We found out a very interesting rock band: Stacy Crowne! They’re a band from Cologne, Germany, who remind us some Scandinavian energy rock bands from the 90s. They published their first EP in 2014 and after a lot of live shows they got in contact with the Californian label Savage Magic Records, on which the first official release of the band will be released in 2016. Then in 2019 came out their album “We sound electric”.
We had the pleasure to talk with them and here’s what they told us about their music!
Stacy Crowne Interview
Hello guys! Stacy Crowne style is definitely classic rock and it’s far from the music nowadays. It’s a challenge in the music industry. Did someone ever ask you to change?
Hell no, we definitely wouldn’t! And why should we? We do what we do and fortunately enough we have fans and a label that completely support us. Not sure if I would agree entirely to the classic rock premise though. Of course we have many classic rock elements but the one thing all band members have in common is that we all like 90s punk rock. The whole Scandinavian scene also had a great influence on our music.
What was your first concert as a fan?
One of mine must have been Tina Turner during her farewell tour. It was at the old Wembley Stadium with Lionel Richie as the opening act. I wasn’t really into either of their music but the ticket was a gift from my family in England. It turned out to be absolutely sensational!
How did you have the first contact with the Californian label “Savage Magic Records”?
After we recorded our first EP Dominik reached out to a few people, one of which was Stefan from german label No Balls Records who recommended us to Carey from Savage Magic Records in California. Ever since, he’s released all our exclusive stuff, been our number one fan and a real friend. It’s nice to have someone like him in our corner.
What was the funniest thing ever to happen to you while on tour?
Depends on what you think is funny. There are those things that make you lol in the moment and those that only seem funny later. For me, it’s not so much a single event but the whole experience of playing a gig. Like the adoption of a middle-aged, ginger, bass-playing lovechild and everything else that goes on around the fish market in Hamburg in the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Or there is this great place on a farm in the middle of France. It’s surrounded by livestock, the local Turbojugend comes by occasionally and they can pay you in fuel. There was another gig organized by a bunch of drunk teenage punks in Münster. By the time we were on stage the floor was covered in broken glass and everyone was either making out, smoking weed or throwing up. I could go on and on…
The actual situation of the music industry is not comforting. How are you dealing with it and what are your thoughts about it?
Fortunately for us, music is mostly a hobby and we don’t have to make a living from it. Of course we really miss playing and going to gigs and had to cancel a bunch but all things considered, we’re fairly happy to be recording new songs whenever we like and making plans for the future. But I have mixed feelings of empathy for those who really suffer from the crisis and anger against the general neglect by politicians for their plight. Before the pandemic things were already looking fairly grim for smaller bands and venues but now everyone is suffering and people are losing their livelihood without compensation.
Do you have any future project for when this situation will be finished? Are you working on a new album?
Obviously, we’d love to get back on the road sooner rather than later and make up for shows we would have played this year in Italy and Spain. But we’re making good use of the time we would have put into touring, writing and recording in a steady stream. We already released a split 7” with Christmas , then there’s the Demolition Derby Vol.2, which is a 6-way split with a bunch of cool bands and we have another few releases in the works. A new album? Sure! Our last one only took about five years to make, anything less would be an improvement!
Last question: if you had to describe your band with the name of a drink, what would it be and why?
It would have to be either the Dirty Pete or the Shitstorm. When we visited Carey to play a
show in California our drummer Pete kept mixing them and we were all buzzing for a few days straight. Like everything good in life, they both start with beer but Pete’s also has rum, lime and a dash of lemonade in it. My version of it, the Shitstorm, only featured warm ale and rum and wasn’t very popular.
Italian version of the interview HERE
