Indie Rock Band, The Kills Talk History, Touring and Music on New Episode of All Access

In an all new episode of maniaTV’s behind the scenes music show, All Access, host Samantha Maloney conducts an in depth web TV interview with indie rock duo, The Kills at the historic world wonder, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The Kills are made up of vocalist Alison "VV" Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince, and are cherished for their bluesy punk style and sexy sound. Samantha spends her time with the duo getting gritty details about their favorite places to tour, how they met in London, and what it’s like to tour with the White Stripes. The band also explains the meaning behind their music videos “URA Fever” and “Last Days of Magic”.

Alison "VV" Mosshart  and Jamie "Hotel" Hince of The Kills met after “VV’s” first punk band, Discount dissolved in 2000.  “VV” began exchanging tapes with the London-based “Hotel” through the mail, but both of them felt hindered by this method, so “VV” crossed the Atlantic so the duo could write faster. In spring of 2001, they issued a self-released demo that showcased their gritty, sexy sound and earned favorable reviews from such quarters as TapeOp Magazine. They also contributed a song, "Restaurant Blouse”, to 5 Rue Christine's ‘If the Twenty-First Century Did Not Exist It Would Be Necessary to Invent It’ compilation early in 2002, before their debut EP, “Black Rooster”, arrived that summer on ‘Dim Mak’. Along with gigs at the London and Glasgow LadyFests and supporting Le Tigre, The Kills also toured the U.S. for eight weeks before returning to London to finish their first full-length album, ‘Keep on Your Mean Side’, which was released by Rough Trade in spring 2003. Their second album, ‘No Wow’, arrived in 2005 and was an even dirtier, leaner collection of songs. The Kills retooled their sound for 2008's ‘Midnight Boom’, mixing in more electronic beats and pop hooks.

The new episode of All Access premieres this week on maniaTV.com. 

About Samantha

Samantha Maloney, most widely known as one of the sexiest drummers in Rock, is the host of maniaTV's flagship music show, All Access, a show which takes the viewer deep inside the world of major artists and showcases the best in new music. Samantha,a "Fame" high school alum, has traveled the world drumming for well-known bands such as Hole, Motley Crue, Eagles of Death Metal, and Peaches and has collaborated with artists such as Courtney Love, Pras, Lucy Walsh, Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. In addition to composing and producing the original score for the award winning documentary Bounce: Behind The Velvet Rope, Samantha has also contributed her musical genius to well-known movie soundtracks, including Ridley Scott's Oscar winning film, Black Hawk Down, Prey For Rock and Roll, and the recently released, Never Back Down. Samantha has also graced the silver screen as an actor in Factory Girl and the 2008 Sundance favorite, Adventures of Power. Samantha resides in Los Angeles, California and is currently producing and songwriting for well known acts in the rock, pop and electronic genres and is in the midst of putting the final touches on her own flagship musical endeavor, The Ingenues.