Words: Gareth O’Malley Branching out is hard to do. Just ask Steve Hewitt . The former Placebo drummer left back in November of 2007 due to ‘personal and musical differences’. Musical differences? Perhaps he didn’t like the direction they were going in with ‘Battle for the Sun’. We can’t blame him all that much if that was indeed the case. The angst-rockers have been on a steady decline since 2003’s ‘Sleeping With Ghosts’, and ‘Battle for the Sun’ is by far their worst record to date, a pastiche of everything they once did so [...]
After the end of his 11-year tenure with Placebo, former dummer Steve Hewitt, used his 'unexpected ejection' as a platform for writing songs and two years later, he's back with new outfit, Love Amongst Ruin . Pulling a Dave Grohl, Hewitt stepped out from behind the kit and stands centre stage for his new project with surprising results. Their first single, titled 'So Sad (Fade)', to be lifted off their forthcoming album is available to buy today. Their eponymous debut album is due to drop 3rd September after which the band will start [...]
Steve Hewitt, who for 11 years sat on the Placebo drum stool, has now stepped out from behind the skins, and brings you the debut album from Love Amongst Ruin . Now standing front and centre, and equipped with a guitar and microphone, Love Amongst Ruin's debut album is out on September 13th. It's a succinct yet wide-reaching beast, turning from distorted vocals and brutal rock pummel, to vast cinematic shimmerscapes and dark, brooding electronics. Ahead of the album comes lead single 'So [...]
I LOVE AMONGST RUIN di Steve Hewitt (ex Placebo) in Italia per presentare l'omonimo disco. I Love Amongst Ruin saranno in Italia il 4 Ottobre a Torino, il 5 a Milano, il 6 a Roma e il 7 a Bologna Il disco d'esordio dei Love Amongst Ruin uscir il 13 Settembre per EMI/Spingo , preceduto dal video e singolo ' So Sad (Fade)'. Continua a leggere Love Amongst Ruin: la band dell'ex Placebo Steve Hewitt in Italia ad ottobre... Commenta
Former Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt has formed a new band called Love Amongst Ruin. They will release a new single, 'So Sad (Fade)' on August 30th, with an album to follow on September 13th. A free song called 'Truth' can be found here . The video for 'So Sad (Fade)' can be viewed by clicking read more. October 29th – The Joiners, Southampton 30th – The Relentless Garage, London 31st – The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton November 2nd – The Cathouse, Glasgow 3rd – Clu8b [...]
Ya hace tres años que Steve Hewitt abandonó Placebo y durante todo este tiempo nos habíamos estado preguntando qué había sido del potente baterista. Una de las primeras noticias que tuvimos fue que el músico había formado una nueva agrupación llamada Love Amongst Ruins , con quienes debutó a principios de este año en una serie de conciertos, y con los que realizará su debut discográfico el próximo 6 de septiembre. La placa será homónima y, según la presentación del grupo en su Myspace oficial , contendrá una mezcla [...]
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