First could you list the members names and what they play?
Pat Lester - Bass, Back-up Vocals
Stefan Sepulveda - Guitar, Vocals
Matias Cantavenera - Drums
How did you pick your name snark?
Pat:One day Stefan was going for a long walk, half way through he got a bit tired, as it was a hot day, so he decided
to take a rest beneath a palm tree. As he was sleeping a coconut fell and hit him on the head, for the next month the
only words Stefan could say were Coldplay and snark. So as a testament to Stefans strength through rehabilitation we
decided to call our band Coldplay. Unfortunately that was already the name of internationally recognized band so we had to name
ourselves snark in the end...
Stefan: I actually thought of it in the shower when I had an epic hangover. So pretty close.
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Pat: Tasteful pop-punk.
Stefan:catchy, occasionally epic pop-punk!
Matias: Too many words man.
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
Stefan:I've always loved bands like blink-182, Angels & Airwaves Greenday and Jimmy eat World as well as other stuff like The Cure and The Strokes.
Pat: Nirvana, Pixies, Grimes
Matias:Blink 182, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys
What you do apart from snark?
Matias:Study and day dream...
Stefan: And work.
Pat: Working for the man!
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
Pat: We don't see as many local bands as we should and it is a scene we definitely hope to get into in the future.
Stefan: Spitting Swallows are pretty awesome live.
How did everyone meet?
Stefan: It's a long and complicated story of bromance.
Pat: It was destiny.
Do you have any future plans for snark?
Matias: World domination.
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
Stefan: A World tour with Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World.
Pat:It'd have to be Grimes, FIDLAR and Wavves for me.
Matias: Blink, Greenday and My Chemical Romance.
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
Stefan:Not at all. Zero regrets on that front.
Matias: Too many. I'm into the Vamps right now.
First band you saw live?
Stefan: Greenday.
Matias: Muse.
Pat: A Queen cover band when I was 12.
Where abouts are you all located?
Stefan: South Eastern Suburbs.
If you were the ultimate Pokemon master who would top 3 pokemon in your team be?
Stefan: The only contender for ultimate Pokemon master in our band would have to be Pat.
Pat: Dragonite, Snorlax and Missingno
Matias: Charizard, Ditto, Mewtwo
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
Stefan: Pat would be a dog, like an older dog you know? Like all content, loyal and really laid back.
Matias... would be a Llama. South American heritage, kind of goofy but totally likable.
I'd be a Penguin. I fucking love Penguins.
What's been your favorite show so far?
Stefan: The espy earlier this year for me. A few things went wrong, Matias threw his only pair of sticks halfway across the stage mid-song
but everyone found it pretty funny and it was just a whole lot of fun, which is what we kind of go for.
Pat: Yep, probably the Espy.
Favorite Movie Quote?
Matias: “Get busy living or get busy dying” from Shawshank Redemption.
Stefan: "Oh No! Not the bees! Aaarrrrghhhhh!" - Nic Cage, The Wicker Man. Truly inspirational.
Pat:"Can you please pass the ketchup?" - Titanic
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
Matias: Blink and how awful they are live sometimes.
Stefan: Yep, that always cheers me up.
Pat: Yeah, probably Blink.
Could you list the members names and what they play?
Cody Spalding - Screams
Lachlan Hodge - Cleans
Bradley Geddes - Guitar/vocals
Nathan Weber - Guitar
Jayden Shillingford - Bass
Jonathan Occleshow - Drums
How did you pick your name Autumn In Alaska?
We're all Alaskan lumber jacks and majority of our work is in Autumn. But the name doesn't really have a meaning, someone suggested it and we thought it sounded cool
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Fun, energetic, melodic
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
Slipknot, The Getaway Plan, Mötley Crüe, Taking Back Sunday, Brittany, Scary Kids, Scaring Kids
What do you do apart from Autumn In Alaska?
Jayden pretty much just plays WoW, Hodge teaches singing at Vox Singing Academy, Brad welds/melts shit, Cody works in printing, Jon and Nathan are just at school
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
Yeah we did Void Of Vision, Eyes Of The Sleepers, Belle Haven, Glorified! and To The Airship!
How did everyone meet?
Playing in previous bands and member search via Melband
Do you have any future plans for Autumn In Alaska?
Yeah we've got some stuff in the works. We'll be needing a new drummer at the end of the year as Jon's leaving to pursue his education
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
Touring with Bring Me The Horizon would be sick. Probably in Alaska... Maybe Autumn. Doing the U.S Warped tour or Soundwave here in Aus would also be amazing
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
Jayden loves Macklemore!
