1. Indie
An alternative view on music...
Vidual
Issue no.1 - 20th December 2013
Also featured:
Make way for the
UK’s most sarcastic
musicians as they
speak to our cheif
reporter.
. Bastille
. Stornoway
. RHCP
. The 1975
. The Jacobeans
. Arctic Monkeys
. Jake Bugg
. Two Door Cinema
Club
. Arcade Fire
. The Black Keys.
Harsh Heritage
The new album from
“Glastonbury times”.
Check page 65 for full
review.
Roode...
Croode...
£2.20
And inappropriate...
2. CONTENTS
FEATURED
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23
24
41
45
65
71
MISSING CAT
The UK’s newest comedy band speak
to Indie-Vidual.
RHCP
Anthony and Flea give Indie-vidual a
real talking to about music!
STORNOWAY
News and updates on their latest
events - Starting 23 November!
ROODE PELIKAAN
James Coots reveals all as we
get personal with the UK’s latest
Indie sensation.
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
Indie-vidual talk to the
Northern Irish wonders
ahead of their tour.
GLASTONBURY TIMES
Influenced by the festival itself,
the newest and most sytlish Indie
band talk excvlusively to us!
THE JACOBEANS
Posh, stylish and bloody brilliant!
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A note from our Chief Editor: Samuel - Lee Floyd.
Hello and welcome!
It has been a landmark year for us at Indie-Vidual magazine. Months of tedious designing, careful planning and chasing after some
of music’s biggest names has blown the stuffing out of us, but at the same time has made us more determined. More determined
to bring you the latest news, blues and reviews from the world of Indie and Alternative. I thought I would take this opportunity, to
say a huge thank you to all of you. Without your research feedback, early subscriptions and contact via social media, none of this
would be possible. So sit back, relax and enjoy an Alternative view on music.!
3. Inside today’s Issue...
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REGULARS
10
101
35
54
TOP 1O OF THE WEEK
Max Lowton takes us through the
latest songs that have been taking
the Indie world by storm.
INSTURMENT GUIDE
We take a closer look at what
makes the magic of music.
UP AND COMING
An insight into the newest stars of
the Indie/Alternative world. This
week: Missing Cat.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
We take a look at where it all began
for Two Door Cinema Club.
NEWS
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INDIE-VIDUAL GIG UPDATE.
List of bands performing soon:
(Dates to be decided)
. Bastille - Camden Roundhouse
. The Jacboeans - Weymouth Pier
. The 1975 - O2 Arena, London
. Oasis - Etihad Stadium
. Arcitc Monkeys - Wembley Arena
. Two Door Cinema Club - Anfield
ROODE PELIKAAN: Performing at
Watford’s Vicarage Road Stadium!
Don’t miss the amazing Roode Pelikaan as they
visit the home of Watford F.C. for their first
stadium perfomance on February 16th.
Please note that this gig is not suitable for those
aged under 15
Ticket prices.
Adult - £23
15 - 21 - £15
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27
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BASTILLE DAN
Are Bastille announcing a UK
stadium tour?
Prepare Wembley, Nottingham,
Leeds and Camden.
ALBUM TALK
It has been rumoured and doubted,
but at last we have the truth - Don
Broco are realising a new album.
ARCTIC MONKEYS
Read as they tell us their favourite
albums of 2013... and give us a look
into their up coming tour of Europe.
4. “it’s not good if you’re half hearted towards something - you’re either committed or you’re not”
As a method of kicking off our
magazine in the best way as possible,
Indie-Vidual’s expert journalists have
been working hard to bring you a
cover story that will really spark our
magazine into life!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you
RoodePelikaan.
When people think of modern music, artists like Jay – Z, Rihanna and
One Direction come to mind. Unfortunately, this is the standard image of
what people call “music”.
But RoodePelikaanhave a slightly
different image.
Just take four ordinary blokes from
Eastbourne, an arrogant view on
modern music, a range of instrumental skills and an obscure name and
you have RoodePelikaan.
Roode Pelikaan are the newest and most
eagerly anticipated Indie band that the
UK has ever had. Having only just come
onto the scene in the summer of 2013,
they already have their place at Reading
festival 2014 booked and a new album
on the way. Their sudden rise to fame
has happened almost instantly compared
to some other artists, which means that
they have to be doing something right?
