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Outside The box
February 2014
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issue 293
Exclusive
interview
with Justin from
the Vaccines
“I created
Skrillex”
meet the man behind
the monster
Pete Doherty
destroys the O2 special live report
Noel
Gallagher
“I’m powerful just
like God”
Bored?
Skint?
How to start a record label in 2
months
In the
studio
kaiser chiefs,
radio head, muse,
oasis
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Xandria
First Major Interview

2. Outside The box
Band Index
Arctic Monkeys 11
The Killers 56
Friendly Fires 23
Paramore 12
Muse 24
Mumford and Sons 36
Misty’s big adventure 34
Young Knives 37
Youthmovies 29
School of seven bells
15
Klaxons 35
Nirvana 16
Let’s tea party 21
Little joy 44
Guns N’ Roses 38
Foals 27
Death vessel 14
Florence & The Machine
30
AC/DC 47
Kodaline 54
Capital Cities 38
The Chevin 51
Coldplay 64
The Courteeners 19
Crystel Fighters 66
Dinner and a suit 41
Fall Out Boy 53
Iron & Wine 45
Goo Goo Dolls 16
Open Season 50
Half Moon Run 31
Hunter Hunted 67
Imagine Dragons 22
Jet 59
Josh Weller 46
The Kooks 52
Lana Del Rey 48
Lifehouse 69
Linkin Park 18
M83 55
Madeon 32
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Regulars
77
70 access all areas
Inside Josh Weller (quite literally), in the
studio Foals, Muse and The Killers.
57 out of the box 50
The best songs of the month
67 out of the box quiz
Nirvana take a punishment.
75 Final Demand
37
Ke$ha takes to the glittery Vegas stage.
would you exoect any different?
News
43 Muse
Why their new album is worth the wait
71 MGMT
The supergroup expand its membership
17 OASIS
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40
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They’re dreaming of a black christmas
Features
43 Review
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Backstage with Noel in London
From the moment Goo Goo
Dolls made the courageous
decision to walk out to
Pink Floyd at the Rockefeller Center last Thursday
night, there was a feeling
that it would be all downhill from there.
And regrettable, it was.
13 The Killers
For those about to read...we salute you
20 Cage The Elephant
Are they ready for rock’s premier league
72 Overrated bands
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, U2!
Hey, it’s not our call...
25 Bombay Bicicle Club
The perils of chatting bollocks to jeournalists

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Xandria world tour
Shut up and listen album.
This autumn Xandria will be touring around the world; you better get
your tickets before they sell out. Go
on the ‘name of magazine’ website to
order your tickets when they come
out. Don’t be a coach potato and get
off your a*s and buy tickets! Xandria
will be touring all major cities such
as London, Paris and NYC.
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Xandria talks about Coldplay
Xandria talks about who inspires her
when it comes to writing songs.
They are musical geniuses!!
They’re the ultimate band; who
doesn’t know any of their songs?!!
surel;y if someone didn’t know
any of their songs they must have
been living under a rock.
They’re one of the bands i still
listen to even know...they’re my
childhood. They focus on their
music and that shows through
when you listen to their new
AND old albums.
oung Xandria played her first sold out show in The Mayflower pub in London four nights
ago. How was it? “An old French man came up to me,” the cordial Xandria recollects, “and
said he’d seen the Vaccines had perform a few days before I came along and said it was going
to happen for you too!”
That poshly spoken chap isn’t the only person falling Arse over elbow for Xandria. Unless
you’ve been hibernating under a rock, you have heard of her too. Most certainly via ‘Don’t
Come Running Back’ – the alternative rock anthem that has been leaking its way around the
net faster than Kim Kardashian’s bikini selfie, in addition to her most recent single ‘Wreck
That Bass’, a fire-raising debut has the nation rocking to its charismatic beat.
If being named the preeminent innovative upcoming artist of the century wasn’t enough, everything has suggested that
her new single ‘Two Finger Salute’ could be something not even Lana Del Rey can write up herself, meanwhile Xandria’s European tour (sold out) have emphasised the impact Xandria is going to have on the music industry and its fans;
bringing rage, her cocky attitude and last
but not least her slamin’ bod that would
put Megan Fox to shame. “I’m surprised
the show did so well, feeling a bit like the
Female Justin Bieber of alternative music”
the outgoing Xandria reminisced while
she laughed sarcastically to herself, “I’m
kind of sh*tting myself if I’m going to be
frank, it’s a f**king huge crowd, not forgetting I’m going to be the only one on
stage...but it should be fun. I’m not one to
shy away from a challenge”.
