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| AN INTERVIEW WITH.... THE RAIN BAND. WHO IS IN THE RAIN BAND AND WHAT DOES EACH MEMBER DO? Richard Nancollis - vocals, Mark Lee - Guitar, Stephen Taylor - Bass HOW DID YOU ALL MEET AND COME TO FORM THE RAIN BAND TOGETHER? RICHARD: by word of mouth and chance meetings. MARK: met in clubs in Manchester. STEPHEN: Ads in the lonely hearts section on the Manchester Evening News! HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC? RICHARD: Melodic, electronic guitar bass whore! MARK: Electric punk sex disco. WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES? RICHARD: The Smiths, New Order, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads. MARK: The Smiths, New Order, Kraftwerk. STEPHEN: Anyone who does it with conviction. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO CALL YOURSELVES THE RAIN BAND? RICHARD: Becos there was a band called The Rain Parade. I liked the name so stole it a bit! YOUR FIRST SINGLE, 'THE WORLD IS OURS', WAS RELEASED LATE LAST YEAR. HOW DID IT GO DOWN WITH THE PRESS? DID IT GET GOOD OR BAD REVIEWS? RICHARD: It got good reviews really, but fuck reviews, it�s the music that you believe in not the critics. MARK: Mostly favourable, great review in the Oswestrian Gazette! STEPHEN: We don�t really take the reviews that seriously. What matters to us is the reaction of the people who come and see us. Whose arsed about what some English student has to say. Not us. YOU'RE ABOUT TO RELEASE THE FOLLOW UP, 'EASY RIDER'. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? RICHARD: The aggression within my mind! Towards parasites and a society of ignorance. MARK: About �3.99! STEPHEN: Knee Deep And Down � about 3 and a half minutes! I HEARD IT ON RADIO ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT. HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING A LOT OF AIRPLAY? RICHARD: I don�t know. Its not our job to get airplay � we are the rock fuckers! MARK: Ha ha ha! STEPHEN: Who knows? HAVE YOU GOT ANY PLANS TO RELEASE AN ALBUM? RICHARD: Yes. MARK: Yes, it will be out in May. STEPHEN: May 5th or thereabouts WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? RICHARD: Birching an elf!!! MARK: Metalwork �O�Level! STEPHEN: Out drinking with Rick during a binge in Soho. He puked, I never. IF YOU COULD PLAY WITH ANY OTHER BAND IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? MARK: Destinys Child and Beyonce�s thighs! WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST PARTS ABOUT PLAYING LIVE? MARK: There�s nothing shit about playing in a band. STEPHEN: Best � Playing the set, tanning the rider & meeting the audience. NEXT MONTH YOU'LL BE EMBARKING ON YOUR BIGGEST HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE. ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IT? RICHARD: All of them! MARK: Yes, can�t wait to go to Norwich! STEPHEN: Too right we are. We want to play anywhere and everywhere. WILL YOU BE PLAYING THIS SUMMERS FESTIVALS? RICHARD: Hopefully if the convictions are quashed! MARK: Don�t know. I�m from Manchester, what�s a summer? STEPHEN: Yes, hope so. ON THE TOUR YOU WILL BE PLAYING WITH LABEL MATES MEDIUM 21, ANOTHER TIP FOR THE TOP. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEIR MUSIC? RICHARD: Not really heard much by them. MARK: Never heard them. STEPHEN: I�ll let you know after we�ve played with them. WHICH OF YOUR LYRICS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? RICHARD: I�m not that anal or pretentious. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE QUOTES? RICHARD: You can have a bag of 100 rats and you can pull 99 out but the last one will have your hand off! MARK: Either the wallpaper goes or I do. (Oscar Wilde). STEPHEN: Same shit, different day. Exsqueeze me. Shut up you girl. Did I not want to hear that. Two for ten quid? Yes please, four. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TV SHOWS SUCH AS POPSTARS AND FAME ACADEMY? RICHARD: Shit. MARK: Shit. Designed to keep people with no mind of their own under the control of record company money men. Fame at any cost � suckers of satan�s fat cock. STEPHEN: Can usually manage to get one out over them but then again I can manage that watching Countdown WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? RICHARD: Wank. Write songs. Swill. Sleep. Embrace love of the woman. MARK: Mind your own business. STEPHEN: See previous answer. DO YOU THINK BRITAIN SHOULD GO TO WAR WITH IRAQ? RICHARD: No. MARK: Isn�t a war where 2 countries are fighting? STEPHEN: Touchy subject. Arguments for and against it. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? RICHARD: Laughter, love, and goodwill to all! MARK: 42. STEPHEN: To follow your own instincts and to let no fucker tell you how to think. WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR ANYONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING UP A BAND? RICHARD: Go for it and fuck everyone except the good! MARK: Don�t ask for advice � especially from a band! STEPHEN: Make sure the drummers not a knob! ALL QUESTIONS BY MR MARTYN. |
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