Linda Ferreira
09/06/09, 08:01 AM
The following is a mini interview of generic questions that we posed to all bands that wanted to answer:
Armageddon Monks - (Andy Adelewitz, bass & backup vocals)
1. How did you get your band name?
It sounded badass, but not TOO badass, thus pigeonholing us into being a death metal band.
2. How did this band get started?
Two white guys, a half-Korean guy and a Pakistani guy decided to start a band. Armageddon Monks is the punchline to that joke. Today, the Pakistani guy's gone and we have some different white guys. Also, we're not a bad cover band any more.
3. What bands are you influenced by?
Faith No More. Nirvana. Metallica. Avenged Sevenfold. Breaking Benjamin. Fall Out Boy. And a bunch of other bands that sound kinda like us, but different. And if you asked Steve, Blackfoot. But none of the rest of us believe they exist.
4. If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would it be and why?
Metallica, because it is every opening act's dream to be ignored and ridiculed by a shitload of drunk dudes. Tool, so I could hear Maynard say interesting and condescending things in person. Led Zeppelin, to see if they were really as good as everyone says live, and perhaps witness a groupie-fish-related incident firsthand.
5. If you were a furry, what animal would you be? Why that animal?
I would be a big blue furry dolphin, because, dude, dolphins aren't furry! And what's that all about? Wait, what?
6. Why should people listen to your band?
Because doing so makes them glad. If doing so does not make them glad, then they should listen to something else. I hear Matchbox Twenty are popular, maybe try that.
7. If you were chosen to be in Guitar Hero/Rock Band, what song would you want in the game? How hard do you think it would be to five-star on expert?
"Severed," 'cuz it's got the fastest solos. And I suspect nobody could touch it. Five stars for FAILURE, bitches.
8. If you won a Grammy, who would you thank?
The assistants, interns and gophers who got us there.
9. If you could change something about the music industry, what would it be?
Music would be free to consumers and monetized via advertising, sponsorships and other shit. Let the big companies buy me shit; I'm perfectly willing to receive and ignore their branding crap for the privilege.
10. Memorable tour experience?
We've had the power to the stage cut out three times, in three different venues, during the same song. I think we're gonna make it the first single from the next record, inasmuch as indie bands have singles in any meaningful way. Maybe if we get all famous and powerful, we can play it on Conan O'Brien or something, and the power will cut out on national television, leaving our drummer furiously trying to keep the momentum going in the hopes that someone, somewhere, will fix that shit and we can resume the song sans interruption. It's really fucking funny when that happens, he gets all pissy about it. Ha! Drummers...
11. What does AP.net mean to you?
It's as if someone took Christmas, unicorns, fairy dust, a meadow full of dandelions and every Green Day bassline and mashed them all into a series of zeroes and ones using some sort of, uh, computer, or something. And then sold it to Buzznet.
12. What is your favorite song to play?
"Undevotion." 'Cuz it's got a bassline that matters.
13. What is your vacation spot of choice?
New Mexico. Mountains, desert, skies a shade of blue that NEVER happens in the Northeast... and while the heat is extreme, it's DRY heat, so sweat actually WORKS. Why the fuck do I live in the arctic northeast, again?
14. What music reminds you of your childhood?
The theme music from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and the Smurfs. And Faith No More's "Midlife Crisis," from my first MTV phase.
15. If you could have any super power, what would it be? Why?
I would be able to fly. I'm too impatient for driving and walking. I go apeshit on long drives, especially if I'm NOT the one driving. I wanna just fucking go over all the obstacles and red lights and GET THERE, already.
16. Do you feel that your band has "made it"?
Fuck no. I've been in this band for a year and half and have, to date, made exactly $20. There is no definition of "made it" which allows for such extreme brokeness.
17. What is something that most fans don't know about you?
I doubt most fans know what brand of deodorant I wear. And I'm never gonna tell. 'Cuz damn, would that be a boring piece of information to disseminate. Also, irrelevant.
18. What's your favorite holiday?
St. Patrick's Day, and for one reason and one alone: SHAMROCK SHAKES. There are now marshmallow peeps and Reese's peanut butter specialties for every fucking holiday except Arbor Day -- and that can't be far off -- but dammit, the Shamrock Shake is still a one-holiday confection, and its rarity makes it that much sweeter when the season finally rolls around.
19. What do you like to do in your spare time?
FALCONRY!
20. What kind of hidden talents do you have?
Well, I'm definitely no good at falconry. I'm good at lame sports that I never play. Any time I play pool, go mini-golfing or bowl after having not done so in several years, I do really well. And people accuse me of pool sharking, but then I point out that we weren't playing for money, and anyways, if I were sharking, I'd have SUCKED the first game so that they WOULD bet money on the SECOND game. I mean, come on, people. You're leaving yourselves wide open to ACTUAL pool sharks with your purile misunderstanding of how the scam works.
