J-What would you say is
your favorite recording you have
done so far.. old or new?
R-I have 2 I think. Unfortunately, no one has really heard
them.....so I don't know how much this will mean. There is a song called "Found
Your Tongue" that will be either on our upcoming release, or the next one. right
now it is in a rough mix format. I just love the song, and how it came out.
another is a song called "Never Hear". Just found it this
week on a tape we did probably 1 year ago. I hated the vocal
when we first did it. in fact, I rerecorded the vocal later.
This is the first recording of it. it's great. Don't know what the hell I was
thinking.
J-And which one do you
not care for.. or wish turned out better?
RI think the version of "Already Met You" that is on the Buffy soundtrack came
out a little weird. They did a strange mastering job on it. We remastered the
song, and it sounds a whole lot better.
J-The internet has
become a great way to reach the fans..do you mind getting fan mail?
R-I love fan mail, and the internet. In fact I think the internet's influence is
still being far underestimated in the musical world. When did music become so
safe? I get a lot of email, and I always welcome more. It takes me a little time
to respond sometimes, but I always do. We've had our rough mixes on our website
for some time now. Plus a girl in Hollywood started a fan site on Yahoo. It's
the 3rd or 4th largest alternative music club they have.
it's an amazing way to communicate directly with people.Takes the middle man
right out of the equation. I wouldn't be doing this interview without the
internet.
J-How do you feel about
mp3's being downloaded.. for free.. like on Napster?
R-I have mixed feelings about this one. bottom line is.... Superfine has
benefited from Napster, but I think people take advantage of it. if I like a
band I make it a point to support them. I bought the last Sonic Youth album even
though I could've downloaded it for free .Here's the problem. I get email almost
everyday from people asking when our album is going to be done. We work as much
as we can, but Superfine doesn't pay my rent right now. So time is an issue.
Plus we don't have the money to pay people to work on the record, so we're
subject to their schedules. I barely sleep now as it is. If no one buys our cd
we'll never do it full time. No matter how many people like it. that makes for
no tours, and long lag times in between albums, if they get done at all. a band
could get a million downloads on Napster, and have to work at Burger King.
the reality is, Napster (or any service like it) can't survive without making
money. Eventually they're going to
have to figure something out. You think that guy
going to keep making that
software for free? He wants to eat also. Eventually the $15 million investments
will go away. So what's going to happen? It's a pretty interesting subject to
me.
We may have to pay for that service soon. If so....how many
people do you think will really pay?
J-Do you have a
website fans can be updated..and buy cd's etc?
R-
www.superfineband.com
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/superfine
Our cds aren't for sale yet, but you can contact us there, hear some music,
lyrics, see pictures, etc. if you're so inclined.
J-Well that's about it
Rob..thanks for taking the time..What would you like to say to your fans reading
this?
R-Hello.
Don't
forget to click here and stop by the
message boards and let me know what you thought..