October 26, 2009Vans "Off The Wall" TourIt's come to my attention that people don't have time to read lengthy posts that try to incorprate clever one-liners or witty zingers, so I'll make this brief. Vans Tour with Funeral For A Friend, Kids In Glass Houses, Fight Star and Kyoto Drive. Need I say more?
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May 3, 2009The Soundtrack To A Waster's Life
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April 6, 2009APRIL UPDATES!Hello Guyys =) So, exciting things are set to appear on the vivalascene horizon within the next few months. Here's a quick sneaky peek of what will be appearing on the site between now and the end of May:
On top of this we want to hear from YOU, the fan. What bands do you think we should cover? In what areas do you think we could improve? What bits of the site do you love and what bits do you think could be better? We know you've all got opinons and we want to hear them! Without you this site, and this entire music scene, would be nothing - so get involved! Leaves us note and comments here - and don't forget about the guestbook and the mailing list over on the main site!
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March 20, 2009Photographing Funeral For A Friend
Last November I spent a day with Funeral For A Friend, photographing the band behind-the-scenes exclusively for their online sites. The photos went up last week on Funeral For A Friend's official flickr and I've just posted a small selection right here on Buzznet.
 In the photos there's a vague timeline from meeting the band in their dressing room around midday and hanging out for a couple of hours, heading to a signing at a record/clothes shop and then the gig itself in the evening. One day I'd love to extend this to an entire tour so if you know a band with a spare bunk on their bus for a photographer, let me know :)  I'd love to hear your thoughts on the photos so drop them in a note or a comment, which shot is your favourite? Justine
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February 23, 2009IkkyG does Soundwave Festival
The day started with me catching a bus to Central in order to catch a train to Blacktown in order to catch a bus to Eastern Creek Raceway. Yeahhh....
 It was raining cats, dogs and dinosaurs, so I was worried that the festival was going to be one big wet muddy bowl. Thankfully, it was just a coastal shower so it was only overcast in Eastern Creek. Although there was an awful lot of mud and one of the stages had huge trenches of dried mud x_x We had to wait for my friend Michael's friend Kieran to come, so we waited outside the line for a while because we had his ticket. This was a fatal error as the line took like 1 1/2 hours to get through. They individually bag and ID checked everyone who entered -_-  So for the 1 1/2 I was waiting, I amused myself by crowd watching, where there was some lulzy people and awesome hair cuts. Observe epic green mohawk dude below. I also listened to Less Than Jake play in the stand next to the line. I wish I had seen them play D:  Finally me and my friends got let in, and we skedaddled our way to the metal stage to listen to the end of Unearth's set. We then stuck around and watched Evergreen Terrace play. They were decent, although kind of generic-hardcore kind of music.  I then scooted along to watch Anberlin play. They were pretty much what I expected, the songs sounded as good live as on their CD, and the lead singer sang really well, holding some pretty impressive notes.  The mosh for Anberlin was strangely rough for such a calm band, as a result all the shots I tried to take on my compact are all blurry where Ive been in the middle of taking a photo then been hit by a crowdsurfer. I have no idea why the lead singer is wearing a scarf seeing as it was like a million degrees.   After Anberlin finished playing, my mates and I sat down and rehydrated, whilst watching Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and mocking them from afar. Their music sounded a bit clusterfuck-ish because one of the guitarists seemed a bit out of time, and the lead singer had filters on his voice, which is pretty lame for a live set.   