8/14/2023 0 Comments Two hearts birthday massacre![]() ![]() It was like oh you’re just a little fan girl standing by the side of the stage. Even on our last US tour – the guys always go on stage before me and I went to go on for my cue and the security guard wouldn’t let me on because he thought I was a fan. ![]() I think there’s a lot of jerks and misogyny in the world regardless of what industry you work in. Most of the time I’ve just been happy enough to have other girls along on tour as well, whether they’re musicians or crew or just sitting down for a few minutes and chatting with you, it’s nice. Has being a woman in a band been an issue for you? Your novel, Boring Girls, was published recently and one of themes is the sexism within music. I’m sure it has on a not-so-subconscious level, definitely. Has it affected your imagery as well as the music? Both visually and musically, I was thinking that Visage and that early 80s stuff might have had some influence too?Ībsolutely! We all grew up in the 80s so it’s the sort of thing we grew up listening to, dancing around like little kids – fun pop music, great electronic music, definitely. On the subject of the UK, I know you’ve cited various British bands as influences, such as The Cure and Depeche Mode. I would qualify myself as an NDP person I’m quite liberal I would say. In Canada the three main parties are the Conservatives, the Liberals and the NDP, the New Democratic Party. Yes, that was her name! I didn’t get to hear too much but it’s exciting. ![]() When we were in Scotland I saw some speeches by a woman. Have you taken in any of the general election over here?Ī little bit. It’s such a cool town just to be in and then you pair that with everyone in black taking over the city. It’s great, we all love being here so we’ve been looking forward to it. We haven’t been here for four years so it’s long overdue for us to come back. We escape the venue and head over to Highbury Fields for a chat. Near to the end of their UK tour and just prior to their gig at The Garage, their engaging front woman, Chibi is tired but excited. Imagine a horror film soundtrack influenced by The Cure, Visage, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Evanescence and Marilyn Manson and topped by a vocal style swinging between demonic possession and sugar sweet early Madonna-esque pop. The Birthday Massacre are a Canadian six piece who have blended goth rock, power pop, industrial, nu metal and synth pop since 1999. ![]()
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