DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Catching Mangoes
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil's Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It's not your average desert island and we'll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil's Island we find Catching Mangoes sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil's Island?
Find out now...
Welcome to The Razors'e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don't worry about it's name I'm sure it's not as bad as that would suggest.
So you're marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn't live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
I’d go with What’s The Story Morning Glory so I keep my spirits high and get the island bopping.
Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
When Arctic Monkeys toured TBHC they made some really cool posters, and they are probably my favourite band so one of their one-off posters would be up on the wall for me.
There's also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What's your tipple of choice?
Big old supply of Lager. Maybe one of the Beavertown pale ales, but I’m not too fussy, any lager from draught sounds pukka on a desert island with Oasis baring out.
Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
Nice pair of swimming shorts. Don’t think I’ve ever seen band swimming shorts, maybe we should be the first?
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
No one, of course! We could also come up with an even weirder concept album than our last one with that much time on our hands…
There's a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
I saw Arctic Monkeys at the O2 when they toured TBHC and honestly it was one of the best nights of my life. Everything about it was amazing so I’d get that on the go. Their second set at Glasto was pretty mental too, loved the acoustic version of Mardy Bum.
You're getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
Tom Hanks, coz he’d probably have something to say about the whole experience.
You've been stuck here for a while and food supplies are running low. There's only one thing for it... which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
We’d all go out together in a ball of flames!
Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
I’d get Meatloaf on the island. I think we could make some crazy sounds with him at the helm.
