Semi Precious Weapons appeared on Chicago’s JBTV for a live interview and to perform two exclusive live performances of ‘Put A Diamond In It’ and ‘Semi Precious Weapons’

Performance: Semi Precious Weapons

Performance: Put A Diamond In It

Interview

Both of the songs performed on JBTV will be on the bands forthcoming album ‘You Love You’ which you can pre-order here if you live in Europe and here if you live in the USA

Credit to MonsterKunt and JBTV for the video’s

It’s no secret that New York rockers Semi Precious Weapons have been friends with Lady Gaga for years. The celebrated pop star was a fan of the band, which eventually led to their meeting. “We heard about her through friends of friends: there was this girl named Gaga who loves the band and puts on a really great show,” SPW frontman Justin Tranter tells Spinner. “And we’ve been one of her favorite bands for three or four years now and that’s how we became friends.”

Years ago, Gaga opened for Semi Precious Weapons; now, she’s giving them the same chance on her sold-out “Monster Ball” tour. The pairing might seem odd to some, but both acts come from the same New York City scene and share a love for boldness and flair. On ‘Semi Precious Weapons,’ the opening track to their rocking new album, ‘You Love You,’ Tranter declares for the world, “I can’t pay my rent, but I’m f—ing goregous.” It’s the kind of style and brashness one can see Gaga loving, but there is one big difference between the two acts: Where Gaga is an unquestioned pop star, SPW proudly play what they call “f—ing filthy” rock. It’s loud, in-your-face, guitar-laden music that combines their love for early Guns N’ Roses with the energy and swagger of the New York Dolls.

Tranter says that out on the road, there is some initial surprise among Gaga’s followers. “I can see on some of the fans’ faces, it’s just like full-on confusion. They’re waiting for the backing tracks to kick in, they’re waiting for our dancers to get onstage,” he says. “But obviously it’s not gonna happen. Every sound you hear is made by the four of us and it’s really f—ing loud.”

Still, he believes that after the shock wears off, fans appreciate the match. “Some fans, it takes a minute but they end up really liking it. It’s kind of the genius and beauty of Gaga,” he says. “Her fans are like, ‘Of course this is what Gaga did. Of course she said ‘F— everybody, I’m bringing a rock band on the road.’”

So, for a band that has a song called ‘Sticky in Champagne’ and admittedly loves the glamorous life, are they reaping the benefits of being on the road with music’s biggest star at the moment? “Definitely not,” Tranter says, laughing. “We’re still very, very, very broke.” But they are getting some perks. “If you walk into the right club after you perform for 10,000 people, you can figure some things out,” he says. “Lots of free drinks and lots of free food.”

Semi Precious Weapons video for “Semi Precious Weapons” has been added to the video listing for the UK music channel Starz. Starz is a text in request music video service, and in order for the video to be shown more regularly, we need to request to see the video. The more the video is shown, the more chance of Semi Precious Weapons getting more exposure on television here in the UK and Ireland.

In order to request Semi Precious Weapons on Starz, Sky Channel 371, please send a text to the following numbers:

United Kingdom – 80900 (£1.00 per text)
Ireland – Text Starz followed by your message to 57272 (€2.00 per text)

We’ve requested it to be shown within the next hour of this post going up, so make sure to pay attention to your TV!

Check out these two high quality MP3′s of Sticky With Champagne and Statues of Ourselves that we recorded at The Monster Ball in Birmingham. Both of the songs are on the bands new album ‘You Love You’ which you can pre-order here

Download the MP3′s below;

Sticky With Champagne

Statues of Ourselves

Enjoy and remember to pre-order the album weapons, It’s going to be epic!

Thank you so much to Justin, Cole, Stevy and Dan for giving us this EPIC shoutout in Birmingham yesterday! It was an amazing show (we’ll have a review up in the next couple of days), and the guys are only getting better! Check it out.

Cherrytree Records have just announced on Twitter that their Cherrytree Confidential interview for this week is none other than the lead singer of Semi Precious Weapons, Justin Tranter!

Cherrytree Confidential takes place every Wednesday, and premieres at 4pm PST, 6pm EST and 3am (Thursday) GMT.

Make sure to check it out exclusively HERE (you must be a registered member of the Cherrytree Records website).

Also, follow Cherrytree Records on Twitter @cherrytreerec.

Below is the official tracklist from Semi Precious Weapons upcoming album ‘You Love You’ which is released on June 21.

1. Semi Precious Weapons
2. Put A Diamond In It
3. Magnetic Baby
4. Statues Of Ourselves
5. Sticky With Champagne
6. I Could Die
7. Leave Your Pretty To Me
8. Rock N Roll Never Looked So Beautiful
9. Look At Me

The album was produced by Jack Joseph Puig (Green Day/Beck) and was executively produced by Lady Gaga and is going to be a hit for sure so make sure you pre-order your copy here