Adam Hervey: The Internet. Long ago, my uncle Carter said people would be in front of a computer all day, and they would be able to get anything they wanted from it. I thought he was crazy; it turns out he was right on target. He is a brilliant artist; he weaves tapestries of film stock.

CHOOSE ONE: SEX, CHOCOLATE OR SEX WITH A PARTNER WHO HAS BEEN LIBERALLY COVERED IN CHOCOLATE.

AH: Sex.

WILL THE WORLD REACH A POINT AT WHICH IT'S COMPLETELY UNFEASIBLE TO OPEN A BUSINESS THAT ISN'T A FRANCHISE OF AN ESTABLISHED NAME (I.E. STARBUCKS, SUBWAY)?

AH: No, because mom and pop stores will always have a gravity of their own. Visit the city of Sebastopol in Northern California for an example. No chains at all.

HAS THE UNITED STATES' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROCESS BECOME AN EMBARRASSMENT? HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE IT?

AH: I wouldn't say embarrassment; I would say it has become irrelevant. Public funding for candidates would make the playing field more even; that's how I would change it.

HAS MTV AIRPLAY BECOME A STIGMA RATHER THAN A BOON?

AH: You should watch Much Music, it's Canada's MTV. There is no stigma or boon involved.

OF THE PLACES YOU'VE PLAYED, WHO HAD THE NICEST "HOSPITALITY" FACILITIES? WHO HAD THE NASTIEST?

AH: The AJZ in Bielefeld, Germany had the nicest and nastiest. The toilets in Germany don't have water, they have a shelf which is only 2 inches below your backside. You do your business, and when you flush, the water pressure is not great enough to force the movement into the exit-pipe. So you have to help it along one way or another. This process still upsets me, even in memory. AJZ, and all German clubs, however, have bedrooms for the bands, which is cool. You can graffiti the walls at AJZ, and that makes it extra nice.

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO CHURCH (OR ANY ANALAGOUS PUBLIC FAITH-DISPLAY EVENT)?

AH: Two Christmases ago I went to see Adam G, Tm's drummer, read passages from the Bible with his sister.

ARE YOU A "DOG PERSON" OR A "CAT PERSON"? IF NEITHER, WHAT'S YOUR PET OF CHOICE?

AH: I think this division is a red herring. The real issue is that spaying and neutering your cat and dog can help save needless suffering for pets. I am neither, I like our Shi-Tzu dog the best.

WHO ARE YOU CLOSEST TO IN YOUR FAMILY?

AH: Mom.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY? WHY?

AH: Easter, because I like the egg hunt.

IF YOU CAME OUT ON STAGE ONE NIGHT AND NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAD ANY PANTS ON, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

AH: Probably I would be turned on, and we would play a very sexy set.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE?

AH: Upper-body weights. Yoga.

San Francisco's Timonium recently released their first album, Suspende Animation. We really like it, and if you've enjoyed the work of Mogwai, Tortoise or Godspeed You Black Emperor, you'll like it too.