The Altsounds Concentrate 8 Pints In | Issue #60 - So was it the worst week for music?

Pretty much every man and his dog heard the absolute tragedy to the Music industry going my the name Miss Rebecca Black. You can't knock it for the absolutely unreal amount of plays within a silly time, but, really? Luckily one of our wonderful writers decided to share her views on the disgusting song and gave a thoughtful outlook on it. Link is below and you can read it here. We want your thoughts on it, there is a voting poll at the top of the feature. We want to know if there are sane people left reading music news and features, so please help out!



Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - We’re New Here



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XL Recordings/Young Turks

Gil Scott-Heron is an artist who tips his hat to numerous categories, including street poet, Black revolutionary, social activist and commentator, soul singer, urban troubadour, author and musicia

Amon Amarth - War Of The Gods



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Metal Blade

When you are searching for a metal band to really grind your gears (in a good way - Family Guy anyone?), think no further than Amon Amarth. This Swedish Death Metal band have roots going as far ba

a Jigsaw - Like the Wolf, Uncut



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Rewind Music

Dark as a folk spell, tender as the raging sea and tormented like the blues - the band’s description of their own music is - like their music - romantic, passionate, full of pain and rich of legen

Prussia - Four For Attention



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Self Released

Few quotations can describe Prussia and Four For Attention. Radio Free Chicago put it the best: "This kind of music impresses the hell out of me ." Even Prussia's guitarist/bassist/back-up vocali

Rahe - Out Of The Box



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Outward Visions Music

People love hearing success stories of child prodigies and Rahe is no exception. By the age of three she was reading novels. By five she was slipping out in the streets of Spain to participate in t

In Pictures: Thomas Tantrum at The Old Queen's Head London



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The Old Queen's Head March 10th

There seems to be an exciting band playing every week at The Old Queen's Head and last Thursday was no exception. The quartet fr




File-O-Facts: Raphael Mura from Underground Railroad



"Write a song, go to the pub, go to the park, go to Barcelona."

Underground Railroad return this Spring with a brand new single ‘Russian Doll’ on 28th March, a dazzling precursor to third album ‘White Night Stand’, to be released in the early summer. This

File-O-Facts: Seth Hecox (aka Count Seth) of Becoming The Archetype



"I'm not sure what to believe anymore. Who am I?"

In the mood for some brutal ass-kicking death metal? Then look no-further that Atlanta's Becoming The Archetype. In about two weeks time their new album Celestial Completion will be available in t

File-O-Facts: Kevin Childs of Oliver Trolley



"I want this band to be the most successful band in the world. After that, I want to write and produce songs for the best singers in the business"

With a starting point of Whiskey and acoustic guitars, the Californian 5-piece have set their sights for the big time in 2011. By writing friendly pop songs that are easy to understand, Oliv

Is This Really The Worst Song Ever? - Rebecca Black "Friday" - Issue #1



Young Rebecca Black has hit the headlines this week. She’s trending on Twitter, she’s rocketed up the You Tube video charts and she’s in the iTunes chart. Her song Friday has been deemed by some

... And another thing! | Issue #2



A weekly rant is cheaper than a psychiatrist

I’ve mentioned the BBC before and this column isn’t going to be just a rant about what we pay the TV licence for, but stick with me through this. Radio 1 and 2 have this thing called a ‘playlist

The Lowdown: Max Cavalera of Cavalera Conspiracy/Soulfly/Sepultura



"We hit the stage and from the first note the crowd went crazy! It was a really special night."

The iconic thrash metal movement of the 1980’s saw an elite selection of artists take the boundaries of music and twist them, push them and ultimately destroy them. The roster of the met




Motorhead "The World Is Yours" Vinyl Giveaway



Legendary metal group Motörhead have just released their 20th studio album titled, The Wörld Is Yours, which is the follow-up to the band's 2008 album, Motörizer. Lemmy and Co. also recently releas




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The Altsounds Concentrate 8 Pints In | Issue #59 - Busy bumble bees

Blimey oh riley, its been a busy ass week here at AltSounds. We've been working all the hours that the earth sends keeping things fresh for all you AltSounds readers. The news section is jammed to the balls with new music news and some very interesting articles. Jump over here and have a gander at all the musical treats. On top of that our Facebook page has hit the roof with more "Likes" than ever, if you haven't checked it out yet like us below, we only post the best content up there so your Facebook feeds aren't rammed with gazzilions of posts:

As well as all that jazz, we managed to bag a UK Exclusive album stream of Royal Republic debut full length album. If you haven't checked that bad boy out then jump over to it here, there is also a link further down.

We are bigger than ever, and growing strong. Long Live AltSounds!

