It had been a while since we last talked about DARTS , and yet they deserved it! Bertrand Tappaz reminded us of this by playing their latest track on his show “VOIX DE GARAGE” (an excellent show, by the way, we highly recommend it)... So we picked up our pens and contacted Nicole, their singer, to find out more. Go see them in March, their show is really worth it! Photo by Tina Gross Could you tell us what has happened with the Darts since we last spoke at the end of 2023?   Nicole: So much has happened, it is hard to know where to start! We put out the album Boomerang which sold out multiple times, and toured a massive European, UK, and US tour in support of it. We even recorded two new singles in Lyon, France. At the end of that Boomerang tour though, it was clear that the hard touring were taking their toll on the touring lineup. There was a lot of difficulty developing on many levels and sadly it just was not working well towards the end for any of us. I was also ge...

  Si la récente reprise de Let's Pretend des Barracudas a été plébiscitée par les membres du blog, le reste de la production de Gene Champagne est vraiment excellente. Il nous propose un rafraîchissant et addictif mélange de power pop et de punk Suite à notre sollicitation, il a accepté de bonne grâce de répondre à nos questions pour notre plus grand plaisir.    Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and what examples can you tell us about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? I would say and handful of bands really shaped me. I was influenced by bands that were local growing up. Oddly enough the bands that inspired me were never huge bands but rather club bands and one of those bands is Teenage Head. They were a big part in my record collection and played a huge role in my musical journey. I have been playing drums with them for the last decade.( If only my 15 year old self could see into the future). ...

  Voyant la composition du groupe: Peter Greenberg (DMZ, Lyres, Barrence Whtifield & The Savages etc...), Jake Starr (Adam West, Delicious Fullness...),  Mike Lewis (DMZ, Lyres, A-Bones, Zantees etc...), Sean Crowley et Nathaniel Osgood (tous ex Delicious Fullness et Hall Monitors), l'annonce de la sortie de l'album de Starr and The Czars nous faisait saliver d'avance. L'écoute de l'album nous a comblé, à tel point qu'il a été classé N°1 de notre  Top Monstres  de rentrée. C'est peu dire que nous sommes particulièrement honorés que Jake ait a ccepté de répondre à nos questions. Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and can you tell us examples about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? Jake Starr : Well, I was lucky to grow up in a house full of music. My dad liked classical, jazz, and rock-n-roll. My mother loved Motown, Stax, and doo-wop. So, I was exposed to music as a baby. Plus...

    Un jeune groupe formé par des musiciens d'expérience. Voilà la formule gagnante des Sentimental Tourists. Une musique toute personnelle qui ne renie pas pour autant le passé en s'ancrant fermement dans l'avenir. Leurs premiers disques nous ont séduits. Voici ce que le duo a répondu à nos questions. Merci Dave et Paul.      Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and can you tell us examples about this influence? Dave :  So many bands I like and respect. But I don't think I've really been influenced by them enough to give you an example. I just pick up the guitar and play chords randomly and wait for a melody to come, and when a melody comes and maybe a line, then I go for it and it becomes a song. so in that moment the only thing in my mind is writing and finishing that song. I don't think of anything else.    Paul : The Velvet Underground would be one of my biggest influences. I was lucky  enough to have got to suppo...

    Certaines villes des Etats-Unis possèdent une âme rock particulère. Austin fait partie de celles-ci. Bottlecap Mountain fait partie des dignes représentants de cette scène toujours vivante. Nous sommes fiers qu'ils aient accepté de répondre à nos questions. Nous les en remercions. Website   Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and can you tell us examples about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? The Beatles, R.E.M., Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Prince, The Clash, The Kinks, Pretenders, Bob Dylan, Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Wilco - there’s lots more but those cover a lot of ground! In terms of songwriting, storytelling, band-interplay, the art of album making and just artistic integrity, hard to beat that group there! As far as artists we don’t like: that’s hard to say cause it’s all a matter of preference but can’t say we particularly like people like Ted Nugent or Kid Ro...