Music
19 Feb 02

Born To Be Wild

With their self-titled debut album The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have been causing an unexpected sensation by harking back to the dark distorted attitude-laden style of British bands such as The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Verve and Ride.

In our exclusive video interview, Peter Hayes and Robert Turner of the Back Rebel Motorcycle Club live up to the brooding intensity of their music and their moniker. Pallid and moody, and a little the worse for wear after a disagreeable ferry ride to Dublin for their recent NME Carling Brats tour, Hot Press gently prodded the less than loquacious pair into (reluctantly) talking about missing drummers, Oasis, drug scandals and the mainstream abuse of music. Not the easiest task, but somebody's gotta do it...

Click below on the part you want to watch:

PART ONE Hairstyles and visa problems - all the pressing issues of the day discussed 56k 128k

PART TWO Exposure - NME, touring and the whole media circus 56k 128k

PART THREE "At least people are paying attention" - on the rebirth of American rock music 56k 128k

PART FOUR On their celebrity champions. Arise Sir Gallagher! 56k 128k

PART FIVE Tim Burgess and vinyl injustice 56k 128k

PART SIX Something rotten in the state of music?..hear the BMRC view 56k 128k