Shredder Mag erfindet den 5. Advent!

E b e r s b e r g – No Comply begleiteten Nerf Herder auf ihrer Eurpoatour dieses Jahr. Wir nutzten diese Gelegenheit für einen schon längst überfälligen Abstecher ins neue JUZ Ebersberg und erlebten ein Feuerwerk der guten Laune!

S: Please introduce yourself and the other band members at first.

K: Okay so there’s me (Kelly) and I sing. Jon plays guitar and occasionally screams. Nick plays bass and occasionally does backing vox. Si plays drums. James plays trumpet and Tom and Oz both play Trombone and occasional backing.

S: What about the history of No Comply? Where and when was the band founded?

K: It started in 1998 with three of us and a few years ago we shuffled everything around a bit, got Si to play drums and added horns.

S: Do you have a special relation to skateboarding? The first time I heard of „No Comply“, I thought about this old school skate-trick and not of a ska-punk-band.

K: Yes we’re called No Comply after the skate trick. When we first started some of us were really into skating. Jon and Nick still skate occasionally but not as much anymore, too busy practising haha.

S: How was your first european tour with Nerf Herder?

K: It was unreal. The drives were a lot longer than the UK most days but we were treated so well and Nerf Herder are amazing people. I saw so much on that tour, it’s something I’d always wanted to do.

S: Is it hard for you on tour being the only female band member? Is one of those your boyfriend in the end?!

K: It’s not hard at all. The only difference between me and them is that I don’t letch at girls when we’re driving around in the van (not all of them do this though to be fair!) and yes one of them is my boyfriend.

S: Did you like the german food and beer on tour or do you prefer your well-known „beans on toast“ or „fish and chips“?

K: I wasn’t overly keen on German food. I’m vegetarian so it was difficult for me to find things to eat apart from cheese when we were on the road. But the beer was very good.

S: There are not many bands with a female singer in the punkrock-scene. Could you imagine why girls represent such a minority in that scene

K: That’s a tough one, I don’t really know.

S: I’m a big fan of Fabulous Disaster – what punkrock bands with a female singer do you like?

K: Hmmm. I liked Hole a lot when I was growing up but I suppose they might not be classed as a ‚punk band‘ but Courtney Love was cool and she had a great angry voice. Of course then she ruined everything by writing silly songs like „Celebrity Skin‘ but the ‚Live Through This‘ album is still one of my favourites. The Lunachicks were cool too.

S: When I was a kid I really loved Michael Jackson with his mighty moonwalk. What were your favourite bands in your childhood?

K: I loved Billy Idol and Boy George. My mum caught me in the middle of the night with all her make up out and outting it on when I was about 7. I was trying to look like Boy George!

S: Your first ep was released on Deck Cheese Records and ites very hard to get. When are you going to release your first full-length album and on which label will it come out? Will there be any changes in the distribution, that german fans could get it easier?

K: Yes one of the big factors with our next release is that we must have good european distribution. It’s very important to us as we plan on touring Europe a lot more.

S: Do you have a idea which band from the UK will be the „next big thing“ in punkrock? Any friends or labelmates maybe?

K: Hmmm not sure who the next big thing will be but bands that I like are Howard’s Alias, Captain Everything, 5 Knuckle and Lightyear.

S: What do you think of a Sex Pistols-reunion? There are some rumors, saying that David Beckham will play the drums and his wife will manage the band…

K: Haha that would be funny.

S: What was your strangest experience on stage?

K: Probably being sick on stage it was really embarassing.

S: Would you play in the White House for Mr. Bushs birthday?

K: No way jose.

S: When do you return to Germany to play some shows?

K: If not December then definitly March.

S: And last but not least: your message to german punk-kiddies!

K: Ich Heize Kelly! (Sorry that’s about all the German I know).

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