alela diane at home..
On Saturday January 20th I ran all over Portland to interview three different bands for the Moose podcast. First stop was at the home of the very lovely and incredibly talented Alela Diane who very graciously talked about her upbringing in Nevada City, California and how she wrote her amazing album The Pirate’s Gospel while traveling in Europe. In this video clip she explains why her latest release is only available in England and why it’s on vinyl only. The full podcast interview featuring music from Alela will be posted next week.
I also had the pleasure of interviewing Menomena about their new CD which hits the stores soon, that interview will be the first to post maybe even tonight…and last, but by no means least, I talked with another of my favorite bands, Trespassers William. Their interview will post very soon too.
January 22nd, 2007 at 3:35 pm
[...] Our buddy Dave Allen just posted this really nice interview with Alela, recorded live in her apartment this past weekend. You can get the amazing 10″ they’re discussing, released in the UK via our friends at Names Records, here. And did we mention Dave plays bass in Gang of Four? Worlds collide! [...]
January 26th, 2007 at 10:53 am
[...] This week the Moose is especially pleased to be able to talk to the wonderful Alela Diane who recently released her album The Pirate’s Gospel on Portland’s Holocene Music label. Alela discusses how growing up in Nevada City, CA moulded her outlook on life and how it informed her music and songs, how she thinks the idea of KEXP’s PDXplore program is a good one and tells us about new songs she has up her sleeve. In the podcast you will here The Rifle from her album and also two new cuts - My Brambles from a UK vinyl-only album and Dry Grass and Shadows from the compilation CD The Family Album released on The Grass Roots Record Company. You can also view a video excerpt from the interview where Alela discusses her 10″ viny-only release in the UK here. pdx ripped #16, an interview with Alela Diane - (MP3) [...]