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So Leanne first off

hows 2013 treating

y o u r s e l f ?

I have had a brilliant start to the

year, modelling wise I have had

international 6 covers out already

, including Skin Deep & Bizarre

and I’ve been really lucky and

got some great endorsements

from brands such as La Riche,Kill

Star & 2K2BT clothing & the oppor-

tunity to be the poster girl for The

Great British Tattoo Show. I have

just started a hairdressing quali-

fication to add another string to

my bow, it’s been a great year so

far!

“Leanne James.. The Spirit Girl who’s taking over 2013!Hold on to your

seats guys & girls!”

What have you got planned for this year.. any exciting ventures or ideas?

I am currently studying hairdressing this is a career I’d really like to pursue along side modelling. I am also collaborating with a few companies on a clothing line & working on a new website to make it easier for people to buy prints & posters! The rest of the year will be important for me as i’m hoping to hit up America!

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The world of the alternative is forever changing..what changes would you like to see in the next few months?

I’d love to see more high standard fully tattooed women out there in magazines, a lot of the magazines use women that have bad tattoos , cover ups or hardly any, I don’t have a lot of work but its all of a high standard & I think that’s why I’m so well published, id also like to see blokes on the cover of tattoo maga-zines, there’s some great tattooists out there working on full body suits that need to be shown!

Any new interests or bands you’ve recently heard that need a shout out?Im a big metal fan, Im really enjoying the new Black Sabbath album, glad to see Ozzy back where he belongs! Also loving this years releases from Blood Red Throne & Amon Amarth.

Photographer - Magic Owen

Since last time we spoke we see you’ve had some new ink done. Tell us a bit about this and who you got it done by?I’ve been getting tattooed for 3 years by my tattooist Jon Westwood of Atomic Tattoos Bicester, my current work in progress is my chest piece, it is a design featuring 2 cats, skulls & roses, it’s almost com-plete & stunning! I have a lot of horror themed tattoos my right sleeve is based on the artwork of Mark Riddick & my left sleeve on Godmachine ( main designer for Disturbia clothing) i also have a big sullen piece on my thigh & a Slayer eagle on my other, Slayer are my all time favour-ite band!

Finally what do you want to say to all your fans out there? Big love Leanne!

I just want to say thank you to everyone that has supported me over the past 2 years, my Fa-cebook page has rocketed to 25,000 followers & I’d be nowhere without you! Stay tuned for some exciting news next month!

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Most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done? Walked into the men’s bathroom by mistake.. my luck there was 4 guys in there having a whizz.

New Era and High Tops or Skirt and Heels? New Era and High Tops.

Party animal or Duvetmonster? Duvetmoster by day, Party Animal by night ;)

If you had one super power what would it be and why? To shape shift! think of how awesome that would be, to have anyone’s identity

If you were queen for the day what would you do? Give all my riches away to those in need and free tea for everyone!

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What would be your Dream Job?

To be a huge alternative model.

If you could be one person in the

world who would it be and why?

Harley Quinn (Although she’s fiction-

al character) I’d love to bring her to

life, she’s my biggest inspiration!

Favourite part of yourself?

My Eyes.

Why do you love Teen Spirit?

It’s different, full of the hottest babes

and awesome fashion.. what more

could u ask for!

What do you want to say to all your

fans out there?

Thank you all for your support, you

guys mean the world to me. Let’s

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fellow Zombies <3

“Best chat up line ever used on yourself?

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The Monks of Mellonwah are a four-piece alternative/indie rock band based in Sydney, Australia. The band has toured nationally and traveled to the United States twice, winning awards for Best Indie Rock Band (2012 AIM Awards) and Best Interna-tional Act (2012 LA Music Awards). Their two EP’s and subsequent music videos have gained them worldwide critical acclaim, airplay on MTV’s network and extensive radio play. Strongly influenced by rock artists such as Led Zeppelin, Muse, Pink Floyd and the Chili Peppers, the Monks’s music displays a masterful and unique blend of intense space, driving riffs and sharp metaphors. As their sound evolved, so did their love for both classic rock and modern progression/experimentation.

