This
is one of the dirtiest and rawest bands I ever had the
chance to find out in the last period! So to celebrate
the release of their spilt with the Italian Compañeros
Long Dong Silver, recently released under Scarey Records,
I called my favourite rock girl, my sweetie Margie Realmonte,
(a.k.a. Velvetdaisy) to make her submitting a bunch
of questions to these drunk and very irreverent guys,
represented by Seth, leader of this Canadian band! So
Exploders, here you are Filthy Jim
we've been already
sent to hell, now it's up to you!
Hi Seth, we're glad to have Filthy
Jim you here on The Rock Explosion and we would like
to ask you something about your band: how and when did
you meet and decided to form it? And above all, can
you reveal us why you choose such a porn monicker? It's
kind of freaky
I, Seth (but we are all here after practice) started
the band in late 97. We have been through many line
up changes. In fact our new bass player, Cooper, is
our tenth member. The name came from some punk rocker
our old drummer knew from NYC. As far as a porn moniker,
Troy, our old bass player, made it up. So far plenty
of people have believed it. It really doesn't stand
for a used condom. We just made that up to see how many
suckers would use the term. You are about number 200.
From the bio page on our web site is where you got that
I'm sure.
Keep in mind we are drunk and stoned at the moment.
Works for us. Practice was fun. Our first since our
SXSW tour.
Can you tell our readers something
about your former experiences as musicians before Filthy
Jim?
Filthy Jim is God. That's all. That's it.
"Whiskey And Porn"
is a very raw work and it reminds me The Stooges, Zeke
and the early Motley Crue. Seth, which bands of the
past did influence you since the beginning of your career?
All we like bands as Big Black, The Birthday Party,
Mudhoney, Speedealer, Melvins, Zeke, Misfits, Jesus
Lizard, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath (duh),
yada yada blah
How would you describe your sound
to the ones who never had the chance to listen to it?
Rock and Roll for hicks. Look at the above bands and
put them in a blender.
Can you tell us something about
the two songs included in your split with Long Dong
Silver released under Scarey Records?
The first, "Tied to the Needle" is about stupid
faggot junkies. The second, "Teenage Witch"
is about under age sex and this stupid bitch Cooper
and Luke tag teamed.
How does the song-writing mode
work in your band? Can you define it as a team cooperation
or an individual composition? Who writes the lyrics
and who takes care of the arrangements?
Team coop on the music and whoever sings writes the
lyrics.
Where do you take the inspirations
for the songs from?
Anger, drunkeness, underage girl, need for sex, and
the afore mentioned rock bands.
Which is the song of the album
you feel closer to? And why?
"Sleeper", because I wrote the whole song
lying in bed without an instrument.
To which band of the past would
you be honoured to be compared to? And which has been
instead the oddest thing you read about it in the press?
Thin Lizzy/AC/DC/Motley Crue. Or any of the band above.
We are skilling the second part. No answer. Sorry drunk
now.
Is there any band today that
you particularly admire for some reasons? Besides, is
there a band you would like to cooperate or share the
stage with?
The Melvins. Why? Because they kick ass and have kept
truckin' since 1983 or 84. Two decades. We would like
to cooperate or play with lots of bands, like all the
above mentioned for example.
Considering your personal experience
as a band, has it been easy for you to find a label
? Would you like to tell us your opinion about indies
and in your specific case, how's been your experience
with these two Italian labels, Scarey and Nicotine Records?
It's not easy finding the right label. So far we really
like Scarey and Nicotine.
What is your opinion about the
rock scene in your Country?
Poor to suck.
I know you own a rock'n'roll
hosting: would you like to tell us something about it
and can you explain which are the main features of your
hosting society?
I like it. It's nice to make money from the music I
support. Any band reading this could need a web site.
So they could contact me at www.rockandrollhosting.com.
If you hadn't yet decided to
become a musician what would have you done instead?
We all would have been Theatre Majors.
Can you tell us something weird
or particularly memorable about some gigs you did?
Well, Steve fucked this fat ugly girl who asked him
to come on her tits, so he was obliged and she proceeded
to wipe his jizz on Troy's sleeping bag, and then Steve
vomited all over. Then I hit two parked cars on the
way to the place we were staying.
Now is the time for our "cult"
question: Favourite porn star, drink and top 5 album
of ever!
We like Sylvia Saint, Jenna Jameson, Asia Carrera, Sunset
Thomas, Briana Banks, Gauge and Suicide Girls. Albums...
Megadeth "Rust in Peace", Thin Lizzy "Black
Rose", Dwight Yoakam "Guitars, Cadillacs,
etc.", Stooges "Fun Houses", The Melvins
"Stoner Witch". Favourite drinks... PBR (Past
Blue Ribbon, feel the muscle), Whiskey and water.
The craziest thing or experience
ever done in your life...
No comment. To offensive to tell.
Add something near these words,
the first thing that comes through your mind:
Vaseline: Anal sex...
Gasoline: Our song!
Octane: Dirty Kansas crank!
Free pics: Porn, tits,
whiskey...
Dildos: My mom, bachelor
parties!
Screaming: Fucking, Steve,
fucking Steve!
Raw Power: Iggy!
That was the last question and
this is a small room to give you the chance to say whatever
you like to our readers. Thank you for your kind cooperation
and we hope to see you performing in Italy!
Fuck!
Intervista realizzata e tradotta da Margherita
Realmonte
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