Alice Magazine Chapter 6 R2

CHAPTER 6
VOLUME 2
APRIL 2017

BEBE BUELL
AND HER REBEL SOULS
~ BARING IT ALL ~
April 4th and 5th at 9:30pm
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SONNY
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Coat IKKS
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BLACK
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ORCHID
Photographed by GO MINAMI

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Blouse KATIE

JASON
NARDUCY
Photographed by KEVIN NEAL
Words by KRIS DEVITO
Jason Narducy needs no introduction. Odds, are even if you haven’t heard of his
name directly, his musical genius has permeated many of your favorite albums and
bands. Starting his career out with Verboten at the ripe old age of 10, his music roots
germinated early. Moving on to being one of the founders of 90’s alt indie darling,
Verbow, Narducy played lead guitar along with singing and songwriting for two of
their albums. Catching the attention of Bob Mould, he moved out to being the bassist
and supporting vocals. He’s toured with Superchunk, Robert Pollard and Telekenisis.
With the inspiration of a close friend, he embarked on his first ever solo album,
collaborating with Britt Daniel (of Spoon) and Jon Wurster (of Superchunk and the
Mountain Goats) for his first solo album, Fragmented World. He has started touring
for his second album, Metal Frames which was released in November with bassist
John Stirratt from Wilco. Solo may be uncharted territory for this music veteran, but
with the musical chops to back it up- here at Alice, we are excited to see what comes
next. Our managing editor caught up with Jason on a quick stopover in NY.
You play so many instruments proficiently. What is the first song you learned to play
and on what instrument?
“All Day and All the Night” by the Kinks on guitar. On one string. I thought it sounded
cool.
As a songwriter do you have a process you follow while you are writing? Do they
come to you or do you dedicate yourself a certain amount of time locked up writing?
I’m definitely more productive if I delegate time, with a guitar in my hand. Sometimes

I’ll be at a Starbucks and a melody will come to my head and I just get the phone out
and I sing it into the phone. I always write the music and the melody first and the
lyrics last. Lyrics still come to me very quickly. So I don’t want to work hard at something
if I don’t like the music or the melody, but that’s how I listen to music. If there’s
a song where the music and melody doesn’t move me but it had great lyrics, I’ll never
listen to it. But if it has a great melody and not great lyrics, I’ll probably still listen to
it.
Tell me about your solo endeavor. What’s the driving force behind Split Single?
Well, Split Single is our solo project with the band name. I was inspired to do it because
almost five years to the day a friend of mine in Chicago asked me to play with
him in a show and I was like, “you want me to play acoustic? You want me to play with
a band?” and he was like, “do whatever you want I just want to do a show with you.”
And I had six weeks and I was looking at my old Verbow records and my old songs
and I just wasn’t into it. I didn’t want to play any of those songs. They felt stale and
I wouldn’t have felt inspired so my idea was to write ten new songs. This could suck
but at least I am trying something new, and it ended up being…. Good. Not great,
didn’t suck, three of those songs ended up on the first split single record. My friend
inspired me. I’ve been a band person for a while now and I wanted to try and see
what I come up with. Very rewarding to create something and I mean just last week
doing shows and two friends of mine who are some of my favorite lyricists came to
the Seattle show, I didn’t ask them to come out. Vick Bondi for Articles of Faith came
and Ben Gibbard from Death Cab (For Cutie) came and it felt incredible. These guys
who I look up to are coming to see my band.
with these guys and even though I know them I’m kinda nervous thinking, this is
the first time I’m playing with these guys I wonder what they’ll think and what their
crowd will think. And an official came in and was like; “we need to move this show to
a different venue this entire section of the city is being evacuated for floods”. Againits
not raining, nor is it flooding. So we move to another venue that was this hilarious
venue because it was owned by the Calgary Flames the hockey team and it just was
not a rock venue. But it turned out great and sounded great. But, the floods were real,
and there was talk about trying to get a flight immediately that’s how serious it was.
Instead we stayed at the hotel and got a flight for the morning. When we got up all
the power was out at the hotel and we went downstairs to get our van and it wasn’t
there, but another band was with the John Spencer Blues Explosion and we opened
the door and asked if we could jump in with them and they said “sure”. We get in, the
van takes off, and- it sounds like I am making this up because it looked like a moviewe
are going over the bridge and I’m looking to both sides of me and the water is
above the cars and to the bottom of the bridge. The closer we get to the airport I’m
You recorded with Britt Daniel and Jon Wurster. They wont be able to do any of the
tour with you. How do you find the talented musicians you play with on tour?
Friendships. Occasionally I’ll reach out to someone and they won’t be able to, but
they’ll say “but there’s this other guy who can totally do this.” And I have done shows
where I am just meeting the person. You trust people. Sometimes you feel a personal
connection with people you meet on tours and festivals and think, “it would be cool
to play with this person someday” and this is the opportunity for that.
You’ve toured with quite a few bands, any “its funny now but it wasn’t then” kind of
tour horror stories?
Plenty [laughs}. The very first Superchunk show I did was in Calgary. Calgary is a
city in Canada that there are mountains that surround it and they had rainfall in the
mountains and there was a flood warning. But in Calgary there was no rain and it was
weird to hear these flood warnings and you’re thinking why, if you don’t understand
how those cities work. So we are doing sound check and, like I said its my first show

