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One Question Interviews: Bright & Barrow Records

Feature — November 16, 2013

Ryan Raichilson (Bright & Barrow Records) SPB: What do you think of Record Store Day? Raichilson: I have nothing but good things to say about Record Store Day. Although Bright & Barrow hasn't actively participated by putting out a record on RSD, I've really enjoyed it as a …

One Question Interviews: Iron Tongue

Feature — November 16, 2013

Stan (Iron Tongue)SPB: What is your all-time favorite record and why? Stan: KISS - Hotter Than Hell It's everything you'd want in a rock record. Oh, and they had stars over the girls nipples in the cover, which was awesome when I was 10.

One Question Interviews: Mercy Ties

Feature — November 16, 2013

Trevor (Mercy Ties)SPB: What is the longest tour you’ve been on (in terms of time)? How did it go/would you do it again? Trevor: Our longest tour was 24 days. Started in Seattle, we did the west coast, 4 days in texas, some of the midwest, and ended …

One Question Interviews: Tripping Icarus

Feature — November 16, 2013

Chris Kluwe (Tripping Icarus, ex-Minnesota Vikings) SPB: What happens to Tripping Icarus now that your job has moved you to a new city? Going into the band, did you expect this to happen at some time given the nature of your full-time job [as an NFL punter]? Kluwe: …

One Question Interviews: Look Mexico

Feature — November 16, 2013

Matt Agrella (Look Mexico)SPB: Who does the majority of the band’s driving? Agrella: Driving. We try to divvy this up pretty evenly, though some of our biggest arguments will be over petty "No, you still have 15 minutes left," or "You're stopping now?" We've figured out that 3 …

One Question Interviews: Chris Mason

Feature — November 17, 2013

Chris Mason (Dirt Cult Records, Low Culture) SPB: As somebody who runs his own label, what do you get out of releasing your own records on another label? Is it easier or relieving? What is your preference? Mason: I started Dirt Cult Records as an outlet to release …

One Question Interviews: STNNNG

Feature — November 17, 2013

Chris Besinger (STNNNG, vocals) SPB: What is the worst interview question you’ve been asked? Besinger: Not sure what the worst question we've been asked is, pretty much if someone is interviewing us I think it’s ok. Sometimes, we do get questions that are thinly-veiled attempts to get a …

One Question Interviews: Martyrdöd

Feature — November 17, 2013

Mikael Kjellman (Martyrdöd) SPB: If you could release a split with any current band (that you haven’t met), who would it be? Kjellman: I think it's a tough one to answer, especially says bands that we haven't met. And I had the opportunity to meet with many of …

One Question Interviews: The Austerity Program

Feature — November 17, 2013

Justin Foley (The Austerity Program) SPB: What’s the last record you didn’t care for on first listen that has grown on you since? Foley: Terrence Dixon's From the Far Future, pt. II. Here's the very little that I know about it: Dixon is a legendary Detroit techno DJ …

One Question Interviews: Worthwhile Way

Feature — November 17, 2013

Worthwhile Way SPB: What is the biggest difference you experience between Japanese and American audiences? Chegeno: I think the biggest difference is the mind of positive or the negative. Aki: No offense to everybody who is Japanese and American, Japanese audiences [are] rather quiet. American [audiences are] …

One Question Interviews: Henry Rollins

Feature — November 19, 2013

Henry Rollins SPB: Have you found that your background as a musical performer has influenced your ability or technique in other media endeavors, such as acting, hosting, and interviewing subjects? Rollins: Yes. In my opinion, they are all basically the same thing. They all require honesty, focus, guts …

One Question Interviews: Buildings

Feature — November 19, 2013

Brian Lake (Buildings) SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever driven to play one show? Lake: Well, we sweated in 130 degree heat in Houston then drove 9 and a half hours to Birmingham. Needless to say it was a boring weed induced drive.

One Question Interviews: The Hood Internet

Feature — November 20, 2013

STV SLV (The Hood Internet) SPB: What is the worst interview question you’ve been asked? STV SLV: Usually we get annoyed with "How do you choose which tracks to mix together" or almost any question that leads with "What inspired you to..." but that irritation is just a …

One Question Interviews: Daniel Menche

Feature — November 20, 2013

Daniel Menche SPB: Who is your favorite 1980s artist? Menche: Well, in the entire ‘80s I was age 10-20. So, of course, that was a big chunk of time for a youngster like me. There were so many amazing artists to look up to. Too many to count …

One Question Interviews: Real Numbers

Feature — November 20, 2013

Eli Hansen (Real Numbers/Three Dimensional Records) SPB: Who is your favorite pre-1960s artist? Hansen: I'll have to go with Chuck Berry... but it's not easy picking a favorite from the BIG THREE: Chuck, Little & Bo.

One Question Interviews: Old Man Gloom

Feature — November 21, 2013

Santos Montano (Old Man Gloom) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Montano: There are two things that make Old Man Gloom function: Breakfast and solidarity. There is one caveat to this. Well, two. Our solidarity is compromised when I use the word "caveat," as it makes …

One Question Interviews: Locrian

Feature — November 21, 2013

Steven Hess (Locrian, Pan American, Innode, Haptic) SPB: What appeals to you most about collaborative projects as compared with working with your regular band? Hess: The challenge of creating music outside of my comfort zone, as well as the opportunity to work with other musicians and artists that …

One Question Interviews: Night Birds

Feature — November 21, 2013

Brian Gorsegner (Night Birds) SPB: Would you license your music for film, sports, or ads if given the opportunity? Are there exceptions to the rule? Gorsegner: I would, and we have. Of course there are many exceptions. MTV used our song "Prognosis: Negative" for the intro credits to …

One Question Interviews: Nato Coles

Feature — November 24, 2013

Nato Coles (Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band) SPB: What are your expectations for the Replacements reunion? Coles: The Replacements were one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands of all-time, no exaggeration, so I'm sure they'll sound good playing those songs, and I hope Slim's doing better. I …

One Question Interviews: Drunken Sailor Records

Feature — November 25, 2013

Julian (Drunken Sailor Records) SPB: What do you think of bands playing albums in their entirety as a tour concept? Julian: I'm not really into it, it seems it's the thing to do when everybody is sick of seeing you and you need gigs. When I watch a …