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@ Newcastle o2 Academy, May 3 2010

The Give It A Name tour has always been a showcase of what the pop punk industry has to offer.

In the past it has given birth to bands that would go onto mainstream success and has seen the likes of My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Lostprophets grace its stage. However, 2010 sees the mini festival being confined to an ‘introducing’ tour promoting the bands of the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh from storming Give It A Name 2009, hot US band In This Moment are heading to Japan and expect sales of new album The Dream to soar.

With lead singer Maria Brink showing her softer side and melodic twists mixed with the band’s early metalcore there has never been a better time to catch up with one of this year’s buzz bands.

They’ll be back to play Download in the summer but rushonrock put drummer Jeff Fabb and guitar god Blake Bunzell on the spot before they headed out of Britain. Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle o2 Academy, April 14 2009

Like their endearing frontwoman, In This Moment’s blistering set was short but incredibly sweet.

Second band on in front of a disappointingly sparse Give It A Name Introducing crowd, the US metal stars were clearly the act most fans had come to see and by 9pm a half-full venue suddenly emptied further.

At about this time ITM’s Maria Brink must have been backstage wondering what it will take for her band to break into the UK mainstream. A higher profile gig than this would be a start and a surprising slot on a shoddy tour has done one of 2009′s rising stars no good at all. Read the rest of this entry »