ITS - So explain a little bit on who Kudos is, how you formed and how you came up with the name.
Kudos - "We are 4 piece band from Glasgow in Scotland who are determined to make a name for ourselves and find a career in the music industry. Kudos have been a band for years. About 7 to be exact. It was Stuart who originally formed the band and came up with the name. We were all really good friends back in school, and we all come from a musical background. So it's something that we all enjoy doing together. Music plays a huge part in our life's. Stuart loves a band called Chiodos and for years he thought it was pronounced "Kudos" when it isn't. So once he found out he named the band Kudos. It was really that straight forward haha."
ITS - So being from Scotland, do you get a chance to listen to music from bands in Canada? More specifically Vancouver? If so who do you like?
Kudos - "Yeah we are open to all different types and variations of music. There is a Canadian band called 'Lights' that we all really enjoy listening to, manly because the singer is insanely hot haha but yeah there are a few Canadian bands we enjoy listening to."
ITS - Who inspired you personally and as a band to pursue music?
Kudos - "Well music is something we have grown up in to. We have done it nearly our whole life. And because we all come from a musical background I suppose it has been our parents and family members who have encouraged us to stick with it. Music has always been a hobby for us, it's something we really love to do. Yes we would love to make a career out of it at the end of the day, that would be amazing. However, at the end of the day if we enjoy it then that's all that matters really. We are inspired by loads of different bands who have made a name for themselves but we also have been inspired by the overall band experience (Recording, gigging, touring)."
ITS - What can the Kudos Army expect from you guys in 2014?
Kudos- "We have just finished recording our first album which will be released within the next few months both on all major online stores such as iTunes and Amazon, we will also be making CD copies. We are in the middle of planning a music video which we hope to release 1 week before the Album launch. Also we are looking in to starting our own online MERCH store as it has been high on demand for a while now. So this is what everyone can expect from us this year."
ITS - So a lot of bands from Vancouver are finding it harder these days to find affordable venues to play for all ages, what are some struggles that bands go through in Scotland?
Kudos - "Luckily Glasgow has one of the biggest music scenes in the world. So starting off as a band here isn't as hard. However there is loads of competition to keep up with. Every day a new band forms so one of the biggest struggles is trying to make yourself (your band) stand out from the crowed. Most bands tend to follow generic trends where as we learned just being yourself works best. But to be perfectly honest the struggle doesn't really hit us as hard over here. As long as you work hard enough you will go far. If you have the right attitude on and off stage and Of course if the music is good your band will grow."
ITS - Where do you see yourselves in 5 years?
Kudos - "In 5 years we hope to see ourselves playing major festivals all around the world. A dream of ours is to play Warped Tour. As long as we are still a band in 5 years and we are still enjoying making music then I will be happy. But a band can only grow bigger and bigger each day so anything is possible."
ITS - Final question a fun question I like to throw in, what kind of rituals do you have to get you pumped up for a gig?
Kudos - "Well every band gets nervous before playing a show so what we find works best is if you do a pre gig workout. Press-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks...it helps settle the nerves. There is one ritual that our drummer Ross has done at every gig for years now. He likes to call it the "Pre-Gig Shit". This is Rosses way of settling his nerves before a show. We also go out for a McDonalds or a KFC before we play a show ;)"
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Check out their cover of Paramore's "Ain't It Fun" here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP98Kx1mack&list=PLE7A2ABE25E9212EB
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