Metro Manila Aide: Second Album Plans

Second albums are notoriously tricky, typically rushed out by the record label to satisfy the demand for more product. When the first record is forty tracks and over two hours long it can be an even greater pressure. Well, it's not a problem for this band!

Metro Manila Aide have revealed the new album, the follow up to world record breaking debut album The Devils Handbook will be recorded underwater.

The new album is understood to be a prequel to the debut album The Devils Handbook, starting a century before The Devils Handbook picks up.

The band revealed they are sampling the sounds of Dolphins and recording is apparently taking place in the setting of the underwater oil rig from James Cameron's 1989 movie The Abyss.

The band are clearly optimistic about the outrageous plans. Paul McBride said, "We have to go one better than the last album!"

Fans are being asked for ideas to come up with a title for the new sub aquatic record and can leave their suggestions on social networking sites Facebook and Myspace.

Pic: Metro Manila Aide embark on new adventure

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The Temps come for tea

We caught up with Antipop Records latest signings The Temps Luke (bass), Thom (guitar), Billy (drums), Joey (vocals) to see what's in their equipment locker, who are their idols and what they're having for tea.


What are you having for tea?
Luke - Pizza and chips
Thom - Pasta and Pesto with vegetarian chicken.
Billy - McDonalds mainly because I Work There Like...
Joey - I hope to god that its Fish & Chips


What the best gig you've done so far? ...
Luke - Carling Academy - October 2008
Thom - Headlining Barfly in January 09
Billy - Errr.... Possibly The HUB Festival because the stage was huge and there was a lot of excitement surrounding that whole day, and it was just a cool gig.



Who inspires you the most?
Luke - Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from The Rascals
Thom - Either guitarists like Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) and Tom Morrello (Rage Against The Machine) or guitarists like Nick Drake and electronic artists like Squarepusher and Aphex Twin.
Billy - A Couple Of Drummers.. Sam Fogarino Being One (Interpol Drummer) and Keith Moon - amazing drummer. Also not forgetting my family!
Joey - Alot of people inspire me, mainly the artistic side of Pete Doherty, in my opinion his songwriting skills are second to none. However i also love to watch frontmen like Yannis from Foals and Faris Rotter from The Horrors.


What are your favourite records?
Luke - Alexisonfire - Watch out, Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm EP, The Rascals - Rascalize
Thom - Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants, Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright, Revolver - Rage Against The Machine
Billy - Nirvana Unplugged, Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way, The Jam - All Mod Cons, 24 Hour Party People
Joey - The Libertines - Up The Bracket, Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, The Horrors - Strange House, xx Teens - Welcome To Goon Island



If you could get tickets to see one band which would it be?
Luke - Arctic Monkeys
Thom - The Specials
Billy - The Who
Joey - Joy Division



What equipment do you use?
Luke - Squire Precision bass & Marshall 150w bass amp.
Thom - Fender Telecaster
Peavey Dual 12 Classic Tube Series Amp
Planet Waves Lead
Fender PT-10 Tuner
Boss CS-3 Compressor
Electro Harmonix Big Muff
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah
ProCo RAT
Boss CH1 Super Chorus
Boss PH-1r Phaser
Homemade "Thomolo" Tremolo Pedal
Electro Harmonix #1 Echo
Marshall EH-1 Echohead
Billy - some Shitty Ass No Name drum kit at the moment, but I am saving up for a Gretsch Catilina Club Mod Drum Kit and ZXT Cymbals.
Joey - just a Shure SM58 to be honest! Epic list that...



Why is Antipop right for you?
Luke - Antipop is right for me because it is an extremely dedicated label that is going to help our band fulfill our dreams.
Thom - Because they have an awesome taste in music and know what they're doing when it comes to picking bands. They are also extremely dedicated to doing their best for every band on the label
Billy - Because I believe that Antipop have clear goals and objectives and clear ideas about what they want to achieve with the band. The whole togetherness of the label is something I am really interested in.
Joey - Antipop is right for me, because since we formed the band, as would any band, we longed to get signed, but this label is everything I wanted from a label, the people are all extremely dedicated to what they do and truly only want the best for our band, aswell as every other band on the label.


Liverpool's newest sound is already reverberating across the radio and internet waves. There are quite a few live shows also. Check them out The Temps on myspace. Tweet