I’d probably say it was earlier this year, we did a show over in Perth, I think it was a festival. The show was completely sold out & at home we were able to have heaps of friends & family, don’t get me started on the size of the guest list, but the crowd was great. To be able to rock out to so many people from our home as well as the people we know & love it was just great & that’s the stand out for me.
Ideal Lineup? Well despite the impossibility of it I’d definitely say Nirvana. They are & were such an inspirational band of their time & even though they’re no longer around, I’d still love to see them as I missed out. Besides that, I’d love to see some bands from the 60’s & 70’s that are more melody based, such as The Beatles & The Rolling Stones, they really did great stuff & I feel the melody in music has really disappeared today. So to see bands like that play would be great.
Face artist you've seen at a Music Festival? One that really stands out to me still is a set I caught here in Perth by The Music. They were playing the Big Day Out in Perth & I was waiting for another band to come on, but went over to the stage they were on about 25 minutes early. The set by The Music was just amazing, the passion & technique the musicians put on was amazing & to see them up in like tracksuit jackets in summer really was cool & it was just a great set.
Tips for attending a music festival? Pretty much just sunscreen & water. As I mentioned, the place gets really hot in the afternoon & with heaps of people there, the amount of shade becomes a lot less. The water is basically just to stay cool & to survive the day & then besides that just have some booze & food if you need it & all is good.
IF
WE WERE HANGING WITH YOU AND YOUR BAND BACKSTAGE, WHAT WOULD WE BE GETTING UP
TO?
Reciting Ricky Gervais quotes from 'The Office', asking for more rider, chanting about Australia's favourite lawyer 'Dennis Denuto', really bad rap battles.
IF
YOU COULD REQUEST ANYTHING ON YOUR RIDER WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Juggling midgets and a strong man juggling midgets, OR, Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean
GIVE
ONE OF YOUR PERSONAL FAVOURITE BANDS A PLUG!
Loving the latest single from Adelaide band The Salvodors - Atacama Disco
WHAT'S
YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL ITEM TO TAKE ON TOUR?
My Ipod. Tim Rogers singing Heavy Heart to me has nursed me though many hangovers.
WHAT'S
YOUR SECRET TALENT?
Computer hacking skills, nun-chuck skills.
Send
this to my mate
Shout Out Louds
Posted 01/02/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
If you were nice you would be served a glass of vintage port wine or our house cocktail Champari, we would play you a wide selection of hit songs through Carl’s twin amp and suggest we exchange knowledge of our respective continents’ wildlife. If we found your company unpleasant in any way one of us would utter our safe word and our tour manager would appear like a thief in the night to escort you outside.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
A massage therapist and an eco swimming pool.
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
Right now I would say keep your ears open for First Aid Kit, they sing like little angel-trolls.
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
Cell phone
What's your secret talent?
I’m pretty good at building a fire, and rhyming.
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
I don’t think we have a clear preference out of those three, personally I always encourage old fashioned face to face interaction. Write us a letter or ask us out on a date!
Down With Webster
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.
