"Well, the image is a pisstake. We're also serious, but with some humour thrown in there. "

The band from Novia Sad, Serbia will beВ opening the BIG radio Tangra Mega Rock concert on 1 December wich will be co-headlined by reunited punk legends KONTROL and KULTUR SHOCK of Seattle.

an interview conducted by Nasso Ruskov

HEY, HOW ARE YOU MAN?
I'm quite fine. I'm super.

DID WE WAKE YOU UP?
Well, yes, I'm just getting up.

YOUR BAND'S STYLE IS DESCRIBED EVERYWHERE AS TURBO FOLK METAL - ARE YOU TAKING THE PISS OR ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Well, the image is a pisstake. We're also serious, but with some humour thrown in there.

SO THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF COMEDY IN THERE?
Oh yeah, definitely.

DO YOU DRINK RAKIA LIKE MAD?
Oh, most certainly.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT'S THE BAND'S MAIN POISON?
Of course.

YOU'RE SEEN WAVING A GUN ABOUT IN YOUR LATEST VIDEO - HOW DO YOU PLAN ON GETTING THROUGH CUSTOMS WITH THAT?
Oh, no weapons this time round.

SO WHAT WILL YOU BRING US THEN, A RED ROSE?
I have no idea, I'll think of something.

PERHAPS THAT GOLDEN LOCKET YOU WEAR ALL THE TIME?
Oh, I'll bring that for sure.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF THE EXIT FESTIVAL?
Everything. it takes place in my hometown, which is great.

LOTS OF PEOPLE, TOURISTS, NICE WOMEN...
Everything, everything.

HAVE YOU GUYS PLAYED IT?
Yes, of course. What big festivals do you have over in Bulgaria?

WELL, THE SUMMER ONES ARE THE BEACH ONE IN BURGAS AND THERE'S ONE IN KAVARNA. TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU SING ABOUT IN YOUR SONGS?
Love. Love and nothing else.

SO I GUESS ONE COULD SAY THAT YOU'RE THE BARRY WHITE OF NOVI SAD?
Yeah, hahaha.

YOUR SEEM QUITE THE DANCER, WOULD YOU SAY YOUR MOVES RESEMBLE MICHAEL JACKSON'S OR MAYBE MIROSLAV ILIC?
Definitely Miroslav Ilic.

IS HE A BIG HERO ROUND YOUR WAY?
Yes, of course. He's old school folk, which is good. New school folk, on the other hand, sucks badly.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF KULTUR SHOCK?
Of course..

DO PEOPLE LOVE THEM OVER THERE?
Yes. Their music resembles that of Zabraneno Pushenie's. Have you heard of the latter?

YES.
Well, it's sort of similar. people here love Kultur Shock.

LAST TIME ROUND SERBIA THRASHED BULGARIA 6-1. ANY CHANCE OF THAT SCORELINE BEING REPEATED DO YOU THINK? IN FACT, DO YOU LIKE FOOTBALL AT ALL?
No, not at all. I like beer and rakia.

SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS DISBANDED FOR A WHILE....
No, we've never disbanded, we just took a little break.

WHAT OTHER SERBIAN BANDS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?
Ritam Nereda are a very good band. There are others too.

DO YOU KNOW OF DISCIPLIN-A-KITSCHME?
Most certainly. I don't know who's in that band now, but I think the main guy Koya doesn't live in Belgrade anymore, I think he's in England. We've also got some great punk bands

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