Turns out, I'm the asshole. I sent Matthew a snippy hey-where's-my-interview-answers email yesterday only to have him respond that he couldn't get to it because THEIR VAN GOT STOLEN. I'm still waiting to hear what gear if any was lost with the van, so we will definitely keep everyone posted. But being the good sport that he is, the ever amusing Mr. Biggles was kind enough to fill us in on the last week of his life with Wait.Think.Fast: CLA: Where have you been and what on earth were you doing there?
MB: Tucson, AZ / Wavelab Studios / The honorable Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Neko Case , Iron & Wine) presiding over the next Wait. Think. Fast. record.
CLA: Tell us a little about the producer.
MB: Lets see. Craig Schumacher is our talented and spirited producer. Within 5 minutes of meeting him we were sipping on Tres Generaciones and discussing the image of a vagabond ejaculating on a box of kittens as a possible record cover. We knew we were going to be best friends.
CLA: Talk about the process of recording. PIck one song and walk us through it briefly.
MB: Craig likes bands to track live, which we love too. So when we recorded our new song "Covina Parque," it was essentially us playing live, like at a show. + Wavelab Studios is packed with beautiful old instruments. So when overdub time came, Craig was pulling vintage old F-hole guitars off the wall and handing them to me and saying: "play this". His ideas were always inspiring. The final overdub for "Covina Parque" came from Jacob Valenzuela from Calexico- he played trumpet on the track and just completely blew us away. He's a great guy.
CLA: True or False section: Tucson is a shit hole.
MB: FALSE- Tucson is rad! Cool kids and great places to eat. We strolled "The Avenue" for Halloween- everyone was spilling out into the streets and going crazy. I love the spirit of that desert town. + lots of artists. We were lucky to meet the guys from Calexico and Giant Sand and actually get a private show from them in Wavelab one morning. So fucking rad. We were speechless.
CLA: You are in a side project called Fuck Fuck Cobra.
MB: TRUE- Fuck Fuck Cobras will soon reign supreme. Ben Heywood (drummer) slays any instrument he decides he wants to slay.
CLA: You are also in a side project dubbed Fuck Fuck Moo Moo.
MB: TRUE - Fuck Fuck Moo Moo will soon record a new gem : "Have You Seen My Country? (Support Our Troops)". It's fucking AWFUL. Should rake in a cool 7 or 8 million in sales.
CLA: You can draw.
MB: TRUE - I think I can draw. People who went to "art" school and have "talent" might disagree. Editor's Note: I have a "drawing" done by Matt hanging on my fridge. It depicts fighter jets bombing NYC with a hailstorm of black kittens. Let your imagination run wild with that one.
CLA: You're my favorite member of Wait.Think.Fast.
MB: TRUE - I am indeed your favorite member of Wait. Think. Fast.! Polo's a close second. He spent the entire week at Wavelab imitating Aaron Neville impersonating Richard Nixon. Guess you had to be there.
I am told by the band they will be returning to Wavelab to record vocals and mix sometime soon, so look for an early 2010 release.
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