10 Band Questions for you...

1. Band name (current band):
2. Your instrument:
3. What year did the band form?
4. List your releases:
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment?
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next?
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be?
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues?
9. Name one local band you envy and why:
10. What would your band do if you quit?

CREEPING CRUDS wrote:1. Band name (current band): MOUSE TURD COMBAT GEAR
2. Your instrument: BANJO
3. What year did the band form? 1988 (DUH?)
4. List your releases: WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT! (DEMO), HELP! MY BALLS ARE CAUGHT IN A MOUSE TRAP! (1990), STAR TURD: THE ADVENTURES OF A TURD COMBATANT (CONCEPT RECORD circa. 1991)
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? FINISHED A SONG
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? GO TO HELL
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? THAT THEY FINALLY REALIZE THIS IS "MY" FUCKING BAND
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? WHO GIVES A FUCK?
9. Name one local band you envy and why: MEN WITHOUT HATS-THEY MAKE "MY" BAND SOUND LIKE ROCK GODS
10. What would your band do if you quit?

THE SAME THING THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE....KISS MY ASS

1. Band name (current band):Hillbilly Casino
2. Your instrument:Bass
3. What year did the band form? 2005
4. List your releases: Self Titled Ep : Sucker Punched: Three Step Windup: Hang your stockings....and say your prayers
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Going to europe 2X this year
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Get our next CD recorded
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be?The Amount of money we make
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues?The Ryman, The Exit/In, the 5spot
9. Name one local band you envy and why:Jason and the Scorchers. because they're badass
10. What would your band do if you quit? Pay me a percentage on all the merch I help design, and records I produced.

old and bitter wrote:1. Band name (current band):Hillbilly Casino
2. Your instrument:Bass
3. What year did the band form? 2005
4. List your releases: Self Titled Ep : Sucker Punched: Three Step Windup: Hang your stockings....and say your prayers
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Going to europe 2X this year
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Get our next CD recorded
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be?The Amount of money we make
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues?The Ryman, The Exit/In, the 5spot
9. Name one local band you envy and why:Jason and the Scorchers. because they're badass
10. What would your band do if you quit? Pay me a percentage on all the merch I help design, and records I produced.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M WANTING TO HEAR!

1. Band name (current band):Radio Death Wave
2. Your instrument:Bass
3. What year did the band form?Which time? there's been 3 or 4 different line ups. First time was probably in '06.
4. List your releases:Couldn't Say No on the Stik Man comp.
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Opening for FEAR and getting a killer review from everyone.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Have more than one practice a week.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Not sure.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? The Muse and The End.
9. Name one local band you envy and why:Desperate Measures because their singer has boobs. But then again, so does Spooks.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Go into a deep depression over the loss of one so loved. really, I don't know. Probably just find another bass player.

1. Band name (current band): THE CREEPING CRUDS
2. Your instrument: Guitar
3. What year did the band form? 2002
4. List your releases: Incredibly Strange People Who Stopped Living and Became The Creeping Cruds + Tennessee Bloodbath
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Full page coverage in Rue Morgue Magazine
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? I would like to put out a full-length entirely of covers of our favorite Horror bands.. I can think of a bunch of songs I'd wanna do..
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? More onstage shtick. Full on outfits and live gags. Add those horror movie bits to the songs live..
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? The Pond.. The End won't be the same without Stacy and Brad..
9. Name one local band you envy and why: Hillbilly Casino. They're the real deal.
10. What would your band do if you quit? A world domination tour..

1. Band name (current band): The Country Misfits
2. Your instrument: Bass
3. What year did the band form? 1965 was when Lou's diddy's band formed, We started using the name again in 2000
4. List your releases: We should probably get something out by the bands 10th anniversary
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Getting Lou off probation
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? get Lou's 50w head out of the shop
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? We are changing, we now rehearse as a full band fairly regularly, and we're workin on new music.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Anyplace that will let us play
9. Name one local band you envy and why: ?
10. What would your band do if you quit? get a keyboardist to do it with his left hand

Spider Fingers wrote:1. Band name (current band): The Country Misfits
2. Your instrument: Bass
3. What year did the band form? 1965 was when Lou's diddy's band formed, We started using the name again in 2000
4. List your releases: We should probably get something out by the bands 10th anniversary
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Getting Lou off probation
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? get Lou's 50w head out of the shop
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? We are changing, we now rehearse as a full band fairly regularly, and we're workin on new music.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Anyplace that will let us play
9. Name one local band you envy and why: ?
10. What would your band do if you quit? get a keyboardist to do it with his left hand

Shouldnt you have 3 or 4 more of these? haha

Matt what about you? you've got your hands in more than one project

Hmm... such as it is:

1. Band name (current band): Flashcut Pinups
2. Your instrument: Guitar
3. What year did the band form? 2003
4. List your releases: S/T Demo 2005
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Managed to practice once a couple of months ago
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Practice
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? The fact that our bass player doesn't have a car right now
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Springwater, The End
9. Name one local band you envy and why: One whose problems aren't so bad they can't even practice.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Kick me in the ass (or, more likely, nuts) and refuse to accept my resignation.