First band you saw live?
Kiss, Senses Fail, Glorified!, The Getaway Plan and Amity Affliction
What town are you from?
We're all from the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Kill fuck marry, Nicolas Cage, Rick Astley, Chad Kroeger (Singer of Nickleback)?
Kill Chad Kroeger because you're welcome world!
Fuck Rick Astley because he'd never let you down and marry Nick Cage because he stole the Declaration of Independence so he'd be rich
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
Cody - Minotaur
Hodge - Wallaby
Brad - Elephant (Dumbo)
Jon - Sloth because he looks like Sid from Ice Age
Jayden - Just a cute little bear
What's been your favorite show so far?
The over 18 show that we played with Emberville. Great show and great bands.
Favorite Movie Quote?
The entire holy hand grenade sketch from The Holy Grail.
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
Seeing other bands accomplish their goals really drives us to achieve ours as well.
What is your bands favorite snack food?
Oreos but Jayden loves Skittles.
First could you list the members names and what they play?
Lachie - Vocals
Glen - Drums
Jimmy - Guitar
Taylor - Bass
How did you pick your name Oh Wanderer?
Well we had a few names on a list and we really couldn't make up our minds, let alone all agree. Then one-day I thought of Oh Wanderer, so we showed some of our friends and after some thought we decided Oh Wanderer suited best.
-Lachie
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Mothers love us.
Haha
On a serious note :
Heavy//Melodic//Upfront
-lachie
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
I have to say Metallica, Pantera and Avenge Sevenfold - glen
hmmm well I grew up with a lot of led zepplin & the rolling stones. So as a kid I probably wouldve said those two and I still
thoroughly enjoy the two. But first albums I purchased myself would've been the offspring and probably Ronan Keating. Don't judge. - Lachie
What do apart from Oh Wanderer?
Mainly work, and drum in my other band Cordell - Glen
Yeah, I'd probably have to say work (very little) and just enjoy life.
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
Of course, I think we can all agree that local bands we are currently listening to/diggin would be bands such as; Ever Rest, Cordell, Searcher,
Void Of Vision, I Valiance , Glorified and Belle Haven just to name a couple.
But that being said, we listen to loads of different bands so it is hard just to name a few. - Lachie
How did everyone meet?
Yeah, haha that's a long story.
There has been a few member changes since we first came together. So to keep it short, I'll just keep it to the current lineup hahaha
I met Taylor a while ago now and we started playing in a band together for around a year and a half and glen was kinda
just always around as we were high school friends. So then myself and glen started playing in a few bands together before we found Oh Wanderer.
Then jimmy came along after our old guitarist left. But we've known jimmy for a while now, so he was an easy fit.
And that's the shortened version haha - Lachie
Do you have any future plans for Oh Wanderer?
Hopefully have a few shows before the year is out. And we will just continue to work on some new music which will hopefully be out early next year. -Glen
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
I would have to say touring with The Devil Wears Prada in American would be a dream come true. -Glen
This is hard haha. I'm gonna say touring in the UK would be awesome. And two bands I'd lose it over would be Architects and Stray From The Path. But I'd just be happy with being apart of any tour.
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
Ke$ha for sure -Glen
I wouldn't say I secretly wish I didn't, But my guilty pleasures would be bands like The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys and Children Collide .- Lachie
First band you saw live?
Probably a band at Metalfest in croydon - Glen
Yeah, I'd say the same. But probably first big band I saw would've been Parkway Drive with Confession at the Pier Live - Lachie
Where abouts are you all located?
Luckily for us we all live within 10 minutes of each other around the Mooroolbark area. -Lachie
If you were the ultimate Pokemon master who would top 3 Pokemon in your team be?
My brother never let me use his ninetendo, so I never got to play it haha -Lachie
Gyarados, Gengar and dragonite -Glen
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
Lachie, Woodpecker -Glen
(I really don't know how I'm a woodpecker - Lachie)
Glen, maybe an otter ? or squirrel.
Taylor, for sure a wombat.
Actually Taylor can be probably be every animal from the animal planet.
Jimmy, probably a koala I'd say.
What's been your favorite show so far?
Good question haha ... We will get back to you on that one.
Favorite Movie Quote?
"I've got a jar of dirt" Jack Sparrow -Glen
Everything and anything from the movie Hot Rod -Lachie.
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
Just life in general really, we try and always put a positive message across even if we are talking about a negative topic .
We want people to be able to listen to the band and take their own message from the music. And hopefully this helps them get through whatever they are going through.
