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By Jym Harris
JYM HARRIS:
A lot of people are wondering, where did the band name come
from?
BAM:
Bubble was the name of the secretary of a famous British comedy
series. (Ab Fab) We only had
two days to figure out a name. We'd just written five songs and then
suddenly got the offer of
a gig so we took it and went out as a two-piece..."BUBBLE-the 2nd Worst
Band In the World!"
JYM HARRIS:
I understand You & Share cooperate on the song writing. How does
that work?
JYM HARRIS:
I know you all were in other famous bands. How did Bubble come
together?
BAM:
It kind of all started in 1991 when Share and I met after the Dogs and
Vixen had broken up. We
were at loose ends so we started a cover band called "Stinky Fingers".
We started jamming
every friday night at the Coconut Teaser (Hollywood) as the house band.
Playing with special
guests each week...I guess that's where our musical respect for each
other started. I went
back to England to join the Wildhearts and on my return a few years
later, Share and I got
together and started writing tunes. After we started Bubble, we went
through the normal number
of member changes before finding Brent Muscat. We didn't really care
what band he'd played in
before....what really mattered was that he fit Bubble right. And Dino
was the same!
JYM HARRIS:
As I understand, Eric Stacy played on the CD but has since been
replaced by Dino Everett. What's happened there?
BAM:
It was just personal differences..... ha ha ha!
JYM HARRIS:
Any of you keep in contact with your old band mates? Any good or bad
relationships worth
speaking of?
BAM:
Well, obviously, I still talk to Jo n Tyla and even though Steve
isn't in the Dogs now, I'm
still good friends with him. As for Vixen, Share still chats with all of
them. And we all see
Taime Down in Hollywood on a regular basis! Oh, yeah, of course, we
still talk to Ginger
(Wildhearts) too! He's a dad now ya know. --
JYM HARRIS:
What's up with the Dogs reunion?
BAM:
We recorded the album at BUBBLE-land. Produced it ourselves. So far,
it's only had an
official release in Japan but it will be released in Europe in March and
we're still workin on
a deal for the states. Touring is planned but nothing is confirmed.
JYM HARRIS:
Is there a chance for any other reunions? (Faster Pussycat, Vixen,
etc.)
BAM:
As far as I know, there is nothing in the works. Although, I've heard a
rumor that Vixen is
going to regroup in some shape or form?
JYM HARRIS:
I heard that one of your songs will be in a movie soon. Please
explain!
BAM:
Yeah. We were really surprised and happy to discover that our song,
Sparklestar had been
chosen for a scene in "Dancing At the Blue Iguana". A movie featuring
Daryl Hannah and
Jennifer Tilly. Can't wait to see it and hear it at the big theater!!!!
Very thrilling!
JYM HARRIS:
What's the story behind your cover of 'Superstar' by the Carpenters?
BAM:
There's no story really? We just wanted to do something a bit
obscure. We like the
juxtaposition between the lyrics and our delivery and a smoochy ole
Carpenters song seemed like
a good bet. Having said that, I just found that Sonic Youth had already
covered it. But, hey,
what are ya gonna do? It's a great live number! Alright?
JYM HARRIS:
Give us some details about the new EP coming out?
BAM:
Well, it's called, "miss hellaneous" and it's a 5-song limited
edition hand-numbered cd. We've only pressed 1000 and that's it. The
songs are:
Black Hole, (demo for new album), Naked, (also a demo), Angels Love a
Cowboy, Wild Horses, (stones), and Eye-the remix pseudo techno version.
JYM HARRIS:
So, what are the future plans for Bubble and/or related projects?
BAM:
We're starting production on our new album presently. Hoping to
return to
England, Europe and Japan later this year. And, of course, we hope to
tour
the states in 2001!!!
JYM HARRIS:
Any last comments?
BAM:
I gotta go get a pint at my local pub now. ciao!
Copyright 2001, BallBuster, The Official Int'l Underground Hard Music Report |
BAM:
It works really well!!??? We'd written most of those songs before
Brent n Eric joined the band. We had a pretty good idea of the production value of the record. However, on the new EP, Miss Hellaneous, Brent and Dino have already contributed towards the songwriting. And will probably continue to do so on the new album, "Rockets & Volcanoes" due out next spring/summer.
