Quite literally, a one question interview. Also known as 1QIs, we post these first to our social media on a near-daily basis, with the archival piece here. Check 'em out.
Pim (Some Will Never Know, Said And Done)
SPB: What was the first live show you attended?
Pim: First live show in general? Might be a local (nu-metallish) band at my school. Once a year there were these sporting events combined with people from the school being creative on stage. I played there with my bands …
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Darius (Swingin’ Utters)
SPB: What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long tour?
Darius: I go to the Taqueria Vallarta on the west side of Santa Cruz!
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Sutekh Hexen
SPB: What was your favorite band in high school? How do they influence your songwriting today?
Sutekh Hexen: One of my favorite bands in high school was Nirvana. The track "Negative Creep" off the Bleach album was so damn heavy AND fast, which at that time was unknown to me. A lot of parts still drift …
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Ryan K. Heise (System and Station, vocals/guitar)
SPB: What is your most common touring fast food choice?
Heise: It all depends on how long you are out and how pleasant you want the van to be. We usually stick to grocery stores and try to avoid the fast food but the longer we are out we inevitably end …
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Jamie Coletta (SideOneDummy Records)
SPB: How did you choose the charities for the #TestPressThursdays auctions? Was it hard to find an organization that each band involved could support?
Coletta: We decided to split the proceeds from #TestPressThursdays with both MusiCares and Harmony Project. Both charities serve the greater good through the power of music, whether it’s helping struggling …
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Sugar Stems
SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to on every tour?
Betsy: I just like to try whatever the region's most popular carbohydrate is - for example New York Bagels. I also fell in love with Tim Horton's while on our recent trip to Canada. We don't have those here.
Steph: Why, Bo …
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John No (Street Eaters)
SPB: How different is touring as a two-piece as compared to your previous projects?
No: Touring as a two-piece has been really liberating for Street Eaters. Both of us have been in many bands with 3-6 members, and such combos of many volatile personalities can grow very unwieldy on the road. Obviously, it is …
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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 very specific answer, like recently we were asked something to …
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