Obviously, like any band, we needed a name we all liked and felt good about. We had a short list of 4 or 5. Around the same time as this we were recording some new demos. After their parts were done, for a laugh Sam (bass)drew a "tattoo" on Steve's (drums) arm and in the middle of it wrote one of the short listed names...for some reason that was the moment that Hold Fire felt like the right name.
2. What's the best way to describe what the bands about?
We're really about writing great, melodic, catchy and interesting pop/rock tunes that hopefully lots of people will love! And when people come to see us live we want them to have a good, fun night out with lots of dancing and singing along!
3. What are your main influences?
We're all into and influenced by so much. Just recently, whilst driving to a gig we were listening to stuff like Mansun, Radiohead, Dr Dre, and Oasis amongst other random songs. Seriously Richard (guitar) has an iPod that’s just like a pub jukebox! I don't think we sound that much like the things we are really into though. By far the first big influences for me growing up and probably still now were Prince and Blur. My earliest memories are of listening to Sign 'O' The Times.
4. Where was your best gig played at? And what made it so good?
Well we once played to 11,000 people in Brighton but we only got to play one song that probably doesn't really count. Recently we've played a few good'uns! One at the Metro in London that earned us a shout out on daytime Radio 1 and another good one was supporting One Night Only. I think we won over their 500 excited fans! It was great.
5. What's the worst gig you played? And what made it so bad?
HA! We've played so many silly gigs! Worst one? Maybe Asda car park. There are two Asda's in Brighton. One Saturday they had a charity event. One Asda had Louise Redknapp the other had us! That was quite a few years ago now though...
6. Where do you want to be in 5 years time?
Wembley! Ha!
I think like most bands we do sort of dream of being massive and having loads of fans! Although I guess these days just having a 5 year career in music is a massive achievement!
7. What should we look out for with your new single Power cuts?
Well apart from the fact it’s a great tune we're all proud of, look out for the very special format!
It’s very limited and only available through a link on our myspace from 22nd September. Keep checking the myspace for more details and the unveiling of the special format! Trust me; it’s quite cool and different!
8. Any last words?
We're booking loads of gigs all around the country for the rest of the year so if we're playing in your area please come and say hello!
I really like this band and think you should check them out on myspace http://www.myspace.com/weareholdfire
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment