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Witches of the Week #7: Saint Agnes

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? We’re from east london and the best thing to do is start a band because there is nothing else to do here to be honest unless you like drinking massively overpriced shitty cocktails. Actually Jack the Ripper tours of Whitechapel are quite good too to be fair. 2- What does your name stand for and what was the runner up? We started the band on the eve of Saint Agnes. Traditionally the eve of st agnes is a night where young girls perform certain rituals before sleeping so that their future husband shows up in their dreams and they can see what he’s gonna look like. I did this and dreamed of a stack of Marshall amplifiers so loud that they tore the very seams of the physical world apart, eardrums exploding, volcanoes erupting etc and I think that explains a lot to be honest. Runners up include: Lumpy Addams, Jimbo Jones and Cat Sick. All names over which I am claiming copyright right now because I think they ...

Witches of the Week #6: SecondLady

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? Yun (bass): We're from Osaka, so Osaka Castle! It's like a modern Japanese castle Yuki (lead guitar): I think the best place is USJ (Universal Studios Japan)! Junna (drums): In Osaka? Eating takoyaki, of course! Alyse (vocals/guitar): I think I agree with Yuki. I love going to USJ! I even have a season pass lol 2- What does your name stand for and what was the runner up? Junna: I think it was because it was easy to remember? Maybe the other name was Monster Lady?? Yun: I joined after this so I dunno. Yuki: Same, I have no idea. Alyse: Hahaha, well at the time, Lady Gaga was really popular in Japan, so we thought using a name with lady in it would somehow help people remember our name?? I think that was the logic we used lol Before that, we were going to call ourselves The Grenadines, but that name was already taken. Then the two other original members suggested First Lady, but I told them that ...