Issue 54 of Black Velvet Zine is out now and includes:

Paramore tell us how they’re uncertain where the next year’s heading, how even people who look happy can feel pain, how they’ve been given everything from dolls to a scooter to a trampoline from fans, and how Jeremy’s beard is the highlight of everyone’s life.

Tokio Hotel’s Bill and Tom Kaulitz chat about translating songs into English, how human rights are something everyone should have, how what you see is what you get with them... read more

Issue 53 of Black Velvet Zine is out now and includes:

Good Charlotte’s Dean Butterworth tells Black Velvet how it feels to be an official member of Good Charlotte, how blown away he is by their fans, how bands that change music don’t usually set out to do that, and how Chic Coria may influence the next GC opus.

The Used’s Jeph Howard and Dan Whitesides chat about the band meaning everything to them, how the US is a scary place, how radioactive bullets are fucked up and Dan tells us h... read more

Black Velvet 52 Out Now

Issue 52 of Black Velvet Zine is out now and includes: Bowling For Soup's Jaret Reddick, Wheatus' Brendan B. Brown, Son Of Dork's James Bourne and Army Of Freshmen's Chris Jay chat about being frontmen and the styles they possess, how the Get Happy Tour is the biggest DIY tour that's ever really happened, how their friendships saved their lives and how Bowling For Soup has one of the best audiences in rock n' roll.

Ash's Mark Hamilton discusses vocalist Tim Whee... read more

Issue 51 of Black Velvet Zine is out now and includes:

Bullets And Octane tell us how their live show is more than just getting onstage and playing songs, how the kids of today are afraid of getting into trouble and rebelling, how they don’t like people who tell them to get 8 hours of sleep a night and how without their fans’ support they wouldn’t have made it over to the UK the first, second, third or fourth time.

AFI’s Jade Puget and Hunter Burgan discuss superstitions on Friday the... read more

Black Velvet's 50th Issue Is Out Now!

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes.

And to celebrate reaching 50, not only does this issue feature some of the best bands around, but it's also comin' at ya in FULL COLOUR! Yep, for the first time ever, every single page of Black Velvet is in full colour. And it looks awesome.

But getting to the bands, and what's inside...

The wonderful SUGARCULT celebrate our 50th issue by taking over the front cover.

Check the front cover at www.blackvelvetmagazine.c... read more