ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE iNTERViEWS ABSiNTHE JUNK

APRiL 9, 2010
GHOST iN THE MACHiNE
BLAiR OF ABSiNTHE JUNK TALKS TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT THEiR DEBUT LP LiViNG GHOSTS
FiNDiNG A HOME iN NASHViLLE
AND MAKiNG MUSiC THAT STANDS OUT
iNTERViEWED BY BRiAN LUSH
Every time I speak to someone from Nashville, the town sounds sweeter and sweeter. SAMANTHA GIBB (the producer of the 2008 documentary ‘A NASHVILE STATE OF MIND’) opened my eyes to the alternative rock undercurrent that exists beneath the country music capitol. Pop rock princess KATIE KERKHOVER confirmed GIBB’s findings in a recent interview and now after speaking with BLAIR – the vocalist, violinist and keyboardist of the world-infused hard rock band ABSINTHE JUNK – I’m there! With the release of their debut CD ‘LIVING GHOSTS’, ABSINTHE JUNK stick their collective fingers up at what BLAIR refers to as the “cookie-cutter” mentality that is prevalent in the world of rock. “I would rather [make this kind of music] than be one of those bands that runs into the studio and does a cookie cutter song that sounds like everything else.” says BLAIR “Sometimes it takes several days or several weeks for us to get a song right... It’s a lot of work but at the same time, I think it’s worth it because I would hate to do all of this and sound like just another popular rock band. I can’t stand that stuff. There’s too much of it.” (READ MORE)