Michael and I then went and watched Funeral for a Friend, which was awesome, although the crowd were kind of douchey and for the second mosh in a row I managed to have a circle pit open right behind me and have people launching themselves over my head. -_- For this reason, I took no photos as I value my trusty olympus, and also needed to concentrate on keeping alive. Afterwards we went and watch Lacuna coil, who played a pretty badass set. Scabbia's voice is simply amazing live, and my friend Michael who has seen Evanesence live told me that Scabbia was able to sustain notes in a way that Amy Lee simply can not. The whole band played with so much energy, and had totally badass instruments with extra strings and whatnot.   Michael, Kieran and I then met up to watch New Found Glory. None of us could be bothered to go into the crowd, seeing as none of us were fans, but they played a decent set, although I was disturbed at how everyone but us three knew all the words. -_- Then Alkaline Trio played, who I was eagerly awaiting to see live. They were 100% awesome, although I was suprised at how normal they all looked haha, I wanted to see crazy outfits and copious amounts of makeup and hair dye. No such luck. Again, I almost broke my camera trying to take photos and got walloped by so many crowd surfers its not funny. Although I was 3 people from the front, so I got a wicked good view of the band :D  Skiba looks kind of demonic in this photo lulz. We then ran from the Alkaline Trio set to watch 25 minutes of the Nine Inch Nails set. The NIN and AK3 sets began at the same time, but the NIN ran for longer, so we got to watch some of the end. My Nine Inch Nails photos are trully shitteous because I was so far away and the lighting was seizure inducing -_- Tbh I didn't really get into their set because I'm not really a huge NIN fan.  I then frolicked to Lamb of God to watch the last 40 minutes of their set (because it began when AK3 ended). They were AWESOME. I felt like a rag doll, because I spent most of their set running around in the circle pit and trying not to get squished by crowdsurfers.    Then we frolicked home, hurray! It was awesome, albeit expensive, day. The tickets cost $110, and I bought two shirts which came to $75, and all the food/drinks were ridiculously overpriced x_x Related Groups:
Buzznet Originals
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February 10, 2009An Unexpected Conversation with Matthew Davies of Funeral for a Friend
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January 21, 2009Predictions For 2009?....
You've read what Rock Sound thinks now we want to hear your Thoughts!
What is gonna rock and what is gonna Suck in 2009? Which bands are going to be the ones to watch for 2009? And what releases are you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for? ...
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December 6, 2008Twentieth-two album of the year: Funeral for a Friend – Memory and HumanityHey CD freaks! Oh I waited for this record quite a while! I was so happy when it was out and I could buy! But to be honest I expected more of the record, I really like the music they made but this record isn’t something really new to me!! It sounds to me too much like their other records! But it’s still good and worth a listen. Funeral for a Friend – Memory and Humanity Released date: October 13th, 2008 Prize: 15,99€
Track listing: 1. "Rules and Games" - 2:48 2. "To Die Like Mouchette" - 3:20 3. "Kicking and Screaming" - 3:23 4. "Constant Illuminations" - 2:56 5. "Maybe I Am?" - 3:36 6. "You Cant See the 7. "Building" - 2:38 8. "Beneath the Burning Tree" - 3:34 9. "Someday the Fire..." - 3:13 10. "Waterfront Dance Club" - 4:22 11. "Charlie Dont Surf" - 3:44 12. "Ghosts" - 3:00 13. "Constant Resurrections" - 4:25 (click the links to watch his videos) What’s your fav song? Tell me! xoxo, Gabelicious aka Tina
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November 5, 2008Me: An Introduction, A Mixtape
The International Mixtape Group had a scheme going where two people had to write one another a mxtape with the theme 'Me: An Introduction'. Several months later, I have finally gotten around to making a playlist for my dear Mr Alexher123. Not only this, but I have also gotten around to uploading the whole mixtape onto the interwebz. It's not a definitive statement on my musical taste, but I think it says a bit about who I am.