Their first EP, “Stars Are Out” found the Monks receiving significant radio play across Australia on community radio. The band released their first music video “Swamp Groove” in April 2011 and enjoyed airplay on ABC’s music program RAGE. “Swamp Groove” also claimed first prize at a music vid-eo night at “Harold’s Shorts” short film festival, receiving great reviews and the award from legendary music his-torian and personality Glenn A Baker. The Monks released their second EP “Neurogenesis” in May, 2012, along with a new video for “Neverending Spirit”, to an overwhelming response.

In addition to international and national radio play, College Radio in the US and Canada, “Neurogenesis” received hun-dreds of reviews and features worldwide, including coverage on MTV, Big Takeover Maga-zine, CMJ, Kings of A&R, Noise 11 and Tonedeaf. The media attention earned them licens-ing spots through a number of production companies in the US including Discovery Net-works and Bunim Murray. The video for “Neverending Spirit” also received high profile ex-posure in the US including MTV Networks. The College Music Journal (CMJ) featured the track on their MixTape for May along with a feature of the band in their magazine.

The Monks successfully toured for “Neurogenesis” throughout Australia in Summer 2012 working with Tone Deaf, and continued their outreach with a United States tour organized by President Entertainment. Their debut full-length is currently in production, partly with legend-ary producer Keith Olsen and partly self-produced. The Monks have also signed a development deal with A&R Worldwide (Adele, Muse, Cold-play). Intensive touring plans are in the works for both Australia and the United States in 2013. On April 1, 2013, the band released the progressive and experimental EP/single “Sky and the Dark Night”, an emotionally charged, heavy of-fering showcasing the band’s new

direction that was hinted at with “Neurogenesis”. It was released on limited edition vinyl and digital only. Now the Monks have taken a turn again with “Ghost Stories”, truly showcasing the bold new sound they’ve developed over the past year of touring, writing and studio work. Rock, electronic, and strong pop sensibility infuse this offering, meant as a preview of their forth-coming full-length.

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Name: Madeleine LiljestamNickname: EleineAge: 22Location: South of SwedenFavourite Band: Queen, Sonata

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Most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?

I truly am interested in technol-ogy, but when I was on my first date with my boyfriend, I com-plained about my TV-channels that wasn’t working at the mo-

ment. I hadn’t plugged it in.

New Era and High Tops or Skirt and Heels?

Skirt and heels.

Party animal or Duvetmonster? Totally a Duvetmonster. :)

If you had one super power what would it be and why?

Invisible. Curious about what people do when I’m not there!

“3 words to describe yourself? Grateful, caring,

and loving”

Photo: Amanda Stiverius Photography

What would be your Dream Job? The one I have. Singer and mod-el, but more money would be nice though. ;)

If you could be one person in the world who would it be and why? I wouldn’t want to be anyone else, I’m so excited about being myself. I got my whole life ahead of me!

Favourite part of yourself? The parts with tattoos.

What do you want

to say to all your

fans out there?

Without you, it would never be possible. <3

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Favourite piece you’ve done?I told a girl yesterday that hers was my favourite; it was a Snoopy the Cat piece. It was a funny tattoo and I like doing fun stuff like that. I’d say the best one I’ve done is the sunflower side piece, the roses and gun side piece, or the clock hand piece.

Weirdest piece?It’s gonna have to be either a Ken Bar-low portrait or Adam and Steve. This guy wanted Adam and Steve in the Garden of Eden with HUGE shlongs, which is what I gave him. But then he wanted all this random crazy shit in the background. We’re talking condoms to swastikas. Thankfully he decided to just have the dudes, shlongs and trees. Yeah… that was pretty weird!

Most difficult piece?I hate doing shit like intricate tribal/symmetrical/celtic… anything massive that’s just loadsa lines and black basi-cally. It bores the shit out of me and I find it hard to get into.

Best thing about the job?Good money! The environment too; I don’t have to wear a suit to work or have to mind my language. I can just be myself and have a laugh. A girl asked me the other day “How much is this gonna hurt?”

Interview with Dan Leicester of Manchester InkDan Leicester may have only been on the tattoo scene for a few years, but this up-and-coming art-ist is one to watch. We talk tattoos, soiling and er… Adam and Steve.

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Best thing about the job?Good money! The environment too; I don’t have to wear a suit to work or have to mind my language. I can just be myself and have a laugh. A girl asked me the other day “How much is this gonna hurt?” So I said, “Well, have you ever had your nipple bitten?”“YEAH, YEAH!” she says with real en-thusiasm… “Ah right, doesn’t feel like that, I just wanted to know.”

