How did the Band first get together?
We were trying to form a band with 17 bassists, one drummer and a lad called Roki on violin, along came the first practice and the only people to turn up were me (Andrew), Dom (drummer) and bassist Graham, who had just bought a guitar for shits, giggles and posing opportunities. We wrote Intergalactic Sulk and Trust No One, talked about boobs and chose a name, ZEEB? was born. By the next morning we had a website and no plan to take the musical morning after pill to save us from the previous night’s musical conception.

What makes you different to other Bands?
We’re unrestricted by genre, pressure, shame or personal hygiene.

Do you think there is enough opportunities for Bands to get noticed?
He who makes the loudest noise, will indeed get the recognition he so richly deserves. Or in our case, we just bung our stuff on MySpace.

What are your views on the current Music scene?
We prefer the raisin music scene, a far superior dried fruit. We’re not fans of the winkle-picker identikit bands that look like they’ve all self spawned in some sort of soggy biscuit circle jerk that ends with them giving each other mad haircuts with jizz drenched scissors.

Do you prefer buying CD’s to Downloads? Explain why
We all still like the artwork you get with CDs but don’t see any harm in downloading tracks first to try them. After all you wouldn’t marry without checking the goods would you, unless it’s like in that film ‘The Crying Game’.

How did you get your first booking for a gig?
Unlike other bands we don’t sit around writing songs about feelings waiting for promoters to beat down our door, we put on gigs ourselves, and after this promoters did start booking us.

Do you have a favorite Unsigned Band?
The term ‘unsigned’ is utterly irrelevant to us, record deals are obstacles to everything creative. When it costs so little to get your stuff online why bother giving 95% of your profits to the schmoozy shareholders of EMI? For bands why not try www.myspace.com, I hear it’s the new mp3.com

Do you use social networking to promote your Band? Do you find i effective?
Social Networking has opened up a world of opportunities, but we’re not foolish enough to ignore offline methods though, word of mouth is important – one recommendation from a drunk bloke in a pub is worth more than a thousand hits on a website.

Do you agree with TV shows such as X-factor?
It’s licenced degradation; in the early stages viewers revel in failure, it’s like being a cheering crowd member at the execution of a lamb in a neon slaughter house (but it is fucken funny). It’s sad that people outside the music scene think shows like Pop Idiot and Next-Factor embody music, and are a reliable gauge of musical quality. How many times have we heard people we know say “oh we’ll see you on x-factor” when they find out about our band, and each time we die a little on the inside. People making that assumption is like losing your virginity then having a nun compare it to sexual interference with large knitting needles. Nuns are known for having dirty habits.

How would you change the UK Music Industry?
People that profit from music without any talent of their own should be punished in the same way as rouge traders.

Where do you see your Music in 12 months time?
Where it is now, on itunes, MySpace Music and Amazon MP3. Musically I think we’re going to do a PROPER metal EP, using 80s television as a motif.

To summarise you should probably buy our album and further fund our research into dark unspeakable things that will improve your lives – www.zeeb.co.uk

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