Even despite the band split up officially last December 2006, Jenny answered our questions...
1. The new issue of this
fanzine will come out in some days, and I was checking your website to
make an interview, and surprisingly I read that you split up, it was so
sad to read that... Are you going to give an explanation to your fans someday?
It was a complicated
situation. I don't think we will ever explain further than that.
2. I suppose, or well,
I try to guess the reasons why you split up, could it be anything related
to different musical projects or ideas, or could it be just personal problems?
The reason you gave for your gig cancellations in Summer 2006 was the illness
of someone in the band? was that true? did she get over that? was there
another reason?
She is doing a lot
better.
3. I was in that Benicassim
Festival gig in Spain, on 22th July, was that a good moment for the band?
It was a great honour
to play and just be invited to play.
4. How was your experience
in the Benicassim Festival? How did you find the spanish audience?
The spanish audience
was great. I wish that we'd had the opportunity to play more shows in Spain,
or to spend more time there. It is a very beautiful country and we absolutely
loved the weather and many of the people we met. The oranges were delicious.
5. Can you name your favourite
band from each decade?
Answering questions
like these has always been problematic for me because I understand that
something that I strongly like doesn't make it the "best" and I often feel
wrong stating in an interview that "such and such was the best band of
the 19_ _'s", but here is a sample of stuff that I think is important and
that I enjoy. (qualifier: when I was little, I had several major lung infections.
All I could do was sit in my room and listen to my radio. For some reason
I listened to the oldies station)
Favourite of the
50s: WILLE MAE (BIG MAMA) THORNTON, BIG JOE TURNER, BILL HALEY
AND HIS COMETS (because you can't deny that “Rock around the clock” as
being a major breakthrough), ETTA JAMES, CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS PRESLEY, LITTLE
RICHARD, JERRY LEE LEWIS, BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS, FATS DOMINO, BO
DIDDLEY, GENE VINCENT, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, and JOAN BAEZ.
Favourite of the
60s: this is hard. Ok dividing up into sections: BOB DYLAN, CROSBY
STILLS NASH AND YOUNG, ARLO GUTHRIE, STEPPENWOLF, JONI MITCHELL, THE MAMAS
AND THE PAPAS, THE BYRDS, ROY ORBISON, THE BEACH BOYS, MARVIN GAYE, THE
SUPREMES, STEVIE WONDER, OTIS REDDING, THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES,
MARIANNE FAITHFUL, THE DOORS, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, JANIS JOPLIN, JIMI HENDRIX,
LOVE, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, LED ZEPPELIN, goes into:
Favourite of the
70s: BOB SEGER, WILLIE NELSON, EMMYLOU HARRIS, THE CARPENTERS, FLEETWOOD
MAC, KATE BUSH, JEFFERSON STARSHIP (yup, I love the Starship), AMERICA,
JAMES BROWN, BOSTON, ROXY MUSIC, T-REX, DAVID BOWIE, VILLAGE PEOPLE, DONNA
SUMMER (it's true), QUEEN, NEW YORK DOLLS, THE CLASH, IGGY AND THE STOOGES,
PATTI SMITH, TELEVISION, TALKING HEADS, ALAN VEGA, JOY DIVISION, THE SMITHS,
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, ULTRAVOX, ALICE COOPER, AC/DC, AEROSMITH,...
Favourite of the
80s: STEVIE NICKS SOLO (make no mistake, I love her), BLONDIE, YAZ,
THE PRETENDERS, EURYTHMICS, MEN WITHOUT HATS, THE CURE, NEW ORDER, MICHAEL
JACKSON, MADONNA, PRINCE, DURAN DURAN, GUNS AND ROSES, THE B-52’s, SONIC
YOUTH, THE MELVINS, HÜSKER DÜ, PIXIES, SINEAD O’CONNOR,...
Favourite of the
90s: I like (or liked at the time): NICK CAVE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS,
HOLE, L7, PEARL JAM, NIRVANA, TORTOISE, STEREOLAB, BECK, THE BEASTIE BOYS,
WU-TANG, PUBLIC ENEMY, BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, RUN DMC, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS,
PAVEMENT, TIGHT BROS, MURDER CITY DEVILS, SUPERCHUNK, SLOAN, THE CRANBERRIES,
BLUR, PULP, OASIS, OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, MENSWE@R, SUPERGRASS, ELASTICA,
CAST, SUEDE, THE STONE ROSES, THE BLUETONES, BIS, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN,...
Favourite of today’s:
I would be really sad if I couldn't listen to the following: ELLIOT SMITH,
THE NATIONAL, THE SHINS, THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS, CAT POWER, SOVIET, SHY CHILD,
TV ON THE RADIO, THE DARKNESS (I know I know), THE WHITE STRIPES (I just
like them), NEKO CASE, KOOL KEITH, LUPE FIASCO, OUTKAST, FRANZ FERDINAND,
THE ARCADE FIRE, BLOC PARTY, GNARLS BARKLEY, THE HIDDEN CAMERAS, GENTLEMEN
REG, ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS, COCOROSIE, WOLF PARADE, TEGAN AND SARA,...
6. As almost no-one lives
on music nowadays, what do you usually do in a normal day? which are your
hobbies?
Hahaha. Some people
do, but not me. I work in a textile house selling cloth.
7. What are Shelby, Katie,
Shmoo, Debbie and Jenny doing at this moment? what do you usually do in
a normal day? any new musical projects?
Personally, I am not
doing anything worth mentioning here and now. The other girls are working
and taking a break from music for a while. There will be new musical projects
eventually. I can guarantee that much.
8. Which are your projects
and plans for 2007?
We have no official
plans. It's great.
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