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new orleans power pop outfit motorway blends influences from the school of the replacements, radiohead, and cheap trick to form a unique sound with swirling melodies and beatlesque chords.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
MOTORWAY formed in October of 1997 under the name TIN STAR. Due to a legal dispute with the U.K. band of the same name, they were forced to change their name to MOTORWAY. Peter Winkler from the now defunct power trio OF HUMAN BONDAGE, teamed up with Ex-Blue Plate member Colin Brown when they became disillusioned with their then current projects. Enlisting the help of Ex-OF HUMAN BONDAGE drummer Eric Padua, the basic MOTORWAY lineup was intact. The band then added Tim Leblanc, who had been on tour with Susanna Hoffs (former Bangles member), Tonic,Cowboy Mouth, and Lilly Haden, to fill in on lead guitar duties. Due to an opportunity to tour with Better Than Ezra, Leblanc opted to bow out of MOTORWAY. With a lead guitarist position open, guitar virtuoso Michael Blum was asked to fill in for Leblanc on a temporary basis. Blum had played with James Hall, Deadeye Dick, Flux (now Universal Chrome), Joe Tullous, and G Love.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
we play live we like it the time eric fell on his ass after trying to stand up on his drums
Your musical influences
Beatles, Kiss, T-Rex, T Rex, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Bee Gees, Devo, ELO, Electric Light Orchestra, Ween, XTC, Sly and the Family Stone, Art Bell, Red Delicious, Morrisey, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Mark Mothersbaugh, The The, Earth Wind and Fire, Joe Cocker, Jerry Reed, Sandy Duncan, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Smashing Pumpkins, Bauhaus, Monks of Doom, Dukes of Stratosphear, Grateful Dead, Phish, Howard Stern, Phil Spector, Billy Preston, Jeff Lynne, Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis Jr, Star Wars, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, They Might be Giants, Frank Black, The Pixies, George Harrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Gene Simmons, Michael Jackson, David Hasselhof, The Monkees, The Fat Boys, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Prince, P Funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, The Jackson Five, The Famous Monsters, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Henry Mancini, Herb Alpert, John Denver, The Smiths, Squeeze, Duran Duran, Jesus Christ Superstar, Steve Miller, Burl Ives, The Rutles, Spinal Tap, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Queen, Blondie, Heart, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Sublime, Cake, The Specials, Frank Zappa, Warren Zevon, Nine Inch Nails, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Elton John, George Michael, SoftCell, War, Al Greene, Curtis Mayfield, Henry Rollins, Stone Temple Pilots, The Foo Fighters, Hole, Janis Joplin, Nick Lowe, Nick Cave, The Ramones, White Zombie, Journey, REM, Fugazi, Blues Traveler, hmmm...who else?....The Who,
What equipment do you use?
guitars, drums and bass
Anything else?
anything