What is your bands favorite snack food?
Mine personally would be the Sweet and Salty popcorn... don't even get me started - Lachie.
Invent a word, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean?
tulungittwaquit
pronounced 'too-lunge-it-twa-quit'
Meaning: Too Legit To Quit.
First could you list the members names and what they play?
Rico Garilli - songwriting/vocals/guitar.
How did you pick your band name?
Came to life out of the womb & landed myself the title.
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Folk, acoustic, indie.
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
Blink-182 were the first band, which grew into Good Charlotte & Sum 41.
Over time my music taste has grown & developed into bands such as Dance Gavin Dance,
Never Shout Never, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Lions & Panic! At The Disco.
What do apart from Rico Garilli?
I mostly just sit around smoking cigarettes, working at making this music thing happen.
Soaking up the good times & living a life filled with every desire I foresee of an existence.
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
I love local bands, they're probably some of my favourite listens/shows.
I dig Ben David, The Skeleton Club, Dead Joe, Luca Brasi (TAS), Just Like Clockwork,
We Are The Emergency (WA), & Belle Haven (VIC), to name a few.
How did everyone meet?
I met myself after a long self-actualisation path of meditation, love, drugs, & experimentation with my instruments.
Do you have any future plans for your music?
I released my debut ep 'sunflower.' this month (available at ricogarilli.bandcamp.com), & opened for my first
international act (& favourite band) Dance Gavin Dance. I hope to build from this & continue putting out
releases & support the bands that I love. I'm developing a lot of national interest,
so a big Australian tour would be an ideal - also travelling overseas (USA) in a tour relation also.
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
USA tour, opening for a lineup of Dance Gavin Dance, Never Shout Never Lions, MOD SUN, & The Burgeoning.
Man that'd be a great time!
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
If you love a band that you feel obliged to hide away from in support, you're not doing anybody any favours.
I love who I love & I keep very open with that. I secretly get down to S Club 7 though.
First band you saw live?
The first show I ever went to was when I was about 15 - Pennywise, The Vandals, Sum 41, & Bowling For Soup. Great first show in my opinion.
Where abouts are you located?
The tranquil Adelaide Hills of South Australia.
If you were the ultimate Pokemon master who would top 3 pokemon in your team be?
Venusaur, Aerodactyl & Raichu.
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
I'm a lion. It's all in the hair.
What's been your favorite show so far?
Opening for Dance Gavin Dance (& also my friends in Belle Haven).
Favorite Movie Quote?
The entire 'Dude, Where's My Car?' script.
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
My biggest inspiration is found through meditational practice. Not necessarily sit down, legs crossed,
candles & incense burning meditation, but the journey of ones mind through the travels of day-to-day.
Picking up on things outside of the the box & creating a higher collective of understanding.
What is your bands favorite snack food?
Organic Bananas. Or any kind of wonderful Vegan sweet.
Somebody bring me Vegan sweets to my shows. Ty.
Invent a word, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean?
I'm not creative enough for this project - but if somebody wants to invent a word that will replace
either 'dude', 'man', or 'dope', so that I have another word to use in every single sentence - hit me up.
We had a chat with Coby Chatz, and asked him a few questions!
First could you list the members names and what they play?
Daniel Sharp - Vocals
Josh Lording -Guitar
Coby Chatz - Bass
Daniel Hickey - Drums
How did you pick your name Boris the Blade?
My self (coby) and guitarist Josh were thinking of character names and liked it from the movie Snatch
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
VIOLENT, RUTHLESS, DEATHMETAL
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
Mudvayne ,Korn ,Limp Bizkit, Meshugah all the awesome new metal stuff in the era haha
What do apart from Boris the Blade?
I run my own Screen printing business where i print band merchandise for a lot of Aus bands. We are called Blast-Ink hit us up!
www.blast-ink.com
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
Playing in boris and printing for a heap of bands im very involve and hear about all local bands out there. Would be hard to name a few being so many good ones out there, but id have to mention Hunt the haunted from sydney Far west battlefront from Adel, A breach of silence and The construct from
Brissy
How did everyone meet?
Myself, Josh and sharpie have known each other since we were 13. Josh started writing songs 2 years ago and then we just made a band out of it, we then picked up our drummer hickey who was also great on the plough and then Roman as 2nd guitarist who just left the band.
Do you have any future plans for Boris the Blade?
we are recording an album in Dec, and releasing it next year. Film clip in Feb and couple of shows here and there and the Aus tour in April followed by Euro tour in may/june.
