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04 PUNK ROCK PAMPERING
Hands up who’s back into 100% gig-mode as if coro-
navirus had never existed? Issue 106 sees a few more 05 ALBUMS
concert reviews and, with the government scrapping 08 FONZY & COMPANY
rules for wearing masks in indoor venues, it almost 10 KRIS BARRAS BAND
seems like how things used to be. This issue we started
off having to wear a mask in the photopit for the first 16 RECKLESS LOVE
three songs to there being no rules at all. Is that a good 22 STONE BROKEN
thing with thousands of new cases of COVID-19 every 26 FOZZY
day? Who knows. Though we’re enjoying concerts again,
and getting back out there. This issue sees a bunch of 34 CONCERTS
fun concerts, from Bowling For Soup to Halestorm to 58 CAUSE FOR APPLAUSE
Skunk Anansie.
We’re being a bit picky with interviews, choosing to 60 RIP TAYLOR HAWKINS
put Fozzy on the front cover to coincide with their new
‘Boombox’ album release. What a scorcher of an album
that is. And what a great guy Rich Ward is to chat to. Our
time with him went by too fast, but we came away from it
with even more respect for him for everything he said and BV Instagram
told us. He and the band definitely deserve the success
they’ve achieved so far. Follow us on Instagram at @blackvelvetmagazine for more photos
Going back to Bowling For Soup - it’s good to see and quotes from our interviews.
frontman Jaret Reddick speaking out on mental health
awareness. He has opened up about taking medication
for anxiety and depression. You don’t always imagine the
frontman of a fun, jokey band like Bowling For Soup hav- “We’re all a long time dead, aren’t we? We’re only here once as far
ing anxiety or depression. It shows how everyone can be as I’m concerned and can see. And what you do in that time is impor-
fighting a battle that we don’t always know about. And tant. And, for me, the pandemic really brought that into focus, made
that not everything you see on the surface is what is also it laser sharp how important it was to do good stuff, keep going, keep
being positive, keep trying, and try to affect as many people as I
going on underneath. We’re proud of Jaret for speaking
up about that. It is something that others will be able to could positively... and, in a weird way, that attitude was my saviour.”
relate to. There’s a song on the new Bowling For Soup
album, ‘Pop Punk Snot Bread’, which we’ve reviewed in Toby Jepson
this issue, called ‘Hello Anxiety’. We can definitely relate Wayward Sons
to feelings of anxiety from time to time. Most people have Black Velvet Issue 105
feelings of anxiety at some point in their life. It’s natural.
Charles F. Glassman is quoted as saying, ‘Fear and anxi-
ety many times indicates that we are moving in a positive
direction, out of the safe confines of our comfort zone,
and in the direction of our true purpose.’ So, if you ever
feel anxious, know that you’re not alone. Take a deep
breath and remember, you’ve got this. You can do it.

Y & velvet kisses
Shari Black Velvet

Me with Ronnie the sheep at Farm Animal
Rescue Sanctuary in April

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