The Doormat Antics
Last updated: 06 November 2007
Artist / Band: The Doormat Antics
From: Llysfaen & Abergele
Style/influences: Punk/Ska/Rock/Indie/Reggae.
We all like different things, but find common ground in reggae and indie music. John likes to wail the blues, Pete likes whatever's going really, Ben likes punk and Trav likes The Libertines. When we all get together everything we like just falls into the music we play. It's really cool when we jam out a tune that we're all really into. When we play live we feed off each other's energy and audience reactions.
Who's in the band?
Ben Watts: lead vocals/guitar,
John Seed: lead guiter/vocals,
Peter Seed: bass/vocals, Trav Bland: drums/vocals
Been going since: Summer 2005
Where they play: Wherever will let us
Favourite local venue: Dunno, They're all really good. The Old Swan is dead cool.
Songs they cover: The Libertines, Milburn, Pigeon Detectives, The Shadows, Kanye West. If we hear a tune we like then we'll probably play it at our next gig.
Recordings available: Front Door Shenanagins EP 2005, Returner Demo 2006.
Best moment so far: Talking to people who genuinely like the music, and gigging!
Future plans: Try and get touring all the dirtiest venues in Britain, sleep in the best parks (ones with swings) and whatever else comes with it.
Favourite other local bands: Pretty much all of them. It's a bit of an untapped resource up here in the hills. We suggest some A&R gets up here ASAP! To name a few fave local bands.... Gintis, Capguns, Sona, Denuo, A Perfect Picture, Centre Piece, Un-Aimed, Quarterhorse, Omnicide, Joe Devine and Friends, 3AC, The Stash, Colobos, The Upstarts, Der Bomber.
Any bad gigging moments so far? Just ones where there's hardly anyone there. That's the worst. Or if there's a few there, and they just stand there lookin bored.
What's in the name? We picked 20 words out of a dictionary. Doormat and antics were the only ones we knew the meaning of.
Fantasy gig venue?: Someone's house packed full of people.
Who'd you like to see down the front? People who really like the tunes.
New law your band would introduce: Drinking age should be brought down to 10 years, and so should the smoking age.
Website: myspace.com/thedoormatantics
indiestore.com/thedoormatantics
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