1. could you tell us your band's history?
Vicious Rumours formed in 1979, we've had a few changes in musical direction aswell as members over the years,
as do most bands Over such a long a long period of time,
during the early eighties we were involved in the oi! scene that swept through Britain and europe
either supporting the major bands of the time... BUSINESS, 4SKINS, PATTTB, ANGELIC UPSTARTS etc
or headlining gigs with the 'second wave' of oi bands that emerged.
We stopped playing in 1988 after 'the main event' gig at the astoria due to
being disillusioned with what was happening at the gigs, (fighting, politics, etc) It stopped being fun.
We got together again in 2000 briefly, with shows around europe and the USA. However due to us all being in different countries by then it was
almost impossible to continue as we wanted. John M did some shows and recording in the USA in the early 2000's
We have recently decided to Get together again, well, as much as we can. And look foward to concerts and recordings starting in December this year
2. who plays in the band now?
John Mundy...guitar vocals, John Coupé...bass Vocs, Danny Shoobert....Drums.
We will be using another guitarist for shows.
3. do you have a new album?
Farticus will be released in the summer, It's a collection of demos,
and recorded songs that were previously only available in the USA
4. besides the band, what do you guys do?
John M is a personal trainer, and runs his own business in TEXAS, Dan runs a scaffolding firm,
And I am a builder/decorator
5. Do you have any plans to play in Asia, or Indonesia especially?
We've never been approached to play there, but if someone was to offer us a tour or something then
absolutely! I love to travel, and if we can do it with the band then even better!
6. we heard your song called “one thing's on our minds”, what is it about?
It's a song about only ever thinking about women and sex!
No matter what time of day, or situation.
a lighthearted look at the male's constant thoughts towards fornication!
Apparently men think of it every 3 minutes or something?
.....we think of it about every 3 seconds!
7. if you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?
We have done a few covers in our live shows over the years,
Bad Man by the cockney rejects,
If the kids are united by sham 69
Chip on my shoulder by cock sparrer
I'd like to record versions of some of my favourite songs, as a tribute
for the love of OI! by section 5
True punk and oi! will never die by resistance 77
outlaw by chron gen to name a few, there's a lot more!
8. what do you think about racism?
I don't agree with it, but we don't dicuss politics. There's too many idiots out there who
want to label us one thing or another
9. and how is your punk and skins scene right now?
Where I live it's a very small scene, but I live in a small town.
London, however is becoming good again, with lots of concerts happening
10. Have you had any trouble with the police?
As a band? not really, we never had reason to get involved with the police
we were escorted from gigs before after crowd trouble at a few gigs
It's not something we either sung about or were involved in
Violence is pretty pointless.
11. Do you have a comment for webculturezine and for webculturezine readers?
Thanks for the interest in the band,
It's nice to hear from people in countries that we know very little about their 'scene'
Especially nowdays, the internet has opened up a whole new world
Thanks a lot
people can contact us at
www.myspace.com/oiviciousrumours
JC
Edited By Sally (Nyc, Brooklyn)
WEBCULTUREZINE
Hey guys, we are Webculturezine, from Indonesia. First of all we would like to say thank you very much for the cd that you sent to us
And these are our questions:
Hello! Thanx a lot for your interest and questions!
1.Tell us your band's history.
- We've started in 2001, as a company of friends, then we became trio in January 2004, from that time we've recorded 2 albums, 1 EP, 1 internet-single, and now we're working on the 3rd album, also we've made around 700 gigs, toured in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic and it always was lots of fun and great periods of time! We plan to go to UK in December
2.What does your band's name mean? Is there a history behind it?
- The name came after first rehearsal in March 2001, we decided to play the beat like devils are doing in hell - and so it went out like that!
3.We got your cd album called “ Second Date”, what does it mean? Is there a story behind that?
- Second album - is like a second date with a girl - we've put a story on the last page of booklet about that. The boy - is the band, and the girl is the audience - actually it's just for fun, and no real serious concept in it!
4.Who are the players right now?
