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Broken Social Silence - start of Interview

Broken Social Silence burst onto the music scene back in 2010 and have been heading nowhere but up ever since.

They were nominated for the Teen Spirit Award for Best British Newcomer before they had released any official material and after supporting You Me At Six, New Found Glory, Mayday Parade and We The Kings the band released their debut album, Eccedentesiast, toward the end of 2011 before heading out on their own headline tour.

They have been making their way round the festivals this year and will be heading out to Reading and Leeds for most of August before returning to the studio to work on new material.

We caught up with Broken Social Silence's front man Gawain Pope and the rest of the band for this weeks interview. Here is what the band members had to say.

The fashion came out of the financial privation of the times, combined with the regional growth of grunge music made popular by bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The style combines elements of punk mixed with cheap working class clothing. The development of grunge also brought back the ripped and shredded clothing popular during the early 1980s. At its height, grunge was in many ways a rejection of the capitalist excesses of the 1980s, but the style was quickly picked up by designers and turned into a well-known fashion trend.

 

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Normally people who prefer to dress "grunge" wear dark clothing, denim, or inexpensive clothing from charity shops. People who normally dress "grunge" change their hair colour to appear less mainstream and more of an individual. Grunge is inherently anti-fashion. The stereotypical grunge outfit would be slightly baggy worn or ripped stone washed jeans with a plaid flannel over a grunge band shirt and lace up boots or Converse All-Stars.

Grunge - Music Genre

Grunge is a sub genre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in America, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. The grunge genre is stripped-down in contrast to other forms of rock music.

Examples of grunge bands

• Nirvana
• Bush
• Alice in Chains
• Pearl Jam
• Hole
• Green River 

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TEEN SPIRIT - Reader Profile

‘TEEN SPIRIT’S’ reader’s age tends to be around 16 to 24 – years – old (75% male and 25% female). They are avid music listeners who have nostalgia for 80s and 90s punk/rock music. However they can have a diverse taste in music. They enjoy expressing their individuality through their music. Typical of modern youth, they are active consumers of computer games, online music and fashion. They tend to dress like the artists they listen to. On average they buy 28 albums a year and attend festivals and live performances.