An introduction to Florence Joelle
Florence Joelle, the songstress with a style all her own, and a subconscious colonised by vintage American tunes, sings of things that go bump in the night. While her inspiration draws from the past, she and her marvellous band have carved out a sound that lives in the present, bringing their own slant to Chick Webb’s ‘40s reefer blues ‘When I Get Low I Get High’, and the ‘50s R&B staple ‘Unchain My Heart’. Of Florence’s own compositions, ‘Stardust Merchant’ echoes early jazz standards and the melodrama of the post-war French songbook, whilst her ‘Watermelon Gin’ is a wistful, calypso-tinged serenade to love lost…
1. Tell Us About Your Upbringing, specifically with regard to how you developed your love of music.
Paris-born, to a jazz-loving father and a classical mother, I was blown away when I first saw and heard Elvis in King Creole at a friend’s house. I was ten years old and didn’t even know he existed! Elvis changed everything, very quickly I started listening to Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Chuck Berry, and by the time I was 13, I was trailing the flea markets collecting rhythm and blues and rockabilly singles. The world was filled with records I didn’t yet know and needed to have! During my later teens I discovered the melodrama of French chanson, accordions and the music of Django Reinhardt, the North African rai from the street, and spent much time watching black and white American gangster films with jazz soundtracks where great Latin sounds were being played in louche bars. Later I discovered country, soul, folk and everything else, but it is the music of my early years that shaped my songwriting.
2. Define suave sophistication.
Suave, my favourite word… Not a question I have been asked before, would you believe. Suave sophistication has nothing to do with how rich or attractive you are, it is about how you choose to live: be true to yourself at least, know not to follow conventional thoughts, fashions and crazes as you have your very own, behave at all times as if you were walking on flower petals and existing on the best cocktails, live like a king even if you are a pauper. The following people are, or have been suave: Robert Mitchum, Miles Davis, Oscar Wilde, Orson Wells, Juliette Greco and obviously the lady in the song ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’, who is archetypically suave.
3. Complete the sentence: Elvis is…
The beginning of popular music as we know it. There is something beautifully tragic in the way he led his life, a beautiful, golden-voiced semi-god, glowing with oomph and cool, who grew into a man gone so early… The first of his kind, he didn’t have much control of his career, creatively especially.
4. London, Paris, New York… Your thoughts please.
Vital locations on the ley line of suave… London is still the world’s capital of music, and its energy and vitality are intoxicating in many ways. Paris is elegant and beautiful, and full of lovely sounds when you get past the surface, Django’s music can still be heard on the street, as well as African sounds (from north and south of the Sahara) old and new, and so much more… New York, now there’s the place… Sitting on a subway platform you realise that only there could bebop and modern jazz have taken shape, just hear these old trains passing along, sounding like avant-garde rhythm sections. Boogaloo (one of my favourite things) can still be heard, and beautiful folk music still being played. It’s as if the street is a giant magnet, and you might miss something if you don’t come out. Add to it dilapidated art deco everywhere, and the fact you can buy flowers from corner shops at 4am, my favourite playground!
5. What is the greatest song ever written, and why?
This is such a hard choice, there are so many… W.C. Handy’s ‘St Louis Blues’ comes to mind, if I try and make a rational decision. It has a beautiful melody that fits its story of love and deception, going from a standard 12 bar blues to a haunting minor tango, and back. The lyrics have emotional depth and tragic acceptance: her man has gone off with the St Louis woman, but she still loves him ‘like a schoolboy loves his pie’. It is so well crafted that people like Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and even the Flamin’ Groovies could make it their own.
Florence’s new EP Kiss Of Fire is out now.
Paul Liddell – July 2010
Paul Liddell interview – July 2010
Firstly thank you for doing this interview for Never Enough Notes, we heard you were playing The Secret Garden Party this month, what attracted to you to playing this great little festival?
Thank you for interviewing me! I’d heard lots of good things about the festival, so when the opportunity to play came up I jumped at the chance like an excited puppy.
I have had the great pleasure of listening to your latest EP, ‘Help Yourself Float’, what would you say was the inspiration behind it?
The songs on the EP are all about different things. Inspiration for songs comes form lots of different sources, I just try and make sense of it and turn it into something that sounds good.
I couldn’t help but notice the slight Americana sound to your music and voice, what US artist/bands influence you most?
