See more ideas about school bullying, punk, my happy place. .A make up primarily designed for the twilight hours and the creatures that inhabit it. I never know what to expect except hopefully it will be a decent show. We were a band that was known for doing songs that were fast, full of energy and under three minutes long. I suppose that in a way it did that immediately. That is the one thing that I miss, especially in the early days. Recuperating a bit from The Black Album 's uneven impact while still aiming to try whatever they want in studio, here the same four members, along with soon-to-be regular Roman Jugg on various keyboard parts, come up with their strongest album since Machine Gun Etiquette. At that time we had gotten into lush productions which made people forget about having a raw song in the charts. Tag: Dave Vanian THE DAMNED Documentary: An EXCLUSIVE interview with director WES ORSHOSKI. Looking back over the last forty years, what would you regard as your proudest moment? Found inside – Page 199... that in the very same year that Interview with the Vampire was published, Dave 'Vanian' (from 'Transyl-Vanian') was fronting the punk band The Damned ... And just to cover all bases is there anything happening these days with your side project Dave Vanian and The Phantom Chords? We have briefly mentioned the tour. But when I heard that he and Dave Vanian, the band's lead singer, were gonna stop by the offices of Punk and maybe down some beers, well, I was there. Essentially a very private man, he took some time out ahead of their forthcoming tour to have a chat with Kevin Cooper and this is what he had to say. The orchestrated part was learnt separately for the live TV show that we were doing. Meet Dave Vanian, vocalist and wannabe vamp: "People would ask you why you joined a band," says Dave, "and other people would say, 'Well, I want to drink as much as I can, take as many drugs as I can, fuck as many women as I can…' and all that stuff. Found inside – Page 51He remained at Decca until 1970 when he had an interview with George Martin and ... Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords and Big Audio Dynamite ( aka BAD ) . In an interview with Creative Loafing Tampa, the frontman for The Damned explained that . Dave and Rat at the music awards 85. He gladdens my eye, warms my heart, and entrances my frontal lobes. I opened the door to be greeted by a new-look Dave Vanian and a same-as-ever Bryn Merrick. His birth name is David Lett and she is currently 64 years old. Things were not happy in the camp. We have recently discovered some old tapes of The Phantom Chords and there are some other tracks on there that I had forgotten about. You would have a chat and then go off on your way and it would be really cool. The founding members Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible and Brian James will play four . News!! They couldn’t believe the audience reaction. You don’t want to hear people going on about how terrible the world is and how we’re all going to die, well I certainly don’t. Chapter 2: The Bubble Bursts. What I wanted was the haunted mansion on the hill. DV: This band never goes on stage and just does the gig. If they had taken the song and completely redone it in a totally different way then perhaps that would have been more interesting. What made originally enamoured you with looking like a Vampire? Vanian: "Grimly Fiendish" is literally a comic story. The Marquee has gone and what a mess Tin Pan Alley is now. Luckily, everything that we did seemed to go perfectly well for us for a change (laughter). He is my happy place :). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The Damned's vocalist, Dave Vanian, later stated that the group were forced into the studio to record the album before they had prepared any new material for it. It’s nice that there has recently been a resurgence of interest into our music. The Damned UK Fortieth Anniversary Tour starts on November 12th and they play Wrexham Glyndwr William Aston Hall on November 16th. Found inside – Page 743In the early interviews , Mark Mothersbaugh was always in character , while ... their singer Dave Vanian ( who came to the station in full makeup and cape ! ) ... David Vanian of The Damned. Who’s next, Flock of Seagulls? What is your perspective of that album looking back? You are playing Wrexham on this tour, a small town that boasts a large following for The Damned, as many places around the UK do. I remember a gig in Ashton-Under- Lyne in 1983 that sums this support up well. Found inside – Page 140... in a recent interview.76 Better received was a series of engagements in the ... onlooker who happened to be the girlfriend of Damned singer Dave Vanian. We’re all heavily influenced by the first garage bands of the Sixties like The Seeds, The Shadows of Knight, The Doors, Strawberry Alarm Clock and hundreds of others. Then there’s obviously MC5 and The Stooges while Captain is heavily influenced by Prog bands and Terry Riley and all kinds of odd stuff. I doubt if anyone else will remember them (laughter). He's my favourite Work of Art. They took a turn toward goth, led by front man Dave Vanian, and were at the vanguard of that emergent movement as well. 1977. pHoto: Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns. When we were kids, there was a newspaper that used to come called TV Comic , and it had British cartoons. David Vanian speaks to Dave Jennings about forty years as The Damned frontman. Visordown talks to Josh; the owner of a 1998 Honda CR500, which is more affectionately known as the 'Ping King'. We began by discussing what was surely the jewel in the crown for many Damned fans in their years of following their