The band consists of four members, all
of whom can sing and play their
instruments with equal skill. All having
been graduates of the same university,
James Coots (Singer and
guitarist), Tony Latuane (Bass), Daniel
Zayn (Drums/synth) and Liam Darlow
(Backup singer and keyboard) have spent
the past 5 years together, writing songs,
jamming and performing at local venues
around the South coast of England.
“We have all been together for such
a long time now. It may seem that
we have had instant success, but the
truth is far from that. There have
been so many sleepless nights of
writing songs instead of revising and
enhancing our abilities so that if the
dream did become reality, we would
be ready to take it by the horns and
ride the whole way smoothly.” –
James.
It is apparent that sacrifices were
made in order to achieve their goals,
which while being an extremely
risky move, is one that has paid off
brilliantly for them. It is a cliché that
the best things in life come to those
who wait – but this is nonsense, as
RoodePelikaan have proved.
5. From speaking to the band for a
good hour and a half, it had become clear that almost everything
about them, from their stories
to their opinions, is interesting.
But perhaps the most intriguing
thing that we have learnt from the
band is how they came to be. An
obscure name and short burst of
success take a lot of planning…
or are they just the work of a mad
man? James Coots was the one
to tell us the background of the
band.
“The band didn’t take too long
to come together to be perfectly honest. Tony and I are family
friends, but he lived in Brighton.
When we both ended up going
to East Sussex University, it was
definitely time for some catch up.
In our small apartment, we would
sit and reminisce about all of our
memories – one of which was the
desire to start a band. From the
age of 4, I knew I could sing. I
don’t have one of those beautiful
voices, but at least I don’t bloody
use auto tune. Tony had been
playing the guitar since he was 6
years old. So when we both went
off to university at the age of 19,
he had been playing for a good 13
years. By then, he had become a
god.”
“We originally started to write our
own songs and jammed a little bit
in our spare time. It was nothing
of world class standard, but it’s
the little things that helped you
kick off your careers that you are
grateful for when you make it. I
think we had written a total off…
ummm… four songs? (Looks at
Tony for clarification)…. Yeah,
four. Funnily enough, one of
those four songs, Terrance and
the Crowd, is actually included in
our album – so if people want to
know how it all started, they can
listen”.
Coots then went on to explain
how the other two members,
Liam and Daniel joined the band
and how they went on from there.
“It wasn’t until my first law lecture
when I met Liam. I remember
us both getting along well with
each other as we discussed the
latest laws on piracy. If there is
one thing I will always remember
about Liam, it’s when he said “A
law against downloading music
is criminal”. Well, that was all I
needed to hear. After grabbing
some cheap fish and chips with
Liam after the day was finished, I
discovered that he was a passionate singer and a talented keyboard
player. I invited him over to mine
and Tony’s flat for a jam session.
Every note we hit, every lyric we
sung was perfect. I finally felt
something coming together. Then
came Daniel. The final member of
our band.An honest and genuine
guy who had a love for music. On
campus, he was silent as a mouse.
Whenever I heard him ask a
question during a lecture, I would
almost go into shock because of
just how quiet he was. However,
down the pier on a warm evening
in town, I saw Daniel play. He was
a soloist. A solo bass player (You
don’t get many of those anymore).
I spoke to him after his performances and that was that. He was
part of the band before I could
even ask him”.
“Recruiting people to join the
band was probably the easiest
part of setting up. We all had our
instruments, apart from me of
course – and we all had our
passion for music. What more
could you need? Oh yes, a name.
We needed a name that would
make us instantly recognisble to
people around the world. And
that’s just what we have
accomplished. “
Tony had to take over the interview whilst James went to grab his
daily cider.
“The name Roode Pelikaan is
obviously an odd choice for a
band and we are aware of this. It
is not a name that will ring many
bells across the world at the moment. However, if we do become
bigger than what we are now, it
might just become a house hold
name. The name was thought of
one day when we were writing a
song in James’ flat. Daniel and I
were sitting down on the sofas,
writing down the lyrics to “Alphabetti Spaghetti” when James
walked through the door with
a face of frustration. At first, we
thought it was because of his
boring economics lecture, but it
was actually because we didn’t
have a name for the band. We
had been playing small gigs and
local pubs for a year before we
became Roode Pelikaan, playing
our music under the name of
“Nameless”. It wasn’t a great name,
admittedly, but it was something
unique and straight to the point.
