Youth, And Those Who Keep It

Tour Tales: Violet - European Tour with Now, Voyager

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:27:43 +0100

Anyone who is a fan of Violet (how can you not be?) should check out the tour diary they put together over at Already Heard when they went off galavanting around Europe with Now, Voyager!

already-heardmusic:

Last month Derbyshire sextet Violet teamed up with emerging Belgium rockers Now, Voyager for a UK and European tour, which saw the Violet return to Mainland Europe for the second time this year.

Already Heard has teamed up with the band to bring you this exclusive “Tour Tales” feature. The alt-rockers tell us what they got up to as they played shows in France and Belgium.

If you would like Already Heard to promote and sponsor your tour/show or set up a “Tour Tales” feature, send an e-mail to info@alreadyheard.com for more information.

Whats up guys, we’re Violet and for the last 6 days we’ve been travelling mainland Europe as part of our tour with Now, Voyager. Here’s a little write up of what we’ve been up to!

Day 1: Paris
We decided to get to France a day early so we could do a bit of sightseeing before the show which we all agree was a pretty good idea. We had one of the best days we’ve ever had as a band! We were lucky enough to see most of the sights in this beautiful city. Charlie (Bass - vocalist), Liam (Westnidge - Bass) and Kyle (our driver) went to the very top of the Eiffel Tower. Sam (Bass - guitar/vocals), Joe (Middleton - Guitar), Robbie (George - drums) and Jordan(Samuel - vocalist) became tourists for the day through the city with our friends Melody, Laura and Alexia. These guys treated us extremely well and we’d like to say if they’re reading this then thank you! The sun came out for us and we wanted to stay there forever basically. On to the show.

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Interview: Blitz Kids

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:14:20 +0100

Here’s an interview I chucked together for Blitz Kids - check it out!

already-heardmusic:

In recent years Crewe-founded quartet Blitz Kids have built a dedicated following with tours alongside the likes of Mayday Parade, D.R.U.G.S. and most recently Lower Than Atlantis. Add to that a handful of EP’s, a full-length, and their recent ‘Never Die’ mini-album, then you’ll understand why Blitz Kids have been on the cusp of breaking through the UK’s rock elite for quite some time now.

Now part of Red Bull Records, the group is made up of vocalist Joe James, guitarist Jono Yates, bassist Nic Montgomery with Matt Freer on drums. Their new single (‘On My Own’) and forthcoming second album shows a band more focused and accessible with a vibrant and driven sound that matches the bands ambition and potential.

We recently caught up with Jono to find out about the new material, joining Red Bull Records, their festival plans for the summer and more.

AH: You’re on tour with Lower Than Atlantis this month, are you using this gateway to new fans by concentrating on the new album or going with more ‘fan favourite’ old material?
Jono: We’re only playing songs from our mini-album and our new album. The material is better suited to bigger venues, and we’ve been playing the same set for about 2 years. It’s refreshing to be able to mix it up now!

AH: You have recently signed to Red Bull Records, firstly congratulations, and secondly, how do you think this will help you move forward in camp Blitz Kids?
Jono: Thanks! It’s given us a huge platform to show people what we’re about. We’ve always had a lot of ambition and now we have the resources to do exactly what we want. The freedom they give us is amazing. They understand the vision we have for the band, and back it 100% which is amazing.

AH: What was the reasoning behind joining Red Bull Records?
Jono: We’d heard nightmare stories from friends in bands about major labels taking over and dictating every little thing they did. We had interest from a few, but we really didn’t want that to happen to us. Red Bull were always top of our list. We’ve worked closely with the company for years, and for them to put the faith in us and put pen to paper is great.

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Sun, 05 May 2013 00:46:15 +0100

Silent Screams @ Hit The Deck, Notts. View more photos.

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:13:00 +0100

Silent Screams @ Hit The Deck, Notts. View more photos.

Attack Attack! @ Hit The Deck, Notts. View more photos here.

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:32:00 +0100

Attack Attack! @ Hit The Deck, Notts. View more photos here.

In memory of Bleeding Through, and how rad they were at Hit The...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:00:26 +0100

In memory of Bleeding Through, and how rad they were at Hit The Deck here’s a painting I did about 5/6 years ago at college (it was that long ago D:)

Cats and cameras = Life.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:40:06 +0100

Cats and cameras = Life.

Beast got the cream

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:20:32 +0100

Beast got the cream

Live Photos: Attack Attack! - Hit The Deck Festival, Nottingham - 21/04/2013

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:26 +0100

already-heardmusic:

View on Flickr. Photos by Carrie-Anne Pollard.

Live Photos: Bleed From Within - Hit The Deck Festival, Nottingham - 21/04/2013

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:32:31 +0100

already-heardmusic:

View on Flickr. Photos by Carrie-Anne Pollard.

Here’s some photos I took of Bleed From Within at Hit The Deck

All Time Low @ Rock City, Nottingham

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:40:08 +0100

All Time Low @ Rock City, Nottingham

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:20:25 +0100

All Time Low @ Rock City, Nottingham

Photo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:00:15 +0100

Photo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:40:07 +0100

Bwean <3

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:20:18 +0100

Bwean <3

sgtrorek: GET IN THE FUCKING PIT!

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:11:07 +0100

sgtrorek:

GET IN THE FUCKING PIT!

Devil Driver @ Rock City, Nottingham

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:30:31 +0100

Devil Driver @ Rock City, Nottingham

Napoleon @ The Intake, Mansfield

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:10:00 +0100

Napoleon @ The Intake, Mansfield

Violet @ The Vic Inn, Derby

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:15:00 +0100

Violet @ The Vic Inn, Derby

Was at Hit The Deck yesterday, it was awesome. The last two...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:01:00 +0100

Was at Hit The Deck yesterday, it was awesome. The last two years I’ve gone as a punter but this year I was photographing it which is a pretty cool step up (also the camp sparkly gold wristbands are waaay cooler than the boring blue ones!) Expect loads of pictures from the day in the coming weeks!