INTERVIEW WITH MAJOR ACCIDENT

Hello Droogs, This Time Webculturezine had a chance to interview With Major Accident.
So check this out:

1.First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was
it formed?

- The band was formed in 1977 at the time of the first wave punk music in Britain.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- The current line up is Paul Larkin Vocals, Con Larkin bass, Laze drums, Ian guitar and Andy guitar. Paul and Con are now the only remaining members from the original line up.

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- In the beginning it was probably the clash. Paul bought the Clash’s first album and had gotten together with original guitarist Dave Hammond with the idea to form a band and when Con heard the album he decided that he wanted to play too.

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- There is no meaning to the band name but there is quite a funny story to how the name happened. It goes something like this: After many weeks of trying to make music, much to the amusement of Paul’s father, he said to Paul “so Paul what are you going to call this great band of yours”? Paul replied “Accident” Paul’s father paused for a moment and replied” Accident more like Major Accident” which was a reference to the noise that they were making at the time as it was so bad and that was how the name Major Accident came to be.

5. How many albums does the band have?

- There are 7 albums by the band:

Massacred Melodies.

A clockwork legion.

Tortured tunes which is a live album.

Pneumatic Pneurosis which is a compilation of the bands singles.

Crazy.

The ultimate high.

Cry of the legion which is a split album with Foreign legion.

6. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with
you guys.

- We are a very loud and fast punk band.

7. Can you tell us about the album called massacred melodies? Are there any important messages behind
it?

- Massacred melodies is very much an album that was about the time we were living in and what was happening at that time. Some of the songs are about what we did and what happened to us where as other songs were about events that happened in the country. A good example of this is brides of the beast that was loosely based on the notorious Yorkshire ripper, this man found fame by killing prostitutes in various evil ways.

8. Tell us about the scene over there

- The scene over here apart from big festivals like rebellion is very much underground now but it still exists which is a good thing. There are a lot of bands in the UK playing some very fine punk rock that deserve to be doing a lot better than they actually are and also deserve to be heard but are not. So in one way the scene is good because it still exists and they are still good bands to see but it’s also not good the gigs are not as big as they once were.

9. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig
you've played.

- There have been too many gigs to give an honest account of how many we have actually played but there has been a lot. The best gig was probably during the American tour of the east coast but we also had a great time in Germany and there were good memories in France too. The worst gig was probably Belgium during the ultimate high tour when after getting five songs into the set the gig had to be stopped after a big fight broke out. We never got to finish the show and were very disheartened afterwards.

10. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?

- We don’t organise gigs anymore, we have somebody who does that for us. This is good for us as it fits around what we do outside of the band. This means we can pick and choose what we do and when we do it.

11. Have you guys ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you guys
want to visit?

- As mentioned earlier we have played America, Germany, France and Belgium and we have also been to Poland and the Czech Republic and we were invited to play in France last December which we did.

Further to this we have had offers to play Spain and Italy and we are hoping to go back to America in the future.

12. Have you heard about The Indonesian skinhead/punk scene? Any plans to play in south East Asia especially Indonesia?

- We know the scene exists in Asia and did receive an offer to play Japan several years ago but due to various reasons beyond our control it never happened.

13. What record label is the band signed to?

- The band are not currently signed to a label but Captain Oi carry all our previous releases with the next one to released being the ultimate high and cry of the legion.

14. What are the bands short term and long term plans?

- We are just having a good time at the moment but we do hope to go back to America very soon and possibly even record some more songs.

15. How can we contact MAJOR ACCIDENT? Do you guys have a website or an email
address?

- We do have a website but it has not been updated for years so the best way of contacting us is via our MySpace site as this has all the latest up to date information about the band and what they are doing.

16. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?
WEBCULTUREZINE

- Thanks for your interest and good luck with the webzine....

edited By Sally (NYC, Brooklyn)

INTERVIEW WITH JAMES INTVELD

1. Hi James, could you give a short introduction about yourself?

- If you want to know about me you can go to my website www.jamesintveld.com or www.myspace.com/jamesintveld.
I am a touring musician that plays country rock music in the traditional style.

2. we've heard you have indonesian roots. Could you explain.or could you tell us more about that?

- My father was born in Padang and my Mother was born in Malang.
They both lived in Jakarta and moved to Holland in 1956.
Then they moved to the USA in 1961.

3. How did you became interested in the music that you are playing now?

- My parents loved and listened to early rock n roll and country so I heard it thru them and
was playing music since I was 5 years old.

4. how did you came in contact with that music style?

- After everything my parents taught me I started listening to old records and then cd's that were reissues of old
Sun Records and other recordings that were available to me.
Growing up in LA I went to see bands performing every night and then I started playing at these clubs myself.

5. could you tell us more about the soundtrack of cry baby?

- They were looking for a singer to sing for Johnny Depp and I was one out of hundreds at first but then they narrowed it
down to 3 finalists.
They had us go into the studio with Al Cooper and record two songs Red Hot and Teardrops Are Falling and then they played it for John Waters and told him
which singer do you think sounds like the voice of Crybaby and he picked me.

