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BLAG, STEAL & BORROW
GARY RAYMOND
(PERCY PUBLISHING)
Blag, Steal & Borrow is an
excellent autobiography by
Gary Raymond about his life up
to and including managing the
pop-punk band KOOPA. The
Essex-based trio achieved
recognition in 2007 when they
were the first unsigned band to
chart a single through down-
SAVE A SCREAM
loads-only. Reading the book SAVE A SCREAM
you discover they did this due to
acquiring 500 sim cards and texting pre-orders. Sneaky When we’re not doing Black Velvet, we try and do what we can in our own
but genius at the same time! The book is a very interest- way to help animals. We sell silicone wristbands with animal rights mes-
ing read, which ends with you feeling sorry for Gary for sages on via our cruelty-free sister site, SaveAScream.com. 50p from every
how everything turned out – he ended up no longer man- wristband sale goes to an animal charity or organisation. Each wristband is
aging the band, although later went on to manage Twenty £2, plus £1 for UK postage and packing (if you’re outside of the UK postage
Twenty, The Loveable Rogues and Room 94. It’s sad to is a little higher). Every wristband says ‘SAVE A SCREAM’ as well as the fol-
hear how he and the band had addictions (whether it be lowing different slogans:
to alcohol or bongs). The band sound like they were a
handful at the best of times. The book, however, is a hu- AGAINST ALL ANIMAL CRUELTY
morous and intriguing read, giving an insight into the life STOP THE CULL
of an unsigned band’s management – and how things BAN HUNTING - BLOODSPORTS ARE BARBARIC
can go awry when they do get signed. Whether you were ANIMALS DESERVE FREEDOM - CAPTIVITY KILLS
ever a fan of the band or have never heard of them, VEGAN FOR LIFE
whether you know of Gary or not, Blag, Steal & Borrow is AGAINST ALL ANIMAL TESTING: FOR LIFE
a captivating read. What we want now is a follow-up with MEAT IS MURDER
his tales of the Twenty Twenty years!
YYYYY If you’d like to buy one, head to www.saveascream.com
SBV Paypal payment accepted.

F It’s not just bands that work hard, some fans do too! Every issue we shine

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A to promote a band, let us know about it... and we may feature you!
Name:
two and Paula really works hard too so we
both make a great team!
Eric S. and Paula.
N Fansite Name: Paula: He's busy all the time now, some-
times he can't even eat! But as I don't have
PVRIS Daily / PVRIS Spain a job right now, I'm 24/7 looking for infor-
S Why and when did you decide to start mation, photos, videos... about PVRIS. I
think that thanks to this fanbase I devel-
your fansite? oped a role as a detective as well. tive Press saying that our fanbase is cool,
I Eric: It was March 11, 2015 when I told Does the band know about it? Coolest so I'm really proud of our job.
Paula, "Hey, we should create a fanbase!"
Because there were no accounts, only a thing to happen to you because of the Tell our readers why they should visit
T few from specific countries, but not a gen- fansite? your site. What's it got?
Eric: The band knows about our work since
eral one for everyone. We loved PVRIS so
Paula: Whether you like PVRIS or not, you
April 2015 when Paula met them and told
we wanted them to be recognised and ap-
E preciated worldwide for their work. them, and surprisingly they had already should visit PVRIS Daily - if you're a fan
you will find ANYTHING you need and can
Paula: Yes, we'd been talking about creat-
seen us on the net (after that day they fol-
ing a fanbase for two weeks, but never did lowed us). Nowadays they know us person- meet other fans, and if you're not, you have
links and a radio to start listening to them.
that step, because we didn't know which ally and we get to know each other a little We have our fansite in three languages and
name to use. It was on March 11th when more eventually, and I think that's pretty it's a very complete website, as our twitter
we were joking and said "PVRIS Daily" and cool because they're so nice and it's an ho- is. Also, we have a photo gallery with more
F that's how we created it. And as Eric said, nour to support them through our account. than 4800 photos in it, which is pretty awe-
The main press that has ever featured
we wanted PVRIS to be more successful,
to spread their work on the internet and PVRIS knows us and has given us a RT some! You’d better follow us if you want to
know everything about PVRIS at any time,
O also to link other fans and make them meet sometimes. I mean, it's a mutual support and sometimes we do cool giveaways!
other people from the CVLT around the
and it's pretty cool because that means
Eric: No matter if you are a new or an old
world. we're a trust source for them. PVRIS fan, you'll love our site because
C How long does it take you to keep the Paula: It's really cool that all PVRIS mem- there you can find info about the band, their
bers and crew know about us, because it's
site updated? How much time do you what Eric said; that means we're a reliable projects, our projects, media, where to buy
merch and other stuff, lists of other fan ac-
U put into it? source. One of the coolest things might be counts... Our site is really complete and our
Eric: I used to update the Twitter account
the time we celebrated one year online and
Twitter is definitely updated 24/7 so you will
all day, because we would be the first ones
we did a massive giveaway along with Im-
S to know the news or new material to post. pericon. Also when we did another give- never miss a thing if you follow us!
away with Upset Magazine. We also got
But now I'm working full time and I can post
only a few things every day. Luckily we are messaged from Rock Sound and Alterna- Website link:
www.pvrisdaily.com
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