An Interview with one of my favourite bands of all time.

Hello everyone,

Earlier today i conducted an online interview with Charlotte Cooper from the Subways. This band are one of my favourite bands. I have loved them for nearly 6 years. I sent an email off, with very little hope that anybody would get back to me, and I was wrong. To interview this band was a dream come true and also shows that if you work hard and take risks then dreams become reality. so please enjoy the interview as much as i did.

1. You have a small intimate tour coming up, how does it feel to be back on the road again after so long?We're so excited to be playing gigs again! We've really missed being onstage; it's where we feel we belong.

 

2. Where is the best place you have played a gig and why?

I always find the shows in more obscure places fun to play, because you get a really different experience. One festival in the middle of a forest in Czech Republic springs to mind. It was really dark and not many people knew us, but as the set went on, it got crazier and crazier! It felt like we were hidden in the forest!

 

3. If you could make up your own super group who would you have in it? Dead or alive.Oooh difficult question! I'd like to be in it (because it sounds like loads of fun!)....so me on bass, Taylor Hawkins on drums, Charlotte Hatherley on guitar and PJ Harvey as front woman.

 

4. Well done for completeing the London marathon. How did you find time to train for that whilst having all your other projects to still do?I'm naturally an early riser; my favourite time to run is sunrise, so it wasn't too hard to fit in the training. A lot of my training was done while we were recording the third album. We were staying in a B&B only 1 mile from the Thames. It was absolutely stunning running along the Thames path every morning. The best day, was when it snowed, Billy was with me and we were like little kids jumping in the snow! I just had to say no to another glass of wine a few times...that was quite hard ;)

 

5. If you could learn any instrument what would it be?I'd love to play the double bass or cello. I think both sound beautiful.

 

6. How have you found recording your 3rd album compared to the previous 2?I felt a lot more confident in the studio this time round, which I think is mainly a sign of being a bit older now. We've been so lucky to work with three amazing producers in Ian Broudie, Butch Vig and now Stephen Street. All quite different studio experiences but all equally as rewarding. Working with Stephen was amazing - he's obviously a very talented producer but also a really cool person to hang out with.

 

7. What is your favourite song to play live and why?I love the reaction to "I want to hear what you've got to say". Everyone sings it with such passion!

 

8. Where has inspiration come form for the new album?Music wise, I think we've kind of combined the first and second albums; the pop melodies from the first, with the heavier more energetic feel from the second. 

 

9. Out of the places that you are visiting onthe upcoming tour, where are you looking forward to playing the most?The most difficult question so far! I'm excited for it all :-)

10. Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

I'd like to think we'll be on tour in support of the 4th album. When I think we released Young For Eternity 6 years ago, a lot can happen in 5 years! Maybe we'll be on album number 5!

 

Thank you for taking the time to interview me, Rochelle. See you in Leeds! Love Charlotte x

a whole new experience in the world of journalism.

hello people

sorry it has been a while since i have done a blog. I have been trying to aim for as much work experience as i possibly could get and  now, i have finally had some. Not only has this helped me out and gave me a boost of confidence, it has given me things i can now actually say i have done. If many budding journalists read this then they will understand the painstaking agony you go through in trying to obtain this experience. I know from when i have turned work experience people away what goes through the employers head as i have often thought the exact same thing, which is I just don't have the time to go through and show you what you need to know. Now that i am looking for this experience my self i now regret thinking like that and in the future will not think that and try to help the people when they need it.

Anyway slightly off track, on Friday i was asked to review and interview 7 bands. To me this was a huge opportunity as i want to be a music journalist so i found this to be the a step in the right direction. one thing that i did find when i was researching the different bands were the lack of info that is around on new and upcoming bands. As this to me was a major issue i was starting to panic thinking i was unable to carry them out efficiently and more importantly to me professionally. After the sheer panic had started to fade I soon thought that as long as i had some basic background info on them i would be OK and then lead on the questions further with some of the answers that they supplied me. I will be honest at first i was nervous and scared, my mind even went blank so had to start them again at some points. As the night went on though (and a few ciders later) i was in full swing and felt that the interviews were going really well. some of the bands did make it easier for me and giving me the answers so i could lead on further. i think as the night went on I felt less under pressure and learnt to enjoy the interviews more and more and was fairly disappointed that i was unable to do more.

I think one of the best interviews i did on the night was with secret sirens. Narrelle the singer let the interview flow with ease and was really chatty, which helped out further. the other one i felt went well was with young British artists. This was mainly because they again felt at ease and took some of my questions with a pinch of salt with regards to their name. overall I now feel that little bit more confident in myself that i can do this and I am not going to be a journalist who just wants to be at her desk, I now want to be out there and getting these recordings and interviews. I think it's easy enough to say this now as i still feel on top of the world now i have done them, but what would i be like if i was to interview massive bands and ones that i genuinely looked up to (Liam Fray) I would possibly need to have a bit more experience as a would be a quivering mess.

As i have now done these interviews i will possibly do more of them off my own back so that i am able to gain more experience. Overall though it was a smashing evening and i hope that i am able to do it all over again at the next event they do. well i will certainly be putting my name down to do it again that is for sure.

well for now peeps i will speak to you later