Articles by Dave Synyard

Nights Like These

Sunlight At Secondhand

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

On any given night, there are two sides to everything. Incorporating an unconventional melodic take on what could be construed as death met...

Pain Principle

Waiting For The Flies

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

Usually waiting for the flies would be an indication of a lifeless, decaying or useless thing that once had existence, however Pain Princip...

Scarpoint

The Silence We Deserve

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

While Sweden’s main exports are said to be chemicals, motor vehicles and petroleum products, it seems fairly obvious to anyone who follows...

News Round Up

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2007

Here’s the lowdown on this past week in music news: 3 Inches of Blood’s drummer was given his walking papers, Queens of the Stone Age were...

Nutter Fan Pays $170K US For Two Led Zeppelin Reunion Tickets

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2007

Fans have the tendency to buy odd memorabilia from bands at outrageous prices, but Kenneth Donnell of Glasgow, Scotland recent purchase of...

The 2008 PLUG Award Nominations Announced

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2007

The 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards nominations have been announced. Leading the way with seven nods each are Battles and Of Montreal, f...

Gibson Introduces the "Robot Guitar"

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2007

Novice guitar players may have encountered problems when trying to recreate the magic of their guitar gods but Gibson Guitars have devised...

Kevin Shields: New My Bloody Valentine Albums "This Year"

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2007

After years of hinting and teasing, My Bloody Valentine will finally reform and release the follow-up to 1991’s seminal Loveless album as w...