1. Band name (current band): Elevens Up
2. Your instrument: Vox + guitar, drums, or whatever is necessary
3. What year did the band form? 1996
4. List your releases: As Orange Herbert, appeared on Vorgo's 1998 Oh, the Humanity! comp; as Rally Cap, S/T demo 2003; as Elevens Up, appeared on the 2008 Big Bad Nashville sampler CD... I think
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Lost half the band in a battle with Jesus
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Find a guitarist or drummer who wants to come to Ashland City
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? The fact that we can't find a good drummer, or keep any drummer.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Springwater, and... fuck, nobody else will have us.
9. Name one local band you envy and why: Radio Death Wave--they have a good drummer and a good lead guitarist to boot (for all I know, they have two good guitarists, but I've still not seen Wak play guitar--he gave me a sweet deal on a Pod though).
10. What would your band do if you quit? Experience the merciful death it most likely deserves.

The third project has no name and has never played out, so filling out the questionnaire for it probably wouldn't be very interesting.

Thanks to KD for making me actually think hard enough about the answers to these questions to be suitably bummed out now.

1. Band name (current band):Liberty
2. Your instrument:Bass and from what I've told, gonna be doing backing vocals as well.
3. What year did the band form? 2009 Its still a baby.
4. List your releases:None yet. But watch out. Gonna be some cool shit.
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Made it through the 5 songs we have without fucking up on our 3rd practice.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? This weeks practice.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Nothing. Badass drummer, awesome songwriting, and two great guitar players and singers. Plus they let me hang out with them and play.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues?We haven't played any yet.
9. Name one local band you envy and why:Every body else because they are at the playing out point and we're still writing.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Once again, like the other band, morn someone so loved and then move on and find another bass player.

Matt Benson wrote:The third project has no name and has never played out, so filling out the questionnaire for it probably wouldn't be very interesting.

Thanks to KD for making me actually think hard enough about the answers to these questions to be suitably bummed out now.

haha sorry Matt ..

1. Band name (current band):Vacant Hero
2. Your instrument:Guitar/Kazoo/Vocals
3. What year did the band form?2006
4. List your releases:Sauce Will Thicken as it Stands, Songs from the Blumpkin Patch (being recorded)
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? I made it a whole day without shitting myself
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next?Play some good venues with some other cool Nashville acts.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? We would have more money collectively...and a better rehearsal space
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? The Springwater, The Rutledge, The 5 Spot
9. Name one local band you envy and why:Envy is very ugly. I don't envy anyone...but I give a big up to KD and Fist of the North Star. The first show they played was with us at the springwater, and through lineup changes galore...those fellas continue to dominate.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Ummmmm....jump for joy?

1. Band name (current band):radio deth wave

2. Your instrument: Guitar. 5150.

3. What year did the band form? 2006. without me.

4. List your releases: "wanna know" on big bad nashville comp,(it's the only one i've played on).

5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? kicking ass on every show we've played with the current line up.

6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? tour, record, have merch... you know, band stuff.

7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? more practices. more songs. probably lose some weight.

8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? the muse. my house.

9. Name one local band you envy and why: rock n roll hooligans because they can fart out good songs in their sleep. and they're pretty. well prettier than we are.

10. What would your band do if you quit? all of 'em (except donnie because he is a professional) would go to guitar center and buy their own gear. spooks would go back to playing rythm guitar. ian would have to pick up the slack on the leads i play. and mike would regain the title of having the biggest dick in the band.

honorable mentions go to curbside saints and girls in the 80's. those are bands i am technically in, but i'm not sure whats going on with either one of them right now.

wakmaster wrote:2. Your instrument: 5150.

