5 Questions
with...
1. If I knew absolutely nothing about Redcast,
how would you describe the group’s music to me?
-- One of our fans said it best when he described
us as “disgustingly happy-sounding!” Truth is, we’re
genuinely psyched about what we’re doing, and our excitement tends
to shine through our music. I would say our music is definitely indie,
in the sense that we don’t have a label; it’s pop, just because
it’s so dang catchy; and it’s a throwback to 60s rock ‘n’ roll
and early British invasion. So it’s indie/pop/throwback. And I think
we just invented a genre. There you have it.
2. If I were to buy your new EP,
what songs should I pay particular attention to and why?
-- Umm… Listen to “Soap,” because
that’s the track people seem to like the most. It’s a quirky
little piece of retro-pop goodness, and the slippery-sounding guitars
and hooky synth lines neatly compliment the lyrical content. If I may
say so. But my personal favorite is “When You’re Falling.” I’m
kind of emotionally attached to it though, so my opinion is biased,
but I think it truly is the strongest song on the EP. Lyrically, at
least.
3. When and where did the band form, and where did the
name come from? -- Well my two brothers
and I have been together as Redcast since last Fall, but we did a brief stint
under a different name for a few months prior to that. Our present moniker
was inspired by a childhood memory. I was six years old, and I leapt from
a barn onto a trampoline below and broke my leg. I then spent the next few
months with a red cast on my leg, and the rest is history.
4.
What was your worst on stage experience? What was your
best?
-- Luckily, moments of onstage embarrassment have
been few and far between, and this is largely due to the fact that our
live gigs themselves have been few and far between, too. The greatest
onstage experience, in my opinion, is when the audience is singing along
to every word of a song that once existed only in my head. It’s
amazing. A tad bit creepy, but mostly very fulfilling.
5. Do you think that the Internet (whether it be Internet
radio, legal downloading, MySpace, streaming audio, etc.) is a good tool
for musicians or is it a bad thing because it hinders profits?
-- Profits shmofits. I think the internet is a great
tool for musicians, mainly because it has a way of placing a band’s
fate in their own hands. These days, bands are no longer exclusively reliant
upon labels, agents, and disc jockeys; Their own personal drive can prove
just as powerful a tool by taking advantage of the internet’s potential
for exposure. This relatively new facet of the music industry lends itself
to the musicians with the most motivation, so yes, I think it’s a very
good thing.
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