I don’t think there is an Americana influence, particularly as I’m singing in a Northern English accent and not an American one! I do love some American bands though, most notably Pearl Jam. Stylistically the music is quite different to PJ, but in terms of attitude and lyrical content there is definitely a direct influence. I also obsessed over Nirvana for many years.
My favourite song on the EP has to be ‘Trouble in Hell’, such emotion, is it about anyone in particular?
That’s my favourite too. Thanks! It is about somebody in particular, but I’d rather not say in case I get into trouble over it! I also like people to be able to draw their own conclusions, so I don’t want to spoil it for anyone.
You have been on the gigging circuit for a few years now, do you have any favourite cities or venues you like to play or remember playing?
There are lots of nice gigs that I go back to time and time again. High Barn in Essex, Acoustic Club in Herts, The Ent Shed in Bedford, Georgian Theatre in Teeside…too many to mention all of them. I’ve been really lucky to meet some great people while gigging in the UK, and it’s like going back to visit your friends rather than just playing a gig a lot of the time. I love it.
Playing with the likes of Karine Polwart, Billy Bragg, Beth Rowley and many more, who has been the best band/artist you have shared a stage with and why?
I played on the same bill as Florence and the Machine last year at Hull Freedom Festival, that was quite a big stage, and a really enjoyable experience. I also supported Nick Harper recently, he was superb, and it was nice to be in the presence of genius, albeit briefly. Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff has always been one of my favourite writers, so gigging with him was great too.
I see your signed to London based label 360 Degree Music, how did that come about?
We met while I was gigging in London, and things just seemed to work out. They are nice guys first and foremost, and I enjoy working with them.
With some of your songs being used in TV shows/adverts, Brighter Lights springs to mind, is composition for Media something you would like to do more of?
It is. It’s not my main focus at the moment, I’m writing songs to record and perform primarily, but it is something I wouldn’t mind doing a bit of in future.
Have there been any bands/artists of late that you thought were great and deserve a mention?
Nope, sorry! I’m a bit stuck in the past I’m afraid!
What are your future plans, new release? Tour/Gigs?
I’m putting together songs for a new album at the moment. I gig pretty much all of the time, it’s like a neverending tour. I’m playing about 20 gigs a moth on average at the moment, so that’s taking up a lot of my time.
And finally…if you were to sum up yourself in 3 words, they would be?
Boy sings songs.
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Interview courtesy of Pete/NEN
Ben Sommers Interview ‘NeverEnoughNotes’
Never has this writer been so amazed and enthralled by a singer/songwriter as I am by one, Ben Sommers. Naturally gifted and with such a wild imagination, Ben has put together one of the most ambitious projects I think I have ever encountered. The album is called ‘Avocado Chip’ and with it’s post-apocalyptic imagery and Orwellian subtext, you can’t help but be totally seduced by this bleak and tragic world that Ben has created.
‘A Town Called Starving Jane’ is the starting point of the Avocado Chip saga. CLICK HERE for to read the Ben Sommers NEN, interview.
Elephant Stone – 10 questions.
Elephant Stone get with the program and do the ‘Sourmash’ 10 question challenge…
1. Hi Elephant Stone! Firstly can I say what a great show it was at The Macbeth in London, you guys sounded magical. Has it always been an ambition to get over to the UK and do some shows?
We love the UK. All our favourite music came from here… Beatles, The Who, Kinks, Teenage Fanclub, Cornershop…. this list goes on!
2. With the recent release of your glorious EP, The Glass Box, did anything in particular inspire the songwriting process?
I guess the birth of my daughter was a big inspiration. Also, I wanted to see if I could write and record a record in a month; The Seven Seas took a while to put together, so I wanted to do something more immediate.
3. You hear bands talk about how their local towns/cities play a big part in their music, has Montreal been an influence on you guys?
Montreal has definitely been a big influence on us. There’s so much music and arts in Montreal, so it has definitely left it’s imprint on us.
4. I believe The Glass Box was recorded entirely on analogue, how did that come about and what was the experience like?
The engineer, David Smith, and I wanted to do a very raw and real recording. It’s been a while since I recorded all analog. So, basically, this ep was a huge experiment for me: write it in two weeks and record/mix in the next two weeks… just like they did in the ‘60s. Also, I wanted to have a limit and on we could add to the recording by only using 16 tracks for the recording process.
