Showing posts with label Channel Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Channel Islands. Show all posts

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Robert J Hunter Q&A

Your name: 
Robert J. Hunter.

Where are you from? 
Alderney, Channel Islands. Now living in London.

Name of band:
Robert J. Hunter.

Who else is in your band?
I also perform accompanied by the fantastic Greg Sheffield, James Le Huray and Matthew Taylor.

How would you describe yourselves? 
Filthy melancholy blues.

Who are your main influences musically? 
Tom Waits, Howling’ Wolf, Alex Harvey, John Martyn, Wilko Johnson.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
For my music to relate to people in the same way it does to me and to continue to do what I love, to perform.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
Recording my debut album, 'Songs for the Weary' which will be out 10th February 2015.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
That’s for the songs to tell.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 
I’d have to say ‘Demons'. It captures a story perfect whilst still being pure filth. 

Where can we listen to it? 
It’ll be out in the next couple of months on robertjhunter.co.uk

Where can we find out more about your music? 

Sunday, 15 June 2014

Demise Of Sanity Q&A

Your name: 
Sam Delanoe.

Where are you from?
Jersey, Channel Islands.

Name of band:
Demise Of Sanity.

Who is in your band?
Myself: Guitar/Vocals
Yannick Guillemot: Guitar
Ricardo Gonçalves: Bass
Mike Neagle: Drums

How would you describe yourselves?
A heavy metal band with mostly Viking theme lyrics.

Who are your main influences musically?
Metallica, Dream Theater, Tyr, Machine Head, Feared.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
Too be a full time touring band and never stop.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
We've had so many incredible moment but I believe the best is yet to come when we co headline Chaos Festival this June in Guernsey.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Each member playing 'Fire It Up' - BLS in a different key one gig...

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Aftershock. It is a four-part song released as an EP which I believe defines our 'sound'.

Where can we listen to it? 


Where can we find out more about your music? 

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Stone Em All Q&A

Your name:
Robert Hotton.

Where are you from?
Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Name of band:
Stone Em All.

Who else is in your band? 
I am on vocals, Lee Oliver and Bobby Didcott are on guitars, Saad Frihmat is on bass, and Tom Jones hits the drums.

How would you describe yourselves?
We are an alternative metal band.

Who are your main influences musically?
All the band members have varied tastes. Saad is a huge Pearl Jam fan. Bobby is Megadeth through and through. Lee is the king of Black Metal. Tom loves sludge, and I am a Mike Patton fanatic.

What do you hope to achieve in music?
For the band to be sustainable as a full time entity and for us to be able to break in to the European Festival circuit.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
We have two highlights so far. Last year we were rated 17th in the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest. Also we've made it to this years Bloodstock Festival Metal2TheMasses final in the Channel Islands. The highlight was that we made it through to the final from the audience vote.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?
Too many to count! But onwards and upwards, we are looking to the future now.

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
At the moment I would have to say Splitsville, as it was the first of a new wave of songs that we are working on, where we have taken up a new direction. We are still in the recording process of this new material, but you can see a live clip of us performing Splitsville from a recent show.

Where can we listen to it?


Where can we find out more about your music?