Primal Scream Therapy with The Bloody Souls
Man of many bands Andrew Tolley talks about his revolving line-up of Bloody Souls, why he's not a sicko, and why he likes to keep a little mystery.
Q It seems as though The Bloody Souls have been around forever. Were you created with the Big Bang?
A Late 2002 was the kick off date...
Q What keeps The Bloody Souls alive (or are you undead)?
A Suppose I just refuse to let it go if a band member leaves, always enuff enthusiasm in the tank to rejig, renew and jump back it into it refreshed.. I sometimes think it must look like I'm a difficult person to work with, what with having had 2 drummers and 6 bassists thru the band...then again 8 years is a long time to keep a line up unchanged....fresh blood always helps to reinvigorate a band.
Q Who else is in The Bloody Souls, and what special abilities or magic powers do they have?
A It's been me on guitar/vocals and Kari Hammond on drums for the last 4 years, and we just getting a new bassist up and running, we lost Marcus (ex-Demiwhores), since his DRAB DOO RIFFS commitments have been increasing quite substantially this year.
(Ed's note - Kari has magical 'Blue Steel' abilities)
Q What are some of the coolest bands you've played with and why were they so cool?
A Have played with so many bands, and it's always tricky singling out people...but best combos to play with, off the top of my head, were KNIFE FIGHT, TAPEMAN, PRO-DRAG, DEMIWHORES, RUSSIAN ROULETTES to name but a few....KNIFE FIGHT - biased cuz it was my ex-Hasselhoff bandmate's last band, and they could blow yr asses off the stage if you didn't bring yr A-game.... TAPEMAN - cuz he's cool dude playin' cool stuff, and he upstages most bands he plays before..PRO-DRAG - dormant tho' not totally extinct Manawatu combo, excellent people, wicked senses of humour and killer tunes....DEMIWHORES - were always fun to play with, have had two ex-Demiwhores thru the Souls, plus we kinda shared sonic sensibilities..RUSSIAN ROULETTES - most awesome Aussie band we've played on the Souls' two trips to Melbourne, kinda a supergroup in Melbourne circles, and again real decent funny blokes....shout outs also to CHANDELIERS/RNR MACHINE/GOLDEN AXE/HORIES/AESTHETICS/DOUBLE BARRELLED/SORE COCKS/SLAVETRADER/MASON CLINIC/CRIMEWAVE/DON JULIO & THE HISPANIC MECHANIC
Q If all the members in The Bloody Souls were to be eaten alive by a wild animal, what kind of wild animal would it be?
A Surely you mean if B/Souls were wild animals, what would they be? Elephants probably cuz we got long memories, long life and keep to ourselves..
Q What are The Bloody Souls up to in 2010?
A Well we just in the process in introducing a new bassist to the band, so writing up new songs, and trying to record more....considering we been around for 8 years we got little output to show for it....I want to do some 7" singles, and get out a few more small run CD EPs..
Q Have you heard any rumours about The Bloody Souls that you would like to publicly refute? Alternatively, would you like to take this opportunity to start a rumour?
A I'm so out of the loop most of the time, I hear nuthin', we kinda totally fail on the publicity front of "better to be talked about, than not at all"....still I like to think that means people don't get sick of hearing about us, cuz it happens so rarely...I know I definitely get over a band real quick, regardless of their music, if I hear and see them written and talked about all the f**kin' time....I'm a total hater on hype..
Q You say you're not a sicko, but how does a nice boy from the library end up playing screaming rock n roll at dirty venues with his guitar around his knees?
A I am a pretty geeky, mild mannered person, but music is in some ways my primal scream therapy. That's my ace card, people that know very little about me, always git rather confused after they've seen me play...not that I'm all about loud and louder all the time, I like a good hook, good melody and decent lyrics, and that could be some lightweight folky tune, or weirdo electro madness...
Q It seems as though The Bloody Souls have been around forever. Were you created with the Big Bang?
A Late 2002 was the kick off date...
Q What keeps The Bloody Souls alive (or are you undead)?
A Suppose I just refuse to let it go if a band member leaves, always enuff enthusiasm in the tank to rejig, renew and jump back it into it refreshed.. I sometimes think it must look like I'm a difficult person to work with, what with having had 2 drummers and 6 bassists thru the band...then again 8 years is a long time to keep a line up unchanged....fresh blood always helps to reinvigorate a band.
Q Who else is in The Bloody Souls, and what special abilities or magic powers do they have?
A It's been me on guitar/vocals and Kari Hammond on drums for the last 4 years, and we just getting a new bassist up and running, we lost Marcus (ex-Demiwhores), since his DRAB DOO RIFFS commitments have been increasing quite substantially this year.
(Ed's note - Kari has magical 'Blue Steel' abilities)
Q What are some of the coolest bands you've played with and why were they so cool?
A Have played with so many bands, and it's always tricky singling out people...but best combos to play with, off the top of my head, were KNIFE FIGHT, TAPEMAN, PRO-DRAG, DEMIWHORES, RUSSIAN ROULETTES to name but a few....KNIFE FIGHT - biased cuz it was my ex-Hasselhoff bandmate's last band, and they could blow yr asses off the stage if you didn't bring yr A-game.... TAPEMAN - cuz he's cool dude playin' cool stuff, and he upstages most bands he plays before..PRO-DRAG - dormant tho' not totally extinct Manawatu combo, excellent people, wicked senses of humour and killer tunes....DEMIWHORES - were always fun to play with, have had two ex-Demiwhores thru the Souls, plus we kinda shared sonic sensibilities..RUSSIAN ROULETTES - most awesome Aussie band we've played on the Souls' two trips to Melbourne, kinda a supergroup in Melbourne circles, and again real decent funny blokes....shout outs also to CHANDELIERS/RNR MACHINE/GOLDEN AXE/HORIES/AESTHETICS/DOUBLE BARRELLED/SORE COCKS/SLAVETRADER/MASON CLINIC/CRIMEWAVE/DON JULIO & THE HISPANIC MECHANIC
Q If all the members in The Bloody Souls were to be eaten alive by a wild animal, what kind of wild animal would it be?
A Surely you mean if B/Souls were wild animals, what would they be? Elephants probably cuz we got long memories, long life and keep to ourselves..
Q What are The Bloody Souls up to in 2010?
A Well we just in the process in introducing a new bassist to the band, so writing up new songs, and trying to record more....considering we been around for 8 years we got little output to show for it....I want to do some 7" singles, and get out a few more small run CD EPs..
Q Have you heard any rumours about The Bloody Souls that you would like to publicly refute? Alternatively, would you like to take this opportunity to start a rumour?
A I'm so out of the loop most of the time, I hear nuthin', we kinda totally fail on the publicity front of "better to be talked about, than not at all"....still I like to think that means people don't get sick of hearing about us, cuz it happens so rarely...I know I definitely get over a band real quick, regardless of their music, if I hear and see them written and talked about all the f**kin' time....I'm a total hater on hype..
Q You say you're not a sicko, but how does a nice boy from the library end up playing screaming rock n roll at dirty venues with his guitar around his knees?
A I am a pretty geeky, mild mannered person, but music is in some ways my primal scream therapy. That's my ace card, people that know very little about me, always git rather confused after they've seen me play...not that I'm all about loud and louder all the time, I like a good hook, good melody and decent lyrics, and that could be some lightweight folky tune, or weirdo electro madness...