Interview – Ensemble
Ensemble, a group doing some pretty cinematic and interesting music, are lead by Olivier Alary, who was kind enough to answer some questions our writer Tonan sent his way.
Interview – Esben and the Witch
Rachel Davies‘ voice is fit. Not only when she is singing the vocals in Esben and the Witch‘s debut album Violet Cries, but also when you are talking to her in person. It is hard to imagine how the wailing banshee vocals echoing over ‘Marching Song’ could erupt from the petite beanie wearing woman sat in-front me.
Interview – Electric Six
I have a funny story with Electric Six. I can’t stand their most-known hit (you know which one) as it got overplayed (and I still say it’s Jack White doing the voices) ’til repetition-saturation point. One fine day, I got Señor Smoke because it was cheap, it had a Queen cover (just go with it) and I needed a laugh. I loved the album, so much that I went and bought Fire and everything afterwards. In less than 1 year, I was an acolyte of the band and their skewed humour.
Interview – Bromheads
First time we heard about Bromheads was due to one of our writer’s watching their slightly chaotic show in DQ during Tramlines 2009. Since said writer (name rhymes with Spam) is a big fan of the band, we managed to get a quick interview with Tim (guitar, voice) and Dan (drums), who were kind enough to take all the questions we sent their way.
Interview – Murder By Death
Murder by Death are a terrific band from Indiana, USA, who specialise in a species of alt-country with some cinematic undertones. All their albums are dense, dripping with atmosphere and most them have an unifying narrative (The Devil in Mexico, Weird Western, etc). We got out resident freak/spammer Sam to send them an email filled with questions, as he became a fan since he reviewed their recent album, Good Morning Magpie and worked his way through the band’s back catalogue…
Interview – The Monicans
The Monicans is one of those bands I’ve heard a lot about from other bands in Sheffield, sort of a band’s band. Their psychedelic, seedy music is pretty rocking and talking with them was quite fun. Check out this rather strange conversation, with a rather weird joke which went nowhere (my fault, really).
Interview – Fuzzy Lights
Interview – Amusement Parks on Fire
It’s no secret that we are big fans of Amusement Parks on Fire and their thick, atmospheric fog-of-war like music. So we rounded up some of the site’s biggest Amusement Parks on Fire fans (Tonan, Sam and Dese from Anti-fama) and rounded up a big bunch of questions, answered kindly by Mr. Michael Feerick.
Hope you enjoy this, our first interview of 2011!
Interview – Wet Nuns
It’s a calm afternoon in a dreary upscale cahootin’ pub in Ranmoor. The clientele is well dressed in penny loafers and shiny suits, with dogs in diamond-studded leashes. The only normal looking fellas are a pair of honest-to-God Sheffield Death Blues rockers. They are Terence Trent D’barndance (guee-tahr, screams) and Wired Earp (drums, sexy torso) and they make music by the name of Wet Nuns. After some sexy drinks, we talk for a while…
Interview – The Violet May
It’s a slightly chilly day in September at the front side of the Showroom Cinema. There, Chris Mcclure and a friend of his are having a conversation about, well, life in general. The best type. I join in for a while and we talk about the current state of radio, not only in the UK, but also in Mexico. I drop the bombshell that there’s barely any radio stations playing rock in a city as big as Mexico City (with 20+ million people) and the response is an honest “wow”. Chris’ friend eventually bids farewell and we are joined by John (guitar, keyboard) and Jono (guitar).
Interview – Les Shelleys
Les Shelleys are a fun band. It has been said before in this very site. They also do a very good live show. This also was said right here. After a great gig in the Night and Day Café in Manchester, I managed to talk with Tom and Angela, in a basement that looked a lot like Fight Club. A lot of leg pulling and tongue-in-cheekness ensued…
Interview – Nat Johnson & The Figureheads
It was a cold day in August and the weather prediction was cloudy with a high chance of rambling and ranting. I have to interview Nat Johnson and the Figureheads. They are Nat (vocals/guitar), Kevin (guitar), Chris (bass) and Neil (drums).
One of the bar staff graciously puts a table for us outside, and we sat for a few minutes, with mouths agape towards the visually striking imagery that is the Sheffield rush hour. Some rambling about a half naked man appearing in some of Neil’s previous gigs goes on for a bit and then I remember I have to actually interview them …
(long interview, here’s a song to listen to…)
Interview – Gregory & The Hawk
Gregory and the Hawk (interview):
One of our best writers, Tonantzin, got a chance to ask Meredith Godreau (aka Gregory and the Hawk) a few of questions. Why? Because Tonan’s a great writer (and a fan) and Meredith Godreau is a wonderful artist, that’s why?
