Andrew W.K. on Side B – Not What We Expected
Blogs, Interviews, Rock, Side B Tags: 55 Cadillac, Andrew W.K., Gonzales, interview, Rock, Side B
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Dan Busheikin
His party anthems were once radio mainstays, but where is he now? Andrew W.K. is alive and active, having recently released 55 Cadillac – an album of solo improvised piano – as well as Gundam Rock, which consists of covered music from the Gundam Series. Additionally, Andrew hosts a show called “Destroy Build Destroy,” where he helps kids destroy things, build things, and destroy things again Yeah, that sounds about right. As you can imagine, I was thrilled to speak with the explosive Andrew W.K. and find out what the hell he is up to.
Don’t forget to watch my interview with Gonzales to hear more about the piano duel.
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Apostle Of Hustle, the latest project from legendary musician Andrew Whiteman. Dan caught up recently with Andrew to talk about the new Broken Social Scene book, life in AOH, and how he didn’t have his first real job interview until he was 30.
The Most Serene Republic are a very unique group. They have a very intelligent approach to music, so it was truly interesting to speak to two of the members during NXNE 2009. I’ve been sold on MSR since 2005’s Underwater Cinematographer, which was preceded by the excellent Phages and followed up last year with Population. On Juy 14th the band is releasing yet another fantastic, diverse, and exciting record called …And The Ever Expanding Universe. For more, check out www.myspace.com/themostserenerepublic.
Hey Ocean! is the perfect name for this young, west-coast Canadian band – Listening to their music puts you directly on a sunny beach in BC. Warm, funky, melodic – they sound like a fuller, more diverse Jack Johnson, with a truly genuine and unique approach to independent music. It was great to speak to two of the four members about their band, and if you dig the music in the video be sure to check out heyocean.com or myspace.com/heyocean. Enjoy!
Toronto is a very exciting city right now. There are great new bands to be discovered every day – I would like you all to discover The Paint Movement. I saw the group perform and really enjoyed their genre-defying style, so it was great to sit down with two of the members and chat about the band and their debut album, Our Eurythmy.
I was very fortunate to speak to Brasstronaut earlier this year, right before their show in Toronto. These four are not only very talented musicians, but well-spoken individuals, and will be releasing their first LP in October. If you’re getting tired of indie rock, Brasstronaut is like a breath of fresh air. Check them out at www.brasstronaut.com and myspace.com/brasstronaut.
Harmonies so sweet they could give you diabetes… During Canadian Music Week this year (yes, it was in March, I’m slow) the Bicycles, one of my favourite Canadian bands, played their final (maybe) show, which was a bit of a curve ball, considering they only recently released their great sophomore full-length, Oh No It’s Love. It was an honour to speak with Andrew (on the left) and Drew about their band and the independent music scene. The boys were surprisingly down-to-earth and very frank about their opinions.
