31/05/10 1:21 AM
Chartfest - A Review
Yeah, so we won that Chartfest Competition which is pretty neat. It was cool to do interviews and try to talk about our band, which we haven't really done before. A question we got a lot was "So what sort of music do you play," which, strangely, is a very hard question to answer. We went with "Pop... uh, yeah, pop." But I wouldn't class us as pop, not just yet anyway. Pop suggests an awesomeness (ie. Beatles eraish Pop) that we don't quite have (but are growing, slowly and eagerly), but also has the negative connotations of that bland machine written verse, chorus verse style of writing that boy bands and such used in the 90's. I dunno... it's just something we need to decide upon really.
Another cool aspect was the fact that the competition made us (read: Oli) tidy up our myspace, and record songs. It's a great feeling to be proactive. Also, with Alex's photos, we've finally got a face, not just a name, if you know what I mean. We hadn't done it before, and it's really cool, seeing an article online about us, with a big wanky photo of us standing in an over lit field. THAT'S US! Pretentious as.
The prizes were pretty wicked. We got this mean as PA system and this cool framed trophy thing with a blank CD glued in (we guessed it's probably an old chart disc). Also, they let us play for 15 minutes on the James Hay Stage at the start of the concert. Oh so so much fun.
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HEY CALLUM!! MOSTLY ALL OF THAT COOL 60s ERA POP YOU LOVE WROTE THAT BLAND VERSE CHORUSE VERSE STYLE THAT 90s BOY BANDS USED! IN FACT MOST GENRES USE IT!
ReplyDeleteZing! But yeah, I know. That's what I was saying. The 60's guys started it, but it just became formula. Which doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. It's standardised now. Just like bananas.
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