For all the High School Musical, School of Rock and even, to an extent, Grease fans out there, the movie Bandslam, in cinemas now, is one to see. A bit American Idol, a bit X Factor, a bit America’s Got Talent, even if you’re not into it, but your children or brothers and sisters are, you may be brought to see it. Here’s the trailer and blurb:
Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future, pop duo Aly and AJ) and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 1 & 2, High School Musical 3) join Gaelan Connell (Chocolat), Scott Porter (Speed Racer) and Lisa Kudrow (Friends) in the music-driven comedy BANDSLAM.
When gifted singer- songwriter Charlotte Banks (Michalka) asks new kid in town Will Burton (Connell) to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend, Ben (Porter), at the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Against all odds, their band develops a sound all its own with a real shot at success in the contest. Meanwhile, romance brews between Will and Sa5m (Hudgens), who plays a mean guitar and has a voice to die for. When disaster strikes, its time for the band to make a choice: Do they admit defeat, or face the music and stand up for what they believe in?
I recently - 27 July to be precise - got the chance to sit down with the beautiful Aly Michalka, star in the movie, half of 78violet (formerly Aly and AJ) to find out more about her, her role in the movie, growing up, her faith, her relationship with her sister (soon to appear in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones), her new dog Moneypenny and her advice for young people getting into the industry:
The Artist on Artist interview we spoke about with Vanessa Hudgens can be seen here. You’ll find Aly and AJ’s website here and you can follow them on Twitter here. You can share your view on Bandslam, in cinemas since yesterday, August 12 over on Movies.ie.
I am quite a jealous 17 year old right about now. Grr.