Happy New Year!

All of us at Split Magazine would like to wish you, our readers, a very happy new year.

We’re kicking off 2007 on Split Magazine with an in-depth review of Livewire 2006 — 27 bands from all over India, playing on two stages over three days, Livewire 2006 re-established Livewire as one of the top rock competitions in India. You can also expect a Livewire ‘06 photo gallery soon, in addition to the review. We have interviews with Brute Force, Skincold, Hypnosis and Khadki Junction Blues coming up soon as well, so please sign up for the Split magazine newsletter on the home page to get regular updates about Split magazine and Split Radio delivered straight to your inbox.

Coming soon on Split Radio, ‘… Because We Are All Hardcore‘ is the latest in our continuing series of specials on Split Radio, profiling the hardcore metal scene in the country. The show, hosted by RJ Nikita, features bands like Joint Family, Pin Drop Violence, Skincold, Bhayanak Maut, Amidst the Chaos and Bitchslap. ‘… Because We Are All Hardcore‘ will be followed by an interview with Melroy D’Mello, guitarist for Split, Old Jungle Saying and Forcefield. Also watch out for the new Split Radio Jukebox, which will let you listen to any of our specials or interviews on Split Radio at your convenience. No more fast forwarding songs in the Split Radio Player to find our specials, no more downloading 40MB+ files.

As usual, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your comments and suggestions for the magazine and radio to edit@split-magazine.com. Alternatively, you could just use the handy comment form below.

Here’s looking forward to a great new year in 2007 on Split Magazine and Split Radio. Keep the freewheel burning!