Tell us about your new single/ album/ tour?
We are embarking on a dual headline tour with old mates Long Holiday through September and October. They are promoting the first single taken from their upcoming release Sunny Disposition, and we are promoting the release of our video Mamma Said from our debut album Cuidado Con El Perro!
How would you describe your sound in food form and why?
Probably something like a double meat mixed kebab with cheese and chilli and Garlic Sauce. We might not actually sound like that, but we sure eat a lot of kebabs after shows, and we think it filters into our music.
Which song resonates most strongly and why?Lawman. It’s pretty long on the album (
9:09 minutes) and live we extend it even further, but the vibe with the crowd is always good and we all enjoy playing it. Plus we all get our moment in the sun, and what sort of musician doesn’t love self indulgence?
Any on the road anecdotes?One time we drove to and from Lockhart (about a nine and a half hour drive) on a boiling hot day during the bushfire season. Our drummer Jonathan Candy was (understandably) suffering from extreme exhaustion around
3 am and so decide to munch down a handful of No-Doze. He then proceeded to drift in and out of consciousness and freak us out by telling us he could see things hanging from the trees and saw a giant white shape walking across the road in front of the van. Long and short of it, he passed out on his drum hardware bag in the back of the van while we were getting fuel, and we eventually got home without incident.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
The bitterness of raw, unsweetened cocoa! In reality, just from whatever, we write the music then sing whatever over the top.
What’s next for you?We’ll probably tell ourselves that we should take a break and sort out recording our next album, but we’ll probably just gig a heap and not rehearse much like we are currently and hopefully the album will just happen.
What’s your scene?
Pretty much anywhere where someone will watch us play, even if it’s just the bar staff.
About Two Headed Dog
Two Headed Dog are a band who relish playing adrenaline triggered, fuzz laden 1970s inspired jams, and take their cues from the likes of The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Fu Man Chu. Featuring Andy “John Candy” Alkemade on drums and lead vocal, Tony Alkemade on guitars/vocals and Michael “Sticky Stepheo” Stephenson on Hammond Organ and harmonica..
There is nothing that these two bands like more than to play live. Catching them on stage you’ll see why. Don’t miss Long Holiday and TwoHeaded Dog tear it up on their mini National tour in September and October in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Check your gig guides for full details.
With a perfect coupling of in-your-face frenetic energy, and high octane shows, Melbourne bands Long Holiday and Two Headed Dog join forces to hit the road together to cause a bit of mayhem and play a string of dates in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Ballarat. You can catch them on Friday 2nd October at The Eastern Hotel Ballarat; Saturday 3rd October at St Andrews Hotel, Melbourne; Friday 9th October at Bahas Tacos Rye; Saturday 10th October at Yah Yahs; and Sunday 11th October at Rack Em up Pool Bar Lilydale.
Friday 2nd October
The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Support : 23rd of Elvis
$8 Entry
Saturday October 3rd
St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews (Melb), VIC
Support : Animal Hands and
The Hidden Venture
$TBC Entry
Friday 9th October
Bahas Tacos Bar, Rye, VIC
Support : Red Rodriguez & His Inner Demons and Super Saloon
$TBC Entry
Saturday 10th October
Yah Yahs, Fitzroy, VIC
Support : Drifter and TBC
$10 Entry
Sunday 11th October (Arvo)
Rack Em Up Pool Bar, Lilydale, VIC
Support : Olmeg
$TBC Entry
