CONCEIVED: 2008
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
BAND MATES: SHOGUN, SHORTTY & JOE
MUSICIAN NAME: LAW
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
BLACKTOWN , NSW
WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS LIKE?
HARD WORKING PEOPLE FROM DIFFICULT BACKGROUNDS
WHAT TABLE DID YOU SIT AT DURING LUNCH IN HIGH SCHOOL?
I HUNG OUT AT A BIG ROCK
DID YOUR PARENTS SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE TO BE A MUSICIAN?
YES, ALWAYS HAVE.
HAVE YOU EVER CHOSE TO WRITE A SONG WITHOUT A HOOK?
PROBABLY
DESCRIBE YOUR NERVES DURING THE LEAD UP TO YOUR DEBUT ALBUM?
NONE. IM HAPPY WITH IT SO THATS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
WHAT DOES DOWN UNDER MEAN?
PAUL HOGAN
FAVORITE BAND YOU’VE OPENED FOR?
KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES
ULTIMATE BAND TO OPEN FOR?
OASIS OR THE STONE ROSES
BEST BAND TO OPEN FOR YOU?
COUSIN BRIAN
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIG?
GONERFEST OR GOODGOD NEW YEARS EVE SHOW
TELL US YOUR FAVORITE PUNK SHOW STORY –
MAYBE THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING AT ‘NOW THAT’S CLASS’ IN CLEVELAND
WHICH OF THE 7 DWARVES ARE YOU?
SNOW WHITE
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BE IN A BAND?
SEEING CONATION AND THE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME AT 15
BRIEFING
I MOST ADMIRE: PARENTS AND MY GIRLFRIEND LEAH
THE SKY IS BLUE BECAUSE: BLUES A RELAXING COLOUR
FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT: FAHEEMS FAST FOOD IN ENMORE
WHERE I ITCH THE MOST: BACK
BEST PLACE TO BUY EQUIPMENT: ANYWHERE BUT AUSTRALIA
BEST WAY I PISS YOU OFF: SWINGING AT A 3-0 COUNT
YOU PISS ME OFF BY: TURNING THE DOUBLE PLAY TO END THE INNING
IF I RULED FOR A DAY I WOULD: GIVE EVERYONE THE DAY OFF
MUST HAVE PARTY SUPPLIES: BOTTLE OF J&B
WORST BAND IN HISTORY: MY FIRST BAND
BEST BAND IN HISTORY: OASIS
PROUDEST MOMENT: RELEASING THE 12″/WINNING BACK TO BACK GRAND FINALS WITH NORTH RYDE
FAVORITE BAND: OASIS
BEST BAND LATELY: STRAIGHT ARROWS
IF I COULD HANG WITH ANYONE *dead or alive* FOR A DAY: MY GRANDPA SO WE COULD PLAY CATCH
GET A BIGGER ROYAL HEADACHE
Royal Headache’s debut album, out May 8th on What’s Your Rupture?, is a collection of hard-charging soul-punk morsels, brief in duration, but as permanent to one’s psyche as a tattoo on skin. The immediacy of these songs is undeniable, as proven by the fact that both SPIN and NPR Music have chosen to stream the album in its entirety. NPR Music’s Otis Hart calls the set “an unabashed throwback to an era full of blue-eyed men copping and caffeinating the moves of Motown and Memphis, when rock stood in awe of soul music’s ecstasy and agony,” while SPIN’s David Bevan calls it “a power-pop throwdown that boasts the torque of hardcore and the dulcet tones of soul, all of which you can writhe and shimmy to.” Listen to the record and judge for yourself.
STREAM Royal Headache at NPR Music
STREAM Royal Headache at SPIN
ROYAL HEADACHE US TOUR DATES:
Fri. May 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Blue Star
Sat. May 26 – Oakland, CA @ Vitus
Mon. May 28 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
Tue. May 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Fri. June 1 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn (Chaos in Tejas)
Sat. June 2 – Austin, TX @ Club Deville (Chaos in Tejas)
Wed. June 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ House Party
Thu. June 7 – Chicago, IL @ The Burlington
Fri. June 8 – Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin
Sat. June 9 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Wed. June 13 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop
Thu. June 14 – New York, NY @ Warsaw [Northside Festival]
Fri. June 15 – Boston, MA @ P.A.’s Lounge
ROYAL HEADACHE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:
Thu. Sep. 6 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
Fri. Sep. 7 – Utrecht, NL @ dB’s
Sat. Sep. 8 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat (Stad Als Podium)
Sun. Sep. 9 – Vlieland, NL @ Into The Great Wide Open Festival
Sat. Sep. 15 – Metz, FR @ Astrophone
Sun. Sep. 16 – Tilburg, NL @ Incubate Festival
Thu. Sep. 20 – Göteborg, SE @ Showdown @ Henriskberg
Tue. Sep. 25 – Kortrijk, BE @ The Pit’s
Thu. Sep. 27 – Nantes, FR @ La Scene Michelet
Royal Headache online:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Headache/136799649689670
http://www.whatsyourrupture.com/
http://www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_rh.html
12″ CD/LP OUT NOW THROUGH
XVIII RECORDS (FRANCE)
WHAT’S YOUR RUPTURE ? (UNITED STATES)
R.I.P SOCIETY RECORDS (AUSTRALIA)
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