TOKYO DENMARK SWEDEN TO THEM SWOOPS
What’s the story behind the band name?
I’d be riding my bike past a super angry magpie each day near my house and sometimes I’d forget to take a detour until it was too late, and in my head I’d be like “uh-oh, here come them swoops again!!!”
If you could open for any artist/band (dead or alive, together or broken up) who would it be and why?
The Plastic Ono Band at Live Peace in Toronto 1969, so I could get John Lennon a bucket to throw-up in backstage.
Since we’re about to be tour besties, tell us something not many people know about you?
Sometimes if I’m in the mood and am wearing the right shirt, I like to bust the shirt open just using my chest (no hands) like superman. Usually without warning and mid-conversation.
ARGENTINA TO TOKYO DENMARK SWEDEN
I’m a large fan of your live show. Your set up is reasonably technical and there is a lot of gear up on stage with you. Has anything ever gone wrong with the set-up?
One of our most memorable gigs (probably for the wrong reasons) was our debut combined gig and DJ set. Our last song cut out mid track and when we thought we could recover with a well-planned DJ set, Amy ended up accidentally pulling out the power cord…
Would you wear ill-fitting roller-skates and constantly, loudly narrate your own life in a South African accent for one whole year for 450-grand? Also, Tom would only have one roller-skate and Amy would have a moustache.
Amy’s pretty wicked at a South African accent (or so she thinks). As for the rest of the deal, it sounds like something someone with little-to-no-dignity like Tom would do. So sure!
Congrats on your EP, it sounds amazing! It really feels like a finished product that covers more ground than I think most people expect from the genre. How did you know that you were finished and that it was ready to put out?
Thanks man! To be honest if it were solely up to us we’d probably still be mixing the first track. Luckily our management gave us a gentle shove in the right direction. We’re just hopeful that it gets a good run and people enjoy it!
THEM SWOOPS TO ARGENTINA
If you were a Super Nintendo game, would we need to read the manual before playing you or can we just blow on the cartridge and fire you up?
Yeah just go for it. There’s even a cheeky Easter egg bonus level where my 8-bit avatar gives you the forks from the back of a unicorn.
Do you have a criminal record?
Up here in QLD we call it a ‘jacket’ and mines THICK, narrr mean? But seriously, no I don’t, and sorry if I’ve offended anybody or got that reference wrong.
What if the hokey-pokey really IS what it’s all about?
In light of the recent financial crisis, I would like to urge children out there to be careful, and to remember that when you put your left leg in, there is no guarantee you will get your left leg back out.
