3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Alpine

April 18th, 2013

Track and Field #3 is exactly ONE WEEK AWAY! Who’s excited? We most definitely are (we’ve already got the Gatorade on ice). We’ve currently got Alpine & Asta practicing their game faces and to get them even more pumped, we threw a few sports related questions their way.

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WHO: ALPINE

If your band was a sports team, what would you play?
Soccer. For Brazil

What position would you play?
Defence. Haha.

What would be your team’s mascot?
A crab.

Favourite sports movie?
Bend it Like Beckham.

What song would you play in the dressing room to pump you up?
‘Steppin’ Out’ – Joe Jackson.

What would be your pre-game ritual?
Hands in and whiskey.

Quote you live your life by?
Everything is impermanent.

Snickers before a game, good or bad idea?
Great idea

Orange Juice or Gatorade?
Juice. Juice. Juice.

If you weren’t playing for Australia, what country would you most like to represent?
Quack….. Oops. Brazil! Haha

Favourite sports movie?
Waterboy

Orange Juice or Gatorade?
OJ all the way.

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Phebe Starr

April 18th, 2013

NOT the illegitimate daughter of Ringo Starr (although, she may just tell you that), Sydney sweetheart Phebe Starr has made a name for herself with her damn fine pop music and sweet-as fashion sense (have you seen the clip for her latest track ‘Jurassica’??). She’s currently over in the States doing some super secret things but she’ll be back soon enough to release some more music *fingers crossed!*.

Phebe recently took some time out from watching from watching The Knicks in New York to answer a few hairy questions for us.

Who?  PHEBE STARR.  What do you do? Play alien pop music.  City you call home? Sydney.  Your favourite café in the world? The Healthy Chef – Avalon, Sydney.  I’m buying drinks, what’s your poison? Aloe Vera Juice.  Life changing record? Joni Mitchell: Blue.  Three adjectives to describe yourself?  Phosphenes, smoky, blueberry.  The best thing about being you right now? Aloe Vera Juice.  What inspires you? People.  A silly “Jurassica” question – what’s your favourite dinosaur? Ohhh man this is a hard one…think I’ll have to go with the favourite Raptor.  Do you get a lot of  “Are you related to Ringo?” Yes…and sometimes I don’t deny it.  If not playing a gig where can we find you? Writing music at home, eating out with friends, I love waterslides…  Tell us one odd thing we don’t know? I love waterslides…  What’s on your rider? Water hahaha – so boring!  First album purchased with your own cash? Coldplay: Parachutes – $2 second hand from a garage sale!  First gig? Hilary Duff – no denying it!  Guilty pleasure? Spa baths – LOVE THEM!  Favourite, quirky possession? A lock of my own hair when I was 8.  Which band would you die to play for, if not your own? Bjork.. if she’s included as a band or Fleetwood Mac.  Dream collaboration? Stevie Nicks, David Bowie, Elvis, JOHNNY CASH!!!  There’s a mini, five-band festival at yours, who’s playing? Prince, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Carol King.  Best record right now? One song to guarantee a private car sing-along? This is another strange thing about me but I usually have quiet when I drive… or I play church songs hahaha.  Coolest person you’ve ever met? Michael Chow my keyboard player…  Two minute noodles, Mac & Cheese or baked beans on toast? 2 min noodles or baked beans – I make a mean gourmet baked beans.  Worst. Movie. Ever? I can’t remember I have suppressed the memory…but the BEST movie ever is Fantastic Mr Fox.  You and the other half are breaking up, which one record do you fight for? Easy…I take them all and that’s why we will never break up!  It’s Christmas Eve – Die Hard or Home Alone? Home Alone even though it annoys me…  The world’s ending and Denzel Washington is nowhere in sight – what do you do? Be Denzel Washington.  If you could be any cartoon character, what would it be? Snoopy or Ducky from Land Before Time.  Favourite shower croon? Marriah: ‘I Can’t Live’.  Fantasy dinner party includes…? Roast dinner, amazing wine, salad, cupcakes, fresh pasta, every food ever….wait did you mean people?  Song most likely to get you onto the dance floor? ‘80s diva classics, Whitney all the way!  Favourite composition of your own? A song I may never release called ‘Astronaut’.  One apprehension about your next release? Releasing it!!!  Tell us one secret about your forthcoming EP…. It’s called Zero!  What are you doing after answering these questions? Running to get some food before a meeting!  Any final words for your adoring fans? I adore you too!!! xoxoxo