Worst thing?I sit there all day… every day… tattoo-ing. Then I go home and sit there all night… every night… planning what I’m doing the next day. So apart from not having time to do much else, I al-ways hurt everywhere.

What was your first experience with tattooing?I was 15 and got my mates’ uncle to tattoo me at his house. The tattoo’s covered over now, but that was the first time I was properly exposed to tattoos. I wanted loads from that mo-ment, but I’m glad I didn’t get them till later.

How long and where did you apprentice?I apprenticed at Dragons Den in Blackpool, which is closed now. There wasn’t really an official end date, they just trusted me more and more as I got better. But they had me in the studio for about four months before letting me tattoo anything on a cus-tomer.

Any words of wisdom for budding tat-too artists?Be prepared!

You can give Dan a shout at Man-chester Ink studio. He’ll also be work-ing his first ever convention at Man-chester Tattoo Show on August 3rd.

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Weve got the up and coming ‘The Words We Use’ with us. So lets get to know these boys!..

What was the turning point in The Words We Use when you thought to yourself.. actually people are dig-ging us!Twwu: When we released our new-est song ‘Absence’ and saw the amount of kids who dug our old EP ‘Morals’ still supporting the new stuff. It was a great feeling to know we could change our sound and still keep the interest of people who were with us from the beginning.

The music industry nowadays is one of the hardest to get into. What were the hardest obstacles you came across?Twwu: The biggest thing is staying focused and putting all of your effort towards your music. we’ve been in various bands for the bet-ter part of a decade and it takes a long time to find four other people who all share the same dedication and goals.

The Words We Use is one heck of a name for a band. Who came up with it and how did you come up with it?Twwu: No joke we’ll put this to bed right now. On our way back from recording our very first single, we stopped at a rest stop and were relaxing literally trying to think of a new band name... so while we’re sitting some old tall skinny bad ass biker dude walks up to a parked motorcycle that was about 30-yards away from us. He sits there for a few minutes as if hes watch-ing us, and someone noticed him and said “hey why don’t we ask that dude if he has any good band names.” So Tyler, our singer, walked over to the guy just as he was about to take off and asked him. He re-sponded something to the effect of, “I overheard you guys talking as I have a high powered hearing aid. You guys need to stop trying and just use... ‘the words we use’.” He then started up the motorcycle and left... Tyler returned and told us all what he had said and we decided right then and there be-cause it felt like a twilight zone epi-sode that we should call the band, The Words We Use. That’s how we got our name, real life. Your fans are known to be some of the loyalist around the globe.

What’s the 1. most nuts thing you’ve seen a fan do and 2. the nicest thing a fan has ever done? Twwu: Probably go nuts yelling at other fans for disagreeing with their opinions about OUR band, haha. It’s really awesome to think anyone would care so passion-ately about something that YOU

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Your favourite part of being in The Words We Use? TWWU: The fact that we’re making music that touches people in ways we never thought possible. It’s truly inspir-ing, and we absolutely live for it. As a band, we all feel differently about cer-tain things, but we know one thing, is that making music period is what we love to do, and the fact that other people enjoy what we play is one of the main reasons why we do it!

We’ll end with a massive amount of love to you guys and any shout outs you want to give out there?Twwu: Yeah, to the fans firstly and most importantly. “Without you all, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do” And to Zing Studios, Tiger Heart Re-cording, Pale Horse Management, and Buzzin! PR, anyone that has helped us along the way thus far. We’re just so thankful, period.

created; that they would actually fight over it! And the nicest thing we’ve ever seen besides a fan making shoes out of our bands logos and stuff, was probably a few fans mentioning that our mu-sic LITERALLY saved their life. Had it not been for our songs and lyr-ics hat they might have taken their own lives. That’s really heavy! And we’re so glad that we are able to help people in this manner. Telling someone that you in somehow someway helped their life become better is one of the nicest things anyone can do... even better than what YOU did to help them as that takes a ton of courage and strength. It’ just stunning to hear.

Every band has influences, idols or people they look up to. Whom were your idols in the making of you? Twwu: We love a lot of bands, from It Prevails, to Circa Survive, from Lyd-ia to Between The Buried And Me, and Defeater. Hundredth and Sev-endust, Korn, Tool, and The Acacia Strain. There’s just so many people we could list as influences.... even Ozzy of course... but many other musicians and bands old & new.

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