datewiththeknife are: mickey, neil, jt, mike (vvb), phil, annie, gauds,
james, daniel
from new
zealand
1) Would you consider your name a
reference to actual surgery in a hospital, or something more like out of “The
Outsiders”?
VVB: I just
think the fork was way out of our league, but it’s nice spending time with The
Knife (heartbeats)
Daniel: The
Outsiders was the first “book” that I actually read…from cover to cover…this
was after I had watched the movie…what a cast of actors that movie has …its got
everyone…Rob Lowe, Emilio, Matt Dillion, T C, Swayze…man….that flick
has Ralph Macchio…what a kick arse movie…the book was…ok…as for the band
name…long story short…I needed surgery to remove half of my lung…whilst in
Hospital James came to visit…we discussed music…laughed at the contraption
sticking out my lung collecting/sucking lung juice…and decided to start a
band…datewiththeknife seemed…right…now…it seems lame…but its what it is.
James: Lung juice and Tramadol. If you rearrange those letters you get ultra
lame judo dancing.
Gauds: It always reminded me of that may or mae not go
horribly know
JT: Yes, the name is an actual reference to surgery. The
Outsiders are a band from Wellington NZ
2) What is your favorite Mae West
movie?
VVB: I pass on Mae, but I love Breakfast
at Tiffany’s – Audrey is positively mental in that one.
Phil: My Little Chickadee
Daniel: I have never actually seen a Mae
West film…how lame is that…maybe I should…actually…I might just watch something
else with Ralph Macchio in it…he had such a long career…Karate Kid 1, 2…oh yeah
and 3…the title of the tune (Mae West vs The Lonely Hearts Club Band) was based
around when she was approached to be on the Beatles Cover for Sargent
Peppers…and she refused…so they wrote her a letter saying how much they loved
her…and then she did it…the lyrics themselves…ahhh…tramadol and booze
James:
The sex tape she did with Ralph Macchio.
Classic.
JT: Who is Mae West?
Gauds: Erm…Im the uncultured one
3) What was the book that you read
about the mountain?
JT:
It was titled “The Mountain”
James:
I’ve never read a book about a mountain.
It appears to be a fairly disorienting experience…
Gauds:
I read a fighting fantasy book in Intermediate
School …I think it was
called Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Daniel: VVB actually mused the spoken
word thing in that track (Ive come to care a lot for Nat) … I am unsure what
book he was referencing…my good buddy Jake thinks it’s a reference to dick scott's “ask that mountain”…I said yeah sure why not…I
think he knew I was lying…he knows I only read books…that are within my
maturity level…I don’t know though…ask VVB. The title of the album was just
going to be self-titled…but when we heard VVB poetically describing something
about a mountain…it made sense for us to call it that.
VVB: I lied – I’ve never read a book…
4) All I know about New Zealand I learned from Flight
of the Concords. Do you feel as if that show is fairly accurate?
VVB: Murray ’s tourism posters sure are – New
Zealand Rocks
Phil: The Prime Ministers description is
pretty accurate
Neil: Before I moved here, I thought NZ
was a part that fell of Australia .
After being here for several years though, I am starting to wonder if that is
true. (Neil is from Ireland )
Gauds: I never caught much of that show….Im
from Bunnythorpe…Its awesome
James:
Fairly accurate. We’re about one third
gingers and there are no chicks.
Daniel: I believe the show to be not
only fairly accurate…but…fair and accurate
JT: I was once asked by a girl in London (UK) “what
part of Australia New Zealand was in”?? She was for realises too.
5) Do you actually keep a recovery
journal? Now that I’ve been introduced to such a concept, I think it might be a
good idea.
VVB: My journals don’t have a lot to do
with recovery – just a collection of thoughts and doodles
Daniel: It wasn’t so much a journal…more
scraps of paper…often they were drunken musings about…not wanting to be
drunk…or hung over ramblings about…not wanting to be hungover…they didn’t
help…I wouldn’t recommend keeping one…although who am I to say…Nikki Sixx kept
his journals and published them…dudes now like…rich
James: Too risky.
I tend to not keep things that might incriminate me
Gauds: I keep no journal, otherwise I might have to
look back on my behaviours
JT: Keeping a journal previously resulted in me
needing time to recover. If I were to keep a journal on my recovery from my
previous journal I would be cauight in a
foolhardy spiral of recovering and journaling (?) Im not making sense
6) Is it as strange for you as it is
for me to think that this whole shoe-gaze genre has spread worldwide?
VVB: Somewhat – especially since we
supposedly spend all our time looking at our feet, or at best other people’s
feet, but either way it’s difficult to communicate effectively (even more so if
you’re not a touch typist)
Neil: Im not surprised its spread. Maybe
spreading isn’t the correct term. I think it just develops and parts of it just
happen to overlap with other similar independent developments in other
places. Either way, Im not too surprised
as its just basically emotions, build ups, textures without the need to adhere
to a proven formula. Like the sum of the parts really.
Daniel: Shoegaze…hmmm…I love genres….out
of the other members I am the one that probably adores genre whoring the
most…Shoe-Gaze as a Genre is great…I get an instant picture of what they will
sound like…as it being strange that it has spread…I don’t think it
strange…maybe…natural…trends come and go…looks like Shoe-Gaze is making its way
up again….are we a shoegaze band?????
James: Genres don’t really mean anything
to me, it’s all just music which is universal, and so it’s not that
strange. Also, being in NZ, every genre
has come from elsewhere apart from BBQ reggae which is shit. Especially at BBQs. Makes no sense, I know.
JT: Hoofgaze (JT is also known as the
Goat)
7) Do you have any plans for physical
releases, maybe a cassette tape perhaps?
VVB: To my knowledge this is a
possibility.
Phil: Floppy Disk
Neil: Vinyl
Daniel: I have 4 CD copies outta 5 left.
If ya want one…go to our facebook page and ask…Ill make it for you whilst at
work…itll be handmade with love and care…this is no joke…I will personally hand
make you a NZ Made physical release. However due to the stationary cupboard
running low…I can only really steal 4 more copies worth of stationary…shhh. https://www.facebook.com/#!/Datewiththeknife
James:
There was talk of vinyl too, what happened with that Dan? ANSWER ME!!
Daniel: There is no vinyl in the
stationary cupboard…
JT: I release physically everyday
Gauds: Im always keen for a physical
release
8) Final thoughts, Lord of the Rings plotholes,
shout outs etc.
VVB: I like the Cake Tin foot-stomping recording
Phil: Those Giant Birds couldve dropped the ring
straight into the fire and saved us all the hassle
Neil: I fell asleep during Lord Of the Rings.
Several times.
Gauds: There were plot holes in Lord of the Rings?
Daniel: Lord of the Rings…pfftt…Bad Taste…great
movie...if you haven’t seen it get it out…that’s NZ right there in that film….cheers
for listening to the recording…tis odd to us that there are people outside of
our little community that are listening to this.
James:
I’m with Phil. That would be my first
question when I ran into Gandalf next:
“You had giant fucking eagles this *whole* time…? You’re dead to me.” +1 for bad taste too. Also it’s just cool that people are listening
to it on the other side of the world. Thanks for that.
JT:
In my adult life there have been stretches of time, probably lasting more than
3 hours where I don’t remember a thing. I don’t think I have seen a Lord of The
Rings movie but there is a chance I may have been in the room whilst the movie
was playing passed out on a wooden floor after mixing Jamiesons* , dry and
ice…..*Drink Responsibly
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