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rivals

[ www.rivalsmusic.co.uk ]

About Me

RIVALS released their debut single, COLLIDE, on limited edition 7" on 1st May 2006. It was playlisted on XFM, Virgin Radio, BBC 6 Music and also played on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show and many more. Rivals supported The Strokes on their recent visit to Ireland and played at the 02 Wireless Festival at Hyde Park, London in June 2006 with The Strokes, The Ranconteurs, Dirty Pretty Things. The band also performed at Vital 06 and recently toured with Fightstar.
"RIVALS ARE BLOODY FANTASTIC" - Rocksound.
"Rivals capture your imagination... plenty of youthful panache" - Disorder.
"Tempestous anthems... strident and irresistable" - Alternative Ulster.
"Densely populated soundscapes... sumptous rock-noir" - Across the Line.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/24/2005
Band Website: rivalsmusic.co.uk
Band Members: damien. david. peter. dave
Influences: Everything is significant.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rivals in Alternative Ulster

Here's a review of a recent gig featured in this month's Alternative Ulster: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/rivalsrock/au1.jpg.... .
Posted by rivals on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:07:00 PST

Across The Line review

Having forsaken the safety-blanket security of 9-5 employment and Universitycourses, Rivals have embarked on a full-time tilt at the musical windmill.Afforded the time to re-imagine and reinvent, they...
Posted by rivals on Sat, 06 May 2006 05:23:00 PST

RECORD COLLECTOR magazine

collide, rivals debut single, has been given a sweet review in this month's RECORD COLLECTOR magazine, out now.
Posted by rivals on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:32:00 PST

order collide online NOW

our 7" vinyl recording of collide is available to pre-order now. although not released til 1st may, you might wanna reserve yourself a copy now... http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetail...
Posted by rivals on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:37:00 PST

rivals playlisted on XFM

rivals debut single COLLIDE (released 1st may) has been playlisted on XFM. sweet.     http://www.xfm.co.uk/
Posted by rivals on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:39:00 PST

RHYTHM magazine

... will feature an interview with rivals very own tub thumper in their may issue. GO PETE!
Posted by rivals on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:28:00 PST

rivals in may issue of ROCKSOUND

yep, the May issue of Rocksound will feature a live review of rivals first ever gig in London. it's out April 16th... if not already and here's a sneak preview...   "RIVALS ARE BLOODY FANTASTIC!"...
Posted by rivals on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:34:00 PST

COLLIDE reviewed...

By Parker Knoll Rivals debut with a song thats fitted out with requisite chopped versus and jangled guitars. A firm bass line though, leads you straight to some brilliantly coarse, shouty vocals....
Posted by rivals on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:18:00 PST

culturenorthernireland.org review single

RivalsCollide / The Future(Sound Foundation Recordings)The vocal flits between plaintive and unfettered growl, the drums are exacting yet nervous in their constraint and the guitars are given a feroci...
Posted by rivals on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:35:00 PST

www.gigwise.com

Question: Apart from obviously sharing the same bill, what links Belfast's Rivals with New York's The Vibration, and practically every other band who ever picked up a guitar and thought the songs in t...
Posted by rivals on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:17:00 PST