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| | We played an amazing festival called T in the Park in Scotland, which was a year and a half ago now, but that was really amazing in terms of being, by far, the biggest crowd we've played infront of, I think it was- we played in the dance tent, and it was the middle of the day, so it wasn't night time craziness, but they packed like 20,000 people into this tent, and it was totally round, it was just the best kind of crowd to be playing infront of, we were really suprised and weren't expecting to get such a big reception, particually in Scotland. We only really had played a handful of shows in Glasgow and hadn't really played anywhere else, so yeah, that's definitely up there.
Ideal Lineup?
We kind of actually had this discussion when we first started playing together, before we even did any shows as Cut Copy, we made up these phoney band names and played a few shows at this pub, sort of on the wrong side of the tracks and a bit run down, you could ring up like the night before and get a gig the next day, so it wasn't really like, you know.. anything amazing. But we booked in, I think a couple of times under false names, just to make sure we could actually play our instruments and do everything before we actually put Cut Copy up on the stage, and I think in that year we sort of had this imaginary- it wasn't like a festival it was kind of the idea of billing this gig where it was us headlining with Sonic Youth, and then Daft Punk would be like the warm up DJs, and that was like our ultimate show, ever! And then we've actually played with Daft Punk at the end of last year so we just feel like we've maybe partly lived that dream a little bit, even though they obviously weren't the warm up DJs for us, but yeah, we've ticked off one of those things at least. All we've got to do now is play with Sonic Youth! |
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WE WERE HANGING WITH YOU AND YOUR BAND BACKSTAGE, WHAT WOULD WE BE GETTING UP
TO? | | Not much. Probably just relaxing before we go on stage. No craziness. We’re not rock n roll. We’re pop stars. |
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YOU COULD REQUEST ANYTHING ON YOUR RIDER WHAT WOULD IT BE? | | It was an ongoing joke forever, I requested in the early days chicken wings…and I never got them. Even though Brian and Kevin got their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches all the time, I never got my damn chicken wings. It’s an ongoing joke if I ever get my chicken wings, I’d probably get what I requested. (Actual Rider) Peanut butter and jelly’s have been on there for 17 years now and I’m sick and tired of seeing peanut butter and jelly. We have like the colas, water, towels…nothing too crazy that’s for sure. |
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ONE OF YOUR PERSONAL FAVOURITE BANDS A PLUG! | | I’m good friends with Ryan Tedder from One Republic. It’s amazing the success he’s had now with the group and he deserves every bit. He’s worked really hard at it. That’s one of my favourite bands now. |
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YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL ITEM TO TAKE ON TOUR? | | My wife and child. My computer and cell phone. Not always in that order. |
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YOUR SECRET TALENT? | | I can sleep anywhere. (You’ll need that on tour) Oh, yeah. Especially having a baby that keeps you up all night. You learn how to fall back to sleep really quickly. |
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Admiring the backstage décor while engaging in an intense group session of mind tetris.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be? |
Real tetris. Failing that a large hadron collider... that plays tetris right?
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug. |
Hunz. Go and listen. Now. Here: http://hunz.com.au/
What's your most essential item to take on tour? |
A panda. Nothing solves awkward situations like a panda. They also demand respect from the general public and are extremely well mannered at tea parties.
What's your secret talent? |
Panda herding.
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most? |
For some tunes MySpace, for stalking and creeping Facebook. http://www.myspace.com/myfictionband
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| Down With Webster a 7-member, genre-bending, musical juggernaut draws on disparate influences to create a wholly original musical feast. Their chaotic live shows are the stuff of local legend, selling 1000+ tickets as headliners in their hometown of Toronto as an indie band before ever releasing a single or video.
The band writes, produces and performs all of their music, garnering attention from industry veterans as varied as Timbaland and KISS front man Gene Simmons, both of whom wanted to sign the band to their respective labels. DWW won the Rogers Mobile/Universal Music best unsigned artist in Canada contest in 2008. | |
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