Yunioshi

The walls of the Orange Tree are still reverbarating from the set Yunioshi played at our New Years Eve do, and we're right chuffed to see them back. 2008 has already been a busy year for the trio with brio - they've played London, Iceland, and are even being noticed by national radio...

Who are your main musical influences?
Rob: For me it's Fonda 500, Beck & Cornelius for their experimental tinkerings, but Serge Gainsbourg and the fantastic world of French pop circa the 1960's for melodies, beats, tales and words of wisdom.
Anna: Ladies who have magical voices and amazing songs like Feist and Cat Power.
Jim: This week, Motown and the Meters.

Where's the best place you have played to date?
Anna: The Orange Tree on New Years Eve.
Rob: We haven't played there yet, but I know it’s going to be Maida Vale studios. We've been asked to record a session down there for Radio One and Dean Jackson’s Beat show up here in Nottingham.
Jim: I'd still say the Social, but it might well change to Maida Vale at the end of this month.

What’s your favourite track in the charts at the moment?
Jim: Rockstar by Nickelback is certainly memorable. Just by Mark Ronson is at 36 for some reason, so I'll have that, despite it being 2 years old.
Rob: Tell me you don't actually like Rockstar?
Anna: I'm bad at this, not even sure who’s in the charts.

If you could play in support of any band, who would they be and why?
Jim: Little Barrie.  They are great and we are hopeful.
Rob: Is Kylie a band?

Yunioshi MySpace
 

Nuclear Family

Another long-time favourite of LeftLion, NukeFam will provide - as always - an innovative confection of styles, including pop, folk and dance. Their incredibly popular CD Volume One has been out since last summer, so this is an ideal chance to catch them before they disappear into the studio again...

How would you describe your style of music?
Nima: Unfashionably unfashionable.
Rob: It’s easier to say what style it isn’t.
Mike: My favourite description of our sound is ‘intelligent pop’.
Char: We’ve been called esoteric, but I think there’s something for everyone in our sets.  Our style is complicated but very accessible.

Where is the best place you have played to date?
Mike: A festival in Lincolnshire. I think we appeal most to a relaxed, receptive audience.
Nima: Rob’s cellar had a certain ‘I don’t know what.’
Rob: I like playing The Maze and The Orange Tree.
Char: It was fun to play on the mezzanine at The Golden Fleece, looking down on everyone. You know what I mean.

What is your favourite sandwich?
Char: Salami, cream cheese and HP fruity sauce.  So wrong but so right.
Mike: Pastrami salad from Cafe Giardino in the Vicky Centre.
Nima: The Fluffernutter. Childhood obesity is fun.
Rob: Free ones. They always taste better.

If you could play a gig in any country, where would you play and why? 
Mike: We seem to be strangely popular in Minneapolis. I’d like to go there and see why.
Rob: Nepal. It’s scenic.
Char: Anywhere French-speaking. I’d love to translate our lyrics into French! Or Franglais at least. ‘En le demi-jour… ma vue, c’est de retour…’

Nuclear Family MySpace

LeftLion Presents: Yunioshi/Nuclear Family, Saturday May 3, The Orange Tree, 38 Shakespeare Street, NG1 4FQ. 8pm-Midnight. Free.

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