Anyhoo, enough rambling, here’s their email conversation:
Of how I found myself interviewing myself (pt 3)
Interview – Lumiere
Way back in the Summer, we asked Lumiere to interview themselves.
Sadly, the tapes were lost (as the carrier pigeons they used went on strike), but, hooray, now we have them all here for you watch them. Each segment is bookended by an acoustic rendition of their newest material (although part 3 has a little love to older material).
Interview – Un Mexicano Enojado
Un Mexicano Enojado is a band from Mexico, and frankly, they are quite angry. Their music (c’mon, click on the stream!) is a mix of rock and electronic, tribal rhythms. This is Un Mexicano Enojado (An Angry Mexican) speaking to me, a Mexican exiled in the UK. These are their words to the us.
Hangin’ with Boris Yeltsin dans le metro…
Interview – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Listen to their latest album, Let it sway, while you read this interview!
It’s no secret that Polyvinyl gets a lot of love from us at Sloucher.org. It’s no secret either that we are into bands that do have a sense of humour. How chuffed were us (Tonan & Sam) when we found out we could have an email interview with Phil from Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin ? A lot. So we went to town, had a few cups of mokaccino and, sadly, reacted badly to caffeine. What follows are the questions we did under a massive overdose of coffee and fanpersonism…
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That day, it drizzled before the interview
The Twilight Sad – Interview
The Twilight Sad is pretty particular beast. They swagger some great music, coupled with a visual motif in most fof their albums’ artwork. After a very intense show in Tramlines 2010, I was set to interview them and, frankly, was worried about this. Some of their videos and album covers might look like a good, optimistic day in Iain Banks (!) head, but the band are quite cheerful, if a bit nesh, but still a nice bunch. They look knackered ( I later find out they had a broken tyre on their way to Sheffield) but still ask if I’m okay to wait for them to get stuff from the stage to their van.
I meet James Graham (vocals) inside the Sheffield city hall. He’s taking some buckfast (for medicinal purposes, of course), telling me about this drink being frowned upon in Glasgow as it is assumed that only criminals drink it. I joke about the owner of a booze shop giving me “the eye” for asking for buckfast. We talk a bit before the interview, telling him that I got to know the band from their track in Saints’ Row 2. I also mention that buckfast was a cheat code in Grand Theft Auto 2 but I remember that we should be talking about music…
Intertwined and dissonant
Interview – The Loud
The Loud (Photo by Chloe Pattie)
I remember the day. It was the end of March and I had spent the day rambling at Castleton. Was knackered, but still managed to drag myself to The Grapes and catch some good bands. The first one, I knew nothing about, but got an EP from them. It read The Loud and after their set, it was pretty clear why it was called like that. Time passed, the band donated a song for our free mix cd and they managed to get a spot in Tramlines 2010.
The opportunity for catch up and an interview was perfect. I met Pennington (vocals, guitar) and Lee (drums) at Bungalows and Bears for a quick one. With them is their manager Craig and a friend of them. Matthew (bass) is AWOL as he’s lugging around the equipment, but I’ll meet him later in the patio/cargo bay of The Grapes. They seem quite relaxed before the gig, calmly sipping their pints and smiling.
So, The Loud, how it all started for you? How you met each other?
Pennington Lee: Me and Matthew (bass), we played together in bands all the time since school, we were looking for a drummer and Lee played drums. It just came together like that.
Lee Oxton: We just go back from back then, really. School friends.
PL: We’re all in the same type of music.
Of how I found myself interviewing myself (pt 2)
Interview – Lumiere
Here’s part two of Lumiere’s interview/acoustic session, with two songs from their upcoming album being roadtested in an impromptu, intimate atmosphere.
Songs played:
Elefante.
El Encuentro.
See part one of this interview/acoustic session here.
Links:
Website, Myspace , Facebook, Youtube. Twitter.
Special thanks to: Danny OM, César, Jonel and everyone at Lumiere.
Of how I found myself interviewing myself (pt 1)
Interview – Lumiere
Since no one in Sloucher could go to Mexico and interview the band, they decided to interview themselves…and gives us a few acoustic performances of their upcoming album (due out later this year).
Songs played:
Cíclope
Géminis
Links:
Website, Myspace , Facebook, Youtube. Twitter.
Special thanks to: Danny OM, César, Jonel and everyone at Lumiere.
Dirty denim in a Plug Pantry
Interview – Dirty Jeans
Dirty Jeans
A few minutes after their gig at The Plug, the Dirty Jeans got snatched and found themselves into an interrogation room at The Plug.
After stating their names and crimes in the name of good music, Gaz (guitar/vocals), Katie (keyboard/vocals), Clint (bass) and Luke (drums) sat there, with their only company being only a couple of plastic cups of dodgy lager and a bowl of fruit. They still kept their style and were gracious enough to grant us an interview.