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
Pantera, limp bizkit and Messhugah on the moon?
First band you saw live?
i really cant remember i went to Big day out when i was like 15 and saw frenzal rhomb? Korn were another bigger band i saw at a young age.
Where abouts are you all located?
Yarraville, Altona, Wandong and Sunbury
If you were the ultimate Pokemon master who would top 3 pokemon in your team be?
i wouldn't have a clue i don't know pokemon at all haha
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
hahah thats hard a fruit bat, an Armadillo and a murray Cod
What's been your favorite show so far?
Hifi bar in Melb with on the Bleeding through tour was awesome!
Favorite Movie Quote?
powdered sugar.. its delicious
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
i think tour/travel to play all over the world is a big inspiration especially to me.
What is your bands favorite snack food?
jack daniels
Invent a word, how do you pronounce it, and what does it mean?
sharpy has one "Wotsapnen" i think it means what is happening ?
First could you list the members names and what they play?
Jake McMillan - Vocals
Zack Glass - Guitar
Pat Kearney - Guitar
Jared King - Bass
Lliam Rafeld - Drums
How did you pick your name The City At Night?
There isn't really any cool story behind it, Zack just thought it sounded cool at the time and we all agreed to it.
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Melodic, Emotional and heavy.
Who were your favorite bands growing up?
Personally I grew up listening to a lot of punk bands like Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies and Rancid,
as well as post-punk bands like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen and Joy Division, but as I grew up,
I started listening to a lot more modern hardcore and metalcore bands such as Every Time I Die,
Enter Shikari, House Vs Hurricane and bands like that.
What do you do apart from The City At Night?
I go to school and do design work, everyone else has real jobs.
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
I tend to listen to more local bands in the metalcore scene than I do listen to larger bands.
I dig Love Alone, Sierra, This Fiasco, Swim Through Seasons, Only I, Belle Haven, Evercold and Ever Rest
How did everyone meet?
All of the other guys in the band all knew each other from growing up and going to school together,
but I kinda just met them one day a few years ago and became friends with Zack and Jake,
and at the time they needed a new synth player, and I said I was down to join them,
and met the rest of them at my first band prac.
Do you have any future plans for The City At Night?
We have a new single titled 'Helios' that we are releasing next month, as well as a few shows lined up, and possibly a weekender.
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
Refused
Defeater
letlive.
Hundredth
The City At Night
European Tour
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
Nope, I am not ashamed of liking any of the bands I like.
First band you saw live?
My Chemical Romance
Where abouts are you all located?
The Mornington Peninsula
If you were the ultimate Pokemon master who would top 3 pokemon in your team be?
Mewtwo, Dragonite and Spiritomb.
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
The only things that come to mind are Jared as a lion and Zack as a gecko.
What's been your favorite show so far?
Either our EP drop show, held at a practice studio, or a battle of the bands we headlined a few months ago.
Favorite Movie Quote?
"Life is beautiful. Really, it is. Full of beauty and illusions. Life is great. Without it, you'd be dead." - Gummo
Could you list the members names and what they play?
Okay, so we've got Connor Bailey on Vocals, Austin 'Taco' del Rio and Chris Morrish on Guitars,
Myself on Bass and Backing Vocals and Dylan White on Drums
How did you pick your name Aradale?
Aradale is actually a haunted old mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria. As a group we thought it looked like a
pretty cool place and eventually we plan to make the trip up there to check it out
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
bouncy progressive metalcore
What were your favorite bands growing up?
my favourite bands growing up have been the ones always on shuffle.
The Amity Affliction, House Vs Hurricane, The Ghost Inside, Parkway Drive,
Bring Me The Horizon and a few different groups like A Day To Remember,
Rage Against The Machine, The Story So Far, The Fray and The Script that mix it up a bit.
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
I love getting into the locals around the places and supporting the smaller bands in the scenes as well as the bigger up and coming groups.
Bands like Pridelands (Mt Gambier), ESTATES (Mildura),
Void Of Vision (Melbourne), Brooklyn (Melbourne, RIP Brooklyn),
Sierra (Mt Gambier) and Ocean Grove (Melbourne) to name a few are among my favourite bands overall, not just the local scenes
How did everyone meet?
Well, Dyl and I met that one time a while back when we were born..
the rest of the group met each other through school, various music projects and other friends i suppose
Do you have any future plans for Aradale?
