Medway..The home of Garage, the home of Organ grinding Long Weekend, throw in anything you know about the area the bands that set the pace before, update and come up with songs like this band knock out and you bound to have a hit.We chatted to the Long Weekend late last year...
Oliver Burgess........Vocals Daniel Lawrence.....Guitars Robert Wilkinson.....Guitars Nick Jones........Bass Guitar Jon Gibbs..................Drums Paul Legon........Keyboards
How did you all meet?
We are all mates from school
Who are The band and what do they play ?
Olliver Burgess sings and shakes a tambourine occasionally. Dan Lawrence plays guitar . Robbie Wilkinson plays guitar Paul Legon plays organ Nick Jones plays bass Jon Gibbs plays drums
There seems to be a very Medway Sound about the band, did you set out to have that Organ Driven Sound, to sound like some of your Peers or was it a s simple as you Play Good Pop?
We had to have an organ so we could fit all of us in the band, It's grown from there and it just happens to suit us.
Any bands from any decade you would or would have liked to have played > with?
The Beatles at the Star Club, or The Clash at the Rainbow, the Stone Roses at Spike Island. the list could go on.
For any one out there that has not heard or seen the band, how would > you > say you sounded ?
We're just good. It's for other people to decide what we sound like.
Do you guys prefer vintage instruments and gear, or is it all bang up to date ? 
Whatever sounds good and whatever we can afford. Vintage is nice but it's not something we are too bothered about.
What's ur view on the so called Britpop revival ? Is there a place for bands like LW in there ? Any of those bands you rate.
It's just music to us, there are good bands and bad bands. We'd fit in at anytime
What kind of response does the band get in Britain and the rest of Europe?
We get a good response wherever we go. I'm sure when we get to play in Europe that'll be same
Any bands from the States that you feel a kinship with or can recommend ?
Not really, listen to the radio and find out for yourself.
Where have been your best gigs ? What sort of crowd do you get into see LW ?
We've done a lot of good gigs in London, we play the Buffalo bar a lot and the Water Rats is always good.
Do u have any other outside influences like Film or Art ? Cling Film and Art Attack (Neil Buchanen)
What are ur tunes about ? > Ourselves and our lives
Sum up the band in 3 mighty words ?
Really Fucking Good >