XMAS HAMPER 2008 - DONATIONS NEEDED >>>>
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Hey Guys

How are you all?

We are currently preparing Issue 19 to be released at the end of October / early November and as is tradition we are going to be giving away our 3rd Xmas Hamper in that issue so we are once again looking for donations from your wonderful selves!

In the past we have given away band merch, clothing, accessories, stickers, badgers, alcohol, hand made cards, hand painted goods, jewellery, cds, bags, Devolution merchandise, shoes, Emily Strange suitcase, gothic handmade soaps, gift vouchers, hair falls and so much more!

We want to make 2008's Xmas Hamper even bigger and better and so if you would like to contribute some goodies to it we would be extremely grateful. For every company / person / band that donates some goods we will list their name and website on the giveaway page in the magazine as a bit of extra publicity. We will also add a list to our website news page.

So………..if you would like to donate some goods to us please drop me a line at:
nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk and title it 'Xmas Hamper 2008'

For anyone who wants to send it direct our address is below

Devolution Magazine
137A Brasenose Road
Didcot
Oxon
OX11 7BP
United Kingdom

Below are photos of our previous winners – we always try and give the hamper away to 'couple' as its contents is often uni sex.

CHRISSIE & DARREN – 2006 WINNERS


SHELL & PHIL – 2007 WINNERS


Thank You In Advance.

Cheers

Nickie
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UNSIGNED BANDS WANTED FOR CD COVERMOUNT!
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Hey Guys

We are now putting together another covermount cd which will be released with Issue 19 at the end of October / early November. We are looking for 16 bands that fit the Goth, rockabilly, rock, industrial, metal and punk genres. And as always we are looking for bands across the world that are UNSIGNED!

If you are interested in submitting your details please email us at:
nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk – please do not contact us through myspace! You must email us directly!

Include the following information:

BAND NAME:
MYSPACE ADDRESS:
GENRE OF MUSIC:
LOCATION:

We will get in touch with the bands directly if we have chosen your track to appear on the cd. As always there is a small fee to appear on the cd – which is literally used to help cover the cost of producing the cds!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Rock N Ruin

Nickie
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DEVOLUTION XMAS PARTY 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT
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Category: Music

DEVOLUTION XMAS PARTY 2008

@ THE FACE BAR, READING, UK

SATURDAY 06TH DECEMBER

FROM 2PM - 2AM

Following on from last years roaring party success we are delighted to announce that we have booked the event again for this year and it will be even bigger and better!

Same Venue, More Space, Bands, Stalls, Performers, Fashion Show & Djs for 10 hours.

The 4 bands are:

THE SHANKLIN FREAKSHOW

RUE THE DAY

WEAK 13

IVYS ITCH

A mix of metal, cabaret, industrial and alternative entertainment - there will be something here for everyone!

PERFORMERS, FASHION SHOW, DJS & STALLS ALL TO BE ANNOUNCED ASAP SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!

Tickets are ON SALE NOW from our webshop at:
http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/store/

Priced £6.00 in Advance

and will be £7.00 on the door.

Interested?

If you are an alternative girl dance/performance troop then please get in touch with us via the email address below.

If you would like a stall at the party - which are very very cheap! - selling clothing / shoes / band merch / jewellery etc please drop us a line on the email address below

And if you have any other ideas or improvements on last years party we would love to hear from you also!

nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk

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ORDER STATUS UPDATE - 19/08/08

Hey Guys and Gals

How are you all?

I realise that we have not written an update in forever so this is us touching base with you guys and saying hello! *waves*, this is also a message for anyone waiting for their copy or copies of the latest issue.

Issue 18 has been out for 2 weeks now – the first half of the magazines were delivered and sent out a week or so ago. We then went to Bloodstock festival for 5 days and the other half of the magazines were delivered yesterday so today we are busy packaging up the magazines and stockist orders that have come through while we were away.

If you have not yet received your copies you will definitely have them by the weekend!

We really appreciate your patience and are confident that you will enjoy the magazine in all its Technicolor glory once it lands in your lap. If you have any queries about your order please contact me directly via our email at nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk

For those who were at Bloodstock and got their copies – we really appreciated all the positive feedback on the new colour layout and extra pages and we were also delighted to spot 6 people wearing our t shirts around the festival which was awesome!!!! If you have any photos of you in the shirts email them to us so w can add them to our reader's gallery in our pics section.

