1.
Introduce the band- name, age, instrument, and favorite Star Trek captain
Ryan
Age: 15
D.O.B. 4-3-90
Intrument(s):Fender
Deluxe Active Jazz Bass
Star Trek Captain:
Captain Kirk
Andrew
Age:
15
D.O.B. 7-23-90
Instrument(s):
Fender Standard Stratocaster
Gibson SG Special
Electric Guitar
Star Trek captain: Haha,
I never watched Star Trek
Ray
Age: 16
D.O.B.
1-9-90
Instrument(s): Pearl Export Standard
5-Piece Drum Set
Star Trek captain: Captain
Kirk
2. Do you like being a
trio? Have you thought of adding a 4th member? does it make it any harder/easier
only having 3 members?
Yeah, we
like being a trio for the most part. Its diffrent from most bands these days and
it's easier to schedule practices this way too. We have thought of adding a 4th
member, but we have no one to fill that position. We think it would be nice to
have a 4th member at times, but we are happy being a trio.
3.
how did you all meet and decide to start the band
Well
it goes back to about 5th grade, Andrew hung out with alot of Ryan's friends in
the nieghborhood and both had an interest in skateboarding and music. Thier relationship
grew and they picked up instruments around the same time. Then in about 6th grade
Andrew met Ray threw school. Ray was the new kid in class that no one really talked
to. Andrew aproached him asking him if he played any instruments because he wanted
to start a band. Ray said no but he really had interest in playing drums. That
next year Ray got a drum set and started taking lessons. Andrew introduced Ryan
to Ray and we all pratically gew up together. We went to local shows, hung out
at Taco Bell, the usual things middle school kids did. We formed the band after
8th grade, and started practicing towards the end of the summer. Andrew haven't
played guitar since about 6th grade aslong with Ryan and Ray was just begining
to get more into drumming. We would have practice ever other month or so. We didn't
constintly start practicing untill about the end of Summer 04'. And even then
it wasn't so constant. We played out first show in August 05' in Ray's backyard
with about 5 other bands. Since the end of Summer 04' untill now we have all progressed
on our instruments and vocally. We try to practice constintantly and as most frequent
as possible. But being 15 and 16 and worring about homework, school, and after
school activities is always a complication.
4.
i love andrew's screeching weasel shirt. you guys seem to like a lot of old pop/punk
that most kids today dont listen to. nobody i know in school even knows who screeching
weasel is. how did you get into that kind of music? who are some of your favorite
current bands?
We mostly got into
that kind of music by hearing of the name Ramones. We would go to the CD store
find a Ramones CD and just fall in love with it. Listening to the Ramones lead
us to other bands such as Screeching Weasel, The Queers, and so on. We just like
fast, up-tempo kind of music. Some of our favorite current bands fall in the range
from: Face to Face, Decendents, Against Me!, The Specials, NOFX, The Manges, The
Misfits, The Methadones, The Huntingtons, and alot more.
5.
how did you record the demo track? in a studio or at home? do you have plans to
do more recording? how are you going to pay for it???
We
recorded our demo track at our friend's basement. The recording isn't theat good
of a quality. We already enhanced the songs, and our talent just keeps improving.
We are looking for a stuio to record possibly a split with our friends The Roskoes,
or an E.P. sometime this late Spring. We are planning on paying for it with our
own money, hopefully get some shows and use the money we earn at shows toward
us recording.
6.
what do your parents think of the band? are they supportive? do they like punk
rock?
We think our parents like
our band. If it can make us money and make us happy, then they are happy too since
we dont have to hassel them for money. Our parents are pretty supportive, they
drive us to and from practices, since none of us have a license yet, and take
us to shows and whatnot with out any complants. We dont think our parents like
punk rock, but we dont think they hate it.
7.
what are you looking forward to most:
-
your first big show
- your first full length
CD
- your first serious girlfirned
- your first report card with straight A's?
We think we are most looking foward to either
our first big show, or our first full length CD.
8.
If Ben Weasel, Joe Queer, and Billie Joe Armstrong got into a fight, who would
win and why?
It would be a brutal
battle, but we think the outcome would be either Ben Weasel or Joe Queer. We think
Billie Joe Armstrong is weak to stand up told Ben's body type and Joe's beer belly.
9. How can people find you on the
web and do you have any merch?
People
can find us on the web through our MySpace account.
www.myspace.com/knockouts1234
We do not currently
have merch, but our seriously looking into shirts and stickers. Keep checking
back to our MySpace account(above) for more details, news, & shows. Thanks!