Throwback Interview : Fang Island

The best way for me to be truly focused on work is if I'm listening to music. The music helps me to get in the zone and my Monday playlists have been helping me stay accountable for staying in the zone. If I'm listening to music, then I can just add a favorite track to the playlist and use it here (the blog)  later. I want to compare it to some recycling productivity sustainability effort, but maybe that is because I've been doing a lot of work on eco brands. Anyways, today while I was in the final stretch of a batch of content for a client; I went from listening to Battles to Pelican to Marnie Stern to Fang Island. FANG ISLAND! I click the related artists to Marnie Stern on Spotify and Fang Island appeared, this small little band I interviewed back in 2010 and saw open for Matt and Kim. It was a total throwback moment and why I've decided to share my old interview with them, with you, right now.Fang IslandPosted on October 3, 2010 - My Favorite MAOIFANG ISLAND:chris georges- guitar.jason bartell- guitar.michael jacober- bass.nicholas andrew sadler- guitar.Name: chris georgesNickname: crust crustophersonSign: AriesFavorite:Color. Seafoam greenFood. Tacos y burritosMagazine. Mojo, 60s-70s rollingstone, creemQ1.What have you said you would never do, but have ended up doing?A1.I was straight edge in highschoolQ2. What animal is your spirit guide?A2. Chester CheetahQ3. What’s your vice?A3. Windmill strumsQ4. If you could live in a movie for a day, which movie would it be? Would you be yourself or another character?A4. “The Kids Are Alright. ” I would be myself in the crowd at every show.Q5. If your art was an ice cream flavor which one would it be?A5. It would be every flavor on a sugar cone. It would taste like sweet, sweet infinityQ6. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?A6. The Ultimate WarriorQ7. Personal Quote?A7. “Mein fraulein likes to party all the time”Q8. Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs?A8. No wayQ9. Do you drink coffee? If so how many cups a day?A9. Yes way. As much as it takes.Q10. Best show you have ever been too?Q10. Black dice and sonic youth opening up for lightning bolt. That or Meatloaf at Mohegan sun.Name: Jason Bartell (guitarist/singer)Nickname: BreadSign: Me UpFavorite:Color: Aqua redFood: Mom’s white chiliMagazine: That one Spin where Radiohead had their faces photoshoppedQ1. What have you said you would never do, but have ended up doing?A1. Be mistaken for Nic CageQ2. What animal is your spirit guide?A2. KFC Double Down SandwichQ3. What’s your vice?A3. (See spirit animal)Q4. If you could live in a movie for a day, which movie would it be? Would you be yourself or another character?A4. I’d be the cameraman on the set of Holy MountainQ5. If your art was an ice cream flavor which one would it be?A5. Extra SpicyQ6. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?A6. Yes, all the future members of Fang IslandQ7. Personal Quote?A7. “Does people still say ‘stoked?'”Q8. Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs?A8. Sometimes?Q9. Do you drink coffee? If so how many cups a day?A9. I eat 5 bowls of coffee ice cream a day. It equals about one cup.Q10. Best show you have ever been too?A10. Rhys Chatham’s 10 guitar orchestra, performed in an abandoned silo.Name: MikeNickname: Jonathan DavisSign: scorpion manFavorite:Color: Money GreenFood: Candied QuarterMagazine: FortuneQ1. What have you said you would never do, but have ended up doing?A1. Said, “I love you.”Q2. What animal is your spirit guide?A2. Falcor de Never Ending StoryQ3. What’s your vice?A3. HomeworkQ 4. If you could live in a movie for a day, which movie would it be? Would you be yourself or another character?A4. The maestro of The Pied PiperQ5. If your art was an ice cream flavor which one would it be?A5. Rum CraisonQ6. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?A6. Oh, thats what those were….Q7. Personal Quote?A7. “the soup is gentle”Q8. Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs?A8. OuiQ9. Do you drink coffee? If so how many cups a day?A9. Never.Q10. Best show you have ever been too?A10. American Gladiators (’92)Name: nick andrew sadlerNickname: nickiiiiSign: libraFavorite:Color. chrome (is that a color?),Food. eggsMagazine. popular science magazine.Q1. What have you said you would never do, but have ended up doing?A1. cryQ2. What animal is your spirit guide?A2. catQ3. What’s your vice?A3. coffeeQ4. If you could live in a movie for a day, which movie would it be? Would you be yourself or another character?A4. pennies from heaven, myself.Q5. If your art was an ice cream flavor which one would it be?A5. brie.Q6. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?A6. no, but I honestly believed at one point that other people were not real and i couldn't decide whether or not what i was experiencing around me was some pre-programmed act, like a play.Q7. Personal Quote?A7. “sorry, my phone got turned off”Q8. Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiac signs?A8. yeah.Q9. Do you drink coffee? If so how many cups a day?A9. my french press is blown out and my teeth aren't as white. my best ideas seem to happen when my cheeks are buzzing and my eyes are burning.Q10. Best show you have ever been too?A10. oops tour, philli. with lightning bolt, arab on radar, the locust, pink n brown, orthrelm, etc etc etc.If Explosions in the Sky had a fun unjaded totally upbeat and excited for life younger sibling, it would be Fang Island. Fang Island, mostly instrumental but instead of being melodic, is more a series of intense guitar riffs and epic rock progressions. And the vocals, instead of haunting and lingering behind the music, it’s more like the almost audible bar chant of a local pub rocking out to the jukebox. On their website they say that their intention “was to make music for people that like music”. Well boys, mission accomplished. Every song dripping in joy and pure love for the music they are creating, how can a person that loves music not love Fang Island.please visit Fang Island’s myspace page to hear more music…(currently on tour with Matt & Kim and then off to another tour with Coheed & Cambria…isn’t this band just awesome!!)Wow - see I even mention a Myspace page, I think it's better to find them on bandcamp at this point.  I wonder what these boys are up to now.  Also now that I've watch Freak and Geeks, I would like to say that I believe Fang Island could have written the soundtrack to the entire show. They are the band Jason Segels character wishes he would have been a part of.[embed]https://youtu.be/w6n09kkdBFI[/embed]