INTERVIEWS

Monday, August 18, 2014

Interview: Small Wonder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This interview began on February 4th. It's being posted today, August 18th. 



don't worry. she's a robot
Small Wonder crap:
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why is sharpless verified on twitter and you are not?

i think Sharpless sold out or something? idk, i think some guy who's in a famous Japanese band tweeted at him. did you know that river cuomo follows him? crazy.

blah blah blah something frankie cosmos

greta said she's mad that you are interviewing me and you won't interview her.
Ironically the frankie cosmos interview was posted months ago (middle of the second page on google results for "frankie cosmos interview)

last fall i was minding my own business shooting hoops while the sun was beginning to set when an old hippie looking dude asked to play and promptly beat me in three straight games of h-o-r-s-e all while telling me his life story. sure i let him cheat a bit and the hoop was in terrible condition. his name was henry. i've been working at a gun factory the past few months, it's name - henry. your name- henry. that's some sandra bullock premonition shit right there. she was in that right. yeah, great reference

i love a good coincidence! i don't get the reference. was she in a movie about coincidences?i don't get it.

right now wendy's sitting in my top spot of 2014 so far. how does that make you feel

makes me feel pretty great, but it's also only january, and there are a lot of pretty crazy albums coming out soon.

you were right!

can you feel

obviously i can feel. come on hayden, don't be a jerk.

what's up with this picture 

that's from when small wonder was a loud band. i hate that picture. i don't want to talk about it.

if ghosts were real i'm pretty sure i would've seen one by now

yeah i think about that too. i think maybe there are just certain people who are sensitive to that sort of stuff, and some who aren't. my girlfriend saw a ghost once. i haven't tho.

shit. now i probably will for saying that

just remember that they can't hurt you.

can you believe i can't think of any wendy's jokes because your album is called wendy

really? i've thought of a bunch, i figured you would have some. i was expecting this to be a whole interview about fast food. i'm disappointed in you.

do you like string cheese. i've been walking around with one in a pants loop because these pants don't have pockets

it's aight.

did it really take you four years to complete wendy? damn

yeah. i started writing it when i dropped out of school, and finished it a few months ago. Jack, who recorded it, lives in chicago and i was basically only recording with him when he was in NY for a few months at a time. and then i moved to Chicago for a year to finish the album. 

wendy can make you sad and glad at the same time. those are big time words used in the field of journalism

 that's a really nice thing to say. you're being a lot nicer in this interview than i expected.

who is wendy irl

Well, i'm singing about my girlfriend Susannah, who also sings on the album. but the album is heavily inspired by Peter Pan, so that's why it's called Wendy. I guess it's like about wanting to stop growing up like Wendy and Peter do, but realizing that's unavoidable. i could talk about this forever but i feel like i'm getting too serious. ask me about string cheese again or something 

shit i'll try to come up with more this week

is this still part of the interview or are you talking to me now?

feel free to add anything else if you wan't. again this is me completely sober right now and very tired.

If this isn't part of the interview you can delete these answers.

ewoks

wookies

who are your heroes? Bruce Willis

I like bugs bunny and werner herzog. the fifth element was cool, but i don't like bruce willis that much. not my thing. isn't it weird that there isn't an internet abbreviation for "not my thing". there really should be

when you write sad songs do you just think about the fact that Air Bud is now dead

well now i will

You're trapped on a deserted island

oh no

im probably gonna get really drunk sunday night so maybe i'll send some more "questions" to finish the "interview" or i might completely forget. but someday. someday. someday. someday it will be posted. (probably be a lot of making fun of sharpless, though)

omg i would redo the whole interview to make fun of jack

that was a freakishly fast reply but ok, great! however i won't have the questions prepared until sunday night

im alwaysfast when it comes to bullying my friends

pecker

hey dude i just saw told slant the other night and i feel like they're  times better than you so i thought we should finally finish up this interview since you have so much going on. 

what's the worst thing you've ever seen sharpless do? when do you expect him to be completely bald?

idk, he once asked me if nevada was in texas, that was weird. i guess full baldness could happen any day now. it could happen to any of us

if you're peter pan who's your captain hook?

no comment

if you're robin williams (rip) peter pan who's your thud butt 

no comment

this is thud butt
Inline image 1?

wat's next after wendy? because when we first started this interview it was sorta relevant but not so much anymore..

wow, harsh...
i dont know im making another album soon, its hard tho

Inline image 2
thud butt again

was he in hook?

im in the airport and there are two woman yelling about anal sex.



Friday, August 1, 2014

Who is behind @hkarnutzoffical?

recently i've become the victim of identity theft online. someone's pretending to be me on twitter. i have yet to alert the authorities. the perpetrator @hkarnutzoffical, has yet to be brought to justice and no, i do not have schizophrenia. i spelled "schizophrenia" right on the first try. whoever it is has access to my facebook profile and "lifted" a pic of me from my cousin's college graduation party. the pic's fine because i look like a hunk in it but @hkarnutzoffical is saying 3 miller lites did me in one day and that's where i draw the line. and no this isn't a "oh he created a new twitter profile and is now blogging about it wat a clever idea, wat a stud and he deserves my attention" kind of deal." this is for real. and i've been drinking. is this wat i create whence i black out? no. i'm serious. and i have no reason to believe this is a jilted ex-lover or old friend. we are in too deep for that. and everybody can see that they spelled "official" wrong too, right?

I WOULD NEVER TWEET THIS

Evidence:
someone who would have access to my facebook to steal pictures of me
obviously someone i've crossed paths with
first two bands it followed: krill, ava luna
followed first in order: me, @krilliamhmacy, @eisrecords, @explodingnsound, @avalunaband(?), @tonyhawk, @nfl, @KingJames .....
I would never follow fucking Tony Hawk or LeBron.


