| Taking a leaf from the Les
Dennis book of music journalism, we decided to conduct a survey, armed with a
knackered walkman, a 5-track Urban Voodoo Machine demo and some shoddy old headphones
we found under the sink the other day. The question: Where are this lot from exactly?
12% reckoned from behind a bin in Memphis, 8% thought Tennessee, 37% said from
the sixth ring of Hades, 25% could only specify “somewhere murky”, while the remaining
18% mumbled something unintelligible and ran away screaming. Well, it’s a low
scoring round, because they’re actually from smoky old London. But you get a point
for trying, they don’t sound like they come from London. London breeds bands like
Menswe@r and Silversun, not the fermenting sound of Nick Cave and Captain Beefheart
chained by the heel, laboriously chiselling rock on Texas dirt tracks. But that’s
where we’re assured they’re from, so we must believe them. Lead man Paul Ronney-Angel
stopped chiselling for 5 minutes to let us inside his head…
1. Where
are you now and what can you see?
I’m in my own personal hell and I can
see light at the end of the tunnel.
2. What was the last thing you
ate?
Pussy
3.What was the last thing you hated?
Rain
4.What was the last book you read?
The Concise Oxford Dictionary,
a rather useful book
5.What was the last record you bought?
Streetcore by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleroes, the late great man’s last record
is a cool blend of Folk, Reggae, Hip-Hop and Rock’n’Roll.
6.What did
you dream about last night?
That there was world peace and that denim-clad
Mancunians had stopped forming bands.
7.How long did you spend getting
ready this morning?
It’s 8pm, and I’m still in my dressing gown..
8. If you could see through someone else’s eyes for a day, whose would
they be?
Stevie Wonder.
9.What do you love about yourself?
My ability to raise hell.
10.What are your plans for tonight?
Detox from the weekend and work on a new song.
Relevant sites:
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/666r/page2.htm
James Berry for Crud Magazine 2004©
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