The Snowdroppers
They're one of Time Out Sydney's favourite combos, y'know
First published on . Updated on 8 Sep 2011.
After several mishaps and with their national tour currently under way, guitarist Pauly K explains…
…the banned promotional posters! “We had the brilliant idea of having a naked girl on our poster and most places decided they couldn’t print it. We actually got Street Press Australia their first ever official warning when they printed it in the Drum Media. Most of the venues we’ve played at recently have drawn on a bra with permanent marker.”
…the last minute replacement bassist! “We had an arm wrestling incident with our bass player, London, at the birthday party of our drummer [Cougar], which was the weekend before the tour started. He has a serious arm fracture. He’s recovering well but he’s pretty much going to miss the whole thing. We’re hoping he’s better in time for our Sydney show, but who knows.”
…covering the Wiggles! “This year was their 20th anniversary so they got 20 contemporary bands to cover one of their songs for a tribute album. We did a cover of ‘Wags the Dog’ and went to the launch party, though we only got to meet one of the Wiggles. Apparently one of their daughters is a fan of us – how could you say no to that?”
…their good intentions to behave on tour! “Every tour starts off the same. We say ‘Alright fellas, we’re going to be professional this time, keep the drinking down, be sensible with the money’, then as soon as the first few beers have been drunk that all goes out of the window.”
…the inspiration for their forthcoming album! “One of the biggest influences on the new material we’re currently writing has been the bands we’ve played with since we released our debut [Too Late to Pray], and figuring out different ways of approaching things from them. We’ve played with Seasick Steve and good local bands like Gay Paris and Jackson Firebird, and from them we can hopefully make a strong musical melting pot.”
…playing their largest headline show yet! “The tour ends at the Metro, which will be our biggest gig since the Manning Bar late last year. We’ve played there a few times as support acts, and it was also the first place we played as the Snowdroppers, which brings things full circle for us. Hopefully we won’t make a complete humiliation of ourselves!”
Words by Stuart Holmes
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