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A Real Celeb
A Real Celeb
ou can tell the dedication someone has to their itting down with vocalist Doug Robb
Sand guitarist Dan Estrin before their
Y craft by how long they continue it for. Hoobastank show with Buckcherry at Birmingham O2 In-
stitute, Black Velvet asks the two men if they
are one of those bands that have always been in it for the are as devoted to the band as they were when
they first started. “Yes, of course,” says vo-
long haul. They’ve been a band for almost as long as calist Doug. “I think the devotion is there but
it shows in different ways. It’s like when you
Black Velvet has been a zine, originally forming in 1994. first meet someone or you just get married,
how much sex are you having in the first few
They’ve seen the highs and they’ve felt some lows. 2018 years, or how exciting is living together and
saw the band head out on ‘The Reason 15th Anniversary’ all that, and you may interpret that as devo-
tion, as ‘look at how invested I am in this rela-
tour as well as release new album, ‘Push Pull’, an album tionship’, but then, 20 years later, you may not
be having as much sex, and the passion has
that sees the four-piece venturing into new territories switched, but it doesn’t mean you’re less de-
voted to the relationship though. And I think
and exploring new sounds. With a UK co-headlining tour it’s the same thing. We eat, sleep and breathe
the band the same way a couple eats, sleeps
with Buckcherry, Black Velvet headed out to see the band and breathes that relationship - and that’s all
you crave. Everything was ‘push-push-push-
and chatted to them about their dedication, friendship push-push’ and, 20 years later, we still take
the band very seriously, but it doesn’t domi-
and celebrating human flaws. nate our every thought as much as it once did.
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