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(I
know you wanted these in order, but really the sequence they're
in is of little significance.) 1.
Gavouna: Stings and Dum Machines - A very original
and exciting record. He needs to be bigger. What
was the highlight of 2005 for either you personally or for the
band? I
would have to say starting work on the next Earlies long player. What
was the low point of 2005 for you? I
hate to sound too cheery, but it's been a pretty good year. I
can't tarnish it with a negative. What
are your hopes and plans for 2006? Keeping
very busy with Earlies and other music endeavors. Finishing The
Earlies' new album will be most pleasing. Receiving a general
feeling of satisfaction and contentment is the most I could really
ever ask for. If
you could drop a copy of one album in the mailbox of every American
citizen, what album would it be? Damn
no originality - These Were The Earlies, of course. Will
the iPod, and its ability to combine all genres and its emphasis
on individual songs, render the album format irrelevant? No,
I don't think so. I mean, they swore vinyl would be dead within
a short time in the early ‘80s. I think even with the rise
of digital music buffets, there are so many people who appreciate
the story/narrative the artist intended through the tracks of
an album, plus the art/packaging as well. There will always be
two camps for the end product, I think. With
Kate Bush, Gang of Four, Ray Davies, Scott Walker, and others
issuing new releases, what icon needs to return and make another
album? Hmm,
that's a toughy. I think we're doing pretty well with classic
artists (don't forget Vashti Bunyan). However, if I had to choose
one, I would definitely go with Liz Fraser. With
the mainstream success of artists like Modest Mouse, Death Cab
for Cutie, Bright Eyes, The White Stripes, and Franz Ferdinand,
has the meaning of “indie rock” shifted? Has the term
lost all meaning? Hmm,
I'm not a good one to ask on the indie front. I really hate that
term, to be honest, I think long ago it meant ‘independent’
regardless of the style of music. Now it seems to have this whiney,
student rock connotation that has really limited the definition.
I’ve never really bought anything that was referred to as
an indie record. Er, so that's my answer. If
you couldn't be a musician, what other profession do you think
that you'd enjoy and why? Filmmaker,
book writer, sound editor, graphic designer, pillow maker. Most
of these I have done to some extent before and will come back
to them at some point again, so it's an easy question. 1/2006 |
