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submitted by Nick Apr 9th 2009 02:00 pm (www2.kerrang.com)
Gallows have teamed up with the ActionAid charity as part of their Bollocks To Poverty Campaign.ActionAid launched their very own online Bollocks To Poverty music store today, where you can buy tunes and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to ActionAid’s work across the world.Gallows guitarist Laurent 'Lags' Barnard has uploaded his picked his ten favourite tracks and created a virtual mixtape for the site."We're massive fans of Gallows and they have some really interesting things to say about male dominance and violence against women on [their debut] album Orchestra Of Wolves," says Kerstin Twachtmann, a Youth Digital Producer at ActionAid. "These are major issues that ActionAid works on overseas, so Laurent was the perfect choice to put together this mixtape.”To visit the Bollocks To Poverty store, log on to www.actionaid.org.uk/music.Below, Lags gives us details of his choice of tracks for the Bollocks To Poverty playlist:Kate BushThis Woman's WorkLaurent: "Whenever there is a sad moment on TV there is a 20% chance this song is played in the background."Against Me!Borne On The FM Waves OF The HeartLaurent: "I love this band and this song is made all the better thanks to the guest appearance of Tegan Quinn from Tegan and Sara."WeezerWhy BotherLaurent: "Ever avoided getting into a relationship for fear of getting hurt? Well Rivers sings about his refusal to go out with a girl he likes for this very reason."Gwen StefaniCoolLaurent: "This song reminds me of Cyndi Lauper back in the 80s, not a bad thing!"AirAll I NeedLaurent: "The lead vocals are so soft and the video to this song presents in documentary style a young couple in love."Dashboard ConfessionalHands DownLaurent: "Perfect song about when you first start going out with a girl. Rivers from Weezer should listen to it!"MadonnaHung UpLaurent: "Probably one of the most successful female pop singers, and though I love her 80s stuff this recent hit is pretty good too!"Kate NashFoundationsLaurent: "My favourite UK female singer and this is an amazing song."Sleeper InbetweenerLaurent: "I saw this band play when I was young, awesome girl fronted indie."GoldfrappNumber 1Laurent: "We played a festival with Goldfrapp. She's a master of many genres of music!"
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submitted by Nick Apr 28th 2009 03:00 pm (www.nme.com)
Following the revelation that Gallows recorded the sound of a pig being slaughtered for inclusion on their forthcoming new album 'Grey Britain', the band have released a statement saying that they were in fact lying about the boast.
A spokesperson for peta2, the youth arm of animals rights organisation PETA, has claimed the recording of a pig being slaughtered which features on Gallows' forthcoming new album 'Grey Britain' will turn listeners vegetarian.
submitted by Nick Apr 27th 2009 12:00 pm (www.metalhammer.co.uk)
Gallows are streaming their incredible new album, 'Grey Britain', a week ahead of release. Win tickets to see Gallows & Every Time I Die.Gallows are currently streaming their new album, 'Grey Britain', in its entirety on their MySpace page. An album described as 'fucking vital' in the the latest issue ...
Gallows and Every Time I Die are about to embark on the punk rock tour of 2009 and we have tickets to the show, signed shirts and copies of Galllows' monumental new album, 'Grey Britain', to give away.Click here to enter this killer comp!Gallows & Every Time I Die will ...
Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato has spoken out about his guest slot on the new Every Time I Die record. Dillinger + ETID = ownership, just in case you were wondering. Get tickets for Every Time I Die supporting Gallows!Speaking out about his role on Every Time I Die's ...


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