Aradale is currently on a hiatus from the live stage while writing new songs under a new sound,
with plans of recording and a possible release when we return to the live stage
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
My dream tour would be a world tour with Hundredth, Northlane, Pridelands and Estates
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
The band that i hate to love would have to be Our World Beyond (That was Aradale's previous name)
First band you saw live?
First band i saw live was The Wiggles.. then i think it was Faker or something like that
Kill fuck marry, Nicolas Cage, Rick Astley, Chad Kroeger (Singer of Nickleback)?
Oh wow, all dudes thanks.. haha i'd have to marry Nicholas Cage because his real name is actually Dylan White,
fuck Chad Kroeger (might cheer the dude up a bit), and kill Rick Astley because that song needs to go with him
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
Dyl would have to be a sloth, prior to this year we didn't see him break daylight until midday
Chris is a Meerkat
Austin is the Taco Cat
Connor is a Llama
and I would be a Hungarian Puli
What's been your favorite show so far?
Favourite show to date was Mine and Dylan's Birthday Show/Warrnambool Battle of The Bands,
everyone turned up wearing party hats (Aradale included) and we all had a great time and cake
Favorite Movie Quote?
Favourite movie quote would be from Nick and Norah's infinite playlist "Look, other bands, they want to make it about sex or pain,
but you know, The Beatles, they had it all figured out, okay? "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
The first single. It's effing brilliant, right?... That's what everybody wants, Nicky.
They don't want a twenty-four-hour hump sesh, they don't want to be married to you for a hundred years.
They just want to hold your hand."
What is your bands favorite snack food?
Aradale's favourite snack food would probably be Chris' tasty vegan treats and Welsch's Grape Drank
First could you list the members names and what they play?
Jordy plays the guitar and sings.
Andy also plays the guitar and sings a bit on the side.
Ryan plays the drums and sometimes has a bit of a sing.
Jonathan grooves along on the bass.
How did you pick your name Myyth?
I remember Jordy and I were talking about names, and we were thinking we wanted something short, something one word. Then I just came out with that and we agreed very quickly. It’s short, interesting, memorable.
Using 3 words describe what kind of music you play?
Abrasive grungey prog.
Who were your favourite bands growing up?
For me, System of a Down defined my early teens (I’m sure the same goes for the other guys, too) before The Mars Volta came along like a revelation and changed my musical brain forever.
What do you do apart from Myyth?
Jordy is studying stuff at Uni. Ryan is a wanky Graphic Designer type. Andy is kinda studying Sound Engineering and also hanging out with Rupert Murdoch. Jonathan is a government drone.
Do you get into local bands much and if so who else do you dig?
Of course. A few recent recent local discoveries;
Sandgiant — Tame Impala style psych-jam-rock. Their single Seamless [https://soundcloud.com/sandgiant/seamless-single] is one of the best songs of the year.
The Wrecks — Hectic Refused-meets-The Locust hardcore [http://thewrecks.bandcamp.com/]
Siren Sun — Some killer alt-prog-rock with some killer 90’s vibes [http://sirensun.bandcamp.com/album/siren-sun]
How did everyone meet?
We all went to school together. Different year levels, but the almighty power of music brought us together.
Do you have any future plans for Myyth?
We’ll be recording some new gear over Summer with the hopes of having a single/video ready early in 2014. Then we’ll probably organise our world tour.
If you could have 1 dream tour who would it be with and where?
QOTSA, Baroness, Myyth. We’ll play at The Forum in Melbourne. That sounds pretty good, hey?
Do you love a band you secretly wish you didn't?
There’s quite a lot of love for Fall Out Boy floating around this band. No shame.
First band you saw live?
First proper gig for me was The Mars Volta at Festival Hall (in the awful AA seats) in 2007. It was all kinds of incredible.
Where abouts are you all located?
Jordy is in Mount Martha. Andy in Somerville. Ryan is in Mornington. Jon is currently up in North Melbourne.
Kill fuck marry, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott ?
Obviously Abbott gets exterminated. Kevin would be a very selfish lover, but it would better than being married to him. Gillard is total wifey material.
Describe all the members of your band as animals?
Andy would be a meercat.
Jordy is a bit of a puppy dog.
Jon a goldfish.
Ryan would be like, a panda.
What's been your favourite show so far?
That’s tough. We have a lot of fun at all our shows. Recently we played the Fresh Entertainment Battle of the Bands and I guess that was the first time we played in a big hall which was tons of fun. Lots of space to move around, and we get a lot of enjoyment out of playing to a crowd that don’t have a clue who we are.
What is your biggest inspiration as a band?
Definitely the opportunity to just play with a group of your closest friends and doing what you love. I’m sure we all have pipe-dreams of touring the world too, so that could be inspiration in itself.