5. Rishi, it says on the bands MySpace that you are a multi-instrumentalist, what do you play?
in the band I play bass, sitar, guitar. I also play some tabla (very poorly) and keyboards (also poorly).
6. I obviously saw the inclusion of live sitar playing from yourself Rishi, what is it about classical Indian music that you like so much?
I grew up with classical Indian music… so playing the sitar was a natural progression. I’ve been taking lessons for the last 10 years. The thing that grabs me about classical music is that it is so different from rock’n'roll (very meticulous and requires a lot of focus), but at the same time, it shares a lot of the raw passion.
7. There is obviously a strong psychedelic influence in your music, what Psych bands inspire you guys the most?
Pretty Things, Beatles, Who, Flaming Lips, Kinks
8. Am I right in thinking that the name Elephant Stone is a nod to The Stone Roses? If so, have British Indie bands been an influence on the band?
I’m a huge stone roses fan. However, I originally wanted to call the band “Elephan”, but there’s already a band with that name. I have a stone statue of Ganesha at home… and the name “Elephant Stone” came up… very simple word association. Also, the stone roses reference didn’t hurt.
9. Being immersed in the Montreal music scene, are there any bands/artists that you feel deserve a mention?
The Besnard Lakes are definitely my favourite Montreal band.
10. So what is next for Elephant Stone?
More music, more shows. Would be great to do another UK/Euro tour in the fall!
Interview by Pete Cornish-Barlow.
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Mozzy Green – 10 questions…
Mozzy Green are Ben Sommers and Anna Scott, and they make sublime, intense, delicate and powerful music that’ll invade your ears, brain and heart.
Recently featured in Cent magazine alongside Mumford & Sons and Jay Jay Pistolet, as the artists at the forefront of the current nu-folk boom, we sat the dup down and interrogated them on a number of subjects…
Q1: Where did you get that name?
Anna: The Mozzy were an ancient race, inhabiting our earth circa 600BC. They were an advanced but vertically challenged group of beings. Early drawings found indicated that they were a hybrid race, with features found in humans, droids and nanny goats. They were fearsome warriors and the ‘Mozzy Green’ is the name given to their most famous battle (the stories of which Homer recited, but they were deemed too stupid when compared next to the Odyssey, so were never published) for the then sought after material of the era – the pea. The Mozzy were triumphant, but the battlefield was a mess, ironically culling any pea growth the two sides were fighting to control. The Mozzy were left stained green, and the subsequent, albeit last generation of the Mozzy, were born green. This pigmentation alteration remains a mystery to this day, but scientists are currently investigating into whether this case could throw some light on to what happened to the smurfs.
Ben: It’s the name of an ancient medicinal drink used by a small tribe of transvestite hunters who were based near to junction 23 of the M25. Obviously before the M25 was built, but in that general area. Apparently the soil is extremely fertile around there. We saw the name in a book and liked it.
Q2: Tell us a little bit about the band’s formation and history.
Anna: We’ve had a few incarnations, I joined in 2005 when we were about 6 strong. Since then we’ve slimmed down – not on purpose, but we are now a duo with a drummer for the bigger gigs.
Ben: There has been many line ups over the years. I began recording under the name Mozzy Green in 2004 and later met Anna around 2005. In between then and now we have had around fifteen different band members. We moved to London in 2007 and gigged solidly for two years. It’s an ever changing vessel and I think I like it that way.
Q3: Your influences are not immediately apparent. Who would you cite?
Anna: We’ve both got a wide range and lots of differing influences, mine range from Bach, Palestrina, Shostakovitch, Stravinsky, Debussy, to various D&B artists, trad and modern folk, various types of jazz, Indian Arabic and Russian folk, lots & lots…
Ben: Imitation is not something we want to do as a band and so there are no immediate influences we would cite to describe to somebody what we sound like. I guess our main influences are the sounds of our instruments that make the feelings we have inside of us come out when we write. Artistic influences for me personally include Syd Barrett, Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel…
Q4: What are you currently doing, and what are your plans for 2010?
Anna: We’re recording an EP at the moment, and have some good gigs lined up – we’re on at the Junction Cambs in June. We also have a plan to turn the entire population green (like the Mozzy of old) but that’s on the backburner at the moment.
Ben: Currently Mozzy Green are writing and recording for a debut EP. Both of us have solo projects and working with other bands. Myself, I’m working on a project called Avocado Chip which will be coming out on 360. It’s a pretty big project so keep your ears peeled for details. Anna is recording solo material and also working with a few bands, namely Underground Railroad who are signed to One Little Indian.