There are a million things happening right now at Devo HQ, we will soon be announcing the 2009 calendar competition winners, announcing our Xmas Party line up and details on how your band can get onto our covermount cd next issue! So stay tuned………..

If you are not subscribed to this blog – please make sure you do as we will be doing a lot more blogs in the near future!

You All Rock and were looking forward to hearing what you think of the new issue!

Hailz N Hornz

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ALSO - BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW DEVO GIRL PICTURES IN THE GALLERIES - THEY ALL LOOK AWESOME AS USUAL! X

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ISSUE 19 AD SPACES - FROM £20.00 - FULL COLOUR

Hello There!

How are you?

We are currently working hard on putting together Issue 19.

Issue 19 is released in late October / early November and runs through until the end of January 2009. We are now looking for advertisers for this issue where you're advert will run for 3 months from spaces that start at just £20.00.

This particular issue will be our Christmas and New Year issue – full colour – so for any Alternative companies wishing to promote their shops and online stores in time for the Christmas rush and new year spending this will be the perfect way to do so. And of course you are advertising to a genuine alternative readership.

We are hoping to get this issue out in time for Whitby Goth Festival over Halloween.

We are sold worldwide using our stockists both online and in store and through our own website. We sell the majority of magazines throughout the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Germany, Poland, Canada and the USA.

If you are interested in receiving our advertising rates sheet please get in touch with us at nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk  and title it 'Issue 19 Ad Interest'

I will then send all the relevant info, sizes, prices and options out to you.

I look forward to hearing from you

Nickie

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ISSUE 18 - OUT NOW!
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ISSUE 18 OUT NOW!!!!
4 EXTRA PAGES & NOW FULL COLOUR!!!




Interviews With:
WEDNESDAY 13
SEBASTIAN BACH
JACY NOVA – THE VAMPRESS GIRLS
INKUBUS SUKKUBUS
THE SHANKLIN FREAKSHOW
ANIMAL ALPHA
SCREAMS OF COLD WINTER

Live Reviews:
WAVE GOTIC TREKKEN FESTIVAL
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2008
METALCAMP 2008
MINISTRY
MAD SIN
TIGER ARMY & THE GRIT
PARKWAY DRIVE
WEDNESDAY 13 & SIGN
PANZER AG
ALLEY RATS
PLANET LOUD PARTY

Story
PLUCKING HELLFIRE – PART 2 BY MARTIN WALKYIER
(Ex Sabbat & SkyClad & The Clan Destined)

Artwork Feature By:
DARKRISING ART

Fashion By:
JANE DOE LATEX
BLACKMIRROR DESIGN

Model Spotlight:
MINXIE MALONE

Photographer Spotlight:
MATT MILLER

Features On:
AK – LH CHAIRS AND HOME FURNISHINGS
INTRUSION GOTH NIGHT – 7TH BIRTHDAY
RETROSPECTIVE – BON JOVI
WHO SHOULD COVER – BLACK SABBATH
SAINT OR SINNER: LISA FROM NEMHAIN

Music Map:
THIS ISSUE WE HEAD TO BIRMINGHAM FOR 3 BANDS

Blaggers Corner:
EMERALD ANGEL CLOTHING
SLEAZE – O – RAMA
BLACKMIRROR DESIGN

And all The Usual:
VOCAL KHORDZ LETTERS PAGE, ALBUM, CD, DVD, ZINE, DEMO REVIEWS & MORE

To order with Paypal via our webshop go to: http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/store and go to the CURRENT ISSUE link

<<<<>>>>

Via Cheque For UK Only
Send £4.00 (UK) Made payable to 'Devolution Magazine'
OR
Via Concealed Cash: AT YOUR OWN RISK For UK Only
Send £4.00 (UK) to Devolution Magazine, 137A Brasenose Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7BP, UK

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Mick Mercer Reviews Issue 17 & Covermount CD Tracks
Category: Music

Mick Mercer took the time out to one again thoroughly flick through the mag and play the double covermount cd - this is what he thought of the issue and tracks..............

