brothers on the side…cosmic disco
December 25, 2007
Cosmic Disco opened my eyes to what a music blog can really achieve. Writing their own pieces, seeking out their own interviews, putting on club nights, and creating fresh new mixtapes. Makes my meagre efforts seem rather pointless and self-indulgent really…
I was floored when they wrote back to say they would be interested to answer my questions for this series. Which goes to prove, not only do they have excellent taste in music, a stellar blog and a way with the ladies, but they are also thoroughly nice chaps as well.
Please enjoy my all too brief chat with the fellas behind Cosmic Disco…
BACK TO BASICS
BLOG NAME:
CONTRIBUTORS:
Simon Ashton (Baggy)
Neil Hill (Niles)
Mark Webster (THP/Bucky)
DATE OF FIRST POST?
27-07-07
HOW OFTEN DO YOU POST?
Baggy: Whenever the mood takes but consciously at least once a week.
Niles: Rarely, but hopefully plentifully now work have unbanned blogs.
THP: Not as much as I would like after getting off to a flying start.
WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU STOP THE BLOG?
Baggy: Infighting, girlfriends & the Internet one day deciding it wanted to stop.
Niles: Simon and Mark splitting up would be a huge problem.
THP: Neil forgetting to contribute to the running costs again.
HYPE MACHINE OR EL.BOWS?
Baggy : Don’t use either.
Niles : Say what?
THP: The Hype Machine.
BLOGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE
WHAT IS BEHIND YOUR BLOG NAME?
Mark Webster is part of the original team who came up with the concept of the ‘Information Superhighway’ and many moons ago decided to purchase the domain name Cosmic Disco. It also helps that we basically enjoy all things cosmic and all things disco.
THE BLOG IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN?
Baggy: The Inland Revenue’s recent loss of over 7.5 million families’ personal data.
Niles: Channel 4’s Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians.
THP: You.
THE BLOG IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN?
Baggy: A world-class striker being purchased for Manchester City in the January 2008 transfer window.
Niles: Biscuits.
THP: True love.
A POST YOU ARE DAMN PROUD OF?
Baggy: Beppe Loda Interview.
Niles: Micronauts Interview (Simon have you read this yet?)
THP: Karen Young - Hot Shot live on the Soap Factory Disco
WHY MP3S, AND WHY NOW?
We post podcasts & mixes in mp3 format but we made a conscious decision to stay away from becoming a ‘mp3 blog’ by concentrating on our radio podcasts, mixes and interviews to become more of a musical portal as opposed to a straight up mp3 blog. A ‘Blog Not Blog’ if you will.
WHAT BAND OR PRODUCER IS REALLY DOING IT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW?
Baggy: Chromatics/Glass Candy (Italians Do It Better) Studio, AMO1, and Sorcerer to name only a few. 2007 has been a really strong year for quality new releases. The beauty of music being you could live several lifetimes and never stop discovering new music be it from the past or present.
Niles: I am a big fan of the French electro labels so Sebastian, Justice, Uffie, Busy P, Boys Noize, The Whip and people like that. There is too much good music being produced at the moment. It’s ace.
THP: Chromatics with out a shadow, Keith, Balkan Beatbox, 80hertz plus all the above and then some.
OTHER THAN LIKING THEIR TRACK WHAT WOULD A BAND OR LABEL HAVE TO GIVE YOU TO MAKE YOU POST ON THEM?
Baggy: Vinyl, money, groupies, beer, sweets, merchandise, that kind of stuff, y’know.
Niles: Unrequited love.
THP: I like free stuff.
IF YOU COULD GET ANY WRITER OR MUSIC EVENT EXCLUSIVE FOR YOUR BLOG, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Baggy: To interview Cliff Richard and him openly come out as being a lifelong Homosexual.
Niles: Cliff Richard revealing his boyfriend of the last 10 years to be Baggy.
THP: Cliff Richard going into detail about a ménage a trios involving Pete Masters and Baggy whilst repeatedly listening to Devil Women.
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
3 BLOGS THAT YOU RECOMMEND / INSPIRED YOU TO START:
3 DESERT ISLAND BOOKS:
Baggy: Love Saves The Day (Tim Lawrence), 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Steven R.Covey) & Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs & Ham.
Niles: American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis), Timoleon Vieta Come Home (Dan Rhodes), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera).
THP: Love Saves The Day (Tim Lawrence), The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Edward Tufte)…
3 DESERT ISLAND RECORDS:
Baggy: Jimi Hendrix - ‘Bold As Love’, Al Green - ‘I’m Still In Love With You’ & Stone Roses - ‘Stone Roses’.
Niles: Phoenix - ‘Alphabetical’, Air - ‘Moon Safari’ & Michael Jackson - ‘Thriller’.
THP: Pink Floyd - ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’; Daft Punk - ‘Homework’ …
3 PEOPLE YOU REALLY HOPE WILL READ YOUR BLOG:
Baggy: My Cosmic Disco co-horts, someone who wants to give us a radio show on a national network and Prince Harry.
Niles: Scarlet Johansson, Lindsey Lohan & Ghandi.
3 PEOPLE YOU HOPE WILL NEVER READ YOUR BLOG:
Baggy: Unity Radio owner/s, my full time employer & the local police constabulary.
Niles: Greeny the Unity Radio boss, Luke Solomon & Prince.
THP: Greeny, my mum, employer.
AND FINALLY
A TRACK FOR THE READERS OF INNERSOUNDS…
Baggy: I could pick any track from this album but decided to go for the title track from Hendrix’s - Bold As Love as it’s got everything I love about Jimi in one single track. I got heavily got into Psycadelic Rock from the age of about 12 when I started to play guitar, which resulted in me performing in several small time art school bands throughout my teens, this track reminding me of the start of what is still an ongoing period of absorbing anything musical.
Jimi Hendrix - Bold As Love
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Big up the Baggy, nice read!
Manchester blogging at it’s best. A firm favorite.
Big up the Innersounds!
Cheers guys…