never less than compelling career, the 40th Anniversary bash at the Royal Albert Hall. There won’t be any juggling or magic acts unfortunately or burlesque shows but who knows maybe next time. Home » Features » Interviews David Vanian The lead singer of The Damned, former grave digger and lifelong bike fan stops off at the Ace Cafe on his 45 Flathead for a coffee and a chat He owns the stage - his persona towers over the audience like an impending avalanche. Fairly well (laughter). They were a great band and slightly unusual. So hopefully it will be a no holds barred kind of thing (laughter). More from Dave can be found by checking out his Louder Than War Author Archive. I could never understand that because the press are meant to report what they see, not give an opinion. My tastes in music, literature, art and any sort of sartorial style I have since been noted for pioneering, would have been the same in whatever profession I had chosen to pursue. I think that the truth of it is that people like Glen, The Ruts and I, we were really just musicians; we were bands. We worked hard before that getting to that point but you just never know, sometimes the best rehearsed shows are the worst and the ones where you just walk out onto the stage are the best. However, they were all really nice and loved what we’d done and we got on really well and kept in touch. Dave Vanian realllllly wants to be a vampire. Meet Dave Vanian, vocalist and wannabe vamp: "People would ask you why you joined a band," says Dave, "and other people would say, 'Well, I want to drink as much as I can, take as many drugs as I can, fuck as many women as I can…' and all that stuff. Found insideFor the first time, this book tells the fascinating story of Dave Vanian's beloved project The Phantom Chords. It is with some irony that I am considered an icon since before joining The Damned. The quality of the clips was I found surprisingly good but unfortunately the show was cancelled, not fulfilling the run, as the Redemption TV channel became solely a music channel with no other programming. The first album was brilliant but it was Brian’s album. I think that in the world you have got a lot of people who found themselves thinking that it was impossible to be able to do anything on your own. Love The Damned, no other band comes close and no one ever will. Illamasqua’s roots are essentially from the joyous and decadent times where theatre and free expression were at its zenith. Aspirations would be world peace or a piece of the world (laughter). It can't have escaped anyone's notice that The Damned are celebrating their 40 th Anniversary . It was just as if no time had gone by and in a weird way I suppose that for them it hadn’t; it’s just that the world changes. Music is the thing for me more than singers. With all of the clubs either closing or being knocked down where do kids now play to get their grounding. In the same way as when The Ramones played London there were loads of bands which came out of that. It was like a culmination of everything that‘s happened over the years, this journey we’ve been on with our audience. Within that there are always the great bands that are still there, for example, Link Wray was performing some amazing stuff. All photos by Dod Morrison. DV: I think it would have to be The Royal Albert Hall gig, as we’ve already discussed. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! David Vanian is a rock musician and lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. DV: There’s the one thing The Damned have in their songs and that is optimism. There was a time some years ago now when The Captain had a couple of mirrors on the stage so that he could watch himself (hysterical laughter). Formed in 1976 in London, The Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, an album, have a hit the UK charts, and tour the United States. Does any of the new crop of singers excite you or don’t you listen to the new stuff? What is your take on the on the rabid enthusiasm for punk and psychobilly? We weren’t writing music for other people and their approval, we were just writing good music for the sake of good music. The Damned Founder Rat Scabies. Eventually I went along to see bands like The New York Dolls but sadly I never did get to see David Bowie. Generally, if anything it opened some doors and the world changed. And when they played with us they were as good as they were back in 1968. The Damned were not and are not a political band. Can you give us any clues as to what we can expect? David Vanian's measurements, clothes & shoes size is being updated soon or you can click edit button to update David Vanian's height and other parameters. We went down a storm on the West Coast and received some great press. We catch up with Suzuki's top gun. There is also a gig review of The Damned at London's Royal College of Art on 30 March 1977: 'Time passes. In this long lost interview Alex Barker finds out about make-up, vampires and his interest in the moving picture. And if we had a big fancy producer, a big studio, and spent time, I don't think we would have gotten that. Are there any ambitions left for you to achieve? