Circus of Horrors VIDEO interview!

Recently The wolvescivic Blog caught up with the founder, and ringmaster of the Circus of Horrors, Dr Haze

The show combined circus art, rock music and a fair dose of adult sauciness.

Check out the interview below ... and some of our other upcoming shows:

Overkill - Killfest Tour 2010 | Wed 24 Feb 2010 | Wulfrun Hall Plus Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah & Cripper
TICKETS HERE

BIGELF | Wednesday 24 February 2010 | The Little Civic
TICKETS HERE

MERCURY The Ultimate Queen Tribute - 10th Anniversary Tour | Sunday 14 March 2010 | Wulfrun Hall
TICKETS HERE

Circus of Horrors Part 1 from caroline beavon on Vimeo.

Circus of Horrors part 2 from caroline beavon on Vimeo.

Circus of Horrors part 3 from caroline beavon on Vimeo.

Circus of Horrors part 4 from caroline beavon on Vimeo.

Circus of Horrors part 5 from caroline beavon on Vimeo.

Wouldn't It Be Good to see Nik Kershaw in Wolverhampton?

Did you know that Nick Kershaw wrote Chesney Hawkes hit "The One and Only" and the Let Loose hit "Crazy for You"?

Well Nik Kershaw is following in the footsteps of young Mr Hawkes (who played the Little Civic last night) by playing the same venue on the 11th March

TICKETS HERE

Don't hang about, Kershaw always puts on a great show and we'd hate for you to miss out

Oh and you know us here at the WolvesCivic love an excuse to raid Youtube, so here goes!

All together now "I am the one and onleeeeeee" ...

Yes Chesney Hawkes is coming to Wolverhampton Little Civic on Friday evening (19 February 2010)

The 90's singer songwriter and producer has come a long way since a certain massive song (5 WEEKS at number 1 in the charts), and now he's bringing his acoustic tour to our fair town!

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Not only did he have other successful singles and collaborations with Fountains of Wayne and 80's legend Nik Kershaw (who actually wrote "The One and Only", did you know that?) he has also made a name for himself songwriting and producing for other performers.

This show is a must for the fans, as it seems he'll be running through his popular songs and some of his personal favourites!

Need a reminder? Oh, ok then ...

Fear Factory in Wolverhampton tonight!

Yes those newly reformed legends of metal are playing the Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall THIS EVENING

TICKETS HERE

It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the band, with fall outs and legal threats, but now former foes Burton C Bell and Dino Cazares have put it all behind them and gone out on the road

we love them, you love them - but if you need any reminding WHY - check out these videos!

Great reviews for Hammerfall : get your tickets now

Hammerfall are on a roll ...

The Swedish metal outfit, who play the Wulfrun Hall on 5th May (TICKETS HERE) have been confirmed for Rock Am Ring and Rock Am Park 2010 in Germany.

They're currently on tour in the States, but we've just come across these 2 great reviews from the bands recent stint in India: check them out!

http://www.headbangers.in/updates/335-let-the-hammerfall.html

http://indianrockmp3.com/2010/01/29/hammerfall-chennai-saarang-iit/

Overkill new video here

Legendary thrashers OVERKILL have posted their new video. The song “Bring Me The Night” comes off their latest release “Ironbound”. The band play the Wolverhampton Wulfrun on the 24th February, along withSuicidal Angels, Savage Messiah & Cripper

TICKETS HERE

Twitter update from Underoath

It seems Underoath have been busy in the studio rehearsing!

They recently posted this picture on social networking site Twitter (follow them here @underoathband)


And it sounds like they're loving it ...

"Doing some very early demo recording of the songs we have... yessss"

"Practice was freaking sweet tonight. Wrote the fastest song we have ever written. It's naughty. Can't wait for you to hear it!"

Underoath play the Wulfrun on the 15th March TICKETS HERE

Metal label plans digital EP of God Of War III exclusive tracks

Roadrunner Records, home to some of the fiercest bands in metal, is putting out a digital EP of new exclusive material recorded for the exclusive new PS3 God of War III

The EP, God of War: Blood and Metal, is released on 1st March, complete with 6 new tracks from Trivium (who play the Wolverhampton Wulfrun on 23 March, TICKETS HERE) , Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, Opeth, Mutiny Within and Taking Dawn

Here's the full tracklisting:

1. Killswitch Engage – My Obsession
2. Trivium – Shattering The Skies Above
3. Dream Theater – Raw Dog
4. Taking Dawn – This Is Madness
5. Opeth – The Throat Of Winter
6. Mutiny Within – The End

You will be able to buy the EP from good digital stores, but gamers who buy the Ultimate Edition of the game will get the tracks thrown in, as well as access to a whole host of other goodies!