I now share this gloriousness with you! 1. Hyperballad- Big Heavy Stuff. This is a fantastic cover of the Bjork song. It's the song I turn to when I'm depressed, the raw acoustic edge to this resonating somewhere in my heart. 2. Hype (V.2.)- The Hampdens This is a song I have fallen in love with over time. I bought it on iTunes, which means I cant share it, so I have a ripped copy of 'The Hype" from their Myspace, which is a slightly different mix of the song. V.2 is much better, but I can not find it anywhere. (If you can locate/buy v.2 srsly, DO IT). 3. Love- Smashing Pumpkins This song is my heroin. When I first heard it, I absolutely hated it. But it has this addictive quality to it- you have to listen to it one more time.This repulsion and addiction continues until you fall in love. 4.Forever Gone, Forever You- Evanesence On second thought, I should have added a different one of their songs, but oh well. Amy Lee's voice is beautiful, and I like the synth stuff in their early demo stuff. 5. Stockholm Syndrome- Blink 182 This song speaks to me emotionally in a way I would have hardly thought Blink capable of. I will admit, its a crappy song in the whole scheme of music. But its firmly engrained itself in who I am, its a song that I was able to curl up within and have a few minutes of sanity listening to. 6.Hearts Burst Into Fire- Bullet for my Valentine When I fall in love, this is how I want it to be. Power Metal included. 7. Hail Destroyer- Cancer Bats I feel 98.4534264% more badass than I really am when I listen to this song. TRUFAX. If this song is too hardcore for you, it's time to man up. If its not hardcore enough, I salute you. 8. Train In Vain- The Clash The first evar Clash song I ever heard. The rest, as they say, is history. 9.Bordering On Ordinary- The Dear & Departed This is another song I did not immediately like, but felt mysteriously drawn to. There is a suss key change mid way through, and I'm not sure it really works, but ok, whatever. I sometimes feel like I border on ordinary, just like I border on whether I like this song. It's a pretty good analogy really. 10. Girl Anachronism- The Dresden Dolls This song is for those days when life is a glorious mess. 11. You Want Romance?- Funeral For A Friend This is one of my favourite songs, (hey some of you might have guessed, y/fy?). Again, thanks to those iTunes peeps and their encryption shite I can't share it either. Its here on iMeem if you want to listen though. 12.Why Do You Love Me- Garbage I can't understand what would possess any man into the madness that would be falling in love with me. Also, Shirley Manson is awesome. 'nuff said. 13. Where the City Meets the Sea- The Getaway Plan This song fills me with hope. Also the lead singer is very pretty, although his mouth is disproportionately large. I suspect this contributes to his awesome voice. 14.Miss Take- The HorrorPops I'm a girl, I make mistakes, and thats ok. 15. Lady Madeline In Her Coffin- I Am Ghost This song is so dodgy in terms of recording quality, but it has a really interesting dynamic to it. You'll see what I mean. 16. Imagine- John Lennon Because I'm lame and I believe in world peace? This song is classic, timeless, genius. 17. The Shake- Kisschasy This song evokes all sorts of crazy emotions in me, especially the crescendo towards the end. Ghostly and passionate. It's a good combination. 18. Wake Up- The Living End Rockabilly with a political edge, it works. One of their best songs. 19. Spike- The Network This song gives me the lulz, you should watch the video clip for it on Youtube. Funniest thing ever. I R PUNK WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS SONG 20. Anasasis (Xenophontis)- Parkway Drive Parkway Drive is one of those bands that takes a bit of effort to get into, but its worth it. Really. I don't even hear the screaming any more haha. Parkway Drive are huge on the Aussie hardcore scene, and I have awesome memories seeing them live, such as breaking a friend of mine's tooth in the moshpit. ;-0 I am teh badass. 21. Avarice- Disturbed I really like this song. It gives me pleasing memories of a shirtless Stuart Townsend in Queen of the Damned. It sort of has this hypnotic feel to it. 22. Seein' Diamonds- Hot Water Music A nice way to end the Mix. Everytime I hear it, my heart has this huge pang of emotion. It's emotive and raw and everything music should be. Now children. I would never ever condone the illegal distribution of music. Never.If however, you are sufficiently lacking in morals, it can be found here on YouWantRomance's sendspace. Like, totally by coincidence. Related Groups:
International Mix Trading Group, the mixtape
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October 20, 2008HEADLINE US TOUR FOR JANUARY 2009 - EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE & VIP LINKFuneral For A Friend will be back in North America and Canada in January 2009 to tour 'Memory And Humanity', released 28 October through Victory Records.
Tickets go on public sale this weekend but there's a special online pre-sale available here from Tuesday 21 October at 15.00 local time which will include the chance to buy VIP packages where you can meet & greet the band, get your hands on an exclusive poster and have the boys sign it for you. Click through now to register. See you in January. Love FFAF HQ
For more info check the myspace: http://www.myspace.com/funeralforafriend
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