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ROCKNATION ISSUE 18
ROCKNATION: Tell us about
the making of the new album times we play quite different
“Kalifornia”?
ANDY PIERCE: We started
writing new material straight and “Nightstalkin’” we almost understand our kind
after the “Boys Town” release do film music in some parts.
2009. We recorded in stages, “Kalifornia” a theme album?
we simply didn’t feel like do-
ing it in one go. This is our
sixth album and all of our al-
bum is different. One can hear album that probably works as 1992 to Stanley for the
that it is the same band. But
we always try to find a differ-
ent way on each album.
“Kalifornia” is maybe a heavi- in the 60’s and especially the We’ve had this
er album. The songs have a
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another sound, and some- re-release our earlier
albums and a “Best
from what we’ve ever done. Of” album. A great
On two songs,”Road Trip” label which really
of music, of course
We wanted to leave the we wanted them to
traditional thing you the release the new
must hear when you album.
think of “sleaze rock” or ROCKNATION: In
whatever you want to call 2009 you released
our music. Nasty Idols “Boys
ROCKNATION: On your Town” on Metal
last album “Boys Town” Heaven Records.
you did the cover “Meth- How did the world-
od To My Madness” wide press respond
of “Lords Of The New to the that release?
Church”, do you have a ANDY PIERCE:
cover on the new album? It was a great re-
ANDY PIERCE: Yes, we sponse. That album
actually do. We always was also great to do
do a cover on each because we hadn’t
album. This time it was recorded for so
a cover of a own song long. A lot of people
“Sister Sin” which I thought it was a kick
wrote with a former band ass comeback and
Machinegun Kelly 1995. there’s some great tracks on show thing, After the re-union
We first tried a song by that album too. we’ve been touring, releas-
Blue Oyster Cult but it ROCKNATION: Please fill us ing new albums and having a
was no good, but from in who is in the band, and great time.
the song we got idea to which members was on the ROCKNATION:Your band
“1969 (This Is not The older releases. lives in Sweden. What is the
Summer Of Love)”. ANDY PIERCE: The original music scene like there?
ROCKNATION: Is line up was: Andy Pierce / ANDY PIERCE: It’s a great
Vocals, Dick Qwarfort / Bass, scene now. A lot of bands
ANDY PIERCE: Yes and no. Peter Espinoza Guitars and touring and a lot of big
Each song stands for itself. George Swanson Drums. We bands coming here.
If you want to call it a theme changed the drummer around (cont. on page 10)
well. We were tired of writ- “Vicious” and
ing songs about drinking and “Heroes For
screwing. We were interested Sale” albums.
end of the era when every- current line-up
thing went to hell and since our re-
the message of love union 2006; Dick
died - Rolling Stones Qwarfort / Bass,
at Altamont, The Peter Espinoza
Manson murders in / Guitars, Rikki
LA, Jimi Hendrix and Dahl / Drums and
Janis Joplin deaths me vocals
and so on. “1969” is ROCKNATION:
just about this when How did it feel
people came to San getting back on
Francisco in 1967 with stage with Nasty
flowers in their hair, Idols with a suc-
and two years later cessful re-union
they had to have a 44 gig at the Swe-
in their belt. den Rock Festi-
ROCKNATION: This is val in 2006?
your 5th album on ANDY PIERCE: It
Perris Records you was great to get
have a history working back together
with them please fill us again and the
in about that. fun thing is that
ANDY PIERCE: We we’re still doing
hooked up with Perris it. We actually
Records ten years ago thought of the
when they wanted to re-union as a one