MORE ON THIS STORY

God of War 3 trailer will boulder you over (joystiq.com)
'God Of War 3' Release Date Revealed (multiplayerblog.mtv.com)
Feel Kratos' rage in new God of War III trailer (destructoid.com)

Muse and Stevie Wonder to headline Glastonbury

Well, it's official - Muse and Stevie Wonder will be topping the bill at Worthy Farm this summer.

Muse will headline Glastonbury, for the second time, on the Saturday night, with Wonder getting the best slot of the weekend, Sunday night.

U2 will headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night

Unfortunately, if today's announcement has suddenly made you want to buy a ticket, bad luck - it's sold out with all 175,000 tickets gone!

Are you going to Glastonbury? Who are you looking forward to seeing?


LIKE THAT? HOW ABOUT THESE?

The Lines | Friday 12 February 2010 | The Slade Rooms
Plus Cajole Cajole + Loutish Lover Guest appearance from Club NME London resident DJ Jeff Automatic
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Local Wolverhampton legends The Lines are back with a local show in Wolverhamptons newest venue! Guest appearance from Club NME London resident DJ Jeff Automatic


The Nightingales | Saturday 13 February 2010 | The Little Civic
plus Hotpants Romance + Guilty Pleasures Of The Snow Angel

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'Birmingham's first art punk group....The Nightingales helped bring much needed experimentation and iconoclasm to the indulgent '80s'- Iron Man Records. The post-Prefects band that Alan McGee has called 'better than Oasis or the Sex Pistols'

Chew Lips | Saturday 27 February 2010 | The Slade Rooms
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Described as "minimal dance-pop" and "coupling techno beats with smart-mouthed edgy vocals", influenced by LCD Soundsystem and Prince and "Classic Pop", NME say "They've been together barely 12 months, but they've already got the capital in their pockets and produced one of the most exciting singles of the year."

KMFDM schedule Wolverhampton show

KMFDM are coming to Wolverhampton

They're playing our fabulous new venue The Slade Rooms on July 1st

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The band are busy promoting their latest album Krieg - which came out at the start of this year.

Plus a real treat for the fans, they've been back in the studio reworking and remixing their their entire back catalogue with some extra tracks and deluxe booklets.

Airbourne support act: details!!!

Anyone coming to see Airbourne in April? (tickets here)

We'll we've been finding out all the gen on their support act, Taking Dawn and we think they're well worth checking out

The 2 bands are on the same label, Roadrunner Records, and release their debut album Time to Burn on the 12th April - if you can't wait that long it's already out on Itunes and all those other digital stores

Wanna know more about Taking Dawn?

Head here and check out lots of lovely videos and the like!

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artist/Taking+Dawn

RATT album details and listen to the new single

We've got details of RATTS new album

The band are heading to the Wulfrun Hall on June 17th (TICKETS HERE) - a show they SHOULD have played in December but had to move it due to release changes to this new album. They are also adding more shows to their schedule - but I wonder if a Download performance might be on the agenda? Fingers crossed ...

So, Infestation - the bands first new album in 11 years - will now be coming out on 19th April. The set list is below, and you can check out the first single, "Best of Me" here!!

It's a bit of a celebration for the band, with the return of vocalist Stephen Pearcy and SIGNING up to metal label Roadrunner.

You want the tracklisting: you got it!

“Eat Me Up Alive”
“Best of Me”
“A Little Too Much”
“Look Out Below”
“Last Call”
“Lost Weekend”
“As Good as it Gets”
“Garden of Eden”
“Take a Big Bite”
“Take Me Home”
“Don’t Let Go”

Trance rap rock? Ooh crikey ...

Trance / Rap / Rock

3 genres you kinda hope never to see together on Myspace ... but You and What Army seem to pull it off

It's 90's sounding, meets Enter Shikari and nu-metal/rap rock. It works.

Check them out here and let me know what you think ..

