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An Interview with Bassist BILLY CHILDS |
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-by Dirt
But now, the big news....Britny Fox is on tour in June and July of this year with an altered lineup featuring original bassist Billy Childs and vocalist Tommy Paris. Unfortunately, guitarist Michael Kelly Smith has declined the invitation to be part of the tour and drummer Johnny Dee is currently on tour with Doro, but former White Lion drummer Greg D'Angelo and a relatively unknown guitarist Tommy Krash will be filling the voids. Prior to the tour beginning, I had a great chat with Billy Childs about the tour and the history of the band. Given a listen to the .mp3's below.
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CLICK TO LISTEN Billy gives us the scoop on the current tour [.mp3] Why isn't Michael Kelly Smith touring with the band? [.mp3] Billy explains the problems with Spitfire and what went wrong with Springhead Motorshark [.mp3] Will there be a new Britny Fox studio album? [.mp3] The grunge scene and coping with diminishing crowds [.mp3]
The makeup, the hair and the clothing [.mp3]
The band's bad relationship with Dean Davidson [.mp3]
Dean Davidson's shrill vocal style (a la Cinderella's Tom Keifer) [.mp3]
Dean Davidson leaves the band [.mp3]
Did you think you were going to be financially secure when you signed a record deal? [.mp3]
How does a band like Britny Fox make money? [.mp3]
BRITNY FOX TOUR DATES - 2007 (Please check www.britnyfox.com for updates or changes)
Tue June 5- Webster Theatre Hartford, CT Wed June 6 - Crazy Donkey Long Island, NY Thurs June 7- Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA June 8- Coconuts Middletown, OH Sat June 9 - Jaxx Springfield, VA Sun June 10 - Mike & Steve's Place Concord, NC June 13- Union Station Colorado Springs, CO Thu June 14- Ecks Saloon Lakewood, CO Fri June 15 Colorado - TBD June 16-Club Vegas Salt Lake City, UT June 19-Launchpad Albuquerque, NM June 20-Brick by Brick San Diego, CA June 21-Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana, CA Fri June 22 - The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA June 23- Brickhouse Phoenix, AZ Wed June 27- Outlaws Portland, OR
Thurs, June 28 -
El Corazon
Seattle, WA
June 29th -
Grail Events Center Coeur d Alene,
ID July 2 - Klub Minot Minot ND July 3-Maineline Bar Downer, MN July 4-Legends Ft. Wayne, IN July 5 - Goodtimes Pub Elmhurst, IL July 6-Papa T's Midlothian, IL July 7 - Radmaker's Tolono, IL July 8-I-Roc Detroit, MI July 11 - the Rock Maplewood, MN July 12 - The Chrome Lounge Ralston, NE Sun July 15- Rocklahoma Pryor, OK Fri July 20 - RPM's Rock Club Bridgeville, PA Sat July 21 - Shakers Nite Club Cambridge, OK
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If you were a
fan of MTV in the late 80s, you undoubtedly know the band BRITNY FOX.
The Pennsylvania hard rock group hit big with the videos for "Long Way To
Love" and "Girlschool," which took their self-titled debut to platinum
status and the band on successful tours with Bon Jovi, Poison, and Ratt.
The band's 1989 follow-up, Boys In Heat, displayed a more
diverse style and was doing well when lead singer "Dizzy" Dean Davidson
got into a fight with guitarist Michael Kelly Smith. Britny Fox came
to an abrupt halt as Davidson summarily exited the group. After a
long search for a new vocalist and a change in record companies, Britny
Fox re-emerged in 1991 with Tommy Paris at the mic and their best album to
date, Bite Down Hard. Unfortunately, the grunge seen
was just around the corner and the band's deserved success was stunted.
Since that time, the band has done a few shows, recorded and released
"Long Way To Live" (2001), and released a not-so-well received studio
album entitled "Springhead Motorshark."