright © Sue Paterson 2010 www.suepaterson.co.uk You’ll have heard of Spinal Tap, of course. The seminal, spoof-band, wonderfully realised by Rob Reiner in his hugely successful 1984 mocumentary, This Is Spinal Tap. I’m sure most of you will also have heard [...]
Nottingham, 21st August 2010. First published by New Rock Music, August 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Photos copyright © Sue Paterson 2010 www.suepaterson.co.uk Rock City; home of all things metal and rock in Nottingham, with an international reputation. This weekend the legendary venue played host to the annual, Damaged Stock charity extravaganza. Organised, in the main, by the [...]
Nottingham, 21st August 2010. First published by New Rock Music, August 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Photos copyright © Sue Paterson 2010 www.suepaterson.co.uk There’s been something almost Shakespearean regarding my association with Isolysis; star-crossed and ill-fated, those of a literary persuasion might say. And they wouldn’t be far from the mark. Despite knowing most of the material inside-out, [...]
Nottingham, 21st August 2010. First published by New Rock Music, September 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Photos copyright © Sue Paterson 2010 www.suepaterson.co.uk You wade through copious amounts of aural manure in this job. Bedroom band after bedroom band that should never have ventured out onto the landing, never mind out the front door, down the street and [...]
Nottingham, 3rd September 2010. First published by New Rock Music, September 2010. www.newrockmusic.co.uk Photos copyright © Sue Paterson 2010 www.suepaterson.co.uk Currently ripping up venues across the UK with their distinctive sonic assault, British metal titans, Beholder, will be approximately half way through a gruelling eighteen-date tour by the time you read this. That’s 18 dates in one [...]