Features / One Question Interviews

Chris Farren (Fake Problems)

SPB: What makes a good host when you sleep on a stranger’s floor?

Farren: I'll preface this by saying anyone who asks or lets a band stay at their house is a very kind and gracious soul, and we appreciate it immensely. We've been saved numerous times from costly hotel rooms and Walmart parking …

Tony Foresta (Iron Reagan)

SPB: What is your favorite 1990s artist?

Foresta: I was going to say Avail but it turns out that they actually started in ‘87. Did not know that! Haha. So I'm going to have to go with Spazz. They opened so many doors for me musically with all the splits they did as well …

Naoko (Shonen Knife)

SPB: What is your favorite Ramones song?

Naoko: It’s impossible to choose one song. I like all Ramones songs.

Rorik (Cloud Rat)

SPB: What characteristics make a good host when you crash on a stranger’s floor?

Rorik: Hmmmmmm.... Well, that depends on my mood and how many gigs I've played in the past 24 hours and how much driving has been done. 

1. SWIMMING POOL.
Kidding.

Host: Respectful. Good-natured. Kind. Nice to talk to. Not …

Noisem

SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live?

Harley Phillips: Ilsa never fails to impress me, They're of those bands that, if I could, I would go to every one of their shows--which isn't that farfetched of an idea. Also, Repulsion: one of my favorite bands on record and live.

Sebastian Phillips: Carcass killed it …

Jason Lupeituu (Sound engineer, vibe tech, aspiring cook)

SPB: What is the hardest part about a life on the road? What is the best part?

Lupeituu: The hardest part of being on the road is missing and being away from your family, friends, and most important your significant other, and most often things taken for granted are as …

Jason Zabby (Big Action Records, Raw Nerves)

SPB: How has the increasingly digitalization of music changed your listening habits?

Zabby: Digitalized music, especially streams, have helped me discover tons of new music. I get lost on Bandcamp for hours, just clicking my way through band after band. With that said, all of this band surfing has lined my …

Scott (Roaming Herds of Buffalo)

SPB: How did you decide to include the comic with your new CD?

Scott: There are a few reasons why we decided to include a comic with the CD. First of all, we love the artist, Darin Shuler. You can see more of Darin's work here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/super-rare/.

The guy is out …

John Bradley (Dads)

SPB: What do you tend to listen to in the van the most?

Bradley: Honestly in the van, at least while I'm driving, we talk more than listen to music. We'll hear music every night and don't get as much time to talk and relax so we use the van to do that!

Jeff (Ma Jolie)

SPB: What’s the secret to a successful tour?

Jeff: It all depends on your intentions with touring in general. If it's your career/job/profession, a lot of factors are involved with making a successful tour. Yes, full-time musicians need to make money in order to pay their bills, live in a home/apartment, and maybe even have …

Eric Quach (This Quiet Army)

SPB: How big is your record collection?

Quach: 466 CDs, 109 vinyls, 16 cassettes!

Aaron Whitfield (Great Reversals – vocals)

SPB: If you could experiment in any one genre that's far removed from what you do now, what would it be?

Whitfield: I feel a little ashamed to say it, but other than "singing" in a hardcore band, I don't play any other instruments. I've wanted to dabble in drumming or bass-ing, …

Stefan Nemeth (ex-Radian, Lokia, Innode)

SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary?

Nemeth: I thought quite a bit about it and I am not even sure if I have one.I did not see many music-related films and of these only a few have been permanently stored in my active memory.

However, the one which came …

Tesco Vee (The Meatmen)

SPB: What’s the best love song ever written?

Vee: George Jones - "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

Ben Snakepit (cartoonist)

SPB: Who is your favorite flyer artist?

Snakepit: My favorite flyer artist is Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print. He does flyers for most of the big hardcore shows here in Austin. He has a very distinct, bold style that is unmistakable when you see it (he's responsible for all of the Chaos in Tejas posters) …

Sean Rhorer (6131 Records)

SPB: What’s your favorite cover song to listen to/see performed?

Rhorer: I'm not a huge fan of covers, but it's hard not to love the Quicksand cover of The Smiths song "How Soon Is Now?" The Smiths are my favorite band, but this is actually one of my least favorite songs from their catalogue, …

Kitten Forever

SPB: What do you do to ensure you don't lose your voice onstage?

Kitten: We gargle with male tears.

Mike Moynihan (Hollow Earth-guitar)

SPB: What do you listen to the most in the van?

Moynihan: For the most part, driver listens to whatever they want, which could honestly be anything. We all come from very different musical backgrounds, so our taste is pretty eclectic. What we like to do to make sure everyone wins is to make …

Evan Jacobs (Orange County Scenester – director)

SPB: Who is your favorite band discovered in the process of filming Orange County Scenester?

Jacobs: Since I was making a memoir on a scene of bands that I was, in many ways, intimately involved with, there wasn't that a band that I discovered during the making of the film.
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Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu)

Stewart: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers?

SPB: Getting the vocals loud enough in the monitors. We have really loud stage volume as I like to be pummeled sonically and we use a drum machine. There are almost always some issues with feedback but we work them out. …