Musicians

FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS

December 14, 2015 By Ash Leave a Comment

Happy Music Monday!

Today I have an awesome group called

FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS

These guys are an awesome hip hop group from Los Angeles!

They make some really rad music!

They also have some really cool style! I mean, how often is it that you find a guy that is both talented and stylish?! Let alone TWO!? These dudes are truly awesome!

I had the pleasure of being able to interview them for your reading pleasure!

So here you go!

Here is my interview with Nick Jordan & Hundo of

FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS!

All photo credits to: @b.xay

Hello! First, why don’t you introduce yourselves & tell us what you do!

Hi!! We are Nick Jordan and Hundo and we are friends of the friendless. We recently crash landed into the depths of the hood of LA after a quick multi dimensional joy ride through space and time. We’re now on a mission to find all of the like minded people of Earth to combine forces with and become unstoppable.

What’s your favorite song of yours currently?!

Nick: Mine is definitely “Congratulations” because my verses are hard af and it’s fun af live.

Hundo: Mine has to be “Ain’t it funny” because of the inspiration behind the song. To make a long story short, let’s just say someone was being fake behind my back and smiling to my face.

How would you describe your personal clothing style?

Nick: Probably just fly as fuck.

Hundo: Shout out to NTRL RBLS

Who are your main musical influences?

Nick: Outkast, Blink 182 and Aretha Franklin

Hundo: a solid tie between Tupac and Andre 3000. I’m like both of them really…Andre is weird in the best way. Pac was revolutionary and down for his cause.

How did you both get started doing music?

Nick: I started playing drums in my school band when I was 12, it was the first thing that ever started me doing it all. I’ve been in bands since I was 14 and haven’t known anything else.

Hundo: I grew up beating on doors and pots and pans and of course watching my mom beat box. It was natural to me from day 1.

What is one thing you want to accomplish as an artist?

FOTF: Take over the world and make the world a better place for us aliens.

Who inspires you to keep performing?

Nick: It’s just my favorite thing to do so I have to say myself. It’s what I like to do the most out of everything…ever. I don’t care if anyone else was still doing it, I would always perform no matter what, it inspires me.

Hundo: The look in my kids eyes. That’s it, it’s that simple. They think I’m a rockstar.

What is one interesting thing about yourself that not a lot of people know?!

Nick: I also love to paint and have so many paintings I’ve done already completed.

Hundo: I’m double jointed in my ring finger. It’s pretty interesting haha.

And lastly…. What is your favorite part about being an artist?!

Nick: Realistically, it’s inspiring other people to do anything whether it’s music or whatever they love to do.

Hundo: the perks!

SEE! I told you they were rad guys.

OH! Massive PERK!! (Just like Hundo was talking about!)

If you’re local to the LA area…they have a show coming up on December 16th!

Go follow their Instagram for the details of that!!

& Make sure you GO!! You won’t regret it. I promise!

They have some links you should look at!

So here you go!

xx ASH/ THE MANAGEMENT

SLOW CAVES

November 9, 2015 By Ash Leave a Comment

Happy Music Monday!

Today I have another RAD interview to share with you guys!

How I am able to find all these sick people to share with you guys…I have no idea!

MEET SLOW CAVES!

A radical band that has some even more radical music!!

Their music is alternative with some hints of electric pop behind it! I am not the best at describing music…butttt…..they will do a better job at that in their interview!

Anyways! I found these guys on Instagram of all the places! I believe they followed me??! Who knows! All that matters is I found them and fell in love!

I can totally see them playing at FYF one year!

Their music is SO much fun. The type of rock/alt music that makes you want to get up and dance!

Are you guys curious yet?!

Well I hope you are!

Here is my interview with SLOW CAVES!

What type of music do you guys play?

We play a mix of Indie-Garage-Rock that we have termed Synth-Punk. When we writes songs, we try to create a sound that mixes elements of Grouplove, Nirvana, and the Strokes. We like to write music that is fast paced and fun to play live.

When did you guys become a band?

Slow Caves started around January of 2014, I think we played our first show around March 2014.

Who had the original idea to create it?

All of us have known each other since we were in elementary school, and have all played together in different bands at some point in our lives. We wanted to start fresh with a new project and lineup and when Oliver moved back to Colorado from LA, the timing was perfect to form Slow Caves.

Why the name the Slow Caves?

When we were first starting the band, we were group-texting each other every day trying to come up with band names. Originally, we came up with DRM TLK (Dream Talk) and were really stoked on that name. But we realized that wasn’t a good fit for the type of music we wanted to write. I think Dave originally sent a text with the name, Slow Caves, and it just sounded right to us. Over time it’s developed it’s own meaning of the sound of your mind slowly caving in on you, using caves as a verb instead of a noun.

Who are your main musical influences?

We all have a pretty wide variety of influences but I think we can all say that The Strokes, Nirvana, Skaters and Wavves have all had a big impact on the way we play music.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be?

That’s not a hard choice, Julian Casablancas for sure.

What’s next for you guys?

