September 3, 2010
As the bulk of festival season draws to a close, we can all return to our daily humdrum of bland grey work suits and under eye bags, shuffling along the street to the bus stop. Yes, it’s time to... [Read more...]
September 1, 2010
RHV’s Adam Smith caught up with the guys from Plain White Tees to have a chat about young chubby girls giving lapdances. Read on! 1. Hi, Where are you right now? We’re in a hotel room in London,... [Read more...]
August 26, 2010
We caught up with Left Side Brain’s drummer, Ryan to talk about their new Best Of album, jelly and how to last ten years in the business… Are you pleased with your Best Of CD? Totally. As... [Read more...]
August 24, 2010
RHV editor, Rachael, headed to the Virgin Media V Festival to report for VirtualFestivals.com. Check it out. Overall – 7/10 Up there with Glastonbury and the Carling Weekender, V Festival is the... [Read more...]
August 19, 2010
We all gather round the communal Dalek to discuss the life and music of fresh-faced, genre busters, Z.electric. Would you like to introduce yourselves? Ed: I’m Ed, I’m 23 and I’m used to be a student... [Read more...]
June 28, 2010
NAME: Rush DVD: Beyond The Lighted Stage YEAR: 2010 (June 28th) LABEL: Universal RATING: 4/5 FIVE WORD REVIEW: Canadian rocker’s big life story LOCATION: Ontario, Canada LINE UP: Geddy Lee (vocals/bass)... [Read more...]
May 4, 2010
RedHotVelvet has always been a fan of Ash, so we were particularly excited to catch up with them over the weekend! We didn’t tell them we used to have their posters on our bedrooms walls ten years... [Read more...]
April 14, 2010
We caught up with Frank Major, the designer behind the gloriously twisted Disturbia t-shirt range. And, he loves RedHotVelvet so much, that he’s given us some FREE t-shirts to give away to you guys!... [Read more...]
February 15, 2010
As Download reveals its headliners, there’s heady debate amongst festival goers whether the UK’s biggest rock weekend is going to be a disappointment. With AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine... [Read more...]
November 9, 2009
TITLE: Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra RELEASE DATE: 23rd November 2009 RATING: 3/5 Notorious for his time as panel leader on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, as well as his outstanding stand... [Read more...]
November 9, 2009
It is 20.30 and the temperature has dropped noticeably. Walking from Old Street Station towards Hoxton Square, drinking an Innocent Smoothie and using my phone’s GPS just in case, I’m meeting Manuel... [Read more...]
November 9, 2009
NAME: Sleeping With Antares GENRE: Post Rock/New Wave Rock SOUNDS LIKE: Echoes of electric guitars and melting voices. The perfect fusion of post rock and experimental rock. They have been influenced... [Read more...]
November 7, 2009
Something is bristling in the music industry which could potentially see the next decade become very interesting indeed. An unlikely marriage of the internet, digitisation and the recession are slowly... [Read more...]
November 7, 2009
The rave boom. Where every self concerned working class guy and gal took to muddy fields and UV displays like flies to a rather tasty looking shit. A collective middle finger to the bludgeoning power of... [Read more...]
October 15, 2009
It seems a wise idea to keep digging deeper into the underground for bands nowadays. Aside from the fact that the underground generates gems faster than you can listen to them, it also holds a much higher... [Read more...]
October 13, 2009
12 STONE TODDLER plus FREERUN, SIERRA ALPHA + REMODEL Wednesday 21st October 93 Feet East, Brick Lane, London £5 IN ADV / £6 W/FLYER / £7 DOOR http://www.wegottickets.com/event/58238 12 STONE TODDLER... [Read more...]
July 14, 2009
La Roux: Not Norwegian So I could have sworn La Roux was Norwegian. Honestly, I’m sure some DJ or other introduced her new track as being by “Norwegian-born La Roux”. And so, as I bopped along... [Read more...]
July 9, 2009
Many musicians will tell you that when they hear their weapon of choice blasting through a set of speakers, out of all the wonderful associations they could draw from the sounds they can’t shake the... [Read more...]
June 28, 2009
We all know muzak. Its flavourless, repetitive, limp-wristed melodies that ooze from elevator speakers and piss off commuters waiting at train stations. Apparently meant to soothe those waiting, most will... [Read more...]
June 12, 2009
When describing something, there’s always leeway for a bit of contradiction. “That bottle is bluey green.” Well is it blue, or green? Neither. Reality isn’t controlled by the extremities of our... [Read more...]
