Update On The Updates
Now that I’ve imported all my busking/street drumming posts from the other site all the interviews have been bumped down. So, to see sweet and graphically satisfying (meaning the type is inside the lines and stuff) interviews of Band of Horses , El Ten Eleven, The New Pornograhers, Buke and Gass, Sloan, Local H, Nada Surf, Broken Social Scene, Cheap Trick, Why?, Bear In Heaven, Sonny And The Sunsets, St Vincent, White Mystery, Delta Spirit, The Golden Dogs, Bazan & Band Click on these here links or just go to the Interviews link thing above. Thanks to all the great drummers who’ve participated in these interviews. Coming in the next couple of days, the lost interviews of Dinosaur Jr and Fang Island. Onward!...
Interview: Josiah Wolf of Why? @ Pitchfork Music Festival
“Why? is the process of adapting to the business of living.” That’s from Why?’s website bio…it’s loaded with some heavy words, but nothing less would represent the band’s intense brand of inquisitive hip-hop. Josiah Wolf does an amazing job playing drums and vibraphone at the same time. The beats meld memorable melodies with tense rhythms, which complement Yoni Wolf’s (his brother) surreal lyrics. Here’s a picture of him playing kit, vibes, and singing! But the multi-tasking isn’t a gimmick. It happened quite organically, in fact, out of necessity. And Josiah takes it to next-level greatness with his execution. Even when playing freely improvised drum fills with maracas, he tops it off with a perfectly-timed maracas-throw to Yoni to signal the return to the chorus. I loved the songs, I loved the show — one of the highlights of Pitchfork 2010. I was lucky enough to talk to him about his unique set-up, and the importance of confidence. Some of the audio is a bit patchy, so I included a transcript in the video description, and refer to that if you have any questions on quotes. -Paul...
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