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There's really no need to introduce Terrorivision as everyone should know who they are!!! I got the chance to interview Terrorivision through Fleur(Dream Catcher/Secret Records) which was set up through the band's manager. Shortly after sending Terrorvision some questions they came back kindly answered by Shutty the Drummer.
Street Voice: First off have Terrorvision reformed since you've released a CD and DVD through Secret?
Shutty: No,that wasn't the plan. We never reformed but just got together to do a week of gigs and get one of them filmed for a live dvd as there never was one available.
Street Voice: If you have reformed who is the current line up?
Shutty: Terrorvision was always just the original line up:
Tony Wright - vocals
Mark Yates - guitar
Leigh Marklew - bass
Shutty - drums
Street Voice: Are there any plans to release any new material in 2007?
Shutty: None what so ever at all.
Street Voice: Many artists biggest complaint is when going mainstream they compromised too much. How did you feel about going mainstream? Was it a good or bad idea?
Shutty: We went mainstream ? Have you got the right band ?
Street Voice: Looking back how do you feel about music industry as a whole? What changes would you like to see so proper bands come through instead of this manufactured rubbish that's get thrown at everyone?
Shutty: The proper bands can get through i.e the bands who moan about how hard it is shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
Street Voice: Since Celebrity Big Brother is currently on TV would any of the band appear on that show or would you rather shoot yourselves?
Shutty: With a magnum 45!
Street Voice: Musically what you feel were your best moments and what are your favourite releases?
Shutty: I think our best track is "Discotheque Wreck" from our 2nd album "How to Make Friends & Influence People". I think our best album is the 3rd one "Regular Urban Survivors" and possible the most satisfying moment musically was getting to number 5 with Perseverance (1st single off said album and first time in the top ten)
Street Voice: So how did you guys all meet and did you plan on making the music that you did?
Shutty: We met through school, college and a very dirty smelly nightclub in Bradford called the Frog & Toad, which is now a roundabout!
Street Voice: Who was the label that gave you your big break?
Shutty: EMI.
Street Voice: Coming from up North you guys must like a good drink so any good drunken tour stories you'd like to share?
Shutty: Got millions of these but my personal best was when we were in LA shooting the videos for "Oblivion" and "Middleman". We had a mental evening on the piss and basically I trashed my hotel room and woke up shitting myself about how I could sort it out. Just before midday and check out time there was an earthquake and it fucked everything else in the room! How cool is that?
Street Voice: Any of the band got an opinion on our current leader? Do you see him as good or bad?
Shutty: Like we always said and with reference to question 3 ,why would anyone be interested in my political opinion ? We did rock 'n' roll quite well I think, not politics.
Street Voice: Were there any bands you'd have liked to have played with but never got the chance?
Shutty: Me personally I would love to have supported the original line up of Black Sabbath.
Street Voice: Apart from the band what do you guys get up to for a living these days?
Shutty: Tony is the singer of a band called Laika Dog
Mark is the guitarist of a band called Blunderbus
Leigh was the bass player in Malibu Stacey but they are now defunct. He is a graphic designer at present.
Shutty sells interactive whiteboards and projectors to schools!
Street Voice: Any new bands you'd like to recommend to our readers?
Shutty: The Carpenters.
Street Voice: Anything you'd like to add?
Shutty: Pepper.
Thanks to Shutty for taking time out to do this interview.
Terrorvison have recently had a Live CD and DVD released through Secret Records and both releases come highly recommended. Click on the images for more details.
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