The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ham Hornhead of the Trons
24 Jan 2011 | 3 min read
Standing at more than two metres tall and playing powerful rhythm guitar, Ham Hornhead of the Hamilton band the Trons, is a towering figure in New Zealand contemporary rock. A distinctive vocalist but one rarely given to interviews, Hornhead prefers to let the music speak for him and the band of equally disciplined -- one might almost say, programmed -- players. The Trons self-titled... > Read more
The Trons: Sister Robot
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Alicia Dara of Volcano Diary
24 Jan 2011 | 2 min read
Alicia Dara is the sublime voice and guiding intellect behind the currently unsigned Seattle band The Volcano Diary whose self-titled debut album is reviewed at Elsewhere. She was born in Vancouver, Canada, studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, worked in theatre and cabaret, and has released solo albums prior to forming the electro-acoustic Volcano Diary whose... > Read more
The Volcano Diary: Lightning Seed
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Chris Thompson
21 Jan 2011 | 2 min read
Chris Thompson was one of the disappearing figures in the New Zealand folk scene who toured with Julie Felix, counted among his peers the likes of Bert Jansch and Davy Graham while he was in the UK, and recorded some fine albums which have disappeared into the ether. His has recently released a self-titled double CD of a lost album from the mid Seventies along with some tracks off other... > Read more
Chris Thompson: Hugo Spellman
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Daniel Hewson
17 Jan 2011 | 2 min read
Daniel Hewson is a multi-instrumentalist living in Kerikeri, north of Auckland, New Zealand. His new album This Moment is released on his own label Scrynoose Music. It is reviewed at Elsewhere here and available from Amplifier here. The first piece of music which really affected you was . . . Stevie Wonder's Living for the City Your first (possibly embarrassing) role... > Read more
Daniel Hewson: Son of a Butcher
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Lloyd Cole
16 Jan 2011 | 2 min read
Lloyd Cole sprung to success with his band the Commotions on the highly literate and pop-memorable album Rattlesnakes in '84 but within a few years had moved to New York where he fell in with the likes of Robert Quine and Matthew Sweet. He has continued to explore his intelligent, probing and exquisitely crafted pop over a series of solo albums, the most recent being Broken Record. He... > Read more