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Please give a brief history of the band, including current line up.
The BUCKWEEDS ! started out in 1996 as a total non-band.....meaning,
we were all fed up with the bands we were playing in so we came together
and just started playing some stuff without thinking anything more about
it..... Records and gigs were the last thing we thought would happen. The
first line up lasted until halfway '97.....We brought i a new drummer and
singer .Then we bagan to receive some attention and decided to go for it
and record some shit.....With that line-up we recorded 2 records and one
7". We lost our drummer earlier this year and we found a new one just weeks
before starting the european tour.
Current line-up : Cunni Cox: Vocals, C.Q. Schwarz: Guitar, Manny Montana: Bass
and "Sideburn" Bobby: Drums.
Discography.
-"Ribbed for her pleasure" ('96) - Your Father is an Idiot
Records (Belgium)
-"Cool songs to shag on" ('98) - Smokin' Troll Records (UK))
-"Don't worry it's only Punk-Rock" ('99) - Smokin'Troll Records)
-"Lame Ass world" ('98) Lame Ass Records (Compilation) (Canada))
-"Between the covers with The BUCKWEEDS" ('99) - 7" Smoking Troll Records)
- "Death to False Metal" ('99) Probe Records (Compiltaion) (USA)
What are the main themes in the lyrics? ?
Manny-Well, some people who don't know us and generally
don't have a sense of humor will think that we're sexist, male-chauvinistic
pigs because most of our songs are about se.....in the most obvious and simplistic
way.....and why not, huh ! It's just a fun thing you know, we don't mean
to offend anyone ! Although some people are.....but we're not in this to
change the world.....there are far better bands than ours who are attempting
that. (And don't they all fail miserably ?). But we have songs about serial-killers,
bombers, Kiddie super-heroes, family values..... anything not cool.....
CQ - basically anything sex or un-PC. Lately I guess our stuff gets more angry
since a lot of kids and bands around our place start to get really annoyed
with us and that's is just we need.....
On your recent international tour, what was your favourite
and worst countries to do gigs and why?
Manny-Generally everywhere we went it was pretty much
ok with only one place that really sucked somewhere in Germany where the
organisers were just a bunch of beer-swilling drunks who can't appreciate
the fact that you just drove 500 miles in a day to play at their club and
then give you a fuckin' attitude afterwards. But the best places are definitely
in Southern France and Spain. Wild crowds, good food and drinks, friendly
locals, a real relaxed athmosphere.
CQ : I didn't like the UK that much..... It rained, the scene is totally different
and our label didn't do shit to promote us. But Germany really beat everything,
guess they wanted some revenge for losing the war, hahaha !
What is the situation like between punks and skins in Belgium?
Manny- Don't know, don't care.
CQ - Punks suck and skins look like cancerpatients. We are here to kill the
punks for rock'n'roll.
What is the first record each member of the band ever bought?
Manny- "Waterloo" Abba
CQ - probably some Rubettes or Mud single
What was the last band you went to see, and were they any
good?
Manny - The Donnas in Antwerp (Belgium). They rocked !!!
CQ - I saw Zeke in Tokyo a few weeks ago and they rocked. After the gig we
hung out together. Animals on stage, but really nice guys afterwards.
What is punk?
Manny-That's like a question where you can discuss it
until you drop dead. Personally i think Punk is a state of mind and a way
of life, an attitude and a way of perceiving things that happen around you.....
A lot of Punks think you have to wear old used clothes, have a ton of piercings,
tattoos, drink all of the time, live in a squat etc...... We're not any of
that and if that doesn't make me a punk.....then i'm not a punk.....so what
! But punk has become such a broad thing that nowadays you can meet a guy
in a 3-piece suit and he'll be the coolest punk you've ever met.....
CQ - what is punk ? dead !......
Plans, gigs and releases planned for 99.
Manny-Hmm, i guess you mean 2000 ? Well, we plan release
at least 2 records next year. We're doing another european tour with The
HUNTINGTONS (USA). We'll play on a couple of "Holidays in the Sun" festivals
and we definitely wanna return to japan for another tour there.
Any final comments?
Manny-We'd like to thank you for giving us a bit of space
in your 'zine. And we hope 2000 will be at least as great as '99 was for
us.....
CQ - come and see us and if you dare..... tell us we suck and see what happens
! Oh yeah and Rebecca rules..... Hey baby if you wanna..... well ya know !
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