Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community

THIS SITE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND CLOSED.

Please join the conversation over on our new forums »

If you really want to read this, try using The Internet Archive.

3012

feature

"No bollocks, no makeup, no silly shit"
"No bollocks, no makeup, no silly shit"
tcarlin by Tom Carlin December 17th, 2002
There are good relatives, bad relatives amd The Relatives. The first give you groovy gifts and advice, the second crap tales of what it was like when they were a boy/girl. The third, however, give you, in their own words "Just a straightforward Killer rock band with cool tunes, No bollocks, no makeup, no silly shit, just four lads having a right blast."

We caught up with two of those lads, Chris (vox) and Andy (bass),for a quick chat:

What should people expect when they come and see you live?

ANDY: Just a straightforward Killer rock band with cool tunes, No bollocks, no makeup, no silly shit, just four lads having a right blast.
CHRIS: Yeah just a great fuckin gig.

Who are your influences musically and non-musically?

ANDY: AC/DC, Therapy? Lee Harvey Oswald band & Mercury Tilt
CHRIS: For me it’s the Eagles, Queen, Therapy, Kerbdog, The Wildhearts, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Groop Dogdrill

What inspires your lyrics?

CHRIS: Life in general.
ANDY: Fuck all - I never write any.

How did your dead end jobs influence your outlook on life and hunger for success?

ANDY: It affected me immensely, and really doing shit jobs was what made me realise that happiness is the most important thing to me. I was earning shit loads doing simple work, but it was killing me quickly. I needed to chase what I wanted, Factory work’s soul-destroying if you aren’t made for it.
CHRIS: That’s exactly it, they were real ‘dead end’ jobs; nothing special or exciting was ever gonna happen; and you can’t live your life like that can ya?

Q have just named Nevermind as their readers favourite album of all time. What's yours and why?

ANDY:: Fuckin hell… umm, it’s a current toss up of Wildhearts ‘Endless Nameless’ or the Manics with The Holy Bible. I seem to like a band best when they are physically on their last legs and cracking up! Sorry, your loss is my gain.
CHRIS: Difficult to say coz I like a lot of different kinds of music, but if I had to name one I’d say QOTSA:QOTSA coz I listen to that more than anything else.

What is a 'Triplex sun'?

CHRIS: A ‘nice girl’ who is hungry for sex, but is seen as a sweet and innocent ‘child’ by her father – we knew differently!
ANDY: Yeah, Daddy’s Little Angel, The Apple Of His Eye, his Sweet Cupcake, who out of his sight turns into a rampant little porn bunnie.

What have you got planned for next year?

ANDY: The good old-fashioned game of gigging your fuckin arse off, have spent the past few months in Wales rehearsing and it bored me shitless! We have just finished a short tour, I’ve been home for one day, and I fuckin hate it here, fuck family n friends I wanna get back out on the road ha ha.
CHRIS: Yeah more touring and more recording.

Where do you think you fit in to the Liverpool music scene? What other Liverpool bands are you fond of?

CHRIS: We’re the best on the scene, the likes of The Coral and The Zutons are just following in the footsteps that we imprinted on this dirty town!!! Joke… nah, I love what Liverpool’s kicking out at the moment. Liverpool is the new London – new Sweden – new America…
ANDY: Also there’s a really good rock scene in Liverpool that all the press seem oblivious to to an extent. Maybe it doesn’t sound fuckin American enough for the cunts, so it isn’t fashionable enough for them to push. My current faves are Trilby, The Zutons & The Coral - all fuckin brilliant bands doing there own original thing, what more do you need?



LATEST


  • Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024


  • Drowned in Sound is back!


  • Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Year: 2020


  • Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter


  • Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing


  • Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alternative must sees

Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »




LATEST

    news


    Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024

  • 106145
  • news


    Drowned in Sound is back!

  • 106143

    news


    Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Y...

  • 106141
  • news


    Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter

  • 106139

    Playlist


    Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing

  • 106138
  • Festival Preview


    Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alterna...

  • 106137

    Interview


    A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash

  • 106136
  • Festival Review


    Way Out East: DiS Does Sharpe Festival 2019

  • 106135
MORE


    news


    The Neptune Music Prize 2016 - Vote Now

  • 103918
  • Takeover


    The Winner Takes It All

  • 50972

    Takeover


    10 Things To Not Expect Your Record Producer To...

  • 93724
  • review


    The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium

  • 4317

    review


    Sonic Youth - Nurse

  • 6044
  • feature


    New Emo Goth Danger? My Chemical Romance confro...

  • 89578

    feature


    DiS meets Justice

  • 27270
  • news


    Our Independent music filled alternative to New...

  • 104374
MORE
Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2025 DROWNED IN SOUND