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Stars' Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman address our Pointless Questions
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Chris (left) and Torquil


We don't have many Stars links yet, but you can read Splendid's review of Le Grand Magistery's Was it Him or His Music compilation, which includes a soundclip of Stars' "My Radio". You can also visit the Le Grand Magistery website if you want.

WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE MILLENNIUM?

Stars: Drank a magnum of Moet and ate a ball of Opium in beautiful Montreal.

NAME THREE SITUATIONS THAT WOULD BE MUCH FUNNIER WITH THE ADDITION OF MONKEYS.

Stars: 1. A Magnetic Fields gig; 2. A Magnetic Fields after-gig party; 3. Nuclear Winter

IF YOU COULD ELECT A MUSICIAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. (OR LEADER OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY), WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Stars: Billy Bragg.

HAVE YOU EVER SHOPLIFTED? WHAT DID YOU TAKE AND WHY?

Stars: We took a three musketeers bar when we were five, and returned it ten minutes later.

NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY, AND TELL US WHY.

Stars: The Heart of The Matter by Graham Greene, 'cause it breaks hearts.

WHICH IS MORE EXCITING WITH A MEMBER OF WHICHEVER SEX YOU "GO FOR": A CLOSE GAME OF TWISTER OR AN INTENSE GAME OF SCRABBLE?

Stars: We prefer skipping all that and getting down to tidy, painful sex.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE?

Stars: Tidy painful sex.

WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST LOOKING ANIMAL?

Stars: Oh, easily the human being.

IF YOU COULD HAVE THE "ORIGINAL" OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Stars: The original 3 minute pop song.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?

Stars: Tomorrow.

IF YOU KNEW THAT BY NEVER LISTENING TO LOUD MUSIC AGAIN YOU'D ADD TEN YEARS TO YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU DO IT?

Stars: Yes, and then for the extra ten years we'd do nothing but listen to loud music.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON WEARS THONG UNDERWEAR?

Stars: Our favourite kind.

IF YOU COULD ISSUE ONE ALBUM OR ONE BOOK TO EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ON THEIR THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY, WHAT WOULD THE ALBUM/BOOK BE?

Stars: (The Smiths') Hatful of Hollow.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE SHOPPING ONLINE? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU BUY?

Stars: We're not comfortable anywhere.

WHAT WAS THE WORST INVENTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY?

Stars: The Internet.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH KIDS TODAY ANYWAY?

Stars: Not enough Smiths.

IS A FEMALE PRESIDENT THE ANSWER TO AMERICA'S PROBLEMS?

Stars: Well, a black female president, yes.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CELLULAR PHONES? LIKE THEM? HATE THEM? GRUDGINGLY APPRECIATE THEM? WHAT? WHAT, DAMMIT?!

Stars: Two words: Brain Cancer.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PETS. IF YOU HAVE NO PETS, MAKE ONE UP.

Stars: Our pets are our business.

NAME AN OBJECT YOU OWN THAT HAS LITTLE MONETARY VALUE, BUT THAT YOU WOULDN'T SELL FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

Stars: Our fountain pen.

WHAT'S HARDER: PLAYING SOLO FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1000 FOR AN HOUR, OR GIVING A 30-MINUTE SPEECH TO THE SAME AUDIENCE?

Stars: We tend to make things twice as hard and do both.

IF YOU HAD TO BE TRAPPED IN A TV SHOW FOR A MONTH, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? AND WHY?

Stars: Well, Baywatch, for obvious reasons.

WHAT IS THE MOST FASCINATING SMELL?

Stars: Old ladies' perfume.

IF YOU HAD TO GIVE UP ONE SENSE (SIGHT/SMELL/TOUCH/TASTE/HEARING), WHICH ONE COULD YOU MOST READILY DO WITHOUT?

Stars: We would give up our common sense.

WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING YOU'VE EVER DONE IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT?

Stars: in a fit of weed induced paranoia, we dumped our stash under the salad bar.

WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY: A CLUB THAT GIVES YOU LOTS OF GREAT FREE FOOD BUT HAS HORRIBLE BATHROOMS, OR A CLUB THAT DOESN'T FEED YOU BUT HAS HOT SHOWERS AND BIG FLUFFY TOWELS?

Stars: We would like to play a club with beds on stage, and in the audience.

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From the official bio: "Conceived by Torquil Campbell and childhood pal Chris Seligman, Stars is a pop band that strives to create a musical dreamworld based on one simple manifesto "Luxe, Calme et Volupte" (Light, Calm and Voluptuous). They're not pretentious, just from Toronto, where being an artist and respecting art isn't avoided by most of society." Never heard of them before? Shame on you. But as Stars have only one song available right now -- "My Radio" on Le Grand Magistery's Was it Him or His Music compilation, which, according to the label, "can be had for free, if people send just $3.20 (for priority postage) to Le Grand Magistery, PO Box 611, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303" -- we'll forgive you. Coming soon from Stars: an EP, A Lot of Little Lies for the Sake of One Big Truth, and a full-length, Nightsongs.

-- George Zahora



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