Dec 30 2013
HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2013 - THE NAKED AND THE FAMOUS' AARON SHORT
THE NAKED AND FAMOUS' AARON SHORT TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND THE BIG DAY OUT 2014 |
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The Naked + the Famous are making it big overseas especially in markets like the UK and US. We get to see What all the fuss is about when they take the stage for Big Day Out 2014... |
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Mark: It’s interesting, because I first heard of you guys through reading the UK press, you seem to be very well regarded over there. Do you think it’s odd? Traditionally New Zealand bands have looked to Australia, but you guys have just gone great guns over in Europe, and with the US tours coming up as well you’ve taken that direct route, was that always the plan?
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Mark: So, was the recording process quite difficult, I know you relocated to Laurel Canyon, which is a wonderful part of the world to be, was there a real communal vibe going on there? Was it very different to the creation of the first album?
Mark: That’s great. Alternative rock always seems so bland, when describing your sound, how would you describe yourselves?
Mark: Yeah, I think you’re right; it’s like one of those albums that have no real boundaries, you haven’t set yourselves any limits or tried to define yourselves in a narrow band of music.
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Mark: The big news for us is that you are on the bill for the Big Day Out, in 2014, which is just around the corner. How did that come about?
Mark: It’ll be great to see you out there. The keyboards play a huge part in your sound, especially live; do you feel like you’re in the driving seat in a live show, pushing the band forward? How does it feel to be up there, for you? Aaron: Yeah, it is like being in the driving seat, in the sense that there are no backing tracks for us, up on stage, all the electronic component to the music sounds we create live directly, and that goes well beyond just the keyboards, there’s so much loop and sample back triggering, it’s purely based on the set up that we have created for the stage. It freaks me out sometimes, knowing the amount of responsibility I have with just one button that I am about to press!! I could change everyone’s instruments on stage!
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Mark: I was just looking at some of the venues that you will be playing on that tour, and there are some nice sized rooms there!
Aaron Short spoke to Mark Diggins December 2013 |
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