Stretch Splodge as he is affectionately known is what some consider the
stabilising factor in the crazy world of Splodgenessabounds. How he's
still sane after all these years with Max beats me. Organising the gigs,
beer, the after gig sessions, rounding up the lads before they're arrested,
the travel, the problems et al are all his concern. I wonder if the Queen
would consider giving him an O.B.E. or something like that for services
rendered. Splodgenessabounds can be contacted at
http://www.splodgenessabounds.com/
Name; Stretch
Country; UK
Band/occupation; Splodgenessabounds/Manager
Favourite food; Curry (Hot)
Favourite drink; Red wine (Indoors) - Guinness (In the pub)
Favourite place visited; Berlin
Worst place visited; Belgium
Favourite film; Italian Job (The original)
Favourite soccer team; Well Chelsea I suppose ( I was from west London )
but I'm not really a soccer supporter.
Favourite song of your own; Splodge / Parallel lines.
Favourite song of all time; White Rabbit (Great society version), not punk
I'm afraid , but I'm showing my age here.
Worst song ever; Theme from the Titanic, whatever that was. My neighbour
plays it over and over real loud, drives me mad.
Favouritepunk song if different; Bored teenager / The Adverts
Favourite other punk band/singer; The Boys
Best ever gig;Die Toten Hosen , learning English at the Lorlei on a cliff
above the Rhine valley in the early 90's with the UK Subs, 999 and loads
of others. It was in a reconstructed Roman amphitheatre and I had backstage
passes to the hospitality tent......................... I wont go on !
Worst ever gig; Splodge tour of Germany 1996, we got as far as Belgium ,
broke down and were stuck for 3 days in -20c.
Person you hate most (Dead or alive); Hitler
Person you admire most (Dead or alive); Nelson Mandela
Person you would most like to meet; Bob Geldof.
Music you hate the most; Bad music, I dont really hate any genre of music.
Biggest regret in life; Never saw The Ramones
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Filling in questionnaires (Ouch !)
2/ Public transport (As it is)
3/ Having to wait for my Guinness to settle
What would you do if you won the lottery; I dont do the lottery.
Stretch........................................................................ 14/01/05
Iain / Captain K (Beerzone)
Captain K as Iain likes to be known as is the lead singer of those
Scottish punks, Beerzone. Formed in 1997, they've been kicking ass
since and despite a few line up alterations are always known to give
a great live performance. The best part of a Beerzone show for me is
when Iain starts ranting in his Scottish accent in between songs at
whoever has pissed him off , be that , stage security , boy bands,
and anyone who has crossed him that day. You can check out the lads
on their website at www.beerzone.net .
Name; Captain K - Beerzone
Country; Scottish but doing National Service in England at the moment.
Band/occupation; Beerzone - Front Man/Song Writer
Favourite food; Chicken Madras and Boiled Rice, Salted Popcorn,
Raw Peas in the Pod/ Monkey Nuts.
Favourite drink; Stella Artois and Irn Bru
Favourite place visited; Montana / Cork / Oslo / Rekjavik / Gothenburg
Worst place visited; Towns with no Pubs
Favourite films; Boondock Saints / Northwest Passage ,
Natural Born Killers, The Jerk, The Patriot
Favourite soccer team; St.Mirren, Hibernian, Millwall, Cobh Ramblers
Favourite song of your own; They're all crap and it changes so at
the moment, Scandal.
Favourite song of all time; No Invitation - Test-Tube Babies,
Remote Control-Clash , Skinhead on the MBTA-Dropkick Murphys
and , Love Song-Damned
Worst ever song; England My England-Obvious Reasons ha ha!
Favourite other punk band/singer; Test-Tube Babies and Runnin' Riot
Best ever gig; Antifest Summer 2004 with GBH in Czech Republic and
Brighton Concorde2 with Dead Kennedys in St.Louis, 2003 and
Creepy Crawl-every time.
Worst ever gig; Every gig where the local promoter bends over
backwards to get you to play his club then does no promotion and
everyone complains they never even knew we had played.
Person you hate most - Dead or Alive; Tony Blair
Person you admire most - Dead or Alive; Michael Collins
Person you would most like to meet; Any of the record labels that
owe us thousands of dollars who always seem to disappear but
on a positive note: Colin from Runnin' Riot
Music you hate the most; Hip Hop/EMO
Biggest regret in life; My father died just before my daughter, his first
grand-child, was born.
Name 3 things that piss you off ;
1/ Licensing Laws.
2/ People in bands who bitch about other bands behind their back.
3/ Chavs.
What would you do if you won the lottery ; Buy shares in the Punk Polls
and retire in a life of luxury living off the dividends.
Iain................................................. 27/10/05
Steve Battershill - Lost Cherrees.
Steve battershill of the Lost Cherrees has been around a while.
He and the band have had their fair share of ups and downs but
for them the gigging, recording and the music makes it all
worthwhile. As a young teenager in '78, Steve was the right age
at the right time and formed the band with some mates and
learned the hard way. Touring and playing at the bottom rung
of the ladder, working their way up after forming in 1980 they
went through the inevitable line up changes replacing,
guitarists , drummers and singers. Steve hung in there though
and the band had their first EP out in 1982 followed up by a
second one in 1983, hitting the top 5 in the indie charts. This
was followed up by their first full album and several inclusions
on compilation LP's, but the endless touring, rows, getting
ripped off and time was taking it's toll on the band and they
eventually split in 1986. But in 2002 Steve decided to reform
the band and found themselves back in the scene and wanted.
They played gigs up and down the country and followed those
up with dates in the USA and at festivals such as Wasted.
Steve is a voiciferous supporter of FATHERS FOR JUSTICE ,
and found himself in and out of court for a year following his
demonstration on top of Tower Bridge in London. he is at the
moment organising a Stig tribute cd, as well as a Joe Strummer
one. So catch Steve and the rest of the Cherrees crew on the
road and watch out for their album being released in 2006.
Name; Steve Battershill.
Country; United Kingdom
Band/Occupation; Bassist - Lost Cherrees
Favourite food; Chips with lots of vinegar
Favourite drink; Fresh pineapple juice
Favourite place visited; Phuket, Thailand
Worst place visited; Luton Airport
Favourite film; Twelve Angry Men
Favourite soccer team; Liverpool
Favourite song of your own; Blasphemy
Favourite song of all time; Doesn't Make it Alright - Specials
Woest ever song; Too many to choose from, but anything by Whitney Houston,
Mariah Carey etc
Favourite punk song if different; Demob - No Room For You
Favourite punk band/singer; Band - Conflict, singer - Dick of Subhumans
Best gig played - CBGBs New York 2/9/05
Best gig been to - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Brixton Academy 2002
Worst gig played - Mermaid Birmingham 1986 (when we decided to split up)
Worst gig been to - Arab Strap - Hammersith Palais 2001
Person you hate the most; Former Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge
Person you admire the most; Joe Strummer
Person you would most like to meet; Tony Blair
Music you hate the most; Dance music
Biggest regret in life; The band splitting up first time around
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Council tax
2/ Bands with inflated egos
3/ Countryside Alliance
What would you do if you won the lottery; Get a nice comfortable house
with a big fuck-off TV and games room, make sure that everyone I cared
about was looked after and then give the rest away.....
Thanks for asking
Steve
cherrees ..........................................07/11/05
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