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One Question Interviews: Xiu Xiu

Feature — July 17, 2014

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Stewart: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers? SPB: Getting the vocals loud enough in the monitors. We have really loud stage volume as I like to be pummeled sonically and we use a drum machine. There are almost …

One Question Interviews: Orange County Scenester

Feature — July 17, 2014

Evan Jacobs (Orange County Scenester – director) SPB: Who is your favorite band discovered in the process of filming Orange County Scenester? Jacobs: Since I was making a memoir on a scene of bands that I was, in many ways, intimately involved with, there wasn't that a …

One Question Interviews: Hollow Earth

Feature — July 25, 2014

Mike Moynihan (Hollow Earth-guitar) SPB: What do you listen to the most in the van? Moynihan: For the most part, driver listens to whatever they want, which could honestly be anything. We all come from very different musical backgrounds, so our taste is pretty eclectic. What we like …

One Question Interviews: Kitten Forever

Feature — July 25, 2014

Kitten Forever SPB: What do you do to ensure you don't lose your voice onstage? Kitten: We gargle with male tears.

One Question Interviews: 6131 Records

Feature — July 25, 2014

Sean Rhorer (6131 Records) SPB: What’s your favorite cover song to listen to/see performed? Rhorer: I'm not a huge fan of covers, but it's hard not to love the Quicksand cover of The Smiths song "How Soon Is Now?" The Smiths are my favorite band, but this is …

One Question Interviews: Ben Snakepit

Feature — July 25, 2014

Ben Snakepit (cartoonist) SPB: Who is your favorite flyer artist? Snakepit: My favorite flyer artist is Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print. He does flyers for most of the big hardcore shows here in Austin. He has a very distinct, bold style that is unmistakable when you see it …

One Question Interviews: The Meatmen

Feature — August 1, 2014

Tesco Vee (The Meatmen) SPB: What’s the best love song ever written? Vee: George Jones - "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

One Question Interviews: Innode

Feature — August 1, 2014

Stefan Nemeth (ex-Radian, Lokia, Innode) SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary? Nemeth: I thought quite a bit about it and I am not even sure if I have one.I did not see many music-related films and of these only a few have been permanently stored …

One Question Interviews: Great Reversals

Feature — August 1, 2014

Aaron Whitfield (Great Reversals – vocals) SPB: If you could experiment in any one genre that's far removed from what you do now, what would it be? Whitfield: I feel a little ashamed to say it, but other than "singing" in a hardcore band, I don't play any …

One Question Interviews: This Quiet Army

Feature — August 1, 2014

Eric Quach (This Quiet Army) SPB: How big is your record collection? Quach: 466 CDs, 109 vinyls, 16 cassettes!

One Question Interviews: Ma Jolie

Feature — August 15, 2014

Jeff (Ma Jolie) SPB: What’s the secret to a successful tour? Jeff: It all depends on your intentions with touring in general. If it's your career/job/profession, a lot of factors are involved with making a successful tour. Yes, full-time musicians need to make money in order to pay …

One Question Interviews: Dads

Feature — August 15, 2014

John Bradley (Dads) SPB: What do you tend to listen to in the van the most? Bradley: Honestly in the van, at least while I'm driving, we talk more than listen to music. We'll hear music every night and don't get as much time to talk and relax …

One Question Interviews: Roaming Herds of Buffalo

Feature — August 15, 2014

Scott (Roaming Herds of Buffalo) SPB: How did you decide to include the comic with your new CD? Scott: There are a few reasons why we decided to include a comic with the CD. First of all, we love the artist, Darin Shuler. You can see more of …

One Question Interviews: Big Action Records

Feature — August 15, 2014

Jason Zabby (Big Action Records, Raw Nerves) SPB: How has the increasingly digitalization of music changed your listening habits? Zabby: Digitalized music, especially streams, have helped me discover tons of new music. I get lost on Bandcamp for hours, just clicking my way through band after band. With …

One Question Interviews: Jason Lupeituu

Feature — August 15, 2014

Jason Lupeituu (Sound engineer, vibe tech, aspiring cook) SPB: What is the hardest part about a life on the road? What is the best part? Lupeituu: The hardest part of being on the road is missing and being away from your family, friends, and most important your significant …

One Question Interviews: Noisem

Feature — August 15, 2014

Noisem SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live? Harley Phillips: Ilsa never fails to impress me, They're of those bands that, if I could, I would go to every one of their shows--which isn't that farfetched of an idea. Also, Repulsion: one of my favorite bands …

One Question Interviews: Cloud Rat

Feature — August 15, 2014

Rorik (Cloud Rat) SPB: What characteristics make a good host when you crash on a stranger’s floor? Rorik: Hmmmmmm.... Well, that depends on my mood and how many gigs I've played in the past 24 hours and how much driving has been done.  1. SWIMMING POOL. Kidding. …

One Question Interviews: Shonen Knife

Feature — August 15, 2014

Naoko (Shonen Knife) SPB: What is your favorite Ramones song? Naoko: It’s impossible to choose one song. I like all Ramones songs.

One Question Interviews: Iron Reagan

Feature — August 22, 2014

Tony Foresta (Iron Reagan) SPB: What is your favorite 1990s artist? Foresta: I was going to say Avail but it turns out that they actually started in ‘87. Did not know that! Haha. So I'm going to have to go with Spazz. They opened so many doors for …

One Question Interviews: Fake Problems

Feature — August 22, 2014

Chris Farren (Fake Problems) SPB: What makes a good host when you sleep on a stranger’s floor? Farren: I'll preface this by saying anyone who asks or lets a band stay at their house is a very kind and gracious soul, and we appreciate it immensely. We've been …