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Wil Anderson

April 1st, 2013

The man with the multitude of jokes about the male appendage (sorry, we don’t want to get in trouble with your spam filter) Wil Anderson has been making us laugh for quite some time now. He used to wake us up on Triple J with Adam Spencer, he was one third of the brilliance that was The Glasshouse, he is the host of The Gruen Transfer/Planet/Nation/Sweat and is one of the main reasons the Logies banned Twitter. Aside from all that, Wil likes to stand on stage with a mic and a beer and tell us about his life. If you’re keen to laugh at him slash with him (even he catches himself off guard sometimes), check out his show GoodWil at the Melbourne Comedy Festival HERE.

Wil recently took time out from patting his cats and raiding the hotel mini-bar to spend 3 minutes and 52 second with us.

Who? Doctor. Oh you mean who am I? I thought this was word association. Bow ties are cool.  What do you do? Tell dick jokes to strangers for cash.  City you call home?  I live out of a suitcase. Like a ventriloquist dummy. Complete with hand up arse.  The best thing about being you right now? I have a podcast that I love called TOFOP (currently FOFOP, but that’s a long story).  Tea or coffee? Thanks, I’ll have a coffee. Soy milk. Or tea. Whatever is going. I enjoy a warm beverage.  Ideal number of cats? I have three, which is one away from a story on A Current Affair.  Life changing record? The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry.  What inspires you? Trying to be better at what I do, that and a hideous mortgage and my lack of other skills.  If not telling jokes where can we find you? Somewhere that no-one can find me.  I’m buying drinks, what’s your poison? Beer, wine, white spirits… but I am not fussy if you are buying… do you have any weed?  Best record right now? I found it hard to go past Tame Impala’s Lonerism for album of the year.  One song to guarantee a private car sing-along? Practically any rap song from the 80s or early nineties.  Cat Power or Cat Stevens? Power. Great muso and as a man with three cats how can I go past a name like Cat Power?  Childhood crush? That tennis lady with no undies from the poster in my Uncle’s pool room.  Coolest person you’ve ever met? Louis CK and the Dalai Lama: In that order.  Winona Ryder: Hot or Not? Reality Bites, hot. Stealing stuff from shops, not.  Favourite, quirky possession? There is not much room in a suitcase for a quirky possession.  Boxers or briefs? None of the above…  Guilty pleasure? Dance/singing movies. I’ve watched Pitch Perfect three times on recent flights. I’m a teen girl.  First gig? Ratcat supporting INXS. My first gig, out the back of The Espy where they now film Rockwiz.  First record? Beastie Boys: Licensed To Ill.  There’s a mini, five-band festival at yours, who’s playing? Arcade Fire, Radiohead, The Pixies, The Cure and NIN.  Tell us one odd thing we don’t know? There are ten times as many germs on your steering wheel than in your toilet.  Two minute noodles, Mac & Cheese or baked beans on toast?  You’ve just described my diet for the first two years I did comedy. Now, Mac and Cheese.  Worst. Movie. Ever? It would be hard to go past The Green Lantern.  You and the other half are breaking up, which record do you fight over? I’d get to keep the Aussie hip-hop without a fight…  It’s Christmas Eve – Die Hard or Home Alone? Die Hard. Even Die Hard 2, I have a soft spot for Dennis Franz.  What’s on your rider? Booze. Assorted.  Most diva-like demand? At Gruen they get me a cup of coffee whenever I want one. It’s hardly Motley Crue’s The Dirt.  Most embarrassing stage moment? Some on the internet would suggest my entire career.  The world’s ending and Denzel Washington is nowhere in sight – what do you do? I’m relieved. I have a really busy week next week and I am not sure I’m going to get it all done.  If you could be any cartoon character, what would it be? Meg from Family Guy. But just because that would mean Mila Kunis was my voice. That’s hot.  Favourite shower croon? Yes, that’s what I am doing in the shower, singing.  Song most likely to get you onto the dance floor? I have osteoarthritis in my hips, so if I try to dance the bone-on-bone causes fires.  Earliest musical memory? I still have a soft spot for Neil Diamond after Mum kept playing Hot August Night as a kid.  When I grow up, I want to be….? Dead, I don’t have any super.  What are you doing after answering these questions? Probably something Batman related…

The Mucho Tapedeck with Courtney Barnett

March 21st, 2013

Melbourne homegirl Courtney Barnett has released a sweet new song entitled ‘Avant Gardener’ and you can listen to it / buy it HERE. She recently jumped on a plane for a quick little tour and just between the two of us, she is a damn fine gal both on and off the stage. And while we’re speaking of touring, she’s hitting the road with Something For Kate for a rather lengthy tour in May / June. How good is that?

