It took me long past the 80’s and 90’s before I ever felt comfortable interacting with the media, being on camera, interviews and all that. From your perspective, as part of Screaming Trees, what role do you think the media played in the music scene at the time? Did you enjoy appearing on MTV, for example, and being interviewed, or did you find all the attention difficult? My students often hold so much love for the Seattle music scene from the 1990s. I’m a University lecturer that teaches about popular music, media and culture. I’m someone who tries to stay in the here and now, but a book of this kind demands that you do a lot of digging into what can be painful memories. To be honest, it was a pretty unpleasant experience. What was it like for you, writing this book, and revisiting these memories? Do you intend to publish another volume? You published your memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep, last year, which featured such beautifully vivid writing. Sometimes they reveal themselves to me long after they’ve been recorded and released and sometimes, not at all. I can’t really say where the inspiration for any songs I’ve written comes from. Can you tell us about the inspiration behind this track? ‘Dark Mark Theme’ is such a striking song filled with a gripping dark energy. DARK MARK VS SKELETON JOE BANDCAMP FULLLater on, we revisited Joe’s tracks and decided to make a full album of them. Could you please tell us what sparked the idea for collaboration, and how it took shape?Ī few years ago I was working on a solo record and Joe sent me some tracks to potentially use for that and even though I loved the tracks, I ended up going in sort of a more trad guitar rock direction. I have been really enjoying your new collaboration with Joe Cardamone of The Icarus Line. I live in southwest Ireland, County Kerry, and the physical beauty is stunning, and the people are great. Have spent a lot of time in Ireland over the years, touring, etc., and my oldest known ancestors came from Kilkenny, so I have always felt at home here. You’ve recently moved to Ireland – how are you finding life there? I interviewed Lanegan about songwriting, his recent memoir, and the current collaborative project. In addition to his work as frontman with Screaming Trees and a range of solo albums, Lanegan has also collaborated with a wide range of artists such as UNKLE, Neko Case, The Duke Spirit, Queens of the Stone Age, and PJ Harvey, amongst others. The tracks embrace an experimental electronic sound, spilling with beautiful darkness.ĭark Mark, Mark Lanegan, is a prolific musician. ‘ Dark Mark Theme’ b/w ‘Skeleton Joe Manifesto’ appeared on a limited-edition 12″ only release with a full album planned for this Autumn. Skeleton Joe, a new collaborative project between Mark Lanegan and Joe Cardamone (from The Icarus Line), was released via Rare Bird/Kitten Robot Records.
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