seeing cars getting washed away. It was a disaster movie. We get to the airport and we
made the very last flight that got out.
Your parody on YouTube, Sexiest Elbows of Rock. How did that happen?!
A few things happened. I had finished the first Split Single record and I sent to to
five labels that I liked and they all said no. That stung a little bit, but then I thought,
how can I find an audience in a creative way. My dad used to make home movies with
comedic ends and he would include me in that and its been something I’ve kind of
done on the side for a while. Sexiest elbows came about because I just posted on
Instagram I found this old promo picture of me where I am wearing short sleeves
and it looks like I am holding up the sleeves so I just wrote, that I had a manager that
thought I had the sexiest elbows and I had to show them in every photo. So the next
day I was at a fundraiser and Fred Armisen was there and Fred and I have know each
other a year or two, not very closely, and he came up and said “your Instagram is so
funny.” And he didn’t have to say that. So I went back and was like, “what did I post?”
so I reached out to him, one of my favorite characters is Ian Rubbish, and I asked him
if Ian Rubbish would like to make any comments about the sexiest elbows and he
said yes! And I just kept on asking, and everyone said yes, but not only did they say
yes they all happened to be available at the same time! We shot that within a six week
period. Somehow we put it all together. It’s a nice way to be creative in a different
way.
Jason Narducy will be touring for his new album, Metal Frames for Split Single in
the upcoming week. I mean, who doesn’t want to see a genius at work? Sign me up
please!

JEAN
GENIE
Photographed by MELISSA RODWELL
Styled by JESS MEDEROS
Model JULIA MCGUIRE @ONE MANAGEMENT
Make up RACHEL TOLEDO @ RAY BROWN PRO using MARC JACOBS BEAUTY
Hair NIKO WEDDLE using BUMBLE & BUMBLE
Stylists Assistants RENEE AROCHAS & CHRISTY GUILLERMAIN
Make up Assistant ANDREA CODY
SPECIAL THANKS TO TOMMY AT THE GOOD ROOM IN GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN
Sequin Gown MALAN BRETON
Metal Hoodie LAUREL DEWITT
Stockings STYLIST’S OWN
Choker HAUS OF TOPPER
Earrings LARUICCI

Suit and Shirt MALAN BRETON
Shoes VINTAGE
Earrings LARUICCI
Sunglasses STYLIST’S OWN

Metal Fringe Jacket LAUREL DEWITT
Bodysuit REDWOLF
T-Shirt SAINT
Socks AMERICAN APPAREL
Shoes DR. MARTENS
Earrings HAUS OF TOPPER

Top NIKA TANG
Fur Stole and Pant EV BESSAR
Earrings LARUICCI
Bracelets K/LLER COLLECTION

ASHLEY
SCHULTZ
Photographed by JOEL HODSON @TOPEPHOTO
Make-Up & Hair KAYLE WILLIAMS
Photo Assistant MATT TAMKIN

Ashley Schultz is the epitome of a true talent. The singer, songwriter, model, dancer
and actress is a jack of all trades. After growing up in New England and lettering in
3 sports, she moved to Hollywood, California to begin her career in entertainment.
After early success modeling and acting in commercials and films, she shifted her
focus to music. In 2013, Ashley co-created a music label and formed the girl group
“Syd Youth”. As one of 3 members, Ashley propelled 2 singles to the top 10 on Spotify
and earned millions of views on multiple music videos. She has performed on
Los Angeles’s most historic stages and opened for major recording artists
including One Direction. She has also been seen performing at KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball
and Wango Tango, and one of america’s biggest music festivals, South by South West.
The singer/songwriter is currently writing and recording songs for her first solo
project and has released her first single and music video “Watch Me” in 2016. Ashley
is on the brink of stardom. This rare young woman with brains, beauty and talent is a
force to be reckoned with.

