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THE BASICS Name : Molotov Barbie Band : Sin City Job In Band : Vocals and Rhythm Guitar Website Address : www.myspace.com/sincity HOME Hometown : Melbourne Hometown is best known for : Rock n Roll Best thing about the music scene in your hometown : There are gigs galore any night of the week and a real support network from punters and venues Most influential band to yourself that’s come out of your home town : Divinyls…well they’re from Geelong but close enough Best up and coming band from your home town would be : Bombing Angels THE BAND What’s the story behind the band name? We were originally called Local Pricks and played hardcore and old school punk. Over time our style changed and the name no longer suited so we decided to change our name when we moved from Perth to Melbourne. The movie came out a year later and everyone mistakenly thinks we got our name from the comic strip. We just loved the gambling, drinking, sleazy vibe the name evokes. When did the band begin and how did it come about? Tom and I used to live together but played in separate bands. I was in an all girl riot band called Plump and Tom played in Lowdown with Josh (aka Devil Fingers). I had just written a really fast punk riff and wanted to know what drums Tom would put to it. We had a jam and it was just magic. We wrote another two songs on the spot, smoked a carton of cigs, got rip roaringly drunk and decided to start a punk band. How would you describe your sound to the average Joe on the street? Pop/Rock with a splash of Punk and a lot of Spunk What’s your current release? Tell us a little about it… Getaway is the second single off our CD Hungry for Love. The opening riff/verse was actually an old Lowdown song I used to adore. We took that and wrote a new chorus and vocal line for it and it was only finished a few days before we recorded it for the album. The single is actually a double A side, the other track being “Can You Feel It” which has a Glam Rock feel and is a live favorite. What image do you think / hope your music conveys? We just try to write fun catchy music that gets stuck in your head. In five years time the band will be… Five years older OFF THE STAGE Tell us three albums you couldn’t live without in your collection Divinyls, Dan’s Hits of the 80’s Vol 1-8, Misfits and god there’s so many more. Best piece of musical advice you’ve been given Not to listen to anything crap that gets said or written about you. As long as it’s being written it’s all good! In fact someone wrote a really dodgy review about us and thanks to them I now have a new song. Two groups/artists you’d love to take out on the road KISS – I’d love to use their stage and fly out over the crowd on a rope. I wouldn’t have to worry about forgetting my hairspray or eyeliner either. MOTLEY CRUE – Tom could fulfill his fantasy of playing on a spinning drum kit after bad food, rocket fuel and 11 hrs of car sickness Favorite song of your group? We’ve got a couple of new songs at the moment which are great to play live. One’s quite a rocking track and the other’s a pop tune. We usually love playing the faster tracks live as we get a big rush off putting on an explosive show with heaps of energy and entertainment. The thing you most look forward to just before a tour is Knowing you’ve got one hell of a party coming up The thing you least look forward to before a tour is Knowing it’ll be a long time before you get full feeling back in your arse from the car seats and dreading smelling like “van”. That smell permeates into everything and is hard to get off! When you’re not doing band related stuff, what are you usually found doing? Working, drinking tea in front of the heater with my Chihuahuas, going to gigs, the usual I guess ON THE STAGE / ROAD What gear do you use? Overdrive Baby! Favourite place (city/town/country) you’ve toured… and why? They all mash into a big blur after a while. We love anywhere that has great people and cheap booze Who hogs the stereo in the van the most? Definitely Tom but he drives most and the rule is whoever drives DJ’s. Josh always gets to drive/DJ around 4am and puts on Blood Brothers but then feels guilty cause we’re all trying to sleep so never gets to listen to it. Mik always has the best mix CD’s. He should really drive more!! After a week in the van/bus on tour which band member will have the messiest section, and what would we most likely find stashed there? Josh always takes a Coles bag with a wine cask, plastic cup and le snac (a la cheese and crackers) on tour. He’s the messiest but every time we stop and stumble off for food Tom the nanna cleans up the van Who in your group has the worst “bad habit” on tour, and what is it? Tom loves singing non-stop to Punk. The singers on the cd are out of tune, Tom’s out of tune…..its torture. He also loves to make eye contact during a conversation which is scary when he’s talking to someone in the back seat. Most embarrassing moment on tour? Mik jumping off stage to strike a rock pose, slipping on his own spilt drink and sliding at great speed across the floor on his back and crashing into the table holding the fold back speakers. I was quite impressed though, he kept playing the whole time! Give us a good quick ‘on the road’ story, funny, embarrassing, memorable, whatever… Our old bass player Andy used to moon people through the sun roof when we left the venues on tour. One night it was so cold he got his balls stuck to the roof and he lost skin on re-entry Your manager calls and says the venue you are about to play really wants to keep you happy, what’s the first thing you chuck on the rider? Find out just how happy he wants to make us then find out where the hell Tom is cause he’s our manager RIGHT NOW What’s getting the most spins in your stereo right now? 1950’s show tunes Tell us a band or artist everyone should check out and why… Bombing Angels - great Distillers style punk band from Geelong. They play lots in Melbourne so check out their MySpace page for dates also check out The Loveless and Rocket to Memphis As soon as I’ve finished answering these questions I’m about to… Watch Bold and the Beautiful, have a glass of wine and get out of my PJ’s. |
