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Have You Heard: Broken River

Answered by: Ben Stolz

When did you start making music and why? l started trying to teach myself guitar around 10 years of age. It seemed to remove me from whatever was going on around me at the time.

Sum up your musical sound in four words? Deep. Dark. Whiny. Loser.

If you could only listen to one album forevermore, what would it be and why? Talking Heads - 77. Such a young band. Their first record. It's outrageous how good it is. l was going to say Faith by The Cure, but l'd kill myself listening to that forever.

Greatest rock'n'roll moment of your career to date? l saw the Cosmic Psychos at an all ages show when l was 14. l left the show a different kid. Then I did some shows with them in a previous band l played in. It's hard to top that.

Why should people come and see your band? Come have a beer with us to help celebrate our release. It's a lot of bloody work.

When and where are your next gigs? 14 Dec, The Tote. We've got a lot of tentative releases planned for the first half of 2017. Nothing penned in just yet.

Website link for more info? www.facebook.com/brokenrivermusic

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