Band Q&A

Leif · 9th March 2006, 3:14pm

All band forum's should have one of these so here we go.

Where did the name The Bone Machine come from?

tw199y · 9th March 2006, 3:17pm

What makes your band special? ie do you have a fancy trick or something?

ozzymactom · 9th March 2006, 4:45pm

The "bone machine" came from a pixes sone(your bones got a little machine in it)or something like that.
it was Dave O'neill that came up with it.

Leif · 9th March 2006, 6:50pm

I've never really listened to that band but i might now

ok Next one...uhh

What would be the first thing you do if you got signed today?

martin@tbm · 10th March 2006, 2:18pm

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Originally Posted by tw199y

What makes your band special? ie do you have a fancy trick or something?

What, like juggling?

martin@tbm · 10th March 2006, 2:20pm

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Originally Posted by Leif

I've never really listened to that band but i might now

ok Next one...uhh

What would be the first thing you do if you got signed today?

Get drunk most probably.

Leif · 10th March 2006, 2:54pm

If you could take any band with you on your next gig who would it be?

i'd like to see cold but they split

ozzymactom · 10th March 2006, 8:36pm

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Originally Posted by Leif

If you could take any band with you on your next gig who would it be?

i'd like to see cold but they split

For me it would be silverchair and my chemical romance.
allways liked silverchair and my chem are fresh in my head
PS who was filming the gig?

Leif · 11th March 2006, 10:32am

Yeah cool! My fave band used to be My Chemical Romance because Gerard Ways amazing punk style voice.

Uhh i dunno who was taping it? I got a few pics that i sent to dave and i recorded a little bit on my phone but nothing that great. i'm sure there where other people recording it though.

Leif · 16th March 2006, 4:16pm

Is there a place you like to go to make your music? like a nice place high in scotland or a cafe?

Leif · 26th June 2006, 5:41pm

Was that an odd question? I just asked because at the time i was reading the bio of the band "cold" and i read that they made there last album in the lead singers little sisters room because she had cancer and it made them think and feel more to be there.

martin@tbm · 27th June 2006, 12:33pm

No, not an odd question I just didn't spot it was waiting an answer, sorry!

Hmm, that all sounds a bit deep and meaningful and perhaps a bit grim, but whatever works for them.

I guess for us the place isn't as important as the mood. If you're in the right frame of mind things seem to just come together without much effort, otherwise it can be a bit of a struggle and end up being fairly unproductive. You can't really force it so it's sometimes best to admit defeat and use the time productively by practicing existing songs for the live set or revisiting stuff we haven't played for ages. Sometimes that in itself can change the mood and get the creative juices flowing.

Most of our stuff comes about when we get together at the rehearsal studios or in each other's houses. Generally it'll start from jamming bits & pieces the guitarists or bassists had been working on and see where it goes. Occasionally someone will have a more or less completed song which may just end up with a few tweaks here or there. There's no rules or set formula though, sometimes we'll start something from scratch maybe just from an idea in someone's head or something that catches the ear while we're messing around or warming up.

Leif · 27th June 2006, 3:37pm

Good answer.

Ok next one! What do you do to increase your popularity with the big guns? Do you really wanna go large or are you happy where you are?

martin@tbm · 28th June 2006, 4:33pm

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Originally Posted by Leif

What do you do to increase your popularity with the big guns?

Now then, this is probably our biggest weakness. We've had minor success here and there with some of our ideas but without any real clue as to what we should be concentrating on we've by no means cracked it. I guess a lot of it is to do with luck as well though.

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Originally Posted by Leif

Do you really wanna go large or are you happy where you are?

For me the answer is both. I love being in the band and writing, performing & recording our songs. If the folk who hear us like it too then that's even better. I just really want as many people as possible to hear our stuff and hopefully enjoy it, if that means getting the chance to reach more people with the help of a record label then great, if it means doing it on our own that's cool too.

Leif · 29th June 2006, 2:15pm

Have you ever played or thought about playing a gig in the street with no build up or anything? just random?

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