What is your bands favourite snack food?
Myyth rehearsals always include a dedicated tea break. Lots of tea. We’re pretty rowdy.
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Q- How did you guys settle on the name Oedipus Rex?
A- While looking for a name we came across Freud's theory, the Oedipus Complex. After some searching our bassist at the time Daniel came across a play called Oedipus Rex, which is short, punchy and punk as fuck. Also, a dude killing his dad and fucking his mum? Done.
Too bad we didn't realize at the time that no one would be able to pronounce the damn thing! - Shane
Q- Using 15 words or more how would you describe your music?
A- "A revolting atrocity, not to be witnessed by the mortal". - Shane
Q- Who were some of your favorite bands growing up?
A- I grew up listening to country music and some classic rock, because that's what my parents listen to. The music I started listening to by myself was Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold and a variety of local bands. - Shane
The first punk band I grew up listening to was The Offspring. Other bands I was into when I first started taking interest in music was Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Outkast, Slipknot, Mudvayne. They were probably some of the first. A lot of classic rock and Gold 104.3 was involved in my life because of my parents too haha. - Josh
I grew up with a pretty mixed taste of music when I was a growing up. As a kid is was all about The Beatles , The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Small faces, Fleetwood Mac, Dire straits etc. Although threw punk music there was the offspring, rancid, madness, the clash and old school misfits (Danzig era) bob Marley ahhh there's just too many to mention. - Matthew
Q- What do you do apart from Oedipus?
A- I pretty much just work and party, 'cause I'm a fuckin' baller.)... the band is pretty much what I live for haha - Shane
Work, play video games and drink, that's pretty much it. Haha. - Josh
I plan to push this band as far as possible, in the sence to make sacrifices for it. Yet that's all in the years to come to I'm happy to wait around I guess - Matthew
Q- Do you get into other victorian bands much? And if so who?
A- I mainly listen to local bands, I believe we have an amazing scene. Some of my favorites would be Jack The Stripper, Trainwreck, Break The Wall, Jurassic Penguin and Closure In Moscow. Also The Playbook! - Shane
Yeah very similar to what Shane said. Break The Wall, Jurassic Penguin, Jack The Stripper, Disasters, Culprits, Closure In Moscow, Trainwreck, Clowns, The Smith Street Band. There's a heap out there, we're lucky to have some rad bands down here! - Josh
Victorian bands I dig are break the wall, Jurassic penguin, mindsnare ( rip) smith street band etc. half of these josh has mentioned - Matthew
Q- How did you guys meet?
A- Josh and I went to school together, so Nathan was included in that package I guess, and we found Matt on Melband. - Shane
I never knew any of these guys until my old band With Lions broke up...yeah was a lame metal core band haha. I remember going into melb and for a few hours and saw Josh's post about a drummer.
Called him up we had a prac etc and that was that. I didn't even think for a second that this would kick off so fast!
Q- Do you have any plans for the future Oedipus Rex related or not?
A- We're currently working on our EP, once we get that out, we're gonna have an absolute banger of an EP launch with some of our favorite bands, then hopefully just play gigs relentlessly and play a few more interstate shows, maybe even plan a small tour.- Shane
I plan to push this band as far as possible, in the sence to make sacrifices for it. Yet that's all in the years to come to I'm happy to wait around I guess - Matthew
Q- Where would your dream tour be and who with?
A- My dream tour would be around America with Every Time I Die, The Chariot, Letlive, Trash Talk and us, just playing a whole lot of intimate shows, it would just be all out fucking chaos. - Shane
Shane pretty much nailed it, except i'd have Dillinger Escape Plan headline. I'd probably have Nails on it too, that'd be insane. And Converge. And Code Orange Kids. Too many options haha. But if I only had to add one more, it'd be DEP. - Josh
Q- Thing that annoys you the most?
A- I hate when people feel it's necessary to post their entire lives on social media networks. Pictures and descriptions of every daily activity, complaint, food they eat, etc. Kindly fuck right off. - Shane
One of my pet hates are just rude and pigheaded people that feel the need to talk down to you. It just grinds me sideways. - Matthew
Q- How many ways to people say Oedipus Rex wrong?
A- you'd be surprised, it's really not that hard:
ED-IP-US or EED-IP-US.
We get a lot of 'oh-dip-us', 'oh-dip-id-us' and even 'oh-fid-ius'. Where do the extra letters even come from? - Shane
Too many ways. - Josh
Q- Current famous girl crush?
