AAAmusic had a chat with General Fiasco: here’s what we discovered!
AAAmusic: What strikes me about ‘Don’t You Ever’ is how “pop” it sounds. Would you call yourselves a pop group?
No I wouldn’t say we where a pop band, I think there always has been pop elements to our songs but we would consider ourselves more alternative/indie. Don’t You Ever has a really major chord progression but I think all the other instrumentation keeps us from being just a straight pop [...]
AAAMusic chats to Dick Venom & The Terrortones and discovers a passion for Gillian Anderson!
AAAmusic: You don’t get that many “new” psychobilly/old-school rock n roll bands these days, especially in the style you play with next to no metal influence. How did you manage to find like-minded people to start out?
Dick Venom & The Terrortones: Well I was houndin’ around in some Jungle Jane’s jelly bean, handin out the paddles for her skin canoe when I came across a tribe [...]
Live @ The Brighton Dome, December 1st 2011
Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, was preparing to perform the classic 1974 album Apostrophe with his band, Zappa Plays Zappa.
Access All Areas Music interviewer Anthony Weightman spoke to him ahead of his performance at The Brighton Dome.
Anthony Weightman
In the past you’ve held some pretty tough auditions for fellow musicians so you can get a feel of whether they have the skill, dedication and personality to work with [...]
Nitin Sawhney, Anglo Indian musician, producer and composer fuses Asian and other worldwide influences with jazz and electronica. He has firm views on multiculturalism, politics and spirituality. Sawhney is also keen on the promotion of arts and culture. He is a patron of endless film festivals, venues, and educational institutions. With Sir George Martin and Jools Holland he is patron of the Access to Music
programme. Access All Areas Music interviewer Anthony Weightman speaks to Nitin Sawhney ahead of his performance [...]
Josie had a chat with Rod from The Birthday Suit, here’s what she discovered!
AAAmusic: Hi Rod, how are you?
I’m good thanks.
AAAmusic: Tell us a bit about how The Birthday Suit came to be.
I guess it came about when I was writing my second solo album. I was a good way into writing when I realised I didn’t really want to make another singer/songwriter sounding acoustic tinged record right now. I pretty much went back to the drawing board and started [...]
Josie Payne met with the man behind Random Impulse, here’s what she discovered!
AAAmusic: Hiya, How are you?!
Random Impulse: I’m really good thanks! Feeling awesome!
AAAMuic: So first things first, tell us why Random Impulse?
RI: Why I’m named that? Ah when I was about 11 some of the older kids in my area just started calling me impulse due to me going through with anything that popped into my head haha.
AAAmusic: When you first arrived on the scene you were just a [...]
AAAmusic: For those who don’t already know your music, how would you describe your sound?
To me it’s an English folk roots sound…or at least my take on it. There are other elements that creep in, but essentially it’s an english folk roots sound.
AAAmusic: Your album features many talented musicians such as violinist Hannah Peel and Jez Wing on Night fishing, was this a big contribution to the album?
For sure. The album was produced by [...]
AAAmusic’s Josie Payne chatted to Tubelord’s David: here’s what she discovered!
AAAmusic: Hiya guys, how are you? It’s been a pretty packed year for you with all the festivals over the summer and the European tour, any highlights so far?
David: Nothing beats finding yourself atop a cinema in Prague being asked by Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx to perform an acoustic set on the roof.
AAAmusic: Are there any differences in the reception that the band gets overseas and how do the [...]
AAAmusic: Hello, first off I will have to ask you about your name – it grabbed my attention whilst scanning the holy pages of Artrocker a few months ago, and I was wondering that as it is so unusual, whether there is any particular meaning or significance behind it?
Ben: Aside from the fact that an ‘unkindness’ is the collective noun for a group of ravens – like a murder of crows – it doesn’t mean anything. I just heard the phrase [...]
AAAmusic: Hello, you’ve recently released the track ‘Civilisation’ from your upcoming album. It’s a strongly dystopian view on things – would you say it describes your own views on society?
Yes. Be aware of the encroaching darkness as everything seems to be spiralling down the plughole.
AAAmusic: Following on, would you say changes in politics (if there have been any you’ve really noticed) have affected your music? Do you write as a direct reaction to events, or deal more in ideas [...]
AAAmusic: Hello. It’s a bit difficult thinking of questions off the top of my head, given your site already has an “about” FAQ style section that deals with the usual interview fare! Anyhow, I noticed you refer to yourself as a collective rather than a band. Is there any particular reason behind this?
Josh Bowyer: Maybe because it feels more creative and communal, like an artistic kabutz; we are at the mercy of an idea rather than the other [...]
Katie H-Halinski talked to Deep Cut and discovered a lot of interesting things ahead of their release!
AAAmusic: Hello, first things first: your sound could be loosely described as shoegaze, but this isn’t 100% accurate on listening. What would you describe your music as being, for those who haven’t heard it yet?
I used to dislike the shoegaze tag as I always associated it with being criticised, back in the days of Revolver. It was a negative term. But gradually it’s been accepted [...]
Orna Lyons had a chat with Macks Faulkron – here’s what she discovered!
AAAMusic: Do you channel your real life influences when writing songs?
I guess I do and I guess subconsciously when I think I’m not, I really still am. It’s a bit of an ego trip being a one man band but I guess I cancel that out with my self doubt. My influences for writing and making music really come down to the fact that it’s the most expressive [...]
Orna Lyons had a chat with Barricades Rise – here’s what she discovered!
AAAmusic: What was your biggest influence or inspiration when writing this album?
Michael McEntee – Musically I’d say we were turning a lot more folky than our debut album. We were listening to a lot of Mumford and Sons and Langhorne Slim.
Jonathan Coates – There was no concept behind the album. Lyrically, the album covers loads of different subjects. We had actually planned to release a few more free [...]
The Boxer Rebellion are a truly independent indie four-piece, and one of the most emotive rock bands that the UK can almost claim as their own (one member is American, and another is Australian). AAAMusic chatted with the whole band before they took to the stage for their fine, Great Stage set at The Secret Garden Party 2011….
AAAMusic: You’ve been a band for about 10 years…
Piers Hewitt (drums): Our first gig was 10 years ago last week…
AAAMusic: The record industry [...]