Right now we are just trying to write more and more songs so we can get into the studio and release some new material. It’s been over a year since our first EP was released, and our style has changed quite a bit. We will still be playing a ton of shows though in the mean time, along with trying to pet as many dogs as we can find.

JAKOB MUELLER

What is your position in Slow Caves?

I sing and play guitar.

How would you describe your personal music style?

I’m into the dreamy kind of guitar playing and big guitar SO-LOWs. I like to add an ambient layer underneath everything. Texture is everything. So maybe Johnny Marr meets John Frusciante?

What is your favorite song currently?

What by Broncho

Who inspires you?

Mozart. His music hits me so hard. I especially love listening to his early music and comparing it to his later music. He was brilliant when we was young of course, but man he just kept on getting better. One of the things that I love most about his music, is his use of space and simplicity. Then, at other times, things get so heavy!

Where do you want to take your music career?

I want to always be improving/learning, making friends, and having a good time

OLIVER MUELLER

What is your position in Slow Caves?

I sing, I play guitar, I play bass, and I record for Slow Caves

How would you describe your personal music style?

I’m constantly trying to find a balance between subtlety and obviousness. Sweet guitar/bass parts that service the song, and don’t distract the listener.

What is your favorite song currently?

Eye Dozer by Spirit Club

Who inspires you?

Julian Casablancas inspires me more than any single person has. He basically made indie rock cool again, like, 7 times. His work with The Strokes alone is enough to evoke recognition from any music listener. And, his ventures into solo territory have proven dark, scary, beautiful, and chaotic. Not to mention his label, cult records, which has served as a platform for some of my favorite bands (The Virgins, Reputante).

Where do you want to take your music career?

I want to get to a level where I can realistically propose a collaboration with Julian Casablancas. I want to play big music festivals and play Foosball tournaments against Mini Mansions

DAVID DUGAN

What is your position in Slow Caves?

I play guitar and bass, and do all the booking, emailing amd what not

How would you describe your personal music style?

Energetic, I try to jump around and have as much fun as possible when I’m playing.

What is your favorite song currently?

Follow by DIIV

Who inspires you?

Christian Zucconi, watching him live makes you want to perform on another level. The first time I saw Grouplove I was instantly in love with how much passion and energy they bring to the performance. Also Deven Ivy of Residual Kid. That dude throws down harder than anyone.

Where do you want to take your music career?

I just want to keep having fun playing music with my best friends.

JACKSON LAMPERES

What is your position in Slow Caves?

I play the drums!

How would you describe your personal music style?

I am my own person. I have very simple style while still trying to look fly for a white guy.

What is your favorite song currently?

Its a tie between every single Mac Demarco song

Who inspires you?

Dan Aid and Wiredogs, Jakob and Oliver Mueller, David Dugan, Dave Grohl, Jojo Mayer, John Bonham and many more!

Where do you want to take your music career?

I want to grow as a musician and master other instruments besides the drums. Ultimately, I want to make an honest living doing what I love.

Here are their links so you can connect with them!!

xx ASH / THE MANAGEMENT

THE DRIVES

September 28, 2015 By Ash Leave a Comment

Happy Music Monday!!

Today it’s time to get UP CLOSE & PERSONAL with…

THE DRIVES

So I came across The Drives on Instagram of all places!

They are a Los Angeles based band that plays some super fun music! I picture them playing with the same crowd as FYF one day!!

The band is made up of 2 members; KC and Andrew! Simple as that!

The guys carry a great presence on their Instagram and I adore their music!!!

Anyways…enough of my ranting…here is my interview with…

THE DRIVES

What type of music do you guys play?

Indie rock with a side of electronic sprinkled with punk

When did you guys become a band?

February of 2015

Who’s idea was it to become a band?

KC and Andrew

Why the name “The Drives”?

Because we feel like our music is inspired by driving. These days we listen to a lot of music driving in our cars.

Who are your main musical influences?

Catfish and the Bottlemen, Phoenix, The 1975, The Killers, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys…get the vibe?!

If you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?

The 1975 and Toro y Moi.

What’s next for you guys?

Well that’s a great question…we’re finishing up our first EP and we’re going to start playing live shows soon.

Who inspires you?

Adrien Brody and Nicolas Cage

Where do you want to take your music career?

The boardwalk of venice…haha but seriously we want to play music for people who want to hear it.

What is your position in the band?

I am the guitar player and producer for the band and background vox.

How would you describe your own personal style?

Sweet Sunday Brunch.

What is your favorite song/artist right now?

Leave a Trace – CHVRCHES

ANDREW

What is your position in the band?

I am the other guitar player and vocalist.

How would you describe your own personal style?

Under the Venice pier.

What is your favorite song/artist right now?

Kathleen – Catfish and the Bottlemen

I told you these guys were cool!

Do you want MORE?!

Well here you go!!

SOUNDCLOUD

INSTAGRAM

ENJOY!!

xx ASH / THE MANAGEMENT

THE MANAGEMENT

FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS

SLOW CAVES

THE DRIVES

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