Name/Band:
Megan Crocombe from His Merry Men.
Define your genre in five words or less:
Funk soul surf-rock brass party!
Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
Well, I’ve always just assumed that it’s something along the lines of, “Argh! Rapture beyond compare! I have never felt such wild, screaming, panties-to-the-wind euphoria! I want to laugh and dance and thrust! They sound like seven days at Disneyland; seven nights at the Moulin Rouge; and seven kilos of pure Belgian chocolate.” Or something like that.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
Our debut album, Kind Of Loud, is available on iTunes and from all good music retailers. We are savagely proud of its 13 tracks. They are the product of so many years of work: writing, work-shopping, gigging, recording, mixing and promoting.
When’s the gig and with who?
We’re about to embark on our first big tour of the year, the Pillow Tour. Three states, four cities, strictly four shows only. We’re so lucky to be chumming up with Melbourne band, The Bon Scotts for the whole tour. We’ll finish up in Melbourne on the Saturday March 23 at the Empress Hotel. It’s going to be a rip-snorter of a night! Special guests Morning Of The Earth will kick off the night with their unique brand of surf-inspired hip hop. The Bon Scotts will be a’reelin’ and a’rockin’ to be back in dear Victoria and playing to their home crowd. And as for His Merry Men, we have a special lusty desire for the approval of all Melbourne music-lovers (as do all Brisbanites, I’m afraid. It’s a whole complex we’ve got going on over here). We will be grooving our very hardest and pulling out all the stops to impress you.
What makes you happiest about what you’re doing?
I’m happiest onstage; the band really in sync and throwing out new ideas; each member playing their best and having fun with our music; the crowd loose but not too loose; they have drunk enough that they lose their inhibitions and get up and dance but not so much that they don’t give a damn who we are or what we’re playing. I love a really responsive crowd. An excited audience will always get the very best out of us as musicians and performers.
