Grave Goods

Name, where are you from?

We are Grave Goods. Lois is from Manchester, Sarah from Waterford and Phil from Belfast.

Describe your style (dress sense) in three words?

Mostly black stuff.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to (and why)?

Lois - I went to see Peaches recently and it was definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. During ‘Dick in the air’ She inflated a giant translucent phallus across the crowd and climbed inside it.

If you could be on the line up with any two bands/artists in history - who would it be and why?Sarah - The Creatures - I love Siouxie and the Banshees but I've only heard of The Creatures in recent years. I was hooked at first listen. I love to use as much of the drum kit as possible and their music is so percussive with mostly drums and vocals, I'd love to experience it in real life.

Phil - The Gun Club - because I love them, and Jeffrey Lee Pierce died when I was a kid. Might be fun (crazy, even!) to hang out together backstage. I've met Kid Congo Powers before and he was a great conversationalist.

Which subcultures have influenced you (and why)?
Lois - I think Hackers are cool AF but musically Punk had a massive impact on me when I was a kid, because I could hear all the angst I was feeling in it and it lead me to a new community of people that I felt really at home with.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history - who would it be and why?
Phil - I always wanted to meet Scott Walker before he passed away in 2019. A reclusive, hermetic person I wish I knew more about with such a broad range of releases across his career. He seemed so mysterious and interesting.

Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite (and why)?
Sarah - There are some folks here that are putting on DIY gigs in various underpasses beneath the M50 motorway and I got to play one recently, it was such a buzz. I went to see a gig there not long after and it was so much fun! I love playing DIY gigs and spaces. Venues without stages are my favourite, I feel less exposed and more part of the crowd. There's a different energy to that which I find makes a gig more fun and comfortable to play. The underpass is my new favourite, we need more gigs in spaces like that.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music (and why)?
Phil - I'd maybe say Dean Blunt? Can't really believe he's not better known than he is and he's consistently brilliant in my mind. I also love that he might just release an album randomly on bandcamp without any other fanfare or acknowledgement.