Benny Doyle, Journalist

“Creatively both bands drive each other,” he admits. “There’s a small element of cheeky competition which is great, but the big picture is we’re both working together to create this experience – that idea is enough to inspire all of us many times over.”

Rising from the ashes of Zombie Ghost Train, Captain Reckless & The Lost Souls are continuing to blaze down the psychobilly highway at full steam. Benny Doyle gets Captain Reckless on the line to discuss the rebirth.

Although the album isn’t as bad arse as a cereal bowl of bullets would have you believe, Mystery Jets have stretched their wings, got some scuff marks on their boots and simply delivered.

This is the sort of celebratory and joyous end that this night was destined for from the outset – this is what rock’n’roll is all about.

An album within an album. Yes, Billy Corgan is still finding new ways to make us question his sanity.

It’s just a shame that his music isn’t as entertaining as all these distractions.

Paul Matthews, bassist for Kiwi-cum-British four-piece I Am Giant, talks tackling the world with Benny Doyle on the eve of the band’s second headline tour for 2012.

Playing with their heroes, drunken gig hustling and overseas aspirations – the Tape/Off reel just keeps rolling.