Review Fix Exclusive: Scott Weiland Talks Wildabouts and ‘Blaster’

January 31, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 1

Review Fix chats with Alternative Rock Legend Scott Weiland, who discusses his new band, Weiland and the Wildabouts and their new album, “Blaster.”

Weiland and the Wildabouts, also consists of guitarist Jeremy Brown, bassist Tommy Black and drummer Danny Thompson, aren’t a band that were formed overnight. After years of jamming together, they began touring for several months in 2013 and “hunkered” down in Weiland’s Southern California studio and rehearsal space put “Blaster” together.

Review Fix: How did this project come about?

Scott Weiland: I’ve been jamming / touring with these guys on and off for nine years. We used to be a five piece but we decided when talking about forming a band to make it a four piece. A bigger sound with more space between the notes…the space is equally as important as the notes.

Review Fix: What do you think makes this band unique?

Weiland: I think that we’re unique because of the sounds that we set out to create. We wanted to find a sound before we even set out to write and record.

Review Fix: All great singers go through stages in their careers. Where do you think you are now?

Weiland: I’m at a whole new, exciting stage. It’s like starting from scratch. I’ve been lucky to have three stages in my career with three totally unique bands.

Review Fix: How was “Modzilla” written, is there a story behind the lyrics?

Weiland: Jeremy Brown, our guitar player, came in with a home demo of this song instrumentally. So we worked it out and I put the lyrics and the melody down. The lyrics are just a trip to listen to…delivered with an almost rapid fire, hip-hop like approach. But it’s not my life or my story. Who knows, maybe someone will relate to it.

Review Fix: What about “Way She Moves”? It’s a little more funkier than the stuff you’re known for, but you sound comfortable vocally there.

Weiland: When I heard the riff and rhythms I thought it had a T.Rex meets Love and Rockets vibe…I just rode the wave of expression.

Review Fix: Who are some musicians you really appreciate that people wouldn’t expect?

Weiland: The Carpenters, Grandaddy.

Review Fix: What do you think you have left to prove in music?

Weiland: I’ve always got something to prove. As an artist you’ve got to stay fresh and always have a dream.

Review Fix: What are your hopes for this project?

Weiland: For it to be very successful and play around the world.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2015?

Weiland: With everything I do…own it.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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