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Subset's Nathan Fish and Lindsey Simon take a few Pointless Questions
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Subset (Nathan's on the left, Lindsey's on the right and Tom in the middle didn't answer the questions, perhaps because he's busy drumming for Silver Scooter or something)


Visit Subset's page at Post-Parlo Records. Or why not read Splendid's review of Overpass? Or just go mad and buy Subset stuff at Insound.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD COMPLETELY TO YOURSELF FOR ONE DAY -- AN OBJECT OR PLACE -- WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Nathan Fish: IH 35, in Austin, TX. If you don't know if already, traffic is horrible in Austin. One day of gettin' off work, and drivin' home without either getting killed or wanting to kill would be nice.

IF A MOVIE WAS MADE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHERE WOULD IT BE SHELVED IN THE VIDEO STORE?

Lindsey Simon: Right next to the Paula Abdul video workout collection, I'd hope.

YOU'RE GUEST-HOSTING A NIGHT-TIME TALK SHOW FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. WHO WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL GUESTS?

Lindsey Simon: Howard Stern, George W. Bush, Bill Maher and Alex Jones.

IF YOU JOINED THE CIRCUS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO THERE?

Nathan Fish: I would be a part of the freak show. I'd have to start eating now, hoping to be the fattest man in the world. People pay good money to see a guy chillin in some trailer watching tv and eating. That would be me. Kinda like Denny from Jerry Springer.

Lindsey Simon: The Bearded Lady.

IF YOU HAD TO EITHER WALK OR RUN TEN MILES EVERY DAY, WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

Nathan Fish: Kabul, Afghanistan. For the scenery.

WHAT'S THE BEST SONG EVER WRITTEN?

Nathan Fish: "Rat Catching" by Crispin Hellion Glover.

YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A POTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME INVISIBLE FOR EXACTLY ONE HOUR. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO FOR THAT HOUR?

Nathan Fish: I would do the unspeakable.

IF YOU COULD HAVE 100 POUNDS OF ANYTHING (OTHER THAN MONEY), WHAT WOULD YOU WANT?

Nathan Fish: Cocaine. It's worth more than gold. Then I'd sell it to G.W. Bush's "Party Facilitator".

WHAT THOUGHT OR SENTIMENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT INTO ONE MILLION FORTUNE COOKIES?

Nathan Fish: "Even the most beautiful woman must doo doo."

Lindsey Simon: "And you thought you'd never eat Gerbil."

WHAT ARTICLE OF CLOTHING SHOULD NEVER BE MADE OUT OF LEATHER, AND WHY?

Nathan Fish: Every article of clothing should be made out of leather. Especially the underwear.

IF YOU COULD DO ONLY ONE JOB, 8 HOURS A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT THAT JOB TO BE?

Nathan Fish: Crooked cop.

Lindsey Simon: Why, glueing together Nike tennis shoes in non-air-conditioned factory in Singapore, duh?!

WHAT IS THE MOST THOUGHTFUL THING A VENUE HAS EVER DONE FOR YOU?

Nathan Fish: Blackballed us from ever playing in Austin again. We played the same venue a month later.

Lindsey Simon: Gave us a cooler of beer (when we were all underage), and left us to our vices in an 1950s style upstairs movie theatre. We should not have left that room and taken any stage that night.

WHAT IS THE WORST WAY TO DIE?

Nathan Fish: Getting killed by a cop.

Lindsey Simon: Being fed, watered, and strapped into a chair -- then forced to listen to Hotel California over and over.

IF YOU COULD BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR ANY PRODUCT ON THE MARKET, WHAT PRODUCT WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO REPRESENT?

Nathan Fish: Ventolin Inhalers. I've spent too much money on keeping my lungs functioning properly.

Lindsey Simon: I'd take a Wu-Wear clothing sponsorship. I'd be the dopest. ATX represent...

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Subset recently released their full-length debut, Overpass, on Austin's Post-Parlo label. Splendid's Theodore Defosse likened them to Pavement, because that's what we critical types do.

-- George Zahora



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