Men without Hats - Is London ready for the 'Safety Dance'!!!

Dan Devour talks with Ivan Doroschuk of Men without Hats

Dan Devour talks with Ivan Doroschuk of Men without Hats about coming to the UK for the first time since the 80's !!!

Dan Devour talks to the band that have been having him dancing in his room since he was four years old Men without Hats, even Homer Simpson has done their 'Safety Dance'.... Ivan Doroschuk lead singer in the band talked to us fromCanada in the early hours of the morning about his upcoming trip to the UK. This will be the fist time since they recorded their video in the 80's so one you won't want to miss.

Music Trespass: Why do you think so many bands from the 80's are suddenly coming back?

Ivan: Because 80's music is primarily a Dance music, and people will always need to dance, same reason Disco is still around.

Music Trespass: You song 'Safety Dance' was a Worldwide craze, have you all been doing the 'Gangnam Style' dance?

Ivan: Big Time!!!

Music Trespass: For people that think your a one hit wonder, can you explain about your other material you have released a whole seven albums and two EP's?

Ivan: 'Pop goes the World' was a big hit for us, 'Antarctica' off our first EP 'Folk of the 80's' as well, 'Where do the boys Go?' is also a big crowd pleaser at live shows.

Music Trespass: What are your favourite Canadian bands?

Ivan: Rush, Arcade Fire, Carly Rae Jepsen

Music Trespass: Can you tell me about the sound of the new album 'Love in the age of War' and is their anything special we can find on it?

Ivan: Producer Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie and I set out to make an album that sounded like it was recorded one week after 'Safety Dance', just brought up to speed a bit, and as far as I can tell from the public's reaction, we succeeded.

Music Trespass: You are playing in the UK, what are you looking forward to most and when did you last play here?

Ivan: We were last in the UK in the 80's to shoot the videos for 'Safety Dance, I Like' and 'Pop goes the World'. We're looking forward to meeting all our UK and European fans.

Music Trespass: You have some new members in the band can you introduce them to our readers and tell us what do they bring to your sound and dynamic?

Ivan: Lou Dawson (Vocals and Keyboards) and James Love (Guitar), Rachel Ashmore (Keyboards and Vocals). They are all a lot younger than me, Rachel wasn't even born when 'Safety Dance' was released and they bring a new energy and a fresh approach to the songs.

Music Trespass: What do you think the imagary of the band is and why are you called Men without Hats!!! do any of you wear hats?

Ivan: "Everybody wears a uniform , don't kid yourself"- Frank Zappa, Not wearing hats makes us harder to figure out.