Fanbase Music Mag Issue 29

Did you all come from a musical background?

Well, I think that everyone has an uncle that played guitar or an aunt that sang in church and we were all influenced by the music our folks played while we were growing up. I won’t mention who but one of our fathers is an exdrummer, 2 play guitar, one is a pretty good singer and one has moves like a spastic Elvis.

What can you tell us about each member of the band?

Alex: Scottish, Glasgow Celtic supporter, grew up listening to punk, Brit rock and alternative. Loves Indie Rock. Give him too much beer and he’ll teach you Scottish slang…

Craig: Is the rhythm guitarist but surprisingly, he cannot dance. It doesn't matter though because very few people called Craig can.

Quinton: Q is the bass player in the band. He listens to obscure music and has his own show on Assembly Radio called The Outsiders. He is also part of the Unhappy Hour Show on Bush Radio. People often think he's an avid sports fan because he is always seen shouting obscenities in pubs for the full duration of a five-day cricket match, PGA tour, even the Winter Olympics. He is not though.

Scottie: Scottish, Celtic fan. Love taking the piss, movies, series and discovering new bands. A true passion for producing music and writing lyrics.

Wade: Wade is the stereotypical drummer of the band, mainly because he plays the drums. He has a zen-like calmness about him despite resembling the The Predator in a certain light and angle.

Who is the songwriter in the band and what is the process of your songwriting like?

Generally each song will start with a riff that Alex or Craig brings to practice. Then we'll start to add parts, rewrite, and then all hell breaks loose. We can take 10 minutes, days, weeks or months to write a song and everyone has input on some level or at some point of the writing. Scottie is generally the guy tasked with lyrics since he is the one that has to sing it.

Your song “No Other place” has been doing quite well and even been play listed on top radio station 5fm. What can you tell us about that song, what is it about and how did the writing of this song come about?

Scottie: No other place, is a song about taking a look at my environment, our countries politics, my social standing, greener pastures and my short comings. Despite all of these issues we all face. There is still no other place I would rather be and no other face I would rather see because the love I have transcends all of the above.