The Starting Line's Kenny Vasoli tells us how a Talking Heads movie caused inspiration, how ho doesn't write for 11 year olds or parents, how he remembers fans at shows and tries to keep in touch with as many as poss and how he's really excited about the follow-up to BOATS already. Bowling For Soup's Eric Chandler chats about UK fans, his high school days, being scared of heights, the band"s retirement (don't worry, it's not just yet!), Motley Crue and Chris Burney's amateur wrestling nights. Rise Against's Tim McIlrath talks about the release of The Unravelling, how the band have evolved over the years, what he thought of the other Taste Of Chaos bands and how much fun it was to play Black Flag in the Lords Of Dogtown movie. Zebrahead's Ali Tabatabaee and Matty Lewis tell us how the energy for their next album is at an all-time high, how they have movie nights with fans, sat on Stonehenge rocks at 3am with Goldfinger and how they've changed but stayed the same. Aiden's wiL tells how fragile fans putting him on a pedestal makes him nervous, how they'd probably have lame jobs in factories if they weren't in Aiden, what makes the best frontman and how 'Nightmare Anatomy' is more cohesive and richer than 'Our Gang's Dark Oath'. Bleed The Dream's Brandon Thomas reveals that music is his life, how he grew up loving 'I want to shoot myself in the face' music, how aggressive fans are scary and why he hates his nose. NHOI's Davin D'ellosa, Elmo Jams and Jeff Anenberg tell us about DIY - starting out as a band, booking show, self-promotion, creating merchandise, recording demos, filming DVDs, setting up your own indie label and why not to buy an RV. Everything an unsigned band needs to know. Bandcamp's St3ve tells us how he used to jump on the couch to Van Halen's jump as a kid, Matt tells us about recording in LA with Benji Madden (and in NYC without him), Sean tells us about the time the band played a fat camp - unsurprisingly they were the skinniest guys in there, and Kris tells us he wants to inspire kids to play instruments - and carry on playing with his three best friends. 2 page Taste Of Chaos Birmingham UK Report "Can You Hear Me Now?" - Column By Sugarcult's Marko 72 Concert reviews of Bowling For Soup, Victory Records tour/Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Engerica, Bloodhound Gang, Alkaline Trio, Viking Skull/McQueen, Armor For Sleep, AntiProduct, Bon Jovi, The SmashUp/Bandcamp/A Late Design Heaps of album, single & demo reviews of Tommy Lee, Story Of The Year, Lagwagon, Bleed The Dream, Blink-182, Bloodhound Gang, Britney's Krack, My Ruin, Berlin, The Shocker, Driving On The Right, The Riverclub, Bouncing Souls, The Nastys, Alkaline Trio, Funeral For A Friend, The Used and many, many more. 'Rockin' America' - a column from our US correspondent Suzanne T on the best rock gigs and other rockin' happenings recently in the US. All the usuals such as Fanzine Reviews, Book Reviews, Bits N' Bobs, Playlists Back Page Babe is Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance).
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