Editorial

Where were you when Steven Wells predicted the death of Michael Jackson?

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  Jack from Alcopop! offers his perspective on working for the majors versus working for indie labels
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  Our new Finnish correspondant on the impact of a little known Eurovision band...
• James McLaren
  Sound Nation's editor on The Internet, Profile Sites and Viral Marketing

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Media & Interactive Goodies

Goodies for your perusal also include live mp3 and video streams of the latest alternative bands…

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New goodies this week include SCARS ON BROADWAY / SOAD MEMBERS, FRANK TURNER and ATREYU …more»

The Big Feature

SOUNDWAVE 2010: THE RM REPORT

Sick of waiting for Summer? Call it a preview. Here's our SOUNDWAVE 2010 REPORT, with FAITH NO MORE, AFI, JANE'S ADDICTION, PARAMORE, HIM, THE GET UP KIDS, ALEXISONFIRE and more. Plus there's a FAITH NO MORE SIDEWAVE SPECIAL, with exclusive photos and reports on the band's first shows in Australia in nearly 13 years.

Elsewhere on the site... DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN on Option Paralysis and the warm sensation of pissing on your own leg... GALLOWS put to bed the rumours surrounding their parting of ways with Warner Bros... ROLO TOMASSI on how ignoring the advice of your head of sixth form can lead you on the pathway to recording in Los Angeles with a world famous producer... and in our *SHELS Studio Report, Medi Safa on the ideas he gets in the shower, and why some 1980's fantasy films should be left way alone by the remake bridgade.

We also talk video games with MIKE PATTON, Trivium's MATT HEAFY talks about his Final Fantasy fandom, FFAF's MATT DAVIES-KREYE explains his love of atmospheric games, and Julie Weir from VISIBLE NOISE talks Guitar Hero as part of our Alt.Gaming series. We examine why BURZUM mainman Varg Vikernes still has such a hold on the scene. Rising band BASTIONS speak to us on the multifaceted Welsh music scene, and LOWER THAN ATLANTIS on new album Far Q's distinct lack of beatdowns. There's our favourite APRIL FOOLS 2010, the latest column from Jack Alcopop! VIEW FROM THE POP #6 on the Oxford Scene, and there's an RM EXCLUSIVE trailer for JUCIFER's UPCOMING LIVE FILM.

In our CD Reviews, there's our verdict on the latest from CANCER BATS, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SERJ TANKIAN, THIRD EYE BLIND, RED SPAROWES, JONSI, CYPRESS HILL, CATHEDRAL, WHITE STRIPES, HIGH ON FIRE, DAUGHTERS, THE BLED, BURZUM, PRIESTESS, THE AUTOMATIC, THE OCEAN, SWEET APPLE, JEFF BECK, THE SWELLERS, MONEEN, SON OF DAVE, SICK OF IT ALL and more. There's also Live Reviews of FEAR FACTORY, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, BRAND NEW, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, GALLOWS, ROLO TOMASSI (TWICE), TOM MCRAE, SYLOSIS, TUBELORD and SHARKS.

Elsewhere in features
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM… Download 2010: THE DAMNED THINGS… Download 2010: DEFTONES… Download 2010: DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN… Download 2010: COHEED AND CAMBRIA…
CHICKENHAWK TOUR DIARY JUNE 2010… DOWNLOAD 2010: The RM Report… RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: What it means…

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