Andy Duke  
of BUCK BROTHERS 

The BUCK BROTHERS Interview

H2YOU:  Andy thanks for taking the time to talk to us at HOLLYWOOD2YOU.TV. We really like your new music video " WHICH ME DO YOU LIKE". I think it's a great song, and you captured a really fun & interesting feel with the choice of shots & edits. Was the group involved with the concept for that video, and who directed it?

Andy:  "Which me do you like?" was one of the very first songs that Buck Brothers recorded and, after doing some initial promo for it, we were approached by a young British director named Matthew Chadwick. Before he provided the band with the proposed treatment for the video, Matthew coyly asked if we were prepared to do "something subversive". The three of us indicated that we were incredibly open to fresh ideas and we quickly found out that Chadwick wanted to make a debut video in which the identity of the band's lead singer remains a mystery from beginning to end. Not a traditional approach for a band's first video to say the very least. This idea, along with Thomas Rambo's (of Atlanta, GA) amazing editing, has resulted in something that Buck Brothers are very proud of. And it's been an international collaboration with filming happening in London and final editing taking place in the USA. The band have received verbal confirmation that "Which me do you like?" will be shown on MTV and MTV2 in the USA next month (July) which we're incredibly excited about.

H2YOU:  For the lineup it's you playing bass, and you've got Dom Beckford on Guitar, and Craig Welsh on Drums. How long have you guys been playing together now, and are the three of you the original BUCK BROTHERS members?

Andy:  Although there have been different incarnations of the band since we formed nearly 3 years ago, this is truly the ultimate Buck Brothers lineup and the three of us gel together better than hairspray on the back-combed locks of a hair-metal fan. Although this lineup has been going strong for a year now, I've had the pleasure of knowing both Dom and Craig much longer than that. They're both from Jersey. Not NEW Jersey in the USA but OLD Jersey in the Channel Islands (located in between France and England). I'd met both Dom and Craig at the shows that earlier versions of Buck Brothers did in the Channel Islands and we became really good friends straight away. The dynamic duo had both seen Buck Brothers many times in both Jersey and England and became fans of the band. And it goes without saying that this has really helped to shape the feel and sound of what we're doing today. Both Dom and Craig had played in a really good Jersey band called Roarfield and had already developed a great chemistry together through that band.

H2YOU:  Andy, you guys rock with intensity and humor at the same time. How would YOU describe the BUCK BROTHERS sound and musical direction?
Andy:  The question really answers itself - we rock with intensity and humor at the same time. (Laughs)

Although we don't take ourselves very seriously, we do take what we do very seriously. And this attitude has really shaped the feel and sound of the band. With song titles like 'Gorgeously Stupid' and 'Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes' - it's clear that Buck Brothers are quite a playful bunch and that intense analysis of lyrical content shouldn't be on the agenda. And this "fun factor" is sadly quite absent in the music world. And it has been for a very long time. Ultimately we're putting the fun back into rock and having a lot of fun while doing it.

H2YOU:  You're New CD "ME" sounds great. I see you're using multiple indie labels releasing it around the world, is that to your advantage or would you prefer a Major label to handle it all?

Andy:  My bank manager would certainly prefer Buck Brothers to be with a major label. (Laughs) Being able to oversee all of our releases directly, however, has been very important to the band. Rather than doing this for 'indie kudos', our multi-label approach has been a necessity for Buck Brothers and has enabled us to be hands-on in every territory where our CD has been released. The downside to this is increased admin for the band. In addition to being musicians, the three of us also have to don business hats on a regular basis. Would we prefer to have a Major label handle it all? With the music industry in a state of flux, I no longer think that major labels are contenders any more. But don't tell my bank manager that.

H2YOU:  I know you just finished a tour in the USA. What city did you ROCK the most, and what was your overall feeling about the US tour.

Andy:  Our first US tour was amazing and extreme in equal measure. From packed houses in Detroit to strutting our stuff in front of two drunkards and deaf albino dog in Tulsa - we certainly experienced every type of live setting that you can imagine on our coast-to-coast trek. But, regardless of the numbers of people in front of us when we're onstage - we always "rock the house" as the Americans say. Every city we played at had its own charm and, on this outing, Detroit and New Jersey were particular highlights. Violent cities and Buck Brothers appear to be a classic combination. I suppose the fear of "swimming with the fishes" inspires us to perform well. (Laughs)

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THE NEW CD

"Me" - Full length debut album - (2007)

Released January 2007 in UK (back2forward),
USA (coach house records),
Canada (scratch records)
& in Australia (mummy's boy records)

Totally Wrapped up in their Music...

BUCK BROTHERS - NEW VIDEO
" WHICH ME DO YOU LIKE "

DOM BECKFORD

Dom - a ROCKIT SCIENTIST