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One Question Interviews: Coarse
Feature — January 19, 2019
Ryan Knowles (Coarse) SPB: A goal with this band was to be distinct from previous projects. To follow-through on this, did you change your overall approach or mostly just the musical style elements? Ryan: We did change our entire approach to this project, in all aspects really. We …
Interviews: Clown Sounds
Feature — January 27, 2019
Last year Clown Sounds released its debut LP, Preacher Maker on Recess Records. While the band name may be unfamiliar to some, frontman Todd Congelliere has a long history of making music and running Recess out of San Pedro, California. Prior to, and in addition to, Clown Sounds, Congelliere has …
One Question Interviews: American Steel
Feature — January 27, 2019
John Peck (American Steel) SPB: With the band spread out geographically, how did you approach writing the new material? How was it different than songwriting in the past? Peck: As we started preparing for our recent shows, we added one new song each from Ryan and Rory to …
One Question Interviews: Good Touch
Feature — January 29, 2019
Good Touch SPB: What do your parents think of your music? (Related: Are they likely to read this?) Adrien: My mom has always been supportive. Like a lot of older folks, she wishes we'd write a "one hit wonder," haha. She's more likely to read it if …
One Question Interviews: Ogikubo Station
Feature — January 30, 2019
Maura (Ogikubo Station) SPB: How did Ogikubo Station come to be? Maura: I was visiting my sister in Oakland and hanging out with my friend Danielle Bailey from the band Jabber in San Jose. Danny had posted some photos of us hanging out and Mike called Danny to …
One Question Interviews: Burnt Tapes
Feature — March 3, 2019
Burnt Tapes (Pan T-guitar/vocals) SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Pan T: Yeah for sure, even after years of playing shows I still feel differing amounts of anxiety before going on stage. I think it’s something that for most people never really goes away …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Qui
Feature — March 7, 2019
Matt Cronk (Qui) SPB: What kind of guitar do you use and how did you come to this choice? Cronk: What a fun question! I love guitars and can go on and on about them, ad infinitum. I have several that rotate in and out but if I …
One Question Interviews: Murder City Devils
Feature — March 8, 2019
Coady (Murder City Devils) SPB: Is there any particular older song that is frequently requested but you’d like to put to rest? Coady: "Boom Swagger Boom" is probably the song that people comment on us not playing the most. We've always had a policy in this band that …
One Question Interviews: The Chairman Dances
Feature — March 24, 2019
Eric Kreson (The Chairman Dances) SPB: How old were you when you first learned an instrument? Kreson: I was in fourth grade, so about ten years old, when I began trumpet lessons at my public school. I kept playing regularly through college. My first years of lessons were, …
One Question Interviews: The Pretty Flowers
Feature — March 25, 2019
Noah (The Pretty Flowers) SPB: What do you listen to in the van? Noah: We started doing a band-approved music playlist on Spotify this year called Sounds from a Sony Sports Walkman and this SPB question made us realize we need to update it for Feb. January's playlist …
One Question Interviews: Darko
Feature — March 27, 2019
Rob Piper (Darko-guitar) SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Piper: When I first started playing live in my early teens, I got so scared that I could hardly hold the instrument. The more I played, the less nervous I got, but it still depended …
One Question Interviews: Lazerbeak
Feature — April 17, 2019
Lazerbeak (Doomtree) SPB: What strikes you as the biggest evolution in your production since you started to today? Lazerbeak: When I first got into producing my biggest concern was always having a stockpile of beats for many artists to choose from. I wasn't custom making tracks specifically for …
One Question Interviews: NIET
Feature — April 17, 2019
Ivo (NIET – vocals/guitar) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Ivo: Well, we didn't choose the artwork but we have choosen the artist. We really like to promote other artist in our hometown and so we asked to Ludovica if she wanted to think about the …
One Question Interviews: United Ghosts
Feature — April 27, 2019
United Ghosts SPB: What was your first tape, record, or CD (as applicable)? Axel: Best of The Beatles 67-70 (the blue double album) I was about 9 and growing up in a tiny town in Germany where there wasn't a record shop, but the appliance store had a …
One Question Interviews: Small Million
Feature — April 29, 2019
Small Million SPB: Can you enjoy the work of a musician if you disagree with their politics? Malachi: I don’t need to agree with someone 100% to enjoy their music, but I do think that I’m most drawn to art that shows empathy and a willingness to ask …
One Question Interviews: Nueva Fuerza
Feature — April 30, 2019
David (Nueva Fuerza) SPB: What is your favorite cover to play? Why? David: Our favourite cover to play is DYS - “Open Up.” We haven't played it in a long time now but it used to be in every set. That intro with the bass is amazing, and …
One Question Interviews: Time and Pressure
Feature — May 11, 2019
Travis (Time and Pressure – drums) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Travis: This is funny because none of our parents have checked out Time & Pressure -- although James' mom and Dave's family buy our merch! Personally, my parents have probably came to …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: King Buffalo
Feature — May 13, 2019
Sean McVay (King Buffalo - guitar) SPB: What model of guitar do you play and how did you choose it? McVay: My main guitar is a Hagstrom Deluxe D2f. I found it dirt cheap at a local shop in Rochester and thought it looked interesting. It played well …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Bullet Treatment
Feature — May 28, 2019
Chuck (Bullet Treatment – guitar) SPB: What kind of guitar do you use, and how/why did you choose this one? Chuck: My main guitar is a Gibson Epiphone Les Paul Model, it wasn't necessarily the guitar I set out to use but I like to try and buy …