SHE
DEVILS
Photographed by KEVIN NEAL
Words by Anonymous

You can hear The Doors and a little Mazzy Star but She-Devils sound is unique and
mysterious. Vocalist Ann Audrey, who channels a bit of Su Tissue from The Suburban
Lawns, mystifies the audience with a haunting voice and cryptic lyrics while “Sound
Sculptor” Kyle Jukka lays down eclectic sounds that he samples from old tunes.
Based out of Montreal, the band started out not having any of their music available
online. Those days are over, thankfully, and now you can listen to them if you just so
happened to have missed their multiple shows at SXSW. Taking the name of a film
that Tarantino lists as one of his favorites, the band is quoted as being influenced
by cinema. You can definitely hear the dramatic “soundtrack” feeling in their music.
At any rate, there is a thread of dark mystery to their sound and it’s worth checking
them out and taking some time to listen to their latest EP release.
https://soundcloud.com/shedevilsinc

SLAVES
Photographed by KEVIN NEAL
Words by KRIS DEVITO

“Can you believe it? I got this from a street vendor with another one for $20! It’s an
original.” Laurie Vincent says proudly the minute I have entered the green room at
Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY. He’s holding up a near mint condition Black Flag Slip
It In album with an illustrated nun on the cover. “I mean, it even has the 1984 fan
poster inside where you can send in cash to be apart of the fan club, can you imagine
that? Sending money in to be a part of a fan club.” He muses. He’s seated on the
couch of what may be the narrowest green room I’ve ever been in. He apologizes telling
me Isaac has gone to get his haircut so it’s just him for the interview today.
ALICE MAGAZINE: What’s the best dare that you’ve ever done?
LAURIE VINCENT: [Laughs] I grew up in the countryside we have those electric
fences that will send a pulse out that will stop horses from wanting to leave. I licked
an electric fence once. It felt like a surge - it’s not a constant, when you touch it kind
of goes (zapping noise). I definitely licked harder than I had to. It wasn’t that bad.
That’s the only dare I can think of doing.
AM: You’ve gotten a lot of unnecessary flak for your band name. Do you think people
are just being too sensitive given the context you were going for? Set the record
straight on what Slaves means.
LV: When that happens to you, you do a bit of soul searching. If enough people tell
you you’re a shit human, it starts to sort of make you question what you’re doing. You
come back to the fact that yeah, it is hypersensitivity and you can’t give the word such
power in the respect to saying it has this destructive quality. There are very few words
that should be off limits, it’s a language. There are times when I can get your angle,
but you cannot ban the metaphorical use of a word. I’ve never, ever, said my band’s
name to someone, of any creed, and they end up being offended. We have all sorts
of fans and our message is one of inclusion. It’s the original punk mentality. It’s not
what it was in ’78 where they put a punk rock manifesto - it’s not that, it’s before that.
The idea of inclusion and everyone who comes to our show is welcome, we are doing
it out of a closeted place. And it’s also really negative when someone online essentially
trolls you by saying, ‘two white dudes called slaves.” That’s just showing we haven’t
gone anywhere by just immediately coming to “two white dudes” conclusion. Why
should we be judged on the fact that we are white? You can’t have these opinions
about people who haven’t struggled just because, yeah, there’s a lot of white guilt. I
get where people are coming from.

