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Spotlight Interview
March 2004
Katja and Marika from the band
Creepy Crawlie
By Robert Watts
Here is an awesome all girl band from Finland called Creepy Crawlie. Katja and Marika were kind enough to talk to us about their band. They informed me that their english is not that good and that
they would do their best. Well, they did better than "best" and they gave some great answers. Check out the bands website
and give the MP3's a listen. Here goes!
Ocean View Press- First off, how are you doing
today?
Katja:
-Well It`s F-ing cold outside(minus 10 celsius or something+the wind)and I was more than half an hour late for work so this
morning didn`t start in
a best possible way..
Marika: I'm doing ok, but it IS really F-ing cold
outside and I have my summer shoes on!!
Can you tell us your name, what instrument
you play and where are you from?
Katja:My name is Katja,also called Pipsa,I play guitar and sing and I`m from
Helsinki.
Marika: hi. I'm marika and I ''play'' the drums. I also live in Helsinki.
How about the other members? What are their names and what do each of them play?
Katja:
Marika plays drums,Peppi sings,K?plays guitar and Eva plays the bass.
How long has
the band been together?
Katja: We`ve been playing together about 3 years now,and Eva has been playing with
us about 2 years.At first there was this guy called Tomu playing the bass but he took off and Eva replaced him.
So how did the band get started?
Katja: Well we all had this dream about starting our own band
and we all liked same kind of music so it just seemed natural that we would start a group together.
What
age did you start playing music?
Katja: I was 13 years old when I bought my first guitar and started playing
it, I guess the other girls started when this band was founded, so we were all about 18 years old then..All though Marika
played drums in another band before us they did only one gig and I guess they only played covers...?
marika- yep, I had this band when I was about 17 years old and we only played some Hole and
Bikini Kill covers basically. It
didn't work out for some reason. and I'm kinda happy that it didn't cause otherwise I
wouldn't be with CC now.
Who are some of your favorite bands?
Katja- there
are so many of them..well I like American hardcorecrustpunk bands like His Hero Is Gone,From Ashes Rise ,Tragedy..but then
I also like PJ Harvey(well she`s the only artist I like in that genre)..Iron Maiden is great!And Finish hardcore bands like
Katastrofialue,Mellakka,Riistetyt,Amen...there are lot of great bands I can`t list them all here...
Marika:-
well I like almost all kinds of music; hardcore, electro, punk, indie bands... some of my current favorites are
Le Tigre, The Distillers, Betercore, Anti-flag, Rancid, Chicks On Speed, Fannypack, Sleater-Kinney, Mew, F-Minus...
the list is endless, I think you got the picture..
Have you got the chance to play outside of
Finland at all?
Katja- :well we were once offered a gig in Tallinn(Estonia) but we had another gig appointed
for that day in Helsinki so we could`t go there..But I think it would be cool playing outside of Finland also..
Marika:-
I'm totally waiting for a tour in Europe or anywhere, that would be so cool!
How would
you describe the music scene where your from?
KAtja:- well we play mostly in punk gigs. mainly with finnish
hardcore and
punk bands,but we have been also playing in different Girl Rock or Feminist Music events..But Punk is definitely
my thing!
Marika:- riot grrrl and punk. the riot grrl scene in Finland is kinda dead, if it has ever
been alive even.. and I'm not really missing it..
Here in America, there are not that many
female bands in the spotlight right now. Is it the same in Finland or are there a lot of female bands in the mainstream
right now?
katja- :well I don`t know so much about the mainstream and in fact I`m not
even interested what`s
happening there..But in the Punk scene female bands are still pretty rare..But I really hope that`s going to change!
There
are few great female bands active in finish punk scene right now but I`m afraid you can count them with one hand
fingers...
Marika: - girls should definately start playing more! I know only one or two ''girlbands''
in the punkscene right now. I'm also not very interested about the mainstream, but there are some girlbands. Not very many
though.
You recently put out a new CD. What is it called and how long did it take to
record?
Katja:- The CD-r is called Smile of Victory and it
took one weekend to record it. I guess we spent
two evenings in the studio if I remember correctly..It was about a year ago when we recorded it
Where
can the readers buy your CD and get info on your band?
Our website is creepycrawlie.cjb.net (see links) and
our e-mail address is creepycrawlie@mymelody.com.
you can also order by snail mail Creepy Crawlie Lahnalahdentie 11 00200 Helsinki, Finland . The
CD-r costs 1euro + post payment..
Describe the other girls in the band so the readers can get
an idea of who they are?
Katja:- well it`s all in our web pages,you can look there if you want to know
what we look like,and there`s also other info about us..I?ll just say that they`re all cute girls and good friends of mine..:)
What are the future plans for the band?
Katja:-we are soon going to record a 7"
split with finnish band called W?it`s going to be out sometime..I really don`t know
when..then we are just rehearsing
and doing as much gigs as possible..and I personally am dreaming about a tour for
example in
Europe or somewhere outside
of Finland..
Marika -and write new songs!!
What advise
would you give to new bands just starting out who are looking to succeed?
Katja:- I don`t know...just
rehearse,take every possible gig offered(well not EVERYTHING offered of course use
your brains) and just make your own
kind of music,if they like it they like it if they don`t then,just screw them.
Marika:- do your own thing, i think
that's the most important thing, and don't care if some people don't like your music!! It's the main thing that YOU do like
it!
Could you say something about our website in Finish and tell us what it means?
KAtja:- Kiitos paljon haastattelusta ja on hienoa ett䠼br>annetaan tuntemattomillekin b䮤eille
mahdollisuus tuoda itse䤮 esille.
Thank you very much for the interview and It`s
great that you`re offering
a possibility for unknown bands also to make themselves heard.
Marika:- kiitos haastattelusta, n䤠oli
mukavia kysymyksi䡼/font>
(thank you for the interview, these were very nice questions!)
Did you
enjoy our interview?
Katja:- Yeah I enjoyed it,thank you.
Marika.- yes, this
was fun!
Is there anything you would like to say before we end this fun?
Katja:
-well just keep rocking,have fun,don`t let them bring you down,fight against submission,racism,sexism,vivisection and shit
like that.
Marika:- YEAH!!
Thanks so much
for talking with us and best of luck with your music !
KAtja:-Thank you.
Marika.- thank you and TERKKUJAA
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