First interview!..and that's about it.

Yeah as I've started college it's taking up a lot of my time, but I will still try to post atleast once a week. Anyway this is an important post cause it's that interview that I promised, and the band issss... Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds! I've talked about them a couple times on the blog so most people should be familiar with them. Quite a talkative bunch as you can see on the first answer...

First of all I've got to know how you got your band name!?
Well it's kind of a long story. When we were younger, between the ages of 9 and 10 we all went on a canoeing trip. Actually it might have been a kayak. But yeah, we were canoeing along this beautiful woodland river, taking in the sights, the sounds, the the scent of the fresh pine. We'd playfully splash one another as we went, laughing at the pure joy and freedom of it all.
Well eventually we came to a fork in the river, to the left we could see the river became smoother, eventually leading to a lake, perfect for us to camp for the night and get some fishing in. To the right the river got faster, more rocky and treacherous while the wood was much darker.
Well, needless to say we all started paddling towards the left fork. Just at the last moment, however, our little canoe was caught by an undercurrent and we were pulled to the right.
We all looked at eachother; we knew we were in for quite a wild ride. Faster and faster our brave canoe skimmed, bouncing from rock to rock. So rapid were the waters that we all lost our paddles, at the mercy of this terrifying river. We could hear the chattering of strange creatures from the trees, ready to devour us should we perish.
Through some kind of miracle we managed to survive this section of the river and the waters calmed. tranquility was restored. We thought we were out of danger at this point and burst into a hearty, relieved laughter.
As we drifted along, a sound became apparent in the background. The sound of a waterfall. We began frantic attempts to paddle with our hands but to no avail, we were swept over the edge, surely to be dashed on the rocks hundreds of feet below.
I closed my eyes at this point, certain I would never open them again.
When I did open them however, it was to see Christian holding onto a branch growing behind the waterfall, through a huge feat of strength he managed to pull us all into a hidden cave behind the waterfall. Our little canoe plummeted and was destroyed and we lay in the cave. We lay there for another few minutes, regaining our breath and nursing our wounds.
Eventually we all stood up, realising that we still weren't out of danger.
'Hey!' Ali cried, 'what's that?'
He was pointing to the back of the cave, which continued, and sure enough there seemed to be some kind of light further in.
'We've got no choice,' said Tom, 'we might as well go deeper into this cave.'
We all nodded our agreement, and on our hands and knees crawled deeper into the cave, which became narrower and narrower. After what seemed like an eternity, we reached and opening into a larger cave. The walls emitted an eerie glow, bathing us all in light. And written on the wall was a primitive cave painting. The penmanship was crude but unmistakable. it read 'Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds.'
We all read it in silence. Suddenly, voices called from above us; 'Hey!, you down there!' and a ladder was thrown. We were saved in more ways than one.

I first saw you supporting Joe Lean and the JJJ, but who has been your favourite band to tour with?
That tour was great, cos it was our first ever, it was great touring with Vincent Vincent and the Villains too, because we grew up listening to them. Johnny two Bands and stuff.

I saw you at Underage Festival over the summer and I know you were pretty excited for it, how was it and which bands did you get to see?
It was absolutely amazing. The crowd had so much energy. They broke the tent and everything.
We didn't really get to see any other bands cos we had to go and play club NME at Koko later that day. Which was a shame, it would have been cool to see Dizzee.

Did you get to play any other festivals? What else did you get up to over the summer?
Yeah, we played Glastonbury, Latitude, Leopallooza and a whole bunch of venue festivals, like Dot to Dot, Great Escape and Boring By the Sea. Cos we haven't been on tour we have spent lots of time rehearsing and in the studio. We recorded our new single You Let Me Go, which is out early November.

When you're on tour, can't it get a bit too much being together all of the time?
Nah! We've known eachother for a long long time. It's the easiest thing in the world.

You already have a few songs on your myspace page, when do you plan on releasing an album?
We're thinking about an album for kinda next march. It'll depend if we think we are ready though, like if we think it will be good enough.

You have an upcoming tour, which runs all the way through October, do you have any support acts confirmed for that?
No, not yet I don't think.

Are there any places that you're particularly looking forward to playing?
Well Edinburgh is an amazing city. And Northampton is our home away from home. We got respect for Northampton.

Finally, for people who might not have heard you, how would you describe your sound for them?
Umm... Chuck Berry playing Blur songs.


(Credit to Paul Dugdale)

So there you have it. A big thanks to them for that.

Here's a few songs worth listening to at the moment...
-Fei Comodo - Break The Ice, a good but maybe predictable screamo band from the UK.
-The Saturdays - Up, maybe you shouldn't tell people you listen to this one. Cheesy pop at it's best and I'm ashamed to say it's too catchy not to like, these will probably make it big as they supported Girls Aloud.

I have nothing else to post atm! More very soon hopefully. Keep reading :)