Oh and they're playing the Little Civic (along with Lost in Vegas + Kyra + Jusure) on 26th March - tickets here

Idlewild are coming to The Slade Rooms

Idlewild are the latest band to test drive our new venue the Slade Rooms

The scottish outfit will be playing on 22 April

Tickets are on sale NOW!

Tickets priced £15.00 will be available from 10.00am on Friday 5th February at Midland Box Office: 0870 320 7000 or online at www.wolvescivic.co.uk

Official Website: www.idlewild.co.uk

Trivium announce new drummer

After the departure of Travis Smith, Trivium have announced that their old mate Nick Augusto will be joining the band full time.

He stood in for Smith on the bands Autumn '09 tour of the States.

And they've already put him to work recording 2 new tracks, one called Shattering the Skies Above - check them out here

... here's frontman Matt Heafy

“We’re really happy to have our good friend and fellow Floridian Nick Augusto join the Trivium family. Nick’s drumming is very technical and diverse and he brings a real intense energy to the band and we can’t wait for everyone to hear the new song, ‘Shattering The Skies Above’, that we just recorded with Nick. I think it’s the best Trivium recording we’ve ever done; it’s raw, full of energy, and I think Nick’s drumming really pushed us to a new level.”

Trivium play the Wulfrun Hall on 23rd March, along with Chimaira, Whitechapel, and Rise To Remain - TICKETS HERE

Once the tour ends, the band will head back to the studio to work on their next album for Roadrunner Records.

Cobra Starship! live webchat 7:30pm Friday HERE!

Cobra Starship will be joining the wolvescivic blog for a live webchat 6:30pm Friday 4 February!

The band are playing Wolverhampton Wulfun Hall on Tuesday

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We'll we chatting about life on the road, the UK tour and plans for 2010

There's even a chance to get your questions in by commenting below, or during the live-chat itself!

Who would Emilie Autumn love to collaborate with?

She's played with Courtney Love and Billy Corgan, but who would singer songwriter and anarchic violinist Emilie Autumn LOVE to collaborate with?

The wolvescivic blog went to find out when the delightful Emilie played the Wulfrun Hall over the weekend





Coming soon to the Wolves Civic:


Amy Macdonald | Sunday 4 April 2010 | Wulfrun Hall

In an interview for the Scottish Daily Record Amy lets slip one of the possible titles for her forthcoming sophomore album.' A Curious Thing' is what's top of the list at the moment and is a lyric from one of the new tracks but it's not confirmed as yet.

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Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls: Little Civic 30th Jan 2010

Miles Hunt is pretty well known in these 'ere parts for his role as as frontman of local legends The Wonder Stuff.

Here we see him in a different context - playing acoustically with band's strikingly beautiful violinist Erica Nockalls.

With two albums already under their belts, the pair are a joy to watch on stage, peforming both songs from their own back catalogue, and some Wonder Stuff favourites.

But it was in-between the songs that things got interesting - with Miles, ever the storyteller, regailing us with some gems from The Wonder Stuff's history (for example, did you know that Kirsty MacColl ended up singing on Welcome to the Cheap Seats after Miles drunkenly met her in a studio corridor during the recording of the Never Love Elvis album?, or that members of the Wonder Stuff performed an impromptu piano version of Danny Boy backstage with Kris from Nirvana and members of Faith No More?)

Miles is a charming and engaging story teller, although clearly not engaging enough for the members of the audience who insisted on talking loudly throughout. They were put in their place by being told, in no uncertain terms, to "f*** off to the bar".

Tracks from the band's second album HUP featured heavily as it is to be the subject of several shows this spring. The band are recording it for a new deluxe version, as well as a DVD coming soon of their recent Birmingham HUP show!

In fact, Erica and Miles are a busy pair, planning a second Shared project this year, the first of which saw them work with the likes of Wayne Hussey (The Mission), Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera) and Nick Heyward. With the dream of taking over the small stage at a festival this summer with Shared 2's lineup, it seems they've got their work cut out.

Yes, it is definitely an older and wiser Miles Hunt we see today. if you come along to a Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls show expecting the beer and anarchy of the old Stuffies days then you will be dissapointed. However, if you are happy to experience two musicians who come together to play feelgood folk and indie, and hear a damn good story to boot, then I guarantee you will leave with a wam fuzzy glow.


- Caroline