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Don't Say We Didn't Warn You



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The End Records

The sun is shining, there's not a cloud in the sky, and the smell of freshly cut grass fills the air. This can only mean one thing. Summer is on the way.
With summer and sunshine comes the music th

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake



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Island

Dearly missed radio legend John Peel once described Manchester band The Fall as always different and always the same. The eighth ethereal album by Polly Jean Harvey, makes a strong case for landi

Shiny Toy Guns - The Sun

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The Musebox

I first encountered Shiny Toy Guns when I was twelve years old, when all I listened to was The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. We were all young and foolish at one stage. But after a secret mission

Wolf Gang at Madame Jojo's London



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Madame Jojo's March 8th

Max McElligott is the mastermind behind Wolf Gang a band/project that seems to be making all the right decisions from their aesthetics, to their sound. He recently finished recording with MGMT

Royal Republic - We Are The Royal

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RoadRunner Records

Before my discovery of Royal Republic, my conventional (and perhaps overly-stereotypical) thoughts of Sweden may have included slim, blonde girls, neoclassical shred metal and those delicio

Chase & Status - Rock City, Nottingham



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13th March 2011

When you're informed via a friend when approaching a gig that it is a 14+ social club, you immediately have little hope of enjoying the night. Images of little children running around with the

Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng (Horsepower Productions Remix)



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Horsepower Productions/Greensleeves

A confession for an opening gambit: I love this track. When I was younger my favourite piece of music was ‘I Like To Move It..’ and the excellent Modern Toss character Alan brought it back to



File-O-Facts: Jamie Graham from Heart of a Coward (Ex-Sylosis Frontman)



"thank the lord for this beautiful morning....nah. Probably just fart"

Now, before the introduction to this young man I have to make a note. If you need a distraction from work, then type Jamie's name into google images. Also note, you may get fired for the images th

... And another thing! | Issue #1



A weekly rant is cheaper than a psychiatrist

Music sucks. There I said it. Music is supposed to be about heart and feeling. It is supposed to say things that words don’t have words for. It is not a product that can be mass-produced in the sa

Soundtracked! Issue #4: Battle: Los Angeles



Music From The Motion Picture

Well hello again my film loving friends. Isn’t it funny how some weeks can drag and others dissolve away in a heartbeat. For me, this week has been a bit of a strange one. Forgive the cliché b

What Have I Been Listening To? Step Inside My Music Crypt Issue 24



Kronos Quartet, William Burroughs, Nebula, Kyuss, and Howlin Wolf!

Hello everyone, and welcome to Issue 24 of Step Inside My Music Crypt. I apologize for my absence over the past several weeks. I’m working a second job and it has put me out of the loop for a whil

Exclusive Album Stream: Royal Republic - We Are The Royal



Exclusive AltSounds.com Album Stream

At AltSounds.com we are proud to announce that we have the UK exclusive album stream of the debut full length from Roadrunner Records Royal Republic. Starting today, visitors can listen to We A

File-O-Facts: Dev (DJ in Left Step Band)



"Always take yourself out of your comfort zone, it’s where you learn the most."

Name: Dev (DJ in Left Step Band)
Star sign: Capricorn
Place of birth: Euston, London
Now based at: West London
Level of education: Finishing a BA degree.

First instrument played: Trumpet
Curre

The Lowdown: John 5 of Rob Zombie

"Being in this band is such a pleasure. I wouldn’t be anywhere else or in any other band. I just love being here, it’s like a family."

Marilyn Manson, Rob Halford, David Lee Roth, Meatloaf and Scorpions: a list of artists that represent only a fraction of the awe-inspiring collaborative work of American guitarist John 5. Initial

New And Noteworthy - My Satellite | Issue # 2



My Satellite (Los Angeles, CA)

My Satellite began as one man, his laptop, and a few instruments. Now, it’s a fully developed band. More importantly to you, My Satellite is the featured artist of this week’s New and Noteworthy. L



Win a copy of Ladytron's Best Of Album



LADYTRON TO RELEASE ‘BEST OF LADYTRON: 00-10’ MARCH 29 ON NETTWERK RECORDS

The long discussed and much-anticipated Best of Ladytron: 00-10 will be released March 29 on Nettwerk Records. Having formed in 1998, the Best Of is a recording summation of the band’s innovati

Win tickets to see Does It Offend You, Yeah? Live



Win a pair of tickets to see Does It Offend You, Yeah? on 4 April @ LONDON HEAVEN

Electro of the most inventive kind, Does It Offend You Yeah? are James Rushent, Dan Coop, Rob Bloomfield, Matty Derham and Chloe Duveaux, making retro computer pop and modern twisted disco - And th

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