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Instead of reporting that people were queueing round the block and couldn’t even get into our gigs, there was one review at the time that basically said, “The Damned played and I went home”. Their first album, released in 1977, is the . Pity. I actually saw them before I was actually properly in a band and then ironically some years later we got to do a tour with them. Can you believe that this year marks the fortieth anniversary of New Rose? You have entered an incorrect email address! Anja Huwe, I met for the first time on the Illamsqua Art Team. The film quality was really good and I thought “that band looks really exciting, I’d go and watch that band now. So where do you learn your trade, well I guess that it’s through the internet and stuff isn’t it. This was their 40th anniversary tour and the show killed. Word is out that you’re working on a new album. It’s an almost unique chemistry and the Wrexham gig, for example, will be different from others on the tour. Some songs may be about a downer, but they will also be about how you can be uplifted by something if you really try. See more ideas about dave, punk bands, post punk. I have little or no influence on those bands, I was too late to be influential. You do the usual thing like playing the music, shoot your own film in your bedroom, get yourself on YouTube and become a star without the help of anybody I suppose. What can I expect? I had originally planned to interview the Captain a day later. They will then head out on a British tour which includes a visit to loyal Damned territory  when they play The William Aston Hall at Wrexham Glyndwr University. I never thought of myself as wearing’ girls make-up’, it was ‘male grooming’ and you make the best of your features either way. I am one of those people who before I go don’t think that I am going to enjoy it or I don’t go. Invada Records and Lakeshore Records To Release Before The Flood OST, Kitty Tsunami and The Chickenhawks Go To Florida – album review, Haggard Cat: Dead Wax, Birmingham – live review, WATCH THIS! There will be a full history of the band and why it stopped. I didn’t expect it to be such an emotional thing for the audience but it certainly was. They were just at the wrong time really. Uncompromising and entirely unpretentious, The Damned were great musicians out to have a good time. Oh no, it’s all hush hush (laughter). An interview with Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible recorded for GLR (Greater London Radio) to promote the co-headlining Phantom Chords/Captain Sensible tour of December 1995. Budding film directors would send me a short clip they had made. As a singer those are the type of things that I would probably cite. Also thrilling was the news that bassist Paul Gray, who'd been a major part of both The Black Album and Strawberries, was . These days music is so bizarre which is what makes music this kind of moot point. Found insideHere is the most comprehensive history yet of this fascinating offshoot of extreme heavy metal. However, once I am on the road and actually doing the thing I really do start to enjoy it. I often find young bands that are doing stuff whilst I am looking for obscure 60s stuff when it will link to something and I will follow that through. He also knows Geneva well, having spent 22 years at the World Health Organization on secondment from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, in Washington, D.C. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up The Sky (forthcoming) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights ... We’re thinking at the moment that maybe it won’t just be songs on there, but possibly some instrumental tracks as well. Sometimes it won’t even be our comment it will be something that someone else has said. It will always be that way so I think that it was part of something and I think that it was the reason, if you know what I mean. I hear you are friends with Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland, and are were part of the original Illamasqua art team. Yes that’s right, I am very critical of just what the scene became. These are interspersed with new essays, reportage and oral histories from Exene Cervenka, KK Barrett, Gary Panter, Vivien Goldman, Richard Meltzer, Cali Thornhill DeWitt, Chris D., Bryan Ray Turcotte, Chris Morris, Ann Summa and Allan ... Well, I think what you have is a very different take on it. It was very low budget. Founding members Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible and Brian James will play four shows next July, tickets are on sale this . At least as good as Machinegun and strawberries! Punk infected every aspect of pop culture - from fashion to art. The audience were absolutely amazing. Found insideTwo days after the Sounds interview came out, the Sex Pistols played their ... Vic Godard and Dave Vanian, as well as journalists and photographers such as ... Found inside – Page 394... UK TV 1985 Rat Scabies on The Music Box, UK TV 1985 Dave Vanian appearance on Bliss TV Show, UK TV 1985 Dave Vanian interview on Scottish TV Video show, ... One of my best friends made me laugh afterwards when he said “well that’s it, you can die now!” It was fantastic for so many reasons, everything went perfectly well which you never know with something that big. Like Rock 'n' Roll in the '50s and the British Invasion of the '60s, Punk rock changed everything. The song arrangements are bigger than life and the production, particularly on Keep 'Em Alive and Black is the Night allows Dave Vanian's ridiculously underrated vocals to shine and thus reveal the stage impresario he is to those who haven't seen The Damned perform live. I liked it for its sincerity in depicting the Yorkshire people. It’s even worse on the West Coast because it’s a younger place and they don’t seem to realise the value of their history. So with out further Sade Adu.a transcript of our chat. There was talk for a long time of the whole of CBGB being lifted out piece by piece and being reassembled in Las Vegas as an attraction, would you believe (laughter). A deluxe edition including a slipcase, photo print, and a sewn-in zine from founding writer for the British music paper Sounds, John Ingham was one of the first photographers to chronicle the emerging punk movement in London. I tend to go for things like The Last Shadow Puppets who harken back to that whole Walker Brothers double act and I would love to do something with those boys. Before Lestat joined Satan's Night Out, before Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp formed Hollywood Vampires, the rocker to set the style was Dave Vanian. The Damned frontman breaks down some of their classic cuts and explains how they got a "burst of pure energy and excitement" on their first album. 