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.
Bobby Hussy (The Hussy)
SPB: Would you ever crowdfund a record?
Hussy: I would never crowdfund a record. There are plenty of labels existing and getting music out to the people...and if they can't help you then do what Black Flag did and start a label yourself. Do you think Black Flag ever asked fans to fund their …
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Eric Solomon (Tiny Empires, ex-O Pioneers!!!)
SPB: What is the worst you were ever screwed by a venue?
Solomon: The worst time we ever had at a venue was on the second to last O Pioneers!!! tour with Hostage Calm. We were in Muncie, Indiana and I believe Hostage Calm had set up the show with someone who …
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Ben Flanagan (The Trophy Fire, vocals/guitar/keys)
SPB: What is your favorite Simpsons episode (the name is a reference, right?)?
Flanagan: My favorite Simpsons episode is "Trilogy of Error" season 18, episode 12. Not only does the episode satirize Run Lola Run but has maybe my favorite Simpsons line of all time:
Lisa, to her new crush at …
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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 product of being asked the same thing a hundred times. …
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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 who put out From the Far Future Pt. 1 twelve …
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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: The band is currently working on finishing up our fourth …
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Todd Congelliere (Toys That Kill/Underground Railroad to Candyland/Recess Records)
SPB: How many vans have you had?
Congelliere: I've had 8 vans. Two band members that I've had in the past have accounted for two more vans that we used for tours.
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Jihad Rabah (Twelve Gauge Records)
SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry?
Rabah: The role of preparing a new release for distribution while meeting their 10,000 requirements.
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Trevor Dunn (Tomahawk, Melvins Lite, Fantomas, and formerly of Mr. Bungle)
SPB: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers?
Dunn: I wouldn't know because 1) I stand in front of my 8x10 so that I have the best possible sound in the entire place and that's all I care about and 2) we …
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