- Mike Bogdanov on the double bass and backing vox, Andy Lougovoy on the guitar and lead vox, Teo Nikolaev on the drums
5.Any new albums?
- We plan to release a new album in the end of this year. The songs are ready, but the title of the album is in process
6.If you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover and why?
- We are doing a lot of covers of our favourite old-school psycho bands and also doing some funny remakes of non-billy bands. I like our covers of Batmobile - Mad At You, Sharks - Hooker, Blue Cats - Heaven's Gate
7.Besides the band, what do the players do?
- Mike is an engineer, dealing with the scanners, Teo is an employee of an air company, Andy is working at entertainment producing company
8.Could you tell us how your punk or psychobilly scene is right now? We heard there are many racist scenes there, is that true?
- It went up really good in the last 5 years - we've got foreign bands, who come and play concerts, Russian & Ukranian bands are touring in Europe and releasing albums there, the main cities of billy-movment are Moscow, St-Petersburg, Kiev. But there bands in other towns of Russia & Ukraine as well. A lot of new people are interested in the music, though the scene is young. About your second questions - here - like everywhere in the world - many people are coming to the concerts with different social and political views - but we don't mix politics with music - and so does the audience. There are no problems with that here.
9.Is there a 'best gig' you've had? When and where was it?
- Every new gig is the best for us actually - fresh impressions and drive! We can remeber the bright moments - when we played at Pineda Psychobilly Festival in 2009 - it was out first European gig!
10.Do you have plans to play in Asia or Indonesia especially?
- If we have offers - we would love to!
11.Do you guys like football? If yes, do you support Russia national football?
- We play football every week - with our friends - musicians from other bands, and we are real fans of this game
12.Do you have a web address for people who want to see your website?
- www.beatdevils.ru and here on myspace
13.Do you have any comments for webculturezine readers?
Thanks guys for taking the time to communicate with us.
- We want to thank you for your interest in our music! Good luck to everybody and see you some day! Most rocking wishes from Moscow, Russia!
WEBCULTUREZINE
(edited by Sally Nyc Brooklyn)
When was Twice Bar established?
Jrx: 1999. We were located on top of Twice Tape & CD Shop right in front of Ground Zero, thank God we moved to Poppies Lane 2 a year before the infamous first Bali bombing. Otherwise we definetly won't make it till now :)
Is it open everyday? What are the hours?
Jrx: Yes it opens everyday [except Nyepi Day]. 6 PM - 3 AM.
Is it a spot for any subcultures like: punks, skins, rockabillies, etc in Bali?
Jrx: Yes, but we don't close our door to another planet-rebel contingents. Twice is also a hangin' out spot for local tattoo artists, young bikers, hip hop crews, small time criminals, non-mainstream DJ/electronic musicians, rock n roll models/designers, BMX kids, painters, skaters and almost every part of counter culture that exist in Bali
Are you affiliated with other bars in other places in Indonesia?
Nope. But we're looking forward for that possibilities.
What bands have played at Twice Bar?
Jrx: Superman Is Dead, Shaggy Dog, Navicula, Burgerkill, Seringai, Marjinal, The Hydrant, Suicidal Sinatra, Rocket Rockers, Pee Wee Gaskins, Jeruji and many more. Overseas bands including bands from UK, Europe, Australia, Singapore and many more....
Is it free for the bands who want to perform at Twice Bar, or do they have to pay to play?
Jrx: It's free. And we provide them a fun-drunken night everytime they play at Twice. Good deal....
Do you have any comments for webculturezine?
Jrx: What you guys do is something rare these days, you guys believe in the power of sub-culture, and that always win a place in our hearts here in Bali :)
How can people contact Twice Bar? Do you have an email, website or postal adresss?
www.myspace.com/twicebar, www.facebook.com/twicebar, email to ekoramone@yahoo.com. Postal address: Twice Bar, Poppies Lane 2 - Kuta 80361 Bali
WEBCULTUREZINE
(EDITED BY: SALLY, NYC, BROOKLYN)
