{"id":3328,"date":"2019-01-18T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2019-01-15T06:07:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T06:07:56","slug":"jagger-holly-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3328","title":{"rendered":"Jagger Holly Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Every now and then a band comes out of left field and hits you upside your head and when you’ve picked yourself off the floor and gathered your senses you’re checking out who? why? where and when. Jagger Holly did that.\u00a0 Without warning, I was recommended them and loved what I heard straight away.\u00a0 so they are influenced by The Ramones for sure and a bunch of catchy as fuck melodies later I’m a fan. Let me introduce Jagger Holly to you Boys and Girls or at least pull up a chair and read some words I had with frontman and songwriter Jay.\u00a0 Take it away, <\/strong>Jay<\/strong>…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Where did it all begin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey! It all began in 2015. The band I was in \u201cThe Spastic Hearts\u201d was coming to an end sadly and I was at a crossroads of sorts of what to do next. I wanted to tour a lot and see a lot more of the world. Up until then, I had been all over. I thought there was another step to take tho. I couldn\u2019t quit. I mean how do you quit music? So that wasn\u2019t going to happen. I started working on the debut record \u201cDJ Free Europe”. Just me and an acoustic guitar hammering out the new tunes. It came together really quick. I asked Stiv and Casey to be in the band and we started playing shows. Then came time to record the stuff we had been playing live. We went into “Apreon Recorder\u201d in Youngstown, Ohio to do Drums and later do vocals. The bulk of the record was recorded at \u201cSpace Mountain\u201d in Youngstown, Ohio. I think it came out the way it did because we already worked out a bunch of the kinks. A lot of bands will record first and then play it out but over time find out that maybe this sounds better this way etc etc\u2026you get my point.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So Who’s in the band with you Jay? Which ones Jagger Holly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I play Bass and Sing. Matt from “DeeCracks” plays guitars and sings. Marco from a band called \u201cOn My Arms\u201d plays Drums. And the USA line up is Stiv Reynolds from a band called \u201cRADD and also the Hollywood Blondes\u201d And Casey plays Drums who has been with me drummer since like 2004. I\u2019m lucky to have these guys in this band. Such great players.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So where did the name come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All the cool names are taken. There are some terrible names out there. So what do I do?? I just took my favorite two front men and named it after them. Smart? Dumb? Either way\u2026the name can\u2019t be taken because they already exist!<\/p>\n

Alright, that’s the awkward introductions out of the way who or what influences you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ramones of course. Actually tho I don\u2019t listen to anything regularly post 1970\u2019s these days. The \u201950s and \u201960s had the best music to me. I just find myself in that era for some reason. Probably because it\u2019s the best era.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When we heard ‘The Last Of The International Playboys’ we loved it. Can you fill us in on a few details about the record?\u00a0 its the bands second long player right?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks for the kind words about the album! Yes, it\u2019s our second full-length LP, \u201cThe Last of The International Playboys\u201d Was recorded in Innsbruck, Austria at a place in the middle of the city called \u201cThe Weirdo Garage\u201d With Me\/Matt\/Marco and Magi our Engineer. It took maybe a year before our first session to having the record pressed and in our hands. We all live at least 5 hours apart. Venice, Vienna and Innsbruck, they aren’t so close to each other but we make it work tho!<\/p>\n

Marco did 16 drum tracks in one day. And then we would work on it in between tours. It was done when it was done. No sense in rushing it when it already took as long as it did you know? I really love how it sounds! Out NOW on LP at Monster Zero Records in Europe\u2026Mom\u2019s Basement Records in the USA and on cd on OUTLOUD! Records.<\/p>\n

On the Bandcamp page its Ohio and Innsbruck\u00a0that’s\u00a0some commute?\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes it is! I have a USA line up and a Euro line up. I live in Innsbruck, Austria now. I\u2019m born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio tho. So, I get to live here in Europe now and when I make it back to the states I make sure a tour is included.<\/p>\n

Have you made any plans for 2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 will be a good year I think! Since we did the \u201cPlayboys” record in November we will most likely won\u2019t release another full-length LP until 2020. This year tho we have a planned split 10\u201d with a great band we can\u2019t speak about just yet. Also, maybe a 7\u201d\u2026who knows\u2026I always wanted to do a Christmas album as well. So, it\u2019s anyone’s idea at this point. I know we will go to Italy in February and then Norway in April. Trying for something bigger later in the year but until it\u2019s booked I don\u2019t like predicting. Too many bands are gonna do this or that and it never happens. Once it\u2019s set then we can promote it.<\/p>\n

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You covered Rod Stewart on the ‘DJ Free Europe’ album? What brought you to record that song? I love Rod always have always will not just the “cool” Faces period he still had the chops when he asked if he was sexy.\u00a0 Great cover by the way Rod is the man.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh ya the Rod cover! A lot of people either loved it or were questioning why we were covering Rod Stewart. I mean come on\u2026the dude is a legend. And that song. Just listen to it. If you don\u2019t think that is a top-notch tune you are crazy. I always thought it could\/should be a punk song. It\u2019s set perfect for it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Is it difficult juggling several bands?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I only play in one band. So for me, it is easy haha. We have to work around DeeCracks schedule sometimes. And sometimes they work around Jagger\u2019s. It hasn\u2019t been an issue at all tho really. We love those dudes. Matt stepped in on a Euro tour when we needed a guitar player a few years ago. I\u2019ve known him forever but we never played together in a band. It was so smooth and fun. We met Marco on that tour playing with his band \u201cOn My Arms\u201d. I talked to him after the show and asked if he is ever looking to tour just let me know. We stayed in touch and now he\u2019s in the band and we\u2019ve been to Japan and Brazil and Europe all together. It\u2019s been a wild ride! And my USA guys I grew up with. So I\u2019ve known them for longer than I\u2019ve been in music. All these guys are pros.<\/p>\n

As for the UK… I would love to play there! \u00a0At Rebellion would be great. Doing a tour there would be very nice as well! \u00a0If anyone can make this happen then you know how to get a hold of\u00a0me? Thanks so much RPM for the interview!<\/p>\n

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