AM: Explain where the name comes from.
LV: What happens when you try and start a band? You’re with each other hanging
out quite regularly and the band name is the hardest thing. And the thing you do is,
you’re in the car and you text each other and you’re just going, “what about Domino
100? No Smoking?” “No that’s rubbish.” You keep spit balling and you want it to fit
what your sentiment is. I mean I was standing on a doorstep and I was like “how
about The Slaves?” and the initial instinct was the sounds and the feeling. And then
something kicked off in our first few months of our creation. I grew up with all the
punks and reggae-heads and super left wing friends who were like- antifascist, go on
marches that were so not from a place of bigotry. They just got up and went internet
crazy- Slaves to the wage! Slaves to this, slaves to that… it all just gets taken out of
context. Yeah, we worked dead on jobs, dragging ourselves around not knowing what
we were doing. People like to think what they think and we aren’t going to change
anyone’s minds. If someone wants to say we are this, we are that…. Part of me thinks
it’s kind of exciting in this watered-down era that we can cause that much
aggravation. There’s nothing worse than just being liked, sometimes it’s good for people
not to understand. I’m coming to terms with that. It makes it part of the mission
statement.
AM: Craziest thing a fan has done.
LV: In Russia, we turned up and it’s really weird because not a lot of bands go to Russia
because there’s a lot of misunderstanding when you go to these places, they’re
not places you go on holiday or visit. So you turn up and expect nobody to be at your
show like most places the first time you play anywhere for about 20 people. So we
turn up in Moscow and they’re like, “you sold out.” And it’s a 500 cap venue. We are
like in complete disbelief. And we show up and there are kids queueing midday and
we aren’t opening the doors until 9pm. And it’s cold. So we play this show and they’re
all still there afterwards and we are walking to the van and they finally get their
chance to give us stuff. And this person gives us this brown package and she’s like,
“this is from where I am from.” And I was like, “OK, cool.” And we get into the van
and we are like, “it stinks.” And we unwrap this package and she had just given us this
fish. Some people gave us the best chocolate, and one girl just gave us a fish. I mean
it’s not wild it’s just…. I mean she showed up to a gig with a fish in her bag. And then
just gave us a fish. We left it in a taxi [laughs].
AM: What are the first albums you bought?
LV: The first CD I made a conscious, “I wanna buy this mum” was Limp Bizkit’s
Chocolate Starfish and Hot Dog Flavored Water. I remember I used to get £10 a
month pocket money and I was like, “Mum, I want this!” because “Rolling” used to be
the The Undertakers theme on the WWE and I was like, I really want this CD. She
got really annoyed and upset because I wanted this parental guidance [CD], I bugged
her, we were in a supermarket- which is crazy the fact that Limp Bizkit used to be in
a supermarket. She finally bought it for me and a week later she tried to bribe me to
buy it back off me so I let her. She didn’t like the swear words. And then I went into
her room and found it and I kept the money as well. Not very cool.
AM: Pre/post show traditions?
LV: We always hug before we walk onstage - it feels really important to regroup. We
hug on and off. It’s kind of going in and out of the mentality. We have just always
done that.
As Isaac Holman enters, freshly trimmed, Laurie and I are talking about his own upcoming
art exhibit in August in London and exchanging book suggestions, both of us
being very into rock autobiographies. “I’m reading Anger Is An Energy by John Lydon,
where he basically is just talking about his career and life. If there is a man that’s
been persecuted for his art, I didn’t realize what he went through. He’s been in prison,
people tried to stab him. He basically got exiled and he had to move to the states!
” I immediately add it to my Amazon cart to read on my upcoming flight. I
suggest Chrissie Hynde’s Reckless: My Life As A Pretender. Pizza has arrived and the
two beeline for a slice. “This is the biggest slice I have ever seen!”
Welcome to Brooklyn gents.
Check out their newest album Take Control now available in the US. It’s catchy, its
relatable, but most of all… it’s the essence of punk rock.

BILLY-
BURG
Photographed by PAUL GISLE
Styled by JESS MEDEROS
Top and Leather Jacket AUTIE
Pant AMERICAN APPAREL
Sunglasses PRADA
Shoes ALDO
Model BRIE HARDING @ MAJOR MODELS, NYC
Make up MICHELLE WALDRON
Hair NIKO WEDDLE
Nails RACHEL SHIM
Shot in Williamsburg Brooklyn

Dress NICOLE MILLER
Coat VINTAGE
Dress AUTIE
Socks AMERICAN APPAREL
Sunglasses VINTAGE
Jewelry METALEPSIS

Top and Pant ZARA
Fur Collar PIERANTONIOGASPARI
Hat SAINT
Shoes DR. MARTENS
Coat AUTIE
Stockings STYLIST’S OWN
Shoes DR. MARTENS

Bandana Scarf SAINT
Top VINTAGE

Photographer JOEL HODSON @TOPEPHOTO
Photo Assistant MATT TAMKIN
SHOT IN DTLA
TEST
Photographed by JOEL HODSON
@TOPEPHOTO
Words by CECILIA NAJAR
Photo Assistant MATT TAMKIN