A- I don't have a current celeb crush, but my most recent would probably be Carly Rae Jepsen. Mmmmm. - Shane
Q- Does anyone have a current famous boy crush?
A- Not really, Jason from Letlive maybe? - Shane
Q- Embarrassing love for really lame band?
A- I'm not sure how many people consider him lame, but I'm reeeaaally digging Meatloaf lately! - Shane
Q- First band you saw live.
A- The first show I went to was with Josh, we saw Behind Crimson Eyes, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine. They were all I listened to at the time, so that was just amazing for me - Shane
Same as Shane, amazing lineup at the time, amazing gig! - Josh
Q- Where abouts are you located?
A- Knox, FTG and Camberwell bro. Git ahp! - Shane
Q- How was your first interstate show in Adelaide with Statues?
A- It was my favorite show to date, besides our split EP launch. The Adelaide scene is amazing, everyone just goes nuts and appreciates hardcore so much more than in Melbourne, we felt so at home, let's just move there boys! - Shane
Shane said it all, but I just wanted to say how awesome the hardcore scene is over in Adelaide. Everyone band was awesome and they all got into it. It just seemed like such a tight knit, awesome scene! Would love to play over there again very soon! - Josh
**** Don't forget to check out Oedipus Rex's split EP with Break The Wall here: http://oedipusrex.bandcamp.com/album/split ****
- When was your first show (DD/MM/YYYY)?
With our current line-up, 09/12/2012, all together it was sometime in April 2010
- How was it?
It was a house show with a bunch of friends, so it was actually a lot of fun! After only just picking up our vocalist Ben we were sloppy as all hell because we hardly had enough time to practice the songs, but it was great to just be playing to people again
- Best show?
At Bang! With Feed Her To The Sharks, Exposures, and Young Lions. The club was holding a onsie night, and all the bands got dressed up and the room was packed! Was just a really fun show.
- Worst show?
Would have to be at the Ferntree Gully Hotel in 2011, playing to a few drunk idiots and our parents because we weren’t allowed in without them.
- You’re stuck on an island with Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Kurt Cobain (Alive). Kill one, marry one, and fuck one.
Kill Elton John, fuck Miley Cyrus (couldn’t do a dude sorry) and marry Kurt Cobain
- What fuels you as a band?
Seeing other bands progressing and getting to where they want to be as musicians and as a collective that pushes us to strive and achieve further with what we love to do,
- Your band is about to explode, you have only 1 show left. You have to choose the country, venue and bands you are playing with. Go.
One of those massive festivals in Europe, with every band that has inspired us ever. And that’s just too many to name but it would be rad.
- Refer to each of your band members as an animal, who is what?
Robbie – Kitten
Dylan - Doge
Scottie – Giraffe
Jarred – Kangaroo
Jaye – Sloth
Ben – Bear
- What is your ultimate goal as a band?
To reach as many people as possible, and to hope that we can do this as a career one day, like every musician wishes!
- If you could have written any song in history, what song would it have been and why?
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley. The amount of people I would get to laugh at for being Rick Rolled would be too much to resist.
Q- When was your first show (DD/MM/YYYY)?
I don't remember the exact date but it was about 5 or 6 years ago.
Q- How was it?
It was very scary to say the least. i guess the first time going on stage in front
of a room full of people you have never meet amongst some friends will do
that to you.
Q- Best show?
The best show for me to date would have to be the Sydney leg of the
Soundwave Festival. Having grown up going to Soundwave i never expected to
play a festival I had watched so many of my idols play before and to add,
The reaction we had from a home town show was indescribable.
Q- Worst show?
I don't think there will ever be a worst show, like sure we have technical
difficulties from time to time and other minor problems but at the end of the
day we are hanging out with a bunch of mates and awesome fans doing what
we have dreamed about doing. Where's the bad part in that right!
Q- You’re stuck on an island with Miley Cyrus, Elton John and
Kurt Cobain (Alive). Kill one, marry one, and fuck one.
Ahah wow, I'll kill Elton John, marry Kurt Kobain and have my way with Cyrus lol.
Q- What fuels you as a band?
As a band I'd say two things fuel us. One is being the best band we can, always
bettering ourselves. if it be with Gear, personally or as a whole.
We want to be the best band we can be and that in itself fuels us to do what
we do.
Cliche as it sounds but the fans and supporters are also a big part of what fuels
us, there is no better feeling then playing at home or in a different state
and country and seeing how our fan base has grown and how many people
support what we do and message we send.
Q- Your band is about to explode, you have only 1 show left.