1982 saw another defiant gesture. Joking aside, I do like that band, I think that they are interesting simply because they do things differently which is good. That’s right. Found insideI was one of the first outside the music press to interview punk rock singer Dave Vanian of The Damned, in the Hemel Hempstead cemetery where he used to ... Found insideA visual survey of punk rock expression on the west coast places the genre's forefront contributors in a cultural and historical perspective, in a volume that features lavish imagery of such artists as Blondie, the Clash, and Iggy Pop. Even people like Tom Jones, those big sounding singers who you don’t get so much these days. I think that it has been really good for us. What had inspired you in the past as far as make-up was concerned? The Damned had been touring relentlessly since the release of 'Damned Damned Damned' and Brian was not so far forthcoming with material for the second LP. 4K. An icon for alternative cultures, Dave brought the Gothic image and lifestyle out of the shadows with his distinctive style, being one of the first men in music to wear make-up on stage and off. David Vanian is 64 years old. So I think that this album is not going to be a short album full of hits; what we hope is that it will be full of really good new songs. DV: We’re starting to work on it for next year. It is almost exactly the same (laughter). That gig was probably the most perfect gig that we have ever played for so many reasons. That whole kind of Bowie era was ending and they were just a little bit late in their timing. 'Wot No Bike' is a limited print run publication of the work of Paul Simonon (b.1955, London). I’m not sure what the first record was that I bought but I can remember the first few months when we were on tour we played up in Edinburgh and I was really happy to be able to get hold of a Oh Yeah single by The Shadows Of Night because they weren’t very popular in this country at that time. Going Underground features over 100 unique from Marie Kanger-Born of Chicago, Dixon Coulbourn of Austin, Brian Trudell of LA, Malcolm Riviera of DC, Justina Davies of New York, Ed Arnaud of Arizona and many others. We’ve all been there lad (laughter). Alkaline Trio founder/ Blink-182 guitarist Matt Skiba has one sticker on his car, a logo of original groundbreaking . I hear the before you were singing for the Damned, you were a Grave Digger-what was that like? I know that you are a very private man but have you never been tempted to get everything down in writing and release your autobiography? The Damned had no record label, Sounds, NME and Melody Maker had virtually ostracised you and yet the gig was packed to the rafters, the doors were rushed by fans who were locked out and your performance was absolutely electric. It’s difficult for me to say because probably The Captain has a record collection with lots of guitars on which he listens to. Do you think that punk achieved what it set out to achieve? Sitting in an airport for hours on end just isn’t fun anymore. I can’t really say much more than that. John Ingham. To me they are the real punk rock bands. There is more music around than there has ever been but there is far less money for the artists. Alkaline Trio/Blink-182's Matt Skiba interviews the Damned's Dave Vanian. Dave Vanian says that he's going to release a box set of Phantom Chords songs.. Pete Shelley & Steve Diggle, Hugh Cornwell, JJ Burnel, Dave Vanian & Captain Sensbile, Seggs, Jaz Coleman, Youth and more. Who did you first see playing live in concert? Prior to their 1976 track . As lead singer of The Damned, his was the first British punk band to release a single, put out an album and tour the United States. Powered by WordPress | site owner Amaranth, Illamasqua - Make up for your alter ego | Alternative Fashion and Lifestyle blog. And what you have to remember is that now days his sons have got an amazing band. The interview was taken on Tuesday night before their last set. It all came together so well, we were pushing boundaries and it was a very exciting time. In today’s social climate of doom and gloom, Illamsqua is a much need antidote to this bitter pill. We are lucky in the fact that we can still get a big audience whenever we play live. They were a cracking band though. I have not seen the movie as of yet. Shortly afterwards Dave and Captain would reform The Damned. Feb 21, 2021 - He's intelligent, elegant, intense: what's not to love? Formed in 1976 in London, The Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, an album, have a hit the UK charts, and tour the United States. INTERVIEW: David Vanian. You could feel the electricity in the air. So in answer to your question it all depends upon who you speak to. Funnily enough I didn’t see that many concerts. Via exclusive interviews with original band members Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James and Rat Scabies, John Ingham (best known for writing the first ever review of The Damned and the first ever interview with The Sex Pistols - both in UK music weekly 'Sounds' in 1976) is perfectly placed to recount the early hedonistic