The Vivian Girls are one of my favourite bands and I am eagerly awaiting their new album Everything Goes Wrong(out next month). They combine two of my favourite things cavernous reverb and girl groups, their songs are usually about the timeless girl group topics of falling in and out of love and total and utter heartbreak.
I managed to secure an interview with the vocalist/guitarist and main song-writer Cassie Ramone Where we talked about Germs Burns and their many many tattoo's.
*What’s your favourite new album?
Woods - Songs of Shame.
*Would you ever license your songs to a TV advert?
Sure, if it was a product we support anyway, like Hybrid cars or Diet Coke.
*What was the last book you loved?
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
*Do you prefer playing live or in the studio?
They both have their pros and cons, but playing live is usually more
fun and less labour-intensive.
*Your top tip for surviving as a struggling musician?
Work very hard on every aspect of your band, and try to do as much as
you can yourself.
*As someone with a Germ’s burn (a cigarette burn representing a Germs fan), what did you think of the Darby Crash biopic What We Do Is Secret?
I haven't seen it yet, I'm waiting for the perfect night with the perfect group of people to make fun of it with.
*Do you have any tattoos?
I have a cheeseburger, a cassette tape, a palm tree, a pyramid with an all-seeing eye, Mickey Mouse, five firecrackers, my friend's name, an eye and two hands and a funny little doodle. Katy has a globe, a fork, a girl and a cat walking down the railroad tracks, the Wild Eyes 7" graphs, a bird, the Minor Threat sheep, a Germs circle, an envelope, a milkshake, and some more that I'm forgetting. Ali has three cups, a Daniel Johnston eyeball, a record player, the Morton Salt Girl, and a lawn gnome. Katy and Ali both have the Modern Lovers heart. Katy and I both have the Ramones first album. We all have a feather and a cactus.
Everything Goes Wrong is out in September
Dan Wilkinson
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