Your brand allegiance is profound

1. Band name (current band): Spookhand
2. Your instrument:Vocals
3. What year did the band form? 2009
4. List your releases: EP - Rock n Roll Zombie Party
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Playing Horror Hootenanny 6
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Play more shows
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Find a permanent drummer, or best yet, convince Brian to stay on full-time
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? After Sat night, The Muse - Springwater
9. Name one local band you envy and why: The Creeping Cruds cause they fly that horror-banner high and Jeano is a mainiac on guitar
10. What would your band do if you quit? spontaneous human combustion is a possibility - and hopefully someone has a camera rolling cause that'd make good tv. Most likely though without me they'd write songs about normal stuff instead of monsters and gore - I'm obsessed

drgangrene wrote:1. Band name (current band): Spookhand

10. What would your band do if you quit? spontaneous human combustion is a possibility - and hopefully someone has a camera rolling cause that'd make good tv. Most likely though without me they'd write songs about normal stuff instead of monsters and gore - I'm obsessed

And our songs would be slower, haha

CREEPING CRUDS wrote:

wakmaster wrote:2. Your instrument: 5150.

Your brand allegiance is profound

as is your punk board runnin'!

wakmaster wrote:

CREEPING CRUDS wrote:

wakmaster wrote:2. Your instrument: 5150.

Your brand allegiance is profound

as is your punk board runnin'!

Que?

1. Band name (current band): Spookhand
2. Your instrument: Bass
3. What year did the band form? 2009
4. List your releases: EP - Rock n Roll Zombie Party
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Getting an EP finished and playing the Halloween Hootenanny (it sounded like fun, I was out of town)
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Keep playing shows
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Get a permanent drummer
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Springwater and Muse
9. Name one local band you envy and why: Don't think there's any that I envy. There's a few I wish the Nashville Scene would quit giving a weekly handjob to, so they could cover some other local bands.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Probably just find another bassist. And they'd have to find another living room to record in.

1. Band name (current band): Old Rugged Cross Dressers
2. Your instrument: Jimmy Mack
3. What year did the band form? 2006
4. List your releases: Come On Baby, Just The Tip
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? A Stumpin' session on Big Momma's back porch.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? More Stumpin' on Big Momma's back porch.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Our Livers
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? The Smokin' Chicken Shack, Big Momma's Pie Hole, Jimmy Mack's Day Spa
9. Name one local band you envy and why: The Mexxxiggers - They raise hell - kill whitey too.
10. What would your band do if you quit?[/quote] Lord I've tried and I've tried but the mutherfuckers wont let me!

1. Band name (current band):Uncle Skunkle and the Scarecrow Family Band
2. Your instrument: Bass and Vocals
3. What year did the band form? 2009
4. List your releases: Uncle Skunkle Demo coming soon, first presses done.
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Hooked a show with Dex Romweber hopefully in June. Show booking like mad men.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Tour diligently.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? not shit.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? I liked the Muse, but where I am from, KC Hall, The Dairy, and the Blue Building(Lost my virginity here, gotta love this venue.)
9. Name one local band you envy and why: Alot, The Humms, These Magnificent Tapeworms, Hillbilly Casino, Daikiju(sp?), Turbo Fruits, Parasite Diet, I will update this as I know Nashville better.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Uncle Skunkle would cease to be, but I wouldnt quit.

Update:
1. Band name (current band): Elevens Up
2. Your instrument: Lead vox/guitar
3. What year did the band form? Orange Herbert: 1997/Rally Cap: 2002/Elevens Up: 2006
4. List your releases: Scum of the Earth demo (2003)
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Got a new drummer, who is totally making us sound better than we ever have before.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Play some shows, starting in about March. Feel free to ask.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Make my brain come up with some new songs maybe.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Springwater, The End, 5 Spot
9. Name one local band you envy and why: Maybe one with lots of money for super PA gear like in-ear monitors and Bose sticks, other than that I'm cool.
10. What would your band do if you quit? Cease to be, at least in this form.

1. Band name (current band): Black Hearted Renaissance
2. Your instrument: Guitar/Vocals
3. What year did the band form? 2005, then stopped in 2007, back in 2010.
4. List your releases: From the Heartbreak, BHR 1...2...3!, and Bravery. Courage. Hero.
5. What was your most recent cool band accomplishment? Booked the Exit/In. Never played there before.
6. What would you personally like to see your band do next? Play any show I can get back on.
7. If you could change anything about your band, what would it be? Adding more members.
8. What are your two or three favorite local venues? Rocketown, The Muse.
9. Name one local band you envy and why: The Creeping Cruds. They're just so fuckin' good!!
10. What would your band do if you quit? Well, probably what i did in 2007. Sleep. Drink. write some movies, and get married again.