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- Armageddon Monks -
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OFFICIAL: http://www.armageddonmonks.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/amonks
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watchthemonks
Armageddon Monks - (Andy Adelewitz, bass & backup vocals)
1. How did you get your band name?
It sounded badass, but not TOO badass, thus pigeonholing us into being a death metal band.
2. How did this band get started?
Two white guys, a half-Korean guy and a Pakistani guy decided to start a band. Armageddon Monks is the punchline to that joke. Today, the Pakistani guy's gone and we have some different white guys. Also, we're not a bad cover band any more.
3. What bands are you influenced by?
Faith No More. Nirvana. Metallica. Avenged Sevenfold. Breaking Benjamin. Fall Out Boy. And a bunch of other bands that sound kinda like us, but different. And if you asked Steve, Blackfoot. But none of the rest of us believe they exist.
4. If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would it be and why?
Metallica, because it is every opening act's dream to be ignored and ridiculed by a shitload of drunk dudes. Tool, so I could hear Maynard say interesting and condescending things in person. Led Zeppelin, to see if they were really as good as everyone says live, and perhaps witness a groupie-fish-related incident firsthand.
5. If you were a furry, what animal would you be? Why that animal?
I would be a big blue furry dolphin, because, dude, dolphins aren't furry! And what's that all about? Wait, what?
6. Why should people listen to your band?
Because doing so makes them glad. If doing so does not make them glad, then they should listen to something else. I hear Matchbox Twenty are popular, maybe try that.
7. If you were chosen to be in Guitar Hero/Rock Band, what song would you want in the game? How hard do you think it would be to five-star on expert?
"Severed," 'cuz it's got the fastest solos. And I suspect nobody could touch it. Five stars for FAILURE, bitches.
8. If you won a Grammy, who would you thank?
The assistants, interns and gophers who got us there.
9. If you could change something about the music industry, what would it be?
Music would be free to consumers and monetized via advertising, sponsorships and other shit. Let the big companies buy me shit; I'm perfectly willing to receive and ignore their branding crap for the privilege.
10. Memorable tour experience?
We've had the power to the stage cut out three times, in three different venues, during the same song. I think we're gonna make it the first single from the next record, inasmuch as indie bands have singles in any meaningful way. Maybe if we get all famous and powerful, we can play it on Conan O'Brien or something, and the power will cut out on national television, leaving our drummer furiously trying to keep the momentum going in the hopes that someone, somewhere, will fix that shit and we can resume the song sans interruption. It's really fucking funny when that happens, he gets all pissy about it. Ha! Drummers...
11. What does AP.net mean to you?
It's as if someone took Christmas, unicorns, fairy dust, a meadow full of dandelions and every Green Day bassline and mashed them all into a series of zeroes and ones using some sort of, uh, computer, or something. And then sold it to Buzznet.
12. What is your favorite song to play?
"Undevotion." 'Cuz it's got a bassline that matters.
13. What is your vacation spot of choice?
New Mexico. Mountains, desert, skies a shade of blue that NEVER happens in the Northeast... and while the heat is extreme, it's DRY heat, so sweat actually WORKS. Why the fuck do I live in the arctic northeast, again?
14. What music reminds you of your childhood?
The theme music from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and the Smurfs. And Faith No More's "Midlife Crisis," from my first MTV phase.
15. If you could have any super power, what would it be? Why?
I would be able to fly. I'm too impatient for driving and walking. I go apeshit on long drives, especially if I'm NOT the one driving. I wanna just fucking go over all the obstacles and red lights and GET THERE, already.
16. Do you feel that your band has "made it"?
Fuck no. I've been in this band for a year and half and have, to date, made exactly $20. There is no definition of "made it" which allows for such extreme brokeness.
17. What is something that most fans don't know about you?
I doubt most fans know what brand of deodorant I wear. And I'm never gonna tell. 'Cuz damn, would that be a boring piece of information to disseminate. Also, irrelevant.
18. What's your favorite holiday?
St. Patrick's Day, and for one reason and one alone: SHAMROCK SHAKES. There are now marshmallow peeps and Reese's peanut butter specialties for every fucking holiday except Arbor Day -- and that can't be far off -- but dammit, the Shamrock Shake is still a one-holiday confection, and its rarity makes it that much sweeter when the season finally rolls around.
19. What do you like to do in your spare time?
FALCONRY!
20. What kind of hidden talents do you have?
Well, I'm definitely no good at falconry. I'm good at lame sports that I never play. Any time I play pool, go mini-golfing or bowl after having not done so in several years, I do really well. And people accuse me of pool sharking, but then I point out that we weren't playing for money, and anyways, if I were sharking, I'd have SUCKED the first game so that they WOULD bet money on the SECOND game. I mean, come on, people. You're leaving yourselves wide open to ACTUAL pool sharks with your purile misunderstanding of how the scam works.
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- Armageddon Monks -
\--/--\--/--\--/--\--/
OFFICIAL: http://www.armageddonmonks.com/
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/amonks
WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watchthemonks