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What band did you listen to most during the eighties? Do you still like them?
Shelby Cinca: Queensrÿche. Yes, I still like them, but not their recent material.
What is your worst memory of elementary school? Of high school?
Shelby Cinca: Utter boredom and regurgitating facts. Jock types and hierarchical social
circles were also annoying.
You're about to -- ahem -- get lucky. What album is playing in the background? Why'd you choose it?
Shelby Cinca: Brian Eno's Apollo. It's like floating in space...
What was the first thing you ever shoplifted? Why did you take it?
Shelby Cinca: A book. Because it seemed interesting.
If you could beat up anyone in the world and get away without the usual annoying real-world consequences -- jail time, lawsuits, bad press, etc. --who would it be, and why?
Shelby Cinca: I wouldn't beat up anyone but I would pie Bill Gates.
What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? Why did you take it?
Shelby Cinca: Admitting my human faults. Essential for survival.
It's better to regret something you have done than it is to regret something you haven't done. What do you regret doing (other than agreeing to answer these questions)? Why did you do it?
Shelby Cinca: Things I may have regretted have all gone into character building, so I
can't say I have lingering regret.
Did you go to your high school prom? If so, who did you go with?
Shelby Cinca: Yes. I went with Ana Weir. It was fun being with her, but strange watching
the young'uns play "adult".
What movie would you recommend to absolutely anyone? Why?
Shelby Cinca: Brazil. It's truth.
For reasons we won't bother going into right now, you're going to be locked in the back of a truck for a sixteen hour drive between gigs. If you could have any musician, past or present, back there to keep you company, who would it be?
Shelby Cinca: I would rather sit with an author like H.G. Wells. But if it was a musician it
would probably be Ingram Marshall or maybe Bach.
What is your strongest, most unshakeable belief?
Shelby Cinca: God.
What's the worst band you've ever heard? Why do they suck?
Shelby Cinca: There are too many to just name one...
If you were a porn star, what would your "porn name" be?
Shelby Cinca: Zen Strabo.
You're on your way to a show, and all of a sudden you find yourself in the middle of a huge four-way battle between pirates, ninjas, robots and intelligent apes from the future. Your only hope of getting to your gig is to pick a side. Who do you join, and why?
Shelby Cinca: I would join the robots, since if they won I would probably get along with
them the best after the battle.
If you could sponsor any beverage -- appear in their ads, receive a lifetime supply and never be seen drinking a competing product -- what beverage would it be?
Shelby Cinca: Yerba Maté.
What's the best venue you've ever played? What's the worst? Why?
Shelby Cinca: The best: some club in Sweden somewhere. Also "The Shelter" in Japan was
good fun. The worst... Hmm, probably some abandoned apartment complex in
Mississippi.
What's wrong with Rolling Stone these days?
Shelby Cinca: It's an ad-ridden piece of trash run by corporations leveraging writers with
money -- a bastion that perpetuates the Tokyo style fast-paced/short-attention
span/shallow mentality of pop-culture.
Why are frogs amusing?
Shelby Cinca: They make nice sounds.
You've traveled back in time and met yourself, age sixteen. What do you think?
Shelby Cinca: I'm kind of dorky.
Which would be worse: three hours on a bus full of four year-olds, or three hours on a bus full of eighty year-olds? Why?
Shelby Cinca: Four year olds. They are louder.
The US government is considering far more aggressive regulation of leather pants. Under the new rules, who should or shouldn't be allowed to wear them?
Shelby Cinca: Aging rockers and young rockers with headsets.
What, in your opinion, is the best porn?
Shelby Cinca: http://www.lindkvist.com/digitaldataporn/.
What food item could you eat every day for the rest of your life without getting bored of it? What's so good about it?
Shelby Cinca: Petite Beurre cookies from France. They are magical.
Will the next Star Wars movie suck? Why or why not?
Shelby Cinca: No, because it is a dark ending where the Empire wins. Should be
interesting.
How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
Shelby Cinca: Infinite.
Everyone's replacing their least-favorite body parts with cybernetic ones. Which part(s) of your body would you replace?
Shelby Cinca: My knees.
What topics or statements would inspire you to call in to a talk radio program?
Shelby Cinca: Time theories.
What album(s) should everyone be given on their eighteenth birthday?
Shelby Cinca: Rites Of Spring (on Dischord Records).
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From The Cassettes' web site:
The Cassettes were originally formed as the outgrowth of frontman Shelby
Cinca’s four-track recordings, odd pop nuggets that didn’t fit the teeth-gritting angst of his previous project, Frodus. Their fuzzed-out, shimmering debut full-length is the manifestation of a twin-guitar attack and full rhythm section.
Since the release of the eponymous album, Cinca has stripped down The
Cassettes’ instrumentation and also pared down the live line-up from quartet
to duo. In late 2002, Shelby teamed up with DC artist Saadat Awan and electronic musician Brahm to put together some backing tracks. 2003 has come quickly, and Saadat and Shelby have reconvened after time off to work on a new EP of material to coincide with their upcoming European tour in July 2003. Their new material shows The Cassettes branching off in yet other ways. Where previous incarnations focused on distorted Anglo-pop, new pieces, as well as reworked versions of old ones, introduce Mississippi Delta and Middle Eastern components to The Cassettes' repertoire. This unique hybrid of musics makes for a highly uncategorizable listen but gives the duo a considerable palette from which to craft their memorable songs.
And now... we've added our friend Stephen Guidry on Squeezebox, Moog, Mouth-harp, Mega-phone, and perhaps other odds and ends! He is known for his musical contributions with The Parlour Scouts!
-- George Zahora
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