Matt (Sleep Parade) asks Max (The Khyber Belt)…
How did the name The Khyber Belt come about and what’s the meaning behind it?
The Khyber Belt is actually spelt Kuiper Belt! We misspelt it and stuck with it to get more hits on the net. It’s a belt of rock and ice in space. Scientists believe that the big rocks that escape the gravitational pull of the big gas planets collided with Earth and combined with already existing elements to form water and so on. They also believe that if any other big ones hit us they could end life on Earth. We dug the whole giver and taker of life concept and rolled with it.
You recently supported Evanescence playing venues like Rod Laver Arena – was that fun?
Yes we did and it will certainly be an unforgettable memory.
Did you slightly pee your pants before you went onstage before the Evanescence crowd?
We were all nervous, especially for the first show in Canberra but the fantastic crowds with a positive response to our music made it more fun than nervous for the rest of the tour.
What was the band rider like at the Rod Laver Arena?
Tonksy (our sound engineer) actually put in a request for bottles of vodka, fruit platters, waters, soft drinks, a slab of Coronas, sandwich platters with dips and all sorts of goodness and got it for the rest of the tour. Not even Nostradamus could have predicted that happening. Yay Tonksy!
Does Forbes still grow monster zucchinis twice the size of footballs?
He does, but he also has watermelons to match.
What’s the plans for the band this year?
Writing writing writing, what will be will be.
Do you like the Elton John song Sacrifice?
Not as much as his hat and earring in the video clip.
Max (The Khyber Belt) asks Matt (Sleep Parade)…
How did the name sleep parade become your band name?
‘Phil Collins’, ‘Seal’, and ‘Daryl Braithwaite’ were already taken.
How do you guys sleep when you still parade around?
There’s never ever a great night’s sleep to be had on tour, but that’s where the good stories come from.
I’m stuck in a porta loo at a job site writing these questions with no toilet paper, what do I do?
Use your iPhone, they’re worth about as much.
How did I solve the porta loo saga?
Dan (drums) tried being a tradie for a while but he wasn’t one long enough to be stuck in a portaloo. The rest of us are unemployed. So who knows? iPhone?
THE KHYBER BELT and SLEEP PARADE play Rock The Bay Festival, alongside The Beards, Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves and heaps more on Saturday February 16 at The Espy.
