PALLADIUM INTERVIEW

Palladium Interview

New band Palladium, who supported Mika on his latest tour, talked to SMHTP about their eclectic taste in music, Gary Barlow and what tips they had for singers everywhere.

Watching four crackers pop musicians vying for attention with a sensory overload of head-banging, guitar-riffin' and unusual headwear shows most other bands up for being painfully dull. 

"All the great bands were like that," reasons Peter. "That's what a band should be. Nowadays we're used to seeing the Razorlight situation, with just one strong personality, but that's no fun for the listener. We're a proper band. Everyone's got something to give and something different about them. That's why we're fun to watch."

Until, of course, the stylists get hold of them and make them look like every other identikit indie band, right?

"That will never happen!" says an indignant Rocky. "That's what we always said we wouldn't do." 

Fez: "We have put ourselves out there. We're not hiding anything. It’s up to people to decide whether they love us or hate us. What we don’t want is indifference.”

Do you feel brave?

Rufio: "Not really, because when you're onstage you feel kind of invincible. Not in an arrogant way, but when you're playing there's the sense that it's all or nothing."

Peter shakes his head: "It's not all or nothing! With Palladium, it's all or all."

Rocky nods: "There is no plan B."  

So where are Palladium heading? Let's just say that they picked their name because of its rhyming qualities. A barrage of positive vibes, delivered by four supernaturally talented musicians who look like they got lost in a fancy dress cupboard?  Wasn't rock'n'roll always supposed to be about breaking the rules?