Interview : Mother & Son
September 21st 2010 10:56
as conducted for www.musicfeeds.com.au
Bodie Jarman of Wollongong 2 piece Mother & Son took a moment to have a quick chat about whats been happening lately, the dying live music scene in Wollongong and why stories without happy endings have provided him with a muse lately.
1. Whats new in the Mother & Son camp?


Just finishing off our record basically, trying to get it ready for a November/December release. Got shows every weekend this month so busy, busy!
2. Describe your sound to the drunk guy at the bar?
I am the drunk guy at the bar haha… I guess, like a Tarantino sound track… or like Elvis in a blender, on acid.
3. How's the scene in Wollongong at the moment?
It’s taken a very big hit with the closure of the Oxford, which was the institutional rock venue with live music 4-5 days a week, to become a car park. Pretty much sums up Wollongong, live music seems to be an afterthought nowadays. Still some good bands kicking round though.
4. There's a very D.I.Y ethic in the band from making instruments and 
recording at home, how does this impact on the way you guys write and 
release music. Is it a freedom or a hinderance?
Definitely a freedom. I guess I like the control over our sound, I can experiment with recording techniques to get the trashy sound I hear in my head without the constraints of time and money.
5. What inspires you lyrically?
Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of old country like Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins, and early Bad Seeds and Beasts of Bourbon, so definitely the dark stuff, the tales without happy endings.
6. You guys are heading up the road for some shows in Sydney, why should 
readers check out your set?
If you wanna hear some old school garage, surfabilly blues rock’n’roll by a two piece, we are your guys… also, they can expect that at any moment we’ll forget what to play and just make some shit up. I think people dig spontaneity, right? Also most shows end with me in the crowd, and there’s a good chance of blood.
7. What's the first song to put on a mix tape?
Hmmm, probably the song that always gets us pumped to play, Ace of Spades by Motorhead.
Bodie Jarman of Wollongong 2 piece Mother & Son took a moment to have a quick chat about whats been happening lately, the dying live music scene in Wollongong and why stories without happy endings have provided him with a muse lately.
1. Whats new in the Mother & Son camp?


Just finishing off our record basically, trying to get it ready for a November/December release. Got shows every weekend this month so busy, busy!
2. Describe your sound to the drunk guy at the bar?
I am the drunk guy at the bar haha… I guess, like a Tarantino sound track… or like Elvis in a blender, on acid.
3. How's the scene in Wollongong at the moment?
It’s taken a very big hit with the closure of the Oxford, which was the institutional rock venue with live music 4-5 days a week, to become a car park. Pretty much sums up Wollongong, live music seems to be an afterthought nowadays. Still some good bands kicking round though.
4. There's a very D.I.Y ethic in the band from making instruments and 
recording at home, how does this impact on the way you guys write and 
release music. Is it a freedom or a hinderance?
Definitely a freedom. I guess I like the control over our sound, I can experiment with recording techniques to get the trashy sound I hear in my head without the constraints of time and money.
5. What inspires you lyrically?
Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of old country like Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins, and early Bad Seeds and Beasts of Bourbon, so definitely the dark stuff, the tales without happy endings.
6. You guys are heading up the road for some shows in Sydney, why should 
readers check out your set?
If you wanna hear some old school garage, surfabilly blues rock’n’roll by a two piece, we are your guys… also, they can expect that at any moment we’ll forget what to play and just make some shit up. I think people dig spontaneity, right? Also most shows end with me in the crowd, and there’s a good chance of blood.
7. What's the first song to put on a mix tape?
Hmmm, probably the song that always gets us pumped to play, Ace of Spades by Motorhead.
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