10 FOR TUESDAYS - MONKS OF MELLONWAH PART ONE

Welcome back to our '10 For Tuesdays' series, this year we have band Monks of Mellonwah to answer our questions. So lets get straight into it!

When did you start making music and what was the main reason behind it?

By the end of our high school days we had all become pretty aware of each other’s skills as musicians. Josh (drums) and I (Joe) were in the same music class and were awesome mates so we had been jamming on and off for 2 years before we really considered the idea of a band. In late 2009 when we heard Will sing for the first time it kinda just clicked for us both and we knew we had an opportunity for something special. Me and our other guitarist back then Vikram turned to my brother John to ask if he was interested in playing the bass for us. He had always been a guitarist and was the reason I picked up the guitar, and he loved the idea. So I guess it just went from there – we all loved our music and we all loved each other so it was such a perfect thing.

10 FOR TUESDAYS - ASYLUM PART ONE

Welcome back to our ’10 For Tuesday’s’ series. This week we put our questions to ASYLUM drummer Arun Brar. The band are a three piece punk/rock band out of London with Anlon O’Brien on Guitar/Lead Vocals, Ryan Burnett on Bass/Backing Vocal’s and Arun obviously on drums. So lets get down to business.

When did you start playing an instrument and what was the main reason behind it?

I started playing guitar when I was in year 5, so I would have been 10. I finished playing around the age of 13-14. I now play drums and have been since the age of 16. My main reasons for playing a musical instrument was because I wanted to change the face of music and to a certain extent I still do.

Tell me a bit more about your bands music?

We are a punk/rock band who play music loud and try to make it about the content and getting a message across. We, as a band, are very left wing and we take pride in the fact that it helps us express our views on a small public scale. The world is a fuc*ed up place and here in Britain we have a lot of problems and the average person is being taken for a ride by people who are simply out of touch with what the average person needs and wants.