You have to choose the country, venue and bands you are playing with. Go.
With 1 final show id have to say Sydney New South wales, i love playing at home!
UNSW roundhouse with Linkin Park, Misery Signals, Born Of Osiris and
The Eyes Of A Traitor
Q- Refer to each of your band members as an animal, who is what?
Josh - Koala
Jon - Lemur
Nic - Moose
Adrian - Chimp
Q- What is your ultimate goal as a band?
Nice and simple, to be the best we can be.
Q- If you could have written any song in history, what song would it have
been and why?
One step closer - linkin park
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Our first ever "show" was a house party on a farm. It was late December 2009 and it was really fucking hot.
- How was it?
(Beau)
It was not a great show. I think Andy and I (Beau) had been jamming with our old guitarist, bassist and original drummer for maybe a month before the gig we probably had like 5 songs and for memory our old guitarist cookie had a guitar string break mid set and the PA cut in and out haha I still have footage of it on my computer somewhere!
- Best show?
Our best show would probably be 2012 battle of the bands in our hometown Narre the vibe was just amazing or playing plastic with Deez Nuts at the start of this year was really cool as well.
- Worst show?
(Sam)
worst show probably at idgaff bar, where we couldnt even play our set because some guys were being dicks, and there was pretty much no crowd
- You’re stuck on an island with Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Curt Kobain (Allive). Kill one, marry one, and fuck one.
(Beau)
Fuck.....
I can't speak for the whole band but I'd fuck Miley no doubt! The next move is tricky cause like both are amazing musicians and I'm not gay but I guess I'd marry Kurt and kill the crocodile rock motherfucker
(Sam)
Would definitely marry Elton John, he would look after me better than Kurt Cobain and I’d do him a favour by shooting his face off.
- Your band is about to explode, you have only 1 show left. You have to choose the country, venue and bands you are playing with. Go.
(Beau)
Wait our band is about to explode? Like spontaneous combustion or Nazis have snuck a snook in Andy's snitch? Hahaha
Last show would be at the Bendigo hotel in Collingwood we'd play alongside out homies in the evercold, disasters and free world and It would be Carpathian’s comeback show then boom everyone's dead cause Andy's snook explodes.
- Refer to each of your band members as an animal, who is what?
(Beau):
Andy- is a panda
Sam- is a great silver stag all majestic and shit
Chris -is an otter
I would be a sea turtle maybe
(Sam):
Andy is totes a panda
Beau is a lemur (according to Rachel)
Chris is a small bear
and I am like a really cool flying badass dragon dude obvs.
- What is your ultimate goal as a band?
Ultimate goal is to tour everywhere
- If you could have written any song in history, what song would it have been and why?
(Beau)
It's either led zeppelin "immigrant song" or black Sabbaths "war pigs"
(Sam)
Under the bridge by chilli’s is the best song ever and wish I could have written it, or something like cursed by Carpathian.
25th of November, 2011 at The Annandale Hotel with our mates Devine Electric and Heaven The Axe.
- How was it?
It was awesome, we all love The Annandale as a venue so getting to play our first show there was pretty rad and we had a good turnout.
- Best show?
I'd have to say there's been 2, supporting Norma Jean at The Hifi and then recently Bleeding Through at The Manning Bar. They're both bands that we've been listening to for many years so to get an opportunity to play with them both was something special for us.
- Worst show?
Probably one of our earlier shows which was out at St Marys.
- You’re stuck on an island with Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Kurt Cobain (Alive). Kill one, marry one, and fuck one.
Waste Miley, wed Kurt and bed Elton.. Obviously...
- What fuels you as a band?
Just making music that we all love to play and then getting the chance to share that with people.
- Your band is about to explode, you have only 1 show left. You have to choose the country, venue and bands you are playing with. Go.
Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Periphery at The Enmore Theatre in Enmore, NSW.
- Refer to each of your band members as an animal, who is what?
Haha, we actually do this. Daniel is the Brown Bear because he’s so bear like, Brendan is the Dark Horse (just look at that chin), Lee is the Noble Steed as he’s always there to help out, Braithe is the Blazing Jack Rabbit (no explanation needed) and I’m the White Seagull, we’ll just leave that one.
- What is your ultimate goal as a band?
Get the opportunity to tour the country and hopefully overseas. Record a killer album (or many) that people enjoy and just continue making music as long as we can.
- If you could have written any song in history, what song would it have been and why?
Hmm, tough call.. I’d have to say the Jaws theme tune, try find someone who can’t instantly hum that bad boy!
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