In the Chair is a regular feature on Eventalaide, highlighting artists from across Australia and occasionally overseas. Everyone gets the same questions. It is just meant to be a bit of fun so please treat it as such.
Questions by Geoff Jenke
Fresh from their electric recent performance in Adelaide at the Spin Off Festival, the Beddy Rays have a new debut album out. It was recorded at Brock’s Place in Brisbane and the band has this to say of the forthcoming album. “When we started a band many years ago as young whipper snappers in Reddy Bay all we wanted to do was play gigs, sink tins and chat to all the legends we’d meet along the way. Now we have our very own album firmly in our grip, and to say we’re excited is a major understatement. We decided to go with a self-titled album for our debut because we believe this album IS Beddy Rays through-and-through. It’s honest, raw and nothing other than what we’re all about… mate ship, Reddy Bay, good times and beers, but also the importance of looking after yourself and checking in with ya mates. It’s made up of our recent singles and a bunch of brand newies we’ve been cooking up for you legends. A nice mixed bag of lollies! We hope you love it as much as we do!”
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Name: Jackson Van Issum
Alias: Jacko
Band: Beddy Rays
In
less than 50 words describe your music, your band (if applicable) and
yourself.
Hey, I’m Jacko and I play in Beddy Rays with my three
best mates. We love to clink a few schooners and play shows all-round the shop.
Our music has been described as rollicking coastal punk, whatever that means.
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What
was the first record you bought with your own money and where from?
Matchbox 20 – How Far We’ve Come (single) from Sanity
in Victoria Point QLD a long time ago.
80’s
or 90’s Music:
That’s really hard. I wish I could choose 85-95 but
I’d have to say the 90s by a nose hair.
What
music are you currently listening to?
Currently listening to a Melbourne band called Raised
as Wolves. They write anthemic punk tunes that slap.
The
Best live artist/band you’ve seen:
Catfish and the Bottlemen at Splendour in The Grass
was unforgettable.
Your
“In the mood for love” song; Miss You, The Rolling Stones.
Your favourite Saturday night party record? Whatever People, Arctic
Monkeys
Your
favourite Sunday morning chill out record?
Chinese Fountain, The Growlers
Which
song do you wish you had written?
London Calling, The Clash
Roger
Daltry once said “Rock N Roll has no future”. Do you agree with him?
Well Roger Daltry, we’re here now and we’re rocking
and rolling brother.
Vinyl,
CD or Streaming?
Vinyl. It is the artwork that does it for me.
If
you could record or play live with any artist (dead or alive), who would it be?
It would have to be with John Lennon and Chuck Berry
What is the most useless talent you have?
I can sleep through my alarm clock.
Your
finest recorded moment?
Our triple j Like a Version in 2021. (Better in Blak)
Who
is your musical hero and what one question would you ask them?
Billie Joe Armstrong. I would ask “what drives you to
write songs?”.
Dying,
peacefully on your death bed, what song would you like to hear?
I feel like I’ll be too deaf to hear it, so what does
it matter?
Stuck
on a desert island for a year and can only take three albums. What would they
be?
Dookie – Green Day, Americana – The Offspring, and
Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Favourite
all time movie?
Billy Madison
If
you drove an ice cream van, what music would you play?
The Thomas the Tank Engine theme song because it
slaps.
Best
show you have ever played in your career:
Riverstage with Violent Soho.
Any
backstage incident that makes you laugh?
Backstage at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney, Brad
was armed and ready with 6 beers to take on stage. As he walked out to a
waiting crowd, his bass guitar fell from the strap. While he was catching his bass,
he accidentally threw the drinks all over the stage and crowd – it was
hilarious!
Neil
Young or Paul McCartney?
Paul McCartney because Neil Young dissed Sweet Home
Alabama
Who
is the nicest person in Rock n Roll at the moment?
It is always Dave Grohl.
What
do you hope the next 12 months holds for you?
We’re set to be playing our first tour in UK/Europe
and we can’t bloody wait.
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