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"I MAKE THINGS FOR MYSELF": A CONVERSATION WITH GAYE ADVERT (10/22/10)
"I'm still a music fan, I go to gigs, but I'm just a punter on the other side of the stage, really": Gaye Black, former bassist of '77-era heroes, The Adverts, discusses her artistic influences, her previous musical life, and what she's listening to these days...among other topics.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL GIRL: THE VIV ALBERTINE INTERVIEW, TAKE ONE (10/09/09)
“There's no money in any of it, is there, really? But it's still better than a proper job.” In part one of this phone interview with Chairman Ralph, forner Slits guitarist Viv Albertine talks about her first-ever US solo tour -- which caps a return to the music business wars after an absence of more than 25-odd years.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL GIRL: THE VIV ALBERTINE INTERVIEW, TAKE TWO (10/09/09)
"We looked totally different to everyone else in London": Chairman Ralph presents part two of his extensive phone interview with former Slits guitarist, Viv Albertine, who discusses her new songs, how the band began, and the early 1976-77 British punk rock scene.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL GIRL: THE VIV ALBERTINE INTERVIEW, TAKE THREE (10/09/09)
"I mean, you don't do it in a career. You might as well work at a bank." Former Slits guitarist Viv Albertine shares stories about the making of CUT, as well as her hopes and dreams for the future, in this third and final installment.
"I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THE PUNK INFLUENCE": DAVID APPS CUTS LOOSE (5/3/11)
"I basically do whatever I want to do and if people like it all the better, if they don’t then I can’t compromis...": David Apps, drummer for a host of UK punk bands -- including The Beat Of The Beast -- chats with the Chairman about his first solo art show, methods, and some of his notable recent activities.
"WE WERE ALWAYS SKINT": ARTURO BASSICK RECALLS HIS LIFE AS A LURKER
"We were always pissed. We just thought it was all a great laugh and we didn't have to do normal jobs." Legendary Lurkers four-stringer Arturo Bassick recalls his musical inspirations, favorite punk venues, press perceptions of the band, and impressions of the Clash...among other topics
"FROM BANK CLERK TO PUNK ROCKER": CHATTIN' WITH THE MEMBERS' JC CARROLL (9/3/11)+NIGEL BENNETT (12/07/13)
"The step from bank clerk to punk rocker was a big one...": Members guitarist JC Carroll gives the lowdown about his influences, and the inspiration for such classics as "Solitary Confinement," and "Offshore Banking Business"...among other topics.
"I was an angry young man, but I didn't have a safety pin through my nose, or anything. I just wanted to get ahead in playing the guitar, you know?" Nigel Bennett riffs about life in the punk era, his approach to guitar and how it feels to step out with his own album in this exclusive phone interview with the Chairman!
"I was an angry young man, but I didn't have a safety pin through my nose, or anything. I just wanted to get ahead in playing the guitar, you know?" Nigel Bennett riffs about life in the punk era, his approach to guitar and how it feels to step out with his own album in this exclusive phone interview with the Chairman!
"BRISTOL BOYS MAKE MORE NOISE": MIKE DARBY ON THE CORTINAS' "MK. 1"
A look behind the scenes with Mike Darby, of Bristol Archive Records, and his efforts in putting together "MK. I", a 500-copy limited edition of 14 previously unreleased tracks by the city's leading punk band (The Cortinas) whose classic singles put their hometown on the map.
ZANNA GREGMAR SPEAKS (ROUND ONE): "OLLIE WAS INCREDIBLY CREATIVE IN ALL AREAS OF HIS LIFE"
Chairman Ralph posts the first portion of an emil chat with vocalist-keyboardist Zanna Gregmar, who discusses her musical influences and the five years that she spent with the late British guitarist, Ollie Halsall -- and shares her insights about their collaboration, and what made his style tick.
ZANNA GREGMAR SPEAKS (ROUND TWO): "LUKEWARM HE WAS CERTAINLY NOT”
"Ollie was not a quiet person and he always demanded center stage, privately as well as onstage for better or worse!" Zanna Gregmar continues expounding on her creative life and times with Ollie Halsall, as culled for part three of Chairman Ralph's massive UGLY THINGS article on the late British underdog guitarist.