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1990
Portsmouth's Cranes have been described as articulating the 'inarticulate speech of the heart'. They have a new single, 'Espero', out now on Dedicated and their singer, Alison, once danced the fandango with Neil Webb
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Wonderful.
WHERE DID YOU GO LAST NIGHT?
Nowhere.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU THOUGHT OF BEFORE YOU WENT TO SLEEP?
Turn that f***ing TV down.
WHAT DID YOU DREAM?
We came second in the Tour de France.
WHAT WILL YOU DO TODAY?
Jim: Compose a tortured melody dozing and exuding a discordant sense of reality.
Matt: Cook and eat a chicken curry.
Mark: Hire and fire a few people. Telephone my stockbroker.
Alison: Take a bath in milk and eat Turkish delight.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
Spiders.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST PLEASURE?
Matt: Cycling.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE SINGERS/MUSICIANS?
Nick Cave, Can, The Young Gods
IF YOU COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE (ALIVE OR DEAD), WHO WOULD YOU BE?
Somebody rich.
WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO KILL IF YOU COULD?
?
WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST?
Bad posture, of course.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE RECORD?
Mark: "Tago Mago" - Can.
Mat: "L'eau Rouge" - The Young Gods.
Alison: "Still" - Joy Devision
Jim: "In Shreds" - The Chameleons.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
Socks.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH?
Being able to resist temptation.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS?
Not sure.
WHAT WAS THE LAST ACT YOU SAW LIVE?
The Pixies, Henry Rollins.
WHAT DO YOU NEVER MISS ON TV?
South Today with Bruce Parker.
WHAT WOULD YOU FIND DOWN THE BACK OF YOUR SOFA?
Jarusalem
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
Mark: That little black spot by my nose that just won't go away. It's not a blackhead or a mole. But it's been there for years and I just don't know what to do for the best.
WHAT WAS THE BEST MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?
Jim: When Nick Cave trod on my girlfriend's toe.
WHAT WAS THE WORST MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?
Jim: When my motorbike crashed into the piece of wire which someone had put across the dirt-track.
WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET?
Jesus.
WHAT DO YOU ALWAYS CARRY WITH YOU?
Matt: An Arabic phrasebook.
Mark: A needle and cotton.
Jim: A Swiss army knife.
Alison: A ping pong ball.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT?
The W30 Instruction Manual.
WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW?
"A Fistful Of Dollars"
WHAT DID YOU LAST RECEIVE IN THE POST?
A poached egg.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE WORD?
Flannel.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO AN ALIEN?
Mark: Hi Alison.
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Jokes.
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
The bit where the otter gets killed in "Ring Of Bright Water".
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE TIPPLE?
Vodka.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
Senile, bedridden and incontinent.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR EPITAPH TO BE?
Poor Old Mark,
He's In The Dark.
Alison Shaw - vocals
Jim Shaw - drums
Matt Cope - guitars
Mark Francombe - guitars
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