band - The Splints 12.14.07 interview w/Lynn Dials & Nikki Cave
BP: How's it going guys?
NC: Pretty Fan Friggin' Tastic.
LD: Doing well, thanks.
BP: Let's make our rounds.....
LD: I'm Lynn Dials, I play guitar and sing and I wear glasses.
NC: And I'm Nikki Cave, the only vagina in the band. I play bass and sing
a few.
BP: So I read that you moved back to Washington DC. What are you guys up to over there?
LD: Yeah. We actually lived here before and The Splints started out here. The germ of The Splints began here, rather. I was always writing and recording songs, we didn't form an actual band until we moved to Memphis and that's were it all really took off. So, right now we're basically starting to do our thing here in DC.
BP: Have you guys ran into Bush yet? (If that's not a loaded question, I don't know what the hell is.)
LD: I have run into bush before. I then made the polite request of a nice shave down.
NC: Hee Hee. That's ridiculous. Jeez, boys.
BP: How's the scene over there anyway?
LD: It's great. Alot of cool bands. Alot of cool people. Some awesome punk history.
NC: The cool thing about this area too, is it's so close to other cool places like Richmond, Baltimore, Philly and New York isn't really that far either, so we can go play shows in any of those places.
BP: Tell us about signing with Lightning Rock Records.
LD: Well, back in mid to late 2006, Clint Covey, the owner of the label contacted us and told us that he really liked our sound and what we are about. He made the offer and we accepted.
NC: That really urged us to get into Sun (Studio) and record our EP. It's been a great push for us. It was great at that point to know that someone wanted to back us.
BP: I read that after you moved, you were still looking for a drummer. Ever find one?
LD: Yeah, actually we just recently found a guy. His name is Rob and he can play the hell out of his kit.
NC: Yeah, and once I had confirmation that he wasn't a heroin addict and didn't sodomize animals that was good enough for me. The fact that he can play is an added bonus.
BP: New cd plug?
LD: Our EP is out right now. You can order from our labels site, www.lightningrockrecords.com.
They've even got mail order for all the old schoolers out there.
NC: Buy one if you know what's good for ya!
BP: Say a suburban kid will buy your cd, take it home and play it on his new $45 Wal-Mart Sanyo cd player (in his own bedroom). His parents walk in. What would be the first thing that comes to their mind?
NC: They would probably just be wondering what I was so upset about."Why is that woman yelling so much?"
LD: Hmm, that's an interesting question. I don't know, that really depends on the parent. If it's some super conservative parents then they would be quite appalled. Generally though, I'm sure any parent would question the lyrics and subject matter. But, fuck 'em. That's what Rock 'n Roll has always been about.
If your parents don't like it, then it's probably pretty great.
BP: When surfing on the net for more info on you guys, it was refreshing to see that you guys had an official website. What's "wrong" with Myspace these days?
LD: Yeah, Myspace is pretty much killing the musician's website. You really can't blame people though. It's free and super easy and fucking EVERYBODY is on there - so it's easy to share music and spread the word- I mean, hell, we have a Myspace too. But I love it when a band has their own site with their own personality and it's unique to them.
NC: I have to say though, as trendy and mainstream as MySpace is, it saved us alot of late night flyering when we would add a show last minute. Instead of freakin out and making a flyer and plastering the city we would just send out a few bulletins and "POW" several folks knew that we were playing!
BP: I can totally agree with that. Staying true to the reversed question theme, what's "right" with the recording industry? lol
LD: You got me there man.
NC: Well the industry is making it possible for a lot of really unpopular chubby boys to get their chance to be famous and get alot of skinny chicks backstage, with the whole EMO wave. I'm a supporter of the CBNL2. (Chubby Boys Need Love 2)
LD: Nikki's been drinking Nyquill.
BP: LMAO! Ok, ok, I'll give you the chance. What's "wrong" with the recording industry......?
LD: Mass commercialization. Shit, we could go on and on with this one, so I'll spare you.
I don't know man, but I have to say this, If I see one more guy with bangs in his eyes, or those swooshing bangs covering half his face, I'm going to snap like a graham cracker.
NC: I second that.
BP: Btw, it's also refreshing to see a band with a hot chick. I wanna know more about Nikki....
NC: AWWW shucks, I'm blushing. Well, I like dead things, walks on the beach and sensitive men.
And this is a secret, don't tell anyone, but I really like puppies and kitties..................with gravy.
BP: Any more last words, promotion, revealing thoughts, or dirty secrets about the band?
LD: Go to www.thesplints.net and check us out. We have a sweet new video we shot at Nightshade Manor, an amazing haunted house in Memphis,TN.
Keep an eye out for us for upcoming shows and an eventual tour. And more music.
BP: Well, I'll definitely keep my ears peeled for you guys. Let me know if we can help out in any way. Best of luck.
NC: Thanks.
LD: Thanks alot man.
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