Frenzal Rhomb interview by xpress mag 2012
Date: 2012-03-20
Q1: What is Frenzal Rhomb's newly implemented focus through their songs?
A1: Frenzal Rhomb's newly implemented focus through their songs is to educate the masses.
Q2: Who shaved off his lengthy locks to replicate a part in Children Collide's Loveless video?
A2: Lindsay McDougall, the guitarist of Frenzal Rhomb, shaved off his lengthy locks to replicate a part in Children Collide's Loveless video.
Q3: What did Lindsay McDougall say he looks like after shaving off his hair?
A3: Lindsay McDougall said that people have told him he looks like Billy Corgan or Golem from Lord of the Rings. He also mentioned that someone on Facebook said he looks like Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi when his helmet is ripped off.
Q4: What did Jason from Frenzal Rhomb do during the five-year period?
A4: Jason, the frontman of Frenzal Rhomb, went overseas and spent a year finding himself. He also had a maggot in his head that had to be drawn out with a piece of ham and tweezers.
Q5: What did Gordy and Tom, the drummer and bassist of Frenzal Rhomb, do during the five-year period?
A5: Gordy played in various hardcore bands, including Mindsnare, and worked for his wife's dad. Tom spent time in his room playing World of Warcraft.
Q6: Who produced Frenzal Rhomb's album "Smoko At The Pet Food Factory"?
A6: Bill Stevenson, the drummer of Descendents, and a prolific producer, produced Frenzal Rhomb's album "Smoko At The Pet Food Factory."
Q7: What important fact about Stevenson's studio did Propagandhi and Rise Against fail to mention to Frenzal Rhomb?
A7: Propagandhi and Rise Against failed to mention that Stevenson's studio in Fort Collins, Colorado is located in a pet food factory, and the smell of meat wafts in through the air con vents.
Q8: How did Frenzal Rhomb cope with the lack of nourishment in Fort Collins?
A8: Frenzal Rhomb had to make their own food using a heating panel primarily used for the mass heating of pet food. They ate a lot of raw food and used the pet food grill to cook tofu or make stir fry.
Q9: What is the theme of Frenzal Rhomb's lead single "Bird Attack"?
A9: The theme of Frenzal Rhomb's lead single "Bird Attack" is the dangers of Australian wildlife and the indicator of greater cataclysmic climate change due to the destruction of bird habitats.
Q10: What is the meaning behind Frenzal Rhomb's song "Just Because It's Soap Doesn't Mean It's Clean"?
A10: "Just Because It's Soap Doesn't Mean It's Clean" is a song that educates listeners by using a hygiene explanation as a metaphor for other things. It emphasizes that just because something is called or labeled as something, it may not necessarily be true, similar to the recording studio being in a pet food factory.