I
first heard tut Secret Goldfish on Mark Radcliffe's night time programme
with the amazing single, Come Undone, back in the day. With two albums
out so far, Aqua Pet....You Make Me (on Creeping Bent) and Jet Streams
(on Marina) the four piece are comprised of Katy McCullars (vocals),
Paul Turnbull (drum drums), John Morose (guitars) and Steve McSeveney
(bass). Another single Dandelion Milk Summer made John Peel's Festive
31 and was a good 'un. Here's answers to questions answered by Katy:
NP:
How long have you been going?
SG: About three years.
NP: Are you from Glasgow?
SG: No no no. Lanarkshire, the depths and beyond. I'm from East Kilbride,
John's from a tiny village called Glassford, Steven's from Shotts.
Paul's from Glasgow but he's an Edinburgher now.
NP: Do you fit in with other Glasgow bands?
SG: What do you mean? Like Lego? Who knows? We are us and they are
themselves. I'd happily 'fit in' with some of them, but definitely
not all of them.
NP: Rangers or Celtic?
SG: Celtic all the way.
NP: Who are your main influences?
SG: The Shangri La's, Blondie, the Buzzcocks, the Sweet, Subway Sect,
Lovin' Spoonful.
NP: Where did you come up with name Secret Goldfish from?
SG: In 'The Catcher In The Rye' it's the name of Holden Caulfield's
big brother's book of short stories.
NP: Do sea monkeys exist?
SG: Sea monkeys? Why not. There are sea horses so they're probably
sea monkeys too I expect.
NP: What will your next release be?
SG: 'Punk Drone', as one side of the next Creeping Bent Singles Club
single. The other side is a brilliant track by Scientific Support
Dept. from Glasgow.
NP: Whats your favourite Woody Allen film or do you just think
hes a dirty old sod?
SG: I like lots of them - Annie Hall, Manhattan, Sleeper...
NP: Do English people have Tartan Envy?
SG: No I don't think so but lots of Americans do.
NP: What's the connection with Creeping Bent?
SG: It's the most innovative independent record label in Glasgow and
we're happily glued together.
NP: Who is your favourite Simpsons character?
SG: Homer, because he's so obnoxious and un-PC which I like. John
Morose is the Homer Simpson of the Secret Goldfish.
NP: Why did you cover Come As You Are?
SG: Because we liked it. The only reason to do anything. Also Marty
Thau (New York Dolls/Suicide producer) asked us to do it specifically.
NP: Why was Jet Streams released on Marina as opposed to a British
label?
SG: Because they approached us and they do good sleeves.
NP: Gentle Ben or Flipper?
SG: Flipper. Well actually Skippy to be truthful.
NP: Who is your favourite Star Wars character?
SG: I hate, loathe and detest Star Wars.
NP: What were you like at school?
SG: Style and hair-wise, very similar to Trisha Yates from Grange
Hill. Otherwise very shy, good at English, abysmal at Maths and very
busy snogging the school football team.
NP: What have you been doing today?
SG: Learning a Jonathan Richman song. Making broccoli and carrot soup
and watching Ricki Lake.
NP: Have you ever written for/a fanzine?
SG: We put out one issue of a Creeping Bent magazine. It was mainly
personal rants and funny pictures.
NP: What do you think of Texas?
SG: I travelled through it for 2 days on a bus once and slept outside
and went horse riding. Yeh, it's brilliant. If you meant the band
- nothing.
NP: If you were stranded on a desert island which band member would
get eaten first?
SG: Whoever was fattest at that particular time.
NP: Have you ever heard of Colchester?
SG: It's in England somewhere.
NP: What are accountants?
SG: People who are good at Maths and enjoy counting.
NP: Do you think going DIY is a good idea?
SG: Yes. If things don't work out the way you wanted them to, you
only have yourself to blame, therefore things usually work out just
how you want them. It's harder work, but ultimately more workmanlike.
NP: What's the best review you have ever got?
SG: Reviewers don't really have a clue. I don't like any reviews.
NP: Where is Strawberry Street?
SG: In Bologna, Italy in a whole block of streets named after fruits
and vegetables.
NP: Have you got a favourite Spice Girl?
SG: No, I think they're all the same.
NP: What is Girl Power?
SG: Oh god. Something really silly and 90s. A female journalist once
asked me what it was like to be a 'woman in rock' - I can't answer
questions like that.
NP: What's your favourite Chevy Chase film?
SG: I hate Chevy Chase.
NP: What else would you like to say that I haven't prompted you
to say?
SG: Sorry for sounding so negative. If you'd asked me about 'Grease'
I would've had many more positive things to say. It's very very grey
and dreich and horrible up here right now and we're too busy looking
forward to sunshine frolics in summer to think of anything else.
Creeping
Bent
PO Box 3645
Glasgow
G42 9AU
Scotland
[taken
from No Pictures 8]
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