DEVOLUTION - ISSUE 17

This is all fine. Apparently they have a new look coming up with the next issue which will be interesting, as with a slightly clearer layout and improved reviews section (which does look rather drab, light on the live side too) and maybe even slightly richer colours Devolution will look like a posh 'proper' mag, and I think rock fans (its main forte) go for that sort of thing, yet it will retain a fresh feel, so that's all to the good. Also they have gone mad this time and there's a 2CD 30 track freebie!

This time round the rock content really dominates, with Cavalera Conspiracy, Die So Fluid, Hardcore Superstar, a cheeky chat with Julian Angel, a lively Dropkick Murphys encounter and James from Megadeth, which I would have thought constituted something of a coup? The history of Def Leppard is, um, exactly.

None of that really thrilled me, nor did I expect it to, but the offshoot pieces are interesting, especially the Absinthe (can't abide the stuff!) tasting, and a chat with Arlene Russo (of Bite Me, and her Vampire Nation book). You get model Andromeda X, frank and pessimistic photographer in Elizabeth Chiyoko, fashion spreads on Dead Threads and Boobie Trap Corsets and custom Barbie dolls from Dolls By Passion. In the Saint Or Sinner? corner you get Scarlet form Theatres Des Vampires, there's something entitled Plucking Hellfire which I couldn't fathom out at all and an interview with a hypnotherapist, but how would you know they hadn't made you print nice things, hmmm?)

Of all the mags with free CDs Devolution have the broadest range, and with 30 tracks here it's a perilous voyage for your rock-allergic Mercer.

Grave Dust's 'My Lovely Ass' is a crazed industrial pop concoction, Pistol Kixx have only skimpy rock to inflate the disappointing 'Rock N Roll Trash Queen', but From Almost The End are muscular and raging slowly through 'Battlefield' with Manichae dumpily dour in 'Surrounded.' Puredecay opt for chipper guitar and fx attack in 'Save Me', Entwined Chaos caught between a rock and hard sensitive place in 'Epic Mayhem.' Violet Vortex are a blessed relief with their twisty fun in 'Siren Song', and Filthygore is a dramatic big girl's blouse in 'Ghost Light.' Damaged Angels clown around in a cliched 'Sexual Predator', while Only weep softly through 'The Hunted' with much flossy wibbling. Dissidence are viscously bubbling in 'Let Your Children Burn' which may have a serious point to make but is so dull, taking forever to hit a lethal direction I couldn't persevere.

The Optic Nerves are perky punks and 'Vacant Stare' quite cute, then All Living Fear's 'Jessica' pops up, of all things! Weird. The Bard Stars swing their hips during 'Southampton' but you know it's not going to be great, especially when rhyming bus lanes with vomit stains and then Ivys Itch wander like a cooing, drunken giant spider in 'Snake Oil (Blues)' and that's CD 1 done and dusted.

The Shanklin Freak Show make the bumptious fun in 'Lizard Man' and the best vocals present make Dead Pleasures' 'Ghost Train' a dark croontatsic r'n'r treat with Subject To Change also smartly energetic with their withering melodic approach in 'Servility And Faith' although they could do with some subtler nuances to bring out the real quality of the song.
Thracia yowl and hammer away at 'Stuck In Silence' just as Sexy Death make some disgusting noises throughout the joyful twittering of 'A Chemical Rabbit.'

The Rollocks live out their Stonesy/Primals memories with modern themes in 'Tuesdays Papers' which you either withstand or not. Trashtown Thrillers bowl messily through 'Trash n Roll' and Electro Magnetic Workshop go on a headtrip in 'Vengeance At Port Au Prince', possibly minus actual heads. Seven Days Of Night have a nicely nagging noir flow to 'Outside' and I'd definitely like to hear more form them. Dedhed think you can pitch Nirvana different and we might not notice. So, that's 'Mad Dog' for you. Gripshift are hoary old rock bluster, so 'Dress Up The Outside' is best left alone. Life With Max cruise the pointless pop rock 'Day 1' and Sandalinas have a gruelling soft rock 'The Wrong Side Of Me', with Joe Haze's '88' so rock I went into a coma. Luckily the bucolic preacher Jack Of The Pulpit 'Pirate Song' emerges right at the end and it's like Tunnel Of Love meets Frank The Baptist, which is high recommendation indeed.