6. How many albums do you already have and what about the most recent one?

- . I have 4 albums and the latest one is called Have Faith.
It's mostly about situations in my life. Both heartache and overcoming my demons.
Having faith in yourself which is very hard to do in this day and age and the world we live in.

7. Did you ever visit Indonesia?

- I have never been to Indonesia.

8. Would you like to visit soon?

- I would very much like to visit Indonesia. I still have a lot of family there.
I hope to do an album of all traditional Indonesian songs.
I am learning to speak Indonesian now.
I grew up the language in the house but not enough to speak it fluently.

9. Do you got anything to say to the readers of this webzine and people in Indonesia?

- I hope you can hear my music and I hope that you will enjoy it.
I would love to tour Indonesia soon and be acquainted first hand with my roots.
James mau ki Indonesia.

Terima Kasih

James

INTERVIEW WITH SARAH

This time, We interviewed a woman, if you want to know about her, check this out:

1. please tell us something about yourself

- Hi there, I've been read your blog, glad to knew you.
Actually I'm not really good in English, so sorry for that.
But I've tried my best, so here's the answers.
My name is Sarah Rachelea Damaningpuri, that's a long-fullname, I know hehe.
Just call me "Sar".
I live in a small town called Cimahi which not really far from Bandung City.

2. do you have a band?

- Yes, I have several band.
I've been listening to The Oppressed, Vice Squad, Cock Sparrer, The Bussiness and Warzone since 1997.
Since that time, I'm very interested in culture, roots, philosophy, variety of music and even Punk n Skin lifestyle until now.
About rebels (in a good way, of course), do it yourself, positive mental attitude, unity, solidarity, equality, hard worker, I think that's totally awesome positive youth movement.
That's one of the reasons why I want to form a Punk n Skin band, which will I use as a media to voice my enthusiasm and ideas in scene and music.
One of my female Punk n Skin band; V.I.R.G.I.N OI! has been formed since 2002.
It's my first project with several female friends who are skinheads.
And yes, we brought the gender issue. Well, I'm not trying to be a feminist.
I just wanted to express all of my feelings, thoughts, perspectives, desire and strength as a girl in band with honest through music.
Hopefully my band can show and prove women's strength and their capabilities.
V.I.R.G.I.N OI! was joined in the Compilation of Oi! Live Forever which was released by Prapatan Rebel in 2003.
Now we are preparing our first album.

3. are you a skinhead?

- No, I'm not. I'm just a person who love roots, culture and attitude of Punk n Skin.
Let's say I'm just a "boot girl" cause I always wearing my boots.
Or maybe "herberts". You know, person who love the Oi! but not the Skinheads or Punks.
I'm not drink, smoke or use drugs, but I'm not a Straight Edge.
I'm just ordinary person who love the culture. That's it.

4. what do you think about the Indonesia skinhead scene in general and Bandung city skinheads especially?

- In my humble opinion, overall they've got a lot of progress. Especially in Bandung.
Apparently, they have been imitating and adapting the idea of capitalism marketing in a good way.
I mean, there's a lot of bands that finally achieved what they want without going through the mainstream label.
There are too many local zines published in every where and every time in Bandung.
Many scenester and communities from different background organize gigs.
Both of oldskool and newskool, all come together and participate in organizing the show.
Yeah! We're getting rich with diversity.
Slowly but sure, they're becoming stronger and larger than before.

5. do you have any contact with your friends in other cities or in other countries?

- Yup, I've got several links almost in every city in Indonesia.
And the others come from other countries like Malaysia, Japan and USA.
I prefered to use social networks like Myspace and Facebook to connect with them.

6. who is your favorite band(local and international)and what band would you be really interested in going to see their show?

- I have many favorite bands. One of them is KEEP ON, skinhead girls band who came from Depok.
I also like HAIRCUTS from Bandung.
Too many bands that i would like to see. Especially band with female personnel.
But I would be greatfully to see Hatebreed and Throwdown.

7. what do you think about the existence of magazines in your city? Are they growing up? Or do you not like reading magazines?

- Like I said before, they've got a lot of progress.
There are too many local zines published in every where and every time in Bandung.
Along with the growing community, it causes becomes more and more.
I like to read them a lot.
Call it Suave, Ripple, Clique, Made in Bandung, Deathrockstar, Threefold, Sixty Degree, Formagz, Minor Bacaan Kecil, Blah Bloh and many more!

8. do you have a comment for this webculturezine?

- I think that's really positive. You're doing good. So, keep up the good work. Write an interesting discussion about the movement of scenes that are informative and educative in Indonesian territory.
Don't forget to always show the positive side of the scene.
This is especially useful for regeneration to our successors.
Stay motivated and keep contributing.
Thanx and cheers!

WEBCULTUREZINE
edited by sally may (NYC, Brooklyn)