1.Your Profile
Like Neil but not Diamond, like Elvis but not Presley, like punk but not offensive, like rock but not macho, like ‘Blinded By The Light’ but not the Cougar’s version.
2.Keeping Busy
We’ve been busy playing covers of Madonna and Prince at our friend’s wedding, doing a rock tour with Great Cynics in the UK, and playing shows with All Dogs in the USA. More and more shows to come in the future, then work on the next record.
3.Best Gig Ever
Our possibly best gig ever was at Stay Sweet Fest in Richmond, Virginia, in which our forever bearded drummer Sanders showed up completely clean-shaven. It confused even our closest friends to the point they did not recognise him. It was also his birthday, and when the first song hit, our friends released a bunch of balloons with his bearded face on them. The worst gig was hands down a show we played just outside of Detroit, Michigan, in which a five-foot-five mohawked guy threatened to fight everyone in attendance in the parking lot. Luckily no-one was hurt but it was a close call.
4.Current Playlist
In the van it’s been The Grateful Dead’s American Beauty, Teenage Fanclub, The Lemonheads, Harry Nilsson, On The Beach, I Am The Cosmos and the new All Dogs record, to name a few. We also tend to scan the local radio stations and try to find the classics.
5.Your Ultimate Rider
Our ultimate rider request would be no bottled water in the whole venue and no excess plastic crap. It’s nice when we get to eat fruit and vegetables and drink a nice beer.
Runners In The Nerved World is out now through Epitaph. The Sidekicks support The Smith Street Band at Manning Bar on Wednesday September 9.
