P483 Teletext 483 Jan21 18:52:57 . . . —————————————————————————— — AUDIOWEB'S MARTIN MERCHANT ^ Ex-Stone Roses singer Ian Brown says he always "kicks back" to them, while The Edge and Adam Clayton of U2 said the album was a highlight of last year. They are Audioweb, the Manchester based four-piece signed to U2's Mother label, whose new sjngli is a cover of The Clash's Bankrobbjr. The band mix furious dub beats with metal, rock and reggae. Hard to categorisj? "That's the point," singer Martin Merchant tells Planet Sound. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Tat or Truth 141 LATEST POP & ROCK HEADLINES p481 Rjvjews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jan21 18:54:15 . . . —————————————————————————— — AUDIOWEB'+ MARTIN MERCHANT . You hon't fit neatly into a musical slot. Were record companies wary? "As far as record industry people were concerned 50% hated us and 50% loved us "That's why we'ri with a smaller label like Mother - they don't pressure you as much into having a hit. "Our sound reflects all our influences. I'm not a dance fan. I'm into reggae. I started DJing on the Saxon soundszstem with Maxi Priest and Junior Reid but I also like 60s stuff like Manfred Mann." ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— (hj latest rocW and pop headlines 481 TABLOID TAT OR TOTAL TRUTH? p141 Reviews Charts News Eull guideP483 Teletext 483 Jan21 18:51:25 . . . —————————————————————————— — AUDIOWEB'S MARTIN MERCHANT . Why covet an old Clash song? "I'm not a particularly big fan of The Clash. In fact most of their songs are pants! Bankrobbjt is top though. "There's no point in doing a cover unless you'ri going to add something to it. Robbie Williams doing Freedom was a waste of time. That song was pants too! Is it true you asked Joe Strummjr to appear in the video? "Nah. Why bother? He warn't a hero of mine or anything." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Get on the 'Zine 142 COMPUTER CRAZY? GET DIGITJSED p170 Rjvjiws Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jan21 18:51:10 . . . —————————————————————————— — AUDIOWEB'S MARTIN MERCHANT ^ Are you sick of hearing about Manchester's musical legacy? "Being a Mancunian I'm proud, but when they mention the local scene, black musicians are njvjr mentioned. As a black man I feel insulted by that. "The only time they mention blacks in Manchester is in connection with crime. "But you can't knock Oasis. They're top I'm best mates with Paul Gallagher. If we hahn't signed with Mothjt records we would have signed with Creation." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— All the Goss 143 LATEST REVIEWS p484 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jan21 18:52:00 . . . —————————————————————————— — AUDIOWEB'S MARTIN MERCHANT . What do you think of the Brian Harvey controvjrsz? "What hj said was definitely irresponsible but whjnjvjt drugs are mentioned in the media there's a tendency to sjnsationalisj and not really examine the true facts." Are you a Spice Girls convert? "Nah, not really, although 2 Become 1 is alright. I don't like pop. Boyzonj are pants! Take That were pants too!" Bank Robbjt is released on February 3rd ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Musical Rjvjews 144 AIR YOUR VIEWS IN THE VOID p482 Reviews Charts News Full guide