Q5: Are there any bands and artists currently playing that you like?
Anna: Unfortunately I live on a forced diet of Radio 2 at work at the moment, nothing that inspiring on there, but I do like Ruth Theodore, Bat for Lashes, Gogol Bordello, The Strangerhood are awesome, Imogen Heap, to name but a few…
Ben: Far too many to list but bands that come to mind right away. Arrows of Love, Sister Ray, Richard Fynan, Doll and the Kicks.
Q6: Do politics belong in music?
Anna: That depends…the voice that musicians have to say what they need to say is so very important and should never be censored (like the Dixie Chicks were..) but if you mean ”politics” in the industry, then no, but anything that generates revenue will always attract situations where politics will arise. Music in an ideal world would be pure and free of greed and vanity, but as soon as it becomes a living, the politics begins. I think that’s got a lot to do with why there’s been a shift towards more independent models: you’ll find a little less politics and more creative freedom.
Ben: If a person has an opinion on a subject then I think they have the right to express it, no matter what they do for a living. Would you ask ‘does politics belong in plumbing?’ Well as long as the plumber does his job and fixes your sink then it’s your choice if you want to make him a cup of coffee and chat to him about the Labour party for half an hour. The same applies to music. If an artist feels compelled to campaign about things they feel strongly about then who am I to say that they shouldn’t. It’s my choice to listen or not listen. Music should be a free for all for any subject or feeling or anything the artist wants to express. There is far too much focus on ‘Oh, I hate that band, they always rant on about the church, or love, or grapefruits, etc etc.. fuck it, don’t listen to them then if it pisses you off. I take my hat off to any band or artist who honestly writes about what they actually feel. So yes, politics does have a place in music. As much as anything else does.
Q7: The music business, such as it is, appears to be populated by opportunists, sharks and leeches. How do you navigate these treacherous waters?
Anna: Trial and error I think! You listen closely to what fellow musicians say and experience, and you have to research but ultimately go with your gut instinct. There are so many bands and artists who can be romanced by the idea of a quick rise to success, and there will always be people ready to exploit that. I think you have to become business savvy and not get excited about seemingly good opportunities that could come back to bite you later. We all still fall to exploitation when playing live for free, because if we didn’t do it, there would be a queue of other bands who would. It will take all the bands on the live circuit to stand up and refuse to play unless promoters and venues start to pay the bands who generate them money.
Ben: We bought guns.
Q8: Obama or David Icke?
Anna: David Icke, Crazy (or at least that’s what we’re meant to think) but inspiring.
Ben: Both are good at talking bullshit for hours. Although David’s is more often entertaining and I’m positive – he’s the more honest of the two. All Obama is, is a charismatic actor to charm the masses. He works for the banks, not the people. So fuck him.
Q9: Coca Cola offer you £500,000 for the use of a song for their ad campaign. What do you do?
Anna: Tell them to p**s off.
Ben: Now how do I answer this? We could say ‘no way would we ever work with a corporate company like Coca Cola. It would destroy our credibility among our peers and we’d be forever labeled a sell out by future generations’. Or we could say, ‘hell yeah, £500,000? For that money we’d write a song for Pepsi’. Ah, I don’t know. Depends how hungry I was on the day. As I’m writing this I’ve not long finished my dinner. So today I’ll say no.
Q10: London: hell hole or paradise?
Anna: Bit of both really, I used to live there and it sapped the energy out of me, I didn’t bounce off the wonderful hive of creativity like I hoped, but now when I visit for gigs or generally, it’s inspiring and full of life. I always go back to the sticks feeling revived and full of ideas. It’s an amazing city, I think sometimes you can become blind to what’s around you if you’re there for a while.
Ben: Both.
Happy Birthday Interview
STROLL ON INTERVIEW HAPPY BIRTHDAY - One of our favourite bands of recent months have just released their self titled debut album, a stunning collection of great pop songs. We decided to interview them, here’s is the outcome…
1. You guys have released your debut album on Sub Pop. How it come about you signing with them?
I met some people from the label at SXSW in Austin, namely Dean Hudson. They came to see me play as King Tuff because they liked my album. We started talking and the relationship blossomed into them putting out our record. I really didn’t have any other labels talking to me, and I like the label so it just seemed like a good match.
