Features / One Question Interviews

Brickfight

SPB: How big is your record collection?

Brickfight: Short Answer: 732

Long Answer: In a Cold War-style escalation which stems primarily from a missing copy of I Farm's Sincerely, Robots lent to Jonathan by Nick well over four years ago, all record players have gone quiet in the Brickfight camp. While neither party will admit to …

Micah (Unwelcome Guests)

SPB: If you could hear any band cover one of your songs, which song would it be, and who would play it?

Micah: Hearing Deerhoof cover “Warm Soon” would be pretty wild.

Houseplant Records

SPB: Do you run your own website, facebook, twitter, etc. Do you enjoy that side of the industry?

Houseplant: Yes, I do run all of those things. I would say they're necessary and I try to find some enjoyment in them when I can, but generally, no, I don't enjoy that aspect of releasing music. I …

Jesse (Gay Witch Abortion)

SPB: You’ve played shows out of your van and on a boat, among other locations. What setting has been the most fun or the most challenging to orchestrate?

Jesse: Playing 7 short sets outside 7 different bars in a van in one night was fun. The raft show was great. They just let us …

AngelFukk Witchhammer (AMSG 666)

SPB: How important is Satan to you/the band and what does that belief mean to you?

Witchhammer: Luciferianism for me is breathing /living each day preparing to transcend to the next level of energy transfer. It is utmost freedom and to conquer the highest form of self will/iron will to power and turn to …

Matt (Audacity)

SPB: As a California band, what do you think of winter touring?

Matt: Touring in winter can be very exciting. People appreciate the fact that you drive through bad conditions to hang out and play with other bands. That being said, we have been stuck in -33 degree weather in the middle of Montana for 2 …

Daniel Pujol (Pujol)

SPB: If you could re-record one song, what would it be?

Pujol: Honestly, any song of mine I feel has been inadequately captured or presented I will try to rerecord. Or remix. Or record live. There is usually a high level of intent going into a composition, and if that intent is strongly miscommunicated, then …

Josh Zanger (Bloodshot Records)

SPB: The covers compilation for your 20th anniversary is rather extensive. When did you start work on gathering the cooperating artists?

Zanger: Everyone on staff made lists of acts that we’d love to hear cover Bloodshot artists - past and present - back in late 2013. Our collective list was pretty massive and had …

Pinkish Black

SPB: You had a curious sample from an obscure British comedy on your first record - how did you come across Snuff Box and why did you include it?

Pinkish Black: We in Pinkish Black feel very akin to Matt Barry and Rich Fulcher. I would say their Snuff Box personas are like our spirit animals. …

Jake Orrall (JEFF the Brotherhood)

SPB: What do you like to do on a tour off date?

Orrall: Masturbate

Al Swacker (DJ, UnMutuals, Devil Baby Freak Show, SVK)

SPB: What is your favorite venue, past or present, to play or attend a show at?

Swacker: My favorite venue? Wow, not an easy question. I can think of 6 that come to mind right away and each is for different reasons. 

I could say the Pageant in …

Tony Marquez (Post Teens)

SPB: What is your favorite all-time record (and why)?

Marquez: I've never been a person who can truthfully name a "favorite" record because I'm constantly finding new (and old) records that blow my mind. But music has always been important to me. While growing up in Miami (in the mid ‘90s) I came across …

Kid Tsunami

SPB: What is your primary tour food?

Kid Tsunami: On tour I like to be taken to a yum cha spot....I love the togetherness of a dim sum meal, and I like to compare and find out which is the best one on the planet! So far nothing has beaten my hometown spot, Regal on Roe...but …

Andrew (Specialist Subject Records, Bangers)

SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus?

Andrew: I've actually had tinnitus for nearly 10 years and I can pin point the source of it to a Shai Hulud show in Newport, Wales. For years it was the bane of my life, now I think I've lost my hearing to the …

Digestor (GHOUL)

SPB: How's Creepsylvania this time of year? 

Digestor: Moist

Mark (Brown Brogues)

SPB: Assuming that you're not playing a show, what is a typical Saturday night for Brown Brogues? What does it involve?

Mark: If we're flush with cash we would go out in Manchester and drink posh cocktails and prosecco. If not so flush we would drink cheap beers at each other houses then go to …

Allen Maier (American Scarecrows, drums)

SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not?

Maier: I have heard people say they wish they took better care of their hearing when they were younger. Playing almost every day I was getting tired of trying to fall asleep while my ears were ringing. The more I was playing the …

His Dream of Lions

SPB: Assign each member of your band to a character in The Breakfast Club.

His Dream of Lions:

Colby - Criminal - He thinks his hair cut is really cool (applicable to all members) 

Blair - Brain - He eats differential equations for breakfast

Seth - Princess - Like Claire, he …

Gypsy Eyes

SPB: What's your favorite movie sequel?

Gypsy Eyes: I'd have to say my favorite movie sequel is "2046" by Wong Kar Wai. It's the second in a trilogy of films, the first being "In The Mood For Love" and the third being "Days of Being Wild." The film is about a science fiction author struggling to …

Dominic DiCecco (Seagulls)

SPB: Have people confused you with Eagulls yet?

DiCecco: I called out sick from work once and it happened to be the day Eagulls played Atlanta, at The Earl. One of my co-workers had mistakenly confused my band with Eagulls and it appeared to him I called out of work to play the show. My …