What’s the concept behind Fat Live?
Holding a concert is the most direct way Fat Radio can interact with our listeners. Fat Live generally happens more than once a year. It gives us the chance to showcase interesting bands of our own choosing. When we do these concerts, we focus on the artists’ strengths and who they are. We’re not putting them on to do anything that’s not true to themselves. We present them in a way that turns the artists’ weak points into strong ones and frees them up to do what they have never done before.

why did you call an end to the Fat Fest?
Fat Fest started in 2001 and continued for over ten years. We were surprised that it was so successful for so long. But we knew it couldn’t go on forever. It had reached the point where we thought we’d rather stop and leave our audience with a good impression.

What’s special about Fat Live Smallroom?
This time around, we picked Smallroom Records because they represent something more than just songs or artists. They are more like our friends that we’ve grown up with. I believe that Smallroom is the music of today, and the future, too. They have a firm standpoint, do what they believe in, and don’t change their style to suit the mainstream. Nowadays that’s rare and admirable. Music lovers will understand this.

How will it be different from the last concert?
We received really good feedback from Fat Live Friday, our last concert held in May this year. Of course, production is different every time; in this case we are bringing together 17 bands, so we’re focusing on quantity and quality to ensure the happiness of our audience. The bands include Tattoo Colour, The Richman Toy, Slur, Yarinda, Superbaker, Penguin Villa, Greasy Café, The Jukks, The Yers, Polycat, Lomosonic, Lemonsoup, Spoonfulz, Gene Kasidit, Barbies, Somkiat and Summer Stop. You can expect four to five hours of non-stop fun.

What do you think about today’s indie rock scene?
Indie music is productive. If an indie song is gets popular, it’s because of the song, unlike with mainstream pop songs, which have all these other factors contributing to their success. Such songs are used as marketing tools and people are forced in a way to listen to them. However, people still seek those real songs that make you feel good when listening to them. And when we look back after five to ten years, it’s the indie songs that stick with us. This is because the musicians and producers are working according to their beliefs.