Hip-Hop and Post-Punk, Yesterday and Today:
Recently, it’s getting a little more interesting. A
while back, I wouldn’t have said that, but current groups
I find on the scene are real interesting. I like all kinds
of music, but I’m glad that the punk music and hip-hop
music has taken off, because I believe those people have things
to say, and I believe that’s why the music has stood
out so long.
Her Favorite New Bands:
The only band I can think of that I’ve liked for years
is No Doubt. I’ve played at plenty of festivals where
I saw up and coming bands that were real interesting, and
they haven’t gone mainstream yet. But playing with so
many bands, it’s hard to think of a (specific) name.
It’s funny, I can see them, but I can’t think
of the names of the bands.
ESG’s Latest:
We have a new album, but we haven’t decided when we’re
going to release it. We’ve released the past two albums
off the record label in London, Soul Jazz Records. But we’re
not too sure where we’re going to release the current
album we’ve recorded. There’s always the flavor
of the ESG sound, but I think it has a different sound to
it too.
Martin Hannett:
I remember recording with Martin Hannett like it was yesterday.
He was a real cool guy. When I hear all these stories, and
people say all these things about him, I say, “That’s
not the Martin Hannett I knew.” He was a real mellow
guy. He treated us real well. It was our first recording session,
and he was very helpful.
Old and New Generations of Fans:
I’ve always loved the fans, because they’ve always
been very supportive. But I think it’s real cool now
because our daughters are playing with us, and the fans are
basically the age of our daughters. So it’s real cool
to be a new group that they’ve never heard of, and still
have the enthusiasm that these new fans have.
Indie vs. Mainstream:
I’m sure it would have been a better ride (if we were
more mainstream), but I have no complaints with our career,
because we’ve been able to do what we wanted to do,
we’ve been able to play music we wanted to play. Because
if we would have got into the industry and the commercialism,
we wouldn’t have been able to do the things we’ve
done all these years. (The indies)…basically that’s
all I’ve ever dealt with. The majors, they want to get
too much into the creative span of your music, and as an artist,
you generally don’t want that. The indie labels allow
you to do what you want to do, and that’s the thing
I’ve always respected about them.
Dance vs. Disco:
I don’t see where dance music and disco differ much.
Because dance music and disco, we had repetitive beats, and
a hard driving beat. (Dance culture) really hasn’t changed
that much over the years. We can change the name from disco
to dance, because it became more comfortable for the industry.
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