For the latest Mucho Tapedeck, the lovely lady put together her favourite gardening related songs. Take a listen to them on Spotify HERE.

The Mucho Tapedeck with Millions

March 7th, 2013

This week’s Tapedeck has been brought to you by Brissie upstarts millions. Considering as they’re playing an U18s show with Cub Scouts at Alhambra on March 17, the millions guys put together their top 10 YouTube songs made by kids!

1. Zoo Kid ~ “Out Getting Ribs”
2. The Jackson 5 ~ “I Want You Back”
3. Chester Watson ~ “Phantom”
4. Donnie & Joe Emerson ~ “Baby”
5. PS22 Chorus ~ “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”
6. Smith Westerns ~ “Tonight”
7. Silverchair ~ “Israel’s Son”
8. Earl Sweatshirt ~ “Earl”
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg ~ “Oh Daddy Oh”
10. Joey Bada$$ ~ “Survival Tactics”

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with… Urthboy

March 7th, 2013

He just hung out at the Gold Coast as a part of Bleach* Festival and now he’s currently kicking around the country in support of his album on the Smokey’s Tour – Urthboy surely is a man-about-town. He recently took three minutes and 52 seconds out of his busy schedule to talk to us about Sarah Ferguson, politics and cricket souvenirs.

Who? Urthboy.  What do you do? Try to position myself into a good lifestyle.  City you call home? Sydney.  The best thing about being you right now? I’m in a good lifestyle.  Tea or coffee? Coffee.  Life changing record? A Tribe Called Quest: Low End Theory.  Dream collaboration? My dreams are so random, I wouldn’t trust any of them to come up with someone worthwhile.  What inspires you? Sense of purpose.  If not playing a gig where can we find you? At Elefant Traks HQ.  I’m buying drinks, what’s your poison? Have whatever you’re having.  Best record right now? Frank Ocean: Channel ORANGE.  One song to guarantee a private car sing-along? Michael Jackson: ‘They Don’t Really Care About Us’.  Childhood crush? Fiona Horne (Def Fx).  Coolest person you’ve ever met? Sarah Ferguson (4 Corners Journo).  Which band would you die to play for, if not your own? None. Maybe I’m being pretentious but playing for another band is not the slightest bit enticing.  Favourite, quirky possession? Miniature cricket ball souvenir from 1996 World Cup.  Guilty pleasure? Politics.  First gig? Brethren (hip hop group) in Katoomba.  First record? Either John Farnham’s Whispering Jack or Billy Ocean’s Best Of. I can’t remember which came first.  There’s a mini, five-band festival at yours, who’s playing? Frank Ocean, Geto Boys, D’Angelo, Rick James. And Gillian Welsh.  Tell us one odd thing we don’t know?  I like big drinks.  Two minute noodles, Mac & Cheese or baked beans on toast? Noodles.  Worst. Movie. Ever? Kath & Kimderella.  You and the other half are breaking up, which one record do you fight for? It’s a fight for the hard drive.  It’s Christmas Eve – Die Hard or Home Alone? DIE HARD.  What’s on your rider? Usually magic.  Most embarrassing stage moment? Falling over on a piano.  The world’s ending and Denzel Washington is nowhere in sight – what do you do? Complain in the comments section.  Favourite cafe anywhere? I like Little Larder in Brisbane.  If you could be any cartoon character, what would it be? Gene from Bob’s Burgers.  Favourite shower croon? Non-melodic mutterings.  Fantasy dinner party includes…? Amazing food.  Song most likely to get you onto the dance floor? Something slow.  Favourite composition of your own? ‘We Get Around’.  One apprehension about your next release? It has to be written.  What are you doing after answering these questions? Getting a coffee.  Any final words for your adoring fans? Get a life.