Raised and brought up by a single parent,
Xandria has been brought up to stay
humble and down to earth, “I hate it when
celebrities talk about being ‘down to
earth’ when all they do is flash their cash
and pretend like nothing’s going on in
the world. I’d like to think that I’ll be able
to give back, even if I’m ‘famous’ or not;
my mum taught me a maxim that I live
by “the more you give the more you
receive”, I know it sounds cheesy” Xandria
giggled, letting us see that there’s more to
this ‘bad girl bravado she buts on, on stage,
“I’m a strong believer in karma...once I
went swimming with my friend and he fell
into the pool, and of course the lovely
girl I am, I started laughing at him; seconds later I was sinking in the pool, so I pretty much nearly drowned...KARMA!”.
Xandria’s sarcastic face brought forth the idea that she’s a bit of a practical joker.
Xandria is the best new artist in the UK, and thrown at her is a platinum record and what is known to be the best album
of this year! “I try to pay the least attention to all the hype about my music as possible,” Xandria shrugs, clearly not
focussed on the fame and the possible stampede of screaming Xandria fans that could possibly climb through the doors
and tear her limb from limb. “I’m more unaware of it now than ever, I don’t exactly search myself on the internet or
purposely listen to my songs on the radio when I know they’re playing my songs, the only time I hear about the hype is
when I talk to my mum and friends; mostly when I do interviews. I’m pretty astonished people like what I do, I get to do
what i love and do it as a job...what more could I ask for really.”
“I’m pretty tired -most people I know are tired- tired of having to wait three minutes to hear the chorus to a damn song!
Don’t get me wrong, there is so much great music out there believe me, I just feel as though people are getting stuck in
this never ending phase where lyrics don’t seem to matter at all; and of course there are those people who go along with
it and pretend they’re enjoying what they’re listening to...they’re just followers,” Xandria coincides. “I prefer to have
straight forward right in the middle music, but I feel like people are doing the exact reverse thing. And of course she’s
right, that’s an issue that has to be put out there.
Playing the guitar and piano, no wonder Xandria has got such an opinion about music; at five Xandria’s mum nudged
her to learn to play instruments, “She said she wanted me to express myself through music; I was a vocal child, I suppose
I still am.” Xandira admits light-heartedly as she notices the near to rant she nearly gave us when expressing her view on
today’s modernised music scene.
“I’m friends with the Vaccines you know; they are so funny. I’m pretty close to Justin, he tends to be as opinionated and
as funny as I am; I’m not trying to sound big headed by calling myself funny by the way” Xandria laughed anxiously
as she thought over what she just said, she continued saying “Justin plays the guitar just like I do, we tend to have a
jam session and get into our music; the room is always silent when we play our music. Somehow everyone seems to be
entranced in our guitar playing. Me and Justin tend to make up random songs that sometimes don’t even make sense”
Xandria giggled to herself. “The other boys are just so funny, I went with them around Europe because I was their
opening act…they pretty much pranked each other nearly every single day I was with them.”
We asked Xandria how long she thought she would be doing music for.
“i don’t see myself doing music for the rest of my life, but i certainly enjoy it; it’s my life passion and i cant see myself
ever doing anything different with my life. I don’t call what I do a job, the fact that I get to do what I love for a very long
time makes everything worthwhile; the pay isn’t that bad either.” She laughed sarcastically as she continued, “I’d like
to think I’ll be doing and making music for about 25 years. I don’t think anyone will want to listen to my music when
I’m like 50, who knows what kind of music will be popular then or what music I’ll be interested in, I guess if I build a
“I mean I listen to so many people
and so many people inspire me but
I just can’t et enough of Michael
Jackson! I know we’re in two complete music genres but I just love his
music, it’s catchy and I can relate to
some of his songs. He’s the most talented artist I know. I love to listen to
the arctic monkeys pretty often, they
tend to get me more in the mood
when I’m about to write some lyrics
down”
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“Two
Finger
Salute”

4. great fan base they would follow me
in what I was doing and follow me
in my journey of music as I discover
myself. I know that while I’m a musician I’m going to go through a journey, a musical journey and personal
growth. My fans will go through
this with me and that’s something
I’m willing to share with them and
anyone who wants to go through this
transition with me.
