Bush singer and Gwen Stefani’s husband Gavin Rossdale joined The Dave and Mahoney Morning Show this week. He talks about life with a kid, the new Bush album, and coming to Vegas!
Interviews
Yes, that’s how they’re referring to him in Kansas City these days. Listen to the August 24th interview with Gavin Rossdale on 96.5 The Buzz.
Listen to this interview with Matt from X103 in Indianapolis and Gavin Rossdale from Monday morning.
Matt Vs. Gavin Rossdale
I got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to talk with Gavin Rossdale of Bush about their forthcoming album and tour.
Click Here to hear our conversation, and notice how adamant he is about returning to Indianapolis. He even recalls his first Indy show!
New article posted on GuitarWorld.com
Interview: Guitarists Gavin Rossdale and Chris Traynor Discuss the New Bush Album, ‘The Sea of Memories’
It took a full decade, but ’90s alternative rock outfit Bush have come back down from the clouds.
Fronted by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, the band, best known for radio staples like “Comedown” and “Machinehead,” return September 13 with their fifth full-length release, The Sea of Memories.
When it came to reforming Bush, “It was like, ‘Why am I fighting this?’” said Rossdale, who’s joined by original drummer Robin Goodridge, former touring guitarist Chris Traynor and new bassist Corey Britz on the upcoming LP, the band’s first since disbanding after 2001’s Golden State.
Even during Bush’s downtime, however, Rossdale and Traynor couldn’t escape each other; the two played together in post-Bush project Institute, and Traynor contributed to Rossdale’s 2008 solo album.
Bush’s Gavin Rossdale Finds Freedom Away From Major Label on ‘Sea of Memories’ — Exclusive Photos
Bush have been exploding eardrums and melting faces with thick layers of distortion and frontman Gavin Rossdale’s booming voice for almost two decades. Even with an eight-year hiatus in the middle and the departure of two original members, Rossdale has managed to keep the classic Bush sound as pure as possible. The band’s latest effort ‘Sea of Memories’ (in stores Sept. 13) exemplifies their triumphant return.
Spinner had a chance to catch up with Rossdale about his band’s new-found resurrection and their return to the rock ‘n’ roll charts. Check out the entire interview below and flip through exclusive photos of the band before their performance at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ last month.
read more of this article on Spinner.com
Robin Goodridge stopped by Moheak Radio’s The Basement Sessions last night. Listen to the full interview at The Basement Sessions Facebook page. Go to the BandPage section.
Radio 104.5 recently posted videos and photos from Bush’s in studio performance from last week.
Go to their website to view the following:
WATCH: Everything Zen
WATCH: Sound Of Winter
WATCH: Glycerine
WATCH: Letting The Cables Sleep
WATCH: Comedown
WATCH: Wendy sits down with Gavin
Photos: Bush August 2011 Studio Session at Radio 104.5
Check out meet & greet photos from the Bush Studio Session
Photos: WRFF/Stephen Eckert
Q&A: Gavin Rossdale of Bush
story by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
SoundSpike Contributor
Published August 8, 2011 07:46 AM
During the course of their career, alternative rockers Bush have sold more than 16 million albums in the United States and Canada alone. They’ve also compiled a string of 14 Top 40 hit singles, including 10 that hit the Top 5. Four of these became No. 1 hits: “Comedown,” “Glycerine,” “Swallowed” and “The Chemicals Between Us.”
After a hiatus, the band — which now includes Rossdale, guitarist Chris Traynor, drummer Robin Goodridge and bassist Corey Britz — has reformed and it is set to release the new album “The Sea of Memories” on Sept. 13 via its own imprint Zuma Rock Records, through an exclusive partnership with eOne Music.
While driving down “squirrely Mulholland Drive in California,” Rossdale spoke to SoundSpike about the new album, working with producer Bob Rock and what fans can expect from Bush’s live shows.
SoundSpike: You must be looking forward to your album coming out.
I’m really looking forward to it. I leave tomorrow to go to the East Coast to do some shows and some special weird acoustic things that I’m doing. I had a week of playing here. It feels like we’re off and running. Everything’s going spectacularly well. I feel a bit overwhelmed to be honest.
Why do you feel overwhelmed?
Well, because, I’m not used to green lights like this.
What direction did you go in for the new album?
Well I try to keep it connected to Bush, and yet pushing forward. We’re creative people, so we want it to be creative. We managed to find that balance between “traditional Bush” as people know itm and something surprising and interesting and a little bit more progressive here and there. A couple mellow tracks to balance it out. A few different tempos. We’re very lucky because we have such a big catalog. I don’t need any more mid-tempo songs that aren’t excellent. I have enough. Just trying to keep the standard up.
How was it to work with producer Bob Rock
Amazing. He’s incredible He’s really incredible. It’s the second record I’ve made with him. He’s really something else. He’s really good.
What does he bring out in Bush?
He’s just got a really good perspective on music. He’s a really great technician. He’s a great musichead. He knows so much about instruments and sounds. He’s great to work with and I really like him. He’s great to hang with.
Why was now the time for a new Bush album, when you had such a successful solo career?
Because I always felt like something was missing, to be honest. That’s the jogging order of what we created as a unit over 10 years of playing and touring. I was trying to get the band back together for awhile, then I really thought I never would. Then when I began writing these last songs for the record, I just figured if they came out under the Bush name, it would just have so much more impact. There’s something great about reunions, something great about stepping back and trying to make something dormant work again. Basically, I’m a hopeless romantic. [Laughs] That’s it. I just thought I can’t leave it. We never even really particularly split up. Nigel [Pulsford, original lead guitarist] didn’t want to tour so much. Frustrations with each other. But there was never any time when anyone said, “That’s it. The band’s done.” It just quietly went away. I like bangs, not whimpers. [Laughs]
What was the songwriting process like for the new album?
Exciting. The way that I work is I just go in my studio, go there every day and try to make it happen. I start at 1 and finish when I’m tired. It’s a fun process because the alchemy of music is something that never ceases to amaze me. I write the songs on my own and I pull them together, but even once when I put three, four, five elements together and a song comes out, I’m just like, so excited. I can’t believe it when it comes together. I’m, like, completely dumbstruck by it. Music’s so incredible because the sum of the parts is so much greater than the individual parts, and then you have a song. Before you had silence, now you have everything. It’s exciting. It’s like a mystery to me. It’s like the weirdest girl I ever went out with.
What can we expect from the live shows?
We’ve rehearsed a whole load of songs. We’re going to try and plug in plenty of the new ones, whilst again not forsaking those songs that got us where we are. Just excited to have the balance between the older and the new. My dream is you have a record that gets new fans and it doesn’t disappoint old fans. That’s pretty ambitious. But I think we may have managed it for the most part with this record. The trick is going to be finding the balance to keep the show dynamic between the older and the newer. I always want to do a show, the show that I want to see. I just imagine a band that I love and I have a history with them. I want that balance.
You must be surprised that Bush still gets a lot of airplay.
I know. It’s unbelievable. I saw some charts. Before we were coming back out, we were the eighth most-played band. Like, really? It’s just incredible. It’s a testament to the songs and the band and that people still want to hear that. People are very vocal now. Everyone is a published critic. If you start to annoy people, they soon let other people know. We’re very lucky. We just sneak along with our heads down and say thank you.