Rock fans will get more out of that and be introduced to some things possibly more novel to them, which is a decent result.

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DEVOLUTION @ DOWNLOAD - WILL YOU BE REPRESENTIN US?
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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2008 COMPETITION

As usual we will be at the awesome Download Festival this year. Its going to be messy, according to some this may not be the best line up for the event but we are personally looking forward to checking out lots of bands that we haven't seen yet and with the announcement that our friends MALEFICE are now playing the Tuborg stage it's a done deal – they are amazing live and if you're at Download you need to be heading over to see them play and show them support. As well as the festival of course comes the campsite antics and hooking up with friends from all over the country for drinks, silliness and fun fair rides.

Now………..are you a fan of Devolution? Do you already own a Devo Shirt or fancy getting yourself one? Want to show us some love at the festival? Of course you do! Here is what we want you to do……………..

Make sure that you remember to pack your Devolution shirt whether its as you bought it or is completely diy'd and then when you're at the festival……..get a photo of yourself in it – whether its just you or a group photo. Pull your best metal claws or just throw some horns – whatever you choose to do it has to be a photo of you representing the magazine by wearing your shirt.

When you get home - email us the photos and we will print them alongside our Download Festival Report. The photos will appear in colour in our august issue so remember to send us your Name or Group Name and the location of where you live. All entries can be emailed to me at nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk By July 01^st and no later please.

We have loads of different styles of shirts in our webstore and all are priced at £10.00 each plus p+p. I will also throw in a badge pack containing 4 x badges of the t shirt character that you buy. You can choose from Metal, Punk or Goth Girl.

So head on over to our webstore at: http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/store/

Rock 'N' Ruin

Nickie

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Here are a few pictures of our friends wearing Devolution T shirts – How awesome do they all look?

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2009 CALENDAR COMP - RULES & INFO WITHIN >>>>
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Hey Guys And Girls

It's that time again to get your photoshoots booked, get your outfits planned and start thinking up some inspiring and beautiful images for our 2009 calendar. Last years calendar was a huge success with 14 chosen images used. And we want 2009's to be even more creative and wonderful – so here is where you come in!

The competition is simple – you have to produce a picture that has a 'Devolution' Theme within it. Whether it's a good use of our logo, you wearing one of our items of Devolution clothing or the use of some of our awesome merchandise. Either way the image will have a Devolution theme – that is a must.

The use of our logo should be well planned and tie in with the photograph, its no good taking a beautiful photo of yourself and then sticking the logo on the corner of the picture as an entry – be creative and inventive and fit it in somewhere within the photograph.

We had a few male entries last year but we want MORE! We need to see the guys as well as the girls so I hope to see submissions from across the board.

Below are the rules of the competition – please read them carefully before you submit any images to us. If you are unclear or unsure of anything please do not hesitate to drop me a line at nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk

The Closing Date Is: 10^th AUGUST 2008

We look forward to seeing your photographs and hearing about your shoot ideas!

Good Luck

Nickie

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ISSUE 18 AD SPACES AVAILABLE - COLOUR - FROM JUST £20.00!
Current mood: bouncy

HELLO

How are you?

We are currently working hard on putting together Issue 18.

Issue 18 is released in August and runs through until November. We are now looking for advertisers for this issue where you're advert will run for 3 months from spaces that start at just £20.00.

This particular issue will be our first ever FULL COLOUR magazine and we have kept our prices the same as when it was both Black and White and Colour.

We are sold worldwide using our stockists both online and in store and through our own website. We sell the majority of magazines throughout the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Germany, Poland, Canada and the USA.

If you are interested in receiving our advertising rates sheet please get in touch with us at nickie@devolutionmagazine.co.uk  and title it 'Issue 18 Ad Interest'

I will then send all the relevant info, sizes, prices and options out to you.

I look forward to hearing from you

Nickie

X

http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/

http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/store/

http://www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk/stockists.htm

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