The Hold Steady are one of America’s most loved rock bands, and their sixth album, Teeth Dreams was released in March to critical acclaim. Their sound is pure Springsteen-after-staying-up-for-72-hours-accomplished- ROCK, with the most beautifully dense lyrics I’ve heard in a while. They’re now entering their second decade as a band, and having played in all 50 US states, they have their sights set firmly on Epic Studios, Norwich. With 75,000 Facebook fans, and live shows that have been deemed “AMAZING”, this band come with a bag packed full of warmth, passion and energy. I caught up with Tad Kubler, guitarist and songwriter for the band as he grabbed a few days off tour.
I REMEMBER WE PLAYED WITH GREEN DAY IN HIGH SCHOOL AT A ROLLER-RINK.
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How did you come to be a musician? I’m not really good at anything else! Music has been a huge part of my life from very early on. Te older kids in my neighbourhood would lend me records, anything from Cheap Trick to Queen, and then in my early teens I got into punk like Te Buzzcocks, and also Te Violent Femmes, which then developed into liking bands like Black Flag and Fugazi. I got my first Led Zeppelin or Van Halen album and decided that was what I wanted to do. And you know, you’re never gonna do that, because those guys are who they are, but when punk rock comes into the picture it seems much more attainable. I started playing in bands in high school; some of them were pretty bad, and then I continued to evolve and find my own style. Playing in bands in my
‘20’s, it was right when Mudhoney and Nirvana and the Afghan Whigs were big. I remember we played with Green Day in high school at a roller-rink, and all of a sudden they were the new guard. Tere was this big hope, where we thought we might be able to be successful at it. Or at least do it to the point of not keeping the swimming pool full of champagne, but at least paying the rent. How did Te Hold Steady begin? Craig Finn (the vocalist with Te Hold Steady) and I were in a band called Lifter Puller, and that dissolved in 2000. He moved to New York, and I moved there after a year; I was mainly doing photography work, fashion and music. Craig and I started hanging out in New York; we were both working other jobs, but decided to get together a couple times
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