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THE BASICS Name : Jae Haydon Band : Lost in Line Job In Band : Guitar, Vox Website Address : www.myspace.com/lostinlinestyles HOME Hometown : Woonona in the 'Gong Hometown is best known for : Good Waves Best thing about the music scene in your hometown : Ox Shows. Most influential band to yourself that’s come out of your home town : I used to dig neveready heaps when i was a grom! Best up and coming band from your home town would be : Resaon Strikes and Mary Jane Kelly THE BAND What’s the story behind the band name? Pauly says that it was the name of their best song at the time. The song got re-recorded for Voodoo Pins and Violins Ep a few years back. When did the band begin and how did it come about? It began as a three piece after the break up of Kamikaze Harry. Paul Steve and Val started jammin with a faster sound and without the horns etc. I joined as the second guitarist in 05 and Adam took up from Val not long after. How would you describe your sound to the average Joe on the street? ah, if they didnt know what i meant by mid-late 90's melodic punk, id just say fast punk rock, with melody. And if he was still trippin i'd prob lend him all of my fat wreck samplers. What’s your current release? Tell us a little about it… Album, Smiles That Scream released this month through Pee Records and Radtone Music Japan. Its a 12 track cd that is mostly new ones with a couple of old songs we'd never recorded before. It was recorded and mixed by Murray Adamson who used to drum in Self Titled and mastered in Italy by Alessandro Vanara who does a shitload of work for Ryan Greene. What image do you think / hope your music conveys? Ah i guess no image really, if you look at us we're just four lads who love to play this kinda stuff still (even if we're 10 years too late!) and its cool when you see other people living in the past too! In five years time the band will be… Trying to convince Dr. Steven Wales to keep playing bass for us! OFF THE STAGE What was your first introduction to music that made you think seriously about playing it? When my mate lent me Cheshire Cat in and it didnt leave my cd player for about a year. He wasnt happy. What was your first band name and what style did you play? Vas Deferen. Pretty much NOFX style stuff! With a few NOFX n Lagwagon covers also! good times. Tell us three albums you couldn’t live without in your collection No Use - Hard Rock Bottom NOFX - Punk In Drublic Sublime - 40 Oz to Freedom Best piece of musical advice you’ve been given 'no matter what anyone says or how much shit gets in your way, just stick together n keep playing!' - Dave Nasi, No Use. Two groups/artists you’d love to take out on the road Reason Strikes + MKJ Top lads, Sic music! Favourite song of your group? Probably 'Will Not Rest' off the newie. The thing you most look forward to just before a tour is Probably just the unknown of where the nights will take us and how they'll go down. Its always sic waking up on a couch with empty beer bottles and not a person around, and realising your in a random house in the burbs of Launceston! The thing you least look forward to before a tour is Forgetting my towel. i do it just about every time, and i have to share with Paul. We've established rules for the towel use though when this happens. When your not doing band related stuff, what are you usually found doing? Surfing, Snowboarding, Skating. Uni or working! ON THE STAGE / ROAD What gear do you use? ah epi Les Paul Black Beauty, Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 60w head, with the trusty ibanez Cab. Favourite place (city/town/country) you’ve toured… and why? Prob Hobart. The Ballpoint lads showed us this bush on the way to the pub after the show that you have to jump in to. You just have to run and jump into it as hard as you can and hope you dont land on a branch! The local chicks were the best at it! But im pretty sure got branched. Glenelg was sic too! and just Adelaide in general. The best show you’ve ever played was… and why? Ahh, my personal favourite was our EP launch in 06 at the Yallah Roadhouse. Was a big night in a sic venue! Was sic havin all our mates there along with so many people i'd never seen before! Who hogs the stereo in the van the most? Whoevers in shotty After a week in the van/bus on tour which band member will have the messiest section, and what would we most likely find stashed there? Yeh we dont really get our own space really the whole car usually just looks like a bombs hit it. Im pretty sure it still does too haha. I guess all kinds of shit, like subway wrappers and other fast food rubbish. Oh and there's always a t-shirt that was worn on the first night and it usually smells like cat piss. Or kebab. The usual owner of that shall remain nameless! Who in your group has the worst 'bad habit' on tour, and what is it? mmm theres many. But maybe the gig pig and his Melbourne sleepovers at alanis morrisets house? That would have to be up there! Most embarrassing moment on tour? Being introduced as 'Lost in Love' and advertised as Last in Line, Lost in Wine and Lost in Tune and random points over the years! I can understand how they got confused, id say most of those names describe us pretty well! ha Give us a good quick ‘on the road’ story, funny, embarrassing, memorable, whatever… Haha when we took a crew down to Melbourne and Paul was heaps putrid, at the start of a song his pants fell down and he proceeded to play the whole song in his undies and his expression didnt change one bit! Gold! Your manager calls and says the venue you are about to play really wants to keep you happy, what’s the first thing you chuck on the rider? A little bit more awkwardness when we play. I live for an awkward moment on stage! And just endless beer. RIGHT NOW What’s getting the most spins in your stereo right now? No Use - The Feel Good Record Of The Year Tell us a band or artist everyone should check out and why… Reason Strikes. They're fuckin sic lads with a One Inch Punch/Brazen Hearts (2 ex-members) style real ballsy. Just heard their new EP due for release in June and its off the richtor! If you could change one thing about the music industry today, what would it be? Remove all the strugglers from it. There are so many strugglers i wouldnt even know who to start with. As soon as I’ve finished answering these questions I’m about to… Try find a wave! |
