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QUESTIONS OF DOOM

Everett True

27/04/06

Everett True answers Poptones.co.uk’s Questions of Doom about the Legend (which was the first release on Creation Records), his relationship with Alan McGee and their ‘zine, Communication Blur, why he had changed his name, the early days of independant music in England, Courtney Love (he made her the star she is today), Nirvana, Grunge, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Riot Grrl and his brilliant new magazine, Plan B, which can be found at http://www.planbmag.com

Joe Cardamone of the Icarus Line and Souls She Said

10/04/06

Joe Cardamone of the Icarus Line and Souls She Said answers our Questions of Doom about their forthcoming release on Poptones - Souls She Said, As Templar Nites, working it through Australia and Philadelphia, the secret origins of Souls, the forthcoming Icarus Line album, touring with the Primals and making the most definitive Los Angeles rock’n’roll since the Doors and Jane’s Addiction. To read more please click below and remember Souls She Said, As Templar Nites is out on Poptones in late Summer, early Autumn so ... err ... look out!

Todd Eckert

06/04/06

Last year, Poptones spoke to Todd Eckert, Producer of the forthcoming Joy Division movie faces Poptones.co.uk’s QUESTIONS OF DOOM about those rumours of Moby and Jude Law, Joy Division, Soundtracks, Debbie Curtis, Manchester and working on the movie of Ian Curtis’ life....!

Alexander Tucker

07/03/06

Alexander Tucker answers this week’s Questions of Doom - When an unassuming, weird beard, guy, took the stage, it was a bit odd. Like some DC comic super hero, Alexander Tucker was surrounded by some evil machinery and equipment and as he started up ‘Old Hag’ on a Jimmy Page e-bow guitar, and then the drones started, incredible, unsettling drones from God that were shot forth with life and when pitched with Alexander’s inescapably weird vocals, we were soon in the prescense of
genius. To read Alexander Tucker’s thoughts on his fantastic debut album please click below.

Martin of bravecaptain and Boo Radleys!

22/02/06

Martin Carr aka bravecaptain and former Boo Radley answers our Questions of Doom about bravecaptain, the making of Everything’s Alright Forever, the iconic-ness of Giant Steps, My Bloody Valentine, his relationship with Alan McGee, the after-effects of a number one single and whether or not he’s Ed Ball and much more in our Questions of Doom!

QUESTIONS OF DOOM

Matt Korvette of Pissed Jeans

13/02/06

Matt Korvette of Pissed Jeans answers our Questions of Doom about their secret origins, that name, punk rock, noise and rock’n’roll and much more in this week’s Questions of Doom!

Alan McGee

07/02/06

Alan McGee answers this week’s Questions of Doom about Steve Mason and the CIA, his thoughts on the forthcoming King Biscuit Time record ‘Black Gold’, Mogwai, Mew, where Poptones is heading, drops hints at forthcoming signing of an ex-Creation Records star and another who is leaving a major label, the American Underground, noise music, Cherrystones, The Singleman Affair and Courtney Love; whether she is or isn’t putting the Rehab demos out on Poptones, DJing every Friday night at Rehab and much more in this week’s Questions of Doom.

Lyle Presler of Minor Threat

02/02/06

Lyle Presler of guitarist of infamous punk band Minor Threat answers our Questions of Doom about the formation of Minor Threat, the Washington, DC punk scene, how Minor Threat went off like a bomb in Reagan-dominated America, straight-edge, Ian McKaye, what broke Minor Threat up, the impact of the band, playing with the Meatman and exactly how evil is Glenn Danzig, Lyle’s take of Steve Albini’s essay ‘The Problem with Music’ and working for the man.

Stephen Lawrie of the Telescopes

24/01/06

Stephen Lawrie of thee mighty Telescopes answers Poptones.co.uk’s Questions of Doom about the noise scene of late 80s England, the reactions to the early Telescopes albums and singles, violence at the noise shows, Creation Records, the return of the Telescopes to the pop world of England, playing with Damo Suzuki, Fuxa, making people’s ears bleed and much much more in our brilliant interview.

Pete Nolan of the Magik Markers

10/01/06

Pete Nolan of the Magik Markers answers this week’s QUESTIONS OF DOOM about his band Magik Markers, a band so brutal on their Velvet Underground trip for the new millennium, that their new album ‘I Trust My Guitar’ is a trip through the American Scream. Pete discusses the album, the set-up of the band, the patronage of Thurston Moore, the tour with Sonic Youth and exactly why the Magik Markers are beating the shit out of each other on the cover of their album.

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