Black Velvet is a UK independent rock magazine/fanzine. Packed to the max with great rock and pop-punk bands.

Octane Ok are on the front cover of issue 71 (Feb 2012) with a 4 page interview with the band inside (centrefold can double up as a poster).

The issue also includes interviews with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, Within Temptation (Sharon den Adel), Kids In Glass Houses (Aled Phillips), Alter Bridge (Scott Phillips), Madina Lake (Matthew Leone & Dan Torelli), Theory Of A Deadman (Tyler Connolly), Switchfoot, The Answer, Black Stone Cherry, The Super Happy Fun Club, The Famous Class & StakeOut.

Concert reviews including Bowling For Soup, Yellowcard, Def Leppard, Rise Against, Blue October, Forever The Sickest Kids, Kerrang Radio Breakthru Tour, The Answer, Alter Bridge & Madina Lake.

Tons of album, single and EP reviews including Johnny Panic, Sebastian Bach, Razer, The Super Happy Fun Club, Funeral For A Friend, Big Truck, LA Guns, Cornerstone and Toxic Federation. and more.

'Me, Me, Me & My Rock CV' - the section where someone in the music industry tells us what they do and why they do it. This issue we feature Mike Newman of Four Dogs Music.

Norman Matthew of Murder FM writes this issue's 'A (Musical) Note From...' column.

This issue has 40 full colour A4 sized pages.