It's August 1st and it's time for...

Black Velvet 45 alert! Black Velvet 45 alert! Black Velvet 45 alert!

(It's out!)

(You need to buy it)



Issue 45 includes:

Interviews with Finch, 'A', Wednesday 13, Rise Against, Halifax & Armor For Sleep (check the Black Velvet website for more info on each interview).

Black Velvet Goes To Download. You've seen some of our pix online already (or you should have). Now you can read our report of the 3 day UK festival - with more pix. We saw heaps of cool bands and wrote about them all... My Chemical Romance, The Used, Queen Adreena, Billy Idol, Society1, Papa Roach, HIM, Velvet Revolver, Funeral For A Friend, Bowling For Soup, System Of A Down, Black Sabbatttttthhhh (the list goes on).

An ace new "Can You Hear Me Now?" column by Sugarcult's Marko 72 (avec beard).

Concert reviews of My Chemical Romance, Manic Street Preachers, Do Me Bad Things/Feable Weiner, Trashlight Vision, Finch, Vain, Drive-Thru UK Invasion (featuring Allister, Hidden In Plain View, Halifax and I Am The Avalanche, 'A', Avril Lavigne/The Glitterati, The Explosion, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue,Vain, The Erotics/Teenage Casket Company...

Heaps of album, single, demo & book reviews from the likes of reviews including Goldfinger, The All-American Rejects, MxPx, Self Against City, The Offspring, The Track Record, Funeral For A Friend, Nine Inch Nails, Randy's Ripcord, Motley Crue, The Glitterati, The Aquabats!, Instruction, The Junior Varsity, Slunt, Static-X, Isle Of View, Houston Calls, The Fight, Big Japan, Finch, Triggerdaddy, The Forecast, Zan Clan, The Authentics, My Chemical Romance, B*Movie Heroes, The Used & more (120 review in total if you're counting! Plus our 'Short & Sweets' section for those that get a quick mention)

Velvet Sweepstakes. Be in with a chance of winning one of 3 prize packs featuring 1 Slunt 'Get A Load Of This' album, 1 Repossession Records T-shirt, 1 Sikworld T-shirt, 1 Repossession Records CD sampler (features tracks by Slunt, The Fight, Alston & Dry Kill Logic)

All the usuals such as Fanzine Reviews, Bits N' Bobs, The Star & I Playlists...

Back Page Babe is My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero.


To get this issue:

Go to one of the shops that stock Black Velvet - info at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/shops.htm

Order online from one of the online shops - info at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/contents.htm and have it delivered to your door.

Send paypal to shari@blackvelvetmagazine.com - prices are at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com

Send UK cheque/postal order or foreign cash to the Black Velvet doorstep and have it mailed to you. Prices & Info again are at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com


Reminder: Newest Black Velvet stocking stores are: Sound Clash in Norwich, Reveal Records in Derby and Boxcar Books in Bloomington, IN. If you're in those areas, go and buy a copy right now!