We scrapped the song writing and
sat down together, brain storming
ideas about what to call ourselves.
It was probably the hardest thing
I have ever had to do… and all I
was doing was sitting on my arse
moaning.”
“I couldn’t stand this; it was
draining what little energy I had
from a long night of practising.
But they do say that the most
spontaneous things seem to work
the best for people… and Daniel
proved that.”
“For those of you who don’t know
– Roode Pelikaan is a brand of
coffee. That’s right. A band named
after a company dedicated to
making coffee.
6. Images taken by photographer James Worthington: All copyrights belong to Indie-Vidual magazine publishing.
7. “MUSIC DIED A LONG TIME AGO AND WE WANT TO BE THE ONES WHO SAVE IT”
However, it does metaphorically
suggest that our music will “Wake
you up”, just like coffee.”
The name Roode Pelikaan is now
taking the music world by storm.
With their songs being played all
over the country, their name being
spoken on every radio station and
a die-hard fan base,
Roode Pelikaan are now a
sensation in the music world.
After James returned from
getting his cider, he explained to
us the morals of the group and
their opinions on modern day
music.
“We are not artists, we are erntrepeunuers. Music died a long time
ago and we want to be the people
to save it. Everything to do with
modern day music is criminal
We have stupid television shows
like X-factor – who make money
out of people’s looks and not their
talents.
We have pathetic bands like One
Direction, who hire people to
write cheesy and downright awful
songs about washing up liquid
and other crap. We have artists
who use auto tune to make their
voices sound wonderful. I feel
sorry for bands like Bastille, Red
Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling
Stones and ACDC – who work so
hard every day to make sure that
their music is loved by their fans.
There are still people out there,
pockets of people who love music
for what it is. Unfortunately, they
are lost in a sea of sick and
deluded people. We believe that
if you don’t love music – don’t get
involved with it. Fakes are fakes.
You can pose as a musician, but
until you pick up that guitar,
pluck the strings and feel a
connection – you can’t call
yourself musician.”
Despite their arrogant nature,
Roode Pelikaan are loved all over
the UK and most of Western
Europe. With their songs being
played in France, Belgium,
Denmark, Germany and Portugal.
Their songs have even been heard
as far as Capetown.
“We may have “taken the music
world by storm” but people need
to remember that we are just normal guys. We aren’t in this for the
fame. We are in it for the revival of
music and what it stands for. This
is our life now. We know what we
have to do to bring back music
to the world. We may dedicate
hours upon hours to song writing
and practising our skills, but away
from the media and the headlining, we are still just four ordinary
lads from Eastbourne. We don’t
have a big recording studio or a
big house. In fact we still live in
apartments on the South Coast.
We have shared our music with
“This is where it all began for us. Stading out on the stage sends shivers down my spine... and we shall return”
the world and we are happy with
that. No amounts of money can
take away the passion that we feel
for music and what music means.
Because to be perfectly honest – I
am happy sitting on my balcony
overlooking the sea, with a glass
of cider and my guitar… watching
the sun go down...”
The usually calm and quiet Daniel
Zayn then stepped in to give us a
real talk about the band, himself
and the music that they produce.
“I can remember as clear as
anything, the day I joined the
band. It was magnificent. Prior
to joining I had just been a boy
lost in music, with nothing but
my dreams and my bass to keep
me going. It was a hard life for
me. I felt as if I was the only one
with this huge love for music,
but then they found me and I am
happy as ever.”
We then took Daniel back to the
venue of the band’s very first gig.
The place where it all began for
the band. As he sat on the stage,
tears filled his eyes as he brought
back the memories of performing
with his band mates for the first
time ever.
“It is weird coming back here, to
where it all began. I remember
poking my head through the
curtains of the stage and looking
out into the what seemed to be a
never ending sea of people.
I remember feeling sick in my
stomach, ill from the fear of
performing. But it drove me on. It
drove us on.
No amount of success will ever
make me forget this place, and i’m
sure it is the same for the rest of
the band.
This is where that it all began
for us. Standing out on the stage
sends shivers down my spine...
and we shall return”.
