Subject: Re: Hey there guys.. Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 23:04:01 +0000 From: rabKatkay To: theband@sidebyside.co.uk theband@sidebyside.co.uk wrote: > Hello guys here are the questions good luck and have fun with them. > > Where did you all first meet? > Alan (Guitarist),Rab (Guitarist) and Mark (Vocalist) were all at School together, then attended College > together..Fiona (Bass) was Alans Girlfriend and a pal of Rabs..Dr. Bob (Drums) came from the pieces when the > Space Shuttle exploded!! > How long have you been writing music? > The Band is now Disbanded but Rockets Revenge were together for almost 5 years.. > Where was the first place you recorded your music? > On a 4 Track Recorder in Mark and Alan's living room..they are brothers and shared a flat in Leven, town > where we live! > Who was the first person who listened to your music? Family etc. Family and friends who had been into Mark and Alan's previous group, 'The Schoolhouse'..great Indie Punky stuff, Rab was their Roadie! > When was your first single? First Professional Studio Recording a year after we got together..put down five tracks..then 2 years later did a second Studio Session with another 5 Tracks completed....Had to wait a while to save the money to go the Studio! Radio Scotland 'Beat Patrol' played 'Snakeskin' though...Woohoo! :0) > Do you have girlfriends/Boyfriends? Mark is Engaged, Rab is Married, Fiona has a man,Alan has a lady and Dr.Bob has his Circuit Diagrams and Female connectors! > What do you want to do in the future? hmmmmmm.Campaign for World Peace, Save The Fluffy Bunnies and Drink The E.E.C. Cider lake dry..oh, and continue making Music of some sort... > Who are your fave unsigned acts/bands/artist's? > There is such a wealth of Talent on The Besonic mp3 site...We appreciate and enjoy Greenhill, Oppossum > Overdrive,Neutrino,Jackieonassid,Suicidal Poets,Bad Plumbing,Jody,Chilli, and there are many more bands who > have a sound that makes it clear they love what they do and they live for their particular style of > music..We like integrity in a Band's sound.. > > Who are your fave signed music artist's/bands? wow..there are many...mainly Rock/Indie/Alernative/Goth Bands, especially from the 80's scene..The Chameleons,The cult,The Gun Club,Seam,Husker Du,The Buzzcocks, The Damned,The Sex Pistols,T.Rex,Rose of Avalanche,All About Eve,Sugar,The Cramps,Radiohead,Smashing Pumpkins,Motorhead,Black Sabbath,Rush,Red Lorry Yellow Lorry,New Model Army,Crass,The Clash,The Rezillos,the Mission,Sisters of Mercy,Suicide,New York Dolls,the Smiths,Patti Smith,Blue Oyster Cult,Placebo,Jesus and Mary Chain,The Velvet Underground,Captain America,Teenage Fanclub,Jane's Addiction,Ned's Atomic Dustbin....and the list could go on..phew..knackered now!!! > What made you decided to write and create music? We had all been involved with the music scene prior to Rockets Revenge....We felt we could offer something new, away from the Mainstream of the Chart system..We would inject our own brand of Rock and Roll, fuelled on Attitude, Good Playing and non stop energy...and found that other people seemed to like it, so that gave us the motivation to play..plus it seemed to us that unless you lived in Edinburgh or glasgow nobody seemed to notice you existed in the Music Industry, and we wanted to show that coming from a small town in a wee County of Scotland shouldn't be a barrier to good music! > > We know your leaving and finishing writing music, do you think you will be back in the future? I hope so anyway.. Mark and Alan are already working on another project and Alan has been playing in 'Sawyer' another great unsigned Besonic Band for a while now....Fiona may play again in the future...Dr.Bob will be visiting his Electronic Relatives in Taiwan and Rab will be playing with himself for a while!!! ooeerrr!! :0) > > Do any of you think about writing and creating music solo? oh Aye, Doctor Bob has a fab Electronic Opus written,called 'Real Drummers can be lazy' which he hopes to unleash on an unsuspecting Public sometime in the Future!!!......Rab might be working on some solo stuff soon, which will have a mellower, more Nick Drake/Early Radiohead feel to it.. > Tell Me about your Gigs and first ever gig? Our First gig was in a Mason's Hall near us..it was kinda scary!!!! We have played outdoor gigs at Ballado, Kinross,Cupar Festival and The Burntisland Festival..all of which were fun..most of our other gigs were played in Kirkcaldy, 9 miles away, in many different venues, and a good Gig with Wormhole in Edinburgh..well Rocking..Rockets Revenge wre very electric live, with no show being the same and each gig bursting with pure energy from the outset...Mark always rolled about the floor, headbutted guitars, ate sheets hanging from Ceilings and gave as good as he got to Hecklers in the crowd...the rest of the Band, even the legless Dr.Bob, jumped about and generally made an arse of themselves!! > How many people was in your first ever audience at a gig? ha ha!!...ermmm The Masons Goat,the Devil, A Coven of Witches and about 200 folk....it was a function arranged for Rab's Brother who was visiting from Canada... > > All of your website address? > All Rockets Revenge correspondance goes through Rab as he is the only one on the Pc all the time!!! hee hee.... Find Rockets Revenge here and remember...PLAY LOUD!!! http://www.besonic.com/User/0,1391,g0r0l0t0o0i141734,FF.html take care, Rockets Blasting off!!! > > Thank you and good luck in answering them. If you want to add more so your fans can read just add them ok. > > Cheers Love Sidexside > > Take care > > -----Original Message----- > >From : rabkatkay > To : theband@sidebyside.co.uk > Date : 04 March 2001 22:52:43 > Subject : Re: Hey there guys.. > That sounds great guys..We are up for it!!! > > > > > >looking forward to it.... > > > >Rab, Rockets.. > >Somewhere under the North Sea.. > >Scotland.. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: > >To: > >Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 6:53 PM > >Subject: Re: Hey there guys.. > > > > > >> Hello thanks for your email. That would be a great idea. > >> If we send you a list of questions tommorrow by email then you answer > >them. > >> Remember you don't have to answer them and every single word you say will > >go up on the website next week. > >> what do you think? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From : rabKatkay > >> To : theband@sidebyside.co.uk > >> Date : 04 March 2001 18:51:02 > >> Subject : Hey there guys.. > >> Hi There Lads and Lassies of Sidexside.... > >> > > >> >Although we are no longer together, Rockets Revenge would love the > >> >opportunity to be interviewd...we can duscuss our style of music,our > >> >favourite artists here on besonic,some tales oover our 5 years together > >> >or what we think of the music Industry in general! :0)..We are very > >> >polite and articulate and are good pals and are liked by Greenhill, > >> >Suicidal Poets,Neutrino and many other top Bands here, So i think it > >> >would be of interest to the listeners/Viewers here.... > >> > > >> >Let me know what you think.... > >> > > >> >take care.... > >> > > >> >Rab Guitarist with the Late Rockets Revenge.. > >> >East Coast Fife,Scotland.. > >> > > >> >p.s...have you listened to our new tracks on site? just had an e-mail > >> >from Dave from Greenhill saying he loves them..cool! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 20 email addresses from 15,000 domain names - free at > >http://www.another.com > >> > > > > > > ----- > > Be passionate about your email > Just click here: http://another.com