Interview // With Anarchicks

Anarchicks get together in 2001 to make a revolution and os composed by Pris, aka Playgirl (vocals, bass and synth), Helena aka Synthetique Red (bass, synth and also sings), Catarina aka Katari (drummer) and Ana aka JD (guitar and bass).

With a self-produced EP Look What You Made Me Do and an album Really?!, released through the independent label Chifre, two of the punk rock girls from Anarchicks gave us an interview where they talk about their music, the hard part of being a girl rock band and plans for their future.
Check our previous about them here.

Check the interview below:

[Special thanks to Anarchicks, especially to Helena and Catarina for their time, joy and kindness, to Raquel Lains for everything and to Jorge Antunes]

Anarchicks - Restraining Order

Anarchicks get together in 2001 to make a revolution. The magic formula?! Four girls. They are:

• Pris, aka Playgirl (vocals, bass and synth), founder of the electronic project Press Play, played bass and synth in U-Clic and is currently parto f the Ilplaygirl project;
• Helena aka Synthetique Red who plays the bass, synth and also sings. She was the founder of Mediatic Slaves, and was also bassist/keyboardist of different projects and is currently part of After101 (a music electronic project);
• Catarina aka Katari, the drummer. Played in Act of Anger and Living Dead Act. Recently, collaborated with JESUS K & the sicksicksicks and is nowadays drummer and vocalist of CASAL VENTOSO.
• Ana aka JD, in guitar and bass, she was the founder member (as a drummer) of Random Notes, a Funk project, guitarist in Too Much To Touch and currently plays in a tribute band to The Beatles, Oh! Darling, as guitarrist and keyboardist.

Look What You Made Me Do was recorded by them and it was their very first EP. You can hear it here: http://chifre.org/project/anarchicks/ .

Restraining Order is the first music to be released as the first single of their first album – Really?! - to be released in the end of January by Chifre, an independent editor. It was recorded by Blacksheepstudios by Makoto Wagyu (Paus, If Lucy Fell) and Fábio Jevelim (Riding Pânico), and mixed by Pedro Chamorra (Voxels).

The single is available for free download in their page: http://chifre.org/anarchicks-restraining-order .

Following is a video of their live performance in Seixal:

From the Pop, Punk, Funk and a bit of Kuduro and Disco, these girls explore a bit of everything.

So far, the Anarchicks have 2 confirmed shows to take place at Vodafone Mexefest, in the 7th and 8th of December, in Vodafone Bus!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AnarChicks

News // Música a metro

Música a Metro is a Portuguese festival, the first one happening underground. The goal is clear: promote Portuguese music to the population that use the subway and also every citizen that live nearby.

It started 6 days ago, on the World’s Music day, and will be happening from Wednesday to Saturday (5pm – 8.30pm) until October 27th. The metro stations chosen were the ones with more activity: Cais do Sodré, Marquês de Pombal, Campo Grande and Aeroporto. Despite the first station mentioned, in order to watch the gigs you have to buy the ticket.

From the role of bands and artists invited to be part of this festival are very well known Portuguese names such as JP Simões or António Zambujo, and also other bands that are now starting to make their first (but huge) steps into the music world: We Trust (who recently performed at Optimus Alive), Vira Lata or Anarchicks.