That poshly spoken chap isn’t the only
person falling Arse over elbow for
Xandria. Unless you’ve been hibernating under a rock, you have heard
of her too. Most certainly via ‘Don’t
Come Running Back’ – the alternative
rock anthem that has been leaking its
way around the net faster than Kim
Kardashian’s bikini selfie, in addition
to her most recent single ‘Wreck That
Bass’, a fire-raising debut has the nation rocking to its charismatic beat.
If being named the preeminent
innovative upcoming artist of the
century wasn’t enough, everything has
suggested that her new single ‘Two
Finger Salute’ could be something
not even Lana Del Rey can write up
herself, meanwhile Xandria’s European tour (sold out) have emphasised
the impact Xandria is going to have
on the music industry and its fans;
bringing rage, her cocky attitude and
last but not least her slamin’ bod that
would put Megan Fox to shame. “I’m
surprised the show did so well, feeling
a bit like the Female Justin Bieber
of alternative music” the outgoing
Xandria reminisced while she laughed
sarcastically to herself, “I’m kind of
sh*tting myself if I’m going to be
frank, it’s a f**king huge crowd, not
forgetting I’m going to be the only one
on stage...but it should be fun. I’m not
one to shy away from a challenge”.
Raised and brought up by a single
parent, Xandria has been brought up
to stay humble and down to earth, “I
hate it when celebrities talk about being ‘down to earth’ when all they do is
flash their cash and pretend like nothing’s going on in the world. I’d like
to think that I’ll be able to give back,
even if I’m ‘famous’ or not; my mum
taught me a maxim that I live by “the
more you give the more you receive”, I
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know it sounds cheesy” Xandria giggled, letting us see that there’s more
to this ‘bad girl bravado she buts on,
on stage, “I’m a strong believer in karma...once I went swimming with my
friend and he fell into the pool, and
of course the lovely girl I am, I started
laughing at him; seconds later I was
sinking in the pool, so I pretty much
nearly drowned...KARMA!”. Xandria’s
sarcastic face brought forth the idea
that she’s a bit of a practical joker.
Xandria is the best new artist in the
UK, and thrown at her is a platinum
record and what is known to be the
best album of this year! “I try to pay
the least attention to all the hype
about my music as possible,” Xandria
shrugs, clearly not focussed on the
fame and the possible stampede of
screaming Xandria fans that could
possibly climb through the doors and
tear her limb from limb. “I’m more
unaware of it now than ever, I don’t
exactly search myself on the internet
or purposely listen to my songs on the
radio when I know they’re playing my
songs, the only time I hear about the
hype is when I talk to my mum and
friends; mostly when I do interviews.
I’m pretty astonished people like what
I do, I get to do what i love and do it
as a job...what more could I ask for
really.”
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“I’m pretty tired -most people I know
are tired- tired of having to wait three
minutes to hear the chorus to a damn
song! Don’t get me wrong, there is so
much great music out there believe
me, I just feel as though people are
getting stuck in this never ending
phase where lyrics don’t seem to
matter at all; and of course there are
those people who go along with it and
pretend they’re enjoying what they’re
listening to...they’re just followers,”
Xandria coincides. “I prefer to have
straight forward right in the middle
music, but I feel like people are doing
the exact reverse thing. And of course
she’s right, that’s an issue that has to
be put out there.
Playing the guitar and piano, no wonder Xandria has got such an opinion
about music; at five Xandria’s mum
nudged her to learn to play instruments, “She said she wanted me to
express myself through music; I was
a vocal child, I suppose I still am.”
Xandira admits light-heartedly as she
notices the near to rant she nearly
gave us when expressing her view on
today’s modernised music scene.
“I’m friends with the Vaccines you
know; they are so funny. I’m pretty
close to Justin, he tends to be as opinionated and as funny as I am; I’m not
trying to sound big headed by calling
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myself funny by the way” Xandria
laughed anxiously as she thought
over what she just said, she continued
saying “Justin plays the guitar just like
I do, we tend to have a jam session
and get into our music; the room is
always silent when we play our music.
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Somehow everyone seems to be
entranced in our guitar playing.
Me and Justin tend to make up
random songs that sometimes
don’t even make sense” Xandria
giggled to herself. “The other
boys are just so funny, I went

5. “Don’t waste your
time or time
will waste you.”
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