So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?
Box Rockets! I do bass. Bass is what I do. In the band. And out the band. Bass I do.
Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like ?
Pop Rock. A genre as vague as the word ‘people’. To narrow it down, we’ve got guitars, drums and a bass. So Box Rockets sounds like music made with those things. It’s pop too.
What do you love about making music?
That sounds like a trick question, I love making music. What about making music do I love? The process of making music. So I love the part where music is made. Music is love. David Crosby said that.
What do you hate about the music industry?
I could probably say the exact same answer as earlier but switch ‘making music’ with ‘music industry’ and ‘love’ with ‘hate’. Our culture requires that thing (the industry). I console myself with the fact that music is going to be there at all times of the human race no matter what. The industry will rise and fall and make money and lose money and one day it’ll fall, along with all the other capitalist western junk that has a strangle-hold on the world. It means very little, for when the thousand-strong underground army ascend to power…Disclaimer: Box Rockets has no affiliation with Marxism or socialist alternatives.
If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why?
I’d go show Bach my moves. Just imagine his wig flying off in surprise due to the fact that I basically play an electrified cello, and the music I make doesn’t involve counterpoint. Minds would boggle. On second thought I wouldn’t do that, I’d probably just jam with Frank Zappa.
If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it be and why?
What? Why would I want to kill someone? Who is this?
What can a punter expect from your live show?
Honest songs, played honestly, and rockingly. And excellently. And funnily. As in “Fun times woo!”. Not as in we’re a comedy act.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
Our 2009 EP Throwing Stones, our 2010 single Fishes/Stay, and our brand-spanking new EP No Control.
When’s the gig and with who?
EP launch at the Northcote Social Club, November 27. Our foundations (supports) are Money for Rope and Wilfred Jackal. We’re also playing Phrase’s Melbourne album launch at the Prince Bandroom woah, October 21.
Anything else to add?
I dunno, do you have anything else to kill?? Hmmm?
