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Madra Salach
My name is Paul Banks, I'm from Raheny on the north side of Dublin, and I make contemporary folk music.
Could you tell us the story behind your most recent single?
I wrote our debut single 'Blue & Gold' about a petty gambling habit of mine. The song is fairly tongue in cheek.
Could you tell us something you really hate?
Upmarket pubs or hotel bars that have a stone finish on the tables so your pint glass clatters off the table whenever you place it down.
Bleach 9:3
We are Bleech 9:3, we are from Dublin Ireland and we make rock and roll music.
What led you to start writing and performing songs, and what brought you together?
With any band I guess you're looking for a group of people that share the same vision. Baz and I (Sam) met through sobriety, we met in an AA meeting back home. There was an immediate bond through that and we started writing music together almost straight away - but it was a while before we really copped on and started the band. Baz and James are brothers so they had been playing together all their lives, and Luke and I have been making music together for the past 5 years.
SILVERWINGKILLER
We are Yushang and James and our band is SILVERWINGKILLER, based in Manchester/Salford. Yushang is originally from Shanghai, China. James is originally from Peterborough in the East Midlands. We make music for the attention deficit generation, it's loud, it's in your face, it's electronic but it's raw punk for normal people. We like to think it's music that fits in a decaying future.
Could you tell us the story behind an upcoming single?
We have a single called 'JING'AN TEMPLE', which is a real place in Shanghai. We were both there one time to give our respect to Guan Yu (the Chinese deity of Loyalty, of whom is a symbol for Triad gangs). At the temple we felt we disrespected him, later that evening we found trouble in the streets and ended up in a fight that sent the both of us to hospital, we were cursed. Months later we officially formed SILVERWINGKILLER and ended up back in Jing'an Temple where we begged Guan Yu for his forgiveness. He gave us our blessing and that's when SILVERWINGKILLER started getting opportunities. We owe it to Guan Yu so he ended up on the cover.
Could you tell us something you really love?
We love video games, violent movies, Star Wars, but also bubble tea and hotpot.
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