Hey there Alex, introduce yourself to the people – what do you do in the band?
Hiya. I’m Alex and I want world peace and I like fluffy dogs… oh, and I’m the lead singer for [spunge]
How did you come up with the name of [spunge] for the band?
Got drunk, said a load of names, laughed at that one, kept it!
How many years have you been going now?
About 10 or 11… bugger, now I feel old…
You have released three albums – what is your favourite of the three and do you feel that your albums have matured as time has gone by?
Hard to say… I like them all obviously or we wouldn’t have done them!! I’ve tried to pick one but I like them all as much for different reasons, I know that’s a get out answer but it’s true!! I would say that they have changed as we have gone on but I dunno if ‘mature’ is a word anyone would use to describe us lot!!
What is your favourite band to play with and what do you feel is the best gig that you have ever played?
Do you mean that we have played with or would like to? If it’s the former then for me I’d say NOFX or Greenday, both big influences and both a bunch of genuinely cool people…. as for who I’d like to gig with that’d be Sublime but Brad the singer is dead so that ain’t gonna happen!! 🙁 The gig that stands out for me is either Cardiff Castle with Greenday or Download with NOFX just because of who we were on the bill with but there are plenty of smaller shows that I love… ***** it, anywhere I can sing in, I love!
Who is the smelliest member of [spunge] that everyone complains about when you are on tour?
Jarvis without a doubt…. and not just when we are on tour either…
Do you prefer to play gigs or are you a band that feels more at home in the studio?
Definitely gigs, the studio is cool but gets really boring really quickly… we’ve always been a live band and that’s what we love to do the most!
The band split from the label b-unique a while ago – what was the reason for this split from the label?
They didn’t want us any more ’cause we had the guts to tell them we thought they were doing a lot of things the wrong way… no hard feelings, just a lack of understanding I think…. enough said.
Are you in talks with any other labels and do you plan to release another album in the near future?
We’ve got a load of new tunes already written (about 16) and we are gonna be sending them out n about, a couple of labels have expressed an interest but they wanna hear the new stuff so it’s all still up in the air… Whatever happens there will be a new album even if we do it ourselves, which is something we are seriously thinking about…
Where do you see this band heading in two years time?
More gigs, more fun….
Have you enjoyed your time in [spunge] and have you found some good friends in the other band members?
Yeah, we all get on great, in fact we are the only band I know that don’t hate each other!! We live in each others pockets for most of the year… I couldn’t stand not getting on with them!
Do you have anyone that you would like to thank?
Too many really but the main lot is the cheesy one… the fans, it may sound cheesy but they really mean a lot to us, it’s great to know that even without the bullshit that comes with trying to make it as a band the one constant are the people that like your music, not how much money you can make for them…. and of course all our mates and families!!!
Laters, Alex
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
