What have been your musical epiphany moments?
The less you try, the more people care. Everything sucks,
but not really.
Talk to us about the songwriting process for you. What comes
first, the idea? A riff? The lyrics? How does it all fall into place?
We like to write them all together - it’s usually idea, fuck
around with a riff, and write the rest (structure, lyrics) from there.
Who has influenced you the most?
Nicholas Logan
Where do you look for continuing inspiration? New ideas, new
motivation?
Nick Logan
We're all a product of our environment. Tell us about the
band's hometown and how that reflects in the music?
The old Bay Area was a great inspiration and influence for
punk, indie, metal, etc. The new Bay Area is starting to become full of bitch
ass techie transplants that think the world revolves around them. They’re
literally children with credit cards who can’t get enough Iron & Wine. This
helps keep the music angry.
Where'd the band name come from?
No
You have one chance, what movie are you going to write the
soundtrack for?
When Harry Met Sally
You now write for a music publication and you're going to
write a 1,000 word essay on one song. Which would it be and why?
Probably Daybreaker by ELO, because it’s the best song in
the world. People like to talk shit on ELO but they’re just ignorant people
that should never be trusted.
Come on, share with us a couple of your great, Spinal Tap
rock and roll moments:
Calvin Johnson from Beat Happening / K Records showed up at
our show in Olympia.
Apparently it was just for the book signing before our show, and he promptly
left before we started.
One time, I emailed Henry Rollins and he never emailed me
back.
Tell us about playing live and the live experience for you
and for your fans?
We have pretty energetic sets and get really sweaty. We want
to put our all in whether it’s hundreds, or just a few people. If you come to a
show, our music will be louder, noisier and heavier than on record.
What makes a great song?
The mood
Tell us about the first song you ever wrote?
It was utter dog shit
What piece of your music are particularly proud of?
There’s also a noise band ¾ of us are in called Featuring
Members of Rammstein. There’s a live album of it on YouTube. Go look it up
Who today, writes great songs? Who just kicks your ass? Why?
There’s only one answer for that - Robert Pollard.
Vinyl, CD, or digital? What's your format of choice?
Vinyl
Whiskey or beer? And
defend your choice
Whiskey, because we’re not babies about our booze when we do
drink (we really don’t drink much at all)
We, at the Ripple Effect, are constantly looking for new music. What's your home town, and when we get there, what's the best
record store to lose ourselves in?
Go to Amoeba in Berkeley,
1234 Go in Oakland,
and Thrillhouse in SF. Don’t miss out on the local talent, be sure to pick up
anything that has the name Yogurt Brain, The World, or Marbled Eye. Oakland’s finest right
there
What's next for the band?
Tour in October, a tv show we’re all working on, a new Yups
album, and a new Meh album. Eventually, another new Nopes album.
Any final comments or thoughts you'd like to share with our
readers, the waveriders?
The silence is eggs.
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