BARRY!

​I want to officially introduce you to the newest members of the Related Records Family! BARRY!!! from England! Their new 45rpm single "Neolithic Homosex b/w No More Boys" is finally here and it sounds amazing and you can pick it up here or here (if you live in the USA) or here (if you live in the UK) All the US presales went out today and the UK ones will be sent out as soon as the band gets their copies later this week

GETTING TO KNOW BARRY

KATHY

​Q - “What is something you wish you could tell yourself at 16?”
A - “Just to enjoy life and not take things too seriously”
Q - “What was the most painfully awkward year of your life and why?”
A - “I was a very typically awkward teenager so probably late 1990s”
Q - “If you could go back in time to a time, what year would you want to return to? What age would you want to be at that period of time? AND What would you want to do?”
A - “I really like American Frontier/cowboy stuff so I would probably go back to around 1860 and ride around on my horse Annie Oakley-style”
Q - “What has been your favorite haircut that you have had? and what has been the most obnoxious haircut.”
A -“None, my hair is very boring. Probably my most adventurous was a bowl haircut in my 20s.”
Q - “What is the best live show you have seen and what made it so special?”
A - “KATE BUSH in 2014, and what made it special was that it was KATE BUSH”
Q - “What is the stupidest thing you have watched on television?”
A - “It has to be Naked Attraction”
Q - “What is your favorite place to go on holiday?”
A - “I like cities, I don’t have a favorite though. I just like exploring and hunting for the one lesbian bar (or pop up bar) in town”
Q - “What is the lineup for your most perfect 5 artist dream lineup for Barry to play?”
A - “We would play in a mid-size venue with lots of comfortable seating. The line up would be: BARRY / JOAN ARMSTRONG / ALICE COLTRANE / KATE BUSH / ABBA”
Q - “What current artists should fans of Barry be listening to right now.”
A - “TERRY, THE SLUGS, MR. BEN & THE BENS, US HIGHBALL”

​Q - “If you could commit a crime and know you will get away with it successfully, what crime would you want to commit and why?”
A - “I take money from billionaires and corporations and do good things with it, Robin Hood style. Mainly for the less well off and to save the planet and stuff but I'd also build giant Snoopy statues around the world.”
Q - “What is something you wish you could tell yourself at 16?”
A - “One day you will bloody love being gay. And life's too short for hang-ups”
Q - “When did you realize you were queer?”
A - “Either watching Scooby Doo or Freaky Friday - when I felt a connection with Jodie Foster's youthful gay energy”
Q - “If you could go back in time to a time, what year would you want to return to? What age would you want to be at that period of time? and what would you want to do?”
A - “San Fransisco / LA late 60s, New York late 70s, London / Manchester / Glasgow early 80s, Olympia early 90s. I'd watch bands. I'd be young enough to go to shows every night and not get knackered, but old enough to drink.”
Q - “What do you think is the best album to listen to on a roadtrip?”
A - “Exile In Guyville by LIZ PHAIR (especially Divorce Song if not going well).”
Q - “What is the best live show you have seen and what made it so special?”
A - “BIKINI KILL with HUGGY BEAR - felt like I'd found my place in the world”
Q - “Do you have a movie or tv show that you watch repeatedly to help cope with trauma?”
A - “Me and Kathy watch 30 Rock every night before we go to sleep. Also Victoria Wood As Seen On TV (particularly Acorn Antiques) and Alan Partridge”
Q - “What is your favorite color combination to wear?”
​A - “Blue and orange. I'm mainly a jeans and T-shirts kind of gal, with a nice pair of socks. The more I look like Peppermint Patty the better.

HELEN

MARK

​Q - “What is your favorite food to share with friends?”
A - “Chips or fries as some might say. The potato is the queen of the vegetables and goes well with all condiments. Nothing as cheap as chips!”
Q - “What is your earliest celebrity crush and are they still your crush?”
A - “Miss Piggy for sure, obsessed with that power piggy and carried her around everywhere for years.”
Q - “What is something you wish you could tell yourself at 16?”
A - “It gets better but also worse! Smoking only looks cool.”
Q - “When did you realize you were queer?”
A - “Pigs in Space, the large group bath at the rugby club my dad sent us to, to toughen us up!”
Q - “What is the most important part of a lasting friendship?”
A - “Looking past the petty shit so you can get on with the extraordinary journey”
Q - “If you could go back in time to a time, what year would you want to return to?”
A - “1979 NYC  I would be 21 years of age and prowling the dance floors”
Q - “What has been your favorite haircut that you have had? AND What has been the most obnoxious haircut?”
A - “Farrah Faucette Charlie’s Angels type blowout. Also the most obnoxious!”
Q - “Favorite place to go on holiday?”
A - “I hate any kind of traveling and holidays stress me out so my answer is my bed.”
Q - “What is the lineup for your most perfect 5 artist dream lineup for Barry to play?”
A - “BARRY / THE SLUGS / GIRLS ALOUD / PET SHOP BOYS / STEREOLAB”
Q - “What is your favorite color combination to wear?”
​A - “At the moment I’m really into purple and yellow. White jeans + yellow sweater”

Q - “What was your first live music experience like?”
A - “THE DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRACY- Kentish Town Forum. I had to beg my mum to go and probably lied about where I was going. I can't remember much more than that.”
Q - “What is your earliest celebrity crush and are they still your crush?”
A - “There was a center fold poster of a topless CHRIS ISSAC in Smash Hits magazine that I used to kiss. I don't fancy him now.”
Q - “If you could go back in time to a time, what year would you want to return to?”
A - “San Fran the 70s. 20, young free and queer.”
Q - “What is the best live show you have seen and what made it so special?”
A - “LE TIGRE - the Astoria - surrounded by women and queers, loads & loads of friends and loads and loads of MDMA. A feminist dance party in space.”
Q - “What is the stupidest thing you have watched on television?”
A - “I pretty much only watch crap.”
Q - “Favorite place to go on holiday?”
A - “Berlin / San Francisco / Melbourne. I enjoy checking out bands, art, record shops, getting wasted and going dancing.”
Q - “What inspires you these days?”
A - “My friends. The upcoming generations of kids fighting for their & our lives.”
Q - “What is your favorite color combination to wear?”
A - “Orange / Pink. I try to wear these colours as much as possible. They make me feel strong, powerful and queer ”
Q - “What current artists should fans of Barry be listening to right now?”
A - “THE SLUGS - we're like twin bands”

BART