Suspects:

Small Wonder: one of those first gut instincts but almost too easy. sure i basically burned him to the ground for skipping out on two geronimo! brooklyn shows, but he's probably too drunk to even attempt this. and he's so egotistical that he would've been the first band @hkarnutzoffical would follow
Sharpless: pretty much all he does is hang out with a dog now, he really has nothing else to do but doesn't seem like the type to pull this off
Dan Goldin/EIS Recordspreviously accused of being behind my real account anyway, why wouldn't he pursue more publicity through such means? but he's busy enough as it is why would he bother
Two Inch Astronaut: my number one suspect. sam has everything to prove and nothing to lose. has also accused me of playing bass before and this account is rolling with it. i know it's you sam just give it up already and admit it. very likely
Pile: of course not.
The Fatty Acids: probably not. josh is too busy looking at cats and listening to icp but the breakfast boys did play with krill and ava luna in milwaukee that time i brought a funnel and cooler.... but the one guy's a school teacher so he probably has better morals than to do this
Darl: no. he's terrible at twitter
Shark?: interacts with new account and might be playing dumb or just dumb.
Big Ups: we don't get along and joe's not tough enough to pull this off. probably not carlos or amar. don't know other guy's name/don't care
Washer: highly suspicious of them but i also don't believe they're smart enough to pull this off. have you even seen @boogerspit? but they do think they're clever
Platinum Boys: jk. rat wouldn't do this but i still don't trust the platinum boys yet. and that one time that one guy said he would beat me up
Dogs in Ecstasy: very jealous of my pigeon shirt, seeks vengeance but it's highly unlikely someone from Milwaukee is behind this

Palehound: i still don't particularly like them. they have every reason to attack me and max won't finish our interview. sleeper suspect 
Frankie Cosmos: (immature account linked here. look up the "professional account" your damn self) have you seen that interview. and the questions you didn't see from that interview are all the more reason for greta to do it
Krill: obvious, but too obvious. my account has been recently accused of being run by ezra furman's brother himself but i believe he's too busy and too depressed to bother doing this. and too stupid
Sat Nite Duets: Steve could never pull this off. Ben would have no reason to except for his suspicious recent texts and tweets. Andy might but it's very unlikely. he hates my guts too much to waste his time on this. but the more i think about it he's got every reason to do it, i still don't think it's them
Ava Luna: why in the hell would an account based on me follow ava luna so early? of course the only one that would be guilty here would obviously be julian. he runs their "hilariously ironic" account
LVL UP: recently i may have badmouthed the new LVL UP release ($17 for the new lp, really?). tie in double double whammy to this too.

TO BE CONTINUED 

Interview: Los Angeles Police Department

No. not with cops, the band. After hearing the recently debuted and surprisingly great single She Came Through (Again), I decided to take up their offer to resume doing interviews. Even if you don't care for the music we talk plenty about cops and everybody loves cops!



Obligatory find LAPD here:
Listen|Buy: Tape/LP
If you are reporting an emergency or a crime in progress please call 911

Are you going to see #letsbecops ? It looks terrible
I'm gonna see it because I like new girl enough to wanna check it out. I like Jake Johnson a lot. I also like Jack Johnson a lot, like banana pancakes and the curious George soundtrack. 
Yeah, I'm not even gonna share the link for that  

Did you know there was a funk metal band called L.A.P.D. (Love And Peace Dude) featuring the drummer from my favorite band the second half of 8th grade, Korn? (do you know how to make a backwards "r" so it would look cooler)
I really enjoy the language Jonathan Davis created and reject the notion that he did it out of lyric writing laziness. I was huge into limp bizkit. As far as LAPD goes, I am aware of the band and am bummed they are defunct. Are you implying that I'm unoriginal? Because it's true. 

Is your song August 31 about Richard Gere? That's his birthday
That's a really personal question don't you think?

Who is behind the @hkarnutzoffical account?
I don't think anyone will ever know. It's like the biggest mystery in the music game besides if princess reason is a real princess. 

Are any of the songs off your new album inspired by Rodney King?
No. But I have songs about Rodney Dangerfield and Larry King. 

If offered, would score the Ride Along sequel?
I think ice cube should score the next one. That would be a total score if you know what I mean. But do you?
No

Why did you decide to go with Los Angeles Police Department? It may cause confusion
Oh, I see what you mean. So a department is like a sub-organizational group in which the members share a common goal or obstacle. An apartment is like where my friends sam and jake used to live where someone had walls made of bed sheets. Los Angeles police apartment is a way better name tho cause I love punny shit like that. Like I'm working on a couple jokes, one is "my dolphin ran away I think he did it on porpoise." The other is "a ghost walks into a bar and asks if they have any boos" 
The ghost joke is really ghouled (good)

I feel like the DIY (Do It Yourself) scene in LA is lacking and clearly not as good as everywhere else. If you can now's your chance to pimp some recommendations out
 Nope you're pretty much right. It's a real shame, a lot of great DIY artists live in LA but it doesn't feel like there's a sense of community. I hate venue shows and making people pay 10 dollars to spend more money at a bar to watch their friends play in a band. The outpost was the shit tho when it was still around, but it flooded. They let us do free shows and just have our friends come party. Nicest people too. 

What would be your dream show to play?
365 kent or whatever. 

I really have no ambition to start watching Game of Thrones
you know nothing that show kicks ass.

What should I do with my life, should I become a cop?
hey man. just don't give up on your dreams even if it's like the dream I had last night where my friends dad was my high school adviser and he yelled at me to have his daughter home before 2am and called me a dumbass but also sang me a really powerful song about my life in the style of musical theatre. 

Я. I figured it out