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One Question Interviews: No Hands
Feature — April 25, 2015
No HandsSPB: Who is the most underrated Canadian band? No Hands: Our consensus on the most underrated Canadian bands is: Current: What Seas, What Shores https://whatseaswhatshores.bandcamp.com/ They do what they do better than any band that I can think of, but continue to fly under the …
One Question Interviews: What Tyrants
Feature — April 26, 2015
Sean Schultz (What Tyrants) SPB: What venue is your favorite to play (and why)? Schultz: Our favorite venue to play would have to be the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, the smaller venue attached to the iconic First Avenue, The Entry is where the likes of The Replacements, …
One Question Interviews: Call of the Void
Feature — April 26, 2015
Patrick Alberts (Call of the Void) SPB: What do you think of (the return of) cassettes? Alberts: I find the return of cassettes to be awesome. There is nothing I enjoy more than owning a bands demo on cassette, when it’s not available in any other format. One …
One Question Interviews: Powernap
Feature — May 21, 2015
Hugo Mudie (Powernap) SPB: What is an oreosmith? Mudie: When I was a kid I had an uncle who worked for Christie (the company that makes the Oreos). His name was Danny Mudie. When Areosmith released the Pump album, the Oreo brand was going to make Steve Tyler …
One Question Interviews: Hannahband
Feature — May 21, 2015
Hannahband SPB: Besides music, what other arts are you interested in? Nathan: Besides music my favourite type of art would have to be a tie between visual art and performance art. Both these mediums have the ability to be immediate, engaging, and can be executed on next to …
One Question Interviews: SubRosa
Feature — May 21, 2015
Levi Hanna (SubRosa-bassist) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Hanna: To be completely honest, I have no idea what my parents think of the music that I play outside of the fact that it isn't their style of music. My dad tells me that he …
One Question Interviews: City of Satellites
Feature — May 21, 2015
Jarrod (City of Satellites) SPB: Who is your favorite pre-1960s artist/band? Jarrod: I guess when reflecting on my music collection there isn’t much from the ‘50s that makes it in there, to be honest. Having said that, I feel I have been influenced by many artists from that …
One Question Interviews: Terror
Feature — May 21, 2015
Martin Stewart (Terror – guitar) SPB: Do you read press written about you? Stewart: After playing in bands for about 15 years now, I have to say that I don't. I'll read an occasional good review here and there if it's brought to my attention by somebody I …
One Question Interviews: Comeback Kid
Feature — May 21, 2015
Jeremy Hiebert (Comeback Kid-guitar) SPB: What’s your least favorite record you’ve made? Why? Hiebert: Like I said to out label's publicist, “Do I really have to answer that one?” That's like someone asking me to do a nude photoshoot when I'm feeling fat and pasty white after the …
One Question Interviews: Cloud Maze
Feature — May 21, 2015
Sergy Boldyrev (Cloud Maze – vocals) SPB: What is your least favorite genre of music? Is there an artists who is an exception to that rule? Boldyrev: My least favorite genres are probably death metal and metalcore. To be honest, I prefer relaxing and melodic music. But I …
One Question Interviews: Reckless Records
Feature — May 31, 2015
Dave (Reckless Records, Chicago-buyer) SPB: How do you recommend people store their vinyl at home? Dave: Vertically.
One Question Interviews: Chokecherry
Feature — May 31, 2015
Jon (Chokecherry) SPB: How do you feel about the hyphenated genre terms that tend to be applied to your band? Jon: Genre descriptions are fine because people obviously want to know what a band sounds like before they commit time or money to it. But especially in punk, …
One Question Interviews: Monkey
Feature — May 31, 2015
Curtis Meacham (Monkey-vocals) SPB: What is something more people should know about the San Jose scene? Meacham: San Jose is a pretty cool place. Its 45 minutes south of San Francisco and gets some of the biggest shows on off-nights because it's close enough to the City to …
One Question Interviews: Meek is Murder
Feature — June 11, 2015
Mike Keller (Meek Is Murder)SPB: What do you think of cassettes? Keller: Whenever people try to give us band demos on CD, I’m always like, “Sorry, we’re only set up for tapes.” Our van has a tape deck and for a while I had no way of playing …
One Question Interviews: Jess Locke
Feature — June 11, 2015
Jess Locke SPB: Where in your hometown do you always bring visitors?Locke: I'm from Avoca Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales, AUS. It's a beautiful area of the world but, there's not a whole lot to do there unless you like nature or Shopping Centres. …
One Question Interviews: Tear Them Down
Feature — June 11, 2015
Viktor (Tear Them Down) SPB: Do you take any precautions to stay healthy while on the road? Viktor: Well I think any member of any band have a brief moment before going on tour like the scene in Backstage Passport where Fat Mike puts a ton of random …
One Question Interviews: Upsilon Acrux
Feature — June 11, 2015
Paul Lai (Upsilon Acrux) SPB: What is your favorite venue to play? Lai: Without a doubt it's our home away from home, Los Angeles' infamous DIY venue The Smell. It's run by Jim Smith and some volunteers. We have a long history with Jim and The Smell. …
One Question Interviews: Hymie's Records
Feature — June 11, 2015
Dave Hoenack (Hymie’s Records-Minneapolis, MN) SPB: What is your preferred way to store vinyl in a home? Hoenack: We believe records are best stored as near your turntable as possible. A comfy couch in the same area sure helps.
One Question Interviews: En Esch
Feature — June 11, 2015
En Esch SPB: How has technology changed the recording process for you between your first professional-level recordings and today? En Esch: When I started out we worked with an Emax SE Sampler with 512k memory space saved onto a floppy disk. For each song we had very minimal …
