January
31 , 2002
Interview by Kevin Pollock
Could you introduce
the band by name, age and position in the band?
Matty is the singist/screamist, he's
15. Mike (a.k.a Chunk or Heavy-C) is the drummist, he's 17.
Ed is one of two guitars, he's 15. Dan is the other guitarist,
he's also 15. timo (no capital letter please) is the bassist.
We all do backup vocals too.
How did the
band form & how would you describe your sound:
It started in the grade 8 art room,
the idea came up, and the band started as a blink 182 cover
band, with two acoustic guitars (dan and matty) and no bass
or drums. Eventually we all met up, we just met Mike at last
year's battle of the bands. We play a bit of everything, mostly
melodic punk, and we're working on some ska-core stuff.
What are your
hobbies outside of the band:
Matty does macromae (not kidding, he's good at it), timo and
Dan skate, Ed attempts to skate. Mike doesn't do much, but
he knows how to play dungeons & dragons.
I see one of
you plays the banjo as well do you ever use it in any of your
shows at all:
Yeah Dan plays banjo. We haven't used it at shows or in any
songs yet, but we're planning on putting it in a few songs.
It'll be neat.
Congrats on
winning the battle of the bands, thats a great honour, what
was it like:
We were REALLY surprised when they said our name, we expected
Tofu Kitchen to win. It's very neat. Super-rad. We won 10
hours of recording, so we'll be using that in the near future.
What's the
punk scene like in Owen Sound:
The OS punk scene is... sleeping. And ever so slowly waking
up. Apparently it used to be big, but that was when we were
wee youngns. It's got some awesome bands though, like Plaid
Thermoses, Four Letter Favourite, and Tofu Kitchen.
If you could
play with anyone in the world, any place, who would it be
& > where:
Ed: Catch 22 on the moon.
Matty: Ricky Martin, in the depth of his closet.
Mike: Propagandhi... on top of the Eiffle Tower.
Dan: Rancid, in his attick, where we practice.
timo: Anti-Flag, in boggle (...?)
For the female
fans boxers or briefs:
Dan wears a thong, matty claims to wear tampons... Mike wears
ripped boxers, Ed - sometimes, and Tim said boggle (I don't
know...)
Where do you
see the band in 5-10 years:
Headlining a shiteload of tours. Maybe have a couple full
length albums out, and playing on all the major talkshows
like Rosie and Lenno.
Where can the
fans learn more about you & purchase any merchandise you have
for sale:
Our website, www.wallowinginignorance.cjb.net. We don't have
any merch, we're too poor, but feel free to write our name
on a shirt with a marker. We appreciate it. Also check out
the Rad Rec site (geocities.com/radrec).
