Jim Wilson of Motor Sister discusses music, his collaborations with Scott Ian of Anthrax, Henry Rollins, Sparks, and Daniel Lanois, and the changing game in the music industry. We look at the video for “A Hole”, and discuss the new record, Ride, and learn some of the pros and cons of working with a record label vs. independently releasing your music in this Antidote interview, hosted by Michael Parker.

Motor Sister is comprised of a veritable super group; a team of musicians whose collective musical pedigrees speak for themselves. Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson fronts the band, with Anthrax's Scott Ian on guitar, Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera on bass, and John Tempesta on drums.

The group was originally assembled to jam for Scott Ian's 50th birthday party. Thanks to Scott's wife Pearl Aday, who has been working on her solo career with Mother Superior frontman Jim Wilson for years, all it took was a quick phone call and the stage was literally set for Scott's dream gig.

"I wanted to cherry-pick a set list of my favourite Mother Superior songs and get these guys together and have the concert at my house," Ian says of the event that eventually led to an album.

Enthralled at the idea of making a record of his favourite Mother Superior songs, Ian emailed producer Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Steel Panther) and asked if he thought it was possible to recapture the same spontaneous energy Motor Sister generated at their makeshift gig, and if an album could be recorded quickly.

"He said, 'Yeah, we can make the record in two days and we can make it sound really good.' So that's what we did," Ian says. "A week and a half later, we made the record in LA over a two day period. We recorded the whole thing live in the studio and the set-up was at my house."

"[Mother Superior] frontman Jim [Wilson] was totally into the idea. Pearl was a huge Mother Superior fan from way back and was in. I asked my good friends Joey Vera (Fates Warning/Armored Saint) and John Tempesta (White Zombie, The Cult) to be a part of it because I knew they were both big fans as well and with no hesitation they said, 'We're in.'"

Wilson, too, was stoked by the opportunity to dust off some songs he hadn't played since his LA rock trio broke up in the early 2000's after releasing eight albums and playing as Henry Rollins' backing band.

"I definitely didn't need any arm-twisting," he says. "I was totally flattered and thought it was a great idea. I figured it would be fun and it was a great opportunity for a new chapter to be established in order to move forward."

Tracklisting:

"A Hole"
"This Song Reminds Me Of You"
"Beg Borrow Steal"
"Fool Around"
"Get That Girl"
"Head Hanging Low"
"Fork In The Road"
"Little Motor Sister"
"Pretty In The Morning"
"Whore"
"Doghouse"
"Devil Wind"