days of . You briefly mentioned the fact that you are excited about making a new album. His zodiac animal is Monkey. By the time we got to The Black Album we had all realised our song-writing strengths and where we were going. The nice thing was that the show had almost a party atmosphere. I think that all of the spontaneity has gone out of it, but they obviously loved the song and they did it and that’s great but it’s a case of saying okay, then moving on sort of thing (laughter). At the same time, he was discouraging Rat and Captain from contributing ideas they'd been working on together. Well, if you want my honest opinion then it’s not really my cup of tea because they knocked all of the life out of it by making it sound as though it has been played to a click track (laughter). For us young guys to be finally on a programme that we had watched all of our lives, seeing all of the dolly birds dancing, the bands that you like getting big, well it really was exciting. We were doing two ninety minute sets so there’s potential for things to go wrong there but it didn’t. It’s special for the people there that night. I can look at it totally from the outside as I didn’t write any of those songs, I was just fortunate enough to be the singer. Roll on the new album, I cannot wait!!! When you first debuted with the Damned, you became one of the first rock stars to “really” wear black lipstick. It’s funny that speedway has gone down the pan a lot and there doesn’t seem to be the interest like there was a few years ago now. So I tend to smile politely and say okay, but to be honest I am personally looking forward most of all to making a new album next year more than anything else. In a Songfacts interview with lead singer Dave Vanian, he explained: "It was an amazing experience because the idea was to capture the essence of the band - the live essence of the band. Found inside – Page 173Dave Vanian from The Damned , it is a fantasy recreation of the late ... Interview with the Vampire ( 1976 ) in particular anticipates the conflict between ... After splitting then reforming, The Damned stormed back with Machine Gun Etiquette, an absolute tour de force of an album but its follow up, The Black Album, is a hugely important and criminally overlooked piece of work. More Than Just A Record Label! Told here for the first time, the complete story of the legendary Stiff Records I would agree that punk evolved in America but I believe that it started way back in the 60s with the garage bands. That’s the key word for me. The record was a smash, hitting #7 on the UK Albums… However, the deal fell through unfortunately so it never happened. They also became the first UK punk band to tour the United States In an interview in 2017, James . DV: I love it because it’s the album where we started to change and evolve into The Damned we really were. As vocalist for first wave punkers The Damned . It’s also good for the fans as they feel part of it. They always used to get caught up in the machine. The record was a smash, hitting #7 on the UK Albums… But we saw it as being truthful to who we were and hopefully our audience would see that and of course, they did. The song is where David Bowie got Jean Jeanie from. A few years ago now we played a gig with The Electric Prunes and they hadn’t been together since the 60s but they had been playing together in their homemade studio. Found inside – Page 236... and its origins can be traced back to an interview in which Huey P. Newton, ... including Dave Vanian from the Damned, Ian Astbury from the Cult, ... The East Coast including New York is a lot more reserved and a lot cooler, it’s a bit like playing in London I suppose where the audiences have that attitude of ‘go on, impress us’ and they are very cool and laid back. Aug 20, 2021 - Explore Steve Devereux's board "Dave Vanian" on Pinterest. It was a weird ‘indie’ festival in a field somewhere but it was probably the most psychedelic you will have seen The Damned as we were so hyped up with meeting them. I have no idea why the kids are doing cassette tapes once again (laughter). Very few first-wave punk bands are still in business, but The Damned are still alive and well, with two original members still in their ranks: David Vanian and Captain . Some consider you one of the first Punk Icons-if not the first and many musicians and fans alike consider you to be the first “Goth”, beating out Siouxsie, Robert Smith, and even Peter Murphy for the right to lay that claim. Dave Vanian Photo: Devorah Ostrov Shortly after the Damned independently released (and had a Top 50 hit with) "Thanks for the Night," Rave-Up arranged to rendezvous with keyboardist/guitarist Roman Jugg and vocalist Dave Vanian at their fave London haunt, Alice In Wonderland. David Vanian's height is Unknown & weight is Not Available now. The Damned outside Bomp Records on their first U.S. tour. DV: The fans have always kept us going through the rough times when we were without record labels, managers or the right people with us to make things work. The album began production in June 1986 in Puk Recording Studios in Denmark. Yes that’s right. Dave Vanian hasn't done many interviews in the past, apparently, even absenting himself from them for the official book on The Damned by the late great Carol Clerk. Even the most expensive cassettes you never knew what was going to happen with them. When the first Walkman came out it was so liberating being out on tour and to be able to listen to your favourite music. If they are going to do that they should put the albums on wax cylinders (laughter). Before the war, speedway was bigger than football here in the UK. 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