2. On you’re your debut record, there seems to be a lot of different influences. Who would you say are the bands influences collectively?
We all love The Beatles. I had a ton of unfinished songs in my head for a long time and they were all really different from each other. Once we started the band we just kinda randomly decided which ones we wanted to work on, so that’s why it’s all over the place.
3. There seems to be a very special scene in the US at the moment including bands like you guys, Vivian Girls, Real Estate and Tune-Yards – there is a very communal feeling about it, how do you think this has come about?
Well I have known Katy from the Vivian Girls for a really long time, and obviously Tune-Yards is Ruth’s sister. Once you start playing shows you realize that all these bands know each other and are friends because we’re all in it together. Most of us were teenage punx, and I think its more acceptable nowadays to have a more DIY approach. Of course it all gets lumped together as “lo-fi” but its not true, most of these recordings actually are pretty clear sounding.
4. When did you guys start? And what made you want to be in a band and make music?
We’ve all been playing together for a long time, first in Feathers in 2004. I was in punk bands before that and I made my solo albums but didn’t have a band. It’s really cool to play with other people because they always have ideas you never would have thought of. I just always wanted to be a musician and be in a band since I was a kid, I can’t really do anything else except draw dots on everything.
5. Where do you see the band in 5 years?
I just want to be able to support myself from my music. I don’t need to be rich, I’d just like to pay rent and eat sometimes. I hope that happens sooner than 5 years from now.
Thanks to Kyle for answering the questions!
An interview with Inwits
360 Degree Music began working with Inwits in September 2009, and the band have been busy writing and rehearsing ever since, breaking only to play the odd show, with a particular highlight being their stunning performance at the Stroll On Christmas Party in December.
On March 28th they head off to Edinburgh to play their biggest gig yet, supporting Idlewild in the 1500 capacity HMV Picturehouse. This gig is actually just one part of the Haddow Festival taking place in venues all over the city on the day, and promises to be a humdinger!
We caught up with the lads for a chat prior to this momentous occasion:
Q1: Where did you get the name from?
Ah well if we were to tell you too much it might defeat the object of its meaning. Our inner wit chose it really. Inwit is a word that’s fallen out of use in the English Language over thousands of years so it’s both old and new – a lot like our musical influences. A certain Irish novelist resurrects it in his novel Ulysses, quite possibly the greatest artistic statement of the last century. The plan is for our record to achieve that status for this one!
Q2: What are you currently up to, and what are your plans and goals for 2010?
Currently shooting the breeze, but the breeze has been colder than usual of late so also making a point of keeping warm in the rehearsal room and learning a few new chords. We’re now on C#m… Our plan and goal and dream will always be to make great music, then release it and hopefully play it to more people. The exciting thing about 2010 is we can actually realise that dream this year, so I guess that’s the first plan and goal. From there we just want to play our instruments more and more till we need a breather.
Q3: Tell us about the four guys in the bands?
Buskers. Schemers. Full-Time Dreamers. The sum is most definitely greater than its parts.
Q4: Who are your influences, musical and otherwise?
Anything or Anyone with Soul. It’s getting harder to find.
Q5: Jazz or Electro?
Both are extremely exciting and there’s nothing like a dirty electro beat to get down to. But programmed beats are one thing, “The Freedom Rider” by Art Blakey is quite another. Jazz was, is, and always will be the coolest genre of music known to man. That’s coming from a guitar band. Socially it’s as important to black America as the blues (and we love the blues), musically it pisses all over most things with still a fair bit left in the tank. Finally, and most importantly, it’s unquestionably the sexiest sound going. Getting sexy to a jazz groove takes the word living to a whole new level. Miles Davis over Little Boots any day.
Q6: England or somewhere else?
England is where we’re from, and is obviously important to us. As an English band you can’t help but inject an element of Englishness into the music you make, especially with the rich musical history Englishness entails, particularly over the last fifty years. We’re all products of our time and place so obviously our songs brim with references to London, because that’s our experience. But at the same time we’re all citizens of the world and there’s much to see! James Joyce wrote masterpieces about his homeland from Paris, Zurich and Trieste. We want to be on stage playing music wherever that stage is. There’s six and a half billion people scattered around this globe and we want to play to as many of them as possible, be they in England or indeed somewhere else.
Q7: On your MySpace page, you claim that ‘attitude breeds creation’. How so?