Fuck any punk band that didn’t come up from the belly of the beast. If you are going
to play raw, crass, street music, it better come from a nasty urban monster with serious
indigestion.
Los Angeles is that beast and there’s no doubt you’ll find the fragrant stench of bile
in Vernon, California, a cement flatland of hot asphalt, polluted air, meat by products
and faceless warehouses twenty minutes south of downtown Los Angeles. Depressing
would be the kind description. Shithole is more apt.
For some reason, call it either Darwin’s effect or divine guidance, Wayne Maza (bass)
and Blake Stokes (vocals/guitar) thought living, rehearsing and recording in a Vernon
warehouse was a good idea. At least, they thought it would be better than their life
in their hometown, Houston, but then again they had never lived in Vernon. Fueled
after they left bands they hated, the two joined with another guitarist, packed up their
gear, and found a new home in a windowless, airless box in the industrial mecca.
Their more timid friend fled after two weeks of sleeping next to dirty amps and eating
daily doses of Cup O’ Noodles. But Blake and Wayne hung on and hired a new drummer.
This was art, right? Shit happens. Then Blake got a DUI but hey, that didn’t
stop the band. Fuck convenience and short commutes. Like any righteous badass
musician he found inspiration, not defeat on LA’s tormented public transport with its
throngs of wacky characters and twitchy meth addicts.
Their real luck came when their drummer bailed last minute, right before a gig because
he was too ashamed to have his family see him play a show in their shithole
warehouse/home. Blake and Wayne transformed the beast’s stomach acid into gold.
They reached out to drummer Morgan Ponder to take over. Morgan fit the vibe like
a ripped punk glove. The three musicians bonded over their love of 70’s punk and
bands like Oasis, Blur and The Hives.
What would have slayed almost any other struggling duo begat TEST, a hard thrashing
proto-punk band that no amount of hard reality could kill. The band’s warehouse
days are over (as of 2013) and their first EP, Tremble and Vibrate,” was released in April
of 2016. This year two more singles were released, “7th Street Metro” and “Hallways.”
The band’s better days haven’t taken any edge off their music. The energy is hard and
strong. The melodies bounce off drums and guitar with controlled chaos and if you
actually listen to their lyrics, well, just listen to their music, you’ll find out for yourself.
The band’s abrasive sound and dark lyrics aren’t pretty but hey, look where it came
from. Their new songs are gaining new listens, new fans and new shows. That’s what
happens when shit doesn’t kill you. You tame the beast or the beast tames you.

TEST, clearly, cannot be tamed.

VISTA
KICKS
Photographed by HARRY CHANDLER
Words by CECILIA NAJAR
Shot in DTLA

Amanda has flown 1600 miles and driven another 90 in the pelting rain to visit the
semi-comatose town of Santa Barbara where she’s landed in a crowded beer-soaked,
tobacco-tainted juke joint. She isn’t here to see the headliner, a Ska one-hit wonder.
No. The tall, black 23-year-old stunner with the perfect bow-shaped lips is here because
she’s completely obsessed with a band. Vista Kicks.
I do a double-take. Wait. What? Did you come from Kansas City just to see a band?
She looks at me incredulously. Obviously I’m missing the obvious.
“Trust me. They are going to blow-up,” she says as if she’s talking about Led Zeppelin
in 1969.
She may be right. The band’s first breakout single, “Make it Real,” chalked up almost
1.7 million plays on Spotify before they even had management. “Marceline,” from
the band’s second EP, “Chasing Waves,” spent four weeks at #4 on iTunes’ New Artist
Tracks in 2016.
We both turn to the stage as Vista Kicks bassist, Trevor Sutton, looking teleported
from the pages of Cream Magazine circa 1976 thumps out a groove line, soon followed
by drummer Nolan Le Vine’s beckoning beat. The cigarette deftly perched between
his lips doesn’t move amidst the flurry of his arms and legs. Sam Plecker’s hardcharging
guitar takes over, surfing between headbanger strums, sultry slides and fastfinger
rock god virtuosity.
Amanda and rest of the Vista Kicks mega-fans in the first three rows, hold their cellphones
high, as Derek Thomas flips his hair back, sidles up to the microphone and
sings the first lines to “Mona Lisa.” His commanding pop-hero stage presence seduces,
sure, but it’s his voice that wins fans: smooth and confident, a hint of soulful jazz
with undertones of rebellion ready to yowl with the ghost of Jim Morrison.
The four friends have known each other since their childhood in Sacramento and
their ease shows on and off-stage. Now based in Los Angeles, they live together and
collaborate on songs with much of the music inspiration channeled through Derek’s
piano wanderings and Sam’s guitar riffs. Their infectious melodies are brewed from
a consistent diet of 1960’s and 70’s rock (heavy on the 70’s). Even the casual listener
can hear the influence of Jan and Dean, The Beatles, Ramones, and Pink Floyd (throw
in some Strokes and Arcade Fire too). The band’s recent collaborations with Buckcherry
guitarist and producer Keith Nelson, and Motley Cru’s drummer, and producer,
Tommy Lee, have resulted in new music due in the summer of 2017. In the meantime,
Vista Kicks finishes their second national tour in March.
Their set finishes with a passionate crescendo of Nolan’s drums. Amanda and the
rest of the crowd scream their approval. Hardened roadies jostle me as the headliner
readies to take the stage.
“Damn. Those guys are good,” I hear a roadie say wading through the crowd.
Listen. Amanda knows.

