It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since one of the most celebrated, and influential bands of our generation, Love and Rockets formed. In 1985 Daniel Ash (guitars, saxophone, and vocals), David J (bass and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums, synthesizers) departed from being gothic rock icons with the highly coveted Bauhaus and merged sparkling new wave disco dust influenced T Rex boogie, rockabilly, punk, folk, proto-rave, and psychedelia into one big ball of confusion. Their electric and eclectic blends, makes them cross over from far left to extreme right in one quick swoop which not only leaves their music timeless and classic but most memorable and to be shared, listened to and indulged in any decade. So it’s only natural that eventually similar minded multi-facted artists including both legends such as Frank Black, Flaming Lips, Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction) Dandy Warhols, Snowden, and newer buzzworthy acts A Place to Bury Strangers, War Tapes, and Blakq Audio pay their respect to a band whom had influenced their style. Indeed, it all does circle back into one big ball of confusion.

Daniel Ash answered a few questions for MOVEMENT about the release ...


How were you approached about the release and did you have any say-so on who covered which tracks, or which final tracks went on the release?
"This was all completely Christopher the Ministers concept, he is the producer on the album and a long term friend. It was an interpolation of genres..pretty much 75% of these bands have either toured or been influenced by L&R. Quite an eclectic bunch of musicians."

If not and you had the choice, who would you ideally want to cover L&R and which song(s)?
"Tom Jones doing "So Alive" ... he does it in his vegas show ... I still want that to happen!"

Who are your favorite bands out there now that you'd like to cover?
"My favorite bands ... my mind is a blank ... I love the Ting Tings."

Are there any plans for future LOVE & ROCKETS albums or tours? If so, when? If not, why?
"Definitely not ... reason being is that it was 17 years ago, got to move on."

Same question for your solo work?
"I am putting out my solo work on some EP's ... look out for it!"

Are you still doing DJ gigs?
"Yes..I love Dj gigs and Dj often in California. I am a human jukebox!"

Did you ever make your "I AM THE MESSIAH" shirts?
"LOL ... I found a better t-shirt to put out ... it is "I am the Antichrist!"

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