1. So at first can you introduce your band and
yourself (age, work, hobbies...)?
I´m Savis (guitar) and the other
members are Niko (drums), Jake (vocals) and Mikko (bass). Me, Niko and Jake are
well over 30 years old and Mikko is about 25 years old, don´t know really
haha…We all are working class based and I guess music is the most important
hobby for all of us.
2. When and why came
decision to start The Jacklads and why did you chose this name?
Niko and I met each other on
football terraces supporting our local team some ten years ago. When we noticed
we have quite similar taste of music (oi!/street punk), we thought why not to
form a band. The idea came true in 2007, when we finally got a rehearsal room.
After playing some time by just two of us, Jake came along and a bit later our
first bass player, who is now replaced by Mikko. It is hard to remember why we
chose our name. I guess the song "Jack the Lad" by 4Skins got
something to do with it. I like to think that the term lad stands for certain
way of life; drinking beer and so on.
3. You are quite older
guys, do you have any experience with playing in other band? -
For Niko and me this is the first
band worth to mention. Jake and Mikko have had some bands before the Jacklads.
4. Your debut album was
released on Business City Music Promotion...can you tell us more about that
label and cooperation with them?
BCMP is run by our local mate. He
releases music he likes, punk and metal stuff, mostly by local bands from
Lahti. We knew him beforehand, which made co-operation with “Match day fever”
quite easy.
5. Your sound is very
rough (something between Glory Boys and 4Skins for me) can you describe it and
tell us which bands are your main influence?
Hard to mention any
particular bands, but specifically at the beginning of the Jacklads, classic
era bands such as 4Skins, Combat 84 and so on was a strong influence for us. I
really like a rough guitar sound and I´m pleased you can hear it on our album.
6. Do you prefer new
breed or older bands?
I like both. Maybe our music
is more inspired by older bands, but we certainly follow what´s going on with
today’s scene.
7. Your album was
released on CD, do you prefer CD or vinyl and why?
I personally prefer vinyl,
but I also buy CD's. When it comes to our album, vinyl was no option to
publisher. So we thought it is better to have a CD release than to have no
release at all. If someone wants to put our album out as a vinyl, feel free to
contact us. The most of the 250 prints has been sold already anyway.
8. You came from Lahti
which is quite unknown for me, so can you describe it from the skinhead point
of view (pubs, bars, bands...)and tourist point of view?
Lahti is best known for its
annually held World Cup winter games. No more comments about that. From the
skinhead point of view, there is not much to see or to do. We have played some
gigs in Bar Torvi, which has punk rock nights every now and then. There is
couple of decent pubs here as well, but there's certainly room for more.
9. Your album is called
Match Day Fever, are you interested in casual culture?
I'd say we´re interested in
football culture in general but yes, we have some interest in casual culture
also. I think, in our band, Niko has most designer label clothes in his
wardrobe, whilst I like more traditional skinhead style.
10. It is problem to
play a gig in Finland if you have a skinhead band?
Well, I think all gigs we have
played were organized either by other skinheads here in Finland, or by people
who knew us personally beforehand. There have never been any problems at our
gigs, but maybe some people don´t want us to play at their events, because of
our hairstyle and outfits.
11. How many shows do
you play and how do you like playing live?
We have done around 20 shows so
far. Our experiences of playing live have been allright. Beer keeps flowing,
there's decent people around and we've mostly had fun time.
12. How is the scene in
Finland? I know many good bands such as Dead On´s, The Wrongdoers,
Hoist...etc...
Those all are good bands in my
opinion too and I´d like to add Tammerfist and Prideful to your list, both
coming from Tampere. And as far as I know, there still is couple of other oi!
bands waiting for their very first release. Helsinki and Tampere are cities for
most events of the scene as they have the largest number of skins.
13. Do you know anything
about Czech republic and the scene here
I have to admit that my knowledge
on Czech scene is really poor, maybe you can recommend me some good bands? I
know Czech Republic, and specifically Prague, is very popular amongst Finnish
tourists and you have tons of great beer in your country. And your football is
much better than ours.
14. When can we buy your
stuff (CD´s , t-shirts...)?
If you are interested in buying our
CD just contact us via Facebook or e-mail vaaribchc@hotmail.com. The price is 10 Euros and that includes shipping. At
the moment we have nothing else to sell, but I guess t-shirts are coming sooner
or later.
15. Plans for the
future...
Right now we are rehearsing
our new material and hopefully we can release 7 inch vinyl in 2014.
16. Last words....
Thank you very much for
interviewing us and keep up the good work with your website! Cheers!