PUNK
GLOBE: Tell me about the line up. Name, instrument and one intriguing fact
we
didn?t know about that person.
WET DOG: MR VOM ON DRUMS AND VOCALS.( FROM DIE TOTEN HOSEN , DOCTOR
AND THE MEDICS, THE BOYS , AND LOADS MORE.)VOM FACT - HE USED TO JUMP OUT
OF WINDOWS AS A PARTY TRICK UNTILL HE BROKE HIS LEG..HE ATE A LIVE TOAD AS
PART OF A MTV DIE TOTEN HOSEN INTERVIEW - HE ONCE TRYED TO MURDER RICH
RICHARD SEARLE ON BASS AND
VOCALS. (FROM CORDUROY , DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS , BOYS WONDER AND LOADS
MORE) RICH FACT- ONCE HAD HIS BEER SPIKED WITH ACID HALF AN OUR BEFORE
GOING ON STAGE.
ANNA
DONARSKI ON LEAD GTR AND VOCALS (FEHL FARBEN, B BANG CIDER , TV SESSION
BANDS AND LOADS MORE) ANNA FACT - PROMOTED POLISH BANDS IN GERMANY- BEST
MATES WITH ALICE COOPER.
PLUS VOMS WIFE MARY ON OCCASIONAL GTR.(B BANG CIDER ). MARY FACT - MAKES
NICE MEXICAN FOOD. .
PUNK GLOBE: How would you desribe your sound?
WET
DOG: PUNKY FUNKY POP.
PUNK GLOBE: Who are your main sources of influence?
WET DOG: GENERATION X , THE JAM , THE WHO , DEVO , SLY AND THE FAMILY
STONE, ACDC (WE COVER WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE), THE RAMONES,LED ZEP, ETC.
PUNK GLOBE: From where did you get the band name Wet Dog?
WET DOG: IT WAS RAINING -VOMS CAR SMELT LIKE A WET DOG - WE DICIDED
THERE AND
THEN TO FORM A BAND CALLED WET DOG.
Punk Globe:This supergroup consists of people from many bands and various
musical backgrounds. What brought you guys together? How did you meet?
WET DOG: VOM KNOWS RICH FROM
DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS.- VOM WAS THE PUNK- RICH WAS THE MOD. ANNA WAS IN B
BANG CIDER WITH VOM AND MARY . MARY IS MARRIED TO VOM.
PUNK GLOBE:How did you come
up with the idea?
WET DOG: VOM HAS HIS OWN BAR
IN THE BASEMENT OF HIS HOUSE CALLED THE DRUMMING MONKEY- THIS IS VERY
CONDUSIVE TO GREAT BEER INSPIRED
CREATIVE THOUGHT.
PUNK GLOBE: Tell me about
what other bands the band members are/has been involved in. Whats
happening on other fronts?
WET DOG: VOM-DIE TOTTEN HOSEN
HAVE JUST RECORDED AN MTV UNPLUGGED ..THEY TOUR EXTENSIVELY. RICH-CORDUROY
SPLIT IN 2000. HE PLAYED SESSION BASS IN A COUPLE OF BANDS AFTER THAT
..SOUL HOOLIGAN ( SIGNED TO MAVERICK / MODONERS LABEL) AND THE FREESTYLERS.
DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS CONTINUED AFTER VOM AND RICH LEFT IN 1990,,THEY ARE
ON THE HOLIDAY CAMP CIRCUIT. B-BANG CIDER SPLIT A FEW YEARS AGO ..ANNA HAS
BEEN A SESSION GUITARIST FOR FEH FARBEN PLUS A BAND ON A TV SHOW CALLED
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME.
PUNK GLOBE:What do you
write songs about?
WET
DOG: SEX .
PUNK GLOBE: What will Wet
Dog never write a song about?
WET DOG: CANCER.
PUNK GLOBE: Tell me
more about your upcoming release. How did you get in touch with Acid Jazz?
How did the idea of working with three different producers come about?
WET DOG: RICH WAS SIGNED TO
ACID JAZZ WITH CORDUROY AND HE IS HEAD OF A+R .
PUNK GLOBE: Finally what
are your future plans? I hope Wet Dog is not one of those side projects
that will only be around for one release or two.
WET DOG: WET DOG HAVE RECORDED
AND ALBUM - WE ARE DISIDING WHICH LABEL TO RELEASE THROUGH ..OFFERS ARE
STILL BEING MADE. TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM ARE BEING RE-MIXED BY PEOPLE SUCH
AS JON CAFFREY (WORKED WITH JOY DIVISION AND PRODUCES DIE TOTEN HOSEN) .
THE BAND WILL TOUR AROUND THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM.. FIVE ALBUM,S ARE
PLANNED.
Punk Globe would like to
thank Wet Dog for the interview.
www.wet-dog.co.uk