RUEN
BROTHERS
Photographed by KEILAHRI ANIOROSO
Words by KRIS DEVITO

The first time I heard Ruen Brothers they were playing on one of my Spotify
playlists. In between my usual heavy rock riff- out came the crooning voice of a man
who reminiscent of an early Johnny Cash album. I was completely intrigued. I had
what I will forever refer to as my “Rick Astley Moment”- when you hear a voice and
have a particular image in your mind of what that person looks like, and the person
ends up looking completely different (if you do not know what Rick Astley sounds or
looks like, put this down and research immediately). In this case, the voice belonged
to a skinny kid named Henry in his early 20’s. Much like Astley, brothers Henry and
Rupert hail from the U.K. Growing up listening to their dad’s extensive vinyl
collection, it’s obvious to see where they gathered their inspiration from. Spending
some time creating new material in L.A., they have established their current residence
in Brooklyn, NY.
Fresh off playing the night before at Manderlay Bar where they are in residency, the
lads were keen for a few Bloody Mary’s at a local spot in their trendy Brooklyn
neighborhood where we met for a quick chat.
ALICE MAGAZINE: Describe your sound and style.
HENRY STANSALL: I guess our sound would be cinematic sort of feeling. Would
this fit well alongside a movie trailer to a Tarantino flick? That’s how we write our
tunes.
RUPERT STANSALL: I don’t think that really classifies as a genre.
HENRY: It’s always kind of hard to peg that, people ask “well what sort of genre are
you” and I don’t really know too well. It’s a mix.
AM: What platform of social media do you find most crucial when connecting with
your fan base?
HS: Instagram has been really good for us, Spotify, and Apple Music. Those three
have really been very good. As soon as you release a song everyone wants to listen to
it.
RS: That being said though, when we released “Unknown” the music video, that is
only on Facebook.
HS: I think whatever platform you focus on utilizing and driving people to can be
very helpful for whatever you’re doing. It just so happens that specifically, we
uploaded our last single to Facebook and that was the platform we chose to drive
people to check out what we’ve done.
AM: Indie vs. Major label. Pros and cons. How did you choose?
HS: It was really down to who was most passionate at the label. It was as simple as
that. There was no real, “well we should go with this because these are bigger.” It
really had to do with the individuals at the company and that’s how you should
always look at labels. Saying that, there’s so much you can do independently now, you
can do what a label does, you really can. There’s no laws for it anymore.
RS: You’ve just got to be good, which we are still working on.
AM: Top three records of all time- Go:
HS: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do by Ronnie Wood, Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen,
and Enlightenment by Van Morrison.
RS: Exile On Main Street by Rolling Stones. Chuck Barry by Chuck Barry. Rumors by
Fleetwood Mac.
AM: Do you set time away for your songwriting or does it just come to you
organically?
HS: It just kind of comes.
RS: Sometimes you’re put in situations where we do a collaboration with somebody
and everyone has schedules so you feel a bit of pressure to get something out. Mostly,
the good stuff comes when you’re having fun and you’re doing it because you want to.
HS: Definitely organically. And then when we write something it’s kind of a process
where we both we initially discern melody line and chord progression. There are no
real lyrics to start with. The lyrics come after.
RS: You tend to make vowel noises and that tends to crack the progression.
HS: Then often we will start recording it while still writing it so we may not finish
writing a song until two weeks later. Depending on how long it takes to record we’ll
run in alongside our favorite trailers to see if they fit. We’ve been running a lot of
stuff alongside Inherent Vice which it brilliant.
AM: You moved from the U.K. to L.A., then from L.A. to N.Y. Explain this journey to
me.
HS: We had a lot of friends in Los Angeles and there’s a lot of stuff for us to do
out there, we did some writing with a few different people, we recorded a bulk of
new material and we did a few gigs out there. We had all this new material and we
thought, “it would be cool to have somewhere to grow this from” and we’d come
through New York from time to time, playing at the McKittrick Hotel at the Manderlay
Bar. I called our buddy Jack there and was like, “hey we just finished up some new
material, I know we talked about some residency stuff before...” and he came back
with, “yeah man let’s do it! Every Friday and Saturday.” And here we are!
AM: Favorite song to sing in the car.
HS: Hall and Oates- You Make my Dreams Come True. Ultimate car grooving. I
remember being in Los Angeles and in this car with the roof off coming down Sunset
Boulevard listening to Hall and Oates.
RS: That’s not mine though, mine is far cooler. Mama Tried by Merle Haggard. It’s
an old country song we used to listen to all the time when we were driving between
Stanthorpe and London in the U.K.
HS: I bet Kevin Gordon- GTO would also be a great driving song.

