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Pep-Rock: Hi, for the purpose of the interview could you please tell us your names and what u do in the band? |
Chris: Hi my names Chris and I play bass and backing vocals. |
Androo: Hi my names Androo, I play guitar and sing. |
Matt: Hi I’m Matt and I play drums and backing vocals as well. |
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Pep-Rock: I’ve noticed there’s a bit of a change in line up today, is this a new line up? |
Androo: This is a brand spanking new line up. The band has been going for about 3 years now and there have been a number of different line ups but Matt only joined the band, when was it? |
Matt: Yeah about 3 weeks ago. |
Androo: So this tour is the first time on the road with the new line up and its going good. |
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Pep-Rock: Yeah you said before that it was your first time playing in London, how does that feel? |
Androo: It feels good, we’ve played a lot of places before but London’s the one isn’t it, the big one. |
Matt: I’ve played here before here in other bands but this is my first time with these guys so it’s a good buzz. The first times always hard though because no one really knows us yet. |
Androo: It’s the first time but it’s worked out well and we’ve had a few places to stay along the way and it’s been a good laugh. |
Chris: We’ve partied as well you know. |
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Pep-Rock: After this tour, you guys have the Mighty Atom tour with 3 Colours Red, you looking forward to that? |
Androo: Yeah there are a couple of really big venues on that tour like the Islington Academy. |
Pep-Rock: Is it in the actual Islington Academy or is it in the Bar Islington Academy upstairs? |
Matt: No, it’s in the actual Academy. |
Pep-Rock: Yeah that is a big venue then. |
Androo: Marvellous, that’s what we’re looking for. |
Chris: Oh yeah by the way I just wanted to say thanks for giving us the Band Of The Month, that’s really cool man. |
Pep-Rock: That’s cool man, we really loved the EP so that’s no problem at all. |
Chris: Ah thank you. |
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Pep-Rock: So how did the deal with Mighty Atom come about? |
Androo: Actually from our record label, the guy who manages us was sitting on a plane next to Roger from Mighty Atom and they got to talking about our band and he gave us a listen and offered to release the EP. So yeah we’re not actually signed to them, its just the fact that they’ve offered to release the EP through them. |
Pep-Rock: So you guys are still looking for a label for your next release? |
Androo: Well, I think the best thing is to get it recorded and then start looking around for a label to release rather than looking around before hand. I think that would work better for the band really. Yeah and just get our feet into touring, that’s what it’s all about. |
Chris: Yeah just playing more and more all over the place and get tighter as a live band. |
Androo: Check it out! |
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(Androo points towards a 40/50 year old man driving a car with spinning rims on it and everyone starts laughing) |
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Chris: What is that? |
Matt: He loves it. |
Androo: Check him out, he’s like 104 as it is. Rock’n’Roll. |
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(everyone continues to laugh) |
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| Androo: He loves it, check him out. |
Pep-Rock: Fucking hell, that’s thrown me off a bit. |
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Pep-Rock: So you guys looking forward to the Mighty Atom tour then? |
Androo: Yeah definitely, it’s such a bit step up in venue size and just being able to play in front of more and more people will be awesome. This tour at the moment is a smaller venue tour but with the next tour it will be a bit bigger and there will be a few more people there. |
Chris: Yeah we’re happy to be playing anywhere really but we’ll definitely have to take advantage of playing bigger venues and show people what we’re all about. |
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Pep-Rock: So you guys got anything else planned for the rest of the year? |
Androo: Yeah after the Mighty Atom Tour, a bit of demoing, a bit of recording. Hopefully get some kind of EP finished before Christmas and we are going to be on a TV programme called ‘The Guestlist’. |
Pep-Rock: What’s that about? |
Androo: it’s about up and coming bands kind of like trying to catch them before they make it kind of thing |
Matt: Yeah last time they had the Kaiser Chiefs on there. |
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Pep-Rock: So you said you plan of releasing another EP next instead of an album? |
Androo: Yeah well we have an albums worth of songs demoed but we’re working out what to do next. |
Matt: Yeah I think we should get it all recorded, try and get signed to a good indie label and then release an EP and then think about an album after that. |
Androo: You’re getting exclusives here, we’re actually planning the rest of our year as the interview goes on. |
Chris: Yeah I think we should release the next EP through a good indie label and then try and get on a major to release the album. |
Pep-Rock: Well you guys are getting some wicked coverage at the moment as you’ve appeared in both Kerrang and Rocksound over the past month. |
Androo: Yeah, what was in Kerrang was really cool and that’s what its all about at the end of the day, just getting the word around and hoping people like the music. |
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Pep-Rock: Cool well I think that’s about it, do u guys have any last comments or closing statements? |
Androo: Keep it real and a little bit loose. |
Chris: & Loving life is the way forward |
Androo: Come on Matt, sort them out with a comment. Come on Matt. |
Matt: I don’t know, keep on rocking I guess. |
Pep-Rock: Cheers Guys |
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