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Where the hell did you find an Argentinian singer in Helsinki??
"That's one of the most frequently asked questions. It's just one of
the many odd turns in the story of the Flaming Sideburns. Eduardo's mom is
originally from Finland so he visited here already as a kid. Heh, on the
first trip he wanted to take some snow with him back to Argentina! Anyhow,
years later Eduardo came back on his own and for reasons unknown to anybody
decided to stay. He's got double-citizenship so he had no trouble with
immigration.
"
The Flaming Sideburns got their own monthly rock night, the Bama Lama Lu
Parte-e-e, in Helsinki. How did that come about and what is the exact link
between the band and the party?
"The link is that when there's Bama Lama Lu parteee The Flaming
Sideburns are usually playing, or at least we show-up and do some dj'ing and
heavy-duty drinking. We started the thing to get a good party going on here
and it worked really good on us. We've played at the club something like 50
times which wouldn't have been possible otherwise. When we have our own
party we are able to book ourselves to play there every month! Pretty
clever, ain't it? Thanks to that we've built up a very solid following here
in Helsinki. When we play at Tavastia Club now some 1000 people turn up.
Always sold out.
"
Is there a good rock scene in Helsinki (or in Finland in general) anyway
and if, which are the bands to look out for in the near future?
"After a more quiet period it's really starting to bloom again. All
these kids are getting sick of techno and start their own rock'n'roll bands
instead. We're doing really well. The album went to Top 20 with a bullet and
stayed there for eight weeks. I'm just hoping all these kids buying our
records will start their own bands. Out of the current bands I can recommend
The Hypnomen and Thee Ultra Bimboos who started around the same time with
us. Then there's a bunch of really promising new ones like Sunride,
Sweatmaster and Screaming Stukas.
"
After a lot of singles, tracks for compilations and EPs 'Hallelujah Rock
'N' Rollah' is only the Flaming Sideburns first full length album. What took
you so long?
"We are a bunch of lazy sods! Seriously, isn't there too many albums
coming out these days anyway? Too many half-baked albums. Releasing a record
is way too easy for bands. There are millions of record labels and if you
don't get lucky with them you can do it yourself. Back in the "good old
days" bands were lucky if they ever got a chance to do a single. They had to
fight for it, they really had to be something before they were able to do
it. We kinda like it that way. In the beginning we just wanted to play
shows, a lot of shows, just to get good enough. Too many bands release their
album first and then they start to play around. That's insane! It's like
making a meal first and then you would learn how to cook.
"
'Spanish Blood' was originally an instrumental track by the Croatian band the Bambi Molesters. How did that cooperation work out and
how do the Bambi Molesters like the result?
"I have to correct you a little bit. It was a song with lyrics by an
instrumental band. Since they don't have a singer they didn't know what to
do with it and handed the song to us. We got a demo tape from them and
turned the song around in a major way. We made it to be a Flaming Sideburns
song... and that's what we try to do with all of the covers. I don't really
know what they think about the final result but at least they liked it when
we played it live down in Croatia.
"
There's lots of guest musicians on 'Hallelujah Rock 'N' Rollah'. Could you
tell something about them and are you going to bring any of them on tour?
"Most important of the guests is Johnny Volume who is actually playing
guitar with us now since Jeffrey Lee moved over to the USA. His brother
Ville is also playing some keyboards. Who else is there... Pekka from the
Hypnomen came to listen the recordings and ended up playing one more guitar
solo. Then The Soundtrack of our Lives were playing in Helsinki and they
wanted to check out our new stuff. That's how Ebbot and Ian got to play on
the record. Sweet Sound of L-U-V has got a great duet with Eduardo and Marjo
Leinonen, who is a great singer on her own as well. She's got a band called
the Balls!
"
Do you think the current Scandinavian rock 'n' roll explosion has any
chance of making it to the mainstream? Or to put it in other words: why
would people who pay too much to watch the Rolling Stones make charicatures
of themselves or the Black Crowes cover Led Zep songs not wise up and buy
'Hallelujah Rock 'N' Rollah', go see the Flaming Sideburns live and still
have money left for a few beers?
"Up here in Scandinavia it is sort of mainstream. Backyard Babies hit
number one in Sweden, The Hellacopters' records are getting gold, Turbonegro
is getting a huge following even though they are gone, our record is doing
really good. Outside of our own neighborhood it's naturally harder since we
are put on the same level with all these bands you mentioned. Then it's
mostly about how good the marketing is you've got. Knowing our limited
resources we are in a tough spot then. But it's proven up here that this kind
of musiccan climb high on the charts. Our record was right there next to Bon
Jovi, which is really scary but on the other hand gives some hope for
rock'n'roll music.
"
Lyrics don't seem to be very important to the Flaming Sideburns. Is that
correct?
"For me personally music comes first but I know Eduardo is putting a
lot of his emotions into it. They might sound a bit odd at times but he's
really working on the right feeling more than a message or something.
"
Often with a Flaming Sideburns' track you think "Ah, that's a bit of
AC/DC" or "Definitely Lou Reed!" Do you start out to make a track in a
certain style?
"Not really. Sometimes they just turn out that way and we don't really
mind it. Y'know, no matter what people might claim 99,9 per cent of rock
bands are stealing from other bands. That's just the way it is. Or how many
bands can you name that don't sound like anything you've ever heard? I don't
think there is one. It starts with the rhythm and ALL rock bands in the
world are using 4/4-beat a lot if not all the time. In that respect all the
bands in the world are retro. It's more important to try to come up with
something fresh and inspiring than desperately try to sound totally
different from everybody.
"
Anything else people should know about the Flaming Sideburns?
"They should definately be there when we come to town. We can rock your
world and roll your brains. If you are sick and tired of boring art rock or
stupid nu-metal come to fresh your mind with some serious rock'n'roll
boogaloo. Hallelujah!"
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