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Twang

Twang? What the hell is that all about?

About Me

Twang? What kind of name is that! Since I was 7 years old I’ve always been addicted to ROCK! At that age you can’t drink beer, go to gigs or clubs so I used to go to bed and listen to the radio One Rock Show hosted by Tommy Vance. He would transport me a universe of sonic Worlds every Friday night.Why Twang?Well, it started at school. There I was at the back of the class secretly hiding headphones supplying the likes of Faith No More, Megadeth, Metallica, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, Iron Maiden, First four Queen albums, Black Sabbath and an obsession with certain Progressive & epic Rock acts plus anything that I could get my hands on that Rocked. So my class colleagues could hear a faint tinny kaching, kaching noise. Guitar riffs rather than the repetitive pumping fake drum sounds of dance music, which, most of my class were into. They decided to affectionately call me Twang and it’s stuck.To cut a long story short, I do Rock/Metal & Alt Rock clubs in the UK mainly London & the home counties. I strongly believe that the shows should be interactive, basically major parties! I also do a show on the UK’s only true Rock & Metal station Total Rock. You can catch the show wherever you are around this spinning globe every Friday 3.00-6.00pm & every Sunday Noon-3.00pm. (All UK Time)Some of my guests have been, Zakk Wylde, Chris Goss, Chimaira, In Flames, Soilwork, Mnemic, My Dying bride, Brand New, Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Rich (THE DUKE) Ward (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, Solo The Duke), Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, Alexisonfire, Kino, Asia, Machine Head, Skinny Puppy,Audioslave, Million Dead, Mudvayne, Velvet Revolver, Wednesday 13, Atryeu, God Forbid, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Everytime I Die, Alter Bridge, Hammerfall, Paradise lost, Zodiac Mindwarp,End of Level Boss, Pig Iron, Steranko, PDHM,Diamond Nights, 80's Matchbox B line Disaster, Drowning Pool, Soil, Arch Enemy, Hayseed Dixie,Frost*, Ayreon, Machine Head, It Bites, Motley Crue, Seb Bach, the list goes on. Some of these artists have performed incredible sessions for the show.

My Interests

ROCK! Coffee, JD, Duval Beer

I'd like to meet:

Kevin Smith, Peter Jackson, Bill Bailey, Alan Rickman

Music:

Anything and Everything that Rocks!

Movies:

Star Wars Saga, Lord of The Rings trilogy, Dogma, Clerks, Mallrats, Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back, in fact all of Kevin Smith's films, all Tim Burton movies, Terminator 1&2, Alien, Aliens, Gremlins 1&2, Ghostbusters 1&2, The Last Starfighter, Chaplin, From Hell, High Fidelity, The Shining, Harry potter, The shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Television:

Battlestar Galactica (New series), DR WHO (New Series), C.S.I.

Books:

Biographies, Douglas Adams, Tolkien, Jasper Fforde, Terry Pratchet, Stephen King, Robert Holdstock

Heroes:



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My Blog

Check out this event: Solstice play The Peel

Hosted By: solstice When: Saturday Jan 26, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: The Peelcambridge streetKingston on Thames, London and South East|66 KT13HHUnited KingdomDescription:solstice Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Twang on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:08:00 PST

By God it’s been and is BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!

It's been an age since I put anything up on here so it's about time. You may, even if you care think I've been lazy but No. I've been stupidly busy sorting stuff out. Mostly for other people LOL!! Her...
Posted by Twang on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:48:00 PST

TOTAL ROCK PIG IRON!! Friday 20th July 3.00-6.00pm UK Time!

Total Rock www.totalrock.com (listen via myspace) www.myspace.com/totalrockradio 3.00-6.00 pm UK Time FRIDAY 20th JULY The Helldrive with Twang! When a bunch of guys got together to play Sabb...
Posted by Twang on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:50:00 PST

A Tale of Twang, a bunch of dudes & PIG IRON!!

Once upon a time, Twang joined a family of Rockers and went on air Worldwide to spread the word in Rock & Metal. Total Rock! www.totalrock.com The Family of ROCK!Then Twang hooked up withmany band...
Posted by Twang on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:01:00 PST

Twang on TOTAL ROCK Friday 13th July!!

FRIDAY 13th JULYwww.totalrock.com 3.00-6.00pm UK Time(www.myspace.com/totalrockradio) Listen via myspace!!The Helldrive with Twang! We'll be interviewing Clawfinger 'Life will Kill You' album out on N...
Posted by Twang on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

FRIDAY 6th JULY TOTAL ROCK! Dino Cazares with Twang!

Friday 6th July 3.00-6.00pm UK Time The Helldrive with Twang!www.totalrock.com DIVINE HERESY is a name that Metal fans Worldwide will be screaming in months to come. It is the brainchild of former Fea...
Posted by Twang on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:32:00 PST

HUGE SHOW ON TOTAL ROCK TOMORROW 20/04/07!!

THE HELLDRIVE FRIDAY 20th APRIL 3.00-6.00pm UK TIMEwww.totalrock.com (check Total Rock for repeat times)3.30pm Guests KYRB GRINDER (Johanne Threshold)4.00pm PORCUPINE TREE SPECIAL.With FEAR OF A BLANK...
Posted by Twang on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:21:00 PST

Check out this event: A LONG OVER DUE GOOD OL' TWANGING!!

Hosted By: Jon PatrickWhen: Friday Apr 27, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere: THE PEEL160 CAMBRIDGE RDKINGSTON, LO KT13HHUnited KingdomDescription:Jon Patrick Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Twang on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

PORCUPINE TREE SPECIAL with STEVE WILSON!

FRIDAY 20th APRIL 3.00-6.00pm UK Time www.totalrock.com Don't worry if you miss it I'll be transcribing the interview on here. Hell, bloody listen or check pout the repeat....
Posted by Twang on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:56:00 PST

The Further Adventures of Twang & Porcupine Tree!

Firstly Porcupine Tree are a leading UK band now signed to Roadrunner Records, they have nothing to do with a spiny mammal. (as far as I know)Steve Wilson is a bit of a legend. A brilliant singer song...
Posted by Twang on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:00:00 PST