AM:What’s something that’s always in your fridge?
RS: Margarine.
HS: Lettuce. There’s always a lettuce in the fridge. I really like lettuce. I’ll just cut up
lettuce and a red pepper throw it in a bowl, dress it with some olive oil, salt and pepper
and eat a fucking bowl of it. (Editors Note: The brothers are lifelong vegetarians)
RS: We don’t really have much in the fridge.
HS: Booze maybe?
Check out the Ruen Brothers at their residency on Fridays and Saturdays at the
Manderlay Bar at the McKittrick Hotel (home of the infamous Sleep No More). If you
don’t manage to make it up to NYC, the guys will also be doing a bit of touring this
summer including a stint at Bonnaroo in June.

BEBE
BUELL
Photographed by REBECCA ADLER
www.rebeccaadlerphoto.com @rarphoto
Wardrobe Stylist and Jewelry Designer by RAINA GIR
@rainandrust
Makeup LINDA ZIRKUS www.lindazirkus.com
@lindazirkus
Hair BOBBIE CHAVARRIA www.bobbiechavarria.com
@bobbiechavarria_hairstylist
Featured wardrobe designer ANDREW CLANCEY
www.shopaoi.com @anyoldiron

Bebe Buell is no stranger to New York City! She was Queen of the Scene in the early
seventies, hanging out with the cool people, y’know, like David Bowie, Andy Warhol
and Mick Jagger. She’s lead an incredible life, she even wrote a book about it called
Rebel Heart, a New York Times bestseller! Bebe is famously known for her
romantic life, she’s had relationships with famed rockers such as Elvis Costello and
Todd Rundgren and her most famed one with Steven Tyler which gave her a
beautiful daughter, Liv Tyler. But we’re most in awe of her rock and roll! Bebe is a
true powerhouse! Soulful, un-selfconscious, passionate and a history to write
the hell out of a ton of songs! She is the singer and songwriter for her group,
The Rebel Souls, and they are returning to NYC to debut “Baring It All” Join
them Tuesday April 4th and Wednesday April 5th In NYC at Joe’s Pub! This new
show is a unique blend of her music and her storytelling, Bebe will take us on
a journey through her rock and roll life, an adventure all of us can be envious
of! Her group features guitarist and husband Jimmy Walls and
drummer Mindy Wright. Bebe’s rock and roll life was born in the
streets of NYC but she relocated a few years ago to Nashville.
Of course, she’s been killing it there, performing at such
notoriously famous places like the Bluebird Cafe, but
New York City is where she will debut “Baring it
All”, a show she has been working on and
rehearsing for for over a year. She’s
“coming home”, to the place
where it all started and
we get the chance to hear her story and see her perform. We like
to think of Bebe as the Queen of Rock and Roll so you know we’ll
all be there supporting our Queen. Don’t miss out! Tickets can be
purchased here:
http://joespub.publictheater.org/en/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2017/B/Bebe-Buell/?SiteTheme=JoesPub