Its been an amazing year for Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS)… inclusion in Australia’s premier Blues and Roots Festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011, completion of their ‘Sins of the Blessed – East Coast Tour’ – some 35 dates over 2 months which sees the band travel from Cairns all the way down to Sydney, pretty much stopping at every city in between – as well as a number of confirmed festival dates and key support slots.
Life Music Media invites you to take five with… Christian Tryhorn | Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
Dr Feelgood – Motley Crue (First CD ever bought – went “…WOAH.”)
:: What is your favourite Album ::
Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Red Hot Chili Peppers
:: Name a band or artist we should checkout ::
Just 1? haha so many. Check out The Royal Artillery from Brisbane.
:: Favourite Quote ::
“You only get 1 life… use it.”
:: When on tour, you can’t live without ::
Morning 1.25L bottle of water
:: When you think of Australia, you think ::
Potential
:: Worst thing to happen to music is ::
Mass-produced aesthetically-pleasing generic pop musicians
:: Best thing about the current music industry ::
There are avenues for every type of music to come to the front of that scene
:: Biggest influence ::
Tom Morello
:: Childhood hero ::
Hmmmm… I was into NKOTB and Bros when I was in primary school haha
:: When you were younger you wanted to be ::
in a band, an architect or a teacher.
:: Last album bought ::
The Year to Forget – Brothers Grim and the Blue Murders
:: First album you ever bought ::
Poison – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (vinyl)
:: First concert you went to ::
Dire Straights circa 1986. Said to parents “What’s that funny smell?”
:: Last concert you went to ::
Have just finished playing 35 concerts but last 1 I paid for was Motley Crue and Brett Michaels
:: Favourite current band ::
Queens of the Stone Age
:: Favourite drink ::
JD and Coke on-the-clock. Banana Smoothies off-the-clock.
:: Favourite book ::
Anything Irvine Welsh
:: Favourite actor ::
Robert De Niro
:: Favourite website ::
Facebook
:: The best boredom buster is ::
Hitting the beach or grabbing the g-tar
:: The best film you ever saw was ::
Braveheart
:: Your ultimate snack is ::
Geez! Ah… HOT MUFFINS
:: The first thing you do when you wake up is ::
Look outside the window at what sort of day it is then have a shower
:: Best piece of advice you’ve received ::
Do what makes you happy
:: Your ultimate dream dinner guests you and three others ::
Dead – Jim Morrison. Jimi Hendrix. Kurt Cobain. Alive – Josh Homme. Tom Morello. Flea. Bit of a dudefest really… i’d have to throw in Sienna Miller to even things out.
:: Your biggest aspirations ::
Be able to fund my lifestyle through music, play the States and a heap of Oz Festivals
:: Best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received ::
Best – Original painting by a German Artist of Josh Homme. No gifts are bad haha.