Attitude channeled in the right manner breeds creation, those who can appreciate that whatever they’re doing in their own life will understand the meaning of that statement. Those who can’t, well essentially their the type who channel their attitude into hitting people with bottles on a Friday night, and spend the majority of their adult lives doing coke in the toilet of the same pub they’ve been drinking in since they were sixteen. We stopped worrying about those people a long time ago.
Q8: Who is David McSherry?
We don’t care he supports Tottenham. Jokes Dave! He’s a good lad from the north side of town with an eye for a garment and an ear for a melody. He and his sidekick Michael Warren have hit on a type of melancholia most of these idiot fashionista bands would remove the entire stitching of their skinniest pair of jeans for.
Q9: Is there ever anything good on the telly? If so, what?
Depends what you’re into. In fairness though some of the documentaries that have hit the small screen in the last few months have been nothing short of superb. Berlin, Making of Modern Britain, The Bible and How Earth Made Us to name but a few. It’s been a while now since it finished but Bruce Parry’s Amazon showed us all what traveling should be about. (No offence to the millions of Brits on tour in Australia). James reckons Gordon Ramsey puts on a good show whatever anyone says about his wrinkles or extra-marital activities, where as Joseph is more of a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall man! But you can’t beat the political parlance of This Week with the unholy triumvirate of Andrew Neil, Dianne Abbot and Michael Portillo late of a Thursday night.
Q10: Name five great movies.
Citizen Kane - Stonewall classic.
Un Prophet – French gangster masterpiece currently up for an Oscar.
The Big Lebowski - Comedy genius from the Coen Brothers.
Apocalypse Now – Vietnam epic based on Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness.
The Last Waltz – Swansong of The Band, with greats like Dylan, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Clapton…
Inwits x
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An interview with The Supernovas
Q1: Have The Supernovas been back to the studio recently?
Joei: Yeah we were back in Sunshine Corner with Smiley in Fleet at the end of last year. We recorded drums, bass and guitars for 10 tracks so we’ve got plenty of work to be getting on with at the moment!
Q2: How did your debut single do?
Joei: I’m really happy with the progress we’ve as a band as a result of it. We sold around 300 vinyl copies, I’m not sure how many downloads there were on top of that but it was a good start. Just looking forward to the next step now and releasing Slaughter In The Gaza!
Q3: When can we expect that?
Joei: We’re hoping to release Slaughter In The Gaza in March as a Download-only and then follow it up with a full hard copy release of City Of Smoke in the summer.
Q4: The band have been playing all over the country, tell us about that.
Joei: It’s been good over the last year. We’ve really taken it up a gear. No more being stuck in a rut playing the same London shows over and over again. We’ve actually been able to go and visit different places around the country that we wouldn’t have seen otherwise.
I think the main highlights have been the Bournemouth and Portsmouth shows although the Babyshambles supports in Cardiff, Southampton and Manchester were amazing.
Q5: Do you feel any kinship with any other bands or artists currently playing?
Joei: Well, being on the same label as Inwits and Krakatoa has definitely given us a sort of gang mentality when we’re out playing together. David McSherry would definitely be a part of that gang as well.
Q6: Who would you choose to run the country?
Joei: Tony Benn. Hands down winner. Easy choice.
Q7: Do politics have a place in music anymore?
Joei: Most definitely. I think that one of the reasons that music has hit a patch of boredom or mediocrity, or whatever you wanna call it, is that no-one seems to have anything to say anymore. I mean Lady Gaga is supposed to be the most offensive one out there and all I’ve heard her say is that she’s bluffin’ with her muffin! I like to invite her round for a couple of hands of Poker one day – I bet she’d catch a fuckin’ cold!
Q8: Are there any heroes left, musical or otherwise?
Joei: They are few and far between but they’re not all dead yet.
Q9: What are the worst and best things about being in your band?
Joei: The best thing about being in The Supernovas is the belief I have in the music we make and the boys as individuals. The worst thing about being in The Supernovas is the amount of fried chicken we eat when we’re on the road together.
Q10: You go to Austin, Texas for SXSW in March, what are your plans for your first American trip?
Joei: To cause a fuckin’ stir… I like the fact that we’ll have Slaughter In The Gaza out for then. I think it should turn a few heads out there. I’m hoping that by the end of our first song, half the crowd will have walked out and the remainder will be up for it. That’s like ‘my vision’ of the gig haha!
