Self-styled saviours of the Swindon music scene - The Aladdins recently chatted to BBC Wiltshire.

Find out about their plans for world domination, how they cured ear cancer and why they are out to destroy emo.

It's 2004 and a new era in rock music beckons because, apparently.... emo is so yesterday™.

After being rubbed in all the right places, The Aladdins have arrived onto the Swindon music scene in a puff of smoke (or possibly ganga haze) to sweep away the cobwebs and bring a sense of the absurd back to the scene.

They may be a new band but their hype even managed to penetrate the hermetically-sealed walls of BBC Wiltshire towers.

As a result, the only thing for it was to get them in for an interview where we gained a unique insight into the wild and wacky world of The Aladdins.

Some might say obnoxious, some might say outspoken, but the band set to make serious waves over the next 12 months could never be described as boring. Read on.......

What are the Aladdins all about?

Yogesh: We're just rock and pretty much... saving the universe.
Timbo: As well as stopping emo and hardcore.
Yogesh: Emo is like a plague. Emo is an STD and we're like the condom!
Johnny: We're basically all about having a good time and making happy music because everything is depressing at the moment.

How would you describe the music of The Aladdins?

Van Den: Arse-licking, bum-touching rock and willy!
Hot Dogg: The Aladdins are fun, fast, rock... it's British.

Influences?

Johnny: Buzzcocks, old school punk.
Morg: The Stooges.
Yogesh: I'd like to say Kula Shaker but they'd kill me.
Hot Dogg: Robson and Jerome.
Timbo: Charles and Eddie.

How did you all meet up?

Yogesh: Last year it was just me, Van Den Branden and a kid named Joel. We played the New College Battle of the Bands 2003. We pretty much won but took second place. Then we did various gigs that were too good to actually tell you about. Joel couldn't take the pressure, we were just getting too big, too fast. We took a break then got some new members. Added some new styles. We're currently recording new material.

When is it going to be available for people to buy?

Van Den: We're not going to sell it. We're giving it away. We don't agree with people selling their music when they're not even big.

What's the name of the CD?

Van Den: 'A Religion Worth Dying For'. People sell bad music so we're going to give away good music.

What has been the biggest thing to happen to The Aladdins so far?

Morg: Forming as a band. When we came together - once we were whole we knew nothing could ever break us apart.
Yogesh: Curing ear cancer pretty much. As soon as we get the CD out, anyone with ear cancer - cured.
Van Den: I think we've redefined what lyrics are actually about.

Can you quote some of these lyrics?

Johnny: "We've got to bite past the sugar to get the bitter taste of acid".
Hot Dogg: What about "Any Day Now we're gonna kick your ass".
Yogesh: You can read our lyrics at our website - http://www.freewebs.com/thealaddins.

What can people expect from an Aladdins gig?

Van Den: It's not the sound of now, it's the sound of the future.
Johnny: It's impulsive. We don't know what we're doing.
Timbo: Basically we just get up there and have an awesome time and show people how to party. Not just stand there and cry about our girlfriends. Just not be depressing. There's so many crappy bands like Any Day Now. To be fair they're musically good but you can't pit to it, you can't mosh to it, you can't skank to it. You just stand there.

What's up next for the band?

Morg: The basic plans are world domination. We're not going to stop at anything short of that. Possibly universal domination.
Timbo: We will demolish emo after we've made all the other good stuff happen.