Six bad habits you can’t escape: “Being radical and sick”. “Frenching. Getting. Macking on. Yelling.”
Name/Band: "Ben Shields of Hunting Foxes."
Ten bands everyone should know about:
"James Sherlock Trio. Dot Coms. Spacecadet Lullabies, RedBerryPlum, Sam Lawrence, Tully & The Thief, Planet Love Sound, Kristina Miltiadou, Kimbra, Nick Mulhall."
Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:
"You’ll need to start with wine. Spumante or similar. Golden Lexia from a box will also get the job done. Get some oysters and prawns as they are trendy and look cool. These can be purchased cheaply if several days old. Boil some asparagus to serve as a conversation point. Mashed potato is carefree and involves a level of violence in its creation and is really chic right now. Get some meat, any will do. Either cook it hard and fast like rock music or cook it just a bit and fancy it up with a dressing like indie rock music. Wasabi is the condiment of choice if you wish to impress people. ‘Mystery Item’ at your discretion. Finish with sherry, which can be bought in a four litre family pack."
Eight possessions that define you:
"Signed poster of Christian Slater. Rock collection with labels. Tiny cat. Vintage and rare record collection. Original Nintendo console with Double Dragon 2. The ability to make sincere apologies. Moose yo-yo. Indiana Jones hat."
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape:
"Weekend At Bernies 2. Robotech (first series). The Running Man. Mad Men. Groundhog Day. Transformers The Movie (1989 cartoon). Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law."
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
"Being radical and sick. Pressing the crossing button many, many times while waiting for the lights to change. Practicing sweet air guitar licks on the train or tram. Looking cool without looking like I’m trying to be cool, when I’m actually trying very hard to be cool. Being a ‘team player’. Telling close friends to be more ‘jazzy’."
Five people who inspire you:
"Bill Murray, Walter Burley Griffin, Pat Metheny, Vince Shlomi, Charlie Sheen."
Four things that turn you on:
"Frenching. Getting. Macking on. Yelling."
Three goals for your music:
"Clean sweep of the ARIAs. Learn to play guitar with teeth or other organ. Write a song about doing it tough in the suburbs, and now I got a kid and finally made it."
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
"The Brian Jonestown Massacre at The Hi-Fi was a very special time – a mythical beast come to life. It was everything you would expect it to be. When myself and others performed a song called Ben’s Penis at an impromptu gig outside some portable toilets at Meredith."
One day left before the apocalypse and you…:
"Definitely sleep in, but make sure I get up to crack a tinny before 12. I would then switch on the telly to catch the The View. After that I would get out my sweet axe (guitar) and write some mad and cool licks while drinking neat Kentucky bourbon (rockers drink bourbon neat, whilst rappers drink it with ice). After that I would leave the house to find someone to either punch in the junk or kick in the dick, very hard. That would be a good day."
When’s the gig / release?
"Dance Again, Baby single launch at The Grace Darling on Thursday March 10!"
