"VICES WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR LIFE"

A mysterious 'Q' recently interviewed Screaming J from queer punk-noise band Screaming J Rule... and here it is... the interview:

Q: What’s your favourite band?

Screaming J: Ooh… I like quite a lot of different music. Erm… I tend to be a fan of songs more than of bands cause all bands tend to do something a bit shit at some point.

Q: That’s a very modern approach.

Screaming J: Yea… erm… I do love Blues Traveler.

Q: Is there any Blues Traveler influence in the Screaming J Rule sound?

Screaming J: We don’t have any harmonicas, which is a shame, but then I don’t think it’d work. Possibly some of the delivery in Vices is slightly John Popperesque.

Q: What’s your favourite song of yours and why?

Screaming J: I really like Nazi Smasher… cause I really don’t like Nazis and, you know, it’s just pretty cool, I reckon.

Q: Are you going to release any music at any point?

Screaming J: Yes. That is definitely definitely on the agenda because why be a band if we’re not going to do that? That seems insane!

Q: So what are we going to get? An album? An EP? A single? What’s it going to be?

Screaming J: I think probably an EP first, with a view to doing a full album afterwards.

Q: Are you going to play any gigs at any point?

Screaming J: If it kills me, we will play a gig at some point! Even if we just do it in the street!

Q: What would be your ideal venue in Liverpool?

Screaming J: Ideal venue? Currently I think Maguire's Pizza Bar would suit us really well because of the size. I think that’s the best bet at the moment; that’s sort of the most likely venue.

Q: Is punk music still relevant in 2016?

Screaming J: I think so. I think it should be, because everything’s horrible and punk is about fighting back against like… just sort of the horrific oppression of the monied people that are awful and terrible and just like to see people crushed beneath their heel. So I think it should be. And smashing… you know… their faces in would be… That’s possibly slightly too violent… or not… you choose.

Q: Who do you think will like Screaming J Rule?

Screaming J: All the cool people and all the sensible people and lots of people… Everybody should like us cause we are nice human beings with fun-good music that is also politically motivated to the smashing of Nazis and the putting of heads on spikes.

Q: Can you recommend a song we should go and listen to right now?

Screaming J: Yes, you should go and listen to Nazi Smasher on Youtube or Vices on Youtube… Vices will make you feel better about your life.

Q: Live versions?

Screaming J: Yes.